ofwoodandbone:

spiritscraft:

Updated definition of traditional witchcraft

Traditional Witchcraft is a post modern term that indicates irreligious countercultural and animist magical practices that are rooted in historical narratives of folk spirituality.

I would agree. 
I also want to add a bit, not just for the definition, but for clarification. 
I got some asks yesterday that wondered if trad witches were dark and only practiced baneful magic because that’s what witchcraft was percieved as in the past. 
Whilst many of us are perceived as dark, as there are some that cling to it, it’s simply because many have eliminated the stark lines between ‘dark’ and ‘light’. Distinguishing against what is ‘dark’ and ‘light’ magic no longer becomes pertinent. 
The witch is known to be a wild figure. 
In that aspect of wilderness, preconceived notions of what is good and what is evil melt away to reveal a web of shifting hues and patterns. 
The Wilderness is known to be a place that one should exercise caution in, but it also sustains and gives to those who work alongside it. It’s inexplicably beautiful in its inability to be labeled. 

I wouldn’t call traditional witchcraft dark. 
I’d call it wild.