Sybil Wolfe - Wicca: A Beginners Guide to Learn the Secrets of Witchcraft with Wiccan Spells and Moon Rituals. The Starter Kit for Modern Witches with Herbal, Candle, and Crystal Magic Traditions!

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H ail and welcome, new witches! Im so glad youre here.

There has never been a time in history when more souls have been called to the craft. I see it every day: young women (and men and nonbinary people, too) searching for meaning in a world devoid of any connection to our Earth Mother, their spirits languishing in a society that denigrates and abuses the divine feminine, attempting to snuff out the light inside of us. If youre curious about how moon magick and intuitive manifestation can help you better your life and your connection to your own divinity, look no further than this small tome.

I myself had the luck of being born a hereditary witch, and Ive been practicing magic all of my life. I grew up in metaphysical shops, where I learned to use candles, crystals, and herbs as tools for manifestation. Ive joined and formed covens, read every book on Wicca I could get my hands on, and spent years refining my particular brand of the craft.

I am writing this book because Im called to share all that Ive learned with this new generation of witches. Some in the older generations believe that these secrets should not be shared so readily, but I fervently disagree. The fact that you are reading or listening to this book is all the proof I need that you are a compassionate and intuitive soul, deserving of all the tools you need to manifest your best self.

In these pages, Ive used clear, no-nonsense explanations to introduce you to Wicca, its history, and the secrets of its ritual magick. Youll learn all about the phases of the moon, the incantations that bring spells to life, and how to harness the magic in the changing of the seasons. Ive included nine of my most-loved spells and rituals straight from my own grimoire, specially chosen for the new practitioner, and a mini-encyclopedia of magickal correspondences, so you can begin to intuitively craft your own spells, as well.

All the tools you need are on these pages. The only thing stopping you from making your life into the one you most desire is yourself.

So! Lets begin, shall we?

I can teach you all you need to know to harness magick as a new witch. But before you learn to cast your first spells, you must first understand where the magick comes from and how to harness it. There is a long, long history of witches who have come before you and built a wealth of occult knowledge, within which youll find all that you seek and more. Heres a crash course on Wicca 101or an initiation, if you will!

Wicca is a form of modern paganism whose practitioners are called witches and who use spiritual symbolism and magickal rites to manipulate the energies of the Universe. That power of manipulation and manifestationthe ability to harness energy in the form of magickis what makes a witch, a witch.

Wicca, to most, is less an organized religion and more an intimate spiritual practice. Wiccan beliefs and practices are largely inspired by Western European folk magick and old religions, but Wicca also acknowledges spiritual symbols that cross cultures and pantheons, borrowing from pre-Christian belief systems around the world. Wiccan practitioners are a wildly diverse bunch who perform magick in numerous ways, from ornate, sacred ritual rites honoring gods and goddesses to simply stirring a little bit of magick into their morning tea. Still, witches are all united by our reverence for the divinity in nature and our powers of manifestation.

Because Wicca is deeply personal in nature, no two practitioners hold exactly the same beliefs and traditions. Once, the word Wicca meant something very specific, referring to a set of rites that were kept secret from all but the initiated, and there is more on this in Chapter 2. Over the years, however, Wicca has evolved into many different disciplines with many different practices. Within these disciplinesand even within various covens within these disciplinesan individual Wiccans core beliefs may vary greatly.

The vast majority of Wiccans, however, are united by the following four main tenets.

• Divinity is in nature: Wicca and witchcraft are Earth-based practices. While Wiccans may disagree about what exactly divinity is, we all accept that it resides in nature. Ill go into depth about how witches revere and work with nature in Chapter 3.
• We have the power to shape our realities: Witchcraft is at the heart of Wicca, and in its simplest form, it is the process through which witches manipulate reality. Wiccan sects and solitary practitioners often have different ideas about what makes someone a witch, but they all agree that a witch holds the power to manifest his or her reality through magick.
• Do unto others: Yes, the golden rule is a core tenet of Wicca, as it is in many systems of belief. In fact, we call it the Wiccan Rede, and while translations differ slightly, they boil down to this: Harm none and do what you will. This means that any kind of energetic manipulation is fair game in witchcraft, as long as the witch does not seek to cause harm to another person. Essentially, Wiccans are good witches!
• You reap what you sow: While this is the most controversial of the tenets, it is nonetheless an integral part of Wicca. It is the belief that, when a witch sends harmful, violent, or vengeful energy into the universe, she will receive this negativity back thrice. Wiccans call this the Rule of Three or the Three-Fold Law, and while it also means that the good you send into the universe comes back to you three times, we typically reference this rule as an incentive not to hex an ex or curse a boss. However deserving of retribution a wrongdoer may be, the Wiccan trusts Karma to dole out justice.

Witches who dont follow these four core beliefs are unlikely to consider themselves Wiccansyes, I know; its confusing! Lets take a look at the distinction.

Put simply: all Wiccans are witches, but not all witches are Wiccans.

As youll learn in the next chapter, Wicca is a relatively new concept intended to unify and popularize esoteric witchcraft practices throughout Western Europe, so witchcraft actually predates Wicca by millennia. Additionally, while Wicca draws its inspiration primarily from Western European paganism, witches, shamans, and other magick users have existed in cultures around the world, throughout human history.

In todays world, traditional witchcraft can look a lot like Wicca, and it can be hard to know where one ends and the other begins. Two witches may practice the same rituals, cast the same spells using the same herbs, and call on the same deities, while one calls herself a Wiccan and the other does not.

So how can we tell them apart? To some extent, it comes down to personal preference whether you identify with Wicca or not. Wicca represents a more formalized spiritual system, which some choose to reject in favor of their own religions and deities or a lack thereof. (Yes, there are Christian witches, and atheist witches, too.) Those who do not follow the Wiccan rede and the Rule of Three are likely not to identify with Wicca, even if they practice in such a way that their witchcraft looks essentially the same as mine.