1. Deconstruct fear first especially before going into deity and spirit work cause you may contact an infernal and be terrified and they don’t want that it limits progression and learning. I learned from it and I’m glad that I did but most importantly deconstruct from fears and biases they probably won’t be as you expected them to be.
2. Do not buy ten million things if a witch tells you to they’re lying. You can easily do beginner spells with objects you already own in your house if you have candles, salt, olive oil, herbs in your cabinet, a bowl/dish, a piece of paper, a lighter, tap water, a cup, you are set for spell work. lot of people don’t realize we can do witchcraft very affordable and free if we look in the cabinets or outside walking in nature. If you don’t say any candles or herbs easily go to a grocery store in America we have Walmart or any thing also thrifting is a valid option. Aesthetic witchcraft on Instagram doesn’t happen in the real world it’s going to get messy period.
3.Learn in different cultures and how they view witchcraft and what is their traditions. I’m German and part of my German family is from Pennsylvania Dutch which has their own folk magic and traditions. Learning my ancestors traditions when it comes to magic.
4. I guess my ancestors can be considered to be and they are very protective and welcoming to speak to me. I’m talking about like minded ancestors that were once pagan and witches I haven’t really talked to my Christian ancestors. I guess a animal spirit that is a bear and this bear is not one type but multiple and I don’t know he feels quite like a teacher I haven’t really connected with that spirit unless in my dreams.
5. Not a mentor but when I do become more knowledgeable and experienced I wouldn’t mind starting a YouTube channel sharing my knowledge.
6. Just be well connected to nature. Everything happens for a reason and knowledge is key to wisdom. Also Balance, balance of the occult and the mundane world. If someone is not hurting anyone (except if they are cursing abusers and oppression), hurting the environment including animals, or hurting themselves I don’t care what people do in their practices.
7. I don’t mind it especially if it’s for self-love, love spells can also help nudge someone to look in the caster’s direction to increase attractiveness but if someone cast it to make it so that they are obsessed with them is very much a problem because it’s affecting someone’s freewill.
8. Mostly focused on folk magic and traditional witchcraft right now
9. Scrying is one of them, improving on my meditations, how to be more considerate to the environment, most of all finding a comfortable spot in my practice to actively focus on.
10. Solitary witch and always will be
12. Yes but not like how Wiccans believe if it’s justified and done right a less chance of backfiring or you cast it at another witch.
13. I do both, I do it when it feels right.
14. Becoming more advanced in my spirit work
14. It’s hard for me to choose if I’m doing the right thing and accept what’s actually right and fully committing to something unless I feel confident that it’s the right decision.
16. Falling asleep during meditations
17. That internals are all inherently evil and I’m so glad that I woke up and realized what a stupid belief it was.
18. Evoking deities when my anxiety gets bad, Odin is who I mostly rely on and just imagining his cloak around me securing me it helps calm down.
20. My poppers that I made it turn out super well
21. My catholic folk magic and Christian witchcraft
22. The stress of think what’s good and evil and right and wrong
