Green Witchcraft
The Art of the Soil, The Seed, and The Spirit.
🌱 What is the Green Path?
Green Witchcraft isn't about fancy robes or high ceremony. It is the practice of dirty hands and open hearts. It is recognizing the Genius Loci (the Spirit of the Place) where you live. It is understanding that the Dandelion cracking through the sidewalk has just as much power as the Rose in the garden. We work with the earth, not over it.
🎒 The Forager's Satchel
You don't need to buy things, sugar. The earth provides. But here are the tools of the trade:
🌲 Working With Nature
Grounding: Before you do any magic, take your shoes off. Stand on the grass or dirt. Visualize roots growing from your heels down into the magma of the earth. Pull that energy up.
The Church of the Woods: Go to the forest. Don't hike; just sit. Listen to the trees. They talk slow, so you have to slow down to hear them.
🍲 Kitchen Witchery
The hearth is the original altar. Every meal is a spell.
- Stirring: Stir clockwise (deosil) to bring things IN (love, health, money). Stir counter-clockwise (widdershins) to banish things OUT (illness, negativity).
- Tea Magick: Whisper your desire into the steam of your tea before you take the first sip. You are drinking the spell.
- Leftovers: Composting is an offering back to the Mother. Never waste.
🐌 Slow Living
The Green Witch does not rush. We move with the seasons. In Winter, we rest and dream. In Spring, we plant and push. Reject the "hustle culture." Your body is an animal; treat it like one. Feed it, water it, and let it sleep in the sun.
🙏 A Prayer for the Garden
"Earth beneath me, Sky above.
Bless this seed with light and love.
Root grow deep and stem grow tall,
Abundance here for one and all."
The Green Witch's Rhyme
Dirt beneath the fingernails,
Sun upon the face,
Magic in the garden snail,
Moving at her pace.
Stir the pot and dry the leaf,
Honor root and vine,
Green Witchcraft is the deep belief,
That all the Earth's divine.
© 2025 The Rootmother.