How to know what Witch you are | 20 Types of Witches

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  • čas přidán 4. 06. 2024
  • #typesofwitches #witchbasics #whatwitchareyou
    Today we are looking into how to know what type of witch you are. And of course, if it is in the first place necessary to discover your type of witch and label your witchcraft. In this video, I will be discussing the most common types of witches, split into descriptions of beliefs, practice, and niche. I would love to hear what type of witch you are or if you just practice without subscribing to a certain subcategory :)
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    Find your witch type with this video. What types of witches are there?
    00:00 Intro
    01:21 Pros of choosing a witch label
    01:44 Cons of labeling your witchcraft
    03:00 Eclectic witch
    03:40 What type of witch am I?
    03:57 Wiccan Witch (& other religious witches)
    04:12 Secular Witch
    04:40 Pagan Witch
    05:12 Coven vs Solitary Witch
    05:44 Self-taught vs Hereditary Witch
    06:58 How to know what witch YOU are?
    09:00 Green Witch
    09:59 Kitchen Witch
    10:30 Cottage Witch / Hearth Witch
    11:24 Hedge Witch
    11:57 Cosmic Witch
    11:39 Lunar Witch
    13:12 Elemental Witch
    14:23 Urban Witch
    15:13 Art Witch
    16:18 Tech Witch
    17:22 Crystal Witch
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  • @28peruvian
    @28peruvian Před 3 lety +4367

    We are all witches...witch is just a label. Humans are divine pure energy, we are energy in motion and are always creating with our thoughts and words. Our words are incantations...

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +303

      well said!!! 💚☝☝☝

    • @PixelKnight93
      @PixelKnight93 Před 3 lety +113

      only most people have forgotten this

    • @brianlopez9511
      @brianlopez9511 Před 3 lety +20

      💯

    • @ytcobrapg3d720
      @ytcobrapg3d720 Před 3 lety +28

      Well honestly what the fuck is going on

    • @diegooland1261
      @diegooland1261 Před 3 lety +111

      I disagree, we are not all witches. I know a few elves, faeries, and brownies that would disagree. And far too many people are definitely not witches. They are everything a witch is not and do not deserve the title.

  • @darriscottch3355
    @darriscottch3355 Před 3 lety +773

    My intuition naturally draws me to crystals, astrology, elements and lunar. Interesting

    • @sarahs5340
      @sarahs5340 Před 2 lety +22

      Meee tooo! Blessed be 💎✨🌘🪐

    • @lenafranklin7262
      @lenafranklin7262 Před 2 lety +12

      Me too, I love saying good morning to the north south east and west. I love lighting fires , burning old hair of mine , just being in touch with nature and energy around us . 🔱🦊🦉🌟💫🌿🌲🌺🌼🌻🍂🍁

    • @attatime1650
      @attatime1650 Před 2 lety +13

      Same but add herbs to it :)

    • @lenafranklin7262
      @lenafranklin7262 Před 2 lety +4

      @@attatime1650 my intuition says stay away from abusive people

    • @mayashtag
      @mayashtag Před 2 lety +2

      Wow same !

  • @rebeccawood7350
    @rebeccawood7350 Před rokem +267

    I feel I am a “Happily unlabeled witch” I love being able to experiment with all forms of magic and not tie myself to one or two forms. I am strongly tied to divination and being in nature, working with the moon phases, I’ve recently begun working on kitchen witchery and you are inspiring me in the cottage witchery too! I’ve done some candle magic and candle gazing, working on all of my “clairs” too!

    • @Ophanim1000
      @Ophanim1000 Před rokem

      Repent of your sins. The LORD Jesus will return. Witchcraft is an abomination to him and to the laws of creation. You have transgressed the laws of all that is holy is pure. Change your ways before it is too late. And accept Jesus’ loving sacrifice as the payment for your sins, that is death.
      The world will end in fire and brimstone and the army of heaven that is of powerful angelic beings led by the LORD and king of heaven and earth Jesus Christ. The time of the harvest is soon at hand when all will be judged according to their sin unless they accept Jesus wholeheartedly as their one and only salvation and God. AMEN

    • @sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262
      @sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262 Před rokem +1

      you have to realize how 'live action roleplay' this all sounds right?

    • @BryerTheKing1
      @BryerTheKing1 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Same

    • @peachypufff
      @peachypufff Před 10 měsíci +6

      @@sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262
      how it SOUNDS. but that’s exactly it. it SOUNDS like live role play. but the idea of witches came from ACTUAL witches, people just put a shit ton more fantasy and otherworldly elements into it.

    • @gigatheprotogen
      @gigatheprotogen Před 4 měsíci +2

      I do a little bit of everything as well lol. I mostly focus on hedge, green, and art witchcraft, but I do also work with the elements, kitchen magic cause I love to cook, and lunar phases. While I am atheist and secular in practice, I'm getting more into the eight sabbats and celebrating them for their spiritual significance rather than the religious aspect.

  • @justsomeautisticwoman6202

    My gf is a witch and I’m trying to learn more to understand her and even give a hand when needed! So thank you so much for this helping me understand a bit more about the termanology and A bit of the practicing

  • @zeph6439
    @zeph6439 Před 3 lety +1882

    "He who defines himself
    cannot know who he really is"
    ~ Lao Tzu

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +112

      That's definitely food for thought ☺️

    • @zeph6439
      @zeph6439 Před 3 lety +31

      @@Thewitchescookery It has kept me satisfied ever since I first read it :) BB

    • @debralouannascozad-leslie-4901
      @debralouannascozad-leslie-4901 Před 3 lety +19

      Like minded people looking to interact in specific ways to others...good to know specialties...

    • @zeph6439
      @zeph6439 Před 3 lety +9

      @@debralouannascozad-leslie-4901 I have found that the Tao Te Ching, which is really a paean to the Great Mother, goes well with all of my dracontic activities. Merry Meet!

    • @amitybryson6196
      @amitybryson6196 Před 3 lety +4

      Or if the shoe fits wear it

  • @caleigh4133
    @caleigh4133 Před 3 lety +1070

    I’m a baby witch at the age of just turning 13, I think I may be a cosmic witch or maybe a elemental witch! My grandma was in to this type of stuff. My mom supports me while my stepdad thinks he failed as a parent in allowing me.

    • @Leto85
      @Leto85 Před 3 lety +140

      A baby witch. For some reason that sounds rather cute. I hope that doesn't sound offending though. :)

    • @gendecoro
      @gendecoro Před 3 lety +95

      Caleigh, witchcraft is transferred through the blood line only. It's not something you can teach out of someone either 😂 so your stepfather didn't fail you. Just like trying to hold back a wave on the beach. Impossible. But it isn't necessarily transferred to everyone in the family.
      Stick to white magic, have tea and sit down with granny and ask some questions if possible. 😉 I found out my mom was hiding being a witch for 30 yrs while I was growing up and then I found out my great grandfather was a Shaman. Receiving the calling is very special but it is also a big responsibility.
      Good luck sweetheart. Blessings to you and granny.🥰🙏
      Another suggestion, don't focus so much on what type of witch you are (because that will come), focus on the history and truth of the matriarchal religions (where our foundation comes from), Metaphysics and energy (which is what everything is made of and what witches are able to manipulate), Personal development (mastering the mind is mastering everything), and meditation, chakras, and connecting with your higher self and Spirit. AND PROTECTION! DO NO SPELL CASTING OR SPIRITUAL COMMUNICATION WITHOUT MASTERING PROTECTING AND CLEARING YOUR SPACE FIRST. Especially when you are young.
      Few...I guess I wasn't brought to this post for it's message, but for you dear one. Good luck 😄🙏💜

    • @Valenari6636
      @Valenari6636 Před 3 lety +66

      I’m a baby witch too and same age as well but I’m a broom closet witch

    • @sissymorning9809
      @sissymorning9809 Před 3 lety +39

      @@gendecoro actually my ex bf taught me how to be a white witch and because he didn't teach me much I have beginner abilities

    • @ragathnor326
      @ragathnor326 Před 3 lety +43

      Men in general are VERY afraid of "magic". And they define most anything as magic. They can be nervous around it. Just assure him that has your powers grow and you become powerful yourself that u wont use the magic to hurt him unless he desrves it. Hahaaa...yes, end that statement with an evil cackle.

