Wild Voices
Hello Wild Friends,
Wild voices is all about you.
It’s about sharing, community, supporting others by allowing them to have a voice in a safe space. Its about giving others a place to be themselves without judgemet. This is your space to shine.
Today I hand this post over to Bee who you may know on Instagram as @honeybeezplz
In her own words, using her own images she shares something of her life, her aspirations and her unfolding journey with witchcraft and magic.
Hello, my name is Bee.
First of all I would like to say thank you for asking me to participate in this blog and then we can begin…
I’ve been asked to talk about myself, which if you know me you’ll know I find it bizarre to lay out one’s achievements or place forward so I shall do my best.
I have four amazing children and a large number of furry companions. I’m married and reside in the English Midlands. One day, I hope to be able to live off the land, own a house with a large garden and keep chickens. Be enough removed from society to live out my fantasy of being a witchy hermit. Currently, in addition to gardening, I enjoy reading, writing, crocheting, scrapbooking, drawing, and colouring.
I’m the sole person behind the Instagram account @honeybeezplz. I specialise in educational posts about witchcraft and paganism. I’m a strong supporter of Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ+ rights, women’s rights and using eco-friendly alternatives to help the environment. On this page, I provide spells that are quick, straightforward and simple but nonetheless effective.
Some of the workings I’ve found online or observed have always astounded me. The person performing the ritual often wonders why the working didn’t…well, work out after about 30 ingredients, 50 steps, and 20 sayings. This is not to argue that massive workings are bad—they are not—but rather, I want to concentrate on everyday witchcraft for the busy individual.
I always say take time to KISS! (Keep it simple and systematic) Even though I am aware that the cosmos is brimming with endless knowledge, it’s the individual. If you give someone directions and list every sight along the way they will still leave perplexed. However, your work will ultimately depend on how much love, drive, and foundation you put into it. When you reach step 40, are you really still grounded? Are you still thinking about the subject? Or, are you thinking, “Ah, thank the Gods, this is almost over.” Because the universe can see that! So, simple spells with direct meanings and powerful passion behind them are the main feature on my page.
Under the same name of @Honeybeezplz, you may also find me on YouTube for videos on altar design and witchy unboxings and on TikTok for random snippets here and there. I also have a Pinterest page which showcases my Instagram posts. I always respond to everyone as quickly as I can and I enjoy learning about your interests. This is so I can see if I may be of assistance. If I can’t, I know some amazing witches and spiritually inclined individuals who can.
“While I’m here, I thought I would mention I’m writing a book covering my witchy journey, uses and spells. It’s not ready just yet but I’m super excited about it.”
Growing up I always got the better end of the broom closet deal. I was surrounded by tarot cards and psychic suppers. I perceived what others considered as strange or intriguing as everyday life. I remember Sabrina the teenage witch and bewitched on television. Societies idea of witches is one of phoney, cool or enigmatic idols, often wretched beings seen through pop culture. When I talked about how I was feeling spiritually at school, I was met with a lot of “oooh” as if I were a carton ghost. Alternatively, I might have “I put a spell on you” sung to me. I didn’t pay much attention to any of it, and most of it didn’t last long.
So, I remained to myself and enjoyed quietly collecting crystals and burning incense. Whilst also going to the library to check out some books for witches and aspiring practitioners.
Around this time, I remember being invited to a friend’s house for a sleepover. My carefree mind did indeed introduce this friend to witchcraft and I tried to get them to form a coven with me (ahh, teenage days of not thinking things through.) What I forgot was that they were a devout Christian family and I was never asked back. However, we remained excellent friends till the day I graduated from high school.
So what did I connect with so much?
For me, it was my witchcraft research, progress, and knowledge. Yes, no-one was aware of what I had stored in my mind, but no-one was required to be. I wasn’t the most prevalent student in school, mainly because I didn’t want to put forth the effort to learn! I was thriving though…with witchcraft! I’d discovered something I was really interested in learning about and it helped me grow into the more confident and secure person I wanted to be. I guess I’ve never completely felt as though I fit in. I’m Nuro Divergent, a member of the LGBTQ+ community who grew up in a split family and I liked it! I didn’t want to be like everyone else. To live and be like one of the many, many sheep. In my view despite my anonymity, I was one of the people we all secretly wished to be. To stand out in our own thinking, notwithstanding others’ opinions and to be self-assured.
“I enjoy what I do now because it allows me to assist in the empowerment of others.”
I don’t want to be recognised, which is why I don’t upload my photo.
For me, it’s about turning YOU into the protagonist of your own tale and allowing you to shine brightly like the diamond you are. That, to me is what’s truly magickal.
Thank you again for asking me to participate, for allowing me to share my voice to help others find theirs.
Bee
Come and find your voice
Instagram – @honeybeezplz
All words and images copyright Honeybeezplz 2022
*5 Comments*
Thank you so much for sharing about your journey! I found so much that I could relate to, and I really agree with what you said about keeping rituals simple. It is very powerful to hear other women’s voices, especially when one’s practice is mostly solitary. Many blessings.
I agree Paula. Another reason to share the many wondrous and varied voices. Thank you for your comment.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment – I have pressed reply on your post but I do not know if it will link directly to you 😅
Yes the fact of being caught out as you say is very real indeed! … my family know however, neighbours, people around if they knew may not be as kind.
I’m happy that my blog post has made you feel not so alone and for a moment in time connected,
I like saying we are all individual so why act like sheep? Let’s be free and follow our intuitions to our own personal ventures of fun and happiness 🥰 blessed bee 🐝
Thank you so much for sharing your story and your practice! I love hearing about what drew people into Paganism and how it came to evolve to their practice now – it makes me feel so connected in a way that I sometimes didn’t, it makes me feel like that kid who talked to trees and made potions and tied talismans on walking sticks – wasn’t ACTUALLY weird or alone.
Like you, I don’t really post my picture on anything to do with my practice – for a few reasons – but mostly because … it still feels too « dangerous » to be recognized or « found out » by most of the people in my life. Sometimes I want to say – too bad, if they don’t want to take the time to know what I’m doing, screw them! Then I think, nah, it’s ok to keep this to yourself because … you don’t need to justify it to anybody.
Again, thank you so much for sharing some of your journey!
– Love this idea by the way, to come together and share as a community!
And THIS, your comment is the very reason for doing this.
Support, feeling understood, welcomed, community and all those other things so you don’t have to keep it to yourself if you don’t want to. Sometimes we all need a place to turn. It’s not about justifying it, it’s about connection in a safe place. Because safe places are hard to find.