15 Tips for Beginner Witches ║ Witchcraft 101 

I came across witchcraft when I was looking for alternative methods to fight my depression. It has help. I feel very empowered.

I want to begin, but man, overcoming inherent shame and guilt from a religious upbringing is hard 😅

Hearth: Meditate. *Me, trying to meditate for the 20th time* My ADHD brain: haha *no.*

When I was a beginner witch in the 90's - not knowing any better - I did damn near everything Hearth here says *not* to do, and from my experience I can say with certainty how right she is. I made a lot of mistakes and conjured things I couldnt control and didnt know how to banish. I ended up hurting myself and others and caused a lot of trauma and made my life incredibly difficult for a long time as a result of my ignorance. As Hearth says, yes magic can be lovely and beautiful, but it can also be incredibly dangerous if you dont know what you're doing.

Hearth: Magic isn’t like what’s shown on TV, you can’t fly or point your finger at a pen and turn it into a broom. Me: Oh crap, how am I supposed to turn my haters into frogs now?

To any beginner witches; find a way to focus that works best for you, it will be the foundation of all your work and how you align the energy in and around you. The natural state of energy is neutral. It's not "good" or "bad." I know you will hear A LOT about light and positive energy and may even be obsessed with "cleansing." It IS possible to cleans the things you need from something as well. The Abrahamic religions have brainwashed the majority of the population into thinking in polar opposites instead of letting something or someone just be and exist. There must always be a balance. There is NO shame in who or what we are. We could never do anything wrong enough to deserve an eternity of suffering and damnation.

Baby Witch here still in the early months of research and meditation would love a video on Good books for beginners Also love your videos

Ive noticed in spell books, common herbal allergies are not mentioned. So if you are a beginner, using herbs without researching you can cause serious bodily harm outside of your spirit. This is not brought up enough.

Hearth: “When our minds are crazy with thoughts it can be hard to focus on what we want.” Me, with ADHD: 😳 (Though I do love my meditation time. It can just be hard to get into for someone like me. But when I can 👌👌)

I was told a good rule of thumb is to study for a year before you actually try to cast spells. I also recomend tai chi or qi gong. It helps with visualization, and meditation. Love your video's my witchy friend.

I'm an old fart just starting down this path. I am subscribed to a few channels, but yours is way more informative, witchy and you stay ON POINT! Love your videos!! I've learned so much. And I can tell you know your chit. ;)

I've been practicing for more than 15 years now and I wish I had known about this things back when I started. I can completely agree with all your tips. Great video!

A lot of great, realistic tips, Hearth! I’d also like to say to beginner witches: think about why you want to be a witch. If you’ve felt the call toward something “bigger” or “different” than what you were taught or know, or if you’ve experienced things you can’t explain, or if you’re just looking for something spiritually, then definitely look into it. The more passion you have for this lifestyle, the easier it will be to stay with it. Also, as a point, don’t let what others say influence you lol Do what makes you happy, for sure, and makes you feel fulfilled.

I got loads of crystals (mostly because I’ve always been attracted to them, even before I knew about witchcraft) but now I’m learning how to use them. I’m glad I came across this video now otherwise I would’ve brought those tarot cards 😂♉️

It's a lifestyle, and allows tons of self work, and meditative skills, you use witch craft as an aid in your spirituality in your life. It's an added skill and feature to add to your already established spiritual beliefs and rituals. If you are spiritual that is, not every witch combine their witchyness with their religion.

Girl, how do you not have more subs??? You have so much knowledge, are so inclusive and are one of the most articulate and well spoken RU-vidrs I’ve come across 😨 Love the information and content you put out, and It’s quite refreshing to see and hear from a witch who practices the craft traditionally and doesn’t rely on the instagram-ability and aesthetics of their craft, although there’s nothing wrong with that ☺️ As a non-Wiccan witch, it’s hard to sift through the sea of Wiccan content to find other practitioners of the craft. Thanks for doing what you do! ✨

Oh man. When I first started, I made that mistake of buying all the stuff listed in the books or what people said that I needed. I wasted so much money. When I was new this path, it would have been great to have this video, but that was before RU-vid. I enjoy watching your videos. So much great information. :)

Local libraries are a great resource. Plus many if them can borrow from other libraries in your area. It's incredible to borrow a before you buy too!

The one dislike was from someone that wants to win the lottery XD

Sigils are a really good spell to start. Thats what I did.

