This Lughnasadh we have much to be thankful for. Many probably gave thanks for the return of Wednesday to Netflix after three years of anxiously waiting for our favorite dark academic icon to grace again the small screen.
If there’s any one recurrent theme in Wednesday it’s that the world of technology is a world we seek to escape. In the aesthetic of Dark Academia, Wednesday is very much a creature of the 20th century living in a 21st century world. Her dream to write a novel is a refreshing alternative to the fleeting dreams of clout on Instagram or Tik Tok.
And like the Irish God Lugh whose name sake created the title for Lughnasadh, Wednesday has hit a cultural note of resonance. She is the archetype of the natural witch with her powerful psychic abilities aiding her Sherlock career in solving crime.
The natural witch feels her power on this sabbat by seeking power through the company of friends, most powerfully in best friends. We are reminded of this with her powerful bond with Enid.
The pop culture takeaway this witch sabbat is to find a best friend to be magickal with. It will change you for the better. It did Wednesday. It will you.
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