Hi I was wondering if you have any tips for a baby witch?
So I always suggest new witches research a few things first:
Different branches of magick (druidry, witchcraft, necromancy, divination, etc). Witchcraft isnt the only branch of magick out there, there may be something you connect with more. *always research to make sure you arent taking from closed practices however.
Protection. What it is, how to preform protection magick/ spells, etc. Witchcraft & magick aren't inherently dangerous or anything, protection can be as simple as protecting against any negative will someone may direct at you. Whether they mean to or not.
Cleansing. Cleansing does kind of go hand in hand with protection in a sense, but cleansing is important. Smoke cleansing is generally what people seem to think of first, but there are tons of other methods for cleansing. Sound, energy, sigils, water solutions, etc.
Warding. Biggest thing to know about warding is you can ward things out but you can also ward things in. So if you want to put warding up around say a room or home, you'll want to cleanse the space first, unless you want to trap something in.
Grounding. This essentially is just you being connected to the Earth. And again many ways to accomplish this.
Shadow Work. Scary thought to a lot of us initially but shadow work is extremely important to do, sooner or later. It's okay if you dont feel ready to do it, take your time. But getting into it at some point is neccessary imo because it will help you grow so much and really help your magickal workings.
Researching these things online can sometimes be a challenge. Use key words such as magick with the k, witchcraft, when researching for correspondences of things "magickal properties of ___".
Always read from multiple sources. Try to find varying views on subjects, view things objectively. Use critical thinking if you can. It's okay to question things. If something doesn't sit right with you, find a new source.
Have healthy doubt. Doubt is something that can help keep us on our toes and continuing to research and learn and grow.
Learn to listen to and trust your intuition. As someone with anxiety I understand how hard it can be at times to hear your intuition and not just your anxiety. Learning to differentiate will prove invaluable.
Avoid the toxic positivity crowds. Basically they only embrace "positive" workings. Often they don't believe in or encourage shadow work. They preach "a positive mindset will fix everything" basically, and will make you believe the bad things happening to you are your fault. This is toxic (hence toxic positivity) and it's pretty popular in spiritual settings.