If you meant “witchload” as a different concept (e.g., a technical term from historical witch trials or a software name), please clarify, and I will adjust the paper accordingly. Otherwise, this provides a complete, ready-to-submit short paper suitable for a cultural studies, religious studies, or sociology class.
The term breaks down into two concepts: "Witch" (the practitioner of folk magic, Wicca, or eclectic spirituality) and "Load" (the burden). This isn’t about carrying a physical bundle of herbs to a sabbat. It is the psychological and energetic exhaustion that comes from believing you must be a 24/7 spiritual supernova. witchload