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  • Britain’s Wicca Man tells the extraordinary story of Britain's fastest growing religious group - Wicca - and of its creator, an eccentric Englishman called Gerald Gardner.
    Historian and leading expert in Pagan studies, Professor Ronald Hutton, explores the unlikely origins of modern pagan witchcraft and experiences first hand its growing influence throughout Britain today.
    Gardner’s story and the story of Wicca itself is a bizarre one. The film tells of a peculiar man who saw that the world was ready for a new religion based on magic, sex, nature and ritual - and gave it to us. Documentary first broadcast in 2011.
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  • @TimelineChannel
    @TimelineChannel  Před 4 lety +400

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    • @user-mb2im5nv9r
      @user-mb2im5nv9r Před 4 lety +11

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    • @L_MD_
      @L_MD_ Před 3 lety +13

      Phil Cadey I think it gives people a chance to learn, especially those who were made to believe it was “evil”. Perhaps through content like this, we, like myself, learn, it’s far from what we were taught.

    • @RIZFERD
      @RIZFERD Před 3 lety +2

      Minute 11:11 Indonesia
      Independence day 17 August 1945 = 8+8+1 = 8

    • @kennitapombar1829
      @kennitapombar1829 Před 3 lety

      docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i6IJe2Vo4HcfdEy5MkqYVEOVBTG2C3djqaQd91ffjKM/edit?usp=drivesdkdocs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i6IJe2Vo4HcfdEy5MkqYVEOVBTG2C3djqaQd91ffjKM/edit?usp=drivesdkdocs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i6IJe2Vo4HcfdEy5MkqYVEOVBTG2C3djqaQd91ffjKM/edit?usp=drivesdkdocs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i6IJe2Vo4HcfdEy5MkqYVEOVBTG2C3djqaQd91ffjKM/edit?usp=drivesdk

    • @MaatsMerkaba
      @MaatsMerkaba Před 3 lety +25

      This video is not true just by the title. a man never created witchcraft. But historically Men take credit for things they didn’t make or create- but rather saw someone else do. Shakespeare stole all of his stories from a black woman who would tell stories to children in a neighboring area. Witchcraft is started by women. do some research and see the history of divination and witchcraft and everything started in Africa. It started in Africa by WOMEN.

  • @egosum8617
    @egosum8617 Před 4 lety +2117

    You know it's England when they say it's sunny and the sky is completely cloud covered

    • @Empiricist14
      @Empiricist14 Před 4 lety +21

      but the guy is speaking on Calton Hill in Edinburgh *shrugs

    •  Před 4 lety +23

      It should be understood that witchcraft is far, far, far older than the cult of christianity and accepted by the majority....

    • @janis9523
      @janis9523 Před 4 lety +2

      @Phil Cadey facts

    • @johnday6392
      @johnday6392 Před 4 lety +9

      I'm here in England today, and Christ, it's hot!!!

    • @janis9523
      @janis9523 Před 4 lety +3

      @@johnday6392 yes it was beautiful seen it on facetime
      Can't waith to go again

  • @valkylva
    @valkylva Před 3 lety +5315

    He didn’t MAKE witchcraft. Witchcraft has been around for much longer than him.

    • @xxzoruaxv
      @xxzoruaxv Před 3 lety +48

      Do you know who? or at least where it was influenced?

    • @KidKaizer
      @KidKaizer Před 3 lety +379

      It starts waaay back before king Solomon, it’s called occult because it’s secret but we can see in the uk that magick has been here before we ever knew anything about any gods, it comes from djin, those djin where later made into demons and angel by the west as magic evolved.
      Today modern practitioners can take a long old ceremony and refine it down to something modern and useful out of it, that’s what this doc is about.
      Hope I helped

    • @CynicalLight
      @CynicalLight Před 3 lety +260

      He mainstreamed it. The reason hot topic pentagram earings exist is because of him.

    • @KidKaizer
      @KidKaizer Před 3 lety +103

      @@CynicalLight Not just him but yes he helped to main stream it and refine it. Thing is thou I believe you're giving him to much credit as he took these things from various sorces same as other practitioners that all used things like the pentagram, my point is if you're going to say that he is the reason we have pentagram earings you must also say this is true for people like Crowley and Mathers.

