People look at witchcraft differently and many people associate it with Wicca but when you look at what wicca is, it doesn’t often describe witchcraft.
When you look at witchcraft, it is hard to have a real definition but there are ways that you can explore this kind of magick, and you can learn of all of the different aspects of this craft.
The idea of witchcraft is being connected to your inner energy and to never let that die down. This energy is one thing that connects you with your psychic energies such as intuition and other giftings that many hide and keep secret from the natural world.
Witchcraft can allow you to manipulate the way that you look at the world and the energy in it.
Becoming a Witch
When you look at witchcraft you are looking at something in the spiritual world. You might have a different idea of what the spiritual world looks like to you and there are no real things that you have to do to practice witchcraft or whatever you believe.
People that do witchcraft accept what it is, and they use it for their own life and for the life of others. Just practicing witchcraft can make you a witch.
Witchcraft has no beliefs that you have to follow, and different people go on different paths but the idea behind witchcraft is that it allows you to change yourself and the world around you.
There are different skills that you can practice in order to really get your crafting experience:
Sensitivity
The first thing is your sensitivity to the world around you. You can learn what is inside of you and what is inside of others.
This can be insightful to you as to how the world works and it can help you to develop your skills as a witch. These skills can help you to be more aware of things such as compassion, empathy, intuition, love and more.
Self
Be aware of yourself. Having self-awareness can help you to look inside and know who you really are.
Empathy
Empathy is being able to understand the feelings of those that are around you. It can help you to be able to embrace those that come in and out of your life and to develop your skills along the way.
Intuition
Intuition is to understand the gut feeling inside of you. This is part of your conscious thinking and the part of you that helps you to reason with the world and to learn to trust yourself and your own magick.
Having Will Power
Will power be a skill that can help you to develop your giftings and to keep your mind strong. This helps you to face hard things in life and to move forward when life changes paths.
Witches will use their mind and their inner being in three ways: subconsciously, consistently and focusing.
Subconsciously
People are able to make sure that they control their actions and thoughts, and this is one thing that witches do. This helps them to be able to use magick and to be able to control the situation.
Consistently
You have to always make sure that you are paying attention to the crafting that you are doing. If you are a witch and you practice daily, it will improve your crafting.
Focusing
You must be able to focus on what is going on in order to do the spells that you want to do. This helps them to be clear and helps you to focus.
Energy
Energy is all around you and everything in the world is made up of energy. If you are trying to fight against things or bring things into manifestation, you have to make sure that your energy is strong and that you are able to manage your energy.
Increasing Energy
Increasing your energy is increasing your vibrational frequency. This allows you to have more energy and to use the power for yourself.
Projecting Energy
When you project energy, you are able to take the energy that is inside of you and send it to something else around you. Transferring energy is important.
Sensing
People that are sensitive to things around them are about to sense energy and to put the energy with different thoughts and emotions.
Gathering Energy
Gathering energy is important and can help you to get the outcome that you need. If you are absorbing energies of other things or people, you need to learn to pay attention to how these energies are affecting you.
Starting Witchcraft
There are different definitions that people have for being a witch, but this really is not a set definition. What makes a person a witch is how they use their crafting to do what they want to do.
There is not just a list that is written that contains all things, but there are witches that can help you to understand your crafting.
You must learn to have an open mind and to learn to trust yourself along the way if you are going to be practicing this.
Herbalism
Herbalism is one kind of crafting that helps you to reach a certain outcome. This can help the body and the mind using herbs.
Divination
Divination is when a witch will use different tools to get answers to the past, present and the future. This can be done with reaching your higher being and to reach out to your spirit guides.
Animism
This is when you have an energy that is trapped in an animal, or a plant and these objects can help you to advance in your life.
Spiritual Workings
Spiritual works is the things that you do and the development of your giftings that you have. These can include humans or animals and different vibrations of things around you.
Rituals
When doing a ritual, this means that you are using things around you to make something happen. Once you get the desired income, there should be a change of energy.
Casting Spells
You must have a strong will and a strong intention in order to cast a spell. When you do this, you will have more than a wish and you will set your mind to what you want.
Setting the Intention
You must start by having a good intention and knowing what you want. This will help the universe to get the spell to work and will increase its power.
Visualization
You can declare what you want to the universe and then you can imagine what it is going to look like. Using visualization can help you to see what the outcome will be and what you are willing to happen.
This can change the spells and the spells can combine with words and with different actions that you do but you must first have a strong intention.
Spell Casting Tips
The first thing that you need to do is write down what kind of spell that you want. Make sure that you are including intentions and affirmations that are posit8ive.
Ingredients
Next, you have to get the ingredients that you want in order to see the spell work. This can be candles, paper, pens, teas, smoke, magic wands, crystals or whatever you need to make your spell work.
Space
Make sure that your space is strong and that you have it dedicated to the spell that you want to create. Having a somber space can help to make things happen.
Centering
Center yourself and make sure that you have a clear mind. Remember that there are spiritual beings around that are there to help you complete your spells.
Energies
Raise your energy vibrations and make sure that you have a strong intention. The power lies within the intention and make sure that you are protecting it.
Doing the Spell
Lastly, makes sure that you complete the spell step by step and that you are living your best life within your spells.
Kinds of Witches
There are traditional styles of witchcraft but there are also different things that people do and call it witchcraft. There are people that are a group of people that do spells that consider themselves to be witches.
Here is a list of witches that you might come across in your spellcasting:
- Traditional
- Eclectic
- Kitchen
- Green
- Solitary
- Hedge
- Elemental
- Dianic
- Sea
- Ceremonial
- Secular
- Hereditary
- Cosmic
- Cornellian
- Gardnerian
- Alexandrian
Questions About Witches
There are so many different questions that people have regarding witches and witchcraft and here are some answers that can help you along the way:
- Why Do I Like Witchcraft? Some people are attracted to witchcraft because they have powers and if you are on the journey to power, look to see what kind of witchcraft you are attracted to.
- Is Wicca and Witchcraft the same thing? Witchcraft is something that you can do that gives you power with the energies and wicca is a tradition of witchcraft.
- Can anyone be a witch? Some people are better at this than others, but anyone can try to be a witch.
- What happens if my spells don’t work? Keep practicing and make sure that you have patience in what you are doing.
- How can I tell someone I am a witch? You can tell them your journey and share different details about your life. You should never hide who you are, and you should tell people. If you lose friends over this, that is on them and not on you.