Are you thinking of starting on the path of the Green Witch? Do you want to learn to live closer to Earth and cultivate a more natural and harmonious life?

Like any magical search, a spiritual practice based on herbalism requires patience, dedication and time.

But it is a great base for almost any practice of witchcraft or natural life.

Let’s look at some basic aspects, as well as some common sense practices that will help you start.

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What is a green witch?

The answer to this question varies according to whom you wonder.

But, in general, green witchcraft emphasizes herbalism, natural life and taking spiritual lessons of the natural world.

The spells, rituals and practices of the green witch tend to focus on the idea that nature provides everything one needs to transcend the mundane.

«Nature is my temple.» This is a common mantra of the green witch,

Although green witches can work in coveresal just like other forms of modern witchcraft, green witches do not have a central doctrine or a governing body. They tend to trust personalized forms of magic and rituals and draw conclusions from personal experience.

But with so few formal institutional structures, how can you start being a green witch?

Start with the basics.

Like anything else, herbalism learning begins with the basics.

I recommend an overview with a (affiliate link ->) Introduction Book to Green Witchcraft and then study specific topics that interest you more deeply.

But some people do otherwise, they start with something specific within the herbalist, learn it thoroughly and then continue. What goes better to you.

Here are some articles and resources to start.

10 tips to start in the herbalism

Green witch: 17 books for the beginner magic herbalist

Green Witch Guide for Holistic Welfare

9 herbs and sacred protection spices that must be known

9 antiestrés herbs for anxiety

The drunk green witch: drinkable potions in your garden

Learn to cultivate a garden.

Even if you have not taken a mixture sack in your life, I promise you that can learn.

You just have to learn some basic principles to start a garden.

There are many things that kill plants. In general, it is about giving them enough water (but not too much). Enough light (but not too much). Adequate soil conditions. And the right climate.

Even if you live in the apartment witch or a Bruja de Ciudaden the balcony or even in the kitchen window there are enough space and light to grow at least some things.

But why bother? Well, you can buy your own herbs. And certainly, most herbalists buy some, especially those that do not grow well near them or are especially exotic and specific for their purposes. But learn to grow them:

-I teach you new and valuable skills.

-Har to value and appreciate herbs in your natural state.

-He forces him to know intimately the plants he works with.

Which takes me to the next point.

Develop a relationship with your plants.

Yes I know. It sounds a bit weird.

But working with herbs for magical purposes is not like doing so that the pasta has a delicious taste (although kitchen witchcraft is its own type of magic).

Selecting appropriate herbs for work with spells means learning to read herbs intuitively. And an important part of this is to meet them at the psychic level.

But how is a plant known?

Start with one. That’s how it is. Only one.

Either something you can grow yourself or something that grows in a wild and abundant in your region.

Learn to identify her by her smell, even with bandaged eyes. Learn your cycles, especially when it is better to collect your different parts.

Investigate a little. Find out what are your traditional uses and the folklore attributed to you.

Then learn to work with him. Add it to ritual baths or spell bags. Place it on the altar and meditate on your energy. What helps you really connect with him.

Once its energy properties really absorb, you will know when to incorporate it into the work of spells intuitively.

Make natural life a lifestyle.

Walking the path of the green witch means more than memorizing plants and learning to grow a garden.

It means getting closer and more to Earth, its natural cycles and its needs.

By connecting with nature regularly, you begin to tune your own rhythms with those of the stations, which brings harmony and balance to your life.

Start by consulting these 10 ways to live closer to Earth.

Make small but constant changes.

Converting your life from a synthetic existence to a pure, natural, based on Earth, takes time.

Awareness is needed.

And record is needed.

Small changes over time great difference.

Although it is tempting to completely change our way of life, sustainability is crucial to succeed as a green witch.

Choose something that interests you and works first in that aspect. Get it to it for at least one full moon cycle before moving forward and add more. Here are some examples:

-Compile yourself to go at least once a week to the agricultural market during spring, summer and autumn to incorporate more seasonal and local origin ingredients into your diet.

-Cambiar synthetic cleaning products for making your own healthier versions with essential oils.

-Stour make your own vegan soap.

-Apre to prepare your own remedies for cough and cold from natural and plant ingredients.

-Compile yourself to at least one walk through nature per week.

Blessed is.