Tea That Tastes Like Witch Trials and Aftercare

DISPATCHES FROM PURGATORY

Valkyrie

8/4/20252 min read

Tea That Tastes Like Witch Trials and Aftercare

There’s a particular kind of tea that doesn’t just warm the body—it conjures the ghosts of those who walked barefoot through fire and still left roses in their wake. It tastes like witch trials and aftercare. A cup brewed not just in water, but in memory, defiance, and the aching beauty of survival.

It’s not just tea. It’s a séance in a teacup. A confessional whispered across centuries. A velvet cloak around your shoulders after the pyre’s gone cold.

The Bitter History in Your Cup

Every sip is an invocation.

This isn’t tea that plays coy. It's brewed with botanicals and bitterness, yes—but also with grief, legacy, and the low hum of rebellion. It carries the faint smoke of pyres and the steel-spine stories of women who were too loud, too strange, too much.

They brewed roots and secrets when the world called them witches. They poured resilience into porcelain. And now, centuries later, we sip in their honor.

A Sip into the Shadows

With each swallow, I swear I hear them—those women, half-forgotten by history but never truly gone. They murmur of freedom and firewood, of love spells and sisterhood, of rage wrapped in softness. This tea is their gospel.

It’s more than taste—it’s tactile memory. It’s the ritual of reclaiming one’s name. A nod to every woman who’s ever stirred something sacred and been punished for it.

Brewing a Cup of Rebellion

To brew this tea is to cast a quiet spell. A reclamation ritual dressed as domesticity. I pour hot water over the leaves, and it feels like invoking something older than shame.

In this small act, I find a sliver of sacred rebellion. A gentle, daily defiance. A reminder that I am allowed to take up space, to be soft and unyielding all at once. The warmth is not just in my hands—it blooms in the hollows where I’ve stored grief and grace alike.

Call it what it is: alchemy. Comfort, defiance, and care in one cup.

The Healing Power of Tea

This tea does not ask for permission. It holds grief and joy in equal measure. It teaches that healing doesn’t always arrive in bright, clean packages—it can be murky, muddled, and strange, like steeped herbs and moonlit apologies.

The magic lies in intention. In the way I cradle the cup, breathe in the steam, close my eyes. It’s the slow unfurling of something tender, something ancient and alive inside me.

It’s not just about feeling better. It’s about becoming whole, again and again.

A Moment of Peace

In this quiet, I am sovereign.

The world still turns, the news still screams, but here—now—I am wrapped in warmth and memory. This moment belongs to me. And in it, I am reminded: I have survived. I am still here. And I am still worthy of soft things.

Embracing the Magic in Every Sip

This tea tastes like history and healing, like rage cooled into wisdom. It’s the taste of reclaiming the narrative. Of pouring resilience into bone-china cups and sipping with intention.

It’s not just about what’s in the mug. It’s what the mug holds space for: ancestors, art, archetypes. It’s a blend of literary longing and kitchen witchery. A tribute to those who brewed before us—and those still learning how.

So here’s to the witches, the healers, the high priestesses of grief and joy. Here’s to steeping in your own story.

In this cup, there is comfort.
In this ritual, rebellion.
And in every sip—
a kind of spell.