From the Bottom Up
I have had a deep love for creating and an interest in the occult and witchcraft since as far back as I can remember. I started studying and practicing Wicca from the time I was about 10, despite the fact that my father pressed Catholicism on us from the time we were born, essentially. I never connected, related, or held much stock or interest in the Christian religions, so it didn't surprise me to learn that my mother was a believer and practitioner of white magick as well as a visual artist before she was married and had my brother and me. It seemed to me that the stars aligned and I was always meant to carry the torch of eclectic witchcraft to the next generation. Shortly thereafter is when my interest in the power of crystals, herbs, and bones took on whole new meaning. At the same time, I was taking my art more seriously and investing as much time and energy as humanly possible to honing my craft.
However, dark times did fall on me and rob me of the progress on myself I could have made in the time that I was struggling with depression, anxiety and drug addiction. During that time I lost the passion, drive, and motivation to do anything. I lost my spirituality and my faith. I lost my love of art and lost sight of every aspiration I'd ever held. I spent the better part of a decade fighting an uphill battle with these disorders until I finally hit rock bottom, which almost ended my life. But, thankfully, it didn't, and with the support and assistance of my wonderful friends and family, I was able to get the treatment I so desperately needed and began putting the pieces of my life back together.
That was more than nine years ago now and the progress I have made so far has been more than I ever could have imagined it could be. So now I am in over-drive trying to fulfill the dreams and reclaim the spirituality that I had lost in the grips of active addiction, depression and anxiety. In the years since I first went into rehabilitation, I started marrying my love of art and crafting with my love of the occult and witchcraft, which is how this shop came to be. Creating is one thing that keeps me motivated to stay healthy and from where I am now, everything looks promising. But I still have a lot of missed time to make up for and I appreciate each and every single one of you who have helped me in any way to further pursue my goal of turning my hobbies into my career. You will never know how grateful I am and how humbled I feel by the outpouring of love that I feel from all of you. Thank you all so much for your encouragement and support.
