my parents are totally against witchcraft. i have just begun to start researching, and i'd like to try and gather up materials, but i don't really know how. we have a few herbs in the kitchen, but not much, and i don't want to ask my mother for weird herbs and crystals and things because she'd probably get pretty suspicious. how would i be able to buy things without my mother and father knowing? any ideas? also, what are some things that you think are essentials?
the answers were either hide in plain sight or burry them below the ground (not my ideas, but others that i dont remember, my forum was called "keeping the secert" if you want a closer look
it was easier on me, i actually was interested in rocks and crystals long before, so i had a collection already! :D now when i get things, people think i just collect :)
try showing interest
another thing is try your hand at cooking, dont go nuts but ask for simpler things like sage (whites easiest in my case to get) or offer a meal idea using it
become known to them as- our well rounded child who likes crystals and cooking, not a witch :) good luck!
I am trying to figure out where to get herbs or white sage at? I have a wiccan story in the area but I'm unable to drive since my car is messed up at the moment. I am doing a spell and I was looking for something I could buy at a local kroegers. I hear almonds or lemons could be used in a spell?
You don't need anything. Magick is energy, study magick and you'll discover you can cast without items.
For herbs, say you want to grow a garden. Don't go nuts, find some with magickal properties you will use a lot, but also work in culinary [sage for example] crystals, say you're interested in studying and collecting stones. So long as you don't have books and pagan symbols everywhere I don't think your parents would notice.
Start small, study before buying a bunch of items you may or may not need. While I have some items in stock, most of mine I buy when I need a spell. Look up more information on the site for ideas as well as research on magick.