Hedge Witch: A Guide to Solitary Witchcraft

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The traditional hedge witch, if you can even use the word traditional, is someone who is a Seer, Shaman, and witch all in one. Some witches have a natural affinity for healing. Healing other people, themselves, animals, and the earth. I call witches who focus on the healing arts healing witches (obviously). This type of witch might study and practice magical and medicinal herbalism, folk remedies, alternative pain modalities, Reiki, cellular regeneration, cleansing rituals, health and fitness. 14. Music Witch Hedge Witchcraft is gaining in popularity, as more people are learning about the practice, and how it differs from other traditions of the Craft. Hedge Witches are mostly defined by the practice of hedge riding, a trance technique that enables the practitioner to walk between the worlds. But what are some of the signs that you might wish to explore the tradition of the hedge witch? Here are six, just to get you started: A common symbol associated with green witches is a pentagram surrounded by five leaves rather than five points, representing the elements more closely related to nature’s balance. Sea witches have a special connection to the ocean. They might practice water magic, use seawater in their rituals, bring seashells home for their altar, and pay special attention to the Moon (because it controls the tides, after all). Sex Witch

They often act as spiritual visionaries for those in their local communities and become light sources for their families, friends, and neighbors. As the name suggests, a kitchen witch focuses on the kitchen! They incorporate magic into cooking and baking, and they might choose herbs for their magical properties just as much as for their taste. Kitchen witches might prepare meals for specific holidays, purposes, or rituals to share with their community or coven. Hearth Witch This is essential, as you have no one else to push you into learning new things and trying out new experiences. Your study and your practice are entirely self-directed, and so alongside the desire to try new things, a little discipline also comes in handy. If you’re a green witch, you probably incorporate many earthly elements (such as herbs, plants, etc.) into your practice and enjoy studying these areas. If you’re ever feeling drained, step into nature and absorb power from the earth. You may perform some of your most powerful spells surrounded by nature. It’s also good to infuse a bit of magic into your daily routines. Make cleansing, bathing, warding, and grounding regular activities.

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Great Lady and Lord of the golden Sun and golden days on Earth and the heart’s fulfilment, I call upon you. Let all be blessed with a sense of the beauty of this Earth…..Help us to celebrate love for one another and for all life. And help us also to put to flight forces that oppress love and deny justice. Make us strong in magic. Make us like summer trees. Make us like summer stars. Make us like summer seas. In dedication to the vision of untamed peace, set us free.”

You’re mostly solitary in your living style, either by choice or by life circumstances, which have made it so. #2 One of the most common questions I am asked is " What is a Hedgewitch?" Well, it's a solitary witch who practices hedgewitchery or hedgecraft. But what is hedgecraft, you ask? That is much more complicated and depends on who you are talking to. A folkloric traditional witch seeks to mirror aspects of the witch from folk tales and historical documents (particularly Witch Trial documents). Within this definition, there is a lot of lee-way and open opportunity for the folkloric traditional witch to tailor his or her craft to meet his or her spiritual needs and unique path. Folkloric traditional witches may study and use folklore from their local area in their craft. They may also use folklore from the lands of their ancestors, or folklore from another region of interest. 9. The Solar Witch

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The term hedge witch is experimental. These witches practice folk magic that is passed down or learned through trial and error. The first book, HEDGE WITCH, blends hedge witchcraft with solitary Wicca and roots the hedge witch firmly in the Wheel of the Year, giving rites and spells for each festival and for the Full Moon as well. One of the types of witches is the tech witch. The tech witch believes modern devices such as mobile phones, computers, vehicles, and even architecture, have their own associated spirits or gods. The tech witch also believes in embracing technology as an inherent part of spiritual growth and uses the computer to store a Book of Shadows or grimoire. Mobile witchy apps are used to look up magical and spiritual information. For tech witches in the city, buildings and vehicles stand in place of trees and other natural items. Get our list of the best FREE Witchy apps for Android. 8. The Folkloric Traditional Witch

While the term “hedge witch” originally referred to someone who used herbs and plants in their magic, that’s not really the case anymore. Today, the term is a catch-all phrase that encompasses any kind of spellcrafting that doesn’t fit under the Wiccan label. Hedge witches can use herbs, or they can use tarot cards and crystals, or they can even cast spells using astrology. They can work magic with a coven or with a group, or they can practice on their own. They can do magic for themselves, or they can use their magic to help others. Where Did the Term “Hedge Witch” Come From? THE LAMP OF THE GODDESS appears to be different. There are no instructions for hedge witchcraft in it at all. It is about reincarnation, the cycles of life, death and rebirth and the fate of Atlantis. And yet. And yet the book focuses upon the Dark Goddess (not an evil Deity but ‘Dark’ in the sense of hidden – like the scientific concept of ‘dark matter’ – and concerned with the realm of the dead as a place of healing and renewal. She has been known by many names, worldwide, and to the traditional hedge witch or priest/ess She is Huldra, Lady of Wisdom or Freya (the Lady) who is Mistress of Elves and leader of the Valkyries. (So for me, it is not so far after all, from the temples of Atlantis to the nearest hedgerow.) The festival of Imbolg occurs, in the northern hemisphere, at a time of increasing daylight and new life in the natural world. It is a natural time for spells of renewal of good health and inspiration and creativity. Or of magical power……... When you’re friends wanted to go to the city to go shopping and eat at cafes, you felt the urge to travel to the mountains to go hiking and sit by a creek. You’ve always felt more comfortable in liminal places…graveyards, crossroads, herb gardens, abandoned places, shorelines. These are your happy places. You feel at home here because these places are closer to the Otherworld…you’re true home as a hedge witch. 7. You’ve had an interest in fairies and mythical creatures For me, the whole purpose of practicing hedge witchcraft, much like folk witchcraft, is achieving actual results. Trial and error is a huge part of this

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Remember that no two hedge witches are alike. What works for others may not work for you, and that’s totally okay.