Tips for Becoming a Witch – How To Take the First steps to Becoming a Powerful and Effective Witch
So you are interested in witchcraft and would like to know how to become a witch? Great! You’ve come to the right place. Here at SchoolOfRealMagic.com we have lots of tips and advice to help you do just that. You will find it’s easy to take your first steps along a new and exciting wiccan path.
Here we’ll try to answer a few basic questions which new witches might have, and explain a little more about what it actually means to become a witch and to practise witchcraft or wicca.
Can anyone become a witch?
Yes, they certainly can! Witchcraft attracts converts from all paths of life and from all backgrounds. The beauty of witchcraft and paganism is that it is a very fluid and flexible concept – there are many ways to go about becoming a witch and casting spells, and many ways to approach the concept of magic – and as such, there is no barrier to your becoming a witch as you can adapt your own pagan path to suit yourself and your individual lifestyle.
You can pick and choose from amongst the many varied and interesting branches of witchcraft – or even set out on your own, a solitary Hedgewitch with your own completely unique framework of ideas to guide you.
In addition, Witchcraft need not create conflict with other philosophies or even religious ideologies you might have, as long as you keep an open and enquiring mind. The power of magic is after all a great and unexplained energy. It is a force for good, incapable of evil, and as such it is very compatible with the idea of a higher power or God force. If it makes you feel more comfortable, think of your spells and affirmations as prayers, petitions to the universal conciousness, homage to a greater spiritual truth.
Some people put off learning about witchcraft or paganism and becoming a witch because they are waiting until they have enough money to buy all the “right” books, an expensive wand, a cloak, a crystal selection, and so on...None of this is necessary to become a witch. In fact, although these things can help to set the mood for a spell and channel the subconscious, all too often these things can actually serve as distractions to the true power of magic. Some of the most powerful witches I know can sit down at a moments notice and cast a spell, with nothing on them at all but a focused mind and the power of their imagination.
So yes, anyone can become a witch – and often do! You can approach witchcraft from any background, from any country in the world, regardless of your economic or spiritual circumstances. The most important and only necessary attribute is an open mind and an eager desire to summon the magical powers within you.
How do I become a witch?
There is no need at all to take part in any kind of magical initiation ritual, or even to join a coven, however exciting these things may sound. In fact, it is wise to put off joining a coven (if indeed you ever do) until you have become more secure in your own magical powers and certain that witchcraft is indeed the path for you.
Covens are either a very good thing, or a very ineffective idea, depending upon the individuals present in them. In the right company they can be extremely inspiring and uplifting for the new witch, enabling them to grow in their powers with the guidance of wise and enthusiastic counsellors. In the wrong company they can sometimes be close minded cliques, stuck in their own ineffectual group created dogma, concerned mainly with impressing others, dressing up in robes and wearing showy pentacles, or group therapy for damaged individuals rather than a collection of empowered witches working together for the common goal of creating more powerful magic with the support of a group. A new and insecure witch or wizard is wise to do their research and discover their own approach to becoming a witch at first without the influence of others.
The first step to becoming a witch is to do your research. Read everything you can online and in books about the topic of witchcraft and magic. Consider picking up your copy of “Practical Magic One” which explains what magic is and where it comes from, and how you can channel it with your subconscious mind.
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DO start a Journal or a Book of Shadows. Use it to write down things you would like to know more about, dreams, thoughts that you have had, magical goals and ideas…
DO immerse yourself in Nature and let yourself be inspired by it. Witchcraft and Paganism are concerned with natural energies; remember magic is especially potent outside – and green things have a calming effect upon the mind, which is your number one magical tool.
DO spend time alone. Embrace silence and quiet reflection. Magic is a lot less about action and frantic activity, and a lot more about reconnecting with yourself and your imagination. You will change as you become a witch, you will become more powerful – and with power comes more responsibility and choice. How will you use your magic? Who do you want to be? Consider these things, they are important. A witch without a rudder is like a wild horse out of control.
DO become organised and develop your willpower (another powerful tool in your magical arsenal). Remember that your surroundings, to a certain extent, effect your mood and your mental powers. In a similar way, “as within, so without” - consider the fact that your surroundings and circumstances are a direct reflection of the state of your mind. Everything around you is self created – what do you want to change? How will you begin?
A powerful witch is in careful control of their thoughts.
DO remain open minded, even when you become a more experienced witch and are more familiar with your individual path. It is great to have favourite authors and voices on your subject, but never be closed off to new concepts and new ways of understanding witchcraft.
DO consider whether there are set ideas within the pagan/witchcraft community which interest and attract you. Could you be a Celtic witch? An Egyptian style witch? A Druid? Are there certain deities or powers which call to you? Are there symbols associated with these deities or paths which you can incorporate in your magic to make it more powerful and meaningful to you?
Do pick up your copy of "Practical Magic One" to learn the basic principles of magic power and how to summon it into your life.
DO become a witch with excitement and joy – you are on a path which has the potential to change your life. With witchcraft you can become the amazing person you always dreamed of being! A new and magical life awaits.