Eclectic Wicca: A Guide for the Modern Witch (Eclectic Witch, Book on Witchcraft)

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The green witch is very similar to the cottage witch and the kitchen witch, but the green witch focuses mainly on the earth. A Hedge Witch is a solitary practitioner who follows a unique path. Their tradition comes from the times when a hedge was the boundary where the forest met pasture. Where the magical herbs of the Hedge Witch's healing remedies grow, hidden in the shade, peeping out beneath larger plants. A Hedge Witch is a herbalist who mixes up potions and brews in their kitchen. They work with the forces of nature and the cycles of the Moon. 37. Hellenic Witch Every element in green witchcraft has a reciprocal relationship; for example; air feeds fire: it gives it fuel but also takes away ash and smoke, water quenches fire but also washes the embers away lowering its temperature Most witchcraft traditions stem from these sorts of magical ceremonies. However, that’s also where a lot of our information about witchcraft from pop culture comes from. Chthonioi: a variation of the Alexandrian tradition that also includes the pantheon of Greek gods and goddesses

Alexandrian: founded in the 1960s in Britain by Alex and Maxine Sanders and based on ritual and ceremonial magic But as they get older, they often find that their understanding of good and bad becomes much more nuanced. Their needs change, too. Astarte is an ancient Greek Goddess based on the Egyptian deity, Astoreth. Her origins are lost in the mists of time, but the Canaanites and Phoenicians also worshipped her. Astarte is the goddess of fertility and war. She is chief among goddesses.I’ve said this many times by now, but as you age, your beliefs will change. What you believe now probably won’t be the same as what you believe in 10 years. The Sabbats are the Witch's holidays--they are our 'holy-days', and are among the most quintessential of all practices in the Craft. Celtic Witch: based on the study and worship of ancient Celtic deities, mythology, earth magic, and ceremonial rites

Modern witchcraft owes its existence to Gerald Brosseau Gardner. Drawing on all the research he could muster, he created and crafted the religious movement, Wicca (although he did not give it that label). Some claim he received initiation into witchcraft from a coven based in the New Forest in the south of England. You can be a swamp witch and work well in marshy areas, too, not only the swamps of the mid-southern US. Here in New England, we definitely have a swampy vibe in the marsh. 13. Lunar/Moon Witch A Healing Witch may use one or more modalities. They include hands-on healing, Reiki, Quantum healing, spell work, visualisation, or sigils. Herbalism might come under this classification but beware of any non-qualified person handing out 'healing remedies.' Herbs can be as powerful as any other drug. 35. Hearth WitchWhen I say that eclectic witchcraft can fit you, I want to be clear: I am not saying you should use eclectic witchcraft as a crutch so you don’t have to improve yourself. If you want to practice crystal magic, then you should get used to experiencing each crystal as a unique being. Work on developing a relationship with your crystals and stones so that you can practice magic together effectively. 9. Ancestral/Hereditary Witch There are a multitude of different types of witches out there in the world and I'd like to give you an introduction to some of them.To begin with, I think it's important to first define what a witch is. To me a witch is simply someone who practices witchcraft. Witchcraft is something you do, like ritual or spellwork, and it’s not necessarily a belief system in of itself. So, you don’t need to follow any specific religion to call yourself a witch or to practice witchcraft. There are, however, many witches who use witchcraft as part of their religious practice. So it's up to you to determine which path best fits your own spiritual journey. 1: Gardnerian Witch These witches are very powerful as long as they’re performing spells that feel right intuitively and don’t get in over their heads. Chaotic energy is simply strong energy, but chaos witchcraft needs to be performed and harnessed in a specific manner.

A Hereditary witch is someone who was born into a family that practices witchcraft. Usually their knowledge is passed down through generations and each family may have their own traditions and belief system. Though, just because someone is born in a witch family it does not necessarily mean that they will be more knowledgeable or powerful than a non-hereditary witch. 7. Hedge Witch Plants related to air include aspen, clove, dill, lavender, mistletoe, pansy, primrose, verain and violets.

Jennings, Peter (2002). Pagan Paths. Random House UK. pp.113–116. ISBN 9780712611060 . Retrieved 30 September 2015. Shaman: a broad term used to describe a magician who works magic by deliberately entering an altered state of consciousness A divination witch essentially focuses, at least quite a bit, on divination practices. This can mean literally any type of divination practice such as Tarot, astrology, scrying, pendulum, meditation, etc.