The Magic Between Worlds: Thresholds, Doorways & Liminal Spaces in Witchcraft
There are places that belong to neither one world or another. A doorway is not a room. A bridge is not a shore. Twilight is neither day or night. The moment before your first breath is not life, however it is no longer the silence that came before. These places are called liminal spaces. The word liminal comes from the Latin limen, meaning threshold. Throughout history, witches, wise women, cunning folk, priests, shamans, and mystics have believed that thresholds hold a unique kind of power. They are places where reality thins, where transformation occurs, and where the unseen feels just a little closer. If witchcraft is the art of transformation, then it makes perfect sense that witches have always been drawn to the spaces between. What Is a Liminal Space? Most people think of abandoned malls, empty schools, or silent hallways when they hear the phrase "liminal space." While those places certainly evoke an eerie feeling, the idea is far older than int...
