Midnight Thoughts: Defining Yourself as a Witch

Hello there, pornies! How has this week been for you? I was thinking a bit about a few things these days, and defining my path as a witch is one of those. Long ago, I read an article by Amy Beltaine for Patheos, What Type of Witch Are You? It became a reference to me and those that tell me they're interested in Witchcraft. While I always start with it, I think it is important to know specifically what kind of witch you want to be.

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For me, defining what witchcraft means is something very personal. I already shared that for me being a witch is being able to do harm, whether we do it or not a matter of personal preference and comfort. I spoke about it with a friend yesterday and there was a phrase I said I couldn't stop thinking about: "I'm a healer at heart, a healer and a diviner".

Aradia, or The Gospel of the Witches. Being a book in public domain, you can download a copy at Sacret Texts, or you could get Craig Spencer's book which includes both the Gospel and his analysis of it. If you want to go deeper, then you will be happy to know Mat Auryn also wrote about the Aradia Problem, listed five books to learn more about Aradia, the 5 facts every witch should know about Her, and Laura Tempest Zakroff started the #WeAreAradia project and published a book about The New Aradia.

And it came to pass that Diana, after her daughter had accomplished her mission or spent her time on earth among the living (mortals), recalled her, and gave her the power that when she had been invoked... having done some good deed... she gave her the power to gratify those who had conjured her by granting her or him success in love:

    To bless or curse with power friends or enemies [to do good or evil].

    To converse with spirits.

    To find hidden treasures in ancient ruins.

    To conjure the spirits of priests who died leaving treasures.

    To understand the voice of the wind.

    To change water into wine.

    To divine with cards.

    To know the secrets of the hand (palmistry).

    To cure diseases.

    To make those who are ugly beautiful.

    To tame wild beasts.

We also have the 13 Goals of a Witch by Scott Cunningham, shared in Wicca for the Solitary Practitioner:

1. Know yourself.

2. Know your Craft (Wicca).

3. Learn.

4. Apply knowledge with wisdom.

5. Achieve balance.

6. Keep your words in good order.

7. Keep your thoughts in good order.

8. Celebrate life.

9. Attune with the cycles of the Earth.}

0.Breathe and eat correctly.

11.Exercise the body.

12.Meditate.

13.Honor the Goddess and God

Not having a stablished religious text has its pros and cons, like being able to make your own guidance and learn different points of view, but also like not knowing where to get started. Since the Gospel has been a reference since it was published, and Cunningham's book was one of the first witchy readings many of us got at the beginning of this path, I take them both to define myself as a witch:

• 1. A witch is a healer, a guide, a warrior, a risk-taker, a sage.
• 2. A witch has power beyond time and space.
• 3. A witch stays calm during the storm.
• 4. A witch can dance with the wolves.
• 5. A witch learns something everyday.
• 6. A witch is not afraid of death.
• 7. A witch respects the inner world and outside world. 
• 8. A witch accepts when they are wrong.
• 9. A witch can communicate with all beings.
• 10. A witch is always free.

I obviously need to work on some of these er, tenets? Aspects? numbers, but I'm totally comfortable with the ideas they represent and identify with all of them as important, principal parts of my practice and identity as a witch. I can't say if they apply to everyone or anyone else beside me, but I think it could be a good starting point. What do you think?

Kinky regards, K!

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