  • @mooncrafternailsandmore7907
    @mooncrafternailsandmore7907 Před 2 lety +200

    I have been practicing since 1978 and I have been down many paths over the years. I have settled on being an eclectic intuitive witch. I use many ritual and spell types that may fall under different categories of witchcraft but mostly I follow my intuition and use my magic to focus it.
    We'll done video and I appreciate the respect you show to the other beliefs under the umbrella of witchcraft and paganism. That's not always the case when I have seen others do this kind of thing. Blessed be!

    • @ellieeckhardt7620
      @ellieeckhardt7620 Před 10 měsíci +5

      I've been a witch since I was 16 in 1976. It is in my family for decades, my grandma taught me everything so I'm hereditary too

  • @hecatesdaughter2207
    @hecatesdaughter2207 Před 8 měsíci +18

    I have been an Eclectic Solitary Witch for over 60 years. Since my grandson was interested in becoming a Witch, he is now also a Solitary Witch,. Although he has branched out over the years and has picked the Goddess and Spirit Animal with which he works. He is 24, so I suppose that he could be called an Eclectic Hereditary Solitary Witch, too. Being a Crone now, I work mostly with Hecate.🌹

    • @hanna24106
      @hanna24106 Před 2 měsíci +1

      For a person who's drawn to Hecate what could I do to begin perhaps working with her? Hope you don't mind me asking

  • @Brunick34
    @Brunick34 Před 3 lety +441

    Definitely a self-taught, eclectic witch. I do like picking and choosing and not having to stick/commit to one type of thing 24/7. I'm too fickle lol

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +24

      Heheh I can relate. It is great to just go with the flow and tailor your workings to your needs and wants in the moment ☺️

    • @talonshadows4587
      @talonshadows4587 Před 3 lety +9

      I like the freedom but I am very into my Native American Culture combined with my grasp of Wicca

    • @mayarockafellow1446
      @mayarockafellow1446 Před 3 lety +6

      Me too. Eclectic witch. Cottage, elemental,art and crystal witch.

    • @brandyhuff8487
      @brandyhuff8487 Před 2 lety +1

      Same! Self taught eclectic is how I explain my way of doing things 🥰

    • @hawthorngrove3629
      @hawthorngrove3629 Před 2 lety +2

      I'm with you. I wander between arts and crafts, candle magic, kitchen witchery, herbs, crystal's ect.

  • @rachelbusby670
    @rachelbusby670 Před 2 lety +529

    I’m an urban witch and the soundscape of the city really adds to my practice. My windows are always open during my full moon ceremonies so I can hear the buzz of people, traffic, aeroplanes, sirens, dogs, music. It provides a kind of soothing vibration and I find it just elevates my work. I live in Edinburgh, Scotland, which has a very dark history. Edinburgh is the original Salem. Witch trials were carried out at a lake in the middle of the city called the Nor Loch, and there’s a plaque next to the esplanade of the city’s famous castle commemorating all of the young women who were burned there. I feel such a strong emotional tie to this city, and I am a proud urban witch!

    • @annashiels6782
      @annashiels6782 Před rokem +8

      I'm an Edinburgh which too (slightly outside of Edinburgh), subbed!

    • @Lucretciela
      @Lucretciela Před rokem +13

      Well Damn... If I lived in Edinburgh, I'd def be an urban witch too! I'll bet that city vibe truly adds to your practice. Yes, Edinburgh DOES have a very dark history, also very fascinating, rich history! You're so very lucky to live where you do. I'd trade places with you in a heartbeat. I'm going to visit Scotland next fall, and I can't wait.
      I live in Hollywood, Calif., in a very unique, woodsy area next to Griffith Park, so I do all my ceremonial magick (I'm a ceremonial magician) outside, in my yard, between 2:00-4:00 AM. I can't even practice indoors at all anymore, it just doesn't feel right. Atmosphere is important for me, when I practice. For instance, I practice in the side yard of my Tudor (authentic ) house, which makes it feel like it's year 1310, and if I face East , I see L.A. skyline, and if I face North, I've got half the Hollywood sign looking down on me, while deer & coyote randomly run past me, and sometimes in my yard, as I practice. One night, a coyote sat watching me maybe 10-15 feet away, as I was practicing. It was so awesome. I also had a mama Raccoon with her two babies trailing behind her, casually walk right into my circle of divine light, stop for a sec, look at me, and when I moved, they quickly ran off. I think she thought I was a tree until I moved, then got scared.

    • @dustindean3912
      @dustindean3912 Před rokem +8

      I live a very "farm" life... Can't imagine how that is peaceful. No disrespect intended. Could you please explain? lol

    • @Ophanim1000
      @Ophanim1000 Před rokem

      Repent of your sins. The LORD Jesus will return. Witchcraft is an abomination to him and to the laws of creation. You have transgressed the laws of all that is holy is pure. Change your ways before it is too late. And accept Jesus’ loving sacrifice as the payment for your sins, that is death.
      The world will end in fire and brimstone and the army of heaven that is of powerful angelic beings led by the LORD and king of heaven and earth Jesus Christ. The time of the harvest is soon at hand when all will be judged according to their sin unless they accept Jesus wholeheartedly as their one and only salvation and God. AMEN

    • @sierrajamerson5637
      @sierrajamerson5637 Před 7 měsíci

      I had no idea of this…thank you so much for your comment! You’ve given me an aha moment.

  • @victoriagoolsby6006
    @victoriagoolsby6006 Před rokem +10

    I am a secular, agnostic, solitary, self taught, green, kitchen, cottage, cosmic, art, and crystal witch. Such a mouthful, but I love that there are so many ways to intercept each of these into my practices

  • @jddj6486
    @jddj6486 Před 2 lety +29

    I would call myself a Whole Witch. Everything you mentioned I have used throughout my life.
    I love your videos, thank you so very much!

  • @theartofnaturegermany
    @theartofnaturegermany Před 3 lety +725

    So I learned today, that I'm an self taught eclectic witch 😃

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +70

      Oh yaih hehe I feel that is what most German witches would call themselves 🧙✨

    • @PrincessKladia
      @PrincessKladia Před 3 lety +5

      So I’m I 🧙🏻‍♀️ 🌙 ✨ 💎 🍵 🪴

    • @10RexTheWolf01
      @10RexTheWolf01 Před 3 lety +33

      I misread Eclectic and thought it was Electric.

    • @theartofnaturegermany
      @theartofnaturegermany Před 3 lety +3

      @@10RexTheWolf01 haha 🤣🤣 probably not, I don't like electric shocks n stuff so much

    • @Cernunnos_83
      @Cernunnos_83 Před 3 lety +5

      @@Thewitchescookery I would call myself a celtoi pagan eclectic "City Witch" from Berlin. 😅 No, I am just a witch and I love your channel. 🌱🌳💚

  • @waterfall6782001
    @waterfall6782001 Před 2 lety +491

    I think one good thing about having a title at first is that it allows you to focus on something. There is SO MUCH you can do with witchcraft that it can be very overwhelming; there are simply so many topics you can read and learn about. Identifying yourself as something (even if just temporary) can help you focus in on certain topics and really learn them happily.

    • @ryanbrown1484
      @ryanbrown1484 Před rokem

      War of the trumpets against the evil monitoring spirits and marine kingdom in Leamington Ontario Canada. Use your witch bottles to trap them and bury them, there out of control. Queen of the coast and the Prince of Persia's orders no matter what you hear.

    • @mothermoon
      @mothermoon Před rokem +8

      This is beautiful 🙏

    • @Heartless-oi3sp
      @Heartless-oi3sp Před rokem +2

      What type of witches use white and black magic?

    • @Heartless-oi3sp
      @Heartless-oi3sp Před rokem +3

      @Breanna D What's the best way to become Grey witch? How can I learn to practice both whyte and black magic?

    • @dhayman4722
      @dhayman4722 Před rokem +1

      exactly why i watched

  • @flutenanyidk1806
    @flutenanyidk1806 Před rokem +18

    My coven are mostly crystal witches and we have one budding medium- I'm still learning- and the funny thing was I already collected rocks before I started to learn about witchcraft! So, even with my parents being closed-minded about it, they don't notice a thing because I already loved rocks! Other than that I'm mostly unlabeled. However, I want to try art witchcraft with my creative writing and infuse it with luck and healing magic for the reader. I think that could help a lot of people and be a special thank you to my audience for the day when I eventually publish.

  • @mcgee227
    @mcgee227 Před rokem +6

    That's why I like the term Hearthcraft. That covers cottage/kitchen/green/hedge/secular witch and probably more.

