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witchpoetdreamerI've been in a really big witch mood lately, mainly because February always seems to wake me up from my slumber and I feel like doing things again. I still consider myself at a beginner level when it comes to witchcraft, not because I don't know much but because this is the first year I'm actively working at making things work *for me* rather than try to follow other people's ideas. Correspondence, for example: I've thought about it and done my own correspondence for days of the week, and to me they work so much better than whatever I've read anywhere else. Heck, I don't even know if I'm going to use specific days of the week to achieve my witchcraft spells, but it's been really fun to think about.
I've found that I don't subscribe to the idea of labels in witchcraft. No "cottage" "green" "divination" etc witch for me, just... witch. I suppose it could help other people to put myself in a vague sense of a box when discussing witchcraft with them, and for that purpose I suppose chaotic artsy would work? It's kinda the same way that I live my queerness. I'm married to a woman, I've been with men before and lesbian is the specificity that fits me best I suppose, since I discovered that my interest in men was mainly comp het. But also, if my wife came out as trans tomorrow, I would still love her, still be married to her, because even if she is he, they're still the same person I know and love. I don't really like the term pansexual, and I don't feel like I fit the term bisexual, I'm definitely more on the asexual spectrum anyway, so the larger umbrella feels best for me, queer. Lesbian is just the easy term for other people, what's easy to introduce me as, the same way that saying "my name is (blank)" is the easiest way for people to identify me in a crowd. It's a really basic information that helps curb other people's expectations I think.
But circling back to witchcraft. One thing for sure, I'm not a Wiccan. Nothing against wiccan witches, it just isn't for me. Any kind of religious-type witchcraft doesn't feel right for me in general, at least for now (life happens, things change, it would be foolish of me to say never for that as I dive deeper into making witchcraft my own).
I'll probably share more witchcraft than other stuff here for the next few months considering it's what I'm deeply involved in right now, and honestly? I'm really curious to experience the natural cycle of my interests and see if it corresponds to some cycle of the year. I'm not following the traditional wheel of the year to begin with, but I'm interested in making my own (already started, but this process will legit take a year or five to take into consideration regular patterns vs one time blips). So, this is where I am now.
I've found that I don't subscribe to the idea of labels in witchcraft. No "cottage" "green" "divination" etc witch for me, just... witch. I suppose it could help other people to put myself in a vague sense of a box when discussing witchcraft with them, and for that purpose I suppose chaotic artsy would work? It's kinda the same way that I live my queerness. I'm married to a woman, I've been with men before and lesbian is the specificity that fits me best I suppose, since I discovered that my interest in men was mainly comp het. But also, if my wife came out as trans tomorrow, I would still love her, still be married to her, because even if she is he, they're still the same person I know and love. I don't really like the term pansexual, and I don't feel like I fit the term bisexual, I'm definitely more on the asexual spectrum anyway, so the larger umbrella feels best for me, queer. Lesbian is just the easy term for other people, what's easy to introduce me as, the same way that saying "my name is (blank)" is the easiest way for people to identify me in a crowd. It's a really basic information that helps curb other people's expectations I think.
But circling back to witchcraft. One thing for sure, I'm not a Wiccan. Nothing against wiccan witches, it just isn't for me. Any kind of religious-type witchcraft doesn't feel right for me in general, at least for now (life happens, things change, it would be foolish of me to say never for that as I dive deeper into making witchcraft my own).
I'll probably share more witchcraft than other stuff here for the next few months considering it's what I'm deeply involved in right now, and honestly? I'm really curious to experience the natural cycle of my interests and see if it corresponds to some cycle of the year. I'm not following the traditional wheel of the year to begin with, but I'm interested in making my own (already started, but this process will legit take a year or five to take into consideration regular patterns vs one time blips). So, this is where I am now.
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Date: 2026-02-12 09:06 am (UTC)I'm also in Big Witch (/Druid) mood. Imbolc does it to me every year. The long winter is ending and I'm awakening. I've been diving back into a lot of my books. Most recently rereading Polytheistic Monasticism. It's a concept that calls to me endlessly. My current life doesn't really lend toward being eremitic, but I definitely lean toward devotional paganism and anyway the thing I like about my path is that it's mine. It doesn't need to fit into anyone else's definitions.
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Date: 2026-02-12 06:28 pm (UTC)I've looked into druidry before! I'm so glad you found something that fits you best! I do like what druids stand for, are you a member of a any specific group or are you more of a solitary practitioner? I've considered druid as a term for myself, but I'm honestly too connected to the secular life to feel like it really applies. Comfort in our own labels and practices is definitely the aim regardless!
Thank you for commenting!