r/BroomClosetWitch

I’ve spent the past couple years learning spiritual warfare, and all with all that i know I’ve been struggling on what to do with the knowledge that i have. The way I was brought up; Ive lived my life being selfless and a people pleaser(hence this post), it makes me crazy upset and depressed thinking about the ways I’ve let myself down listening to others instead of my gut feelings. All i can think about is taking my life back, and knowing how powerful magic technology can be i can’t help but be tempted to use it selfishly. I used to feel awful thinking about trampling over a person’s fate for my own personal desires; but all i care for now is exacting my own will in the universe.
Id prefer to keep the practice on the down low because the people im around wouldn’t approve. I don’t even know where to start with witchcraft, so i would like some advice on whether or not i should even delve deeper into the topic or stay disciplined in the perceivable reality. It would be nice if someone experienced in the craft could help coach me, maybe with more knowledge i can reach a better conclusion on how to move forward as a person. In this case can i become a powerful warlock?(If it helps my case I’m open to working with light energy as much as dark energy)

Most resources treat that as a list. Four separate folk beliefs, vaguely related, filed under "rosemary correspondences." You memorize it, or you don't, and either way you don't really understand why.

That's the problem r/materiamagica is trying to solve.

The sub is built around a simple but underused idea: every magical ingredient has a Virtue, a single underlying power that explains everything it does. Rosemary's is Remembrance. Once you see that, the list stops being a list and starts being a logical system. It sharpens memory. It holds the identity of a space against intrusion. It anchors oaths in time. It carries grief across the boundary of death. Same power, different contexts.

There are many ways to pet a cat. Here's a simpler version of that idea: if you have a headache, you can take ibuprofen, drink a glass of water, put a cold cloth on your forehead, or sleep. All of them can work. But they work through completely different mechanisms. Ibuprofen reduces inflammation. Water fixes dehydration. Cold constricts blood vessels. Sleep resets your nervous system. Knowing how each one works tells you which one to reach for.

Materia magica works the same way. Multiple ingredients can protect a home. But salt does it through Extraction, drawing out and purging what doesn't belong. Rosemary does it through Remembrance, holding the identity of the space against what contradicts it. These aren't the same working in different wrappers. They're different tools that happen to overlap in one area of their range.

Understanding Virtues means you stop swapping ingredients randomly and start choosing intentionally. It also means you start noticing things: convergences across traditions, physical signatures that point toward function, the places where Roman herbalists and Appalachian root workers landed on identical conclusions from completely different directions.

That's what we're here to dig into. Come share what you know.

I am in the broom closet and cant buy witchy items or find much, so i turned to using any and all items i have in my house and i want toc share them with others in case they are stumped.

pocket bottles (vials) and jars: I find old air freshner plug-ins and i take the empty bottles, wash them out, and then sit them to dry out.(PLEASE TRY TO SAVE THE TOPS ITS HARD TO FIND MORE WHEN THEY GET THROWN AWAY) its ok if you cant find the tops because you can plug them with soft tissues like paper towels, toiletpaper, or tiny bits of fabric. If you have a funnel or depending on the kind of plug in top that fits it, you can use them as a way to pour them in since the holes are tiny. you can use jars for this as well, any jar, plastic or glass if its a container that wot be missed or its from jelly, pickles, etc thatare going to be thrown out or discarded in any way save those jars.

Herbs: always check your kitchen first, the seasonings/spices you use in your food and everyday cooking are the most useful, if youre unsure of certain herbs or what to use, you can search it up, I will also update this post later with the list of things i found useful in my kitchen. you basically eat these everyday on your food, another reason why its magically delicious. take only what you need or pour some seperately to put in those little bottles or jars so it wont be suspicious that anything is missing

sticks and stones: you can find cool sticks or twigs, peel the bark or use the whole things for whatever you wish to use it for(i use the bark for protection) please do tear them off the trees though. if you find cool stones, smoothe or with a surface you can write on, you can use them as rune stones with a sharpie

Fire safety items: you know those old pans or baking trays that are no longer being used or are rusted but still usable if you put a baking sheet or tin foil on? those can be used for fire safety rather than using glas if youre paranoid about shattering and prefer something metal, I use an old round bottom to a cake pan that snaps on to its rim. try find small ones so you can be discreet, do not burn in active hours of family being present bc they might smell it, cookie tins are useful too, or ones that hold mints, if you have an old tin like the ones sewing items are put in, you can use this too

tea bags: tea herbs are very useful as well, i advise that you are safe when coosing to burn these, you can tear the bags open and use them, if you used them in tea, you can dry them out and make it into ashes for black salt

