If you've ever swiped through your TikTok "For You" page and caught a glimpse of an ethereal looking person surrounded by candles, crystals or plants, chances are you've had a brush with WitchTok. With over two billion TikToks bearing the WitchTok hashtag, it's an increasingly popular corner of the Internet. But as with all niche interests, some people take it too far.
WitchTok is now one of the farthest-reaching communities on TikTok -- spanning not just the globe, but now allegedly even the Milky Way. All because a small, anonymous contingent of beginner -- or "baby" -- witches claim they have, *checks notes*, hexed the moon.
Fellow WitchTok users have flocked to various social media platforms to talk about what happened and whether there's the potential for any fallout from the "incident," with the bulk of the wider community expressing frustration.
According to Dr. Alice Gorman, a senior lecturer in space archaeology at Flinders University, Australia, "In reality, you know the moon isn't going to fall out of the sky, tides aren't going to stop happening. It won't turn blue or green, but it does demonstrate that there are continually new ways that people find emotional connection to the moon."
But if you're worried that the baby witches of TikTok have thrown something off with their hex, don't stress. 2020 has been challenging enough without adding an angry moon to it.