Pocketful of Hexes

Juxtaposing the History of Pockets to the History of Veiled Misogyny

Dear Reader, 

Welcome to Berkana! I feel elated to be back with a new story to add to the Berkana archive. As the storm passed, I was lifted over by a strange kind of lightness and clarity that arises only after going through a cathartic experience. I am quite offset from my half-yearly publishing schedule, yet I am grateful that I got an opportunity to meditate on some of the most inevitable experiences associated with human life. We are born in this realm to create, but we are also here to experience. Art is only complete in its various manifestations when an artist creates from their experience of the world. I am immensely grateful that you held on to Berkana in my absence. Prayers are the most tangible form of magic, and all of your prayers have given me the steadfast mast of hope and support that I desperately needed. I want to admit that much of what I do would not make any sense if you did not relate or respond to the musings of my mindscape. Now, let’s get started with today’s …