8 Witchy tips for beginner witches that AREN’T super basic!
(Don’t get me wrong, it’s super good to learn the basic information first imo! But if you’re searching for more, you’ve found the place!)
1. Can’t buy candles to seal your spell jars? Or maybe ran out? Fear not, because you can use crayons as a replacement! They are made of wax too, and they absolutely work just the same! I wouldn’t recommend lighting one as a spell candle because I feel like it could easy catch something on fire. (Thankfully, however, candles thankfully aren’t super expensive so if you have a few dollars you can def buy some. I’d recommend going to a hobby lobby, Michael’s, dollar tree, etc.) Please be careful if you do this!
2. Adding on to the post above, If you are pagan and/or anybody who worships the gods, don’t turn to witchtok for research! I’d highly recommend watching YouTube videos and (if you can find them) documentaries (I’ll link some YouTubers at the end!). Like spells, misinformation about the gods is super easy to misinterpret or just get wrong. I saw a post on Pinterest one time that said “THE GODS ARE NOT MAD AT YOU! Unless you killed someone or burned down a temple”. And yes, that is very true. The gods won’t ever be mad at you for messing up! But if you are going to take the time to worship a deity, I believe you should do thorough research and preparing. It will also help strengthen your bond!
3. “Do I need to label myself as a specific kind(s) of witch?” Not at all! In my opinion and experience, calling yourself a specific kind of witch and only practicing one or a small few kinds of magick is only just limiting yourself and your power. If having a label makes you feel comfortable, and you do only want to learn specific types of magick, you absolutely can call yourself whatever you’d like!!! But, we as witches have so much power, so why limit yourself when you can thrive wherever your interests lead you? (It took me a very long time of trying to find the perfect magick label and not feeling fully seen to realize I can just be whoever I want to be.)
4. Most witches dislike the term “baby witch”. I can’t speak for anyone, but in my experience and a former “baby witch” labeler myself, I felt weird calling myself a “baby witch”. I’m an adult, and it subconsciously made me feel like I was helpless and unable to do anything effectively. I believe that if you aren’t someone under the age of 11, you shouldn’t call yourself a baby witch. If you aren’t under the age of 12, it’s just kind of weird. Other witches feel free to drop your opinions, too. I’d recommend using “beginner witch” instead!
5. If you haven’t heard before: TAKE WITCHTOK WITH A GRAIN OF SALT! I made that mistake as an early beginner witch, and I learned (and now trying to unlearn) a lot of misinformation. A lot of my spells were off, because the way I was doing it was either highly miscommunicated and wrong, or the person sharing didn’t research properly, or research at all! Yes, there ARE quite a few witches on TikTok who give out the correct information to a T. But you gotta learn how to tell between genuine and ingenuine information. Learn your basic witchcrafting tips first (color magick, herb usage, etc.) and THEN reach for witchtok.
6. Never underestimate bathing magick! Showers and baths (whether salt, herbal, etc.) are wonderful for draining negative energies from you and filling you with positive or intentional energy! Glamour magick could absolutely thrive alongside this as well.
7. Don’t use random sigils from online! Do NOT trust the listed intention written about a homemade sigil, you never know the true intentions of the person who created it. I push this so much because I had a very bad experience with this as a beginner witch. I decided to draw a few “protective” and “positive energy” sigils from Pinterest and TikTok on myself, and had the worst 24 hours of my life. Back to back panic attacks, energy drainage, everything around me going wrong, etc. and I learned months later that I had basically just gotten myself hexed. Plus having my energy drain so rapidly was not a fun experience, and I also had to spend 5 hours sitting in a car with my brother and mom, which I hate doing.
8. You don’t need to memorize every tarot card meaning! When bought, most decks will come with a guidebook for a reason, and if it didn’t there’s guides online. It’ll make your readings a lot easier. Also, the rule where you must be gifted your first tarot deck is completely false. I bought both of my decks and they work perfectly. I’d suggest Barnes & Nobel.
Let me know if you’d like more of these posts! I want to be as helpful as possible. Also, I do thorough research before posting information, but if I somehow managed to get something wrong, let me know!
Links for god and goddess yt research: https://youtu.be/6y-uL69I_QI?si=a7GPYw0dX1U6DUTk - Fel the Blithe
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