[Help] What can I collect from nature for spells, and how to learn witchcraft as aa beginner?

[TimelessEnergy]

Hello,
I'm in Victoria, Australia, and have always felt a connection to the divine, spiritual, occult, paranormal, magic ect. But I don't have an understanding of how to cast spells or whats needed for them, I know you need candles and that a certain color represents something? correct me if I'm wrong. I'm going to do some research but I wanted to ask here as well. I need some help with getting started and would like to know what is possible, what can I do with witchcraft?
Thanks.

 

[Yazata]

For candle colors that's usually based on the colors of the sephiroth (see Tree of Life on Google).
For things from nature you would pick things that (in your or others' opinion) have a quality that aligns with your intended goal. An example I recently wrote is:

A European version of a Mojo bag

call-to-yer-ole-population instead of cultural appropriation... In Hoodoo there is the Mojo-bag – also known as a “hand” or Toby, sometimes Jack or John. Likely one of the techniques that grew into / were developed along with the popular concept of servitors. I really like the idea. Some...

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Your imagination and creativity are the only limits for this

 

[AlfrunGrima]

Consider making allies with the things that are to be found in your own neighborhood. Do you know the saying that a witch is much stronger in her/his own environment? It is because he/she knows the energies that are surrounding her/his/them.

Choose local trees, bushes, streams, rocks and so on, to visit every day and offer them every day your time and attention (or another offer) If you can't visit them physically, do it in your mind. Start reading folklore/stories about trees, you will discover a lot that is useful. If you pay attention and keep notes, the magic of alle these things will be unraveled and you will find allies. In my case: people I didn't expect it from and who didn't know about my interests started to tell me a lot about local folklore, pointed me to old stories about old entities, pointed me to a source about an old spell about curing scalds, an old spell about finding things back, a nursery song to help to grow the plants that you are growing in the garden and I have a lot things I can draw energy from when needed. There is a small local stream which murmurs and gives answers when I need it. (I never use tarot for divination, but I have to admit that I always desperate need to pee after listening to that water)

Witchcraft is everywhere, if your minds eye is open to it.

(for the moderation team: is it sufficient to move this subject to the forum Witchcraft, Folk magic and Herbalism?)