Beginner Lessons: Misconceptions In Witchcraft

Beginner Lessons: Misconceptions in Witchcraft

Witchcraft is the Same as Wicca

This is a common misconception but it’s not true! Wicca is a religion created by Gerald Gardner with sects., rules, and a heirarchy. Being invented in 1954, it is  a rather recent creation at that! Witchcraft, though maybe not known by the same name, has been practiced for thousands of years and is the act of manipulating the energy around you to achieve a goal. That being said, you can be a witch and also be wiccan, but the two are not mutually exclusive.

Witchcraft is All About Worshiping Satan and Sacrificing Animals

This is an unfortunate rumor caused by pop culture sensationalizing the craft. While some witches do, in fact, have a relationship with an entity called Satan (and there’s nothing necessarily wrong with that as long as they don’t harm themselves or others), most do not believe, or at least worship, in it. While sacrificing animals is done in a humane way in various closed religious practices, most do not.

Magick Requires My Blood

While blood magick is a thing, it is super rare and blood is not necessary in any cases. In fact, it is discouraged as it can host a lot of dangers, both medically and magickally!

I Can’t Be Christian and a Witch

This is a lie! I know several witches who integrate witchcraft into abrahamic religions. The way I see it, your relationship with God and Jesus Christ is extremely personal and will never be the same as with anyone else. It’s nobody else’s damn business, either!

I Need to Find a Coven

This is also a misconception, not helped with pop culture. While a coven definitely has some benefits, it is never necessary. Solitary work and study has a lot of benefits as well as a coven isn’t for everyone. 

My Pet is My Familiar

Ah, how I wish this was always true. Truth be told, it is very rare for your house pet to be your familiar. A familiar is a being who guides and helps you through your magickal work. Your cat sitting in the room while you perform a spell, while it might indicate that your cat is attracted to the energy (or just simply likes being in your presence), is not necessarily a sign of them being a familiar. Familiars can come in any shapes and sizes such as any animal or even something not of this world such as a being that resides in the astral. Such familiars like this can even stay with the same family for several generations.

Some of these things are things that I wished I was told as a young witchling. I hope this helps anyone who needs it!

Disposing of Spell Materials

sometimes after performing a spell, you find yourself wondering, hmm, what do i do with these ingredients? the way you clean up or put away your materials can be its own step in the ritual, and affect the spell. here are some suggestions for the different ways to end rituals or properly dispose of the materials 

consider first:

📦keep it - consider if the spell seems like something you could ever possible need to reverse later. that love-attraction jar may invite people you don’t like, and need to be ended, but it’s more difficult without the original materials. keep the ingredients in a jar, box, or something, (maybe label it too) so you can easily nullify the spell if you need to.

✉wrap it up - in a jar or a pouch, if it is a spell you want to last a long time, gather the ingredients you won’t be reusing and keep them in a place you

🏺jar spells - just keep the materials in the sealed jar. this is the sort of spell that can be reused simply by shaking the jar, lighting a new candle for it or recharging its energy. 

🔔cleanse and reuse - obviously you don’t want to throw your crystals or jars out after a single spell. separate the materials used and cleanse them individually, cutting the ties to the spell. 

now what do i do with it?

🔥it’s been burned to ash - for banishing place it on the back doorstep and sweep it out into the wind. for releasing its energies and inviting influence, release the ashes into running water, given it is safe to return to nature (non glass, nonplastic nontoxic, biodegradable etc)

🕸bound objects - bury or keep in a box somewhere, burial for spells you will never remove, hiding for things you may undo one day. 

🛡protective spells - best hung up or hidden in a corner of the house, or place over the front door of the residence. 

☣non-biodegradable materials - if its something you can’t safely return to nature, and it can’t be reused because it was burned or broken, use the acting of burning or breaking to move the spell’s energies into the world. properly throw out or recycle the objects.

how to deal with a witchy burnout

most of us have been there. we lose our touch with the craft and don’t feel like doing much. we feel too tired and exhausted to put effort in it and sometimes we feels like there’s no point.

here are some tips on how to get out of this sticky situation! 🌙

drink tea ✨

yes, you heard me! drinking teas with specific herbs (like chamomile for sleep, lavender for anxiety, etc.) will help you get in tune with herbal magick. you can also stir your tea clockwise to bring forward something (like good energy or calmness) or add a sigil on the bottom with some honey (doesn’t have to be perfect). 🍵✨🌸

nature walk ✨

get in tune with those energies outside! i always find a walk on the grass helps pick up my mood (especially barefoot!!). envision the energies from the earth flowing into your body 🌱🌎🍃

witchy movie ✨

sometimes, we just need a little inspo to bring us back to our craft. watching witchy movies can bring back that spark into us! some great movies i recommend are:

the craft

hocus pocus

the love witch

practical magic

charmed (a show)

carrie

the vampire diaries (a show)

tarot ✨

start off with one card if more than that feels like it would tire you. it’s ok! you can do one in the morning by asking a simple question like “what should i focus on today?” 🔮✨💜

food ✨

incorporate some magick into the food you eat! this isn’t hard at all, especially since we all eat food everyday. simply add an intent to an herb or spice and then add it into your food. for example, add cinnamon onto your oatmeal, with your intent being that you will have abundance 🥐🍦🍩

songs ✨

songs are great to get you back into magick! listen to pagan music, celtic songs, or just look up “witchcraft songs,” “wiccan songs,” or “pagan songs” on spotify🌛🤍🌜

gratitude ✨

this one’s real simple! when you wake up, thank the universe that you got to live to see another day. you can even journal it. breathe in the air and think of how grateful you are that you’re able to do that. soak in the sun’s rays and feel the heat. 🌞🌼💛

final words...

