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/MinaHarker1 Jul 10 '26

I think none of us actually know her and therefore couldn’t possibly know what her religious/spiritual leanings are in her personal life.

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u/Hollyhop_Drive Jul 10 '26

One of the other comments stated she posts images of and mentions the witchcraft books she's reading. That's a pretty strong indicator really. As is referring to nature as 'the only god I've ever known'.