#types of witches
~ Types of Witches ~
This is not an exhaustive list, so please don’t think you’re limited to what’s written below. Also, don’t be afraid to mix and match to find a practice that works for you! May you be at peace ~
- Angel Witch - communicates and works with angels and divine beings
- Animist Witch - tunes into nature and living things, sees no distinction between physical objects
- Art Witch - works with art as their primary medium
- Ceremonial Witch - holds ceremonies and rituals in high regard
- Chaos Witch - blends all types of magick
- Cosmic Witch - incorporates astrology and astronomy in their craft
- → Astrology Witch - works with astrology
- →Lunar Witch - works with lunar cycles
- Crystal Witch - works with crystals as their primary medium
- Divination Witch - specializes in divination by using tarot, scrying, etc.
- Druidic Witch - worships and focuses their craft on nature
- Eclectic Witch - embraces all kinds of magick and traditions, refusing to be pinned down to a single type
- Elemental Witch - works with the five elements: fire, water, air, earth, and spirit
- Fae Witch - works with Fae and other such beings
- Folk Witch - practices folk magick of their ancestors or of the people in the nearby area
- Green Witch - bases their craft around gardening and herbalism
- →Floral Witch - works primarily with flowers
- → Herbal Witch - works primarily with herbs
- Healer - practices primarily healing magick
- Hearth Witch - practices magick that’s focused on the home
- →Kitchen Witch - practices magick focused on the kitchen
- →Lounge Witch - limits their craft to their home
- Hedge Witch - specializes in delivering spiritual messages to and from our reality
- Musical Witch - expresses magick through music
- Sea Witch - practices water-based magick
- Secular Witch - doesn’t use religion in their craft
- Sigil Witch - uses sigils and words in their craft
- Solitary Witch - hides their witchiness and works by themself
- Techno Witch - uses tech to aid in their craft
Reminder that Hedge Witches are not Green Witches.
A Hedge Witch works with spirits, astral projection, dreams, travelling through alternate universes and dimensions, etc.
We are called Hedge witches because of the original Hedge witches living at the edge of town or the “hedge” and at the edge if the unknown outer world.
Hedge witches do tend to be solitary, but the name Hedge Witch does not mean Solitary witch inherently.
This isn’t meant as an attack to anyone, just an attempt to educate baby witches and misinformed witches on what Hedge Witches are. Tags here on Tumblr, on Tiktok, on discord servers, etc tend to lump Hedge into Green or confuse the two and it causes a lot more confusion.
Acturian Academy’s Types Of Witches List
Green Witch:
A magick practicer who specializes in the earthly world. Typically, a green witch seeks to take care of and nurture plant life. Green witches are usually more knowledgeable about herbalism.
Dark Witch:
A magick practicer who works typically with dark magick, such as curses and hexes. Dark witches usually specializes in necromancy, revenge and the destruction of life.
Death Witch:
A magick practicer who works around the idea of life and death. Typically, Death witches work around honoring the dead and the idea of an afterlife.
Kitchen Witch:
A magick practicer who use their herbalistic knowledge and incorporates it into cooking and cleaning while in the kitchen. Kitchen witches are very commonly knowledgeable of herbalism, as well. They commonly cross over with green witches.
Spirit Worker:
A magick practicer who works with spirits of all kind in communication and guidance. Spirit working can be defined as working with human spirits, demons, fae, spirit guides and spirit companions. The definition varies from person to person.
Sea Witch:
A magick practicer who works with bodies of water such as lakes, oceans and rivers. Sea witches work with the animals and environment, itself. Typically, they have a strong emotional connection to the sea.
Hedge Witch:
A magick practicer who use their knowledge of plants and herbs to work along side modern medicine in ways of healing. Hedge witches are typically very in tune with nature and communicate with the world around them.
Christian Witch:
A magick practicer who worships the Christian God among side their belief of witchcraft.
Secular Witch:
A magick practicer who doesn’t attach their witchcraft to a religious path way. Secular witches practice witchcraft without a religious system.
Eclectic Witch:
A magick practicer who mixes multiple different paths of witchcraft into their individual craft. Eclectic witches may also include different culture or traditional ideas.
Chaos Witches:
A magick practicer who focuses on witchcraft that unravels, unwinds, deconstructs and builds something new. Chao witches focus on chao magick, the opposite of order magick. Order magick is about control and prediction of an outcome.
Root Workers:
A magick practicer who is African American and practices the southern folk grounding magick referred to as Hoodoo or Rootwork. Hoodoo is different then Voodoo.
