What to give to a Slavic Witch? Gift Guide for those who want to Know

Did You know that the world for a witch (wiedźma) in Polish means The One Who Knows?

While running a Slavic shop I often hang out on-line in places frequented by various Pagan, Wicca and Witch types. Somewhere between them is the area of Slavic witchcraft, often, but not always inherited with Slavic roots. Our ancestors did hid their knowledge for centuries. The topic is so delicate, You can barely learn anything from the Internet. So: what would You buy for a Slavic Witch or someone inspired by Slavic Witchcraft that would actually make her happy?

Herbs that could be useful for the Slavic Witch

Traditional Slavic magic was all about herbs and medicinal plants. In Poland to this day, many families “just know” that for a flu, You should give lime tree leaves or elderberry juice and Ribwort plantain is right when You get hurt in the nature.

More here on Slavic plants and animals

(Just a sidenote: I am a copywriter for 15+ years now and wrote for years about medical research for the Polish branch of organic medical brands like Pukka or BetterYou, so I know there is mass evidence of elderberry anti-viral properties, next to it being used with success in the villages for centuries. I remember during certain health scare of 2021 that it was literally forbidden to mention this fact anywhere under the law…)

But Back to Slavic Witchcraft: what would be a good herbal gift for an aspiring Witch?

Herbal Slavic Incense – there is more on this topic here. You can roll it Yourself with medicinal plants that are available in the US or Canada, like wormwood, sage, juniper and nettle.

a good book on traditional herbal tinctures or magic herbs even; if she is Slavic, you can pick something in her native language – vintage and with beautiful botanical pictures.
if she doesn’t have a garden – a set to grow herbs in your home
or just some more generic herbal gift like white sage in a roll – looks very mysterious, is widely available and can be used to freshen up the house or for magic. Another species of sage was also widely used in slavic magic.

And what about the minerals for a Slavic witch?

Browsing witchy gift sets on Etsy I realized they are very much into minerals for some reason. Is there anything from that category that could be useful for a Slavic witch?

First thing that comes into mind is amber of course – for centuries merchants from China and Middle East were sourcing it on the Baltic shores. In Poland You can buy amber creams, paintings, sculptures and even alcoholic drink, so it is easy to pick something.

Then we have coral that adorned the necks of so many Slavic peasants in the past.

There is not much of other use for it, so You’d have to be sure Your witch actually wants this sort of folk necklace…

Things to make a Slavic Witch pretty

If You want to make Your witch feel pretty and content, there are numerous Polish cosmetic brands of herbal, or even witchy flavour. I will name just a few like Mokosh (yes it’s a brand named after a Slavic deity), Yoshka (made in a fairytale land of Podlasie village of Koryciny) or more hip Yope, that had a whole serie of “Moon spa” cosmetics perfect for more dreamy types. A set with some special candle and/or a herbal incense would be a very thoughtful gift for a Slavic witch.

(and if we talk candles, I’d suggest natural beewax instead of more popular soy candles and other stuff like that. Our ancestors didn’t use soy wax;)

Are there any symbols good for the Slavic Witch?

There is much to be said about “Slavic symbols” floating around the internet and I will surely write on that soon. Key points for now:

a generic “slavic symbol” from the internet might not be appreciated by Your Witch depending on where she’s from, is she into paganism or not or even… is the symbol legit in the first place;)

Slavic gift box Polish artsy souvenir classy

pisanki with some suns symbols is something You can even do Yourself and a Witch might like it. First of all they are pretty; secondly healing with an egg and other egg magic was in the arsenal of tools of a Slavic witch for centuries.

If You really, really want to pick something cool and slavic for a witch’s altar etc., it might be a Kolovrat – not entirely slavic, but with a long worldwide history and cool-looking;)

If Your slavic witch is into Eastern slavs (Ukraine, Belarus, Russia) she will appreciate something with a protective Slavic symbol or ornament. You can make it yourself (for example from this simple chart), order custom embroidery from an artist or pick something that is already out there.

Is there any appropriate book for the Slavic Witch?

And what about the books? There is no shortage of e-books on Slavic witchcraft out there (even I have one), but an e-book is not a very romantic gift, isn’t it? Depending on which language Your witch reads, there are various different options like Kazimierz Muszyński’s Kultura Ludowa słowian – a three-part masterpiece full of magic and rituals of the past or Mitologia słowiańska i polska by A. Bruckner.