The term hedge witch is incredibly popular right now. The hedge witch is pictured as the solitary shaman working alone at the edge of the forest. However, hedge witchcraft is an eclectic practice with so many elements. Unlike many witches, hedge witches actually want to travel to other realms. Astral travel is very common as is experimentation with different types of hedge jumping, such as entering the dreams of others or various spirit realms.

This type of witch finds himself or herself longing to “go home” and be among the stars. Maybe you find the starseed concept resonates with you deeply. Maybe you have a lifelong addiction to astrology, astronomy, and all things aeronautics. If you find you don’t care about what happens here on earth as much as you do the planetary rotations, comets, and other galaxies, then you are a cosmic witch. 18. Grey Witch Clean and organize your surroundings so that it feels fresh. This is the heart of your home and the heart of your practice after all. Elemental witches use the elements when casting spells; they may only use one element at a time or may try to incorporate all 4 elements in any spell.These witches are very powerful as long as they’re performing spells that feel right intuitively and don’t get in over their heads. Chaotic energy is simply strong energy, but chaos witchcraft needs to be performed and harnessed in a specific manner. Once you feel properly protected, experiment with astral travel. You can find great drumming beats on YouTube to help you travel astrally. The goal is to get into a deep enough trance that you can travel to spiritual realms. Every element in green witchcraft has a reciprocal relationship; for example; air feeds fire: it gives it fuel but also takes away ash and smoke, water quenches fire but also washes the embers away lowering its temperature Just like musical witches live for music, art witches can’t go anywhere without their ART. They eat, breathe and LIVE art. Art witches cast their magic while they make art. They use a paintbrush as a wand, paints and mixed media as their magical tools, and canvases as the vehicle that carries their intentions into the universe. 16. Divination Witch

The cottage witch is super trendy right now due to the Cottage Core aesthetic, but the cottage witch also has a really prominent place in history. These were the underground witches who practiced magic quietly in their homes while the rest of the world practiced religion. The simple answer is yes! Most people don’t fit neatly into a category and it’s rare to encounter a witch that only practices one of the types of witchcraft. It’s also a great way to set the tone for a night of lucid dreaming, prepare for a divination session, or clear your personal energy for a moon ritual. Crystals are placed with care around the home to create a peaceful energy, a broom is left by the door for protection, and sage is sprinkled across the entryway to keep out negative visitors. One is also deeply in tune, and connected to nature, and all of its beings.If you’re interested in delving deeper into hedge witchcraft, you may enjoy this book on hedge witchcraft and Druidry. The reality is things aren’t the way they used to be. Society isn’t as connected to nature as it once was.

Similar to poppets, spell sachets are sachets stuffed with herbs, stones and other spell ingredients to draw a certain energy into your home or personal space. The fairy witch is much like the green witch in many ways. HOWEVER, the fairy witch centers his or her practice on fairies (a.k.a. the sidhe, wee folk, good folk, etc.) For thousands of years, witches have had a deep connection with fairies. In the Dark Ages, witches were often accused of fraternizing with the fairy people. Some even claim they received their powers from the fairies. Learn more about Fairy Witches: The Age-Old Connection Between the Fay and Witchcraft. 6. The Sea Witch The natural world is also the root of the hedge witch’s practice. Green witchcraft is often incorporated on a daily basis in small ways. Keep in mind that these distinctions aren’t absolute: there’s clearly some overlap between these different witches. That’s because the types of witchcraft have never been formally categorized, so all of these different types developed separately in completely different areas of the world. The Hearth Witch combines the energies of the Green Witch and Kitchen Witch guided by the magic of the home.

But you might think, if you won’t fit into any of these categories, then what’s the point of learning about the different kinds of magical powers? Baby witches—a term you might have seen frequently used on WitchTok—are simply beginner witches. They may start out following a certain doctrine, depending on their teacher/s, and then, over time, experiment with other ones. You gotta go your own way! Kitchen Witch You might enjoy sunbathing because of the power you gain from the sun. Make sure to get a few minutes of sun in every day, even if it’s just through a window in the winter. The energetic energy is the same for a sun witch/solar witch.