  • @AuroraDawnWitchcraft
    @AuroraDawnWitchcraft Před 3 lety +177

    Labels = limitation is so true. However sometimes it's nice to identify things. Thanks for sharing and I love accent.

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +19

      It definitely has pros and cons! I think it all boils down to how you treat the label and how much and what kind of power you give it 😊💚

    • @nobodyanon
      @nobodyanon Před 2 lety +1

      @@Thewitchescookery this so much. Labels should not be limiting. They're simply descriptors.

  • @Blagraite
    @Blagraite Před 2 lety +89

    Self taught atheist witch here, I love the craft, just do not like to revere or "pray" for gods/goddesses, but, I do not discriminate who does, I do respect everyone

  • @kalamityjane6838
    @kalamityjane6838 Před 2 lety +48

    I felt a little lost in Wicca and joined a couple of fb groups, but they felt full of dramatic negative energy. Now, with your video I know I can call myself an Art Witch. Thank you so much for this video. I now feel I belong. Subscribed and love all of your videos!!! :)

    • @ingridgilbert4917
      @ingridgilbert4917 Před 5 měsíci

      I have done this but had no idea anybody else did or had labeled it. You can do amazing things with a self protrait!

    • @gigatheprotogen
      @gigatheprotogen Před 4 měsíci +1

      I've always felt that a lot of wiccan exclusive practitioners just exude this energy of gothic drama and negativity, as if they're somehow a higher being for practicing "true witchcraft". Wiccans tend to gatekeep and judge others harshly, so many Wiccan youtube videos I've seen love to make it a point that their way is the only way and any other way is wrong. It's genuinely exhausting and really pushes new witches away from the craft

  • @xenusrayth2618
    @xenusrayth2618 Před rokem +8

    For now, I feel I fall more under "eclectic", but I believe I may try to develop my own path once I become more experienced and feel I'm ready. Thank you for the information.

  • @allanallione4766
    @allanallione4766 Před 3 lety +327

    To all my sisters and brothers in Witchcraft ! Live Long and Prosper ! Do all workings in Wisdom ! Seek to become a rainbow of happiness within yourselves and shine your light as a Morning Star ! Blessed Be !

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +6

      💚 wonderful words ✨🌼

    • @linak543
      @linak543 Před 3 lety +4

      Blessed be

    • @decasportss
      @decasportss Před 2 lety +1

      Blessed be

    • @-pixie-5103
      @-pixie-5103 Před 2 lety +2

      Blessed be :>

    • @skee5171
      @skee5171 Před 2 lety

      Witchcraft is referred to when a being directs black magic another being with negative intentions of any shape, form or fashion

  • @mosthighlyintrovertedlady3319

    Self-taught green & cottage witch here! Cozy witchcraft shall ensue ♥☕🌿

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +15

      Heheh I looooove the term cozy witchcraft! That is exactly what it is 💚☺️

    • @georgiamartin6964
      @georgiamartin6964 Před 3 lety +2

      I am a self taught young green witch, does anyone have any tips or specific herbs or plants to use? 🍄🌱

  • @VulpixelBee
    @VulpixelBee Před 2 lety +68

    This video helped me out a lot! I'm a beginner witch, and this helped me narrow down the witchcraft into mainly what I connect with, so in the end I am a Eclectic witch, but I've definitely calmed things down :)

  • @Siren0X
    @Siren0X Před rokem +23

    Hearing you saying Christian witch, acknowledging it and accepting it makes me wanna cry. It’s so hard to be accepted in either community and you honestly made my day, I was already gonna subscribe but now I’m definitely gonna make sure too❤

    • @prettylittlexphe
      @prettylittlexphe Před rokem +3

      I’m honestly going to say I didn’t even know Christian witches were a thing but now that I do, I’m happy to welcome all of you into the witch community, any witch that doesn’t is quite rude. 🤍

    • @nightingailinflorida5458
      @nightingailinflorida5458 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Hi, I'm Christian, too, but have been born into a family where my mother had what used to be called ESP and I have always been drawn to the unusual, even practiced Wiccan years ago, but I have accepted Jesus as my Savior, and converted to Catholicism. I still believe in magic, but now know all comes from God. So, to wear there are Christian witches makes me think maybe this where I might fit in?

    • @catrinasmith5311
      @catrinasmith5311 Před 11 měsíci +3

      My best friend is a Christian Witch! Christian Witches are just as valid as all other witches.

    • @end0skeleton778
      @end0skeleton778 Před 11 měsíci +2

      I'm fairly certain my wife is a Christian witch (I'm a heathen, so this is far from bothering), but I don't think she knows it, you know what I mean...She's had premonitions, and when she says what's going to happen in an event, it happens...She definitely has clairvoyance.

    • @BryerTheKing1
      @BryerTheKing1 Před 11 měsíci

      There is no such thing as a christian wich because they hide behind the idea a false god to commit evil acts.

  • @silviasellerio728
    @silviasellerio728 Před 3 lety +194

    I am kind of relieved that you don't have to like crystals to be a witch!

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +29

      😄 I feel you! I have never been interested in crystals either but everybody and their grandma seems to be obsessed with them. Definitely an interesting topic but not a 'must' for doing Witchcraft

    • @spiro7199
      @spiro7199 Před 3 lety +5

      I don’t feel anything with crystal either.

    • @ShieniLicksOnLemons
      @ShieniLicksOnLemons Před 3 lety +16

      My lizard brain: hehe, pretty ronks go brrrrr

    • @jturtle5318
      @jturtle5318 Před 2 lety +1

      I love crystals and use some basic ones in spells, but I don't get into "feeling the vibes" and needing every obscure element out there.

  • @EriCraft
    @EriCraft Před 3 lety +191

    I am a crystal witch! I collect crystals, subscribe to crystal boxes, tumble crystals, charge crystals, cleanse crystals, wear them, and carry them lol. It is my most dominate label but I do grow plants and herbs but not as passionately. I use my craft in everyday including my spirituality but the crystals are my passion.

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +19

      Oh that sounds wonderful that it is such a big part of your life ☺️✨ thanks for sharing! personally I love the look of a lot of the crystals so much but have never gotten into their correspondences - hopefully in the future though

    • @montanadolly8435
      @montanadolly8435 Před 3 lety +4

      Same here empath and tarot reader as well

    • @brianwagner7357
      @brianwagner7357 Před 3 lety +5

      Thats so cool!!!! I love rocks

    • @anisa2921
      @anisa2921 Před 3 lety +3

      I'm can't lable myself. I do however jump at the rocking opportunity

    • @joanneg665
      @joanneg665 Před 3 lety +1

      Same here! ❤️ crystals 💕

  • @MysticEspe
    @MysticEspe Před rokem +6

    I've been very interested in witchcraft for a very long time, ever since around middle school. I am now 25 and just now starting my witchcraft journey 💜 thank you for your guidance

  • @Bioshocking12
    @Bioshocking12 Před 2 lety +23

    Women in my family never practiced witchcraft, but we’re definitely a family of witches. Being Protestants so they didn’t really have the language but spiritual forces have always followed us. I don’t identify with a specific label, but my primary form of practice has to do with feminine forces both cosmic and spiritual. I was blessed to be adopted by several powerful goddesses. This reaches across pantheons and involves a wide range of rituals. I love me some herbal offerings! My practice has grown out of me like a pretty little flower. I can’t possibly limit such a thing.

  • @daughterofdemeter
    @daughterofdemeter Před 3 lety +77

    I think these labels are fun as long as they are not taken too seriously/in a limiting way. They're also great for beginners to get into witchcraft without getting overwhelmed by the large scope of options. I have been practicing for many years and I am absolutely all of these things, but to each their own! Labels can be very empowering and that's cool.

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +6

      Absolutely this. It is all about how much power you give them 🙂💚

    • @mackenzieolson
      @mackenzieolson Před 5 měsíci

      Yep, exactly. Gen Z is becoming more accepting of labels

  • @MagickMelangle
    @MagickMelangle Před 3 lety +78

    I consider myself an art witch. The core of my spell spell lives in my paintings and crafts

  • @Kats_Tea_Time
    @Kats_Tea_Time Před rokem +6

    Also very much the eclectic witch

    • @jon2849
      @jon2849 Před rokem

      Hi. Can you turn me into a beautiful woman please?

