The magic of back to school begins now

Or how not to wait until September to become a badass witch again

Can you feel it coming, the wave of "back-to-school resolutions"? The one that makes you buy a bullet journal, three new notebooks, and a lavender candle even though you know full well that in three weeks you'll be returning to sacred chaos?

Me too.

What if we did things differently this year? What if we stopped believing that power lies in a date, a new schedule, or yet another mindfulness challenge?

What if we took back the reins now ? In August. In that hazy moment between drinks and air conditioning, between the end of summer and the beginning of the collective mental assault that is "back to school."

Because, spoiler: the magical return to school is up to you.

What You Were Sold (and Why You Can Send It Burning)

"September is about renewal! Time to realign yourself, refocus, and take control of yourself!"

Translation: feel guilty about having let go during the summer, and get back into the mold so that we find you productive, functional, correct.

But you're not an Excel spreadsheet. You're a witch.

And your magic doesn't give a damn about performance orders. It awakens when you decide it's time.

August, a forgotten magical land

August is in-between. It's the end of one cycle, not yet the beginning of another. And it's the perfect time to plant invisible seeds . Not goals. Not resolutions. But deep intentions .

Things like:

• “I’m taking back my power, even without a specific plan.”

• "I am able to initiate without exhausting myself."

• “My magic doesn’t depend on my to-do list.”

August is the cauldron before the explosion. The calm before the roar. This is where you lay the real foundations. The ones that hold. The ones that come from the shadows.

5 Magical Practices to Start Now (Worth More Than All the Planners in the World)

1. Rewrite your witch title

Not the one you flaunt for show. The one you embody. Example: "I am the one who rises from the ashes. I am the Hand that traces. The Voice that burns." Make it big. In bold. On your wall if you like. You've just placed a seal.

2. Clean up your summer energy

Are you still carrying around disappointments, unspoken thoughts, ghosts? No need for an exorcism. A list. A fire. An intention. You burn what won't make it through September's door.

3. Choose your magic tool of the season

A tarot? A stone? A rune? A perfume? You choose one . And you decide that it's your back-to-school companion. You don't need 22 oracles and 9 altars. You need a clear connection with yourself .

4. Set yourself a spell to embody

Not a goal. A spell. Example: "I embody burning constancy. I inspire respect without shouting. I choose what chooses me." And you live with it. You wear it like an invisible robe.

5. Start a rebirth grimoire

You take a notebook. Not to write everything down. To record what comes back, what strikes, what rises. Not at every full moon. Just when it calls to you. It's a witness to your regained power.

Express ritual: "I open the door before the world forces me back in"

What you need:

• A key (old, decorative, or symbolic)

• A sheet of paper and a pen

• A candle (red or black if possible)

What you do:

1. Light the candle. Take the key in your left hand.

2. Write on the sheet what you are opening for this new school year: a space, a posture, an energy. Not a plan. A call.

3. Say out loud: "I choose to walk through the door before I am pushed. I am the key. I am the lock. I am the threshold."

4. Keep the leaf in your spellbook. The key becomes your back-to-school talisman.

In conclusion: what are you waiting for to start burning again?

No need for a Monday. No need for September. No need to be ready.

You have the right to open your magical season now , in the blur, in the laziness, in the indecision. It is even there that the greatest turning points are born.

Back to school isn't an obligation. It's an invocation.

So call on your fire. Put on a dress that burns. Talk to your future self. And start today, even if you don't believe it.

Because a witch who starts over… is already rewriting everything.

See you on August 27 for the next article: “What I learned by keeping quiet for a while” (spoiler: silence can also be a spell).