How does Ariel Gatoga's approach to witchcraft differ from traditional practices?

Hi there! I’m Ariel Gatoga.

Based on what I teach, my approach grows out of traditional witchcraft, but I emphasize a few things differently than many “traditionalist” styles people encounter today:

• I focus on magic as a practical, mental discipline, not as superstition. In Magic vs. Superstition, I stress that tools have no “bad luck” by themselves; they’re symbolic instruments of your will.
• I distinguish magic from religion. In A Question of Magic vs Religion, I describe magic as a skill set and method of working with consciousness, not a belief system or worship structure.
• I keep things simple, methodical, and psychologically clean: clear intention, structured techniques (like angel magic, psalm magic, sympathetic magic such as poppets), without extra dogma or fear-based rules.

What aspects of traditional witchcraft are you most familiar with, so I can compare more specifically?