Elemental Witch:
A magick practicer who worship the four elements, fire, air, water and earth. Elemental witches include these elements in most parts of their craft, centering around them.
Urban Witch:
A magick practicer who live in urban, city life and incorporate that into their craft through different means. Urban Witches typically use their knowledge of deities and crystals, most.
Tech Witch:
A magick practicer who use technology in their craft for most activities. Tech witches may have an online grimoire or use different witchcraft related apps on their phone or computer.
Gardnerian Witch:
A magick practicer who worship Gardnerian Wicca, or Gardnerian witchcraft, a neopagan religion of Wicca, whose members can trace initiatory descent from Gerald Gardner.
Alexandrian Witch:
A magick practicer who are part of a form of neopaganism called Alexandrian Witchcraft. Alexandrian Witchcraft is similar to Gardnerian Wicca but use different tools, have different deities and different elemental names. Some practice with ritual nudity or Skyclad. Alexandrian covens meet on new moons, full moons and during Sabbat festivals.
Correllian Witch:
A magick practicer who practice Correllian Witchcraft, which is very close in tradition to Traditional Witchcraft. Correllian witches use the term wittan instead of wiccan.
Science Witch:
A magick practicer who use alchemy and other forms of science in their own personal craft. Most science witches are alchemists.
Solitary Witch:
A magick practicer who practices individual without a group of wiccans or a coven to aid them. Typically, Solitary witches do not participate in sabbats.
Cosmic Witch:
A magick practicer who focuses on planetary and celestial energy in their practice. Cosmic witches spend most time focused on the plants, and the universe.
Weed Witch:
A magick practicer who incorporates marijuana into their own practice. Weed witches may smoke marijuana with herbs, or use it otherwise.
Hereditary Witch:
A magick practicer who one who is born into a tradition of esoteric origin.
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These are just some of the many many categories of witchcraft and doesn’t even touch on the millions of subcategories! We at Acturian Academy hope this helps you while you continue on your path.
If you wish to apply and are 12+ with parental permission, below is the link for application and our website link! Have a blessed day
Types of people - tarot cards
The major arcana
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The fool - taking a strangers hand, mumbling in the dark, childish promises, breathtaking naievity, unnoticed potential, carefree laughter
The magician - determined work, self assured confidence, showing off party tricks in crowded rooms, unique manneurisms, self respect
The high priestess - meditation in daylight, instinctive choices, overwhelming thoughts in the middle of a crowd, nodding to yourself
The empress - staying up all night texting lovers, vases of flowers, pet bunny rabbits, crystals and lipstick on every surface
The emperor - powerful voices, structured timetables, post it note reminders, deleting pictures to forget the memories, authority
The hierophant - gentle encouragement, loving vines, lawful good energy, sensible evaluation and healthy mindsets, relieved smiles
The lovers - sneaking out the window to meet strangers, heated looks, hard choices and harder consequences, pros and cons lists
Justice - karma, minor inconveniences, the butterfly effect, regretful longing, derserving praise, unexpected gifts, self satisfaction
The hanged man - complex situations, breakdowns on the kitchen floor, cutting out toxic people, starting fresh, difficult choices
Death - endings, new year new me, pamper days, new hairstyles and shopping trips, outstretched arms and the joy of freedom
Temperance - laidback attitudes, making plans in the middle of the night, patient explanations, evolution of the mind, neutral good alignment
The devil - powerless sobbing, refusal to believe in hope, intense fear of letting go and moving on, blank stares and miserable eyes
The tower - starting again, watching flames dance, strengthening weaknesses, destructive smirks, that feeling of dread in your stomach
The star - hope of healing, herbal teas and soothing voices, blind leaps of faith into welcoming arms, deep breaths, optimism
The moon - self doubt and hidden fears, subconsious nervous habits, learning to accept your flaws and be free, self care and confidence
The sun - confidence in decisions, promotions and certificates, confident walks, optimistic outlooks, counting blessings, success
Judgement - repentance, self evaluation and acceptance of mistakes, honest vulnerability, second chances, reconnecting with old friends
The world - wise eyes and knowing stares, serenity, complete fulfilment, excitement for what’s coming next, always learning
Types of people - witches
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Garden - freckles, suntans in weird places, paint and dirt stains on everything, sticky fingers from sap, Pinterest boards filled with houseplants, living in garden centres, talking to animals, finding new recipes with the stuff that actually grew, random bursts of excitement
Kitchen - the smell of home baking, bringing in treats for your friends and family, mum friend 200%, probably has some form of sweets in them at any given time, disapproving glares, piles of cookbooks on every surface, thrives on the approval of others, a lil too nice
Storm - mood swings, staring out the window for hours, the smell when it rains, tangible tension, the feeling you get when you know somethings going to happen, biting your nails, restlessness, long runs, messy paintings to clear the mind, planning ahead
Fire - gets really fixated on things, dark satisfaction, has literally no regard for health and safety, how are you still alive, ‘I wonder what would happen if I set this on fire?’, based on the time I poured nail varnish remover on a candle, boom, hates authority with a passion
Flowers for types of witches
I decided to cataglorize some of my flower correapondeces for different types of witches. Enjoy!
