What is Green Witchcraft?

[Devashra]

Hi

I am not exactly new, but recently i came over the Word "Green Witchcraft I have read Things about Wiccan and decided its not my Way ages ago, but what is Green Witchcraft?? Is it a Witchcraft that has mostly to do with Herbals?? But also Wiccans are Interrested in Herbals, so whats the difference?ß

Bye Lhiya

[Caitlin.ann]

Eh in my short experience in my own path and others in the community, a green witch works closely with herbs and plants. They do a lot of their craft work in nature and get most of their tools from what nature offers around them. They are very practical and not much for ceremony. Often it seems green witchcraft is combined with kitchen and hearth craft. Personally I do combine them all in my path but others don't. Some see them merged into the same whereas others will say specificially that kitchen, hearth, and green witchcraft are all specific and separate. But anyways green witches tend to focus more on folk magic I guess.

[Agaliha]

Moved to Paths: Kitchen, Green and Hedge Witches (http://mysticwicks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=263) sub-forum. There you will be able to find other related threads as well.

[Juniper138]

Greenwitch

He studies trees, herbs, wildflowers, wildlife (animals), and the cycle of the seasons.

He will probably know what kinds of trees grow in the different parks in his area. He will study both magickal and medicinal herbalism. He may also study the care of, and working with animals as well.

A greenwitch practices most of his rituals and magick in natural settings, in the wild, in farmlands, in parks and his own yard.

A greenwitch will have a garden, if at all possible. He will also go in to the wild to gather plants and practice his ritual and magick.

The tools he uses are going to mostly be natural, practical tools he has crafted himself, such as wooden wands and staffs, besoms (brooms) made from local bushes, perhaps dishes made from clay. As well as the tools of herbalism, pruning shears, and maybe even a shovel or digging stick.

His shrine/altar may be in his home, yard or garden, as well as in a secluded area in a nearby forest or field.

His patrons will likely be deities of nature, the wild, animals, healing, agriculture, and the harvest.


http://walkingthehedge.net/Hedgewitch.htm#Greenwitch (shameless plug :hahugh:)

[Crysiira]

http://walkingthehedge.net/Hedgewitch.htm#Greenwitch (shameless plug :hahugh:)


A shameless plug, yes, but thanks! This is a very good site that I hadn't come across before! :bigblue:

[Faery-Wings]

If you are interested in Green Witchcraft- there is a series by Ann Moura. That might be interesting for you to read.
For me Green Witchcraft is more "formal" than Kitchen witchcraft but they are very similar.

IMHO- most of these types of paths are very similar in some ways and different in others. But a lot of the differences are up to the individual practitioner.
For ex. Kitchen witchcraft, to me, is totally solitary, on the fly, and usally involves food/herbs.

Green paths might involve more of a ritualized practice, but revolves around the use of herbs, reverence to Nature etc.

[electricpeppers]

I think Poppy Palin does a better job of describing Green Witchcraft in her books than Moura, just because her definition is not Wiccan related. Arin Murhpy Hiscock also wrote a good book on Green Witchcraft called 'The Way of the Green Witch', very practical and down to earth.