    • @Ophanim1000
      @Ophanim1000 Před rokem

      Repent of your sins. The LORD Jesus will return. Witchcraft is an abomination to him and to the laws of creation. You have transgressed the laws of all that is holy is pure. Change your ways before it is too late. And accept Jesus’ loving sacrifice as the payment for your sins, that is death.
      The world will end in fire and brimstone and the army of heaven that is of powerful angelic beings led by the LORD and king of heaven and earth Jesus Christ. The time of the harvest is soon at hand when all will be judged according to their sin unless they accept Jesus wholeheartedly as their one and only salvation and God. AMEN

  • @talliyahrose
    @talliyahrose Před rokem +6

    I would definitely call myself eclectic. I love using my tarot cards and have been told my readings are on point. I also like , cooking, baking, to crochet.. didn't realize that was ACTUALLY a thing witchy-wise, and would love to do more with hearth/cottage magic . I consider myself Pagan, but I don't have any specific path yet, as I am still on my journey of discovery, and doing it alone. I would like to have mentors for the different areas I am interested in, but have no clue how to find them. Thank you so much for the extensive breakdown.

  • @biancaguerra3841
    @biancaguerra3841 Před 3 lety +289

    I'm a white witch who wishes nothing but love and light and would do spells to attract healing, love, and abundance to all ❤️

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +17

      That sounds wonderful! I do the same ☺️

    • @talonshadows4587
      @talonshadows4587 Před 3 lety +5

      Rock on then. My Coven only does positive spells
      I am an initiated Witch High Priest and run a very small (6 people) Coven that is family by blood or by marriage. Myself my boyfriend , 2 nephews and their wives. But since every Sunday we get together for dinner and I try to turn Sunday afternoons so into training/classroom time .

    • @sissymorning9809
      @sissymorning9809 Před 3 lety +3

      I'm a white witch I'm heavily into poppets but not in the traditional way

    • @poochy7901
      @poochy7901 Před 3 lety +1

      @muna fakuri I think maybe a gray witch but I don’t know a lot bout gray witches so yeah

    • @talonshadows4587
      @talonshadows4587 Před 3 lety +3

      @@poochy7901 as someone who is now 50yrs old and initiated into my mom's Coven at 14yrs old. Let me just say we all chase our own fireflies

  • @x_ghost_x6612
    @x_ghost_x6612 Před 2 lety +22

    I am myself. I conform not to the whelms of humankind. I have no title, i follow no rules. I am chaotic and i am
    peaceful. I use that which i need, and nurture the rest. This video was wonderful and your aura is beautiful. You earned
    a sub today!

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 2 lety +5

      Welcome to the channel ☺️💚 it is so wonderful if you know your essence and needs and can live accordingly ✨

  • @bree.earthling
    @bree.earthling Před rokem +8

    I've been a crystal witch this whole time! I starting collecting rocks when I was younger and I have been putting them in my potted plants just because I think It makes the plant look cuter haha I didn't know it was actually a thing. I think I'm a mix between a crystal witch, a cottage witch and a green witch.

    • @Ophanim1000
      @Ophanim1000 Před rokem

      Repent of your sins. The LORD Jesus will return. Witchcraft is an abomination to him and to the laws of creation. You have transgressed the laws of all that is holy is pure. Change your ways before it is too late. And accept Jesus’ loving sacrifice as the payment for your sins, that is death.
      The world will end in fire and brimstone and the army of heaven that is of powerful angelic beings led by the LORD and king of heaven and earth Jesus Christ. The time of the harvest is soon at hand when all will be judged according to their sin unless they accept Jesus wholeheartedly as their one and only salvation and God. AMEN

  • @yuenath
    @yuenath Před 2 lety +9

    self-taught, solidarity, grey, and eclectic are the main labels i would have. i’ve been called to study many paths and forms of crafts like chaos, storm, cosmic, green, etc. it’s really nice to see eclectic witches widely accepted. no soul and magic is the dame per person!

  • @caireannv1999
    @caireannv1999 Před 3 lety +132

    Yes, you're on point, Bex, as usual. When I was younger there was less acceptance and it was easier to simply not label oneself even just claiming the title of "witch". Doing so only led to unnecessary battles of the wits with unarmed persons 🤦🏼‍♀️. Now I would say that I am an "onion witch"...I have many layers! hehe

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +16

      Ahahah I looooove that term! So accurate 😍 and yes, very true that the term did (and still does, for some people) carry so much unnecessary negative stigma

    • @pussyjennifer4963
      @pussyjennifer4963 Před 3 lety

      Hello Caireann V i can make you discover all your lost to you and make you bigger among your family and friend between threes days i'm Jennifer do you know you can recover everything you have lost between three days i have i'm a witch i have been in such power for 10 years now i got it through my grandma. i help people to get there lost back and everyone i work with always get there self and back to there fit

    • @joycewestfall9405
      @joycewestfall9405 Před 2 lety

      Like the way you think, however I still don’t understand why labels are necessary.

    • @LeeAdrian777
      @LeeAdrian777 Před 2 lety

      I once had a fire 6 feet by 6 feet and burned all my tarot cards, psychic books, new age books. It felt like 30 pounds were lifted off of me, I recommend it. Jesus delivered me. He is the way, the truth and the life. Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand! Jesus is coming back soon, get ready!!

    • @kindredkey
      @kindredkey Před rokem

      Love this! It's a Beautiful thing understand that we are simple complex energies! 💖

  • @senicanastasia
    @senicanastasia Před 2 lety +84

    You described exactly what I've been looking for. I feel like I've always been a practicing witch but have never been in any category. I grew up Christian, but always felt on the outside. But what you're talking about feels so natural and effortless.

    • @LeeAdrian777
      @LeeAdrian777 Před 2 lety +2

      I once had a fire 6 feet by 6 feet and burned all my tarot cards, psychic books, new age books. It felt like 30 pounds were lifted off of me, I recommend it. Jesus delivered me. He is the way, the truth and the life. Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand! Jesus is coming back soon, get ready!!

    • @helenamartin977
      @helenamartin977 Před 2 lety +4

      If wanting to try to heal myself and others using herbs and positive comforting words makes me awhile witch, how interesting and romantic. I am sure the fairies I like to paint would fit right into this very useful fantasy way to live.

    • @katherinetutschek4757
      @katherinetutschek4757 Před 2 lety

      Me too

    • @katanatac
      @katanatac Před rokem +2

      Please don't be lulled in by these false teachers, what your spirit truly wants is a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
      Repent and come to God, ask for His forgiveness and He will bless you with His love and eternal life.

  • @gifnotjif
    @gifnotjif Před rokem +8

    I have never really labeled myself as a specific type of witch, but after seeing this video I think my mind has opened to some new possibilities. I always knew I was sensitive to spirits and my family does a lot of ancestor work, but I had never even thought about using my art in my craft. I cannot believe it never crossed my mind. Thank you for your video, I loved it!

  • @rawreal7232
    @rawreal7232 Před rokem +2

    I love this so much, my craft has been dampening lately by people asking my "labels" leaving me feeling as if I don't know who I am so, I should always trust my intentions and true willingness to grow, label free.

  • @almasakic1148
    @almasakic1148 Před 2 lety +19

    I love wood, candles, incense, and making my home beautiful. Also going on spirit trips with music, and ghosts and the supernatural. Many things really.

  • @FFVison
    @FFVison Před 2 lety +85

    The most important question was asked by Glenda to Dorothy, "Are you a good witch or a bad witch?" There are many methods of witchcraft, but more important is how you use your practices in the craft. Magic is invoked all around, if you know what to look for. I have only somewhat recently considered adopting the label "witch" though this is because I have been an unlabeled magical practitioner pretty much my entire life.

    • @frankajero6158
      @frankajero6158 Před 9 měsíci

      Are you a good witch?

    • @FFVison
      @FFVison Před 9 měsíci

      @@frankajero6158 I am human and I need to be loved, just like everybody else does.
      I have the same flawed intent as anyone else in everything I do. I try to be good when I can though.

    • @itskit1022
      @itskit1022 Před 9 měsíci +3

      I don't think that it's at all realistic to believe any witch is purely all good all of the time. Magic is like nature in many ways. There at times needs to be destruction to have creation. Sometimes the only way to protect yourself does cause mental or physical harm. That doesn't inherently make it "bad" in the way that we are traditionally lead to see good and bad. I am a thousand of shades of gray. My Magic reflects my life and my story. I do not go out of my way to harm others, but I will not allow myself to willfully be harmed either.

