What Kind of Witch Are You?
Not all witches are the same! In fact, most are a blend of different witch types. You might resonate with several of these categories—or even create your own. Let’s explore some fun types of witches to see which ones feel the most you. Remember, there’s no right or wrong—just a magical journey of self-discovery! 🌿✨
1. Sea Witch 🌊
Likes: Saltwater, beach treasures, moonlit walks by the ocean, seashells, and working with oceanic deities.
Dislikes: Dry air, deserts, and anything that keeps them too far from the coast for too long.
Key traits: Their altar is often filled with sand, shells, and sea glass. They might have a deep connection with water, feel most alive near the sea, and use seawater in their rituals.
2. Moon Witch 🌕
Likes: Lunar cycles, moonstones, silver jewelry, nighttime rituals, and astrology.
Dislikes: Bright, hot summer days and activities that don’t align with the moon’s phases.
Key traits: Known for their connection to the phases of the moon, they often perform spells during full moons or new moons. Moon Witches are known for their love of intuition and dreamwork.
3. Herbal Witch 🌿
Likes: Gardening, herbal remedies, wildcrafting, and green magic.
Dislikes: Concrete jungles, chemicals, and anything that disrupts nature.
Key traits: You’ll find them with an apothecary of dried herbs. They prefer to heal using the power of plants and often work with tinctures, teas, and homemade salves.
4. Crystal Witch 🔮
Likes: Crystals, gemstones, energy work, and using stones for healing and protection.
Dislikes: Plastic jewelry and skepticism about the power of stones.
Key traits: Their home is probably filled with shiny, glittering crystals. They know the properties of almost every stone and use them to charge their energy or amplify spells.
5. Kitchen Witch 🍲
Likes: Cooking, baking, using magical herbs in their meals, and creating potions.
Dislikes: Ready-made meals and anything without a personal touch.
- Key traits: The kitchen is their sacred space. They infuse their cooking with intent, turning every meal into a magical creation. You’ll often find a simmering cauldron (or just a slow cooker) on their stove!
6. Divination Witch 🔮
Likes: Tarot cards, crystal balls, pendulums, and scrying.
Dislikes: Predictability, routine, and disbelief in their visions.
Key traits: Always with a deck of tarot cards nearby, they excel at seeing into the future and using intuition. Divination Witches rely on signs from the universe to guide their path.
7. Green Witch 🌱
Likes: Trees, plants, forests, natural remedies, and connecting with the Earth’s energy.
Dislikes: Urban settings, pollution, and anything that harms the planet.
Key traits: Green Witches are often environmentalists at heart. They connect deeply with the spirits of plants and trees, and may practice their magic in forests or gardens, creating herbal concoctions for both spiritual and physical healing.
8. Storm Witch ⛈️
Likes: Thunderstorms, lightning, wind, and chaotic weather.
Dislikes: Calm, clear skies and places with little weather variation.
Key traits: Known for their connection with powerful, unpredictable forces of nature. Storm Witches harness the energy of storms, using lightning, thunder, and wind as magical tools. Their spells can be bold and full of dramatic intensity.
9. Shadow Witch 🖤
Likes: Exploring the subconscious, shadow work, deep transformation, and dark aesthetics.
Dislikes: Lighthearted surface-level magic, avoiding difficult truths.
Key traits: Shadow Witches focus on inner work, confronting hidden fears, traumas, and suppressed emotions. Their power lies in transformation, often using dark or underworld deities in their practice. Shadow Witches embrace both light and dark aspects of magic.
10. Cosmic Witch 🌌
Likes: Astrology, astronomy, planets, and working with the energy of the stars and cosmos.
Dislikes: Anything that feels too “earthbound” or restrictive.
Key traits: These witches are fascinated by the universe beyond Earth. They align their magic with planetary movements, eclipses, and celestial events. Cosmic Witches often feel connected to the infinite expanse of the cosmos and may use stars, planets, and astrology in their spellwork.
11. Tech Witch 💻
Likes: Technology, digital magic, working with energy in cyberspace, and coding spells.
Dislikes: Being offline for too long or old-school, non-tech methods of magic.
Key traits: Tech Witches use modern tools in their craft. They might program sigils, cast spells online, or use technology to enhance their practice. Whether it’s creating digital altars or using apps to track the moon phases, they bridge magic with the digital world.
12. Hedge Witch 🛤️
Likes: Traveling between worlds, shamanism, herbal healing, and spirit work.
Dislikes: Magic without a spiritual connection or being limited to just one realm.
Key traits: Hedge Witches are often skilled in journeying between the physical and spiritual worlds. They practice magic at the edge of these realms, often working with spirit guides, ancestors, and the otherworld. Their magic involves deep intuition and connection with the unseen.
13. Blood Witch 🩸
Likes: Personal power, ancestry, working with blood magic, and connecting to lineage.
Dislikes: Magic without personal sacrifice or detachment from heritage.
Key traits: Blood Witches work with the energy of their own blood or that of their ancestors, creating deeply personal and powerful spells. This type of witchcraft taps into life force energy and the power of lineage. Their rituals are often intense and emotionally charged.
14. Solar Witch ☀️
Likes: Sunlight, summer, fire, solar deities, and working with the energy of the sun.
Dislikes: The long, dark winter months and moon-based practices.
Key traits: Solar Witches draw power from the sun. They perform spells at sunrise or high noon, channeling solar energy for growth, healing, and empowerment. These witches are radiant and energetic, often aligning their rituals with the cycles of the sun.
15. Bone Witch 💀
Likes: Working with bones, death rituals, ancestral magic, and symbols of mortality.
Dislikes: Modern depictions of death that ignore its spiritual side.
Key traits: Bone Witches focus on death and the cycle of life. They honor ancestors, use bones and other natural remnants in their magic, and often work with spirits or deities of death. Their craft is focused on deep transformation and honoring the dead.
Maybe you’re a blend of several types, or perhaps you’re drawn to a single path. Are you a Sea Witch with a hint of Green Witch, or perhaps a Cosmic Witch who dabbles in Moon magic? Everyone’s path is unique, and it’s totally okay to mix and match! Which witch or combination resonates with you the most?
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