I came to witchcraft because I was trying to fix my mental health. I helped me, but not fully. But I’m much happier than I have ever been before

As a beginner witch with a low budget. Only things I've bought are Crystal's and stones and tarot cards and a kitchen witch book. I use them frequently. I am learning to be a kitchen/cottage witch myself(that's my focus)

Me: *daydreaming Hearth: “...love potion” Me: LoVE pOtIoN?!!!

I love candle magick also...great video dear one. As always you hit it on the nail. Great personality.

After a year I’m finally picking myself up after a breakup and I’m so happy I found witchcraft. I feel like I’m a late starter being in my mid twenties but I feel so empowered and generally better in myself

I was the kid making potions and writing wishes. In highschool I was so interested but very nervous to dive in since I come from a Christian home. About 5 years ago give or take I started reading books I made a mini alter and it just never felt right. I didn’t feel like a proper Christian anymore but I also didn’t feel like a Wiccan. I felt more connected into the nature, the earth, the energy in the air around me. I fell out of it until recently and I have no clue how I found these videos but knowing I can be a witch and not into Wicca has like opened my eyes. I don’t know which path I’m going to take but I finally feel like I found the thing I have been looking for my whole life. Now a couple years shy of 30 I’m officially a baby witch just trying to learn. Thank you !!

I just realised that I practiced feeling energies and things like that for such a long time without knowing. Mabey it's because I'm very sensitive when it comes to feeling others emotions, which is not always as cool aus it sounds, because I tend to be affected by them very easily. I also always collected nature things as a kid like spacific stones, sticks and seashells. Yesterday I went out collecting stones to make my own runestones and suprisingly I was still drawn to the same kind of stone. Also I know that my grandfather used to do magic because I got handed down his spiritdice (didn't know what it was back then). My mum also used to practice magic but for some reason stopped and threw out all magical things in our house. Includeing the dice. So I'm basicly a broomcoleseted witch in a family of witches.😑

Thank you this video was very informative. I’m a beginner witch myself and it is really tricky. My parents and me are Christians but I’m also a witch but it’s a secret

Hearth: Dont buy anything Me: *looks at Amazon orders of books herbs crystals cards and greenhousery* Me: ...well shit

Thank you young woman for speaking so plain and teaching so well.

Don't summon anything before learning banishment seems obvious, but it's still good to hear someone saying it

The first time I did magic-- and Effected real change in reality; visually, psychologically, with unintended confirmation the next day. Very clear results. I used nothing but my concentration, while incorporating and amalgamating what I'd learned; and what I knew intrinsically. I'd had magic (good & bad) done to me before-- but this was the first time I attempted magic (out of desperation), and it was definitely successful. Hearth Witch does a good job x

I tried for so long to box myself in as “cosmic witch” because I see auras and I felt like my practice was disconnected and disjointed. I finally stopped pushing it and let myself research and explore and found through practicing in a way that brought me joy that I’m actually a kitchen witch! Just like you said, one day I looked up and realized I was always practicing in my kitchen and that was where I felt safe and my magic was changing my relationship with food and I was like oooohhh 🤣❤️

I have been a witch for 20 years now and I still find it very useful to go and listen to the advice of other witches. Even if it is beginner advice... in fact especially if it is for beginners because it brings me back to the basics and helps me remember to be realistic about my own practice and go back to the basics to get in touch with those basics and often with myself. I am really enjoying your videos specifically though. Thank you.

Thank you....great tips!! Witch of wanderlust recommended you! Any titles of books on audible you could reccomend??? Subscribed too!🤗

The fact that anyone downvotes her videos is just wild to me.. Hearth is amazing!

I think one of if not the most important thing is: Do what brings you peace, joy, and fulfillment. There a lot of information on what to do, where to look, who to listen to out there. It can be overwhelming at times. And when things like self-doubt and procrastination kick in, one might feel lost. I find asking myself "WHY am I doing this? Does it make me happy or still make me happy?" helps me pace myself, listen to my heart, and stay centered :)

It's so cool seeing your subscribers count shooting up all the time ☺

cannot agree more with “you might not know where in your practice you are in a year, or two years” because i definitely didn’t so i’ve been a witch for two years now, and if i reflect on what i thought back then, i’d have to agree with you If someone had told me two years ago that I will be most interested in shadow work, tarot, astral projection, I would’ve told the person that they’re funny, but wrong. I just wanna sit my past self down and have a nice little time for bonding.

