Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Laura Tempest Zakroff, author of The Witch's Cauldron, Sigil Witchery, and the new Weave the Liminal. For quite a few Witches, studying or working in a formal tradition or other kind of group is just not in the cards. Maybe there are none in the area, or if there are, it's not a good match in terms of personality or accessibility. So instead, they walk a solitary path, learning from books and personal experiences. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this approach at all! Yet figuring Witchcraft out on your own can sometimes lead to a feeling of lacking in "officialness." There is a sense of validation that comes with having the title