Prompts from Write Your Witchcraft:

What are the basic morals and ethics I feel I should live by?

Simply put, I have no interest in harming others. I don’t know if I’ll ever reach a point where I feel I absolutely must harm someone in some way (and when I say “harm”, I mean take negative action against them, like cursing or hexing), but at the present moment, I’m more interested in uplifting others and working on my sense of compassion and acceptance.

What in nature am I drawn to; the ocean, animals, the trees, etc?

Space, the night sky, stars, the moon. Outer space just pulls at me in a way I can’t fully articulate. I feel a deep sense of longing when I gaze up at the night sky; I can spend hours just staring up at the moon. The size of the universe doesn’t scare me. It thrills me to my core.

Here on solid ground, however, I’m drawn to big, rugged mountains and evergreen forests, wild woods and curious rivers. The bigger the mountains, the better. I love cleansing rains and tranquil snows, crisp air and the smell of earth. Lakes, streams, and the ocean herself, although I prefer wilder, more rugged coastlines like those of Washington and Oregon.

Which (witchy) holidays, if any, would I like to celebrate and how?

Interestingly enough, I haven’t felt a strong desire to celebrate any witchy holidays. I think more than anything, I want to honor and celebrate the passing of seasons. I am perfectly content focusing on the four major changes of the year; I’ve never felt a desire to celebrate anything more than that.

In the future, when I have more freedom and privacy, I’d like to do more to honor the solstices and equinoxes. It’s such a significant shift of energy, and I’d like to align myself with that shift in energy by dedicating time or rituals to each season. I haven’t been good about that in the past, but it’s mostly because I felt limited by my living situation or lack of personal transportation. At the very least, I try to do something for each season, even if it’s just a tarot session or meditation.

How do I believe divination works?

I believe that the power of divination rests with my own intuition, regardless of the entity I’m working with. I work almost exclusively with tarot and oracle cards, and when I sit down to perform a session, I always call upon the entity associated with the deck I choose. I feel that intuition is a form of spiritual communication, so when I ask my questions of this entity, I believe they are speaking to me through my intuition to guide me to the proper card.

I haven’t spent enough time working with other divination methods to discern whether the same applies to those methods. I may have more information on that in the future.

Would I like to work with a group some of the time, all of the time or not at all?

I’ve thought about this often, and I think the answer is “not at all,” because I’m such a solitary person, such an extreme introvert, that anybody I worked with would have to match my energy almost perfectly, lest I become restless and agitated. This isn’t really by choice; it’s simply my brain and my nature. I can’t stand having “strangers” in my house (and by “strangers” I mean anyone who isn’t my immediate family) because it disrupts my mental energy and makes me feel tense and restless. My flow in all areas of my life is vastly improved when I’m alone, and I imagine the same would apply to working magick with others.

Even if I wasn’t in my home/my sanctuary, I don’t think I could fully unwind to properly perform magick with a group. Leaving the house and facing the public means I’m expending energy, and the longer I stay with others, the less energized I would feel. This may be different with an online community, however.

It’s a bit of an unfortunate reality, but it’s true to who I am.