Here’s a list of different types of witches, this is a pretty chunky list but it’s not all and as I remember more and more and learn about more of them, I’ll add more of them onto the list but for now, here ya go:
There are many types of witches, many of which can change throughout one’s journey, it’s important to know which path is which and how that affects us and others.
Atheist/Laveyan Satanic: Witchcraft worked with the idea that satan is a concept, rather than a real person or entity (loosely put; it’s a very detailed concept). Also known as Satanic witches who fit the secular description.
Alexandrian: holds that all participants are priests and priestesses; everyone is able to commune with the Divine, therefore there is no laity.
Augury:Divine omens, signs and symbols
Celtic: Studies and worships Celtic deities and magick
Cosmic: Looks to the stars, moon, and astrology
Christian: Witchcraft that is performed to honor / or is performed in conjunction with the Christian God as the primary and only deity
Correllian: practices based on the idea that inner truth is universal in nature. Since Corellian Witchcraft teaches that Deity enters the life of the seeker in a way that can be best understood by them, Deity is key to the beneficial magic of this tradition.
Crystal: Uses crystals and their properties
Dianic: Offshoot of Wicca focused on female deities
Divination: Used tarot cards, I Ching tools, etc for divination
Druids: promotes harmony, connection, and reverence for the natural world.
Eclectic: Embraces any and all magick and magickal work
Elemental: Works with fire, water, air, earth, and spirit
Faery: Based on British folklore and works with the Fae
Gardenian: based on the polarity of a male and a female, which are represented in covens by the High Priestess and High Priest. The values being: the value of life, the inevitability of death, and the reincarnation after this life ends.
Green:Magic based on gardening and herbalism
Hearth: Practices magick focused on the home
Hedge: Solitary practitioner, a herbalist
Hellenic: Worships Greek gods and goddesses
Hereditary: Handed down a bloodline of witches
Kitchen: Likes to mix food and cooking with magick
Lunar: Works with the lunar cycles
Norse: Based on the religion of Scandinavia
(Theistic) Satanic: Witchcraft that is often centered around honoring and/or working with satan in spellwork and prayer
Science: A form of magick in which both metaphysical ideas and scientific facts/theories are mixed in together by the individual practicer
Sea:Practices water based magick
Secular: Does not worship deities
Shaman:Enters altered state of consciousness
Solitary: Practicing by ones’ self; not included in a group
Traditional: One who practices witchcraft by honoring and using old and ‘traditional’ ways of magick; this type of witch might be one to practice modern methods of magick, but they might also stick to traditional concepts or techniques
See end for additional notes for neurodivergence and disabilities.
Once a Day
Meditate
Visualizing self-cleansing in shower
Write in your journal
Pray to your deities
Once a Week
Cleanse sleeping area
Put stones, tarot, etc. in the moonlight
Write in grimoire
Present offering to deities
At least one spell
Once a Month
Cleanse the entire month
Do a dedication ritual to deities
Read a new witchy book
Express appreciation to those you love
Please recognize that this is not definitive. Not everyone can follow this, whether you have time between jobs or school or you don’t have the spoons for it. THIS DOES NOT MAKE YOU ANY LESS OF A WITCH. While I recommend some type of scheduled practice, tailored to your style, I know it’s not right for everyone.
Obviously you guys don’t have to make a schedule for yourselves or anything but building in daily practice is a lot about growing your craft and yourselves not just as witches or pagans but as people in general.
As for the spoonies out there I know you may not have enough energy to do all of the things every day or every week or every month. Do what you can, and love yourself. One thing I read somewhere is that anything worth doing is worth doing halfway. What this means is that doing something halfway is better than not doing it at all. Like for instance flossing. Flossing your teeth once a week is better than not flossing at all. Don’t feel at the end of the week when you feel like flossing that just cause you haven’t flossed all week there’s no point. There always is. Take care of Yourselves.
I don’t really use cloves much in my own practice but only because I didn’t know much about them. So I decided to research it and share what I learned with you guys
Clove are masculine and associated with planet Jupiter and the element fire
Magical properties:
- Friendship
- Increases good fortune
- Attracts wealth
- Protection
- Cleansing
Magical Uses:
- when burned it can ward the area of negative energy
- Add to mono bags for good luck
- Burn to prevent people from spreading rumors about you
- When burned with charcoal it attracts money
- Place 7 cloves each in 2 separate cloth bags and make each bag into a necklace. If two people wear these until they break it will make a friendship that will last a lifetime
I love mint I use it mostly in tea form and sometimes cook with it. Mint always makes me think of wood Faeries. Which could be due to the wood nymph Minthe in Greek mythology who was turned into mint.