Nice video ! If i would include my own tips to yours, it would be to overcome the doghma around duality. It is not about good versus evil, but rather is more like how polarity on a magnet worth. The way i came to understand it, is as follow; nothing can exist without an opposite, see that in plants, they use both sun from above and water from below to sustain them. For a set temperature to be felt, there need to exist both hot and cold. For animals to reproduces, there need to be both male and female ( one of the reasons i found out why male are seen as positive and female as negative, well, look at the genitals, at first sight, one is an addition, the other is a substraction ). You can do something perceived as very evil for someone, but would actually be good for someone else. What churchianity has truly done with duality, is believing so much in goodness, they became so selfrighteous, that they subsequently starting trusting evil....

I love the way you explain things. I've struggled to find ways to explain some of this to my 7-year-old and, while I realize that's not your demographic, you explain it in a way he can understand. It's easier to explain it to my husband whose also Pagan but doesn't practice witchcraft. Our son wants to be a Pagan and practice witchcraft.

Your hair is magical 🤩🌸

Until now I thought Wicca and witchcraft was the same. I’m just beginning and your videos have been great. Thank you

I'm a mature beginner and found these tips amazing, a lot of things I didn't realise, I have lots of crystals and tarot cards, have done for a long time now, ive always been interested in this subject just never came to a head till now! :) Im still a bit confused as to wether you choose Wicca or Pagan, think I need to look up the differences ....tfs...new subscriber ♥

Omg I love your videos ! You're very knowledgeable . I too prefer candle magick .. You should teach a RU-vid class or something! Thank you for your videos

Me: *does a wish spell to get a living wage instead of minimum wage at my job* Universe: Here's a virus that will highly impact your tourism job! :)

Your litterally my favorite witchy RU-vid page I've binge watched your videos the past few weeks I love them 😁

I've started with learning tarot and using this as a springboard to learn about other aspects of witchcraft and paganism. Some of the advanced books on tarot show how to incorporate tarot into magic rituals

It’s funny and awesome that I am now in this witchy journey. I bought myself a bunch of crystals for birthday, not for any other reason than I love looking at them. I collected them as a kid and loved looking for cool rocks and stones. Then all of a sudden I started coming across lots of witch related content and it was like the universe telling me you need to explore this. I’ve always been interested since I was kid, but I always steered away cause in the 90s I only knew about Wicca and wasn’t interested in a religion. I am now in my 30s discovering that’s not the only way and all the “pretend” magic and spells I made up as a kid was just witchcraft calling me and I’m finally listening. I love you’re videos. They are extremely helpful and educational. 🖤🖤🖤

All amazing tips Hearth! so good to be reminded of all of it as well. I feel that the simplest of practices such as visualisation and grounding are so important and actually such potent exercises to work on. I think it helps with mental health so much as well as confidence and self-love and being able to stand in your power. I would just say if anyone is reading the comments to not be discouraged by anyone who tells you that you're 'not a witch' or 'it's silly' or 'sinful' or that 'you're not doing it right' because you forge your own path and anyone who tries to tell you any of those things, it's simply a reflection of where they are on their path and their shadows - whether they be spiritual or not - and allow it and let it wash over you but just know that doesn't have to be the truth for you! You make your own craft! Much love to all 💖 Xxx

What kind of meditations would you recommend for like ritual, getting into the magickal mindset, or for a beginner witch ?

I did a candle spell to send my girlfriend dreams about me to, "inspire desire," and the next day she said that not only did she dream about me, while she usually remembers her dreams vividly, she ONLY remembered the part of the dream about me. Tonight I tried adding, "passionate dreams," so qe'll see how that goes. I've also set up psychic/spiritual walls for my bedroom by closing my eyes and visualizing laying blue bricks down in front of my door and my window. Since then I've been sleeping better.

I’m older and just finding witchcraft, but have been of a metaphysical bent for many years. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise. Your videos are so helpful.

The last tip is reallyyy helpful advice to all the mainstream LOA practitioners out there these days. The Secret really got us believing the universe will just give us everything we want without effort or limits.

I remember buying a spell book when i was like 14 and being so excited to do all the spells, but not having money to buy any of the ingredients or props so i never pursued it, wish i had found the witch internet back then instead of getting back into it now,

I am so happy that I found your channel and this video. It means a lot that you take your time to educate and spread your love for magick.

