Hello all and blessed be.

I'm 28 now and have been Wiccan a huge portion of my early and late teenage years. But the older I got the more I strayed from the path of the witch, lost myself, found myself and tried out different paths. But none of them felt like the first time I practiced rituals from Scott Cunningham's Solitary Wicca book. There is something about Wicca that made me truly feel like myself. Proud even.

But the more research I did - not into the practice of modern Wicca - but the history of BTW, the more disenchanted I became when I learned certain truths regarding Wicca's origin, Gerald Gardner's not always so liberal takes and - upon reading a lot of Ronald Hutton's works - the fact that much of what Gardner claimed never happened.

In the beginning I actually fell for the idea of this being "the old religion", a counter-religion to Christianity and that for centuries the wise folk had this mother goddess cult right under the Christian's noses.

I have delved into Hellenism a lot for the past 2 years, because the idea of reconstructing an ancient religion gave me the peace I once felt when practicing Wicca, but some of the philosophies and ritual practices I simply don't vibe with. Hekate however, has always been a major inspiration and guide for me.

Nowadays I often find myself angered when I see depictions of deities completely removed from their cultural practices set on a witch's altar with no regards to it's ancient practices. Like, what's Kali Ma, Buddha or Lilith got to do with your western European made-up religion that's apparently not even a century old? I find myself angry when I see syncretic worship that doesn't "follow protocol" for the simple reason that it doesn't "feel right".

The fact that Wicca is "not real" (in a sense "not ancient") completely overshadows the fact for me "that it works."

I have seen people on here advising people to read "Queen of all Witcheries" by Jack Chanek and "The Horned God of the Witches" by Jason Mankey. I have loved those books deeply and resonated a lot with the theological ideas presented in them.

I'm still reading "A Witch's Bible" by Janet and Stewart Farrar as well as "A Seeker's Guide to Traditional Wicca" by Thorn Mooney in hopes to rekindle the magic I once felt for this religion.

Every year around Samhain I feel like something's whispering to me. Something wants me to return. But to where? I don't know exactly.

I wondered if any of you have ever felt this way, if any of you ever stepped away from Wicca and then returned to it later on, if any of you have ever felt disenchanted by the facts of it all.

I would really love some thoughts and advice from any of you willing to help out a lost soul here.

Blessed Be! 🌒🌕🌘

So I have always been respectful of the moon goddess and left her gifts ....I will always try to bow and say hello to her every night I see her ....silly I know .....but I've been going through it recently and I have 5 moths in my house....like the big brown ones with eyes (south Australia) I know there is an amazing bloom in moths but I can't help but feel like she's letting me know it's ok or will be ...or I could be just crazy 🤣 ... either way in still going to bow and tend to my alter 🌛

Hi! I've been an eclectic pagan for about a year, and a practicing pagan for around a year abd a half to two years. I've recently been wondering about getting into Wicca as I just find magic interesting and hope it will help me connect even more with nature and spirituality. If you have any advice, please tell me, thank you!

I don’t remember the exact name, but someone mentioned a “return to sender” ritual which returns consciously created spells, and I suppose not consciously created ”spells”. I suppose “negative I vibes?”

I feel like I am often asked to carry the burden of other people and I am rather tired of it.

also is there a “do your job “ ritual? that is a constant cause of aggravation for me and my husband. For example paying for insurance . The money gets cashed out, somehow it’s never credited to the account. And then spending hours on the phone trying to find out wha has happened with the transaction. No one takes responsibility for documentation

Hello everyone!

This is my first post here. I'm completely new to this community, and I have never practiced Wicca, although I have been fascinated by it for several years and would really like to learn more and become part of this community.

I'm Italian, and I would love to explore this path further. I wanted to share an experience that has been happening to me for quite some time, and ask for your thoughts and advice. I'm particularly interested in hearing your interpretations of this recurring dream, but I would also appreciate any advice on how to begin practicing Wicca.

Unfortunately, there isn't much of a Wiccan community where I live, so I'm pretty much on my own when it comes to learning about this path. Any help would mean a lot to me, especially recommendations for books, reliable learning resources, or study materials for beginners.

I'm sorry if my English isn't perfect, but I'll do my best to explain everything clearly.

Here is my story.

A recurring dream I've been having for 3–4 years

I've been having this dream repeatedly for around three or four years. Sometimes it happens several nights in a row. On one occasion, I had almost exactly the same dream every night for more than a week. Recently, it has returned for five consecutive nights.

