Modern Witchcraft Practices — Side Notes
Magic didn’t vanish when the internet arrived—it migrated. Spells learned how to scroll. Circles learned how to gather without touching. Intention found new vessels in apps, algorithms, playlists, comment sections, and glowing rectangles that hum late into the night. Modern witchcraft isn’t a betrayal of tradition; it’s proof that practice adapts faster than dogma ever could.
The Side Notes in this section explore how witchcraft behaves in contemporary environments—where ritual shares space with notifications, and belief spreads through hashtags as easily as word of mouth once carried it through villages. These pieces look at tech witchcraft, digital covens, online rituals, and the strange intimacy of practicing magic in public spaces built for performance and surveillance alike.
This isn’t about mocking modern practice or romanticizing it. It’s about observing what happens when ancient impulses meet modern tools—and refuse to disappear.
Featured Side Notes
You can also find these articles—and many more—within the main Grimoire Blog.
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Law of Attraction Meets Witchcraft: Rituals for 2025 — Discover how the Law of Attraction fuses with modern witchcraft in 2025. Explore rituals, sigils, and candle magic designed for today’s digitally connected world, turning intention into tangible manifestation.
Manifestation Apps and Magical Journals: Tech Meets Ancient Wisdom — Explore how modern witches blend ancient ritual with digital tools. Manifestation apps, magical journals, and tech-savvy rituals help turn intentions into reality in 2025.
Sacred Spaces in Your Mind: Visualization Rituals Trending in 2025 — Step inside the mind’s hidden sanctuaries as witches craft vivid inner temples through guided meditations, VR journeys, and immersive rituals. Explore how these mental spaces empower, protect, and transform, blending ancient practice with modern technology to create sacred spaces only the imagination can touch.
Shadow Work 101: TikTok’s Trending Guide to Facing Your Inner Self — Shadow work—the art of facing the hidden self—has exploded on TikTok. With journaling prompts, guided meditations, and therapy-inspired trends, millions are diving into their subconscious. But is this viral practice true healing or just digital ritual? Step into the candlelit unknown and find out.
Social Media and Energy Drain: How Witches Defend Against Modern Psychic Assaults — In a hyperconnected world, social media can drain your energy and cloud your spirit. Discover modern witches’ methods for psychic self-defense, including protective amulets, digital rituals, and mindful tech practices to reclaim focus, boundaries, and inner power.
Modern witchcraft is not less serious because it’s visible. If anything, practicing in public—online, archived, commented on—introduces new stakes around authenticity, ethics, influence, and burnout. The Side Notes don’t argue whether digital magic is “real enough.” They examine how it functions, spreads, and shapes identity in a world where belief is both communal and commodified.
Some entries here may feel affirming. Others may feel uncomfortably familiar. That tension is intentional. Modern magic is messy, collaborative, iterative, and constantly rewritten—sometimes faster than anyone can keep track of.
Use the tools. Question the platforms. Protect your attention. And remember: witchcraft has always followed people where they gather. Right now, that place just happens to have Wi-Fi.
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