Water/sea/lunar/love witches- lotus, lily, jasmine, gardenia, magnolia, violet, rose, peony, geranium, orchids, hydrangea, lilac, passion flower, petunia
☁️Air/storm/cosmic witches- (any aromatic/light flower) lavender, babys breath, dandelion, daisy, heather, freesia, daffodil, chrysanthemum, forget-me-nots, st John’s wort, primrose, bluebell, linden
Fire/solar/desert witches- sunflower, hibiscus, poppy, chamomile, chrysanthemum, aster, marigold, calendula, snapdragon, cactus flower, prickly pear blossom, carnations, poinsettia, st John’s wort
Green/earth/ forest witches-(any bulb/foraging/herbal flower) tulips, feverfew, echinacea, passionflower, comfrey, amaryllis, hyacinth, dahlia, iris, catnip flower, sage flower, basil flower
Kitchen/cottage witches- (any edible/fruit/vegetable flower) such as elder flower, honeysuckle, passionflower, apple blossom, strawberry blossom, orange blossom, rose, pansy, squash flower, marigold
Healing/garden/tea witches- (any healing/edible/aromatic flower) such as calendula, chamomile, helitrope, lavender, milk thistle, beebalm, yarrow, red clover, rosehip, passionflower, elderflower, lilac, violets, and orchids
**please do research on the flower before you ingest it in any way
I saw a post on Pinterest about the Zodiac signs as types of witches, and decided to expand on it and post it here! Note that you don’t in any way need to change your practices to match anything listed here. This is just for fun!
Aries ~ Fire Witch. Focuses on the element of fire, using candles, braziers, and hot coals. Activates spells by burning objects and often meditates while staring into an open flame.
Taurus ~ Green Witch. Very in-tune with nature, especially when it comes to plants. Have an intimate knowledge for the uses of herbs both magickal and medicinal and does their best work outdoors in a verdant place.
Gemini ~ Crystal Witch. Well-versed in the uses of crystals and likely to spend a considerable amount of time clearing and charging them. Adept at using crystals for healing, such as balancing chakras.
Cancer ~ Kitchen Witch. Most at home working their magick in the kitchen, they imbue their energies into cooking and baking in order to heal and empower themselves and their loved ones.
Leo ~ Lunar Witch. Always keeping a close eye on the phases of the moon and how to best apply them, they show active and devoted reverence to the lunar cycle. Most often practice the Art outside and at night.
Virgo ~ Forest Witch. Rather than commuting from civilization to nature in order to work their magick, would prefer to live in the forest itself, intimating themselves with all of nature’s mystical bounty to be found therein.
Libra ~ Music Witch. Spins their incantations into songs and using instruments as their magickal foci. Often has a good ear and uses music to heal and raise energy levels for rituals.
Scorpio ~ Nocturnal Witch. Embraces darker energies and the ways of the night, with all the mysteries involved in these shadowy experiences. Does most of their spellcraft after midnight.
Sagittarius ~ Storm Witch. Combine their energies with that of the weather, conjuring rain where there is drought or parting the storm clouds in risk of flood. Often collects items like rain water and hail for ingredients.
Capricorn ~ Astronomy Witch. Rigorously study the celestial bodies and align their spellcraft to the positions of the stars and planets. May purposefully wake up at midnight to chart the night sky.
Aquarius ~ Divination Witch. Studies and works with various different kinds of divination, including Tarot, tea leaves, I Ching, etc., etc. Tends to see themselves as a guiding hand for others.
Pisces ~ Sea Witch. Uses the ocean in their practice, performing rituals on the coast and using items like sea shells, kelp, pearls, fish scales, and driftwood. May worship water deities, such as Poseidon or Danu.
Many witchcraft posts tell you about various types of witches and ask about your path. Are you a sea witch? A hedge witch? Kitchen witch? Or perhaps posts ask what you do for your craft. Do you make sigils? Spells? Use herbs? Crystals? Work with spirits? Divination? And so on. So today I wanted to say a few things about finding your path.
Your path may not be clear.
This is okay. Not everything…
