Locasta The Good Witch Of The North ((hot)) (2026)

If you said Glinda, you’re not alone—but you’re also not quite right. For over 80 years, pop culture has merged, muddled, and nearly erased one of Oz’s original heroines:

Here’s a short, engaging blog post based on the prompt "Locasta the Good Witch of the North." Beyond Glinda: Remembering Locasta, the Forgotten Good Witch of the North locasta the good witch of the north

Next time you watch The Wizard of Oz , remember: that woman in the bubble? She’s wonderful. But before the ruby slippers and the Emerald City, there was Locasta—the quiet, forgotten good witch of the north. If you said Glinda, you’re not alone—but you’re

So, who was she, and why have we forgotten her? But before the ruby slippers and the Emerald

She’s the one who kisses Dorothy on the forehead, gives her the Silver Shoes (yes, silver—not ruby), and tells her to follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City. Her name? In later Oz books, Baum christens her .

Let’s bring her back into the conversation.

Locasta represents something different from Glinda. She’s not the grand, all-powerful sorceress; she’s the practical, compassionate neighbor. She doesn’t rule a kingdom—she watches over the northern quadrant of Oz, home to the Gillikin Country.