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Maybe. 

I’m no authority and you should steer clear of anyone who claims to be so. This is not a list that must be slavishly followed, but these are tools that I have found help greatly. 

- Knowledge of runes. I prefer the elder futhark because with 24 runes I feel it’s more versatile than the younger futhark. This is all up to personal preference, really. 

- A knife and a tablespoon that you don’t mind getting dirty. Keep the knife sharp and good for cutting plants. The tablespoon is ideal for digging up plant roots. You can have silver tools for this, but it’s not really worth the cost when you can buy something from a thrift shop and get the same effect. Unless it’s specifically stated you need something made from a specific metal, it’s generally not worth the effort or money. 

- A herbal. Some kind of book on the plants in your local area is always good, not just because you’ll learn interesting things about the plants around you and learn to identify the ones that might be useful in your craft. You can also go foraging for free food. Long as you don’t take too many of one plant. Always leave most of them behind unscathed. We don’t want any more plants to go the way of silphium, after all. 

- A solid pair of boots.  Yeah. Self-explanatory, really. Get yourself a good pair of walkin’ shoes or boots, because you’ll be doing a lot walking.

Modern “witchcraft” is elitist and no longer available to the common people. There, I said it. 

This is why I’m here. An outreach to others who felt like I do, and who need to be told this. A witchreach program, if you will.

You don’t need 50 gemstones or assorted candles in all the shades of the rainbow to do witchcraft. You don’t need rune-carved knives, or jewelry, or anything like that. Nobody does, and it’s absolutely a modern invention by people who figured they could make a quick buck off of it. 

What you do need, is at least base knowledge of nature, specifically how to identify the different trees of the world, an ordinary knife suited for cutting plants and carving runes, and your own stubborn self. 

Witchcraft is not black. It is also not white. It’s varying shades of grey, if anything. The only thing that defines it beyond that, is how you use it. You can absolutely curse people, if you wish to, but for fuck’s sake don’t take it lightly. At least try to fucking resolve it first. Either way, curses don’t rebound onto you unless a counterspell is used. And at that point, you can essentially turn the whole spiel into curse-tennis with another counterspell.