October 31st 2024.
As Halloween approaches, many of us are busy preparing for the spooky festivities - from choosing costumes and decorating pumpkins to settling in for a night of horror movies. But for Inbaal Honigman, a real-life witch, this holiday holds a deeper significance. She sees October 31st as the New Year for witches, a time to reflect on the past and cast spells for the future.
Inbaal, now 50, first discovered her love for the spiritual world and witchcraft in her early 20s when she came across a set of tarot cards. She then took a witchcraft course in London and was invited to attend a ritual in a woodland, where she learnt and cast spells with other witches. It was there that she met a friend who became her mentor, known as a High Priestess.
Under her mentor's guidance, Inbaal performed her first spell - a love spell. She desired to meet a man with fair skin and red hair, and within 24 hours, she found him. However, she soon discovered that he was moving back home to New Zealand. Not one to give up, Inbaal cast another love spell on Halloween in 2004, with specific details of the type of man she wanted. And to her amazement, she met Sean, a businessman with red hair and a sharp sense of humor, on a dating app. They have been happily married for almost 17 years now.
Inbaal and Sean are proud parents to four children, Tove, Vigo, Zevi, and Ludo. But their journey to parenthood was not without its challenges. Inbaal turned to magic once again to help her conceive, receiving spells from other witches and performing rituals in nature.
Despite the misconceptions surrounding witches, Inbaal insists that their practice is about peace and a love for nature. In fact, it is forbidden to cast negative spells on others, as they believe in the law of threefold return - what you put out into the universe will come back to you three times as much. For this reason, Inbaal has no enemies and only casts spells for positive outcomes, such as motivation, good luck, and a positive mindset.
While some may imagine witches with pointy hats and cauldrons, Inbaal admits that she does love cats and has owned a broom, but those are the only cliches she is willing to accept. With her love for magic enriching her life in countless ways, she believes that anyone who feels drawn to the spiritual world may already be a witch and just needs the guidance of a mentor.
For Inbaal, Halloween is a special day to celebrate and cast spells for the year ahead. While she spends the day being a typical mom, taking her children trick or treating in fun costumes, as soon as they are asleep, she puts on her ceremonial robes and begins her spellwork.
And as she looks forward to celebrating this holiday, she also looks forward to reconnecting with her witchy circle once her children are older. For now, Inbaal practices solitary witchcraft, but she encourages others to join online communities or find meet-ups in person, as there are many witches in London and beyond.
So as we carve our pumpkins and don our costumes, let's remember that for Inbaal and other witches, Halloween is a special time to connect with the mystical world and cast spells for a brighter future. Do you have a story to share? Get in touch by emailing us.
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