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How to Become a Witch

Aunt M.

Religion & Spiritualité

Fréquence : 1 épisode/14j. Total Éps: 101

If you decided five minutes ago that you want to learn how to become a witch and don't know where to begin, you’re in the right place. Hi, I’m Aunt M., a practicing witch with 30+ years of real-life experience. I created this podcast to help beginner witches cut through the misinformation, confusion, and gatekeeping that can leave you feeling overwhelmed. My goal is to help you get a grounded, magical start in the craft. Welcome to the coven: https://linktr.ee/howtobecomeawitch?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=59531f32-7579-4604-abc2-11a6a1cf2b8f

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Should You Use AI in Witchcraft?

vendredi 18 septembre 2026 • Durée 17:27

Can you safely use artificial intelligence in your personal magic practice without risking dangerous misinformation or cultural disrespect?

In this episode of How to Become a Witch, the host explores the controversial intersection of artificial intelligence and modern witchcraft. While AI tools can hallucinate false information, such as dangerous herb mix-ups or inappropriate pulls from closed cultural practices, they can still serve as useful tools when treated with discernment. The host shares practical ways to integrate AI ethically, such as uploading personal voice notes into tools like NotebookLM to organize a digital grimoire, analyze spellcraft patterns, and draft study guides. Ultimately, AI should act as an organizational assistant rather than a source of truth, reminding practitioners that true intuitive magic and community learning cannot be replaced by an algorithm.

Why shouldn't I use ChatGPT to generate spells or magical advice?
AI models frequently hallucinate incorrect information, harvest unverified posts from forums, and lack cultural context. Asking AI for spellwork can mistakenly pull from closed practices or suggest unsafe herb uses, ignoring necessary spiritual exchange, consent, and safety standards.

How can I safely use AI tools to enhance my witchy practice?
Use AI as an organizational tool, not a spiritual authority. You can record your own thoughts, channeled ideas, or ritual results via voice notes and upload them to platforms like NotebookLM to build a searchable digital grimoire, recognize spellwork patterns, or generate personal study audio.

Can using AI affect my reputation or spiritual development?
Relying on AI for writing or spellcraft can hurt your credibility because machine-generated content lacks authentic human voice and insight. Over-relying on AI can also disconnect you from your internal intuition, preventing you from developing true discernment and direct experience.

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Have questions about organizing your grimoire or navigating modern witchcraft tools? Connect on TikTok and Instagram, or email your questions directly to howtobecomeawitchpodcast@gmail.com! Don't forget to leave a rating and follow the podcast to join the growing community of magical practitioners.

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3 Listener Questions

vendredi 11 septembre 2026 • Durée 16:29

How do you handle difficult people using magic without incurring spiritual debt, and what are the essential boundaries every beginner witch should know?

In this listener QA episode of How to Become a Witch, I break down crucial guidelines for beginner witches navigating modern witchcraft. The discussion clarifies the key distinctions between open and closed practices, explains why smoke cleansing differs from traditional Native American smudging, and shows how to safely practice herbal magic using cedar, mugwort, lavender, and cloves. The host addresses how to ethically deal with high-conflict or vulnerable individuals through constructive binding rituals—binding people to good health, peace of mind, or support rather than punching down. Finally, the host explains why non-Wiccan practitioners or those living in warm climates like Miami might choose not to observe the traditional Wheel of the Year.

What is the difference between smoke cleansing and smudging?
Smudging is a sacred, closed practice belonging to Native American traditions. Smoke cleansing is an open practice that anyone can perform using non-restricted herb bundles (like mugwort, cedar, or lavender), room sprays, or essential oil diffusers to clear energy safely.

How can I protect myself from someone who is bothering me without taking on bad karma or spiritual debt?
Instead of hexing or "punching down" on vulnerable or struggling individuals, bind them to positive outcomes like good health, peace of mind, or external support. Carve their full name and birthday into a candle, state your intention while wearing protective gloves, burn the candle, and leave a respectful offering to your guides or ancestors.

Do all witches need to follow the Wheel of the Year and its Sabbats?
No. Following the Wheel of the Year is common in Wicca, but witchcraft is a personal path. Practitioners who do not identify as Wiccan or who live in regions without distinct seasonal changes often choose not to observe every Sabbat.

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Want your questions answered on a future episode or looking to dive deeper into revenge series spells and practitioner tips? Connect on TikTok, email your listener questions to , and leave a rating or follow on your favorite podcast platform to join the !

Florida Water & Deity Work

vendredi 4 septembre 2026 • Durée 23:38

Spoiler Alert: I think Florida water should be a closed tool. Tune into this episode to learn why. You'll also learn why deity work is a bigger commitment than most beginner witches realize.

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How Beginner Witches Can Celebrate September

vendredi 28 août 2026 • Durée 21:18

Beginner witches, September is such a magical month! In this episode, I give you the crystal. herb, insect, and a small spell you do all month long.