    • @FFVison
      @FFVison Před 9 měsíci

      @@itskit1022 100 percent agree

    • @ingridgilbert4917
      @ingridgilbert4917 Před 5 měsíci

      It is good to own your power, depending on your background it can be quite freeing.

  • @stacykelly9962
    @stacykelly9962 Před 2 lety +11

    I’m so glad I found you through Alwyn oak. All I know is my family’s woods have always healed my soul and even helped me physically at times. I’m almost 60 but I never had/took the time to learn. I have the time now . 😊

    • @gill8779
      @gill8779 Před 7 měsíci

      I also follow Alwyn, & I am also lucky to have the countryside on my doorstep. Since I have retired nature has become very important to me & I love walking in it. Just lately I was inspired to create a fairy garden in my garden with objects mostly from nature & just sitting in it is so relaxing, even my dog loves it lol.

  • @bayfieldgirl1
    @bayfieldgirl1 Před 2 lety +6

    I'm very new to witchcraft (one month) and I am glad to know there are so many different ways to practice although I am not too sure where I fit in just yet. I feel more drawn to nature and spend a lot of time hiking and camping solo. I am drawn to elements, particularly water and fire.

  • @Nightowl-72
    @Nightowl-72 Před 2 lety +4

    I am a homemaker who loves to decorate my witchy space- so I must be a cottage witch. I also love to cook and use magic in my recipes- so I must be a kitchen witch. I follow a Druidic path and scry so I must be a hedge witch. I have hundreds of crystals and am a crystal healer so I must be a crystal witch! 😄
    I think the term I relate to the most is ‘solitary’ as I’m not in a coven and have no desire to be. I think if we label ourselves we limit ourselves too! Great video 💜 🧙‍♀️

  • @bellala768
    @bellala768 Před 2 lety +13

    I just started learning witchcraft. My mom always says that she is a witch. She uses energies to heal both mentally and phisically. She also has the ability to predict death and accidents. One day she was really sick, and she held my hand as we were walking. I was maybe 10. She said that she felt that same energy from my hands that she uses to heal, and that i could be a witch just like her. That was the day i decided that once i will learn witchcraft. And now i am here. I think i am naturalky drawn towards the kitchen, cottage and lunar witch. Maybe also hedge witch since i have always been able to see spirits. I am excited to learn!

  • @girlbehindthereddoor
    @girlbehindthereddoor Před rokem +4

    It’s so interesting to me that people feel the need to label and limit themselves in this way. It can be good to focus if required but coming into my new identity as a witch I want to be limitless and powerful, without limiting myself like I have always done up until this point. We are strong and powerful beyond our own belief ❤

  • @viviane2394
    @viviane2394 Před 2 lety +11

    My sister and i were both initiated by our mother at 11 and 12. We are 28 and 29 years old, back then those labels weren’t a thing and being a witch meant, in our education, that a little bit of all of those were important. But elemental magic was a bit more important, with astrology and divination (my sister and my mother both are tarot readers, i am more into runes). We got informations with books and storytelling, some internet sites were available but they were weird forums ahahah. But that was interesting, and a bit more complicated than when we were younger!

  • @saheadsahead
    @saheadsahead Před 3 lety +54

    I’m a self taught elective witch. I started down this road about 19 years ago and still learning

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +3

      I think (and hope) we will never stop learning ☺️ that is what I love about this path - there is so much to discover!

    • @talonshadows4587
      @talonshadows4587 Před 3 lety +1

      Elective Witch , did you mean Eclectic? I hate autocorrect on my phone. So was just a little confused

    • @TheIGITnBLUE
      @TheIGITnBLUE Před rokem

      I am a believer that there is no such thing as a master. We're all perpetual students, otherwise we'll be closing ourselves off to things we may not be aware. know about, or missed.
      The more you learn, you keep your senses open, and you advance.

  • @CarlyCravesChaos
    @CarlyCravesChaos Před 3 lety +92

    I would love a video about urban/city witchcraft! I recently moved out of my grandmother's sweet, quiet home with her beautiful herb gardens, flower beds, shady trees, lots of creatures that live in and enjoy her lush green backyard, I could gush forever about how much I love the energy in her space... but now I've moved with my partner into a high-rise 7th floor condo right in the heart of a busy downtown tourist district where the energy is entirely different. All my windows face north, I have limited balcony space, there's constant noise pollution from sirens and traffic, I can't light candles or burn incense without setting off fire alarms! And the only plants within walking distance of me are the narrow strips of grass between the road and the sidewalk and some palm trees. I've always felt called to witchcraft because of the connection with nature, now I feel so out of my element. I need some tips and ideas on how to embrace this new lifestyle and adapt my practice to it.

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +21

      Oh wow, that sounds like quite the change! So sorry to hear that you feel so out of your element - but with everything, I am sure that with some adaption it will get better 💚 I made the exact opposite change last year and have always been living in the city (tiny apartments in high-rise buildings, usually downtown with no nature around) - so I do have quite some tips and tricks on urban witchery ☺️ I will share a video very soon. Have a wonderful magical day ✨

    • @pioentje73
      @pioentje73 Před 3 lety +13

      Maybe you can have lots of house plants and play background music with birds and water sounds

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +7

      @@pioentje73 love that advice! When I was a kid, we lived in a small flat and my parents always had a million and one plants hanging in the living room and we had an electric hanging stone well on one wall for the calming water sounds :) So it always felt like you were in a secret fairy garden or some forest :D

    • @debralouannascozad-leslie-4901
      @debralouannascozad-leslie-4901 Před 3 lety +1

      Create grids in home...dry flowers...helps me in urbanism integrating peace 2 u

    • @LucyGoguen
      @LucyGoguen Před 3 lety

      Open a store. Call it cottage witch..

  • @dispirited_official
    @dispirited_official Před 6 měsíci +6

    I've always labeled myself as eclectic solitary wiccan for the past ten years but I currently lean more towards "just pagan" and not necessarily wiccan. I love to weave magick into so many small aspects of my life. Way too many labels would fit me so I guess "eclectic" is definitely not a bad way to describe it 😊

  • @junemiller9718
    @junemiller9718 Před rokem +3

    I think saying you are starting your journey sounds better because it is a long journey and always learning and evolving no matter how old or young it's all in your heart.

  • @TinaJohnson59
    @TinaJohnson59 Před 3 lety +152

    Secular, solitary, self taught, hatch, cosmic, art witch. I just call myself a “white witch” as I am a natural healer/Empath/psychic/sensitive.

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +4

      Sounds like a wonderful mix 🌼✨🙂🧙

    • @donnafenton3519
      @donnafenton3519 Před 3 lety +2

      I am also a natural healer, empath/psychic, sensitive that is now embracing my green white witch side of me. I'm starting to read and learn more about it. Any suggestions.

    • @MsRita2014
      @MsRita2014 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Thewitchescookery is it mandatory for witches to work with spirits/dieities ?

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +3

      @@MsRita2014 absolutely not :) Many witches practice completely without that aspect. Personally, I don't practice like that either - as I don't believe in the existence of deities or spirits.

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +4

      @@MsRita2014 you can Google traditional witchcraft practices from your culture of choice as those are usually non-theistic. Or you look up the SASSwitch community on reddit. For atheist witchcraft advice I recommend Sedna Woo on CZcams. Or you can watch my videos of course for some inspiration, especially vlogs and spells :)

  • @jaclynmirren6245
    @jaclynmirren6245 Před 3 lety +59

    Hmm. I’ve always been into astrology, crystals and herbs. I’m a science witch. 😆 ooooo, even better, I’m a science god believing woman. How confusing is that?! I love to make natural antidotes, blame the moon, know how to handle ppl based on their sign, dance in the rain, create music and art, just EVERYTHING!