    • @KidKaizer
      @KidKaizer Před 3 lety +31

      @@CynicalLight Love the user name btw, the story of Diogenes is one of my favourites. :)

  • @jacquetracy3194
    @jacquetracy3194 Před 2 lety +988

    My grandma was a Wiccan. I didn't know until now that the practices that she performed was considered witchcraft. As a child I witnessed her success in healing myself and other people. She was not an evil person . She was a loving giving lady. She helped people who lived in her town. A doctor was not always around. She delivered so many babies. She died in 1964. I miss her every day. Thank you for sharing this program!

    • @chankibernard5894
      @chankibernard5894 Před 2 lety +58

      Your grand mother was not a witch she was a natural tradetional healer🇧🇼🇧🇼

    • @ashwayn
      @ashwayn Před 2 lety

      As was my mother and father he was forced to war 2 he became a medic saving any human even Germans >>but before 1953 you could not say it was then that Winston Churchill REMOVED the Witch craft act

    • @Sara-gl8ue
      @Sara-gl8ue Před 2 lety +87

      @@chankibernard5894 did you not know that witches were usually the community healers?

    • @theheartofsouls738
      @theheartofsouls738 Před 2 lety +15

      @@eyemnew2991 Amen.

    • @yukariyakumo7242
      @yukariyakumo7242 Před 2 lety +21

      @@eyemnew2991 Witches are my healers.

  • @tracychristenson177
    @tracychristenson177 Před 8 měsíci +32

    I've seen Ronald Hutton in other documentaries, and I always like his presentation. I appreciate that he is highly knowledgeable and soft-spoken, with a gentle approach to other people.

  • @beatrizneto9040
    @beatrizneto9040 Před 3 lety +2818

    correction: the man who created wicca, not witchcraft. witchcraft and paganism has been here way before him and even christianity.

    • @creativecrafts9685
      @creativecrafts9685 Před 3 lety +66

      Glad you did.. I was about to

    • @MysticHeather
      @MysticHeather Před 3 lety +85

      Yeah the second I saw the title for this video I was like “guess I gotta go set the record straight for these idiots 🙄”

    • @andrewgarratt5191
      @andrewgarratt5191 Před 3 lety +18

      Daniel Thibault Daniel Thibault you don’t like the church,Their sadistic God of chaos,introduced to us by some dude named Moses tripping balls in the desert via heat exposure and peyote...
      “Flying Flaming serpents indeed!”
      but you do however dig ol Jesus ?
      You should try Lucifer.....
      Same great taste,far less filling. 🤪
      J/K
      They are one in the same.
      Just different states of consciousness.

    • @andrewgarratt5191
      @andrewgarratt5191 Před 3 lety +6

      Daniel Thibault whoah,easy on the Red bulls and gnostic books my friend.
      I say this selflessly,and with pure empathy. 🙇🏽‍♂️
      Ptah surly had a hand in all that we see.
      Dead stars,slime,and microorganisms and evolution is just old story’s silly atheists share to feel in control.
      Find your center and breathe. 🧖🏽‍♂️
      🌅

    • @andrewgarratt5191
      @andrewgarratt5191 Před 3 lety +1

      Daniel Thibault 😉 I like you.
      Little high strung for my taste....but pretty damn cool all the same.

  • @billyfolseakabbafolse6555
    @billyfolseakabbafolse6555 Před 2 lety +1819

    All our words. Everything we say is a spell. Words have power

  • @gwenc1371
    @gwenc1371 Před 9 měsíci +20

    Really fun seeing Ronald Hutton hosting this! Also funny how the script has him acting like he hasn't written multiple scholarly books on the subject.

    • @Marigold776
      @Marigold776 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Yeah and acting like he’s never participated in a magical ritual before 😂

  • @veronicavaliant3054
    @veronicavaliant3054 Před rokem +64

    What a fantastic documentary. It was very informative. I had no Idea Wicca was born England. It was very well written and the presenters voice was lovely to listen to. Thank you

  • @flamingfoxx
    @flamingfoxx Před 5 lety +712

    I love that this is done in such a respectful manner, its rare to find documentaries that aren't attacking

    • @exposeevil5492
      @exposeevil5492 Před 4 lety +4

      So paganism and Wicca are nothing like the movie MidSommer by Ari?