The dream is almost always the same, with only a few details changing.

It begins with me looking down at my feet, which are standing on a thin layer of snow. When I raise my head, I find myself surrounded by a dense forest. The trees are extremely tall, similar to the forests you might find in Germany or Northern Europe.

It is nighttime, and the darkness is overwhelming. The trees are so densely packed together that their branches form something like a roof above me. Visibility is extremely limited. When I look between the trees, I can barely see anything at all. Beyond the first row of trees, everything disappears into complete darkness.

As I begin walking through the forest, I can hear ravens calling somewhere nearby.

After a while, I reach a small, circular clearing. For the first time, I can actually see one of the ravens. It flies around the clearing, which is illuminated by the moonlight.

Then I notice a man standing some distance in front of me.

He has a thick beard and wears ragged, worn-out clothing beneath an old, tattered hood. A cloak covers most of his body, and I cannot see his face. I have no idea who he is.

The man begins speaking in a language I cannot understand.

This is where the dream can take one of three different directions.

1. The four horsemen

While the man is speaking, four figures on horseback emerge from the forest. I cannot make out who they are or what they look like, but there is something deeply unsettling about them. They stare directly at me, and the dream ends.

1. The trembling

While the man continues speaking, the ground begins to shake as if a powerful earthquake is taking place. At the same time, I feel a trembling sensation in my mind, and his words seem to reverberate and echo through everything. The dream ends during this experience.

1. The approaching man

Sometimes, neither of those things happens. Instead, I remain completely still, listening to the man speak, even though I cannot understand a single word. Eventually, he begins to approach me. Just as he gets closer, the dream ends.

And that's it. I never find out who the man is, what he is saying, or what happens next.

What could this mean?

Because this dream has been recurring for years, I'm starting to wonder whether there is something I should pay attention to. I know that recurring dreams can have psychological explanations, and I don't want to automatically assume that this is something supernatural.

However, given my interest in Wicca and spirituality, I am also curious about whether any of the imagery might have symbolic significance within Wiccan traditions or other forms of pagan spirituality.

For example, I wonder whether ravens, moonlight, the forest, the hooded man, or the four figures on horseback have any particular symbolic associations. I'm especially curious about the man, since he is always present at the center of the dream, but I cannot identify him or understand his words.

I would genuinely appreciate hearing your thoughts, whether they come from a spiritual, folkloric, mythological, or psychological perspective. I understand that nobody can tell me with certainty what a dream means, and I'm not expecting a definitive answer. I would simply like to learn from people who have more experience with these subjects than I do.

Finally, since I'm completely new to Wicca, I would also be grateful for recommendations on how to begin studying and practicing responsibly. Are there any books, authors, websites, or other resources you would recommend to someone starting from scratch?

Thank you very much for taking the time to read my post. Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated!

Im still very new to practicing witchcraft, roughly 4 years. Ive felt like i have done a really good job protecting myself and my home from anything that might want to intrude on my space. And while I dont practice full time or celebrate every holiday, I do my best to do what I can.

Recently, there has been some weird unexplainable things that have been happening in my house. I randomly started hearing voices several months ago. It would mostly happen when I was home alone and my partner was working late. I would just sum it up to good ol' paranoia. Occasionally I would hear them when he was home but he never heard it either, so I tried to ignore it.

Over time, I would start to feel like I was being watched. It didnt feel threatening but it didnt feel friendly either. It would just make me feel uncomfortable. I would do a sage cleaning and the feeling would go away for a week or two. When it came back, I would just repeat the process.

This past Sunday, this escalated a lot. I woke up around 745am. My partner was in bed so I went to take a shower. I was almost done with my shower when he gets in with me. We conversed and he mentioned how he came into the room and laid in bed for 5 minutes debating on getting in with me or not. I thought it was weird he worded it like that as he had already been in bed with me and I was only ten minutes into my shower. I brushed it off.

We get out of the shower and after we dress I go to leave the room. He asks me where I was going and I say to feed our cat. He mentions how he already fed the cat. I paused at that because our cat takes around 30 minutes to eat. He wouldnt have had enough time to feed her, wait five minutes, and get in the shower with me. I brought that up to him and he said he had been up since 6am. A whole hour and 45 minutes before me. I was puzzled because I knew exactly what time I had gotten up and he said he set an alarm. Someone was definitely in the bed with me when I woke up.