it’s ok to take breaks! nothing wrong with that. it’s human. appreciate yourself as a person. remember, you are magickal and divine no matter how many burnouts you have. burnouts happen to nearly everyone and it’s completely normal! 🍄🐥🌈

sendin good vibez 💜

colour correspondences

red; protection, passion, love, energy, chaos, strength, power

orange; protection, confidence, strength, energy, happiness, inspiration, prosperity, success

yellow; happiness, healing, comfort, kindness, protection, love

green; prosperity, creativity, luck, growth, success, happiness, energy

blue; calming, empathy, happiness, patience, creativity, healing

purple; divine, energy, prosperity, communication

pink; fae, love, empowerment, kindness, growth, creativity, happiness, protection

black; banishment, confidence, protection, strength, power

brown; grounding, stability, protection, strength, balance

white; purity, cleansing, empowerment, strength, peace

solitude tarot spread

this spread is used for people who just need some time alone. it helps you understand being alone and helps you to be at peace with yourself and your own mind.

card 1: why am i alone? this card can be used to tell people the root problem of something. if school or work life has burnt them out, if friends are being too clingy, why do you feel the need to be alone?

card 2: is it ok to be alone? sometimes, being alone causes us to feel lonely. sometimes, it helps us regenerate energy. this card does just that. it says what will happen as you‘re alone, and whether it‘s ok to be like that for a while.

card 3: clarity. draw this card and meditate on it. this card means a lot of things. who is there for you, the difference between being alone and being lonely, let it speak to you and tell you what it‘s trying to say.

card 4: getting back to others. we can‘t be alone forever. this card will tell you the best course of action to get back out into the world, and when.

card 5: ourselves. we are all alone sometimes. this card will hopefully connect you with all those who are alone as well. mediatate once more, and understand that none of us have to be truly alone. rethink about why you are alone.

card 6: solitude. this card respresents you, and your feelings about being alone. it represents a clear mind and unobstructed thinking.

sometimes decks will not do this spread! it requires a deep connection and it requires your deck to think outside the box, giving you the cards that don‘t necessarily mean one word answers, rather a range of information.

Crystal Prescriptions

via crystalguidance.com (Not a substitute for proper medical attention!)

Acceptance 

Addictions 

ADHD and ADD 

Allergies 

Anemia 

Angelic Communication 

Anger 

Anxiety 

Arthritis 

Asthma 

Astral Travel 

Autism 

Autoimmune Diseases 

Back Pain 

Bi-Polar 

Birthstones 

Bleeding - To Stop 

Blood Pressure - To Lower 

Bronchitis 

Bruises 

Burns 

Calming 

Cancer - General 

Carpel Tunnel 

Chakras 

Chakras - Align All 

Cholesterol 

Colds 

Communication 

Concentration 

Confidence 

COPD 

Courage 

Cramps / Cramping 

Creativity 

Crohn’s Disease 

Dementia 

Depression 

Diabetes 

Dieting 

Digestion 

Dreams - Enhance & Recall 

Dyslexia 

Eczema and Dry Skin 

Edema and Water Retention 

EMF Protection

Emotional Balance 

Empath 

Emphysema 

Eyes 

Faith 

Fatigue 

Fear 

Fertility 

Fevers 

Fibroids 

Fibromyalgia 

Forgiveness 

Good Luck 

Grief 

Grounding 

Happiness and Joy 

Headaches 

Health and General Healing 

Heartache 

Hormone Balance 

House Protection 

Inflammation 

Immune System 

Insomnia 

Intuition 

Irritability 

Irritated Bowel Syndrome (IBS) 

Job Interview 

Kidney Stones

Loneliness 

Love for Self 

Love - To Attract 

Lupus 

Meditation 

Memory 

Menopause 

Mental Focus & Clarity 

Metabolism 

Migraines 

Mind Chatter 

Motion Sickness 

Motivation 

MS - Multiple Sclerosis 

Muscle Pain 

Nausea 

Nerve Damage 

Nervousness 

Nightmares 

Nose Bleeds 

OCD 

Over Thinking 

Overwhelmed

Pain Relief 

Pancreas 

Panic Attack 

Paralysis 

Parkinsons

Passion 

Past - Letting Go 

Past Life Recall 

Patience 

PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) 

Peace 

Phobias 

Pineal Gland 

PMS 

Positivity / Positive Thinking 

Pregnancy 

Procrastination 

Prosperity 

Prostate 

Protection - General 

Protection - Psychic 

Psychic Abilities 

PTSD 

Relaxation 

Sadness 

Sciatica 

Self Worth 

Sensitive Emotionally 

Sensory Processing Disorder 

Shyness 

Sinus 

Sleep 

Sleep Walking 

Smoking - Quitting 

Spirit Guides 

STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease)

Stomach - Upset 

Stress 

Students 

Swelling 

Teething 

Thyroid 

Throat - Sore 

Tinnitus 

Trust 

Vampires (Energy and Psychic) - Protection from 

Vertigo 

Visualization 

Weight Loss 

Will Power 

Worry 

Zodiac and Birthstones