Let’s clear something up. Your aura isn’t blocked because you forgot to charge your water under a full moon or skipped affirmations last Tuesday. You’re not hexed because you didn’t buy that $88 citrine wand from a spiritual influencer who’s never worked a retail shift in their life. You’re burnt out, baby—not broken. You’re just living under cursed capitalism.
Courtesy of Eron Vito Mazza
We’ve been sold a glitter-coated lie: that if you just “raise your vibration” enough, the universe will rain down riches. That if you’re still broke, still tired, still grinding yourself into emotional and physical dust, it’s because you’re manifesting wrong.
But maybe—just maybe—you’re not the problem. Maybe the problem is a system designed to keep you exhausted, isolated, and blaming yourself instead of the bastards who rigged the game.
This spiritual gaslighting is everywhere. It’s in TikToks that tell you, “Just align your energy and abundance will flow.” It’s in coaching programs that sell you a six-figure dream while ignoring that many of us are navigating trauma, systemic oppression, and generational survival—not just a funky Mercury retrograde.
And let’s be clear: this isn’t a witchcraft problem. It’s a capitalism problem dressed up in mala beads and moon water.
No candle, no cleansing bath, no perfectly balanced chakra is going to undo a world that profits from your burnout. You don’t need to vibe higher—you need a livable wage. You need housing security, time to rest, and a community that doesn’t demand your productivity to prove your worth.
The real “blockage” is a society that tells you your energy is the problem—when it’s actually doing exactly what it’s supposed to in a hostile environment. You’re not out of alignment. You’re surviving. That’s not a low vibe—it’s high resistance.
And yeah, we could hex the billionaires. (Tempting.) But maybe the more radical act is this: divesting from the lie that your suffering is your fault. You are not spiritually stuck. You’re tired. You’re overworked, underpaid, under-rested, and somehow still managing to be magical. And that’s valid.
So let’s name it: this isn’t a block—it’s a curse we never consented to. And the cure? It’s not another $200 abundance course. It’s radical rest. It’s grief. It’s rage. It’s community spells and collective care. It’s refusing to let our sacred practices become another hustle in a system built to eat us alive.
You are not broken, You are not lazy. You are not failing at magic. You are enduring. You are waking up. And that might be the most powerful spell of all.
Eron Vito Mazza is the author of The Living Lenormand, and is the host of the podcast The Witching hour with Eron Mazza.
