The Wax Child by Olga Ravn uses a concept is not new. Literature was written on dolls (Chucky, Annabelle) and all manner of toys (The Toy Story) which have come alive.
Who is the Wax Child?
A woman named Christenze Kruckow made the wax child from beeswax. Its height is of Christenze’s forearm. The story is written from the Wax Child’s viewpoint. It has personification and its opinions are similar to a human’s. However, it reminds us that it is a doll. It tells that although it is molded in the fashion of a child, it has lips which cannot speak because it lacks vocal chords.
Christenze tried to help Anne Billie keep her infant, by feeding her a spoon of milk laced with a live spider. After the baby was born, it survived to Day Two, which was a rare occurrence. The baby only died after the spider came out of it and its frightened mother dropped her to the floor.
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If you’re inspired to make your own wax doll, or wax painting, buy a block of wax. However, make it for artistic purposes and not for witchcraft. Never dabble in witchcraft. Although the author Ravn has written some ancient spells, there are doubts about them.
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Witchcraft in The Wax Child
Women were accused of being witches, in the manner people are now being accused of telling lies, and doing bad offences, without evidence. Frightened and suspicious people did gaslighting to blame some women of doing witchcraft, just because some bad events happened.
Misfortune, disaster and calamity can occur through no fault of humans. Bad events may happen independent of human interference.
For example, a baby can be born disabled, due to genetic inheritance, gene mutation, fetal malnutrition and etc.
Even if spells are chanted, it does not imply they will work to wreck disorder.
It is more likely that psychological disturbances affect people. Gaslighting can affect more than any implied influence from magic.
The wax doll survived destruction when its owner didn’t. The doll tells that its owner said to it, “Farewell from the Beheaded Virgin”.
Here are some related stories about gaslighting:
- https://artmater.com/meditation-on-evils-from-shaming/
- https://artmater.com/failed-meditation-reflection/
- https://artmater.com/?s=gaslighting
This book is interesting for people who desire to read from the viewpoint of an object.
This is my copy of The Wax Child by Olga Ravn. I bought the book after reading its review in The Financial Times Weekend Edition’s Life and Arts section. The newspaper is international. I would love to write book reviews for the newspaper if they would have me.
This is Amazon’s copy:
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