Modern Witchcrafts and It’s Many Labels
When I first made my tumblr and started my witchcraft blog, I learned something I never knew about modern witchcraft before. There is so many different kinds of “Witch”. I used to just think that there were “witches” and “non-witches”. But we witches further label ourselves into subcategories of witch like: Kitchen Witch, Eclectic Witch, Solitary Witch, Storm Witch, Green Witch, Cosmic Witch, Tech(?) Witch, Death Witch, and the list goes on. As a baby witch (oh look, another label), I felt this insane need to decide on what type of witch I was early on, and stick to it. But now that I’m older, I just call myself a witch. I still use elements from all of the other kinds and types of witchcraft in my craft, but I don’t feel this NEED for all of those other labels, mostly because I don’t want to put myself or my craft in a box. I want to learn and grow and have my craft change as I do, and tbh my witch labels list was getting a little long and ridiculous.
So my advice to new witches:
1. Learn a little about all the different types of witchcraft, wether you plan to practice it or not!
2. Don’t label feel like you HAVE to declare what type of witch you are, especially early on while you are just discovering witchcraft.
3. Don’t use any of these labels to minimize or take credibility away from someone else’s craft. All witches are valid, and all crafts are valid, even if it’s not like yours.