So you want to be a witch! Here is my own mini guide to help you get started~
First, ask yourself: 1. What are my interests? How could these interests be incorporated into my personal craft? For example, if you love to cook or bake, kitchen witchery may be something you’d like to explore. If you have a passion for nature, you may like to explore green witchery. The list is endless. If multiple paths interest you, explore them all! You don’t need to pick just one. You may be an eclectic witch. Eclectic witches incorporate many different paths to form their own unique path!
Types of witches include (but are not limited to): kitchen, green, sea, cosmic, hedge, urban, traditional, elemental, eclectic, weather, chaos, divination, etc.
There is also Wicca. However, ignore everything by Silver Ravenwolf.
In addition, there is Druidry, Celtic polytheism, Norse polytheism, Hellenic polytheism, Kemeticism, Christian witchcraft, and more.
You do not have to be religious to be a witch! Many see witchcraft as a skill. Not all witches worship Satan. Witches are not “good” or “evil.” Take everything you read, by anyone, with a grain of salt. Witchcraft is highly personal, and there is a lot of misinformation floating about. Not everything will be factual.
Fancy tools are not a requirement! Tools you make or find by yourself in nature will work just as well (and usually better!) Make your wand from a stick you find on a hike, for example! Then you can customize it however you wish. Add crystals, ribbons, glitter, just make it YOURS! The same thing goes for your Grimoire. You can just use a normal notebook, or binder, and personalize it. You don’t have to spend big money on a book (unless you want to). Witchcraft can be as simple or elaborate as you want it to be. There is much more to explore than in this post alone, so stay tuned for additional posts on a variety of topics! Feel free to shoot me an ask if you have any questions! Stay spooky, be safe, and HAVE FUN!
Truer words have never been spoken, lmao. Tbqh I think Soejima’s getting better at necks (comparing P4 art to P4Arena)
I’m not sure if this graphic would be helpful to any other beginner witches, but personally I wanted to make it to clear up some things to myself. NOTE: This is how /I/ understand the topic. For more witchy art, go here.
Here’s a list of pagan bands/artists for your listening pleasure! Feel free to add more if you know them:
Damh the Bard - Folk (Celtic)
Blackmore’s Night - Folk Rock (Renaissance)
Castalia - Rock (Wiccan/Greek)
Elaine Silver - Folk/Acapella (Faerie)
Emerald Rose - Folk (Celtic/Wiccan?)
Enya - New Age (Not actually pagan, but very calming/spiritual)
Faun - German Rock (Celtic/Norse)
Fleetwood Mac - Soft Rock (Again, not pagan, but spiritual)
Stevie Nicks - Pop/Folk Rock (Lead singer of FM, very witchy)
Fugli - Folk/Spoken Word (Shakespearean Faerie)
Gary Stadler - New Age Composer/Pianist (Celtic/Faerie)
Fehu - Folk Rock (Norse)
Wendy Rule - New Age/Rock (Faerie)
Heather Dale - Folk Rock (Greek)
KIVA - New Age/Chants (Greek/Celtic)
Spiral Dance - Folk Rock (Greek/Celtic)
Heather Alexander - Irish Folk/Acapella (Celtic/Arthurian)
Lisa Thiel - Acapella/Folk (Faerie)
Moonstruck - Rock/Metal (Wiccan/Celtic)
Lucidian - Folk (Wiccan)
Llewellyn - New Age (Arthurian/Healing Spirituality)
Robert Gass - Chants (Mother Earth Spirituality)
S.J. Tucker - Folk Rock (Celtic-ish, just generally Witchy)
Spiral Rhythm - Chants (Perfect for drum circles)
Threefold - New Age (Wiccan/Celtic)
Gheorghe Zamfir - Instrumental Pop (Pan pipes)
Loreena McKennitt - New Age/Folk Rock (Celtic)
Heidevolk - Folk Metal (Norse/Celtic)
Wolfchant - Viking Metal (Norse)
Arkona - Russian Pagan Metal (Norse)
this poor man i’m actually dead
you have been visited by the seven magic dragon balls your biggest wish will be granted but only if you reblog
A bunch of smol Reaps.
“oh! i didn’t know that. thank you for telling me this new information.”
“you’re right, i’m sorry for appropriating this custom.”
“i understand that you disagree on how-to-x, but we practice different traditions, so the way you do x and the way i do x are different.”
“i don’t understand this, could you try to explain further/explain it in more simple terms?”
“hey tumblr, is x okay for me to do according to this tradition, or would it be inappropriate?”
“even though i learned x originally, i see what you’re saying about how it’s problematic, and i’ll try to change accordingly.”
“Hvad har du lavet i weekenden?”
“Eh.. Bare været sammen med vennerne.”
My phone: *incoming call* Me: 🔫👀
ugh people should learn to clOSE THE FUCKING DOOR AFTER THEMSELVES