🔮 5 Common Witchcraft Tools and How to Use Them

When you’re just starting out on your witchcraft journey, it’s easy to feel like you need all the tools, a full altar setup, and a shelf full of rare herbs just to get started.

But here’s the truth: you don’t need much to practice magic, and most of the time, the tools you do need are already within reach. Tools are meant to support your practice, not define it. You are the magic. The rest is just there to help you focus your energy and intention.

Here are five common witchcraft tools (many of which you probably already have!) and how to use them in your practice:

🕯️ 1. Candles

Candles are one of the simplest and most versatile tools in any witch’s toolkit. They can represent fire, transformation, or even your own willpower. Many witches use them to manifest, set intentions, or add energy to a spell.

Each candle color carries different correspondences. For example:

• Green for abundance, money, growth
• Red for love, passion, courage
• White for cleansing, clarity, and general-purpose use
• Black for protection or banishing negativity

To use a candle in spellwork, simply cleanse it (you can pass it through incense smoke or sprinkle a little salt around it), carve a word or symbol into it if you’d like, and light it with intention. Let it burn all the way or snuff it out respectfully when your work is done.

🌿 2. Herbs

Herbs carry their own energetic signatures and have been used in magic for centuries. The best part? You don’t need an entire apothecary to get started.

You likely already have some powerful herbs in your kitchen:

• Rosemary for protection and clarity
• Basil for money and success
• Cinnamon for speed, passion, and abundance
• Bay leaf for wishes and manifestation

You can burn herbs, add them to jar spells, dress candles with them, or steep them into teas, just be mindful of safety, especially when burning or ingesting.

🧂 3. Salt

Salt is a classic protective and purifying tool in witchcraft. It’s grounding, cleansing, and creates energetic boundaries. Most witches keep it on hand for all kinds of uses.

You can:

• Sprinkle it in doorways or windowsills to keep out unwanted energy
• Add it to ritual baths for cleansing
• Use it in circle-casting or spell jars
• Mix it with herbs for protection blends

Not all salt has to be fancy either, kitchen salt works perfectly fine.

🧪 4. Jars and Bottles

If you’ve ever seen a witchy jar filled with herbs, crystals, or scrolls, you’ve seen a spell jar. These are containers for your intention, sealed with symbolism and energy.

Spell jars are especially great for beginners because they’re tactile and visual. You get to layer your intentions, one ingredient at a time, and create something personal. You can make jars for protection, love, success, confidence, pretty much anything really!

Tip: Use a small jar (baby food jars are perfect!) and include items that match your intention. Seal it with wax, a ribbon, or simply keep it somewhere safe.

🔮 5. Crystals

Crystals can be powerful allies in your craft, but you don’t need a huge collection to begin. Just a few basic stones are more than enough.

Start with:

• Clear quartz: amplifies energy, works with any intention
• Amethyst: calming, spiritual, protective
• Black tourmaline: grounding and protective
• Rose quartz: love, compassion, self-care

Hold them during meditation, keep them on your altar, or add them to spell jars. Just be sure to cleanse them regularly (smoke, moonlight, or sound are great options).

🖤 Final Thoughts

Witchcraft doesn’t need to be complicated. You don’t need to buy everything at once, and you definitely don’t need to compare your practice to anyone else’s.

Whether you’re lighting a single candle or crafting a full spell jar, make sure your intentions are clear and use the tools that will help you channel your energy and connect to the magic.

And if you’re looking for a little help getting started, our Bewitched Box kits are made with beginner witches in mind: with hand-picked tools, instructions, and all the ingredients you need to cast your spell with confidence.

Blessed be ✨