Hi there!
You find out what kind of witch you are, by deciding
what kind of witchcraft you want to practice. Most people just choose
what they want to be, based off what they like, what they feel drawn to,
or just what they want to do. What you choose you aren’t stuck with forever
- you can try other things, combine things, whatever you want to do!
Witchcraft is super personal, and it’s all for you, by you. You also
don’t need to confine your magic to any singular label; you can choose
more than one to work with.
I picked sigil magic to start with,
for example, because it seemed easy, and I knew I could draw; it also
required very little supplies, and it also honestly seemed the least
likely to backfire. xD My craft eventually evolved into eclectic magic,
because I began using a bit of everything else (crystals, herbs,
candles, etc.) in my magic to get what I needed.
As for room
decor, that’s up to you. You don’t need it, though. You don’t need to
*look* witchy to *be* witchy. If you need to be on the down low about
your magic, you don’t have to draw huge pentacles on your walls or wear
all black or anything like that to still have magic work. What makes you
a witch or magic user is what’s inside you, not around you (it can help
but, you know, not required). But, if you want to make your room
look “witchy,” whatever that means to you, go right for it. But I don’t
think it will impact your magic in any way. (I don’t view altars /
magical work spaces as decor - they are more than just decorations.)
In
regards to plants, it’s another case of if you want to. All my herbs I
get pre-dried in grocery stores and bulk stores, because I can’t grow
plants worth squat. I’ve taken fresh herbs from grocery stores,
actually, that’s a lie, but they were already grown, and I just hung
them in my window to dry them. If you want to try growing your own
herbs, feel free, but it isn’t necessary - pre-dried and store bought
have worked perfectly for me for the last two years. (I also don’t know
anything about growing herbs or gardening, so you’d need to go elsewhere
for those answers.)
Working with crystals and sigils are optional - they can prove beneficial, but if you don’t want to do that, you don’t need to.
Working
with *anything* is optional, when you get right down to it - all these
things, candles, herbs, crystals, are just amplifiers and focuses for
magic. You can perform witchcraft with just your own body, energy, and
intent. You just need to know how. (P.S. [energy work] is how.)
Doing
your own research will never go amiss, let me tell you that right now. I
know it can seem daunting, and you don’t know where to start, but
seriously, just a Google search of “witchcraft crystal magic”
or “witchcraft sigil magic” can pull up a lot of information and give
you more ideas of where to go that you can follow on your own. (I really
recommend specifying “witchcraft” when searching on the internet,
because you might get a lot of pop culture links that just aren’t
relevant, or a variety of other articles that might not be applicable.)
You
start being a witch by deciding you want to be a witch. Boom,
congratulations, welcome to witchcraft! :D From there, it’s going to be a
lot of research. Research will help you determine more about witchcraft
in general, and from there you can decide what you want to do with it.
Once you have an idea of things you might want to try - working with
crystals, herbs, sea magic, etc. - you can do more focused research on
those topics.
Once you have an idea of what you want to do, try
it out. Give some things a shot and practice. Write down what you try,
so if it doesn’t work or things go wrong, you can look back and
think “what if I try this instead?.” and then try it. It really is all
about experimentation. You will make mistakes, spell may not work - it
is something that has happened to us all, and likely will again. Nothing
is perfect and neither is magic. Don’t be daunted, though - you are new
to it, it will take some time to get the hang of and build your
confidence up. Just stay positive, and remember that mistakes are
learning experiences, and help define you more as witch. Never give up.
The magic is inside you, you just need to find the right way to work
with it.
