Your parents are only showing you love, they're honestly concerned for your safety. You don't need candles, herbs, or a wand to practice magic. We use tools as symbols, to externalize the concepts and energies we are working with. This can all be visualized internally. My suggestion is to practice in secret, master your mind, see magic/divinity/beauty in everything, and stop being restrained by your limited concepts.
Good luck, and have faith that everything will work out in favor of your spiritual development. :D
I agree with Lokisdottir. Don't disrespect your parents. They care about you and are concerned. If they cannot accept you as a witch then studu a practice quietly and at others places besides the home. Dont sacrifice your beliefs, but dont give your parents an ultimatum either.
if they don't let you to practice witch craft because of the "experience they had",they want the right things for you.all of the parents want to see their kids succesful and healthy and want the right thing for them.i'm sure that the experienced they had wasn't good,and they don't want that happen to you.anyway,if you really want to learn,start with basics.
You can always do witchcraft without herbs and candles. just tell the that you practise it and make them understand. We are sure they will agree with you.
If you want to keep learning, please go right ahead and do so. You're parents have an issue with you practicing it, so for now, dont practice it until you're grown up and on your own. In the meantime, keep learning, researching and meditating ;)
Is it okay to cast spells on your parents without letting them know? The last time I tried convincing my parents to adopt magic, they grounded me for seven months. They told me that magic was an illusion that wasn't worthwhile. I now practice in secret but there are still negative feelings between me and my parents. Do you always have to cast spells with materials or can you just use your mind, energy, inner power, etc. ? I always cast spells involving grey and green magic.
Friend8ship5, I would consider just telling your parents instead of trying to cast on them. Your morals are up to you and all, but casting on someone because they disagree with you doesn't really fix things. Make them understand that this is your spiritual belief and is as valid as any other. Assert yourself, don't go through passive agressive means to do things. This will only cause more rifts in your relationship with your parents.
My mother wasn't happy at all that I had taken Wicca as my religion years ago and it was based off of a really stupid experience she had with a former co-worker who was Wiccan and had a horrible attitude about it. I am no longer Wiccan, but my mother has learned to accept me for who I am. You just have to learn to deal with these things instead of pass them under a rug.
I think while you live in their house you shouldn't bring in energies they have specifically asked you not to. You can meditate, but I think you should only practice out of the home this will give them the space they need and allow you to continue in your practice. You can read and study as much as you need to, but remember to be respectful of your parent's as long as they are respectful of you. Hope this helped.
