Witchcraft

Many people ask how, do you become a Witch.
The answer to that is you do not become a Witch…they just are a Witch.
It is a matter of finding the Witch inside you.
While the answer is simple; to some, it can be quite difficult to do for others.
The Witch comes from within you.
Reading books, joining covens and learning Wicca does not make you a Witch.
Once you have decided to embrace your inner Witch and embark on the life-enhancing and joyful spiritual path.
Once you have decided to be a Witch then the learning starts on how to work rituals and magick, methods of raising, containing and releasing power, how to work with the energies of the moon and earth and the principles of magick which most Witchcraft is based on:
The Witches Rede….very important to being a Witch.
In saying all of that this is something I would suggest you take time and a great deal of thought about before you make your decision.
It has taken me many years to decide and finely I have looked inside myself and I are now ready to for fill my destiny.
I know quite a few Witches and a lot of them suggest that one of the best books to have is Scott Cunningham “Wicca, Guide for the solitary Practitioner” This book is easy to follow. I have a copy of this book.
You will find this book at www.witchesa-jeanny.com.au/page/200428209
The book is priced at $24.25 & postage.
Every thing you need is inside yourself.

I personally think the answer to this question is to simply say it is a way of life.

I live my life the way that I feel it should be lived, open and honest.
I am no better than anyone else, I do not judge, I try and help as many as I can. (all creatures)
We are your everyday person, who does some of the same things you do, with one exception a Witch does not bring harm to any living creature for any reason.
To me being a Witch means everything natural. I love the healing properties of gemstones.
For the good of all, bring no harm to anything or anyone for any reason.
We all come in contact with negativity each and everyday. We must focus on the positive.
With anything in life the meaning of being Witch is different for each of us, but I found this on the net and I like this definition:
Being a Witch
Means enjoying life
Being a Witch
Means giving love
Being a Witch
Means honoring the deities
Being a Witch
Is being ourselves.

So to me what it means to be a Witch is to be the best you can be obey the rules from Mother Earth and give back as she gives us so much.
I am not perfect and never will be, but I do the best I can, asking for nothing in return.
To me this is what being a Witch means….

Magic or Magick is the process of causing change to energies through the use of your will.
Aleister Crowley added the K from “Kabbalah” to differentiate the real magick from the sleight of hand and stage tricks.

Magick is the guidance and control of energy to a desired destination or goal. We can manipulate that energy and make changes to occur.
Magic is a general term which has many different branches and areas.
Some of the branches of Magick are Herbalism, Aromatherapy, Healing, Shamanism, Elemental Magic, Sympathetic Magic and many others.
Witchcraft is an area of Magick which is generally based on Spell casting.

The word magic comes from either the Greek word megus which means “great” in science, or from the Greek word magein meaning the science and religion of Zoroaster.
Numerous definition of magic has been offered by many but a precise description escapes us.
Though systems of magic exist; some are quite complex. Magic remains an individualistic experience. Every person who practices magic sees it in a different way.

Magic is neutral and amoral. It can be used for good, evil or ambiguous purposes, depending on the intent of the practitioner.

There are so many forms and definitions of magic so I am going to skip most of them and give you the definition of magic for Witchcraft.
Witchcraft magic contains elements of folk magic, ceremonial magic and sex magic.
The Witch works within a magical circle and uses four primary tools, which correspond to the elements; the athame-for fire, the pentacle-for earth, the chalice- for water and the wand-for air.
The Witch invokes the forces of nature, the elements and the element spirits that rule the elements and appeal to the goddess and horned god. Most Witches believe strongly in working only for good purposes. The Witch uses colour, scents, sound, movement, symbols and visual images in rituals to create their magic.

Gardner states eight ways to create the powers of magic.
1. Meditation or concentration.
2. Chants, spells and invocations.
3. Trance or astral projection
4. Incense, wine and drugs
5. Dancing
6. Blood control with the use of cords
7. Scourging
8. The Great Rite.

For Pagans and Witches, magic is a part of everyday life. The world itself is magical.
Not all pagans and Witches practice the same type of magic, some prefer ceremonial magic, others prefer folk magic and still others prefer eco-magic.

Eco-magic based on natural earth energies and the resident “spirits of the land”
Magic is to be used for growth and betterment.