What is a Cottage Witch?
What is a Cottage Witch?
Witchcraft has often been associated with wild nature and the untamed, but what about witchcraft that takes place in the home? So, we’ll discuss what really is a cottage witch and some of the ways you can get started.
First things first, what is a Cottage Witch and cottage magic?
A cottage witch is sometimes called a house witch or a hearth witch as they base they’re practice around the hearth & home. Also known as hearth magic, domestic magic, or domestic witchcraft it is all about using your home and the objects within it to help you achieve your goals. Cottage magic is a type of modern, contemporary eclectic witchcraft practice that utilizes domestic magic.
What are some of the goals of a cottage witch?
Cottage witches practice domestic magic also called low magic or everyday magic. Low here doesn’t mean lesser than, it just peans the opposite pole of “high” or ceremonial magic. Low magic is less elaborate but no less important.
Many people think that the only goal of a witch is to cast spells and perform rituals. But, the truth is that witches have the same goals as everyone else – they just use a different set of tools to achieve them. Some of the goals of modern cottage witches include:
- Protection, cleansing
- abundance/money
- Relationships of all kinds
- Healing acute and chronic, magical and mundane, spiritual physical and emotional
- Safty
- Deflection
- Personal goals manifesting
Example: You want to buy your first home, start a business or have job security, bless a life moment, retune the energy of a space, protect from the ill will of others. These are all examples of low or everyday magical needs. You may not do a grand ritual for each of these (though you may choose to include a working in a ritual) but the magical work can still be done.
What tools and supplies do you need to be a cottage witch?
- In order to practice witchcraft, you don’t need a lot of special tools or supplies. In fact, many cottage witches find that the easiest way to get started is by using what they have around the house. However, there are some things that can make your practice a little easier and more fun. Here are a few recommendations for tools and supplies to help you get started with domestic witchcraft
- Everyday items take on a deeper meaning; spoons become wands, trays and cutting boards become altars, wreaths become protection grids and statues become wards. Healing salve on a booboo takes on new meaning when you say a little spell under your breath as you apply it “heal little froggy tail”
- Plants, rocks, and gifts from nature all have deeper meanings, you don’t need a shiny crystal.
- Communicate your intention to ingredients whether cooking, cleaning, or the products and items you use to get dressed.
How do you perform a spell as a cottage witch?
Every witch will develop their own method over time but here is my method for crafting a sympathetic spell:
- Determine your need or desire
- Determine your intention/goal or intended outcome (how you plan to achieve this need or goal ex
- Ethical considerations
- Timing
- Method of magic
- Vibration, energy, or spirit
- Correspondences
- Materials
- Incantation
- Cleanse and Cast if your tradition calls for it
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What are some of the benefits of practicing Cottage magic?
- This type of witchcraft and magic is all about creating and working with charms, spells, and potions in your home so the first benefit is it’s super convenient
- More than simply a way to get things done around the house, it’s a way to exist magically and you won’t need any special ingredients unless you choose to use them.
- Cottage magic helps you connect to the energies all around you and personalize your witchcraft practice
Have you ever tried any of the techniques we talked about today? Cottage witchcraft and magic can be a very empowering practice that helps us connect with our homes and the spirits who live there. It’s also a great way to utilize magic to achieve our goals, whether they are personal or professional. If you have experience with domestic witchcraft, I would love to hear about it in the comments. And if not, why not give it a try? The supplies needed for most of these practices are likely already sitting in your kitchen cupboard.
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After reading all of the descriptions, it is clear that I have a little kitchen witch and a little green witch. But altogether I have determined that I am a cottage witch as I identify with this description the most.
Thank you for your comment. It’s common to have a little of all of them. That’s what we built our coven around—a safe place for domestic witches of all kinds.
I’ve never been able to pinpoint the kind of witch I am. My husband calls me a green witch my daughter calls me a kitchen witch. None of them felt right. I had never heard of or considered a “hearth” witch and it fits so perfectly and explains so much, including the root of my stress and anxiety being centered around the care of my home and those in it.
Ditto. Trying to figure it all out but this FEELS right. I’m a mom of 6 with a huge and often problematic family. Chaos in my home sends my anxiety through the roof. Really hoping to learn how to use this power I know that I have.
You’re on the right track! Hope to see you in the circle soon
My problem also. My grandma was Lastrega, all I learned was in Italian. Never could find out how she knew what she knew
That’s so fascinating! It’s amazing how much wisdom gets passed down in ways we don’t always fully understand. I bet she carried so much ancestral knowledge. Do you still practice what you learned?
I have given myself the gift of being a Hearth Witch with Green Witch leaning. Not completely Eclectic, but different elements from the disciplines makes up my Practical Magick. My grandma was a witch, a wonderful healer who could fix any ailments of humans or animals. I create Magick in the kitchen, fill the spaces in our home with special things nature brings ( twigs, plants, flowers, rocks, etc). It’s always cozy and comfortable. If you come by, we will have tea and cake. Blessings to all!
Well… I don’t know if I am a cottage witch, but…, I cast a spell on my morning coffee, stirring it, while I raise power, through a simple affirmation, to have a wonderful day… I think this type of practice gets us nearer to our ancestors, because they surely didn’t use such elaborate rituals, at least, not everyday… Love your work.
That absolutely counts. Simple, daily acts like that are very close to how our ancestors practiced. Coffee magic is some of the best magic there is. Thank you for sharing and for the kind words.