The sublimated quality of a witch’s magic allows for a balance between origination myths and self-knowledge. In Waking the Witch, Grossman dives into the nimble merits of the witch archetype, noting that “she becomes what we need her to be,” whether one peers in her cauldron of story as a curious onlooker or magical practitioner:Īnd for those who do not consider themselves witches, but who love to watch her and read about her and hear her supernatural song nonetheless, she still has plenty of messages to share.Hers is also a lesson about adaptation and evolution, for the witch is constantly being rewritten and remade-and she’ll take on many new shapes, no doubt, as time flies on.
By reflecting on her own experiences and by focusing on various resonant representations in music, art, films, and historical accounts, she considers how the witch is a nuanced symbol which escapes classification, undeniably ascending in popular culture, based on collective desire: “Our love affair with witches is nothing new.Hers is an identity that unconventional women, and female artists in particular, have voluntarily taken on in earnest, regardless of whether their witchcraft is literal or metaphorical.”
Grossman herself embodies a wellspring of conjurer wisdom, presenting, in her own words, “an exploration of the archetype of the witch: meditations on her various aspects and associations, questions she’s conjured throughout my life, and lessons I’ve learned from walking the witch’s path.” Grossman’s enchanting constellation of the witch archetype includes prismatic, humorous, and charming personal epiphanies. Carl Jung reflects, “The ‘witch’ is a collective image.” Pam Grossman’s book, Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power, casts a torchlight on the shapeshifting archetype.
In Reviews tagged Pam Grossman by Kristina Marie DarlingĪnchored by myth and lore, the witch archetype is newly entering the limelight on her own prismatic terms, shaking off the dust of the past.
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