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do you any tips for extremely new witches who have no idea where to start?

I do!

• Don’t feel like you need a witchy label, you don’t
• Don’t feel like you need to worship a god or goddess to be a witch, you don’t
• practise what feels natural, if something doesn’t click then don’t force it
• spend time outside, talk to the wind, feel the energy in the trees, let the moon fill you with magic
• your mind is your best tool; you don’t need every herb or crystal under the sky to practise
• meditation will help you find yourself
• make friends, join witchy chat groups but keep in mind that no one views one subject the same and there is a good chance they might be doing something either incorrect or harmful depending on what you end up believing in
• Wicca is not the same thing as witchcraft, though many authors and blogs use the terms interchangeably when they mean different things
• Keeping that in mind, Wicca books are still amazing reads for witches because of the use of witchcraft in Wicca
• If anyone tells you that Wicca is an old religion they have no idea what they are talking about
• Stay away from silver ravenwolf books, don’t practise ‘smudging’, don’t use a dreamcatcher (they won’t actually work unless you buy from a native which some people say is ok and some people say is wrong, but explaining why will take too long and this is a touchy subject in the community)
• don’t take practises from cultures that don’t want to share them
• have fun
• make spells up as you go along
• don’t worry when they fail
• age does not equal knowledge; there are many older witches who aren’t as well informed as they seem
• Stay away from the drama, it’s not worth it and will only make you mad

witchy masterposts are your best friend. Here is a masterpost of masterposts. This is a lot of information to take in so I suggest just going super slow with it, maybe focusing on one subject per week. I’m just dumping all this info here so you can keep coming back to it for reference, don’t look at it all at once!

• Tari’s Tips For Those Considering Witchcraft
• Cunning Celt’s Beginner Guide Glossary Of Common Terms
• The Master Post To Rule All Masterposts; Has SO MUCH STUFF
• A Sigil Witch’s Beginner Witchcraft Resources Masterpost
• Natural Magic’s Books And Resources
• Tari’s Spellbook Masterpost
• Crystal Prescriptions
• Green Kitchen Witch’s Crash Course On Fake Gemstones
• Element Information
• Commonly Used Materials Of The Craft
• Limited Witchcraft Masterpost
• Necromancy
• Masterlist of Ways To Tell Fortunes
• Types Of Witchcraft

I could go on forever but you get the point. DON’T FORGET TO HAVE FUN!!!! <3