Help please

[LizzTheWitzz]

Hi, I am lizzy (liz short)

I recently found out I am a witch and now i really don't know what to do.
Could someone please help me out with tips or anything?
Would mean a LOT!

 

[Morell]

What does that mean that you are a witch? How did you find out?

 

[Yazata]

Did you see there's a subforum for (mostly) Witchcraft?

Witchcraft, Folk Magic and Herbalism

Discussions regarding Witchcraft and Folk Magic. Feel free to talk about Shamanism, Elemental Magic and Herbalism here too.

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[Kepler]

Studying up on general history of contemporary witchcraft to get an idea of the different threads that are active and their direction is good place to start. Maybe ancestral. That should help with picking out different authors and methods to follow up on.

The movie the Love Witch was fun to get a sense of initiation rituals and casting, psychic games, different witches, after taking away the narrative dramatization.

I was recently looking for a book to introduce someone new to the subject to a figure in witchcraft that intuitively went with what I learned of them. There wasn't a book available yet for my vision's description to the shopkeep, but in December 2026 The Many Faces of Morgan le Fay by Annwyn Avalon.
Another of the author's books is available in the library. It's titled Water Witchcraft if you want to get your feet wet.

Book – PDF - Annwyn Avalon - Water Witchcraft: Magic and Lore from the Celtic Tradition

An accessible in-depth guide to Celtic water lore, including spells, rituals, water spirits, and merfolk Let Annwyn Avalon, a practicing water witch herself, take you into the world of water magic. The water magic and lore in this book focuses on the Celtic tradition, but draws on other water...

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[sydward]

What are your expectations of what “being a witch” is? What does being a witch mean to you? What do you hope to get out of the experience? Do you feel a religious connection to it, or something just vaguely spiritual? Do you want to practice magic?

I would recommend doing some introspection and see where your interests lie; then, go follow them!