Been wanting to look into witchcraft for so long, I've always had a pull towards it, but I'm so overwhelmed with all the resources. There's so many, and I don't know where to start unfortunately. Does anyone have any suggestions? Especially for something with video/audio, since I tend to absorb that better 😅

Perhaps it doesn’t count as a spell, but I followed the cinnamon ritual today! I hope to manifest a space abundant in peace and gratitude as to still my anxious mind. Making this post as a sort of diary entry, as I intend to update at the end of the month and reflect on any notable manifestations centered around my intention. Though it was something small, I do feel joy in my heart as I take steps toward quieting my mind. ❤️

My cat died recently and I thought about collecting her whiskers to make a talisman, but I'm not sure is it okay to collect them from a dead cat. Will they cause bad luck if detached?

So this is my fisr alter I made... I can't find status for hekate nearby me, and I wouldn't feel comfortable displaying it, since I'm still closeted pagan/ working the gods/with gods. Just found the flower, and thought maybe hekate would like it, and then ruined it. I'm hoping she still ok with it and the thought behind it.

Anyone know any convincing spells? I'm trying to convince my mom to let me take hrt but it isn't going well but it means so much to me (trans girl btw)

I have no choice but to see this friend this weekend. I don’t have a choice. She’s really annoying and immature. I need a spell to get her to either shut up. Or something to humble her because she’s always bragging.

Help?

I'm new to witchcraft, don't have money of my own so I can't just go out and buy candles, crystals, herbs or anything. Especially since my mom would see them and start asking me questions. It makes me kinda bummed out that I won't be able to experience doing what most witches do and experience the thrill of lighting a candle and stuff like that. The only thing I ever tried doing was a good luck sigil spell since it was the most convenient type. But honestly I'm not really sure if it worked 🫠

.. anyone? concerned about my newborn as I start to mingle with the unknown. I havd been raised in Christian family and sobi have toxic bias and bigotry to work through mentally

however beyond myself, what of this infant who is close to me physically as I am his mother ?

Can I add more life force to a person through spell work?

I recently encountered a lot of butterflies and whenever I searched which goddess is associated with them, I found psyche! Born a mortal, she is so beautiful, even Aphrodite was jealous and tried to curse Eros into falling in love with a monster. However, soon as he gazed upon Psyche, they fell in love and Zeus granted her immortality so she could be with Eros forever. Isn't this a lovely story? I think I found my first deity♡

He says he has nightmares often and I wanted to gift him something made with care and pizazz.✨️

Just tricked my Mum into buying me a cauldron 😁😁

In my house, I can't do anything without being asked a question. I simply can't light a candle, meditate, or even use my crystals. they're just lying around with the excuse of "i bought them because i liked them" when my intent was to use them.

Are there any ways that i can freestyle spells with a pen and paper and a lighter? For example can i just write down what i want and burn the paper after? Any rules I should be aware of? Would it work with anything I want to get? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Is there anything i can do to grow economically? I worked in several places but I didn't like any of them because they made fun of me for my appearance or because I didn't like working in those places.I can't afford to go to college and honestly it's very hard for me to study. I have this dream where I'm famous, not in the Hollywood style but more in music and it feels so real that when I wake up I know that's my future.
I want to try to manifest or do spells to grow financially or start to be more well-known, what can I do?

I was supposed to have a quiz in molbio (molecular biology), and I had already missed two because I was late that day due to the elevator not opening for some reason. Because of that, I went home. I talked to my professor on the phone, and he told me to meet him in his classroom at 5 pm. Then I said okay. I went downstairs, and there were burgers in the kitchen, so that’s what I ate. I was with my older sister and mom at that time. Then the setting changed—I was in a mall, and I passed by a man who was walking. Then, a woman with white, dry hair wearing stockings and a jacket walked towards him in a weird way. I even heard the two women who were also walking on the other side saying that the woman was a figure skater. I don’t know how, but she killed the man. He just suddenly collapsed. The two women who saw it were also killed, and then she died too. I just stood there for a moment, thinking about what to do. I don’t know why, but I couldn’t ask for help, so I just walked away.