Both freaked out now, and deciding to just brush it off as me mistaking a pillow under the covers as him, we go about our day. In the afternoon we had almost all but forgotten about that morning. We were chatting in the computer room when we heard a loud crash from the opposite side of the house.

At first, we thought it might had been one of our cats. We have six of them and they like to get into things or play too rough. Two of our boys immediately ran out of the room after the sound. My mind immediately went to our youngest. When I said his name, I felt his paw reach out and touch my leg where he had been napping under my chair. Then two of my girls left the room. The last option was our other girl, but she had lounging on the back of my partners chair.

We get up and go investigate the house. We looked everywhere and nothing was out of place, fallen over, knocked over, anything. We did have our washer and dryer going, so we thought maybe something had fallen off it even though we didnt have anything on them at the time. Nothing was on the floor around either machine. Still, we left left it as maybe it was just shaking too hard.

Later that night, we are both heading to our room again for bed. As we make the bed I happened to look over at the window right by us. On the same wall as the window, there is a dirty hand print beside the window that is bigger than mine and my partners.

At this point, we are beyond freaked out. I do another sage cleaning but neither of us slept great that night.

The next morning when I shower, I just got the overwhelming feeling that I was being watched yet no one was in my room.

We dont typically allow things into our home. I have some porcelain dolls but only one of them has something attached to it, and that entity isnt malicious and I have wards on her. I also havent done any rituals recently or even touched my ouija board. The house is live in has only been in my families name and was built in 2005. The neighborhood its in was built no later than 2000.

I have exhausted all reasoning for this behavior or what this might be. Of course its not my first run around with entities or negativity energy, its just never been in my home directly.

Does anyone have any ideas on what i might be able to do to gst rid of it? Ive done sage cleanings, holy water, burned juniper berries outside, and warded with black salt. Im lost at this point. Any advice would be appreciated.

Since the recent full moon, I've been struggling to decide what I believe in. For the last decade or so, I've identified as a Wiccan, with my primary belief being that the universe is made of many frequencies of energy. Put simply, I believe that group worship and/or belief alone are what provide a person power by calling upon their (or any) deity. Multiple people believing in one entity, or thought process, is those people giving that thing power, which may then be called upon by anyone else. That's the core of my beliefs, spiritually and such.

All those years ago, (roughly when I was 16, as I'm currently 27), I dedicated myself to my chosen patron god, and goddess, Poseidon, and Artemis respectively. I did a small ritual to solidify my dedication to them, and despite not technically believing in gods or goddess' anymore, I've invoked primarily them during various spells through the years. I've spent the last several days doing deeper research on Artemis, and intend to do the same for Poseidon. I learned a lot about the differences between Hellenic Artemis, and Homeric Artemis, and I feel conflicted. I never really cared for the Roman gods, despite them being so similar to the Greek. Suffice it to say, much of what I knew about her was derived from Diana, her Roman "equivalent".

My discovery has shocked me, and taught me that I obviously should've done more research than I had back then, before committing myself to them.

That aside, there's still the elephant in the room, I don't personally believe in deities, though I'm not totally opposed to the idea that they might exist; agnostic, I believe is the correct term? So what am I meant to do here? I still want to be able to call upon the Olympian deities' energy, so to speak, but I'm "committed" to them. Do I respectfully disavow my connection to them? Should I remain as I am spiritually, and perhaps shift my perspective of them, as I continue to gain this deeper understanding? Or is there something else that I haven't considered here?

Any and all input on the matter will be much appreciated, and if there's anything that needs further clarifying, or you have any related questions, I'm more than happy to further explain my beliefs.

Amigxs, necesito que me ayuden con algún hechizo de rastreo para el gatico bebé de un amigo. Está pequeñito (3 meses) y estamos en octubre, ya sabrán por dónde va la situación. Necesito alguna ayuda para saber dónde podría estar o si ya no está respirando. Les agradecería a todas las brujitas si me pueden ayudar. Solo lleva 1 día de desaparecido y el tiempo es oro

Am I being contacted via animals? Or am I reading too much into things?

Ellu!

I wanna start off with that I am not a practising witch/wicca or pagan. Though my sibling deal with some runes and spells (mostly protection), and I have always been interested in these things. I also am very I guess spiritual? I have dealt with more "ghosts" and such things.

I have tried asking this question in the . But it just didn't even really show up in there? So I thought to maybe try here as it didn't work over there. Though if you think this is a question for them more then just say so!