Hiding: if you need to hide anything due to nosy people or just those who disapprove in your household, hide them in the most personal private place possible, like your underwear drawers, in purses/bags that dont get checked or are simply left private to you, buying a privacy box with a lock on it if you can do so, keep that hidden too in case someone sees it and tries to break in it, you can hide them in btween your box spring and mattress, or you can hide them in vents (please be careful of this and it depend on the kind of vents you have, if the have drops or holes going straight down you will lose it and it will become a hazard do not set anything sensitive to heat or that could perish/spoil in it if the heat is ever turned on) be sure that the items you hide are not able to be blown away in the ventilation and if you have one in the ceiling, carefully place it off to the side where it isnt visable if someone happens to look and sees it throught the grate

Warding lines: its obvious that certain wards cant be had or visible, like the floor or your window, that little ledge above your door (if you have one) can be used as the perfect place for warding Id reccomend for the window that you put it inside the closing part of your window if you cant have it on the window seal, you can also wave incense smoke or just burn them and candles too sitting on the ledge by the window and make protective prayers or sit an unassuming item that you set with the intention of protecting you can ward your bed if you feel the need to, just sprinkle any protection herb of your choice between the bedspring and mattress, you can set your jewelry that you wear as a protective item and wear it to bed or tuck it under your pillow.

This is all i have for now, see you later!

Hi. I was wondering if you could give me any tips on how to be a witch and how to be spiritual?

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Hey guys. It's Bea again. (She/They) I just wanted to update you on my spiritual journey. So I think I've made an important discovery. I'm not a witch... As much as I've tried to connect with crystals, tarot, deities, etc... it just doesn't speak to me. I'm in this weird in between phase where I'm not a Christian, neither am I a witch... So what am I then? Just a pagan? No... I think that I'm something else... I started looking into the teachings of Lavayean Satanism, specifically the non-theistic branch and I found myself really relating to it's teachings. Specifically the emphasis on you being able to change your own life. You dont need any God or gods to do that for you. You're a divine creation within yourself. And you have a authority and the ability to be your own God. And the humanistic and anti authorization takes also strike a chord with me, especially in today's world we're living in. This is ironically going to be harder to explain and even more difficult to be accepted by my family than before. Even though I don't see Satan as real. I see him as a symbolic or metaphorical figure for justice and self determination. I have just realized this, so please Satanists, feel free to kindly correct me if I'm wrong about any of this. I'm just learning about and reading the Satanic Bible. With that being said, I do believe the community of satanism and witchcraft share a huge overlap. With some practitioners even considering themselves to be both! So, I think I'll continue to share my story on here... But I also want to share it on a more niche platform like r/SatanicTemple_Reddit or r/ChurchofSatan too. Feel free to continue sending me messages as I walk through this alone. Thank you for your love and support.

Hi everyone I’m a baby witch I’m just staring my witchcraft and spell journey I live around the south of Florida I been trying to find a coven or community to participate but I haven’t had much success, I’m reading some books and I’m trying my best to learn what I can , I still in broom closet and I love to hear your experiences and tips , i also don’t know how to work with crystals and protection spells

I’m open to any suggestions, tips and constructive ideas

Thank you yall!!!

So long story short I am getting back into witchcraft after taking stepping away for just over two years. I was working at a witch shop when I became pregnant and the manager told me that if I do essentially any spell work ill lose the baby (my daughter). That terrified me and so I basically did the bare minimum of just protecting myself and my daughter. She was born happy and healthy and is thriving.

Fast forward to now and I want to start practicing again. My issue is kind of two fold:

1)How do people practice while having a toddler?

2. How do you keep it from your religious spouse or family members?

My husband recently discovered Christianity and Jesus and it's honestly helped him be a better person and husband. We've been together for almost 14 years and we'll be married for 10 this year (no I'm not divorcing him, I love him and I only believe in divorce in extreme cases).

But witchcraft always made him uncomfortable but now he is 100% against it. I can't even joke about how our daughter is dramatic because she is a Sagittarius without him saying thats demonic or devil worship because thats false idols.

I was brought up strict Roman Catholic so I get his thought process on somethings, and I want to be respectful of his spiritual journey but I also want to start walking back onto my spiritual path.

Hello all, Im not sure how to start because this genuinely upsets me so much.

So essentially I feel like i need to start over. When I started my path I was going through a lot. While the situations are not the same anymore I feel like ive lost my groove. In the last year ive been through 4 surgeries, multiple doctors visits, issues with my cats, isolated in the house for over 2 years due to medical issues, and trying to deal with my PTSD, depression, and a slew of other issues medically. I feel that my intuition is skewed, i feel like im purposefully misinterpreting signs without meaning to, and i genuinely feel so disconnected and that also includes the deities I worship/have worked with.

I feel like i need to start completely over, intuition want to take down my altar and see if I can find my way back again, but I feel super anxious, sad, and that im being disrespectful, but anytime I look over at my altar now I start feeling panic because I haven't done xy and z.

I guess my question is, is am I allowed to take down my altar and have a bit of a redo? How can I be respectful about it? Does this make me a bad person/pagan for doing this?

I know they are gods and have much better things to do than worry about one single follower taking a break, but I cant help but feel worried.

Thank you for reading.