Jul 27, 2026 · 34 min · 13 segments
Let's discuss if this is the path for you... because unfortunately no owl is going to deliver you an acceptance letter. \*THIS WEEK'S BONUS EPISODE "THE MAGIC OF MERCURY (BEYOND RETROGRADE)" IS…
Maybe a raven lands on your windowsill, or maybe you discover that your grandmother secretly practiced folk magic.
Maybe you feel like the moon calls to you, it whispers your name.
Maybe you've seen candles flicker.
And you don't know why.
And while life can certainly be very strange and wonderfully weird that way, the truth, when we boil it down, is usually much quieter than that.
For most of us, becoming interested in witchcraft does not happen in one dramatic moment.
If I had to describe it, it's more like slowly realizing that you've been walking toward something your entire life without noticing the path beneath your feet, without noticing you're on a path at all.
You begin to pay attention to things.
You notice how different you feel after you spend time outside.
Maybe you start talking to plants.
Or maybe you're somebody who's not so nature-based.
Maybe you realize that you kind of have always believed objects carry memories.
You just feel objects when you get close to them.
You light candles because you feel like it changes the energy of a room.
You might be one of those people who instinctively has always picked up pretty rocks or finds comfort in seasons.
Might be one of those people who thanks the universe after something works out for you.
Little by little with these tiny things that can happen, you discover that maybe maybe you've already been practicing tiny acts of what we call everyday magic without giving them a name that is where most witches begin So one of the bigger misconceptions that I hear is that you have to possess some kind of extraordinary gift and show it before you are quote-unquote allowed to practice witchcraft.
Maybe a raven lands on your windowsill, or maybe you discover that your grandmother secretly practiced folk magic.
Maybe you feel like the moon calls to you, it whispers your name.
Maybe you've seen candles flicker.
And you don't know why.
And while life can certainly be very strange and wonderfully weird that way, the truth, when we boil it down, is usually much quieter than that.
For most of us, becoming interested in witchcraft does not happen in one dramatic moment.
If I had to describe it, it's more like slowly realizing that you've been walking toward something your entire life without noticing the path beneath your feet, without noticing you're on a path at all.
You begin to pay attention to things.
You notice how different you feel after you spend time outside.
Maybe you start talking to plants.
Or maybe you're somebody who's not so nature-based.
Maybe you realize that you kind of have always believed objects carry memories.
You just feel objects when you get close to them.
You light candles because you feel like it changes the energy of a room.
You might be one of those people who instinctively has always picked up pretty rocks or finds comfort in seasons.
Might be one of those people who thanks the universe after something works out for you.
Little by little with these tiny things that can happen, you discover that maybe maybe you've already been practicing tiny acts of what we call everyday magic without giving them a name that is where most witches begin So one of the bigger misconceptions that I hear is that you have to possess some kind of extraordinary gift and show it before you are quote-unquote allowed to practice witchcraft.
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