Capitalist Witchcraft: The Sephora Starter Kit

Benji Lee
Benji Lee
Sep 1, 2018 · 5 min read

In 2015, my mom and I sat down for a tarot reading about a situation she was having at work. As I laid out her cards flat on the table, she casually mentioned that she had once seen my grandmother read a woman’s fortune with a deck of playing cards.

At the time, I thought that was the most impossible task I had ever heard of. Grandma Charlotte must have been the most amazing witch on the planet. I was proud of my lineage, as detached from it as I was, and I carry that with me to this day.

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