Witchy Wisdom & Sayings
Every craft has its scripture, and ours is whispered rather than written. The Archive of Witchy Wisdom & Sayings gathers the proverbs, invocations, and folk verses that have survived hearthfire and storm — lessons wrapped in rhyme, truth cloaked in metaphor.
These are the phrases muttered before dawn, the chants whispered into moonlight, and the small pieces of language that carry centuries of magic in a handful of words. Here you’ll find invocations from old grimoires beside modern affirmations, spells disguised as poetry, and bits of folklore that slipped through the cracks of time but never quite fell silent.
Each saying tells a story — not of doctrine, but of devotion. Some offer protection, some empowerment, and others gentle warnings against our own folly. The witch’s voice, after all, is both poet and pragmatist.
To read these words is to join an unbroken conversation, stretching back through generations of storytellers and spellcasters who understood that wisdom, like magic, works best when spoken aloud.
🕯️ WITCH PROVERBS & OLD SAYINGS
“As above, so below.”
A Hermetic axiom — the blueprint of magic itself, declaring that what happens in the spirit reflects in the flesh.
“What you send out comes back threefold.”
A Wiccan law of energy and accountability — the universe as mirror and multiplier.
“Speak their name and they shall listen.”
A reminder of invocation’s power — to name is to summon, to remember is to reawaken.
“A witch who cannot hex, cannot heal.”
A lesson in balance — true power knows both edges of its blade and chooses with care.
“When the broom stands upright, the veil is thin.”
A modern omen of Samhain and liminality — domestic tools turned ritual signs.
🌙 FOLK VERSES & CHANTS
“By knot of one, the spell’s begun…”
Opening line of a traditional knot spell — rhythm as ritual, intention woven into fiber.
“Eye of newt and toe of frog…”
Shakespeare’s witches immortalized a poetic recipe — satire or spell, the cadence still conjures imagery of power.
“Light the candle, say the prayer; let the smoke take what I bear.”
An anonymous charm of release — simple, gentle, endlessly adaptable.
“Black cat, black cat, cross my way — bring me luck both night and day.”
A reversal charm — transforming fear into favor through rhyme.
“Circle round and power flow, moon above and earth below.”
A ritual chant of grounding and energy raising — found in countless covens’ oral traditions.
🜃 HERBAL & ELEMENTAL SAYINGS
“Rosemary for remembrance, sage for wisdom.”
Culinary herbs as mnemonic magic — reminders that everyday plants carry spiritual resonance.
“When thyme blooms at your door, love shall not pass you by.”
A romantic charm from English folk magic — predictive as much as prescriptive.
“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, by earth we end, by earth we trust.”
A closing incantation of grounding and mortality — the witch’s amen.
“Salt for protection, iron for might, keep the dark beyond the light.”
A charm for warding — simple, rhythmic, and easily remembered by children and elders alike.
“When wind moans east and fire burns low, spirits walk and secrets show.”
An omen rhyme for the season of thinning veils — equal parts warning and invitation.
🔮 QUOTES, INVOCATIONS & WORDS OF POWER
“We are the granddaughters of the witches you couldn’t burn.”
Modern feminist rally cry — a reclamation of heritage, rebellion, and resilience.
“The witch knows: to listen is to cast.”
A wisdom teaching — silence as spellcraft, attention as altar.
“Blessed be, and cursed be — both are choices born of need.”
An acknowledgment of duality; witchcraft is intent given shape, not moral absolution.
“Every spell is a story, and every story a spell.”
A perfect mantra for the narrative witch — the world rewritten through word.
“The Craft remembers, even when the world forgets.”
An invocation of legacy — the quiet endurance of the witch’s way.
Witchcraft is not a religion of commandments, but of conversations. Our truths are flexible, alive, and meant to be questioned. The sayings gathered here are guideposts — not cages — each one a flicker of collective experience passed from one pair of hands to another.
When you find a line that speaks to you, keep it close. Write it on parchment. Whisper it into a jar of moonwater. Let it become part of your personal liturgy. Words are seeds — they grow best when planted with intent.
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Your words carry weight — may they fall like blessings.
