The 15 Best Gifts for Your Witchy Friend (2024)

A neat little parlor game tucked into a book, The Ladies’ Oracle is an absolute riot for both the mystical and the skeptical. Allegedly written in the 1500s by German legal scholar, alchemist, and occult writer Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, it contains 100 old-fashioned—and often hilarious—life questions, like, “My husband, will he be handsome or ugly?” and “Have I any enemies?” and “Shall I be happy in my enterprises?” After selecting one, a reader turns to the symbols page, closes their eyes, and places their finger blindly on one of them. From there, they’ll flip to a large chart to find the intersection of both the question and symbol, which will direct them to the page with an answer.

If you’re going to get your beloved witch a tarot deck, make sure it’s special and a bit different. After researching and trying out nearly a dozen such decks, we particularly love The Fountain Tarot for its prismatic, refractive coating, which sets it apart from others. It comes with a handy guide book that both helps novices with the essentials and offers more experienced tarot lovers a deeper understanding of the cards.

The GLDN Zodiac Constellation Necklace is a pretty way to honor the cosmos. Choose your mystical pal’s sign and a metal type (silver, gold fill, or 14-karat gold) from the drop-down options; each 13-mm pendant features stars punched into an astrological constellation. The accompanying cable chain is offered in adjustable 17- to 19-inch and 19- to 21-inch lengths (or a custom size).

On each of its 78 cards, the Our Tarot: Guidebook + Deck cleverly depicts remarkable women who shaped history. Frida Kahlo, for instance, is on the elusive Death card, while the Three of Cups, often a representation of friendship and camaraderie, features the Brontë sisters. The included guide book offers in-depth biographies, alongside thoughtful insights. This set is also housed in a sturdy, magnetic-closing box, which fits snugly in a drawer or slides easily onto a bookshelf—so it’s not as easy to lose cards, which inevitably happens with loose decks.

Witchy friends are rarely buttoned-up types, and this blousy, ankle-length Silkandmore Cotton Kaftan will very likely suit her boho style. Handmade in India of mulmul cotton, the one-size dress is made of a rectangle of fabric with an interior waist drawstring, hidden side slits, and reinforced V-neck. It’s flattering and fun, and it’s available in a range of patterns and different colors.

Oracle decks are like expansion packs to a tarot deck, containing additional cards that can encourage deeper reflection in a tarot reading. Gabriela Herstik, author of Inner Witch: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Craft, recommends the Wyrd Sisters Oracle; it highlights specific rituals, like lighting a candle, for the reader to perform alongside their spread. The accompanying grimoire, or handbook, will guide your giftee through interpretations of the deck.

The world of crystals can be mired in exploitative practices in developing countries and sketchy sourcing—not the kind of energy a good witch wants to bring home. Moonrise Crystals has some of the most transparent sourcing available online: It includes its guidelines right on the site and cites the mine, gem dealer, and origin of the relationship for each crystal. We particularly love its Moonrise Crystals Bismuth crystals (purported to hold healing properties for relationships, travel, and confidence) for their geometric shapes and transfixing, iridescent gradient coloring of purples, pinks, and golds. According to the site, the stones are mined from copper in Peru; then they are melted in a Michigan factory that Moonrise has deemed safe and that provides fair wages. If you’re interested in different crystals, you can also use the left filtering options on the site to find one based on chakra, numerology, zodiac, and more.

Tarot cards have an obscure and fascinating history, and the 350-page Tarot: The Library of Esoterica illuminates it with an artistic anthology, tracing the development and various iterations of 78 cards of the Major and Minor Arcana. The book excavates the evolution of those cards over their 600-year history and their aesthetic and symbolic influence on almost 100 historic and contemporary artists, including Salvador Dalí. It also contains illuminating passages from thinkers and writers, including mythology professor and writer Joseph Campbell and psychologist Carl Jung.

Each hand-poured Birthdate Candle comes with a personalized scent and a character reading based on the day someone was born. For example, the November 2 Scorpio candle has a woodsy, floral smell, and it asserts that those born on that day have “imaginative, passionate, intense souls.” The Wirecutter staffers who’ve bought them report that the candles burn cleanly and smell amazing.

Whether the recipient is sipping on a brew of valerian root or dandelion root, the glossy black will put them in the mood to set intentions. With astrological signs decorating the saucer and interior cup, this is just the right scene-setting setup for doing a tarot reading or honoring a new moon. We’ve seen these teacups (there’s also a Cosmic Tea Cup and Phases Tea Cup) go in and out of stock, but there’s usually at least one available and in stock on the site. Just note: It’s hand-wash only.

Among believers, smoke cleansing—the ritualistic practice of burning specific dried herbs—is supposed to clear low vibrations, cleanse the home, and balance energy. Yet in recent years, the use of white sage (a traditional Native American spiritual smudge bundle) has become controversial for overharvesting and appropriation—not exactly high vibrations. Less contentious is the Mountain Rose Herbs Mugwort Bundle. Mugwort, known as the “dream weed,” has a long history in Paganism and is more closely affiliated with many Western occult traditions. (Mountain Rose Herbs has a comprehensive blog post on European smoke cleansing traditions and the commercialization and appropriation of “smudging,” a traditional indigenous American practice.) A mugwort smudge bundle is used to encourage prophecy, divination, and dreaming—appealing magic for almost any witch.

Astrology, by nature, is a bit esoteric, and some of the more classic books are a bit difficult to parse. Star Power: A Simple Guide for the Modern Mystic, written by Australian astrologer Vanessa Montgomery, breaks down astrology concepts into helpful chapters and clear writing for the modern reader. It spells out the basics, but it also goes deeper on birth chart readings and the movement of the planets.

While the stone tool gua sha, which comes out of traditional Chinese medicine, isn’t connected to the modern Wiccan movement, occultists who love crystals and meditative self-care might appreciate one anyway. The affordable Herbivore Rose Quartz Gua Sha is a pretty option for massaging one’s face along its meridians with firm, slow movements. While there isn’t much solid research on whether the practice actually increases circulation and lymphatic drainage or helps de-puff eyes, it’s certainly a calming ritual.

There isn’t a witch among us who couldn’t use another candle or two—especially one that’s specifically molded for ceremonies and spirits. Meredith Graves, a journalist who writes about the occult, recommends the Pull Out Candles, which come in a glass container in a variety of colors. At 3 inches wide and 8 inches tall, the candles are bigger in IRL, intended for seven-day burning rituals. The paraffin wax burns cleanly without any soot, and the candles can be removed from the glass canister for carving or blessing. The wicks are also reversible. Once the candle has burnt down, refills can be purchased for a dollar less. Of course, if you want to go the scented candle route, check out our guide to the best candles.

Anyone with more candles than they can count could use a great snuffer, which considerably cuts down on smoke and splatter in comparison to blowing. (The candle guide goes into more detail on snuffers.) The Williams Sonoma Snuffer and Trimmer Gold Set, made of gold-plated stainless steel and iron, is an elegant option. It includes a trimmer for cleanly snipping the wick down to the recommended ¼ inch, which also reduces smoke when the candle is first lit, and a 6-inch snuffer for safely extinguishing the flame once the ritual has commenced.

Haley Sprankle and Mari Uyehara contributed reporting. This article was edited by Hannah Morrill and Jennifer Hunter.

1. Meredith Graves, director of music at Kickstarter

2. Gabriela Herstik, author of Inner Witch: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Craft