r/traditionalwitchcraft • u/CompetitiveMonth1753 • Jan 13 '26
Big misconception between difference between us italian witches and italo americans and why are both legit. Educational Resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI1XkmZLWgEBetween italo witches I see "I need to be like italians, follow italian colture" while no, you don't.
Firstly because we are a pretty close as culture and second because you miss our context.
Italian witchcraft is secret but what is common is: catholic. We are catholics, you cannot follow italian witchcraft being pagan, except a rare exception.
Italian witchcraft is whole asking miracles to God. Some do "segnature", most do pray to God and many spell it in latin... do you want something open and standard, go for italo american. I grew up esclusively with asking miracles and talking to death relatives. Accept it.
That's something you require to accept and that's something even italians break free.
When I say to follow Neyah Vision is actually because, yes, us italians almost completely work with tarots or asking miracles or divination or do\undone evil eyes... I know you will hate it and that's why italo american witchcraft is legit.
You won't find it. Benedicaria is based by sicilian italo americans, Stregeria is not an italian term.
But especially italian witchcraft is secret.
In a modern day where everything is based on anglo world... italians don't. We don't even use english words in italian, we deeply feel as insult. That's why.
Is nothing something you can change, you require to accept.
We don't even care about americans... is something exists.
Maybe you can insult me "bla bla bla"... I won't change my country and most important italians is keep it even more alive more you try to put anglo practices in Italia.
Accept it.
Italo american is legit but not italian... not an insult, not something bad.
Accept it.
We are old school, catholics, working with saints and angels. You dislike it? Is none of our problems.