On a beautiful but cold April day, Hekske (the little witch) did her usual inspection round of the forest in the company of Falke (the 9-year old witch apprentice). She was very happy that the dark energy (which was present in one small section of the forest) had completely dissolved since a group of badgers settled in the middle of that area 3,5 years ago. She really loved these lively animals, who never seemed to get tired of their endless digging of tunnels and chambers and keeping their den (or sett) clean and tidy. And the girl was really reassured as the tiny oak tree (which she planted 4 years earlier and was destined to live for 1000 years and become a mother tree in a distant future) was growing safely right in the middle of the badger’s sett.  And the ever friendly and ebullient badgers had even dug a pond for Lalita, the nymph who had come all the way from South-East Asia to fulfil her life-long mission to protect this little tree.
When the witches approached the badgers’ territory, they were welcomed by Lalita while the guard badger saluted them and blew his whistle - which was the sign for all his clan members to converge around the girls. The elder badger took the word and explained that they had done a complete overhaul of their sett and that the witches may be interested in the result.  Traditionally, digging tunnels has always been a task of the male badgers, but – after drawing a yantra around the little tree last week – the female badgers sensed that something was missing.  The network of tunnels looked like an impenetrable fortress, but there was a deeper spiritual dimension lacking.  So the females started to dig spontaneously, just following their intuition.  And now we’re inviting you to come and have a look…
The girls were very excited to go inside the badger’s den, which is a very rare honor.  Hekske uttered a reduction spell, so that the 3 girls were small enough to enter the realm of the badgers.  Actually, Falke had even never been inside the sett and was very eager to have a look.  Along the way, Hekske lit up countless floating sparks, creating a spellbinding atmosphere in the dark tunnels.  After a while, they arrived at a junction.  When looking into the newly dug tunnel, they saw pink roots hanging down from the ceiling.  These were the roots of the future mother tree.  The witches were amazed to see how far the roots extended, up to 30 meters away from the little oak tree, which is still only 3 feet tall.  The youngest female badger explained that they had dug 11 concentric circles.  Hekske immediately remembered that the forest animals had arranged themselves automatically in 11 concentric circles, when she planted the little oak tree 4 years ago (see Witchtape #22).  And when the witches walked through these concentric tunnels, the pink roots lighted up and started to emit a heartbeat… the beating heart of the forest…

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Witchtape #120 | Guest Wizz : Mike Haddad

Witches are the guardians of the forests.  We're not evil or dark, just a bit shy.  And even surprisingly sweet and kind... as long as you respect the forest.

Art project of Hekske ('Little Witch' in my native Flemish language).
Founded on the 22nd of January 2017

Avatar and wallpaper by Ironika (Irina Alexandrovna)

Witchtape #120 | Guest Wizz : Mike Haddad

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