Hello! I really like your blog, it’s really fun reading the dream interpretations they’re so insightful!
I had a question; I’m really interested in witchcraft but I don’t know where to start with it or what resources to use, could you tell me how to go about it?
thank you for reading my question!
Hello ! Thank you haha, i put a lot of care into it.
I would recommend you to start with my protection 101 and protection 102 guides which are in my masterlist. The tag #baby witch also have amazing resources and is a great place to start. There used to be an archives discord full with witchcraft books but it sadly closed down, I must have a few books somewhere though if you are looking for a specific one.
In terms of skills, i recommend you to start with grounding, directing your focus and discernment. Intuition as well is a great start. These skills will allow you to cover your bases before trying spell casting, as well as be aware of when other people are giving biased or straight up false information.
There is a lot of misinformation out there so here are a few things to look out for:
Wiccans are overwhelmingly present here. But you dont have to be Wiccan to be a witch. What they call "the rule of three" that all things you give will be given back to you three times, is specifically Wiccan, and you don't need to believe in it if it does not resonate with you. It is not in any way applicable to the entirety of witchcraft.
You can be a witch of any religion, or of no religion at all.
No, we are not "the daughters of the witches you could not born". This is a TERF-y, straight up false sentiment. There is a post somewhere on my blog which explains it further.
Anybody who try to convince you you have to pay to be taught witchcraft, is either scamming or trying to get you in a cult. Please look out for cult red flags in any communities you enter. You also don't need to buy ridiculous amount of stuff, weither it is crystals, objects for your altar etc.
Also, look out for racist, misogynist, antisemitic, transphobic, homophobic rhetorics. Your gender nor sex say nothing about your magic or what you are capable of, not what you should do. Closed practices are closed for a reason, so unless you are genuinely interested in it to the point of being initiated or introduced by it by someone who can, don't try to do them. Some Wiccans practices are closed, hoodoo is closed (to my knowledge), voodoo is a closed religion, jewish witchcraft is (at least) mostly closed (to my knowledge), for example.
Cross check sources, many people have agendas and we are all biased. Check an author background before believing everything they say. There is a "blacklist" somewhere on tumblr where people list authors and their biases/misinfo/agenda, so you can make informed decisions when you read them.
Make sure you are being safe. Either spiritually by using protection, or physical by using fire safety, or making sure the ingredients you use are not going to kill you. Some herbs are not safe for consumption or to be burned. Some crystals are not water safe, or sun safe.
Witchcraft have no rules except for the ones you choose for yourself. You should be free to explore and try new things, but eventually you are going to have to face your own moral compass, and decide what you consider okay in your practice and what you don't. Witchcraft is beautiful and fun, but it is also powerful.
Welcome to witchcraft, and i hope you have fun here !