    • @breathethinkdo.2441
      @breathethinkdo.2441 Před 4 lety +18

      I agree. I've seen plenty of films attacking religions... posed as "Documentaries"

    • @jjcevering9411
      @jjcevering9411 Před 4 lety +2

      Yes, Objective, a new understanding for me.

    • @thishandleistakek509
      @thishandleistakek509 Před 4 lety +15

      @@exposeevil5492 The gore, murder and crazy people? No, not in these times. It's all nature based and with interest in advancing oneself to be better mentally, physically and spiritually.

    • @thishandleistakek509
      @thishandleistakek509 Před 3 lety +2

      @Severius Brandusa I'm not lying I'm trying to bring awareness.

  • @m00uni46
    @m00uni46 Před 6 lety +956

    I don't understand how people can be so bashful of wiccan cultures, it's a religion to some. It's not about satanism it's about connecting more to nature.

    • @jijipoid
      @jijipoid Před 6 lety +66

      because it takes away from GOD.. I am not christian btw.. but in the bible it says "have no God before me" it also mentions not worshiping idols, such as statues, stones, and imagery.. basically anything that ISN'T done in the light of God, done for God and the warship of ONLY that God of the bible is a sin. Anything NOT God AUTOMATICALLY = anti God = Satan, if it isn't in the bible from God it isn't of God. Also Having another religion in an area that is mostly populated by another religion threatens the areas original religion because it might sway the minds of other people causing numbers to dwindle and control of ideals to crumble. that't just my thought of it anyway..

    • @m00uni46
      @m00uni46 Před 6 lety +12

      Jiji Poid thanks for the input I guess that is the thoughts of most

    • @ladyboywonder9139
      @ladyboywonder9139 Před 6 lety +1

      Currently Ghosting bashful?

    • @totallyanonymousbish9599
      @totallyanonymousbish9599 Před 6 lety +103

      Jiji Poid The "original religion" was paganism. Don't be stupid. How can Wicca take people away from God, if we see God in nature? You're such an ignorant fool.

    • @bromancerules28
      @bromancerules28 Před 6 lety +66

      It's mostly evangelical Christian preachers that try to brainwash others into thinking Wicca is evil in hope that Wiccans would cease to exist. Today, we're talking about preachers like Pastor Steven Anderson. These hate preachers try to revive Christianity in the West and promote its sense of religious supremacy. So, in order to achieve that they tell you all sorts of twisted stories to demonise Wicca and Wiccans.

  • @charlayned
    @charlayned Před 9 měsíci +24

    I met my beloved husband 30 years ago. He was practicing Wicca and had an altar in his second bedroom. I asked about it and he just told me not to touch it, that it was religious. I ended up asking him 3 times before he handed me Raymond Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft (or, as several call it "Uncle Bucky's Big Blue Book.) I went through it and did all the exercises in a week, came back and asked for more. We did my dedication the night of Samhain (Halloween) we were handfasted (married by a priestess) and a year and a day later we did my initiation. I had a coven that worked through to third degree before we hived them off. I was a representative and assistant director of the biggest Pagan organization in Texas. I've pretty much stopped doing ritual because the exercise of the energies tires me out due to disability. But, I still do rituals in my head and heart, still honoring the God and Goddess and the Elements.

    • @onetiredempath
      @onetiredempath Před 8 měsíci +5

      I’m from Texas also. How awesome that you practiced your beliefs. Wish you were still able to.
      I have a couple of friends who practice Wicca…a couple of the best people I know!

    • @miguelmarrero532
      @miguelmarrero532 Před 8 měsíci +6

      May God save us soul .u was misled and introduced by ur husband divorce him get away n search for god

    • @kierenmoore3236
      @kierenmoore3236 Před 4 měsíci +4

      ^ You’ve got to love how judgemental ‘Christians’ are … … … 🙄😏🙃

  • @nickc1913
    @nickc1913 Před rokem +29

    Phallic handled daggers are actually very very common, it was something they did a lot in medieval times, even sometimes the hilt being shaped as testicles, so who knows the reasons for Gerald's knife being shaped like that, could have had more significance to him or maybe it just made him laugh

    • @jeffsharp8228
      @jeffsharp8228 Před 11 měsíci

      -when he ✂ people's throats to make eqvities trading on the qvad➕triple witching Nyse go🌋⚠?

