When I was going through my spiritual experimentation after leaving home, I tried Paganism. The obsession with witches "being real witches" with pointy hats...etc...etc...is a very off putting.
Witches are everyday folks. It's only those who have watched movies like The Craft too many times who buy into the whole stereotype.
I love that my witches look like every Pagan I ever met when I was experimenting. They all garden, they are all very into nature, most of them are vegans. That's a bit of a generalization but it's the kind of Pagans I met so I tried to recreate them in my game.
Probably why I love my spellcasters so much; some of the kindest, most accepting, and generally good people I've ever met were witches. Also, my spellcasters don't do a ton of spellwork. They mostly worship the Goddess in ways that I can pretend within the limitations of the game (gardening, caring for their animals, etc etc). Don't get me wrong, I do I enjoy when they do a battle and win. However, that's pretty much the only time their magic comes out to play.
