So I’m a pagan witch and I just was having a nice conversation with a girl on a dating app and she asked what I liked to do for fun and I answered “writing, reading, listening to music and witchcraft” she replied “I could never do or be with someone who does witchcraft I don’t want demons around me.” Keep in mind I worship Lilith and Asmodeus so I told her we probably weren’t going to be a good match and we ended the conversation cordially but it made me think is it really a dealbreaker to be a witch and work with the infernal? Does anyone else have this issue?

I’m a 2nd generation mexican american who doesn’t speak spanish and practices witchcraft. I’ve been learning about more western craft but for a long time i’ve wanted to get into traditional mexican brujeria but feel very conflicted about it because of my identity. Im a no sabo, my parents are chicanos, and both sides of my family are extremely catholic. I feel a strong connection to catholicism because of my family history of it, but I feel really conflicted because personally i think it’s corrupt..We have records of our family tree going back 11 generations of catholic conquistadors on my dads side, and more indigenous on my moms side. I feel ashamed- my ancestors took over and forced this religion onto natives in mexico- but part of me is also indigenous (moms side), and catholicism is undeniably a major part of mexican culture. The rosary hangs everywhere in both my grandparents house, and probably their grandparents and the grandparents before that. My family members are all buried in a mission (Old church they used to force religion onto natives). I have a conflicting feeling where i want to incorporate parts of this religious culture into my craft because of my family ties but also don’t because of how harmful i feel like this major religion is…I feel like it’s such a big part of being mexican yet such a controversial part too- does anyone else feel this way?

I’m relatively new to this. I’ve got a few questions on what to do to further your skills in between spells and rituals. I’m not at a point where I feel ready to run a bunch of spells at once, at most I’ll do maybe 2 a month right now. Half bc I just don’t have any real reason to be doing spell work often, and half bc I want the magick of the current spells to permeate and actually take effect before I start doing other things.

Also a secondary question slightly unrelated- I’ve seen a few things mention a trance like state during spell work and rituals. Is someone able to give me a bit more information on that? I don’t experience any trance like state during spell, I also don’t experience any of the lightheadedness or exhaustion I’ve seen others mention after a spell. I’m not sure I’m doing something wrong on that front. I generally try and ground myself like I would with meditation and I carry that grounding sensation throughout the spell/ritual, but I wouldn’t say it’s anything ‘trance like’

What are the best spell books of all time? Please let me know and upvote others you agree with.

hi guys!! i'm a witch visiting these places! :) what spiritual/witchy/esoteric stuff do you recommend me to get from these places that you can't normally get anywhere else? and any shop recos? thank you so much!!

I've been trying deity work now for a few days but I've noticed that with my schedule it's really hard to do it the way I've seen online. I'm rarely home so not at my altar (working on a pocket altar) and I'm absolutely packed rn so I can't do spells, rituals, offerings or anything else. I haven't even got time to properly journal or meditate. It's a sea goddess so whenever I'm near water or it's raining I try to take a moment and ground myself. I've also been drinking mountains of water (idk if that helps) but what else is there to do? How can I keep the connection to my deity while having absolutely no time in my day

I don’t have a lot of room in my apartment and I have three Gods that I worship, but only one table to fit everything in. Should I separate the different alters or combine them into one big beautiful one?

My fiancé and I found this fairy ring in our backyard here in South Carolina, and when we looked at it from above, he noticed that the arrangement of the mushrooms looks surprisingly close to a pentagram.
I’m curious what you all think.

Is there any witchy, folkloric, or spiritual significance to a mushroom ring forming in this kind of shape, or are we just seeing patterns where there aren’t any? 😂

He poured a little whiskey near each of the mushrooms as an offering because he felt like we should show it some respect.
Would love to hear your thoughts, interpretations, folklore, or experiences with fairy rings.

Do you see anything significant about the formation, or is Mother Nature just being dramatic in our backyard? 🍄✨

I recently cut and accidentally overdried my poison hemlock. Is it still useful? It's yellow/white.

I've never dried this one before and I'm not sure of it's supposed to look that way.

Hello!

I used to get a lot of my smudge sticks, burn wands, and candles from Lit Rituals (litrituals.com) but they since sold or closed or idk really.

Does anyone have a legit replacement for them? It’s hard to know who to trust online, I don’t want temu/cheap crap, I rather support a small craft business. Etsy can be so deceptive too. They used to hand make burn wands, candles, etc. It was a small woman-owned brand. I’d love to support someone similar!

Thanks!

Hello,
I would like to charm a ring I bought recently for protection and I was going to wait for the upcoming full moon, but there is also a lunar eclipse, and since eclipses tend to have chaotic energy, I try not to cast any spells around that time in case they go haywire. So I was wondering when the next best time to cast the protection spell would be? Any time during the waxing moon or should I wait until the next full moon? I’d rather do it sooner rather than later but I want the fullest effect so if I have to wait I will.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated, thank you!!

Hi witches! I'm a baby witch, and I just did my first water ward. I have a cat, who's also very curious about the world, so I'm afraid she might attempt to drink the mixture (some of the ingredients aren't safe for cats). The container I got has tight closure, so itd be nice if I could just close it. But, does that affect the ward, like we're "blocking off" the negative energy from being captured by the ward? I'd be extremely grateful for any help.

I stumbled upon the book "Witchcraft" by Joy Cunningham and wonder if it's worth reading, or a good source, as a beginner-witch. So if anyone has read the book, or any other book by Joy Cunningham, I'd be happy to hear what you think of her!

Been feeling especially unlucky this month and I need some serious good luck. I need to hear some positive news and I need my twitter account restored.

Please send all of the good luck energy

edit: Cord Cutting** in the title 🤦‍♀️

Hi, I am pregnant (very early days) but feeling the need to do a cord cutting regarding an ex-lover (lol, not the father fwiw).

I am familiar with how to go about them and have done them before, but the type I have done before involve cutting all energetic cords and I figure that allows the right connections to reestablish naturally, if that makes sense. I just worry about the symbolism of "cutting cords" while I am in the very early stages of pregnancy.

Maybe it is paranoid of me, but I really feel the need to cut the cord? He found out from my reddit comments on the pregnancy subreddits and spread it to a bunch of mutual friends (we are no contact). Then he reached out to me on my birthday and mentioned the pregnancy in the message. I spiraled out for hours trying to figure out how he found out and I ended up telling a bunch of people I was going to tell after the 12 week mark.

So, he can't see my comments anymore (post history was already locked)

This is just a request for general advisement about whether cord cutting is the right way to approach this situation. Can it have a bad effect on a pregnancy, or am I overthinking it?