#witch experience

[balkanradfem]

I did a spell for beauty and love when i was like 9 and after that i got really pretty and even now at 26 im beautiful and look v young for my age. When i tell you it came with a price omg- people are randomly mean to me v often, people close to me have pointed this out too. And also no one believes what i say. I never lie. It never matters 🙃 People just think i like to lie for attention. Ive never done that in my life. I actually feel like if i ever actually tried to people would want to lynch me. Also babies and animals stare at me A LOT. People are suspicious of me, people dont like me, and i will have never said a word to them :c i dont even have like an alt or hard look im just normal. Eventually i found a boy to fall in love with me which i what i ultimately wanted so i could start my own family and leave my abusive one but after three years of bliss he developed paranoid personality disorder and would have paranoid episodes in which he accuses me with paranoid delusions. I feel like my beauty has gotten me nothing my whole life and i shouldve just done a spell for wealth so i could suffer and at least not be hungry. Be careful with magick, it comes with a price and im still paying.

Actual witch in my inbox, holy shit. Am impressed and intimidated. Use another spell!!!

[astraeaboann]

The struggles and bias of being out of the Broom Closet

Congratulations! Your out of the Broom Closet, you have told your family/friends/co-workers/flatmates you practice witchcraft. Now what? Now you better get ready for all the issues associated with being open about your practice. It usually goes two ways:

DON'T EVER SAY IT AGAIN GO SAVE YOURSELF TALK TO THE LORD!!! Repentyourselfthedevilistemptingyou!

Cool, can you help me with money/love/success/givemethis&that? Can you teach me how to xyz? ( and they get upset if you don't)

I come from an Italian family where the pagan/folk traditions have perfectly merged with the Catholic beliefs, creating a mix of grandma's remedies, prayers to Saints and Patrons, protection spells and charms against the Evil Eye and kitchen witchery intertwined with green witchery.

BUT NO ONE COULD CALL IT WITCHCRAFT.

When I told my grandma about it, she quickly let me know that I should have stopped sharing this kind of information and keep it to myself. That what the women in our families have always done are just 'tricks and remedies' and nothing to do with magic. I decided to share it with my partner at the time, but despite all the support, there was always that feeling, that weird look, that fear.

Almost as if having by his side an impowered woman was not part of the plan. As if there was something inherently evil with my desire to create potions and spells. (He had a Christian upbringing too)

Without mentioning the amount of times people started preaching and trying to convince me that whatever religion they follow was the right choice for me, quite aggressively I might add.

And then, inevitably, the suggestions, questions, requests started coming my way. The voice spread, people who I haven't talked to in years somehow found out and started reaching out to me, asking for help with this and that, asking for specific questions, almost fetishizing me and the newly found identity associated with being friend of a witch.

And don't get me wrong, if I could I would help everyone and get them to follow me on board, but unfortunately it's not my job to teach you, it's not my job to spend time giving you the shortcuts, spoon-feeding you all the knowledge it took me months, years, to acquire through hard work and trial error. And some people do not seem to understand that.

It's annoying, it's wrong, is tiring and it's a shame. Just leave us the f* alone.

[ravemey]

~Experience Sharing~

I want to hear from all of you beautiful, wonderful people~

What does your path mean to you? What kind of special things do you do in your personally that makes your path so special to you? And what is one of your most favorite items to work with?

🌱I feel like my path is a journey into an unknown place that we still can’t barely comprehend. My path is very important to me, as I learn to know myself a bit better and understand my limitations. My path is sacred and I’m devoted to my path to live a happier and fulfilling life 😊. 🌱One of the most personal things I do in my path is pray. Not only do Christians or Catholics pray, witches can pray just the same. A prayer can be used for anything, thanking the food that you currently have on your table, thanking your spirit guides by leading you to good thought for the day, etc. I pray when I want to show gratitude for the things I have 🙏. They may not be fancy things I want but it’s enough to live comfortably. 🌱I think my favorite item I use in my craft is my planner 📓. I plan an entire month ahead for anything from the lunar cycles, to ritual planning, spell planning, even planning for tarot readings and online posts. A planner is great for when you feel forgetful (which I typically am most of the time unfortunately haha) or you want to be able to remember someone’s birthday!

Please republish and share what your experiences are! I’d love to read all the comments~

[kaplisbelial]

I think my favorite witch experience was reading a book on fortune telling in class and then having my English teacher want her palms read

[divinealtruism]

if there are any witches around who ever have been in a coven I’d love to talk to you! I’ve only ever been a solo practitioner, so tell me about what it’s like to work with a coven. Do you decide on spells together? Do you cast together? Do you meet once a week? Do you guys hang out outside of coven meetings? Do you guys ever just hang out in someone’s room and someone lazily casts a circle and you play ouija? Are there drunk tarot readings at 2 am? How does it all work? Talk to me!

[forkeepsakes]

My mom has told me ever since I was a little kid that red cats are magical and if one makes a visit you should treat them with respect and treat them something. I never questioned it and whenever I’ve met a red cat which hasn’t been many times (like 5 in my 19 years of life) I’ve always treated them with respect.

Yesterday I moved into a new place where I’ll live for the next two weeks and today I got a surprise visit , from yes you guessed it, a red cat.

After enjoying his milk and a few cuddles I politely asked him to leave and placed him gently outside my little garden and after a while he left. Now I thought this would be the last I would see of my little guest but believe it or not he came back tonight just as I was saying good bye too one of my friends whom I was performing a cleansing on. This time I decided to investigate if he really did have ticks or not (since outdoor cats often run around in tall grass it wouldn’t  be surprising if he did). So I went outside and sat down with him in my lap and I managed to grab 3 ticks of him after about 20 minutes of struggling moving his fur out of the way. I found a 4th on his chin but he got irritated and asked me not to take it off so I left it. 

He didn’t want to leave this time and I had a rough time trying to stop him from running inside the apartment the entire time but after a few tries and agreeing that he an come back tomorrow for more cuddles I finally managed to persuade him to leave. So maybe tomorrow he’ll be back tomorrow too see me again. I felt like I had to post this story to tell other witches about this experience because animals is something that is very closely related to witchcraft and witches in general since we are often pictured with a cat or snake or owl as our familiar. I’m not saying all cats are magical but I am saying that if you get a visit from a red cat or any cat or any animal at all that you should consider that it could be magical and helping it could reslut in something positive.

[scarletxquartz]

Today I saw a girl with a backpack at the train and she/somebody wrote ‘There is witchcraft in you’ on the backpack 💞🙌🙌 Like… I always see witches on tumblr, but it’s something totally different seeing another witch irl…at the train….. You go, girl

[witchingwonderingwandering]

Witch tip/storytime

Okay so the first time I bought tea lights, I also bought some 2-3 inch tall candles. (Sometime last year) I got the taller candles because I planned on making colored/scented candles and couldn’t find wicks, so I used their wicks. They are the same type of candle as a tea light, meaning the wicks can be removed from the bottom. I used the wicks and was left with unlightable wax pillars. Today I solved this problem. If you are ever left with wick-less candles just find some matches! Stick the match in the hole where the wick would be. IMPORTANT: if there isn’t a metal tin that the candle sits in, place it in a fire safe bowl or container. The match won’t stop burning at the bottom the way a wick would so you could burn down your house if the bottom isn’t secure/ on a fire safe base. After the match is secure in the candle, just strike it on the box! (Also note that the wax will melt faster than the match burns, so the flame will get bigger and bigger- WATCH IT! DONT BURN DOWN YOUR HOUSE!!!)