  • @carolinebarnes6832
    @carolinebarnes6832 Před 6 lety +478

    "Whereas other faiths say this is what you should feel about the divine, this one says this is how you can feel divine". Very telling that.

    • @sircardinal192
      @sircardinal192 Před 6 lety +30

      "For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and *ye* *shall* *be* *as* *gods* knowing good and evil" Genesis 3:5. Very telling indeed. It's the same rehashed unoriginal garbage Satan has been deceiving our kind with since the very beginning and like fools we fall for it again and again.

    • @carolinebarnes6832
      @carolinebarnes6832 Před 6 lety +39

      We have had 4000 years of this particular doctrine and what a lovely world it has created. It is time we grew up.

    • @leananshae
      @leananshae Před 6 lety +29

      Caroline Barnes As a Wiccan high priestess, I felt that "...this one says this is how you can feel divine" was the most inaccurate statement I heard during the entire program. It really puzzled and saddened me why Dr. Hutton said it, because it just doesn't represent how Wiccans feel or what we're up to. We are actually very humble people who never aspire to becoming divine or usurping the gods in any way. We look for Flow. We make ourselves available to serve. We listen and watch for portends in Nature. We honor and venerate All that makes life on this planet possible. To allude that we seek to have power over people or events outside of our own lives is a gross misrepresentation of our intents and goals, and anyone detected behaving so would be talked to or shunned. I am really disappointed in that closing of this documentary... it was sensational, it was a sound byte, it sounded spooky, but it was not the truth.

    • @leananshae
      @leananshae Před 6 lety +21

      Caroline Barnes said "We have had 4000 years of this particular doctrine and what a lovely world it has created. It is time we grew up." What a refreshing use of irony. Nicely said, Ms. Barnes. Blessed Be!

    • @carolinebarnes6832
      @carolinebarnes6832 Před 6 lety +14

      Thank you for your comments, Leananshae. I totally understand where you are coming from and am in complete sympathy with it. There is a lot of confusion around this issue of human divinity and what it means. I practice kundalini yoga as taught by yogi Bhajan and a mantra that was given as an Aquarian age mantra is 'God and me, me and God are one.' I have seen that this can often create a reaction similar to what you expressed, that this is a statement about power and its uses and misuses, and as such people feel very uncomfortable with it. When I teach this in my classes I explain my understanding of this which is to do with energy fields. We all exist within a field of consciousness which traditionally we have called god, imagining the old man with the beard in the sky judging us. According to the shamans the body exists within the mind, and similarly we exist within the mind or energy field of god. We cannot be separated from infinity, we exist within it. For the last few millenia human beings have been suffering a delusion of separation to greater of lesser extents, and this has spawned other delusions such as power and its uses, projecting this out onto 'God' or 'gods' which are actually just projections of our own fears within this delusion of separation. I have not studied or practiced Wicca but I have always understood it as a benign method of staying in the flow of the divine or infinite energies whilst living in a finite system.

  • @thefrogmonarch4404
    @thefrogmonarch4404 Před 5 lety +581

    I respect this guy because unlike other documentors, he takes. The ritual seriously and does not joke about it. He respects the wishes of the wiccans.

    • @LiEnby
      @LiEnby Před 4 lety +17

      ^ he also goes in great detail about Gernold Gardner and Traditional Wicca I didn't even know we had his BOS that's insane~ i wish I could read it honestly it'd be amazing!!

    • @phoneman729
      @phoneman729 Před 4 lety +1

      Silica you’re a witch and don’t know of the book of shadows? I destroy witches and I know about that crappy book.

    • @LiEnby
      @LiEnby Před 4 lety +14

      @@phoneman729 i didnt know we had his specific BoS i know what a BoS is in general - if you dont know what i mean then perhaps its you mr 'witch destroryer' who needs to brush up on research

    • @phoneman729
      @phoneman729 Před 4 lety

      Silica #psychotic witch logic of fools.

