What we’ve been doing:

Witchcraft is inherently political.

We know that “politics” are just our values, applied. We’ve never been interested in being just another witch store, or catering to the whims and ever-growing appetite of materialism and capitalism.

From our store’s first days open, we dedicated ourselves to helping people find alignment in their lives, through spirituality, but also through community, care, and self-expression. That meant meeting people where they were at, and offering whatever we could to help them along the way. These communal, horizontally-structured projects empowered us all to build a better world with ways that we could personally contribute. Listed here are some of our proudest projects.

We worked hard over our time at Warren street, and we are excited to continue to adapt and adjust our efforts to make the world a little better and brighter for our community. Thank you for all your support!

  • Inside WITCHLIGHT was a full room of free stuff! We housed an assortment of food, hygiene, clothes and more!

    The room was stocked with donations from the community, and completely self serve.

    We ran on solidarity, so people helped with donations, volunteering their time, and/or shop the free stuff to deliver to those who couldn’t travel!

  • For the last two years we held community-centered Witchlight Temple services prepared by Headwitch Ab and members weekly on Tuesday nights from 6-7 pm.

    The main focus of our services was the potluck meal. Open to all, bring something to share if you can.

    UPDATE: We are paused in the process of applying for IRS exemption as an official temple to expand our outreach potential.

    **Summer schedule! Potluck only until September!

  • The center of our store was a dedicated Queer and Leftist-centered community space with a table and chairs and couches with a tv.

    This space was open anytime we were open (and not hosting an event) for folks to come co-work, read from our coven library, find community and be human!

  • We spent a year stewarding Prism Movement with the goal of full co-op status, and by the last 2 months we had made it there!

    Our hope was for local practitioners to use the space as a launching pad for their own businesses and dreams, and to provide a movement space that felt safe and inviting to our marginalized peers.

  • At WITCHLIGHT on Warren street, our retail space was dedicated to shining a light on the harmful commodification of BIPOC spiritual practices. We never sold white sage or palo santo sticks, and were careful not to profit from the abuse of cultural or closed practices.

    We carried a hand picked selection of candles, incense, books, decks and hyper-local art. We also hosted community events, clubs, classes and began our own temple services.

What’s next?

firstly, a break!

Over the past winter, Abby worked a regular day job to help pay for witchlight’s rent so they are TIRED.

That being said, they’re not exactly known for being able to stop coming up with ideas. So here’s where you can expect them to start building the next chapters.

→ want in? Discord link available upon request!

  • Small scale local publication with the goal of punking the college newspaper vibe and helping to promote local art, music, small business, and publish both art and written word as well as comics, returning columns and more!

  • Mutual aid ideas in zine form ready to distribute and inspire people!

    So many ideas, so little time!

  • With the closing of our free store, we are eager to find more direct ways to meet our neighbors needs.

    We are hoping to begin a monthly mutual aid distribution on Oddfellows Ave in Concord NH.

  • It is our hope to host seasonal markets and other fun events, and to collaborate with existing coordinators.

  • We are watching real estate to find a suitable location to reopen at least our community space and temple.

    We hope to find an office, or other suitable space to continue our work, but we are not interested in the traditional retail model or paying a landlord’s mortgage, and we haven’t found a good solution for that yet.