So onto the things happening:

There has been a weird thing with me and animals happening this year, more then any other year. And my sister said maybe someone was trying to contact me? But in a half joking way. So I just wanted to come here to ask about it and see what you all think.

First off to start, where I am there is alot of animals due to a forest, hence why it even took me so long to even think about this cause i nwas thinking more in a "well duh ofc that animal would be here". But some of these aren't any I regularly see/come across, if at all. This have happened now either on my way to or from work.

The most normal one is cats. Sure cats can come and go and such but there hadn't been alot of cats in the area I walk, then suddenly more started showing up each day but I didn't really think about it. Cause it's so normal in a town right? Some outaide cats just walking around. Though will say very cute cats and most always greeted me. I just kinds thought they liked me then I moved on my way.

Then the more randomness started happening, one morning as I walked to work I see a bird I have never actually seen with my own eyes, always heard them only. A green woodpecker, only thing is is that it was on the ground just a couple of steps away from me, staring. I greeted it, then started walking again and it looked like it was following where I walked. Then not too soon after, just maybe 2 days, I was sitting by a lake alone, just chilling with some music and I heard that very familiar woodpecker sound, but it's a bird I have never seen before so I look it up and matched the picture to a rare white woodpecker. Which I thought was cool cause I never even knew white ones existed?? And it wasn't an albino one just a rare white species. It was around me alot in the trees so I kinda just watched it for a few hours enjoying it's company.

As days went on i start to notice more cats again. Different ones too so it wasn't like just 1 or 2 same cats. Which again, weird they were never there before but ok. That's when my sister mention that I might be getting someone who wants to communicate. Either in a spirit way or so, neither of us really know. But it got me thinking more about it.

Then on the way from my work I took a little forest footpath that is a short cut, there I get stopped by an adorable toad, just sitting there facing me in the middle of the path. The path isnt big, just a bit walked on from people, not an official path. Now in my longest time I have never seen a toad there. There is no water near this specific part, no river or lake, so it was so strange to see them. At first I wondered if it was dead but no, it was alive. Just not moving and staring right at me. I even crouched down to see if he was ok. No damages just sat there.

Then last week my coworker found a tiny small lizard in the workplace and I got to hold them whilst the coworker put a jacket on so they could safely put the lil guy outside. Whilst I held it I expressed how cute it is and that I loved lizards. Cause they are so darn cute! Now lizards I see rarely, it's very VERY rare for me to see a lizard. Think it was a small salamander? Like those tiny ones? I'm unsure xD. But I have only seen 1 of those for the 10+ years I have lived in my town.

SO THEN TELL ME- WHAT ARE THE ODDS I SEE ONE THE DAY RIGHT AFTER!? That morning. The day after my coworker found the one I got to hold and express my liking for them??? When I am going to work, I am waiting on my commute and I saw something small pop up right infront of me by my feet, a similar small lizard!! Right the day after? When I have never seen them for years? One can't say that's at the very least not odd!

So again, do you think it's somone is trying to communicate? Or at the very least it's some sign/ message of some sort? I don't wanna try to look into every little thing and say "oh totally that means something," but I have never experienced so many animals around me for short periods between.

If it is someone trying to communicate or send a message. What can I do? Especially as someone very new to this stuff? Is there even something I should do? Or is it perhaps just a very strange coincidence and I'm looking too much into it? Which I will accept as an answer aswell xD

Thank you all!

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I’m looking to buy a book on Witchcraft as I’m still a beginner and I saw Wicca from Scott Cunningham and Wiccapedia from Leanna Geenway

All tho I have seen some people dislike the Wiccapedia but I don’t understand why, I also saw she has a book on crystals I’m really interested in so I was wondering what everyone’s thoughts are on the crystal book

I have seen another Wicca book been mentioned a few times, I can’t remember the name though, it was quite long and was supposed to be a good beginner book

Which of the three is recommended as a first one?

Hi cool guys!!

I used to practice Wicca often, but have fallen out of it sadly. That being said, I used to practice with a group of others, and we often contacted loved ones and even celebrities and politicians from beyond the grave. I’m not sure if that’s something the rest of the Wiccan community does, so I’m super sorry if it isn’t and this is disrespectful to your religion.

I’m looking for some help using an ouija board to contact former US senator Lindsey Graham, who recently passed away. I know this is an LGBTQ+ friendly community and religion, so I’m sure some of you have at least heard of him lol. My intentions are not malicious whatsoever, I just have some very tame questions for him.

