l Twentysix-year-old Sangeeta Krishnan is a part time editor of a scientific firm by profession but a wiccan by choice.
Twentysix-year-old Sangeeta Krishnan is a part time editor of a scientific firm by profession but a wiccan by choice. She is as adept at using the computer as she is at using the crystal ball, wand, spells and magical charms for her wicca workshops. “I have been into this as long as I can remember. I used to have a lot of mystical experiences in my school days," says Krishnan, who has been practicing wicca for the last 10 years.
Rafique Pirani is a Math professor and a follower of wicca. “I employ minimal use of the magical tools. Instead I use angel and energy healing,” he says. Pirani was inclined towards occult since his childhood and he finally took the plunge 15 years back and today is an expert in this field. People come to him with various issues — health, prosperity or sheer peace of mind.
Welcome the new age wiccans and witches. They have jobs but also practice magic, albeit to spread positivity and goodness.
For them, magic is not to harm but to benefit. Wicca, a nature based neo pagan religion is making its presence across the world and Mumbai is not untouched either.
Swati Prakash, a self-confessed wiccan has been following wicca for the last six to seven years. Swati refers to magic as magick (spelt with a k). “The k here is to differentiate it from ordinary sleigh of hand or stage magic which is also called magic but is not real magic.” She refuses to categorise magic into black or white. To her, magic involves creating an outer change through a change in one’s inner consciousness.
Nandini Hate-Mane, who is still learning more about wicca, incorporates Reiki and Aromatherapy along with magic depending upon the client’s need. People approach them, having learnt about their healing powers, by word of mouth. The wiccans are healers and treat every individual by channelising their positive energies and the latent power hidden within. The wiccan community comes together when the planetary positions are rightly aligned and energise their power and spread positive vibes for the world around.
While the community is doing its bit for the betterment of people’s lives, many look upon it with scepticism. While Krishnan’s family supports her wiccan practices, she counters strange reactions too. “People find it hard to digest when I say I am a witch.”
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