Witch stuff?

Question

Hi! I’ve recently started getting into all things witchy. What are some good books, stores, and things to help me learn more?

Answer

I highly recommend “Dedicant: a Witch’s Circle of Fire” and “Initiate: a Witch’s Circle of Water” by Thuri Calafia. They were written to be study guides for aspiring witches, and are quite adequate as a staring point. Each month is a lesson, and each book takes you through a year of study. There are additional reading lists in each chapter as well as homework - not all books in the reading lists have been available to me but I find you can make due without the additional books. 
These books go over all the important topics, help you hold yourself accountable, and help you form a foundation of knowledge from which you can pursue a more specific path. 
Something I quite like about the lessons is that they also teach you how to work with nature, craft your own tools and gather supplies without having to buy very much. In old times people didn’t have stores for witchy and occult supplies, they had to forge from nature and craft everything for themselves. Tools have more significance and power when crafted by your own hands. 
Of course I don’t expect you to have a forge or know a blacksmith so there are exceptions and it’s still good if you find something in a store that calls to you. I have a scrying mirror that I didn’t make but I went to Salem and spent absolutely no money all day because of a vibe about a store I couldn’t go in until the end of the trip - it was in that store I found my mirror 🙂

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i would look in your local libraries and online (blogs, tumblr, reddit, youtube, etc.) to start off with! while it’s a little overwhelming, i think having such a broad expanse of information pays off in the long run because you can really tailor your interests and path. 
a lot of beginners start off with wicca because there are a lot of books, especially those aimed at ‘beginners’ and people new to witchcraft or paganism. while those books definitely have helpful information, a LOT are very full of misinformation and misconceptions and stuff that can confuse a lot of people who are new to this info. one major example is many wiccan books conflating wiccan/pagan/witchcraft when they aren’t interchangeable terms at all. (hey, even look up a list of authors to avoid in this realm, but don’t exactly avoid them. you can consume their media, but do so with a fine-toothed comb. dig out some of the ways they help and learn from the ways they misinform. one person you’ll find constantly is silver ravenwolf. she creates so many books tailored toward new/beginners, but then misinforms often.) 
a lot of stuff does boil down to personal belief as well. the best thing to do is just to consume information, find things that peak your interest and draw you in, and cross reference a lot. find the information that resonates with you.

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