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Top 10 Real Witches Do’s and Don’ts

Every Halloween, the green-faced and pointy-hat wearing hags take center stage and I’m not
talking about the Broadway show “Wicked”. Children and adults don the costume of what they
think is a witch. They rarely know that real witches can be blonde and beautiful or any variation
in between. I would know since I am one; that is, a real witch, blonde and maybe beautiful.

1) Witches do practice the ancient pagan art and science of Witchcraft or Wicca, its modern
day revival. Followers of Wicca call themselves witches or Wiccan regardless of gender.

2) Witches do worship and honor both the female and male aspects of the Divine, the
Goddess and God. We call them by different names depending on their aspect i.e. Divine
Mother, Lady or Triple Goddess, which refers to the maiden, mother and crone. The God
is the Green Man, the Horned God or Great Spirit. We invoke the names of Gods and
Goddesses of many cultures and traditions including Celtic, Aboriginal, ancient Greek
and Roman and Norse.

3) Witches do practice the art and science of Magick. Magick is simply the harnessing,
building and focusing the natural energy or power of the mind. The heightened energy is
used for positive change and never used to manipulate or hex someone. Wiccans never
use Magick to boost their egos or for trivial gain. Spell casting is part of Magick and
usually involves spoken words or prayer of positive intention.

4) Witches do use ritual tools during ceremonies and practicing Magick. Practitioners have
their own tools, which are consecrated and considered sacred. Some of the tools include
an athame, a double-edged knife (never used for cutting), a bolline (a working knife to
cut i.e. herbs), a chalice or cup, a censer or incense burner, a cauldron or pot, a wand (no,
not like Harry Potter’s), a broom (not for flying), and a flat plate or plaque with a
pentacle, the five-pointed star.

5) Witches do use the pentacle as their symbol of spiritual guidance. It represents the four
elements and spirituality. It can be worn as a protective jewelry amulet, as part of an altar
or drawn in the air to invoke or banish energies. The star is tilted with one point pointing
north and not two points which is the symbol for Satanists.

6) Witches do celebrate various holidays and festivals calls Sabbats. There are eight Sabbats
throughout including equinoxes and solstices and Samhain or Halloween, the witches
New Year. They also celebrate and the moon phases. Some Wiccans choose to belong to
a formal group called a coven and many prefer (like myself) to be “solitary practitioners”.

7) Witches do recognize the inter-connectedness of everything on the planet. They


understand that the earth and all living things share the same cosmic energy. They try to
live in tune with nature in an ecologically ‘green’ way.
8) Witches do own a “Book of Shadows. It is a practical workbook, traditionally
handwritten and handmade or personalized. Some prefer digital or even virtual versions.

9) Witches do not proselytize. You won’t ever find witches knocking on doors looking for
coverts. Anyone genuinely interested in learning about the Wiccan religion will find the
knowledge they seek.

10) Witches do not perform ritual animal sacrifices or cause harm to any living being. They
live by a code of ethics much like the Ten Commandments and the “The Law of Three”.
They believe that if we do anything negative, it will return to us three fold.

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