How do people become Witches?
Witches do not proselytize, so no one will ever come up to you and say “Hey, do you want to become a Witch?” Some people are born into Witchcraft as people are born into any other religion. Many people come to the Craft by reading books about it and deciding that these beliefs and ways are in harmony with their own beliefs. Some people believe in self-dedication or self-initiation, which means that any one can make themself into a Witch. Other people believe that “Only a Witch can Make a Witch” and so in order to become a “real” Witch you need to find other Witches and be initiated by them. If this is something that appeals to you, remember these words from Doreen Valiente s “Charge of the Goddess”: “If that which you seek you find not within yourself, you will never find it without.” Many people who come to the Craft feel as if they are “coming home”, implying that the magic(k) was inside them all along. Recommended Reading Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner A basic classic
