Silvia Federici, Amanda Lovelace, and a cup of black coffee

15.02.2026

Our research began with reading.With collecting. With highlighting. With underlining. With the feeling that layer by layer, something opens up.

Literature is our first space.

Anyone exploring the history of witch persecutions quickly encounters a central idea: Knowledge is power. Or more precisely: the fear of women’s power and their knowledge.

With the persecution of so-called witches, not only was violence inflicted – knowledge was systematically erased. Healing knowledge. Body knowledge. Knowledge of nature. Communal knowledge.

On the picture, you can see a small excerpt of our literature collection and a drawn reaction.

We were especially moved by the words of Silvia Federici, who describes the witch hunts as a foundation for capitalist and patriarchal structures. And by the poems of Amanda Lovelace, whose language is raw, direct, and vulnerable.

Their words made us feel how brutal a woman’s life can be.And at the same time, how powerful female voices are.

They remind us of how important it is to pass on knowledge:

from woman to woman,

from mother to daughter,

from friend to friend.

Perhaps this is exactly

what a modern ritual can be.

We would like to ask you:

Which rituals have you inherited from your mothers or caregivers?

When did you last experience your body as resistant?

What does “witch” mean to you today?