dr onyema amakiri

The local area has been abuzz with rumors and speculation about an elusive witch who is said to be wandering the streets at night, clad in a mysterious cape. This witch cape has become a subject of both fascination and fear among the residents, with many claiming to have caught glimpses of it. Some people describe the cape as flowing in the wind, with its black fabric billowing behind the witch as she glides through the darkness. Others claim that the cape is adorned with intricate symbols and patterns, adding an air of mystique to its appearance. The rich, deep blackness of the cape seems to absorb the light, giving it an almost otherworldly quality. As rumors spread, the local area has become divided between those who believe in the existence of the witch and those who think it's simply an urban legend.

There will be free parking available at the event, and additional free parking north of Shelter 2. Carpooling is encouraged.

According to a release from SIPA, Mabon is the second of three harvest festivals and the second time of the year when day and night are equal in length. If I hesitate for even a second, she piles on the guilt like how this may be the last year Nana Hippolyta can perform the garden fertility ritual, or that without my masculine energy, the yin-and-yang balance will be thrown off until I finally give in.

As rumors spread, the local area has become divided between those who believe in the existence of the witch and those who think it's simply an urban legend. Those who believe are often hesitant to venture out after dark, fearing that they may come face to face with the witch, while the skeptics brush off the claims as nothing more than a figment of someone's imagination. Interestingly, the witch cape has also sparked the imagination of creative individuals in the area.

Area Pagan Dreading Big Family Vernal Equinox Celebration

MEDFORD, OR—Despite evidence that the planets are aligned in his favor, local pagan Jeff Birch, 27, said Monday that he would "rather have a peaceful weekend at home" than attend his family's Vernal Equinox celebration on March 21.

"I realize it's supposed to be a festive time of conception and new growth in the womb of Mother Earth and all," Birch said. "But I just know that within an hour of arriving, things will get so bad that I'll be reverting to my 12-year-old self, hiding in the rec room downstairs, wearing my Iroquois false face mask and fingering my runes for comfort. It's not worth it."

"Anyway, wasn't I just back home for Mabon?" Birch added.

Most pagans look forward to marking the Vernal Equinox, when the hours of sunlight equal the hours of darkness. Yet for some, like Birch, this sacred springtime celebration of balance and harmony means contending with family infighting and undue stress.

"Talking to Mom the other day, it was the same old manipulative 'You're coming home, right?'" said Birch, referring to a recent phone conversation with his mother, Freyja Birch. "If I hesitate for even a second, she piles on the guilt—like how this may be the last year Nana Hippolyta can perform the garden fertility ritual, or that without my masculine energy, the yin-and-yang balance will be thrown off—until I finally give in."

"But I don't want to have to use up my vacation time and travel almost 300 miles to Portland just to listen to Grandma Moon Odin Rhiannon complain during the sunrise ritual that Mom's not putting enough rose petals in the cauldron or is letting the bonfire get too low," Birch continued. "That will just set Mom off bitching at Grandma for constantly trying to undermine her spiritual relationship with the Pagan Goddess of Dawn and then no one will speak to each other until nightfall."

Birch said he has little sympathy for his perfectionist mother, who reportedly tries to do too much and invites too many people. He says she is known to spend countless hours weaving thistle wreaths and sun-drying her own currants for hot cross buns in preparation for the Equinox. "It's hard to feel sorry for her when things don't go exactly according to her elaborate, impossible plans," Birch said. "And she knows better than to invite Aunt Isolde, who always has too much mulled mead and starts moaning about the lack of a good high priest in her life."

Besides the usual maiden-mother-crone conflicts, the strained relationship between Birch's sister, Pythia, who recently converted to Wicca, and his father, a devout Dionysian, is another source of tension, according to Birch. "Last year, Pythia brought her covenmate home, and Dad's still having a hard time with it," Birch said. "It's obvious that he doesn't approve of her lifestyle. He's always asking her why doesn't she find a nice warlock to settle down with, or telling her maybe what she really needs is a good old-fashioned bacchanalia. Are other pagan families like this?"

Pythia isn't the first family member to stray from the fold. Fifteen years ago, Birch's uncle Jack married a Presbyterian and has raised two children in the faith. While he is still included in family celebrations, his eccentric monotheism is the source of much awkwardness, Birch said. Two years ago, the black-sheep uncle almost didn't get invited back.

"Having a celestial deity worshipper in our home angered the Goddess Eostre and she punished us with an April freeze," Birch said. "My mom was barely able to salvage her herb garden."

Of all the unpleasant experiences, however, Birch said he dreads the "inevitable" questions about his love life most. "My folks can't wrap their heads around the idea that a man in his late twenties isn't handfasted yet and is okay with it," Birch said. "There's always some new Church of the Sacred Pentacle virgin or a cute single witch from the last Full Moon ritual who they just have to set me up with."

While he treasures happy memories of Vernal Equinoxes from his childhood, Birch said he comes away from today's holidays a few pounds heavier from the rich holiday food, several hundred dollars in debt from buying gifts "that will probably just get returned or regifted at Samhain anyway," and reeling from a fresh family conflict bound to last for months or years.

Most pagans look forward to marking the Vernal Equinox, when the hours of sunlight equal the hours of darkness. Yet for some, like Birch, this sacred springtime celebration of balance and harmony means contending with family infighting and undue stress.

Some have taken to designing their own versions of the cape, using various fabrics and materials to create their own personalized interpretations. These homemade capes can often be spotted at local events and gatherings, offering a playful nod to the folklore surrounding the witch cape. Whether the witch cape is real or not, it has undeniably become a part of the local area's mythology, adding an air of mystery to the community. Whether it's a tale to scare children or a genuine manifestation of the supernatural, the witch cape continues to captivate the imaginations of those who reside in the local area..

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