Expert: Rev. Amy Blackthorn Ph.D, DD. HPS, RM - 10/30/2009

Question
Dear Amy, if my memory serves me right, green magic is time magic is it not? could you teach me a method of travelling back through time, but still being able to retain the information that i have within my head now? i believe that time travel is not impossible, but most of the times we don't even know when we have been back in time and we end up repeating the same mistakes.
I'd like to save a few things from the past

Answer
Jason,
I'm not sure where you got the information that "green Magic" has something to do with time travel.

Time Travel is only possible in Theoretical Physics at this point.  Not even in the Magical communities.  This isn't Charmed.  My religion is not Salem 90210, or Dungeons and Dragons.  

Green Magic is working with plants, herbs and oils of those same to make changes in the world, heal the sick with herbal medicines, and learn from the earth we live upon.  

Spells can work for anyone.  Magic is a system, not a religion.  It's also not good or bad.  It's how you choose to use it.  

I know magic works because I've been doing it for years. Wicca is just one of many faiths that embrace Magic. But  Wiccans and Witches aren't
the only ones who use magic.

You can be both a Wiccan and a witch, these two words are not the same. None of these words has anything to do with devil worship.

One of the biggest sore points among Wiccans is the improper usage of the terms "Wiccan" and "Witch". Too many people use the terms interchangeably, presuming that they both mean the same thing. They do not.

Wiccan
Wicca is just one of many faiths that embrace Magic.  Wicca is a religion, and someone who follows that religion is called a Wiccan. Sometimes it can be difficult to accurately define Wicca, and not all Wiccans will define themselves the same way. Observing the 8 Wiccan Sabbats, honoring the Gods and/or Goddesses, creating sacred space for rituals, to name a few. Many traditional Wiccans also feel that belonging to a coven is also a requirement and that those who practice their religion as a solitary, should not refer to themselves as Wiccan. Personally, I'm still not sure on that point. Typical Wiccans also practice magick, and therefore are also witches. You cannot be a "natural Wiccan" any more than you could be a "natural Christian".

Witch
The practice of witchcraft is not associated with any religion, therefore you can be a witch and yet also be a member of any number of religions (or none). Using the natural energies within yourself, along with the energies of herbs, stones or other elements to make changes
around you is considered witchcraft. Though the skills and gifts that are part of witchcraft can be inherited from parents or grandparents, you aren't automatically a witch just because your grandmother may have been one. The use of magick takes practice, experience and learning.
On a side note, a male witch is called a witch, not a warlock.

Pagan
While I'm explaining terminology, I thought I would throw in "Pagan" as well. Paganism refers to a variety of non-Christian/Jewish/ Islamic religions that are usually polytheistic and are often nature-based. Wicca is only one Pagan religion, but there are others such as Santeria,
Asatru, or Shamanism. Many people do not necessarily identify with a specific religion, and just use the broad term "Pagan" to define their spiritual path. Pagan religions are distinct and separate from each other, and it should not be assumed that they are just different names for
the same faith.


Suggested Reading List

Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham

Living Wicca: A Further Guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham

Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews by Scott Cunningham

Book of Shadows: A Modern Woman’s Journey into the Wisdom of Witchcraft and the Magic of the Goddess by Phyllis Curott

Green Witchcraft by Aoumiel (Ann Moura)

True Magick by Amber K

Inner Temple of Witchcraft: Magick, Meditation and Psychic Development by Christopher Penczak

Heart of Wicca: Wise Words from a Crone on the Path by Ellen Cannon Reed

The Spiral Dance by Starhawk

Natural Magic by Marian Green

Wheel of the Year: Living the Magical Life by Pauline Campanelli

The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan
Witchcraft by Ronald Hutton

AmysGreenDreams.etsy.com

pagan.meetup.com
wicca.meetup.com
witches.meetup.com

azuregreen.com

abaxion.com

ecauldron.net

paganwiccan.about.com

witchvox.com

wicca.timerift.net

Christians becoming Wiccan
http://www.wicca-spirituality.com/christian-wicca.html