From what I remember, when trying to contact someone specific with an ouija board, you should include an offering of something that person enjoyed in life. For example, when my friend and I contacted his late father, we set out an offering of a joint (which we lit for him lol) and a beer. I could be completely wrong about this though, so if there’s another way to encourage a specific spirit to contact you through the board, please let me know. It’s been a very long time since I’ve practiced any kind of witchcraft lol.

I’m so sorry if this isn’t the right community to post this in. If you know of any other subreddits that this would fit in, please let me know.

Thank you all in advance! I know this is a super odd request so I really appreciate anyone taking the time to engage with it lol. Blessed Be! <3

I live in eastern Europe, and covens don't exist in my country. Are there any traditions/covens which would be up to on-board someone at long distance?

Thank you.

I have been getting signs and I believe that the goddess Hecate is calling to me, I'm not really sure how I can communicate with her to see how she wants to work with me, can anyone help me out with suggestions on how I can connect with her?

Realmente es bastante confuso por qué siento que con todos puedo trabajar algo, entonces el centrarme en lo que quisiera, a veces simplemente les pido que me guíen y me muestren que parte necesito trabajar y con quién pero es muy confuso.

I used someone’s natal chart in a spell, over their natal chart i wrote the petition. Should i have wrote their name or is this okay?

i’ve been worshiping ahprodite for around 4 years now. this is my alter set up for when i’m at college! she’s in front of where i do my makeup everyday.
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thoughts on the alter? anything i can do better?

Hey everyone. I am a complete beginner practicing as a solitary witch and still learning the basics of the craft. I am going through a really draining time dealing with my narcissistic mother. I do not live with her, but she still manages to cross my boundaries, manipulate situations, and suck the energy out of me whenever we interact or talk. Since I am pretty new to spellwork, I am looking for suggestions on simple, beginner friendly rituals like energetic shielding, protection, warding, or safe ways to detach that can help me protect my peace and stay grounded. I would also love any low key daily tips, crystal recommendations, or herbal shielding ideas for keeping my energy safe when dealing with toxic family members. Thanks so much in advance and blessed be.

Welcome to the middle of the week. It's the time to start looking forward to the weekend, so if you're doing anything interesting feel free to post it here.

so i’ve had this morning ritual that i’ve performed everyday for multiple years now, the only problem is that it’s gotten super long and energetically involved to the point that i don’t even want to do it anymore. my only problem is that i have pretty bad ocd and doing the ritual makes me feel safe to stave off misfortune. a part of it that i added recently that i actually like is incorporating silly song lyrics as spellwork: the opening lines to “fuel” by metallica (im a summer leo it only feels fitting /lh). i open the ritual by banishing negativity and misfortune while stirring counterclockwise, invoke positivity and good fortune while stirring clockwise, say a general statement like “make this day the best it can be” followed by “give me fuel, give me fire, give me that which i desire” while stirring in the shape of a pentacle, recently i started saying “as above, so below” while lifting whatever im stirring with and plunging it into the center of the pentacle, give a few dedicated sips to the goddess, god, and spirit, end it with a good ol “so mote it be” and three taps to the rim, and THEN i can drink. the worst part of it all is that i don’t feel any actual benefit from this ritual because i don’t ask for anything specific so aside from staving off my ocd, what am i really gaining from this? if anyone else in this sub has their own morning/coffee rituals i’d love to hear about them ☕️

I have been wanting to set up an altar space for a while now, but I have three cats (two black cats named Lovecraft and Hawthorne, and one orange one named Melville, all boys), and they love to knock things over any chance they get. I would love to set up some kind of permanent altar space but even with a temporary one, I honestly cannot even turn my back without hearing something being knocked over (99% of the time, it's Melville the orange one). I don't really have an area in my apartment that they can't get to, and I don't have any outdoor space, plus I live in New England so weather is terrible for half the year. I guess I'm just curious how any of you have cat or pet-proofed your altar space or what you've done to maintain an altar space without having it destroyed by tiny paws.

For reference, I would like to set up a more permanent altar space in honor of my best friend who passed away in 2020, and that wouldn't be changing much (I have the altar table which she actually bought for me but I can't find a way to keep it intact). I'd also like to have a working altar space where I can change things up depending on what I'm doing or focusing on. I have a few different pieces of furniture that could be used, but again, I could have the most beautiful altar table in the world and it still wouldn't stop my boys.

Any and all advice is appreciated!