The Surprising Power of Witchcraft in Addiction Recovery and Healing

vendredi 21 août 2026 • Durée 45:42

How can spirituality, community, and witchcraft support addiction recovery and long-term sobriety?

In this episode, Sunshine Witchy shares her journey from alcoholism and relapse to healing, sovereignty, and becoming a psychic medium and community leader. You’ll hear how shadow work, ritual, and the “Witches Recovery Circle” became powerful tools for transformation, self-love, and sustainable recovery. If you’re looking for an alternative perspective on sobriety, healing, and spiritual growth, this conversation offers practical insight and hope.

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1. How can witchcraft support addiction recovery?
Sunshine explains how spiritual practices like ritual, shadow work, tarot, and community connection can support sobriety and emotional healing.

2. What is the Witches Recovery Circle?
It’s a recovery-focused community created to give witches and spiritual seekers a safe, supportive space for healing and sobriety.

3. Is this approach only for witches?
No. The episode emphasizes that recovery support can be spiritual, practical, and inclusive of different beliefs and backgrounds.

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Every Queer Witch Starts Somewhere: A Conversation with Author Mitchell King

vendredi 14 août 2026 • Durée 34:50

What if witchcraft wasn’t just about rituals and aesthetics, but about survival, self-protection, and authentic personal power?

In this conversation with Mitchell King, author of Many Veils of the Moon, we explore baneful magic, moon water, herbal spells, crafting your own tools, and the cultural roots that shape modern witchcraft. Mitchell also shares how social media has influenced witchcraft trends, why authenticity matters more than expensive supplies, and how personal history can transform magical practice.

1. What is baneful magic?
Baneful magic refers to harmful or defensive magical practices. In this episode, Mitchell discusses how it can be understood in the context of self-defense and protection.

2. Why does Mitchell emphasize making your own tools?
Mitchell believes handmade tools carry personal intention, energy, and meaning, making them more effective and authentic than mass-produced items.

3. What are the main themes of this episode?
This episode covers witchcraft, moon water, black salt, personal spells, cultural heritage, social media’s impact on magic, and the importance of practicing authentically.

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Hypnotherapy: Can It Really Rewire Your Mind?

vendredi 7 août 2026 • Durée 45:11

Ever feel like your brain keeps replaying the same bad episode on repeat? The same anxiety. The same fears. The same self-doubt. No matter how hard you try, you can't seem to break the pattern.

In this episode, I sit down with hypnotherapist and life coach Maria Pilar Gonzalez, founder of the Beacon Hypnotherapy Institute, to talk about what really happens during hypnosis. Is it mind control? A deep meditation? A shortcut to healing? With more than 27 years of experience, Maria explains how hypnotherapy helps quiet the constant mental chatter so we can finally get to the root of the beliefs, habits, and emotional wounds that keep us stuck.

If you've ever been curious about hypnotherapy, past-life regression, or how our spiritual and emotional lives intertwine, this conversation will definitely make you think.

What if the biggest thing standing between you and the life you want isn't your circumstances but the stories your unconscious mind keeps telling?

In this episode, we explore how hypnotherapy, life coaching, and spiritual growth work together to help people move beyond anxiety, stress, panic attacks, limiting beliefs, and long-held insecurities. Maria Pilar Gonzalez explains how hypnosis creates a deeply relaxed, meditative state that allows the unconscious mind to become more receptive to lasting change, helping strengthen the mind-body connection and replace unhealthy patterns with healthier ones.

We also dive into some fascinating questions: Are we hypnotizing ourselves every time we scroll social media? Can excessive screen time change our awareness? What really happens during past-life regression? And is hypnosis anything like the movies make it seem?

Can anyone be hypnotized?

Absolutely. Most people can experience hypnosis because it's simply a naturally focused, relaxed state of awareness. During hypnotherapy, the busy analytical mind quiets down, allowing the unconscious mind to become more open to new perspectives, healthier habits, and positive suggestions.

How Beginner Witches Can Celebrate August 2026

vendredi 31 juillet 2026 • Durée 19:26

Welcome to your essential August guide for beginner witches! In this episode, we dive deep into aligning your spiritual practice with the changing seasons as Leo season peaks and the "ber" months approach. August is the ultimate time to lock in your final goals for the year, build unshakeable confidence, and embrace personal transformation before the energy begins to wind down.

Flower – Gladiola: Symbolizes confidence, strength, and standing tall against criticism.
Insect – Monarch Butterfly: Focuses on personal transformation, glamour magic, and evolving into your best self.
Herb – Mugwort: Perfect for inducing lucid dreams, enhancing intuition, and dreamwork.
Gemstone – Peridot: Promotes practical optimism, grounded reality, and true achievement.
Tarot Card – The Sun: Inspires daily journaling, vitality, clarity, and manifestation.
Kitchen Witchery – Pears & Root Vegetables: Harness the patience of slow-ripening pears and the deep grounding power of beets, carrots, and root stews.

