Is modern witchcraft still real witchcraft?

Where does tradition end—and where does living folk magic begin?

In this episode of Between Three Witches, Gayle, The Witch Next Door, Vikkie, The Wheelie Green Witch, and ANON, The Anonymous Witch, explore whether witchcraft becomes less authentic when it adapts to modern life.

Can supermarket herbs be as magical as something you’ve foraged? Can a slow cooker become a modern cauldron? Are tarot apps, Zoom rituals, digital grimoires and online covens genuine forms of witchcraft—or are we becoming disconnected from the roots of the craft?

We discuss:

• Wax candles versus electric candles.
• Foraged herbs versus shop-bought ingredients.
• Handwritten grimoires versus digital ones.
• Tarot apps, AI and technology in witchcraft.
• Apartment, balcony and accessible witchcraft.
• Everyday superstitions that are really forms of folk magic.
• Modern rituals hidden inside cleaning, skincare, coffee and clothing.
• Whether disability, money, location or time make someone’s practice less valid.
• The difference between preserving tradition and preventing a living practice from evolving.

We also answer a listener question from Sarah Hevlin: Which books would we recommend to someone beginning their witchcraft journey?

Witchcraft has always adapted to the people, places and tools available to it. So perhaps the real question isn’t whether your practice looks traditional enough—but whether it carries meaning, intention and a genuine connection to your life.

Come and sit with us for an honest conversation about tradition, accessibility and what it means to practise witchcraft in plain sight.

You can find us all on social media as Gayle The Witch Next Door, Vikkie The Wheelie Green Witch & ANON the Anonymous witch

Until next time, may your practice meet you exactly where you are.