The advice column
Ask Grimoire
Every practice raises questions, and some of them are easier to ask a stranger. Ask Grimoire answers real questions from practitioners and seekers in the same warm, grounded voice as the encyclopedia. Read the answers below, or send one of your own.
- Someone hurt me badly. Can I hex them? Hurt and honest
- Is it safe for my children to be around my altar? Parent practitioner
- How do I cleanse a crystal that belonged to someone else? New crystal, old story
- A deity came to me in a dream. How do I know if it was real? Still half-asleep
- Do I have to cast a circle every single time? Practical about ritual
- My family disapproves of my practice. What do I do? Quiet in the house
- How do I know if a spell actually worked? Watching and waiting
- Is it cultural appropriation for me to burn white sage? Wanting to do right
- My intuition has felt silent for months. What is wrong? Listening to static
- How do I start a practice when I have no money for tools? Starting from scratch
- Can I practise witchcraft if I am not sure I believe in it? Curious but cautious
- Can I really practise in a tiny apartment with no privacy? City witch, thin walls
- Is it safe to practise magick while I am pregnant? Expecting and wondering
- How do I protect my energy around draining people? Porous in a crowd
- Is it safe to read tarot for myself every day? Cards by the kettle
- I drew frightening cards and now I am scared. Help. Hands still shaking
- Is it true you should not buy your own first tarot deck? Waiting for a gift
- I stopped practising for years. How do I begin again? Returning after a long while
- What do I do with the leftovers of a spell? Tidy practitioner
- Can I be a witch and keep the religion I was raised in? Both and neither
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Questions are read with care and answered in the column. Nothing identifying is published; choose any name you like. If you are in crisis, please reach for a doctor or a crisis line first; magick keeps, and your safety comes before it.