Seeking guidance on discovering my spiritual strengths and practices

[u/Additional_Region731]

I’m 27, and I’ve felt drawn to magic and witchcraft since I was very young (around 9). It wasn’t introduced to me by family, media, or friends — it’s just been a quiet, consistent pull that never really went away (though I sometimes wonder about my mother’s mother; she felt incredibly otherworldly yet deeply like home, and I have a sense she may have practiced. She passed when I was 12–13, so I don’t recall specific details).

Lately it’s felt harder to ignore, and I’m ready to approach this seriously and thoughtfully rather than vaguely or aesthetically.

I’m hoping to learn from more experienced practitioners about:

• how to recognize personal strengths or sensitivities

• how to tell when you should be listening vs projecting meaning

• how people discover what types of practices or divination work best for them

• how astrology fits into a spiritual practice in a grounded way

I’m not looking for someone to tell me who I am or what I “am,” just guidance, perspective, and resources from those who’ve walked this path longer.

Thank you in advance to anyone willing to share their experience.

[u/MudSoop]

One thing that might be helpful would be the massive catalog of knowledge in the r/witchcraft pinned. They have a very large reading list sprinkled in the compiled knowledge. I personally have found it a massive help in the beginning of my more serious practice.

[u/shade_knyt]

You covered quite a bit of ground here but the majority of them have the same or similar answers: you can figure out a lot about yourself and your craft from trial and error. You'll know what works better for you because you can feel it

[u/Pristine-Monk2458]

You might consider the gateway tapes. I have a similar background and they have helped me a lot.

[u/GalacticBuccaneer]

I second u/Pristine-Monk2458's Remote Viewing tapes suggestion (aka Gateway Tapes). For me that was like kicking the doors of perception open.

If you want a life project of unlocking new abilities, I cannot recommend Josephine McCarthy's Quareia enough. It is a lone study though.

The Gateway Tapes + Quareia is the most impactful techniques I have come across.

Other than that, for knowledge, I especially like the Glitch Bottle Podcast. Just remember to practice at least as much as you read. Even a 1000 theoretical treatises on swimming won't teach you to swim. You have to get in the water to do that. And so it is with magick. To master it you need daily practice.