“How to Create a Coven Down the Lane: A Basic Witch Guide for Healing the World While Looking Cute”
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How to be a modern-day woke witch who is wise, fiercely independent, and aims to give a sharp wake-up call to people with her ornate witch wand.
Tired of the rat race, injustice, and a world gone mad in the seas of distraction?
Then toss on a pointy hat, grab a broomstick, and join the ranks of modern-day witches! No need for spells or potions (unless you’re into that big time). Being a modern witch is about empowerment, nature, and healing society through positivity.
Follow these steps to embrace your inner Baba Yaga or Sea Hag (in a cute, and elegant way, of course!):
Step 1: Decorate Your Sacred Space
A witch needs an altar, even if it’s just the corner of your studio apartment. Adorn it with crystals, dried herbs, and décor that speaks to your soul. Dim the lights, light some candles and sage or incense, and just breathe. Sit in the Silence, stop Time and soak it in. Feel at one with the universe for five whole minutes before your phone dings.
Step 2: Dress the Part
When you wear clothes that make you feel cool, capable, and confident, you carry yourself differently. Feeling like “the real deal” gives you the boldness to act accordingly. The clothes send a cue to both yourself and others about how you wish to be perceived. The modern witch embraces athleisure and she not only drives stick-shift, she also swims, walks and runs. Stock up on stretchy dresses, platform sneakers, and anything with glitter, stars or moons. And, you simply can’t have enough little black dresses or anything else black for that matter! The most powerful witches traditionally wear matching sets and pearls. Pick up a cute hat or headband with baby’s breath if you want to get really fancy. If possible, pose against an old wooden door or crumbling stone wall for your Instagram spells.
Step 3: Commune with Nature
Dance under the full moon, listen to uplifting exotic music from all over the globe, sing to your houseplants and snuggle your ‘familiar’ purring black cat. Shed your shoes and stroll barefoot through patches of fresh grass, clovers and dandelions. Keep your trusty cauldron bubbling with good nourishment and share it with others, especially the hungry and the needy. Press flowers between the pages of your self-care journals. Just remember to watch where you step and check yourself for ticks after. Lyme disease is so not witchy.
Step 4: Practice Self-Care
A good witch knows you can’t heal society if you’re falling apart yourself! Draw a bubble bath, light some candles, use essential oils, make some tea, sprinkle some enchantments into it and lean into healthy coping mechanisms. Sit in Silence. Jouranl. Meditate. Take a social media break. Say no to things that drain you. Slow down time and appreciate all that surrounds you. Appreciate yourself! Treat yourself to that expensive thing in your shopping cart you love. You deserve it, witch!
Step 5: Get Your Crystals On
Collect crystals that vibe with your energy. Sleep with them under your pillow, carry them in your purse, place them on your desk at work. When in doubt, wear one as a necklace or pendant. Carefully research which crystals are ethically sourced before purchasing. You want healing vibes, not blood magic.
Step 6: Form a Coven and go visit others
A lone witch is a sad witch! Gather your best girlfriends together and do witchy things. Have new moon gatherings, swap tarot readings, make vision boards. Share your hopes, fears, and dreams. Form a supportive sisterhood. Just make sure everyone’s on the same page about being less “curses and hexes” and more “rainbows and affirmations.” Put your staffs chosen of wood from trees with mystical properties together allowing magic to pass powerfully through from the earth to the heavens.
Step 7: Spread Positivity
Heal the world through random acts of kindness. Smile at strangers, give genuine compliments, and volunteer or donate when possible. Share uplifting messages on social media. Hug trees, pick up litter, and flip off industrial pollution. Brighten someone’s day with a cheerful greeting, thoughtful gift, or encouraging word. It’s the little things that keep humanity’s light shining. Help open minds to see the world anew, ripe with potential and creativity.
Step 8: Curate Your Feed
Surround yourself with positive, inspiring content…no doomscrolling! Follow artists, activists, and creators working for justice and social change. Avoid accounts that breed envy, insecurity, and hate.
Follow the three-word ancient magic spell to ward off evil spirits: Unfollow, Unfriend, Block.
Be careful about believing everything you read online, especially from masked avatars. Disinformation is so medieval.
Step 9: Stand Up for Truth and Justice
As a witch grounded in ancient wisdom, you know what is right and what is just. Don’t stay silent when you see wrongdoing. Speak out against injustice through advocacy, protest, and voting. More importantly, speak up for what is just, good and righteous. Support communities that are downtrodden and marginalized and make way for diverse voices. Champion equality and stay engaged in creating a more ethical society. Just be sure to stick to non-violent methods…hexing is not the modern witch’s way, unless it’s injustice you’re hexing away.
Step 10: Always Keep Learning
Seek out new perspectives and be open to changing your opinions based on deeper understandings. Be an ally, acknowledge your privilege, and check unconscious biases. Listen more than you speak, especially to people different from yourself. A good witch never stops evolving. Practice your spells on every occasion. Remember practice makes for expertise and mastery.
Step 11. Fill your bookshelves
A witch can never have enough spellbooks…or at least books that look old and magical and are filled with wisdom from all the corners of the world. Ancient leather tomes with wording in Latin or Archaic English optional. If asked, pretend you’re fully fluent and those aren’t just gibberish words. Read inspiring tales of great adventures and beautiful romantic novels with happy endings to put a happy, crooked smile on your little witchy face and devour books on social empowerment, responsibility, spirituality, activism, feminism, and social justice issues. Reflect, metabolise, assimilate and apply what you read and learn.
Step 12. Have the appropriate props
Keep a mason jar of peculiar curios on your desk at work, right next to your succulents. Dried newt eyes? Werewolf fur clippings? Nobody needs to know they’re just beads and treats from the craft store. Also, get yourself a crystal ball, you never know when you may want to throw it at someone…er, make good use of it.
Step 13. Learn to speak the right spells
Your witchy words are spells of deep magic. When spoken with focus and intention, words shift our reality. Aim to craft your powerful spells carefully, wielding language to cultivate love, wisdom and growth. Learn to speak and communicate conscious, aware and intentional love, compassion, optimism, faith, possibility, power, appreciation, gratitude, humility, unity, patience, kindness, growth, empowerment, responsibility, wisdom, experience, generosity and hope. May your words bring warmth, acceptance, and compassion to all who need it, and mend broken hearts, restore hope, and nourish weary souls.
So grab your besom and get to modern-day witchin’!
Heal thyself, heal the earth, and heal humanity through the power of mindfulness, courage, and compassion. Most importantly, be confident in your witchiness. Own your craft and don’t let any judgy muggles cramp your magical style!
And always remember — a witch’s work is never done! Let’s get out there and make some magic. Now, go forth and stir up some spells…or at least some smiles.
As a mindfulness and NLP practitioner and life-design coach, I help clients focus on well-being and personal growth and make life choices that prioritize their mental and emotional health. I work with them to resolve confidence issues and Imposter Syndrome. This leads to personal freedom and independence allowing the person to blossom and manifest the life they deserve. If you’re looking to expand your horizons and/or overcome issues, connect with me.