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Types of Witches

Results-focused craft using belief-as-tool and sigil creation/charge-and-release cycles.

Practices
  • Sigil condensation of intent
  • Charge (breath, focus, movement)
  • Release & forget
Keywords

focus • experiment • symbol • result

Phases, eclipses, and planetary days set the rhythm of workings and rest.

Practices
  • Moon-phase timing
  • Day-planets for focus
  • Eclipse pauses or intentional rites
Keywords

cycle • timing • light/dark • cadence

Historically known as local healers, seers, and charm-workers who blended folk remedies with protective magick. Grounded in service to their communities and practical results.

Practices
  • Herbal healing and salves
  • Protective charms and wards
  • Divination for guidance
  • Banishing and curse-breaking
Keywords

practical • healer • warder • folk-keeper

A traditional folk healer rooted in Latin American and Indigenous practices. The Curandero/a works with body, mind, and spirit, weaving prayer, herbs, ritual, and ancestral knowledge to bring balance and healing. Their role is both spiritual and communal, often serving as a bridge between the physical and the sacred.

Practices
  • Herbal remedies and plant-based healing
  • Prayer, blessings, and limpia (spiritual cleansing)
  • Working with saints, spirits, and ancestors
  • Divination and dream interpretation
Keywords

healing • tradition • community • spirit • balance • ancestry

Blends practices, symbols, and wisdom from many traditions into a path that is uniquely crafted. Chooses with intention, weaving together what resonates while leaving the rest. Practices are fluid, adaptive, and guided by inner alignment rather than rigid systems.

Practices
  • Candle work, kitchen craft, and seasonal rites
  • Symbol and pattern reading (pareidolia, omen keeping)
  • Weather and air attunement, working with natural shifts
Keywords

sovereignty • adaptability • resonance • freedom • balance

Roots practice informed by family lines or local folkways, approached with care and consent.

Practices
  • Ancestor veneration and offerings
  • Local plant lore and customs
  • Seasonal observances
Keywords

lineage • locality • continuity • respect

Plant-centered practice: herbs, gardening, wildcrafting ethics, land relationship.

Practices
  • Herbal allies, teas, oils, salves
  • Seasonal garden rites
  • Offerings to land spirits
Keywords

growth • reciprocity • earth • cycles

Works “the hedge” (the liminal boundary) with trance, journeying, and spirit etiquette.

Practices
  • Journeywork with strict boundaries
  • Herbal/trance aids
  • Ancestor rites
Keywords

threshold • trance • guidework • sovereignty

Hearth-based craft: meals, simmer pots, and daily blessings as working tools.

Practices
  • Intentional stirring and seasoning
  • Bread/broth offerings
  • House wards via routine
Keywords

hearth • nourishment • everyday • blessing

Ocean-aligned craft: tides, shells, salt, and currents as teachers and tools.

Practices
  • Tidal timing for workings
  • Salt wards and shell charms
  • Offerings returned with respect
Keywords

tide • salt • moon • flow

One who follows the thread of illumination, always searching for truth, wisdom, and higher understanding. The Seeker of Light walks a path of growth and awakening, balancing inner shadow with the pursuit of clarity. Their craft is often guided by hope, inspiration, and the desire to bring healing to self and others.

Practices
  • Meditation, prayer, and energy attunement
  • Working with sun, fire, and celestial cycles
  • Journaling for clarity and spiritual reflection
Keywords

illumination • wisdom • clarity • growth • healing • inspiration

Walks the path alone, shaping a practice free from coven structures or outside authority. Works with self-trust, intuition, and direct connection to the unseen. Their craft is private, personal, and deeply attuned to inner rhythms and chosen tools.

Practices
  • Private rituals and self-led rites
  • Journaling and personal record-keeping
  • Direct communion with nature, spirits, or guides
Keywords

independence • privacy • intuition • self-reliance • autonomy

Attunes to atmospheric currents (wind, rain, pressure) for cleansing and charge—aligned with your atmokinesis thread.

Practices
  • Wind-call and calm rites
  • Rain-invitation for cleansing
  • Storm offerings with safety
Keywords

air • flow • storm • release • charge

Works with digital spaces, signals, and devices as correspondences and conduits.

Practices
  • Sigils as wallpapers/lock screens
  • Timed alerts as ward bells
  • Data-cleanse = energetic reset
Keywords

signal • code • focus • pattern

A traditional folk healer from Cajun and Creole communities, often blending Catholic prayer with ancestral remedies. The Treateur/Traiteur is known for laying on of hands, whispered prayers, and blessings passed down through family lines. Their practice is quiet, often offered freely, and rooted in faith, service, and lineage.

Practices
  • Healing prayers and blessings
  • Laying on of hands for pain relief
  • Herbal and folk remedies
  • Community service through healing
Keywords

faith • prayer • lineage • service • healing • tradition