I've been a witch for 5 or 6 years now but I've never really fully commited, it's kinda been a bit like waves, now i'm 16, almost 17, and I finally feel like I can commit to it fully :)

Also, for herbology (as in you consume the herbs in some way, inhalation, drinking, eating, etc.) be ABSOLUTELY sure you know the medicinal effects of the herb before mixing. Some plants don't work well together, and most have potential to have adverse effects, such as muscle twitches or intestinal discomfort.

ahh, thank you for acknowledging that some of us can't visualize. I am Working Around it, but most of the advice I get is so flippant like 'oh just learn to visualize' and I am like 'but my brain does not function in this manner' so it's nice to be acknowledged

Do you have any specific recommendations for audio books to listen to? A little less "beginner", more beginning- intermediate because I'm finding a lot of the same info which isn't overly inspiring.

Thank u SO much for this one, and actually every other video you've made!

I identify as a "I don't know what I'm really doing, but I'm taking it one step at a time" witch

A most excellent video with GREAT advice! I am so glad to see this content posted here!

Thank you for being so clear about all of this info! You help me so much!

The best video I've ever seen for beginners! Thank you💕

Always helpful! Thank you!

Watched your video for the second time to take notes!😀 Thank you for being so thorough! You rock Hearth!

Love this vid! Great advice and tips!! ☺️♥️✨

Love the honesty and awesome information.

Thank goodness i came across this early as a baby witch... Was definitely going about it wrong. Blessed be!!!

You are very detailed! Thank you so much!

Binge watching your videos and taking lots of notes. Thank you for being so informative

I am a beginner witch and Im so excited to get better at my practice. I am working on getting a deeper connection with fire. This is where im starting. I hope to learn a lot more soon!!

I honestly wish I had seen this video five years ago, thank you so much for all the education you're providing

I love you!!!! You rock! You make it so easy to understand!

Thank you for being so specific!!

Even tho I’ve been practicing for a while I love your videos! I still learn things all the time! Love ya girl!

Thank you Hearth for this brilliant video. It is going to be such a valuable resource for so many. I have the greatest respect for you & your channel. You are a blessing to us all

Golden ideas and amazing tips for anyone starting to practice witchcraft. Thank you

Thank you! This is one of the best videos for people starting out I've seen on RU-vid. As a long term practitioner, it is lovely to see a younger person so direct and on point about the practice. Excellent work. Many blessings to you.

This is not overwhelming at all, thank you for the advice it helped alot!

This was so helpful. Thank you so much !

Youre always so informative and on point its INSANITY ❤️

I really enjoy your videos! I love that your realistic and really informative.

Thank you so much! This definitely guided and motivated me! I think this is my place in life

This is awesome! Very grounding and, yes, it relieved a lot of stress. Blessings to you!

thanks for the tips and the breakdown. what a great informational video.

Great video. Well organized and helpful!

I think Practical Magic is a pretty good example of real witchcraft. The magic there isn’t showy (besides the jumping off the roof, but even that is pretty real-ish in the sense that it can be dismissed in one way or another.)

I'm a year and a bit into my practice and I 100% agree with all these tips. Thank you so much for putting all this together!

Thank you for this, so informative xxx

This is all wonderful information!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!!

This is the second video of yours I have seen now and I love the way your simpley but thoroughly explain things making it a lot easier to understand then a lot of things I've read. Thank you, I'm definitely going to subscribe,

*your videos are so very helpful for us beginners. Thank you for your guidance and sharing your knowledge ❤*

You are the most realistic and educational witch youtuber I have come across to date! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and experience!

I love what you had to say in this video! It has really helped me understand that going at my own pace is exactly what I need to do. Thanks so much!

WOW this helped me so much, i would have never thought about some of this stuff and without it i probably would’ve made some huge mistakes! i’m in the researching stages and i can’t thank you enough!!

This has been my favorite video thus far! I am new to practicing and this was really refreshing and a true eye opener! Thank you for making these videos , Hearth Witch, and Blessed Be!

This is extremely helpful! I have been doing alot of study and allowing the practice to guide me in my pathway so it's amazing to know this is a good direction to take.

I started writing my own spells from the beginning of my spellwork, I waited til I have enough skills and knowledge before doing Spellwork and I've got good results. I'm soon to learn rune divination and Tarot cards