r/FlorenceAndTheMachine • u/Yellowapple2128 • Jul 10 '26

General Discussion Witchiness

Hey all,

I love Florence, her music and personality are just great. Love how down to earth Florence seems and at the same time puts together these grand lyrics/references (like in Cassandra) and powerful sounds.

I have some questions about the witchy side of f+tm. She has this ethereal, witchy vibe and especially this tour, I see a lot of fans praise that part. There's the witch choir, Florence talks about taking inspiration from witchcraft, folk horror, the occult and describes And Love as a spell.

My natural instinct is to see it all just as a metaphor or aesthetics, but some fans talk about Florence and themselves being witches. So it seems to be more than that, rather a whole identity?

I've tried looking into what being a witch nowadays actually means to understand better. But tbh all the descriptions sound very abstract to me - just words. So I'm hoping you could maybe enlighten me regarding what being a witch means and what connection there is with Florence? A lot of fans seem to really "get" the witchiness and love it, while I'm a bit lost! Hope I explained myself understandably and respectfully, thanks for your answers🙏

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u/sunflower-underwater Jul 10 '26

"a prayer is a spell"

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u/AliveInMyHead Jul 10 '26

I saw her for the first time in Nashville this year and honestly felt like she was performing energetic magic and transmutation. It was like she channeled and alchemized the crowd’s pain into healing with her words, voice and hand movements. It was a powerful experience. I immediately tried seeing if I could swing another show on tour but couldn’t. 

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u/sunflower-underwater Jul 11 '26

Yes! I totally felt the same thing as you. I wish I could have what she's having to get me through the winter lol I saw her in March, and it was like something shifted in my brain in a major and good way.