ETHICS AND FOUNDATIONS OF WITCHCRAFT

What is witchcraft?

Ancient, fluid, and deeply transformative, witchcraft is a practice with many definitions and iterations. The work of “witchcraft” goes by many names, and is a deeply personal, sometimes deeply cultural, and certainly very diverse in its expression. Witches and witchcraft have blossomed in popularity and accessibility in the modern age. This is a blessing—but can present some challenges. Spirit workers have always embraced a rigorous process of spiritual study and spiritual discipline. In an age in the anthropocene, with the backdrop of colonial violence and deep ancestral reverence & trauma present for most people living today, the containers of lineage which provided the support for this kind of learning and discipline are not always available. Modern witches are tasked with the art of reweaving and reimagining what these containers might look like today.

In service to this reweaving, I offer this foundations class as a basic overview of some considerations around an ethical practice of witchcraft and spirit work for modern practitioners who operate outside of the context of an intact lineage. Witchcraft & The Witch as an archetype defy any exact definition or all-purpose parameter. This is an offering that seeks to provide a sense of boundaries and considerations that I feel are important, given my over ten years of practice and training within the spiritual realm. This space is meant to spark your own thoughts, provoke your own questions, and hopefully provide some context that is supportive for your deepening into the realm of The Craft.

Witchcraft is sacred, ancient, and essential. Deepen your connection to magic that flows eternal through the body and the Earth. Consider what your sacred role is, and what service means to you. Develop a stronger sense of your cosmology and your relationship to the divine.