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +5

      You sound like an awesome well-rounded person! I do very much believe that it is possible to make space in your mind and heart for different beliefs and sometimes seemingly contradictory things 😊💚✌

    • @imengaginginclown-to-clown9363
      @imengaginginclown-to-clown9363 Před 2 lety +1

      Looks like yt deleted my previous comment because it contained links. I hope this wasn't the channel owner, because that'd be very bad. I think it is important people are informed about the scientific view on these topics. I shall repost with the links a little more obscured to try and circumvent the yt autodeletion (remove the [ and ]):
      Large-scale study showing no correlation between date of birth and personality:
      https[:][//]www[.]sciencedirect[.]com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886905004046
      Astrologers can't match natal charts to psychological profiles:
      http[:][//]www[.]objectiveastrology[.]net/uploads/1/6/7/2/16726802/a_double-blind_test_of_astrology_carlsons_original_article_in_nature.pdf
      Some more failures from astrologers:
      https[:][//]www[.]ingentaconnect[.]com/content/imp/jcs/2003/00000010/f0020006/art00010
      As shown above astrology has been falsified. You cannot be scientific and support astrology at the same time in the light of this. If astrology worked, it would produce results that correspond to reality consistently. Crystals and herbs are similar in that regard. Please also do not appeal to ignoramus and ignorabimus.
      Wir müssen wissen,
      Wir werden wissen.

    • @gisellefrias2686
      @gisellefrias2686 Před 2 lety

      I just found a shorter way to call myself instead of eclectic witch then since they get confused I have to explain it(very long list) science witch just rounds it out quickly 😂

    • @jaxthewolf4572
      @jaxthewolf4572 Před 2 lety

      You sound like a fun person who I would love to hang with

  • @estefaniamoreira4054
    @estefaniamoreira4054 Před 2 lety +2

    I just want to be the best version of myself and fully embrace my gifts that I have been given then shutting them away and ignoring them. I've always been drawn into witchcraft and recently decided it's time to put your powers into use. It took some time because I was going through a lot years ago and I thought it wasn't the right time. I'm 28 now and I feel like a different person compared to 10 years ago. Right now and in the end of this year, I had a calling within and now you're ready. So thank you for making these videos and teaching those who want to learn more. Blessed be beautiful!!

  • @ryalsian1
    @ryalsian1 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I’m new to this path and I just want to say that I am LOVING all the good energies you are putting out. Many blessings!

  • @muzerhythm2242
    @muzerhythm2242 Před 2 lety +16

    I've been drawn to art, herbs, and nature to bring healing for different illnesses I deal with and going to share with others. One thing I do is play hand drums for helping mood and meditation. I'm developing a program to do this with seniors.

  • @Toarnaa
    @Toarnaa Před 3 lety +56

    I'm a new witch-- learning as I go. I like all sorts of things that you've mention, but not everything

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +6

      Oh exciting ☺️ there are so many cool things to learn and try out there! And that is awesome if you like a lot of the paths mentioned - I do too but of course there are also lots of things in witchcraft that I am totally not into :) everybody has their own way of working magick

    • @pussyjennifer4963
      @pussyjennifer4963 Před 3 lety

      Hello Gabriela Elizabeth i can make you discover all your lost to you and make you bigger among your family and friend between threes days i'm Jennifer do you know you can recover everything you have lost between three days i have i'm a witch i have been in such power for 10 years now i got it through my grandma. i help people to get there lost back and everyone i work with always get there self and back to there fit

  • @MrsFord2009
    @MrsFord2009 Před rokem +49

    I'm so happy I found your channel 💕 Your videos always bring a sense of peace and joy. I grew up as an Appalachian Witch so it's been a beautiful journey the last 20 years to better understand my family's heritage/traditions. Thank you for your teachings!

    • @mindifislytherintom
      @mindifislytherintom Před rokem +3

      I had never heard of Appalachian witches before. I always jokingly call my family's little omens, superstitions, or even some magic "Appalachian Witchery" but I never knew there were Appalachian Witches. Interesting.

  • @AppleJamalama
    @AppleJamalama Před 10 měsíci +3

    I really appreciate this video's intro, because I have never been able to pick one type of witch craft, or find interest in everything within one category. I like to pick and choose what I want to learn. Thank you for confirming that this is still a valid way to practice!

  • @elisacovelli
    @elisacovelli Před 3 lety +66

    Thank you so much for making this video, it really spoke to me! It feels both awkward and liberating to write this; I am now 30 years old and lately I've been feeling the need to start re-explore the world of witchcraft. When I was a child, I felt magic all around me. During my teenage years I tried to explore more of this but with the limited resources I had at the time, it seemed that to be able to be a witch you *had* to practice the wiccan religion. I tried for a brief time but I didn't feel it was right for me as I am agnostic.
    Especially in these last couple of days I felt many signs pointing me towards this direction again, with a little repressed voice inside of me trying to emerge again. Watching this video and hearing you saying that you don't have to believe in a God(dess) to be a witch almost had me crying - in the best way possible.
    Thank you so much. I didn't even realise there were so many possibilities and now I'm so eager to learn more and more. I feel so full of energy right now!

    • @tammyvanwinkle8870
      @tammyvanwinkle8870 Před 2 lety +2

      Love light and blessings on this beautiful Mabon day!🙏🏻🦋🌻🌹🐞

    • @theupwardspiral1580
      @theupwardspiral1580 Před 2 lety +3

      Awww reading this comment was so...heart warming and wholesome. Aww ❤️❤️

    • @2012jordie
      @2012jordie Před rokem

      My journey has been similar. I was a very magical child, and I tried to explore it as a teen and young adult but lacked resources. Interference from abusive parents and poor mental health also complicated things during my 20s. I turned 30 this year; I also decided to become a witch this year. I don't believe this is a coincidence. I believe forces greater than myself kept me from re-entering the magical world and reconnecting with what I understood intuitively as a child until I was ready. The first sign (that I was able to recognise) came when I was 28. Since then, I've made progress in leaps and bounds. It's been hard getting here, but today, I consider my bad childhood to have been the best thing for me magically.
      I also felt anxious about expectations. I had begun to believe in God but didn't feel ready to convert to any particular religion. All of them seemed to have something I disliked or disagreed with (attitudes towards women and homosexuals being the usual problem areas) and, therefore, could not be the ultimate truth. I figured out pretty quickly that no one has access to the ultimate truth, and that while learning and practicing magic entails at least some study of religion, it doesn't mean you have to pick one and convert. It makes very little sense for a magician who was not brought up in a religion to suddenly start practicing one. That's confirmation bias. Religion is, and should be, a lifetime study. Older and wiser religious people understand this, while the younger or less tolerant ones who don't are just looking for an ego boost, or money, or both. The former are capable of accepting you without sharing every one of your beliefs, and the latter are safe to disregard.

  • @beanbaghagwag
    @beanbaghagwag Před 3 lety +67

    Oh my gawd. I am a bit of every single type mentioned. I think I will continue to be just Witch. Great video!

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +8

      hehehe same! I could even get onboard with the title coffee-witch xD

    • @geminigreywolf6655
      @geminigreywolf6655 Před 3 lety +5

      I so dislike the labels. If someone wants to do that for themselves, that is your right and if it makes you happy do it.
      I am a Witch. That’s it. My mom, grand mom, aunt, great grandma etc were witches. I don’t want to be boxed in due to labeling myself. My journey will no doubt grow and change.
      The only label for me may be solitary, but who knows maybe someday I will find a coven.

    • @beanbaghagwag
      @beanbaghagwag Před 3 lety +1

      @@geminigreywolf6655 💜

    • @mellosunshine7715
      @mellosunshine7715 Před 3 lety +3

      Saaaaaaaame! Haha 😄

    • @alannalamb9859
      @alannalamb9859 Před 3 lety +3

      Same! I relate to bits of all of these 🥰 i didn't realise I was unintentionally practicing witchcraft until last year. I would say now I definitely see myself as a witch now, but am yet to come out the witch closet so to speak...

  • @jessbuchanan1541
    @jessbuchanan1541 Před rokem +10

    I love this ❤ I have been doing so much research over the last few years regarding witchcraft, as I am self-taught, and to see all the labels come up just made it seem complicating because I like to do MANY of the several different labels that are out there! So I never labeled because I wasn't comfortable with the idea of just one, but this helped clear a lot of things up, and I appreciate how open and respectful you are to the many beliefs as well! Loved your video, thank you so much!

  • @My_Druid_journey.
    @My_Druid_journey. Před 2 lety +11

    This is very informative. I'm an old pagan( north of 50 ), and have considered witchcraft as a craft I shouldn't meddle with. I will never fully understand the forces involved.
    That being said, I have much respect for the ones who practice and understand this ancient art.
    Happy Yule to all Pagan/Heathen. The 21'st is upon us and my offering on that night will be for everyone's safe and peaceful path traveled...... Frostproof, FL.