Mint is a masculine element associated with the element air and the planets Mercury and Venus
Magical Properties:
- Money
- Healing
- Invreases Verbal strength
- Luck
- Travel
Magical Uses:
- Drink it in tea form to add strength to our words
- Put mint in your shoe and keep it in there to prevent bad luck
- Place fresh mint on your alter to attract good spirits
- Make into a bracelet to protect against illness
- Place mint leaves under your pillow to help aid in prophetic dreams
I love Garlic so much I put it in almost everything I eat. The only downfall to that is my breath can smell if I don’t brush my teeth or have a mint after eating it.
Garlic is masculine and associated with the planet Mars, the zodiac sign Aries, the element fire and the goddess Hecate.
Magical Properties:
- Protection
- Endurance
- Warding off evil
- Healing
- Courage
Magical Uses:
- wiping a knife with garlic juice rids it of negative energy
- Hanging a garlic braid over your door helps ward off bad people as well as bring good luck
- Keep garlic under the pillow of children to protect them while they sleep
- Can ward off both physical and energy vampires
- It can break a spell by burying the tools you used in a hole and place garlic with said tools to reverse the affects
To me, a witch is a woman that is capable of letting her intuition take hold of her actions, that communes with her environment, that isn’t afraid of facing challenges.
A tumblr user suggested I cover ginger next and it’s magical uses. I always want to do what you guys are interested in so let me know any other herb, plant, spices or any topics you want me to do
Ginger is masculine plant associated with the element fire, mars sun and the zodiac sign Aires.
Magical Properties:
- Speed things up in spells
- Prosperity
- Ignites passion and love
- Healing
- Luck
Magical Uses:
- keep ginger root in the house to attract prosperity
- Add to any love spell you cast to give it more power
- As a food can help increase sexual energy and fertility
- Sprinkle root in your pockets or purse to attract money
- Place under a pillow to stop nightmares
- Throw into the sea to calm a storm and invoke peace
Warnings:
Do not keep ginger on skin for long period of time, some people who ingest too much ginger can get stomach ache and diarrhea, and can increase menstrual blood.
Make sure you cleanse and bless your writing utensils (pens, pencils even your phone or laptop) just like you would a wand or any magical tool since they also carry energy.
I knew next to nothing about catnip besides that it makes cats act all weird. So I wanted to research it more here is what I found out.
Cat nip is associated with the goddess Bast, it’s also associated with the element water, the zodiac signs Taurus, Libra and Scorpio and the planet Venus. It’s also a feminine herb.
Magical properties:
Love- works best for women
Luck
Attracts good spirits
Beauty
Happiness
Magical uses:
Take catnip and hold it in your hand until it’s warm then hold a friend’s hand. It’s said that you’ll be friends forever as long and the catnip is kept safe
Hang over your door for happiness and luck
Mix with dragon’s blood in incense to get rid of a bad habit
Give to your cat to make a physic bond with them
Put in dream pillows to promote sleeps
Use as a bookmark for magical books
Give to cats to see the act crazy
It’s also used mostly in mojo bags and candle magick
Green and yellow candles (or use one white candle)
A bowl of water
A single white flower
What to do:
Put the single white flower in the bowl of water so it’s floating, contemplating its beauty. Light your candles while thinking of the regeneration power of nature. Light your incense while thinking about the perfumes given to us by the Goddess. Sit or stand and quietly consider the cycle of nature and Mother Earth’s great power.
Stand with your feet 18 inches apart imagine reaching down to the center of the earth through the soles of your feet. Feel your roots sinking deep down into the earth from which you can draw energy.
Feel the energy being fed back to you, rising up through you towards the light. Reach your arms upward towards the light. Feel that enfeebled moving downwards through you. Let those energies mingle with those of the Earth. Allow all these new energies to swirl around and through you, cleansing, healing and balancing.
Say:
“Ostara, lady of flowers and strong new life. Be born anew in me tonight.”
When you feel ready ground yourself my running your hands over your body from head to toe. Sit quietly thinking of how you will use this new energy. Return your energy to your solar plexus and leave your sacred place.
Write or draw on the leaf a word, picture or letter that represents the thing that you want. Lay the leaf of the ground.
As the leaf withers it takes your desire to the Earth. In thanks Mother Nature will grant your wish. You can also throw the leaf in running water or place it under a stone as well.
