The witches' cookery: How to Become a Real Witch

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The witches’ cookery. “How to Become a Real Witch.” Oct 29, 2020. Video, 00:32:49. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4jJn-bsLOk.

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Witches Cookery: How to Become a Real Witch

Know the terms
1. Witchcraft: set of practices based on spiritual, cultural, traditional or philosophical beliefs
  1. See: Harari - not so easy to differentiate religion and movements
2. Witchcraft is a lifestyle, not a religion
3. 1 criteria: be curious about witchcraft, be eager to practice a lifestyle that empowers you and sharpens your senses towards the natural world and the world that surrounds you
Research
1. So much to research, so start with something that you are passionate about
  1. See: AJ Jacobs coffee gratitude journey
  2. See: Alie Wards tge path to passion for science is to research the scientific background of something you love
2. Learn as you go, studying is never done
3. it’s not necessary to label yourself, labels are only a helping tool to find info and community
Practice basic skills
1. Witchcraft is mostly about intention setting and mindful living
2. Ground pillar techniques:
  1. Meditation - breath, body sensations
  2. Mindfulness - being fully aware of what happens around you and in you, live in the here and now
  3. Visualization - directed daydreaming
  4. Energy work - energy meditation/visualization
  5. Grounding - a type of energy work
  6. Intuition
Connect with the natural world
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