A witch practices witchcraft, or ubuthakathi in Zulu. Witchcraft is a practice of bewitching others, or ukuthakatha in Zulu. Bewitching others (or bewitchment) is a form of spiritual (or energy) manipulation. Spiritual (or energy) manipulation is a type of abuse, that involves inappropriately interfering with a person's spirit or astral body without their consent. Bewitchment is a form of spiritual assault, that can be carried out by either the witch, the witches familiar, or both.