I ran into some other people at the exit, and I was afraid they would link me to the dead bodies in that building, so I ran away. I ended up in the parking area on a distant floor with no cars. I was looking for the elevator, but there wasn’t one, so I went through the car pathway. As I passed there, it was like I was a mermaid, swimming and floating along the path. The guard saw me. I thought he would chase me because someone had reported the dead bodies, but he found me amusing. I kept ‘swimming’ for a long time before I reached the first floor. I passed by a lot of guards who seemed to think I was putting on a show for them. When I reached the first floor, there was no exit, just a spiral staircase. I climbed it. The steps were really tall. When I stepped on the first step, I saw a figurine of Jesus, like when he had been taken down from the cross. Beside it was something like an exit, and outside was a view of a city tats familiar to me. In front of me, there was a middle-aged girl covered in black mud. She was naked, with white hair, but covered in mud, and was known as ‘mother.’ She wasn’t speaking to me, just staring. My thoughts at that time were that she was ‘mother,’ but she seemed to be leading me to another path at the top of the stairs. I can’t describe the man at the top of the stairs, but I knew him as Satan. In my mind, I knew it was Satan. He was sitting in a dark place, on a chair made of vines, looking at me. I didn’t want to join him, and as I climbed the stairs, my body got heavier and heavier. I hugged Jesus and recited the ‘Our Father’ prayer, pleading to be brought back to Earth. The woman beside me seemed to be trying to stop me. I finished the prayer, then I prayed to Mama Mary, saying the ‘Hail Mary’ prayer. I was desperate to be put back on Earth instead of being pulled by the woman closer to the man. Then I woke up.

I want to do this binding spell. As I dont have that oil, I am going to use lavander and passion fruit oil (for passion and love) also some cinnamon for domination. But the thing is how I do qll of this without my parents noticing 😅

Hey there y'all! Just popping in to let you know about the new r/GrannyWitch subreddit! We are a community dedicated to the discussion, preservation, and practice of Appalachian Granny Witchcraft, Folk Magic, Braucherei, Root Work, Hedge Magick, Kitchen Witchery, etc! We are a safe space for any who are interested, want to learn, or practice any of these! So, if any of that piques your interest, come on by and stay a spell (see what I did there), it's all happening over at r/GrannyWitch!

So I tried today to do a full moon Aries moon cleanse in order to burn all the things that were keeping me down in the past years I saw on TikTok. Basically I wrote all the thing that I wasn't happy about myself (relations with friends and lovers, motivation to study, clean etc.; all the stuff I could think). It ended up being quite a lot on an A4 notebook page.

After finishing that (which took a few hours with big breaks) I wrote on the back "I destroy all of this" and then went to the kitchen turned on the stove and burn the paper (facing North if it helps). All good, until after, when I went on the balcony and threw the remains that were taken by the wind to the south (I was facing east when I threw them). When I went back, not even a minute later I saw for a split sec with the corner of my eye a face, and now I have some pre-chicken skin vibes (idk how to describe it otherwise, like something waiting to happen).

Did I unleash something? Or removed something that I shouldn't?

P.S: This reddit pop-ed up randomly while searching about the ritual not even 5 minutes after throwing the paper :D

Moving to Knoxville TN part time soon. It will be a huge change for me. Give me the names of all the best metaphysical shops please! And anything else talk recommend

Hi everyone!! I’m currently starting to learn more about wicca, witchcraft, etc. I’m in the process of buying or searching for great starter books

can anyone recommend me books i should begin with ??

Ok so, I am pagan and have been for a long time now,most of my family knows that I am not Christian anymore,most of them aren't even hardcore Christians like they don't even go to church regularly (well most of them) they kept on pressing onto me to go to confirmation,I kept on telling them about how I don't want to and that their god never ever helped me when I needed help,all they could say was that he doesn't help or that I've read the bible wrong(???) Literally after telling them I've been SA'D by my grandfather they laughed and didn't believe me(they still don't) I nearly died and the Christian god didn't give af.Ive been abandoned,hated and blamed for everything since I was 9,I keep on being judged for everything I do.I stopped going to religion classes in school bc obviously i am not Christian so why shall I go?I've deconstructed Christianity completely and i don't want to go back."pray to god he will help you"no he fucking won't,he never did.My favourite aunt said to just go even if I'm pagan and do it for like the money or to just stop the family conflict and say whatever I want in my mind if I dont believe,I said i will talk with them,she kept pressing to ask my parents the date of the confirmation,after I told her that I don't want to go,she was like "ok whatever"and I knew she was pissed,she texted my mom that she tried to convince me but theres no point so yeah,and she also said that since Im not Christian i wont get anything for Christmas.My mother said that i wont get anything from anyone since I dont believe and that my family will hate me and shit.I don't want to go to confirmation,I finally started healing from all my trauma and know I have to go,I don't like my family honestly anymore,but I dont want to have a conflict with them,bc If I do then they wont pay for anything(i cant move out yet,I have like 3 more years since i will move out to college)I think I will just go for the sake of it and do it for the money,BC I really can't be broke,obv I will stay pagan but I will have to go to church and pretend again.What should I do? I'm really sad rn,why does everyone fucking treat me this way,im so fucking lonely.What should I do any advice? Also sorry that this is very long.

