Updated 2022.04.21

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Hedge Witchery is a topic close to my heart, and when something you loved for so long becomes trendy, it's time to celebrate, so I decided to write this post -

A Hedge Witch is defined as a woman who has a healthy level of wisdom in the herbal and natural world, and uses that information for energetic, spiritual or shamanic practices.

He or she often lives at the edge of town or ecosystem, in olden times, known as the hedge area. 

Going back to the beginning, then, a witch is defined as someone who is known to practice keen wisdom, from the root origins of the word.

A Hedge Witch is simply a more defined form of the type of keen wisdom that is primarily practiced by that person. 

Herbalists, environmentalists, and shamanic healers are often Hedge Witches, even those who don't practice professionally but do-so for their neighborhood.

These types of wisdom practitioners are increasing in popularity due to the challenges the modern healthcare system we have relied on for so long, now faces.

Many more people are returning to natural methods of self-care and body support, so in a sense, it's the renaissance of the Hedge Witch.

They usually have quite large apothecaries that others in the area flock to and gain information from, and they are often seen as the keepers of the Old Wisdom and Tradition. But these are just a few signs you may be a Hedge Witch. 

For a few more signs you may be a Hedge Witch, see the list below - 

17 Signs You're A Hedge Witch

#1

You’re mostly solitary in your living style, either by choice or by life circumstances, which have made it so. 

#2

You live on the edge of town or on the edge of an ecosystem. 

#3

You have known Guardian Spirits who protect your land, and some of them are animals. 

#4

You have an interest in herbs, and people come to you for herbal support for wellness. 

#5

You've taken classes in environmentalism, horticulture, herbalism, or natural resources. 

#6

You were born into a family that prioritizes gardening, growing your own food, and herbal folklore. 

#7

You are aware of a variety of herbal pharmacopoeia that ease occasional most anything.

#8

You have a fondness for Animal Guides, Earth Spirits, or Fairies.

#9

You have had a connection with Trees and feel, at times, they have communicated with you.

#10

You know how to identify a variety of different plants in your neighborhood or at the herbal shops. 

#11

You know how to get information intuitively, clairvoyantly or astrally in your dream state. 

#12

People come to you for answers on existential topics (the meaning of life, their soul purpose, the reason for a terrible experience) that only experts ought to know how to respond. 

#13

You have knowledge of resources for empathic protection, psychic protection, and spiritual protection. 

#14

You know how to read communications from the animals, including wild birds and mammals. 

#15

You have a strong connection to forests, water, and geological structures. 

#16

You know how to channel life force energy and can call it into yourself for healing purposes. 

#17

The kitchen area is where you prefer to keep the bulk of your spiritual or herbal supplies (Learn Religions). 

Resonate with 9 or more of these?

This may be your area of spiritual magic!

How To Develop Your Hedge Witch Side

How you develop your Hedge Witch side will be different for each season of your life and continue to evolve over your lifetime. 

But one of the best ways you can develop and honor your gifts in this area is by going into meditation or trance, as mentioned in this article by The OtherWorldly Oracle, and asking your guides or the subconscious what the best way to develop your abilities is. 

Another way to develop your abilities is to call in Archangel Raphael, the Archangel of Healing and Health to help you.

Here's you can do this: 

Envision Emerald Green Energy in front of you. Then, imagine yourself breathing this energy into your chest and stomach until you feel full with Emerald Green Light.

From this place, Raphael's energy will be with you, and you can ask to be guided in your actions from this place on how to move forward. 

Here, you'll be directed to the tools and resources that will help you develop your herbal and natural side and how you can incorporate this gift into your life.

Spirits That Support Hedge Witches

There are Spirits in every category that can be helpful to you when exercising and stretching your gifts in this area. 

• Animal Spirits, sometimes called Familiar Spirits, can be helpful to a Hedge Witch and will often appear in meditation. 

• Archangel Ariel, the Angel of the Environment, is helpful for a Hedge Witch and appears as the color yellow-gold. 

• Fairies, Pixies, and Dragons, sometimes called Pathfinder Deities, can be helpful, and you may want to call them in to assist you. 

• Spirit Guides who are predator birds such as Owls, Hawks, and Eagles, often called Messenger Guides, so be on the lookout for these in your mind's eye or in and around your home. 

You can call forward any of these Spirits using any of the Connecting with Spirit Meditations in the Member Meditation Room. 

So to recap

• Hedge Witches are often solitary, living on the edge of town either by circumstance or by choice.

• They specialize in the wisdom of the earth, natural resources, and herbal products.

• They often act as spiritual visionaries for those in their local communities and become light sources for their families, friends, and neighbors.

• Intellectually and spiritually open doctors, nurses, veterinarians, and other western medicine or support therapy practitioners may be drawn to trading information with a Hedge Witch.

• Some Spirits will support you, so call them in! 

Being a Hedge Witch often means you also live seasonally, and love to celebrate the changing of the Earth in all its glory. This is yet another way you can tap into your abilities. 

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