Beginner witch research list
History of witchcraft
Types of witches
Book of shadows and grimoire and how to make your own
Altars and altar tools
Types of spells
Psychic protection, protections spells, home and house and protection
Shadow work
Banishing
Protective herbs
Grounding, centering and meditation.
Moon phases and how they can be incorporated into spells
magickal/witches tools
Candle colour correlations/ colour correlations in witchcraft
Herbology
Crystals
Types of divination- tarot, pendulum, runes ect
Astrology
Dream interpretation
Reasons why a spell or ritual may fail
How to fix a spell if it goes wrong or ask a fellow witch for advice
The elements and how to connect to them
Understanding substituting and how to rework rituals and spells
Affirmations
Pentagram, pentacle and the goat of mendes
The laws of magick
The law of attraction
dangerous / poisonous/ toxic herbs!
Crystal care
auras/ aura reading
Folklores,superstitions and wivestales
Different deities in different cultures
Chakras
Alchemy
Seals
Familiars
Sigils and talsimans
energies/ energy work
Solitary vs coven/group witchcraft
sabbats/ esbats- if you’re interested in that.
Faeries
Lucid dreaming/astral projection
Working with spirits, angels, deities and
Steps to take to make sure you are working with certain angels and deities or spirits.
Methods for opening the third eye and other chakras
Chaos magick
Personal spirit guides
How to find your spirit guides and guardian angels
The higher self
Taglocks and magick links
Lightworkers
Symptoms of being cursed/ hex
How to remove a curse or hex/return to sender
Empaths
Symbols
Types of water(moonwater ect)
Writing your own spells
Cord or knot magick
Ritual structures
How to cleanse your space and cleansing herbs
Do not try hex ,cursing or any type of baneful magic as a beginner witch! It can backfire and go wrong if you’re not prepared! But knowing the symptoms and how to send one back can be very useful