I've only been a witch for a year now, and love teaching my toddlers about the sabbats as I learn and celebrate. I also work with the elements so I've taught them some about that. They are at the stage of kinda scared of the dark, and we came across a little spell in the Samhain book I got them that my son loves to do and has helped. However, my husband warned me tonight that it's getting to the point where I might want to be more careful because they'll accidentally out me. I've also had this thought, but I really want to celebrate my holidays with them and share my beliefs, particularly around nature. My husband had some ideas on ways to shrug it off if my mom asks questions, but it's kinda bound to come out. I'm also terrible at lying, especially to my mother. She lives with us and is very Christian. I even saw her watching a "documentary" about the evils of witchcraft featuring someone who escaped the cult and had terrible dark things to say. She knows me and my sister are atheist, and my sister is into earthy things and has a witchy aesthetic which is super helpful in letting me hide.

What do y'all do or suggest? Am I just at the point of having to stay true to myself and to hell with the consequences? I'm not really willing to stop including my kids in my beliefs. It makes me so happy

 I’m looking for an altar for my room that is basically a small table that i can sit at while i’m sitting on the floor. I’ve been looking on amazon and i found that shelves are generally too small and coffee tables are generally too big or tall. I know it’s not necessary but i’d like for it to be white seeing as all of the furniture in my room is like white stock furniture from amazon lol. if you have any ideas please comment.

 Also if anyone has any altar tips i’d greatly appreciate it. i’m not really into worshiping deities so i kind of just want a place i can do my work at. If you have any tips, tricks or ideas for the altar and for the stand or table please lmk. thank you for reading. ❤️‍🔥

     (EDIT:) - I found a desk monitor stand that should be the perfect size for my altar. I would still appreciate and help with altars or witchcraft in general though ❤️‍🔥

Did I just set up an altar? Yes. Is it in an open space? Yes. Does my mom know? No. The idea is that if/when she sees and asks about it I’ll tell her I’m a Hellenistic Pagan- she’s very open and accepting with religion and knows I’m exploring other religions, I’m just scared of telling her for no reason whatsoever. Wish me luck-

So... when I'm praying or doing something at my altar, I never use candles. Is that okay?

hello hello! i just recently started my witchcraft journey a few weeks ago and started gathering materials to perform my first ritual and create my altar. This is my temporary set up, but does anyone have any advice for a first time witch? Especially with setting up my altar 🫶🏻

I hope this is okay to post, if a mod needs to approve of this let me know. I'm also looking for friends if anyone is interested.

Everyone in the group is in their early 20s, mid 20s and 30s so no minors. If you're looking for a quiet Discord group this, is it, mainly people will speak up if something piques their interest, or if someone asks a question or multiple questions then someone will say something. Other than that, it's very laid back.

It's okay if you're a beginner, we accept all beginners that are willing to learn.

If anyone is interested in this, please send me a message ^^

Thanks for your interest ^^

More information about the group.

RECORDING / TRACKING TOOLS:

• Digital BoS : Notion
• Digital Grimoire : Notability (for things I want to handwrite / draw like sigils)
• Lunar Phase Calendar : Moon Phases & Lunar Calendar App

REFERENCES:

• Books : Kindle — use as a front and use the books they’re uninterested with (I use danmei/BL books I have finished reading) I bought around 3000+ books in Etsy. Boy do I have some reading to do!
• Social Media : Tiktok / Google / Reddit

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN MY PRACTICE:

• Color Magic
• Crystal Magic
• Greek & Pagan deities
• Holy Water
• Kitchen Magic
• Knot Magic
• Music
• Runes
• Sigils
• Tea Magic
• Tarot Cards

Bonus: Some Catholic elements lol

Spell Jar replacement — I can neither use jars nor use the fridge to freeze anyone’s names. It’s too witchy & suspicious lol.

• White envelopes + colored PVC tape
• Tin boxes + colored PVC tape
• Drawstring pouches

Spell Jar Contents — I generally avoid spices and perishable goods since these go in my room and I do not want to attract insects and wildlife.

What goes into my “spell jar”.

• Coins
• Papers
• Crystals
• Cords
• Other non-perishable items

Note: I was raised Catholic and was surrounded by Buddhist/Taoist people for many years. As a teenager, I also read a lot about Wiccan practice. Now, my spells have all sorts of stuff. The church, Chinatown, Wiccan shops and the internet got my back for a lot of my spells and rituals.

CURRENTLY EXPLORING

• Demonolatry — reading about it but I have not incorporated that in my practice yet. This started as a joke between me and my siblings. And well, here I am!
• Knot magic — it’s very new. Still reading about it. Currently reading: Knot Magic by Sarah Bartlett

EXCLUDED:

I excluded the following in my practice:

• Incense
• Candles
• Burning anything
• Spell jars with spices or any perishable goods
• Freezer spells

Posting this in case it helps anybody.

I have a curious question: what is your experience as solitary witch? What do you guys do when you do your craft alone?

I am still researching most of the time about witchcraft, finding myself here, and doing shadow work every single day with subtle incorporation of self-care because my body is an altar. I always thought of wanting to be in the coven because I always see others who are in coven, but then I realize I prefer to take some time slow and learn about myself. Is it okay that I choose to be alone rather than being surrounded by people?