Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Astrea Taylor, author of the new Intuitive Witchcraft.
When I was a teenager, I had a fantasy of being taken under the wing of a wise, all-knowing witch. They had a cabin in the woods, a hardy herb garden, plenty of private space for rituals, and a kitchen to die for. In my fantasies, they were brave and strong. They taught me everything I ever wanted to know, and then some.
At that age, more than anything, I wanted someone who had the same spirituality I had to acknowledge my magical potential and help me develop my gifts. I saw this person's wise attention as the necessary step for me to attain self-confidence and magical