Way of the Green Witch...
The Way of the Green Witch is a real thing (although, don't worry, the Soul Hunter is not!)! It is a nature-based spiritual outlook that can enrich your life in many ways. The information below is taken directly from the wonderful book The Way of the Green Witch by Arin Murphy-Hiscock. If you are interested in finding out more about the Green path, this book is a fantastic reference and a guide to tools, rituals and practices you may like to adopt, and the medicinal and magical associations of herbs, trees, plants and flowers.
The Way of the Green Witch is the path of the naturalist, herbalist, wise woman and healer.
The Green Witch performs her work by connecting intuitively with the natural world. She uses intuition above all other faculties in her work.
Traditional witchcraft operates on a system of raising and directing energy at a goal, whereas the Green Witch taps into the existing, more subtle flows of energy in and around the earth, in a more subtle practise that attempts to slowly align two disparate worlds, the human and the natural.
The path of the Green Witch isn’t separate from ordinary life, like ritual magic. It is an all-encompassing, total-immersion experience wherein all of life is a magical experience.
The key concepts are healing, balance and harmony, and these have three focusses – the earth, humanity and yourself, the Green Witch.
The Green Witch strives to maintain a harmonious energetic environment in which people can feel calm and empowered to improve themselves in a positive fashion, and interact with each other in ease and love.
A Green Witch functions in part as a modern shaman, communicating between the worlds and carrying information back and forth, but is unique in that her source of strength lies in the natural world, as opposed to the realm of the spirits.
Every green witch creates her own practice. There is no initiation, no adherence to a set of rules. Living the green path is really and truly a reflection of the Green Witch’s inner light.
Green Witchcraft is not Wicca. Wicca is a formal, structured religion which sets out certain tenets and moral guidelines, and whose followers celebrate certain rituals in certain ways. Green Witchcraft is not a formal path. ‘Magic’ to the Green Witch is learning to harmonise yourself with the forces of nature and understanding how they flow through your life. This is the life’s work of a Green Witch in a nutshell.
By opening yourself up to the energy of nature, and by accepting that you are part of that grand symphony of energy and power, you allow yourself to partake of that energy to rebalance your life.
The Green Witch works from the inside out and moves with the natural flow of the energies instead of seeking to manipulate them.
The path of the Green Witch involves being present in the moment, and realising that each moment is magical and full of potential.
The Green Witch’s practice revolves around establishing and maintaining harmony within herself, her community and with nature.
On the Green Witch path, there are seven basic energies/areas to focus on:
1. Harmony (the watch word and main goal)
2. Health
3. Love
4. Happiness
5. Peace
6. Abundance
7. Protection
