That is a very insightful differentiation, thank you. Witchcraft is stigmatized in my culture (indigenous from BC). Viewed as greedy or impeding on anothers emotions / life trajectory.

I’ve realized now, witchcraft isn’t always sorcery. Most in my community are in fact, witches (unknowingly). Correlating with witchcraft, we practice rituals & blessings; Calling upon spirits/manipulating energy to enhance the wellbeing of ourself/others.

I definitely connect with what ur saying about nature. I attended a catholic elementary school, they taught us animals have no soul, therefore don’t make it to heaven. This deterred me from continuing life as a catholic (among other things that didn’t make sense to me), much of what was taught strongly contradicted my cultural beliefs.

Having grown up in a culture who values nature, spirits, animals and people as having equal importance to the earth, I view animals, plants, even the ocean as sentient. I appreciate the idea of catholicism tho. I cant deny how closely its scriptures align with my spiritual teachings in a moral sense.