Whether you're practicing openly or still in the broom closet, this guide offers practical, accessible witchy tips to elevate your practice this month.

You don't need to consume mugwort tea to experience its lucid dreaming benefits! You can place dried mugwort inside a small cloth dream pouch under your pillow, infuse it into a bath, or craft a topical ritual oil to apply before sleep to stimulate vivid, intuitive dreamwork safely.

Grounding can be easily integrated into kitchen witchery! Cooking and consuming root vegetables like beets, carrots, and turnips—especially simmered slowly in a crockpot—provides a deep, nourishing earth element that grounds your energy directly through your diet without requiring extra outdoor time.

The Sun card represents joy, clarity, and self-expression. During August, you can keep The Sun card on your altar, slip it behind your phone case, or use it as a bookmark in your journal to guide daily reflection and channel positive, creative energy.

Ready to deepen your craft with a supportive, authentic circle?

Don't navigate your witchy journey alone! Join our growing community today to connect with fellow practitioners, share your monthly ritual setups, ask questions, and get exclusive tips on practical witchcraft.

How Beginner Witches Can Make Offerings

vendredi 24 juillet 2026 • Durée 25:09

A lot of practitioners, whether they are on their first spell or their millionth, struggle with how to make an "ask" properly. In witchcraft, magic isn't a transactional trade or a form of bribery; you don't command energy, you request it with respect. Understanding the true nature of ancestor offerings, land spirit petitions, and personal sacrifice is what transforms a well-intentioned ritual into consistent, successful magic.

Effective witchcraft relies on consistency over constant spellcasting. When making a spiritual request or petitioning higher beings, providing offerings is a foundational sign of respect. From leaving a watermelon at the seashore for an Orisha to scattering birdseed for land spirits, your intention and sincerity matter most. True sacrifice can also be non-material, such as giving up phone time or adopting a temporary vegan diet to amplify your power. Keeping a regular weekly schedule for altar maintenance ensures your spiritual hygiene stays clear without draining your personal energy.

Q: How do I know if my offering has been accepted by the spirits?

A: You will begin to feel it directly in your body; you’ll feel lighter, more peaceful, and better overall. On a physical level, you might notice a positive shift in nature, like butterflies landing on you or animals approaching you peacefully. Conversely, if an unauthorized or inappropriate offering is rejected, you may experience sudden nightmares, a heavy vibe shift, or abrupt nastiness from people around you.

Q: Does the luxury or price of my offering ingredients matter?

A: Sincerity and quality matter, but it should always match your budget. Never offer stale or nasty leftovers on your altar. If you can only afford dollar-store ingredients or a simple cup of tap water, that is completely fine as long as it is clean. However, as your magic brings you more financial success, you should naturally elevate your ingredients rather than holding back.

Q: Can I actually consume food offerings myself?

A: Yes! Especially if you are on a tight budget and cannot afford to let food go to waste. You can hold the food up, dedicate it to the spirit with your petition, and then consume it. If you are sharing a freshly cooked meal, always offer the spirit the very first bite from the plate, never the scraps at the end.

Basic Protections for Beginner Witches

vendredi 17 juillet 2026 • Durée 23:44

If you've been wanting to reinforce your energetic boundaries or you don't even know where to start—this discussion is for you. In a world full of spiritual fear-mongering and online misinformation, it's easy for a beginner witch to feel overwhelmed or paralyzed. Let's debunk the myth that others can easily shatter your spiritual defenses, explore the absolute necessity of personal discernment, and dive into why "spiritual hygiene" matters more than any overcomplicated spell.

Protecting your space doesn't require complex rituals; it starts with daily habits and strict energy regulation. Maintaining clean spiritual hygiene is your first line of defense. This means curating a tight friend group, using strong boundaries, and practicing discernment rather than overreacting to every minor bad day. When real threats do arise, witches can utilize a balance of everyday cleansing (like a simple salt bath) and potent protection work, such as brick dirt, smoke cleansing, or element-based offerings. Real power isn't flashy; it's consistent, quiet, and deeply private.

Q: What is the difference between cleansing and banishing?

A: Cleansing is the act of lifting or removing general energy from a space. Think of it as a deep clean using tools like salt, bells, or rosemary smoke. Banishing is much more direct; it means actively forcing a specific, unwanted energy or presence to leave your space entirely.

Q: Can an experienced witch effortlessly break through all my protections?

A: The short answer is no. While highly strategic practitioners can target someone, it requires massive amounts of time, energy, and constant dedication. If you are consistently building your daily protections, staying grounded, and keeping your business off social media, breaking your shield becomes a massive, exhausting chore that most people wouldn't bother with.

Q: When should I actively step up my protection work?

A: You should ramp up your shields whenever you feel persistent, unexplained fear, recurrent nightmares, or are dealing with close-proximity conflicts (like a bad breakup or intense arguments with family and friends).

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