    • @NorthForkFisherman
      @NorthForkFisherman Před 2 lety +2

      And a Happy Yule to you as well. I'm also walking with the Holly King at this point in my life, but Magick isn't something that we can understand in one lifetime IMHO. It is however a very powerful tool that we can use to care for ourselves and others. It's like a sharp knife. Yes, it can cause great harm. But in the hands of a craftsman, create great works of art. In a surgeon's, save a life. In the end, it's like everything else. What is our intent?

    • @Ophanim1000
      @Ophanim1000 Před rokem

      Repent of your sins. The LORD Jesus will return. Witchcraft is an abomination to him and to the laws of creation. You have transgressed the laws of all that is holy is pure. Change your ways before it is too late. And accept Jesus’ loving sacrifice as the payment for your sins, that is death.
      The world will end in fire and brimstone and the army of heaven that is of powerful angelic beings led by the LORD and king of heaven and earth Jesus Christ. The time of the harvest is soon at hand when all will be judged according to their sin unless they accept Jesus wholeheartedly as their one and only salvation and God. AMEN

    • @Ophanim1000
      @Ophanim1000 Před rokem

      If you’re a pagan you are a witch because you worship demons unknowingly. You must repent of your sins and accept the blood of Christ as your only salvation to be free from the day of judgement.
      Jesus loves you wholeheartedly more than anyone ever has or ever will so much so that he died for your sins. Because make no mistake that you are a sinner and the wages of sin are death.

  • @lizardhierophant8293
    @lizardhierophant8293 Před 3 lety +42

    When u said Christian Witch a tear came to my eye. I am an Assyrian and I practice in private. People have no clue the real Christianity since 33 AD.

    • @daianaramirez6020
      @daianaramirez6020 Před 3 lety +3

      I think I might be this, could you please explain it for me?

    • @melissafaye915
      @melissafaye915 Před 3 lety +1

      @@daianaramirez6020 same. Hoping they'll answer lol

    • @jasminewilliams1394
      @jasminewilliams1394 Před 3 lety

      You can’t be Christian and be a witch. Everyone who claims to be Christian isn’t unless they are loyal and God and his word. God is against it. It’s a sin, and sin will separate you from him and into the gates of hell! Don’t listen to these deceived ones!

    • @jasminewilliams1394
      @jasminewilliams1394 Před 3 lety

      God takes witchcraft very seriously. The penalty for practicing witchcraft under the Mosaic Law was death (Exodus 22:18; Leviticus 20:27). First Chronicles 10:13 tells us that “Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD; he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance.” In the New Testament, “sorcery” is translated from the Greek word pharmakeia, from which we get our word pharmacy (Galatians 5:20; Revelation 18:23). Witchcraft and spiritism often involve the ritualistic use of magic potions and mind-controlling drugs. Using illicit drugs can open ourselves up to the invasion of demonic spirits. Engaging in a practice or taking a substance to achieve an altered state of consciousness is a form of witchcraft.
      There are only two sources of spiritual power: God and Satan. Satan has only the power that God allows him to have, but it is considerable (Job 1:12; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Revelation 20:2). To seek spirituality, knowledge, or power apart from God is idolatry, closely related to witchcraft. First Samuel 15:23 says, “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.” Witchcraft is Satan’s realm, and he excels in counterfeiting what God does. When Moses performed miracles before Pharaoh, the magicians did the same things through demonic power (Exodus 8:7). At the heart of witchcraft is the desire to know the future and control events that are not ours to control. Those abilities belong only to the Lord. This desire has its roots in Satan’s first temptation to Eve: “You can be like God” (Genesis 3:5).

    • @lizardhierophant8293
      @lizardhierophant8293 Před 3 lety +5

      @@jasminewilliams1394 Still alive and yes I will eventually experience death. I'm a Christian Mystic and do not follow the people who dismiss Jesus.

  • @florabeltaine4620
    @florabeltaine4620 Před 3 lety +11

    Thank you for the moment of wisdom! I've recently come to define myself not as a witch, but as a hag. To me, it encompasses eclectic, green, solitary, secular witchcraft. Yet there is so much more to my practice, like celtic hereditary traditions, sun worship, hedge riding, hearth and kitchen work....

  • @jessicacharlotteperry4275

    Love this video, thank you! I really do take aspects from all of the ‘labels’ and merge them into who I am and what I offer 🙏🏽

  • @girlfromthedwarf
    @girlfromthedwarf Před 4 měsíci +2

    I have recently been dipping my toe into witchcraft and I'm loving your videos; they make me feel so calm. I'm really grateful for this video as it gives me a starting point of where to look. I've been "into" tarot and the spirit world for years and I've always believed that there is energy in everything so I think I could define myself as an elemental hedge witch. That sits very nicely with me!

  • @goddesssamantha8405
    @goddesssamantha8405 Před 3 lety +16

    I've never thought much about labels when it comes to my craft, nor with my gifts I share. I just do what I feel is best, but istening to this, has made me realize I actually pull from all of these. In some part of my day, my practice and my understanding each of these encompasses who I am.
    Thank you for sharing this insight, I found it to be most informative.
    Many blessings to you, and to anyone whom reads this.
    May your days be prosperous and filled with tremendous success.

  • @patriciaw6406
    @patriciaw6406 Před 3 lety +8

    You label you limit. I have been saying this for years, people do not understand that. Thanks for confirming.

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +1

      😊 very true - labels always come with limitations

    • @elaineguerra3057
      @elaineguerra3057 Před 3 lety

      Not necessarily. You find your path and become the best at it, instead of being all over the place.

  • @Xaforn
    @Xaforn Před 2 lety +16

    I love to learn all I can so I definitely see the limitations of labels but like you said it can help us narrow down what we are specifically looking for. Personally I am very drawn to herbalism so I fall under green witch and hedge witch as I’m quite sensitive to spiritual things. I love all things folklore especially learning about Appalachian traditions where my grandmother and mate are from.

  • @mysticalsouls
    @mysticalsouls Před rokem +6

    Thank you for making this video, we often get too caught up in stereotyping, it’s great for beginners to know they can release themselves from that pressure, greetings from Australia 🌟

  • @wren1019
    @wren1019 Před 3 lety +28

    i'm not even sure if i'm a "witch", but i've been on my path since 1983. i decided some time ago to refer to myself as a "cottage/air witch". it feels comfortable for me. this is the best video i've seen on the topic. thank you

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +2

      Sometimes even the label 'witch' can carry so many stereotypes, expectations and connotations that it gets to confusing to call yourself one :) I am happy you you found your path and passion 💚 also, thank you so much for your kind words - I am so happy you enjoyed the video 😘

    • @debralouannascozad-leslie-4901
      @debralouannascozad-leslie-4901 Před 3 lety +1

      When u KNOW U R MAGICAL BEING...u r OFFICIALLY a witch...welcoming u

    • @pussyjennifer4963
      @pussyjennifer4963 Před 3 lety

      Hello wren i can make you discover all your lost to you and make you bigger among your family and friend between threes days i'm Jennifer do you know you can recover everything you have lost between three days i have i'm a witch i have been in such power for 10 years now i got it through my grandma. i help people to get there lost back and everyone i work with always get there self and back to there fit

  • @Ash-re7sf
    @Ash-re7sf Před 2 lety +5

    something i really loved about this video is how you always smile while talking about witchcraft... it makes me feel like you truly love so much what youre talking about. Thank you so much for the video, it helped me a lot since im a new witch! Keep going

  • @cutekitten4395
    @cutekitten4395 Před rokem +9

    I'm currently using my phone to make my grimoire notes and I'm using this video as a guide on what to look for and do more research into, cause I'm definitely eclectic and like/am interested in a bit of everything you mentioned. Love your videos

  • @analicearmbruster6441
    @analicearmbruster6441 Před 2 měsíci

    this video was super supportive! thank you so much! i really appreciate how gentle and kind you are! i’ve been interested in witchcraft but am a bit scared of it, how you describe it makes me feel really good! thank you ❤

  • @RedneckWarlock
    @RedneckWarlock Před 3 lety +37

    I love this! I've been a witch for like...20 years? Never quite found the right type label, but I do love how helpful and aesthetic the sort of sub labels are :) I love hearing about, almost how one can specialize in the practice, like how you would in the medical field haha. Thanks for this!

