Coven of Widows
The Alchemist, Philips Galle, after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, after 1558

Emblem IV

Smarter to ignore it.

I think often about the pressure to be intellectual
And reject all superstition
To avoid being considered
Emotional.
Hysterical.
Ignorant.
Dumb.

Women, especially, are chastised for their investments in the spiritual, the occult

That’s some bullshit,
And I will no longer abide.

From Clavis Artis, Attributed to “Zoroaster”, late 17th–18th century
From Clavis Artis. Attributed to “Zoroaster”, late 17th–18th century.

Above: The Alchemist. Philips Galle, after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, after 1558. About this plate