Witches

A witch is a person with the power to effect change by magical means ("witchcraft").

Characteristics
Anyone is capable of becoming a witch, exactly how is not consistant. How individual witches receive their power varies. In Malleus Maleficarum, and possibly It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester and Swap Meat, demons fuel said witches' magical ability, according to Sam this is the main source. However its possible to learn magic on your own, Charlie learned magic on his own from a spellbook, and Nora Havelock is a "white witch", meaning that she does not draw any of her power from a demonic source.

Witches comanly form Coverns, but this is not a rule. Although Witches aren't aways evil, they often turn evil, as the power corrupts them, Dean compares it to "Crack" stating once they "get a taste of it, its surprising what there do."

Known witches

 * Ruby
 * Tammi
 * Renee Van Allen
 * Elizabeth
 * Amanda Burns
 * Don Harding
 * Tracy Davis
 * Charlie
 * Patrick
 * Lia
 * Don Stark
 * Maggie Stark
 * Nora Havelock

Powers and abilities

 * Reality Warping - Altering reality through magic.
 * Elemental Control - The act of controlling and manipulating the elements of air, earth, fire, water, and weather.
 * Spell Casting - The act of changing and/or controlling events through the use of charms, hexes, rituals, etc. Powerful witches like Don Stark can easily cripple a Leviathan. It's unknown if they can kill a Leviathan, but it seems likely they could permanently neutralize one.
 * Telekinesis: The act of controlling and manipulating the movements of objects and persons by mental influence.
 * Potion Brewing - The act of brewing and concocting paranormal elixirs that contain supernatural properties.
 * Longevity - Some witches have been know to live much longer then typical humans, but are not immortal.

Tools

 * Amulets and Talismans - Materials used to bewitch and/or curse another person.
 * Books of Shadows/Grimoire - A magical book documented with ancient wisdom/knowledge, rituals, and spells.
 * Candles - Materials used to amplify a witch's spells.
 * Hex Bags - Materials used to curse, kill, enchant or protect another person.
 * Herbs and Roots - Materials used as ingredients for brewing magical potions.
 * Athame - A blessed, double-edged blade used to draw blood for spells/rituals
 * Talot Cards

Appearances

 * Season 3
 * Malleus Maleficarum


 * Season 4
 * It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester
 * Criss Angel Is A Douchebag


 * Season 5
 * The Curious Case of Dean Winchester
 * Swap Meat


 * Season 7
 * Shut Up, Dr. Phil
 * Repo Man