This document provides poetic and thoughtful insights into major witchcraft traditions. Each entry includes a brief spiritual overview, examples of associated deities, symbols, and meaningful quotes to illuminate the character of the path. Designed from within a practitioner’s worldview.

Traditional British Witchcraft Steeped in the breath of hedgerows and the whisper of ancestral lands, Traditional British Witchcraft arises from the bones of the earth. Deities: The Horned God, land spirits, the Old Woman Symbols: Besom, hedge, rowan tree, stone circles “Magic is the art of changing consciousness at will through the living breath of the land.” Gardnerian Wicca The initiatory path of Gardnerian Wicca unfolds within the sacred polarity of Goddess and God. Deities: Triple Goddess and Horned God Symbols: Pentacle, athame, cauldron, wand “As above, so below; as within, so without.” Alexandrian Wicca A blend of theatrical ritual and Hermetic symbolism. Deities: Goddess and God, Egyptian and Greco-Roman deities Symbols: Wand, sword, chalice “The magician becomes both actor and mystic, dancing between worlds.” Dianic Witchcraft A path of sacred feminism and spiritual reclamation. Deities: Diana, Hecate, Brigid, Kali Symbols: Moon, mirror, red cord “The Goddess is alive, and magic is afoot.” – Z. Budapest Reclaiming Tradition The circle becomes a place of both spell and protest. Deities: Earth Mother, Justice and Liberation archetypes Symbols: Drum, spiral, compost, sigil flags “To bless the Earth, we must first be willing to protect Her.” – Starhawk Feri Tradition Intense, sensual, ecstatic, and deeply personal. Deities: Star Goddess, Divine Twins, Melek Taus Symbols: Iron & Pearl Pentacles, black mirror, crossroads “All acts of love and pleasure are my rituals.” – Feri liturgy Temple of Witchcraft A modern mystery school guided by planetary, elemental, and soul-based magic. Deities: Triple Goddess, Horned God, elemental forces Symbols: Temple seal, elemental tools, labyrinth “The soul is both map and compass on the path of magic.” – Christopher Penczak Stregheria / Strega Italian folk witchcraft, devotional and ancestral. Deities: Diana, Herodias, Lupercus Symbols: Olive branch, moon, sacred fire “To remember is to conjure; to name is to invoke.” – Raven Grimassi Seiðr / Norse Witchcraft Weaving fate, spirit journeys, and runes. Deities: Odin, Freyja, the Norns Symbols: Runes, staff, drum, veil “We speak to stone and spirit, and they speak back in wind and flame.” Hoodoo / Conjure Magic of survival and rooted power. Deities: Ancestors, saints, Christian God Symbols: Bible, roots, candles, mojo bags “You don’t need fancy words when you’ve got the right dirt and a strong will.” Luciferian Witchcraft Embracing light, defiance, and inner divinity. Deities: Lucifer, Lilith, Prometheus, Hekate Symbols: Flame, serpent, mirror, black wings “Within the shadow is the gate to our own divinity.” Chaos Magic Belief is a tool, nothing is fixed. Deities: Any or none Symbols: Chaos star, sigils, servitors, mask “Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.” – Hassan-i Sabbah Eclectic Witchcraft Intuitive and blended, personalized practice. Deities: Hekate, Isis, Cernunnos, etc. Symbols: Altar tools, nature items, journals “Your path is written in the stars, but also drawn in chalk on the kitchen floor.”