i’m 19 and live near palm harbor and i’ve been looking for a place to fit in, my whole family thinks i’m crazy or satanic for practicing witchcraft. i just want to be a part of something and learn more about it because i’m gonna be the best damn witch they’ve ever seen.
Recently, my best friend(she's a Christian) moved in with my mom and i have been pretty distant from my spiritual side lately, until a few days ago. I've started using my pendulum a lot more and she keeps walking in on me while i do it- now, i will admit it isn't the most effective way of communicating but it's a divination tool and i use it for clarification. Anyway she told me that she thinks i'm crazy and I've never seen that side of her because usually she's very open minded and respectful. She was literally asking me if i need mental help. What are your thoughts?
hi! i wrote an invitation to dragons last night and wrote what kind of guide i'm looking for and invited them to connect with me however they see fit, especially via dream. I woke up visualizing a certain dragon but I don't know its name or how to figure it out, could someone help me please?
Hi! First of all, what is the difference between hoodoo and voodoo because I always hear people use them interchangeably but I’ve been hearing them used separately a lot more. Also, I know it’s mostly a closed practice (I’m white) but i’ve also always been drawn to new orleans but for the witchy reasons, my family is mexican so maybe we settled there at one point and someone practiced magic, other parts of my family have lived in california and Georgia for generations and I did have a spiritual encounter with my great grandmother who I firmly believe was a witch. I was wondering if I could use some things that are rooted in hoodoo to research other types of magic and possibly mix them to connect with my ancestors? I’ve done that before but i didn’t realize it was hoodoo and I don’t want to offend anybody or any spirits, or could I just put it out into the spirit realm and talk to anyone who wants to work with me on my journey. (please don’t give me hate, I’m just asking)
Edit: Hi again! I just want to clarify a few things, I'm a hereditary eclectic witch and before I knew what Orishas were (I just thought they were water spirits) I did ask Lakshmi and Oshun if they would be open to working with me, and they both said yes. what I meant to ask originally was asking was "can I apply knowledge from hoodoo practitioners to my own practice in my own way" as in, can I observe how you connect with ancestors, compare it to other forms of witchcraft, and find the differences and similarities and utilize the parts that are not strictly hoodoo and are used in European and Hispanic cultures and find what parts are similar and use the similar Celtic, French, Portuguese, and Mexican ones because that is my ancestry. I have been researching, but I have been coming up with mixed answers, it is easier to ask people who actually practice. I really am just trying to learn.