Welcome to my blog, and my very first post. You might know me from instagram (@folkwitchcraftmemes). I made this blog as a way to showcase my thoughts around the practice of, traditional witchcraft, and spread useful information into the community. So before anything let me tell you about me and my practice.

My name is Adina, I’m named after my great grandmother from the Ukraine. I’m a 20 year old Capricorn, who lives on the West Coast. I got into the occult when I was 16. My start into the occult was bumpy, and I was confused at first as to how to “label” my practice. From scrolling through all the “different types of witches” posts, to pictures of crystal grids. I managed to find a book, a book that was titled The Black Toad by Gemma Gary. The book was hiding in the corner of a small spiritual shop, in a town a few hours from where I live. I took it home, and from there on I walked the crooked path of traditional witchcraft. I’ve done research into folk practices from countries like, the Ukraine, and Russia. As well as, folklore and “spells” I learned from my mother. I also pull heavily from West Country practices. Some of my favourite forms of deviation are tasseography (done with coffee grounds), and runes.

Some common questions I see witches in our comuntity get asked is “how would you discribe witchcraft?” Or “define tradtional witchcraft.” If someone approached me with those questions, this is how I would probably answer. Witchcraft is an occult type practice, thats not everybody’s cup of tea. Its a practice that involves herbalism, spell work, divination, spirit communication/necromancy, hedge crossing, and most importantly working with your land. On the other hand I do believe witchcraft is also a certain feeling. Its a feeling thats definitely not easy to describe. This feeling is a mixture of many things, its power and confidence, a heightened sense of the other world, and the hidden figures who walk among us, wisdom and a sense of mystery, all at once. Traditional/folk witchcraft involves those same subjects, but it tends to have more historical, cultural, and, folklore based ties. Many of these practitioners usually pull practices from Celtic, or English countries (me included), or the magic of their ancestors, or the persons own place of origin. Many people take these ideas, and find ways to incorporate into there lives.

I wanna say thank you for coming to my blog, checking it out, and getting to know me a bit better. This blog will cover an array of subjects from herbalism, divination, and even the devil. I hope you enjoyed and decide to stick around.