Just wanted to comment a bit on your question…I note that if anything you mentioned wanting to be a witch to cast spells. I’ll say up front, you don’t have to be a witch to cast spells. Rose explained being a witch excellently and I will add that it can take years. I personally studied for about three years before becoming a 1st degree witch. Like Rose, I too am Wiccan. It’s a belief system,a way of life. It’s been about 5 years down the road now and I’m still learning, especially about myself. I can tell you this Heather..it begins there within you. Books can be FYI and a good start but ultimately the magick (with a ‘K’)is right there inside of you. If you can remember being a child and pretending and making believe it will be a beginning. It’s that innocence that is lost and corrupted in adulthood that you must recover. Thereafter…be still in your mind and steady in your heart…and listen.Be at peace and quiet in your mind..and listen. It will come to you. May the brightest of blessings be with you.