    • @ManyLegions88
      @ManyLegions88 Před 4 lety +8

      @@Ali-ei8po Lmao

  • @BiohazardBunney
    @BiohazardBunney Před rokem +9

    Wicca pulled me out of a suicidal slump, honestly.

  • @twistedpixie6972
    @twistedpixie6972 Před rokem +2

    I was part of the campaign for the Pentacle on military graves! One of my favorite things I have ever worked for! Selena Fox is the leader of Circle Sanctuary in Wisconsin, USA.

  • @TheSaltRose
    @TheSaltRose Před 6 lety +1226

    The host is very respectful of all of this and it's pretty heartwarming to listen too. I think I'll be watching more of his shows.

    • @patchworkundead4787
      @patchworkundead4787 Před 5 lety +12

      @Duc de Richleau what does that matter?

    • @thechatteringmagpie
      @thechatteringmagpie Před 5 lety +21

      You should meet him and his interests outside of his profession may surprise you. ;)

    • @tomkarisko6140
      @tomkarisko6140 Před 5 lety

      Maggie East I agree

    • @Nightmare_Fae
      @Nightmare_Fae Před 5 lety +44

      @Duc de Richleau it doesn't matter if he believes it. All that matters is that he respects it.

    • @deepblueharvest
      @deepblueharvest Před 5 lety +13

      He wrote a whole book on modern Paganism called Triumph of the Moon.

  • @hazimreitz
    @hazimreitz Před 3 lety +403

    Lady: "It's customary for wiccans that there are no observers"
    Camera Guy: *Sweating*

  • @got2kittys
    @got2kittys Před rokem +20

    The people who taught me some aspects of what is called witchcraft, in 1972, 73, 74,were a family that emigrated to the U.S. in the mid 1800's . Theres lots of differences from Wicca and traditional family Witchcraft. But, some teachings and spiritual practices are very similar. Not the same but Gardner had resources.

  • @robandrews4815
    @robandrews4815 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Spirtitualism is taking off in the west coast of the U.S. as well. So much that in Arizona certain Psychedelic plants, like Peyote are now legal for religious use. And in Oregon' magic mushrooms' are legal for therapeutic use, in " retreats", in the woods.
    I think useing these enthrohens is a big help in experiencing what the ancients got out of nature. They are like the telescope and microscope of spirituality.

  • @steampunkpixie2643
    @steampunkpixie2643 Před 5 lety +1409

    Just to clear on this All Wiccans are Pagan but not all Pagans are Wiccan. I am Pagan but I am not Wiccan.

    • @tulliahale6703
      @tulliahale6703 Před 5 lety +40

      I am pagan but not wiccan as well.

    • @andruid5054
      @andruid5054 Před 5 lety +51

      im Pagan but follow the Druid path

    • @jamisedenari2449
      @jamisedenari2449 Před 5 lety +15

      This is very accurate

    • @anvilbrunner.2013
      @anvilbrunner.2013 Před 5 lety +14

      Laura Dale Hello; Pagan = Holding supersticious beliefs incompatible with the Roman cult. I'm interested to hear, what are your particulars regards to the term Pagan?

    • @christopherjordan6237
      @christopherjordan6237 Před 5 lety +6

      John Todd member of The Council of 13 on that czcams.com/video/2HMSsaxj2O4/video.html

  • @raysc0089
    @raysc0089 Před 6 lety +600

    Funny the presenter mentioned Harry Potter... he looks like he came straight out of a Harry Potter movie!

    • @christopherjordan6237
      @christopherjordan6237 Před 5 lety +2

      John Todd member of The Council of 13 on that czcams.com/video/2HMSsaxj2O4/video.html

    • @notoriousdip5495
      @notoriousdip5495 Před 5 lety +5

      @@christopherjordan6237 so much of this documentary is Deliberate Disinformation, it is part of the ancient mystery religion.... mystery Babylon brought to britain since the Phoenicians copper trading times with us at least. we had nature worship here no doubt but the modern esoteric principles of witchcraft are straight outta Babylon czcams.com/play/PL11E33A6AEEB2674F.html

    • @blueted7970
      @blueted7970 Před 5 lety +7

      @@notoriousdip5495 Yes, tlhis was aired on the BBC primetime viewing. I thought they were trying to promote this to the masses. Plus I thought ancient nature veneration and medicine practice was called Shamanism.....they never mention that.

