Greenaway Leanna - The witchs way: a guide to modern-day spellcraft, nature magick, and divination

Leanna Greenaway

In my opinion, if a faith feels right deep inside your soul, then believe it, and if it doesnt, then dont! Each one of us is unique, and we all must go through life at our own pace. I have been a witch since I was a teenager, but even as a small child, I always felt a calling and the need to reach out to a higher power. At the age of nineteen, when I began researching and studying witchcraft, I realized that this was the path I had to take. When I finally came out of the broom closet, it didnt go down well with all my family members, but it was something that I really couldnt deny myself. Over time, they realized this and, thankfully, came to accept it. Nowadays, I am head of my own coven, where, once a month, nine of us meet and cast spells together for the good of mankind. I also have my very own YouTube channel where I perform demonstrations on things magickal.

My message to all the budding witches out there is this: you will know deep in your heart if Wicca is for you. It starts with an intense fascination that will draw you in. Often, people who take an interest in the craft in this life have been witches or healers in another, so the things they learn from studying Wiccan books sometimes feels like a reminder of what they already know. For me, Wicca is the love of my life, and I cant imagine not being able to follow my true path.

SHAWN ROBBINS

I believe we live in a world of indefinite possibilities, where everything is an enigma and we are all unique in our search for individuality. To me, labels do not define who, or what, we are; they are just a gateway to realize the true meaning of life. As for my own thoughts and musings, the path that I have chosen is a road less traveled, filled with hills and valleys. I look upon my journey as a perpetual student in life, and the people that I have met along the wayincluding Margot Adler and Sybil Leekhave had a profound effect in shaping my views and thoughts, both as a friend and teacher.

As authors, we also believe that we who promote the Wiccan way have a responsibility to learn from our peers from the past, who laid a foundation of writings and teachings to grow upon. This includes the likes of Aleister Crowley, Helena Blavatsky, Scott Cunningham, Raymond Buckland, Robert Graves, liphas Lvi, Stewart Farrar, Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, Owen Davies, George Pickingill, and Gerald Gardner, just to name a few. These people greatly influenced modern Witchcraft.