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +2

      😊💚 so glad to hear that! And yeeees - definitely fun to be able to consider yourself a witch specialist of a certain area hihi mine is definitely kitchen witchery

  • @rhyannon8843
    @rhyannon8843 Před 2 lety +6

    You were in my recommended videos and after watching just three minutes I subscribed. I’m at the beginning of my journey and I thought I connected with Green.. but your explanation has helped me to see that I am more.. I am Eclectic for sure. I am drawn to so many different things in life that I cannot label myself to one area. Thank you for helping me to figure out my path. X
    I also want to say that you have a wonderful aura about you, smiling, happy, melodic voice, beautiful face and the backdrop around you is so warm and inviting. Your magic radiates 💚

  • @justin_a_greenwitch
    @justin_a_greenwitch Před rokem +3

    So informative and uplifting! I'm really happy I finnaly picked this video. Learning that I am an eclectic green witch and a Helenistic pagen spell crafter makes me happy. Many blessings!

  • @staceyflack3
    @staceyflack3 Před 3 lety +13

    I feel like I could be a mixture of all of them, looks like a I have some work ahead of me! Thank you for this video, I am trying to get back into my spiritual side after 14 years away from it and this was super helpful!

  • @sofiadavila6799
    @sofiadavila6799 Před 2 lety +22

    I’ve been trying to learn about witchcraft and this has been THE MOST informational video I’ve found. Thank you so much!💚

  • @feferplays
    @feferplays Před 2 lety +1

    I really appreciate all of the info you've provided in the video. I'm a baby witch that's still doing research for better understanding on where to start. I think this is where I needed to begin. Thank you.

  • @angelmorrigan7680
    @angelmorrigan7680 Před rokem

    you are a very warm person and it feels very cozy to watch your videos!!! 🖤❣🖤

  • @teatea1115
    @teatea1115 Před 2 lety +25

    I just found your channel and I love it. I have been wanting to start practicing but have no idea where to start and felt like I couldn’t even try unless I was doing it right and had all the knowledge. You bring such a joyous light and care free attitude that makes me comfortable enough to start trying things on my own and not be afraid of trail and error.

    • @cristiwilson592
      @cristiwilson592 Před rokem +1

      Only 1 rule
      Do no harm

    • @spartacusheals4578
      @spartacusheals4578 Před rokem

      @@cristiwilson592 no , that's not the universal rule ,that's the wiccan rule ,many witches are different. Many of us don't believe in it ,and it doesn't affect us .

  • @tammyvanwinkle8870
    @tammyvanwinkle8870 Před 2 lety +13

    Nicely done, well put together, great energy and informative! I've practiced solitarily for over 40 years and labels seem to grow with the times! I think it's basically intent, energy and tools. Keeping things simple and rooted in basics is always gratifying. Love, light and blessings 🙏🏻🦋🌻🌹🥳

  • @Chuck-pc4xd
    @Chuck-pc4xd Před 6 měsíci

    I am just here to say an emphatically grateful thank you for this video. I've been in a funk and couldn't figure out why until a had a clarity through meditation. It reminded me that I have not been on my true path, the one I recognized long ago, but fell asleep into my ego. Why I drifted from craft idk but it's wonderful to awaken to. And I'm crying watching ur video because it affirmed I have no need to label. Yes I could say I'm a self taught agnostic solitary eclectic witch... Which reads back I have no guidance. You have given me guidance and I tearfully thank you again. Hugsfromafar

  • @harlowitter3060
    @harlowitter3060 Před 2 lety +9

    This was really insightful! I love how there's so much diversity when it comes to witchcraft, and you don't need to pick any label to be considered a witch.💜

    • @0Vissa0
      @0Vissa0 Před 2 lety

      All in one label under the lord God

    • @harlowitter3060
      @harlowitter3060 Před 2 lety

      @@0Vissa0 ok troll

    • @0Vissa0
      @0Vissa0 Před 2 lety

      @@harlowitter3060 im trolling about what?

  • @KatlynnHahn
    @KatlynnHahn Před 3 lety +9

    Your video was incredibly helpful! Thank you for making me feel safe in my choice to just learn, practice, and not worry about what label I should assign myself. My reason for looking around at all was because I feel reverence and awe of the universe, nature, and life so I was looking for a spirituality that encompassed that. Love your channel :)

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety

      I am so happy to hear you found this helpful for your path and experience ☺️💚

  • @sea_drop
    @sea_drop Před 3 lety +8

    Another self-taught eclectic witch here :) I identified at least a little bit with every type of witch, especially kitchen, cosmic, hedge and green. Another witch taught me that the etymology of “witch” is simply “wise woman”, and I think that’s beautiful, because it doesn’t box us in.

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +1

      I think it is great to have a good mix of interests going in your craft 🌼✨🧙💚

  • @imjustrambling
    @imjustrambling Před rokem

    Oh my gosh thank you for the intro to this video. It really helped me to gain perspective before diving in. Thanks again. 💕

  • @JadetatsuKatherineMarsh
    @JadetatsuKatherineMarsh Před rokem +6

    I’m a Hereditary Witch by birth and a practicing Eclectic Witch. Thanks for the video. Very enlightening 😀

  • @maggiem6209
    @maggiem6209 Před 3 lety +3

    I don't like labels and I don't use them, but I do use them to find ideas for my practice.
    I started exploring the craft as a way to come back to, and maybe meet myself for the first time. I grew up Christian, and I didn't feel I fit in that world anymore. I also went through a traumatic experience that made me realize that I wasn't being true to myself. So when I came out the other side, I took everything I had been taught and held that love in my heart, and threw away others' opinions of me. I follow my own path now and I feel more connected to myself and to the world than I ever have. I even met what I believe may be a ghost spirit guide.
    Be open, be critical, be blessed, wiley witches. And thank you for inspiring me with your practices so I can find my way.

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +1

      I think that is a great way to use labels - I do the same.
      Thank you so much for sharing a bit more about how you discovered the world of witchcraft for you 💚 I am so happy to hear that you have found your authentic self and path ☺️

  • @alison_uncouth
    @alison_uncouth Před 2 lety +9

    You asked if we want to see an urban focused video-- YES, we do!
    Cities may stand in obvious contrast with rural land or untouched nature, but they sparkle with their own unique history, culture, traditions, legends... and a reliance on public transportation to travel 😉
    Looking forward to that 🥰

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 2 lety +1

      Oh Yaih! I already made a video on that a while ago 😃 hope you enjoy!

  • @grampypantsdonovan2610

    few souls have this gentle sweetness..well done..peace peace,protection and favor

  • @euryhaline_sharkguy26
    @euryhaline_sharkguy26 Před 2 lety

    Such a wonderful video. Thank you for posting

  • @danielkaiser8971
    @danielkaiser8971 Před 3 lety +7

    I always enjoy your videos. You are among those who thoroughly research for the presentation, in addition to the beautiful settings and the positive uplifting mood. It's a wonderful day!

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +2

      Oh thank you! I am so glad to hear that 💚 I'm just a bit of a stickler when it comes to having things thorough and in order 😄

  • @bethany1547
    @bethany1547 Před 3 lety +4

    As usual, love it! I did a lot of searching a and learning for a year before I decided to really follow the path. The labels are maaaany! I’m definitely eclectic but decided to *currently* settle firmly in a green cottage witch as that encompasses basically all the things for me. Natures, cycles, etc etc. Learning from lots of wonderful people like you I know it doesn’t have to stay that way or fully define me as my path can definitely change as I go. Thanks for another great video! ✨ 🌱💕

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  Před 3 lety +1

      I think that is a really smart thing to do because it is true that there are soooo many different interesting paths out there. And I feel you on the "currently" - may path definitely has changed over the years too and I am sure will continue to do so :) thank you for sharing with us and for your kind words 💕

  • @zeroruths6464
    @zeroruths6464 Před 2 lety +1

    I’m a baby witch, who is agnostic and solitary. I’ll mostly be mixing the crystal witch, art witch, and elemental witch together into some sort of practice. If that makes since

  • @Sekhmet2000
    @Sekhmet2000 Před 5 měsíci

    Just discovered your channel and I love it. I wish you many years of success.

  • @joridhutter7954
    @joridhutter7954 Před 2 lety +4

    I just wanted to quickly thank you for this beautiful and nonjudgmental introduction to different types of witches.
    I always felt drawn to witchcraft and now finally decided to dig into it. This one was my first video to watch and it was very pleasant to listen to you! So thank you for that!
    And a beautiful Wall you have there!
    Vielen Dank, du strahlt irgendwie so einen Frieden aus!