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![]() ![]() She also points out it’s not the first time Swift has referenced witches in her music, “mainly to lampshade how she’s often called another word that rhymes with witch.” “Taylor, in embracing her witchiness, is stepping into a long and storied tradition,” Mason writes. The Mary Sue writer Jessica Mason situates Swift in a line of accomplished female singer-songwriters who are considered “honorary witches,” including Sarah McLachlan, Joni Mitchell and “ultimate musical witch” Stevie Nicks. “We welcome (Taylor Swift) to our tribe,” tweeted Witch School, a website offering online Pagan and metaphysical classes.Īnd feminist “geek” website The Mary Sue asked in a headline last week, “Is Taylor Swift A Witch Now?” Many witches and pagans burn a Yule log on the winter solstice to brighten the longest night of the year. Similarly, she posted about the “moonlit witch” remix: “Ever find yourself waiting for the signal & meeting someone after dark & happening upon a majestic coven in the woods? Me neither but do you want your (music) to make you FEEL like that?”Īhead of the winter solstice, Swift also released several YouTube videos pairing those remixes with video of a burning Yule log. The singer-songwriter has said the song “sounds like casting a spell to make someone fall in love with you” and has since released several “witch” remixes of “Willow.”Īlong with the “lonely witch” remix, she posted a photo of herself on social media with the caption “Witches be like ‘Sometimes I just want to listen to music while pining away/sulking/staring out a window.’ It’s me. RELATED: 5 faith moments to watch for in Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’īut Swift has also done her part to fuel the witchy theories. In one scene, she joins a group of cloaked figures dancing in a circle around a swirl of glowing orbs. ![]() Much of that speculation comes from the music video for the album’s first single, “Willow,” in which Swift follows a magical thread through a dark, wintry forest. The tweet came after the 10-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter released her second surprise album of 2020, “Evermore,” which has caused more than a few people to speculate about whether Swift now identifies as a witch. (RNS) - “There’s a lot of plot twists in 2020 but I have to say I didn’t count on Taylor Swift trying to turn me into a witch,” wrote one Swift fan on Twitter in mid-December. ![]()
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