“Witchcraft is weird, wild, and hard to define.” - Revolutionary Witchcraft: A Guide to Magical Activism, by Sarah Lyons A witch is simply someone aware of their power and not afraid to use it to get what they want.” - Sex Witch: Magickal Spells for Love, Lust, and Self-Protection, by Sophie Saint Thomas “Look: All your powers are already inside you.
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Any time you have something that has to do with empowerment and being free and being wild and being who you are, there’s definitely going to be some opposition to that.” - Bri Luna, The Hoodwitch As a bruja, I want to teach people the positive sides of witchcraft and brujería and how they can help you change your life.” - Valeria Ruelas “At the core, brujería and witchcraft are healing arts. Witchcraft brings together the magical people throughout the world for the shared goals of justice, liberation, and celebration of the life force of the earth.” - Initiated, by Amanda Yates Garcia “Witches exist throughout space and time. “Being a Witch gives you the power to heal yourself, change your life, change your world, and conjure your every dream.” - Witchery: Embrace the Witch Within, by Juliet Diaz “The first time I called myself a witch was the most magical moment of my life.” - Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America, by Margot Adler “Being a witch means living in this world consciously, powerfully, and unapologetically.” - Inner Witch: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Craft, by Gabriela Herstik Read on for Some Witchy Quotes to Inspire You Quotes From Real-Life Witches People who follow certain spiritual traditions, such as brujería, may (or may not) identify as witches. Wicca and paganism aren’t the only spiritual paths in which followers may identify as witches, however.
A 2014 Pew Research Center survey found that 0.4 percent of Americans, or around 1.5 million Americans, identify as Wiccan, pagan, or “other new age groups”- around double the number who identified this way a decade earlier. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the English word “witch” is derived from the Old English word “wicce.”Īccording to Quartz, we’re currently in the midst of a resurgence of witchcraft in the United States. Witches appear in the religious texts, mythology, and folk tales around the world. The concept of witchcraft has existed for at least as long as recorded history. Real-life or fictional, witches have captivated our cultural imagination for literally millennia.
Whether you’re exploring witchcraft as a spiritual path or simply rewatching The Craft for the 12th time, it’s always a good time to read about witches.