{"id":8015,"date":"2020-12-24T14:51:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T14:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wiccangathering.com\/?p=8015"},"modified":"2021-02-14T18:15:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T18:15:13","slug":"hedge-witch-vs-green-witch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiccangathering.com\/gb\/hedge-witch-vs-green-witch\/","title":{"rendered":"Hedge Witch vs. Green Witch: What\u2019s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You might be wondering what the difference is between hedge witches and green witches. After all, they both sound rooted in nature. In this article, we’ll discuss both types of witches and their differences in practices, abilities, and philosophies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, let’s get started exploring hedge witches and green witches!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both types of witches are attuned to nature, work with herbs, and focus on environmentalism. However hedge witches traverse the spiritual and physical worlds using a practice called “hedge jumping.” Green witches in contrast focus more on the healing and medicinal powers of plants and crystals.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ll now dive into more of the details on differences between hedge witches and green witches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are Hedge Witches?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Autumn Willow\"Opens<\/a>, a practicing hedge witch, defines her kind as sole practitioners of hedge witchery, aka hedge craft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hedge witches aren\u2019t members of covens. They don\u2019t follow strict spiritual or religious rules and design their own magic instead. Their magic focuses on healing spiritual, physical, and psychological illnesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plants are their allies, as these are the main ingredients of their medicinal concoctions. Some hedge witches are descendants of traditional witches, who passed on recipes, practices, and rituals. Most hedge witches, however, incorporate aspects from their personal experience into their healing ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their Brand of Witchcraft<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hedge witchcraft is an amalgamation of nature mysticism, energy healing, herbalism, and counseling. Followers are attuned to the four elements: earth, wind, fire, and water. They monitor the patterns of nature. They visit the spiritual realm in altered states of consciousness to gain insight, clarity, guidance, and power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many hedge witches are solitary practitioners. Hedge witches are more often introverts than the general witch population, so their magic is profoundly personal. So it is why it\u2019s rare to find two hedge witches with uniform practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their Unique Practices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n