    • @JuanitaLRL
      @JuanitaLRL Před 5 lety +3

      Actually, he does
      look like a Harry Potter character

    • @JuanitaLRL
      @JuanitaLRL Před 5 lety +1

      @@notoriousdip5495
      Babylon means confusion*
      Involvement on a
      high level could result in materialistic gain.
      At what cost? Always know that
      Magic is a Tool
      utilized by those who believe in other gods

  • @artawhirler
    @artawhirler Před 2 lety +7

    This was much better than I thought it would be! Thanks!

  • @pamelaheriges3654
    @pamelaheriges3654 Před rokem +3

    I'm glad that Gardener paved the way, to help bring US our of the "broom closet". Blessed be .

  • @leananshae
    @leananshae Před 6 lety +518

    Most of us don't practice skyclad (naked) anymore. It's been found to interfere in people's concentration and it's pretty uncomfortable during Fall and Winter. Plus, we really love "donning garb", or getting all dressed up in rich garments and accoutrements.

    • @leananshae
      @leananshae Před 6 lety +179

      Sir Cardinal "Please repent and turn to Jesus. What's about to come upon this earth... you don't want to be here."... What? And spend eternity with self-righteous, interfering, frightened born-agains like you??? No thank you... I'll take my chances here, on this beautiful, wondrous planet you disdain so much and honor the gods who have provided all and never asked for human sacrifice (yes, JC is a human sacrifice). Enjoy your sad, scary religion. You have more than enough to deal with reconciling yourself to your angry unpleasable god, Yahweh, to go around bothering people with your rude evangelism. Blessed Be!

    • @BritishTexan
      @BritishTexan Před 6 lety +49

      Leananshae: Wow, very well said!!!

    • @leananshae
      @leananshae Před 6 lety +31

      British Texan ;) Thank you and Blessed Be!

    • @beesnuts
      @beesnuts Před 6 lety +30

      With all due respect, not all of us Christians are "self-righteous, interfering, frightened born-agains." Our love for others is what spurs us to share God's gift with them. Granted, some come off more eloquently than others at time.

    • @leananshae
      @leananshae Před 6 lety +107

      Bethany Horvatin I know you mean well, but good intentions are not an excuse for shoving your religion on others. "Help that is not asked for or agreed to, by definition, is interference." It doesn't matter whether you're eloquent or not... being rude is being rude. How would you feel if I came onto these comments and "eloquently" started espousing the veneration of The Horned One and spoke of The Great Rite? You'd freak before you ever bothered to go look it up and probably feel pretty offended. If you aren't already seeking Wicca, I would never confront you with why you should want to be Wiccan. It's unethical. Listen: If your god wants me, he'll find a way to make me convert. Have a little faith in what you espouse. In the meantime, please go away and take care of the state of your own soul and leave people alone with theirs. Blessed Be!

  • @lostmoonsoulspack8574
    @lostmoonsoulspack8574 Před 6 lety +242

    I'm a wiccan/witch and we only give blessings. This was quite educational for curious poeple :) bless it be 🌛🌑🌜

    • @Unclebaden
      @Unclebaden Před 6 lety +17

      Wicca is satanism painted in nature. Alestar crowley....

    • @lostmoonsoulspack8574
      @lostmoonsoulspack8574 Před 6 lety +22

      baden hohapata blessings 🌛🌑🌜

    • @pheromonefevers669
      @pheromonefevers669 Před 6 lety +61

      baden hohapata Satan only exists in your Abrahamic faith. Your faith demonized Pagan gods that have no concept of your silly duality. Begone.

    • @rabbishlomogoldshekelbergs7227
      @rabbishlomogoldshekelbergs7227 Před 5 lety +17

      haha ive never seen the triple goddess in emoji form, cute

    • @LorraineGrant
      @LorraineGrant Před 5 lety +17

      Crowley's favourite activity was abusing and murdering children. Anybody who admired him must have been a complete idiot without any morals.

  • @astraeanova4280
    @astraeanova4280 Před rokem +6

    This was a very good description of the wicca ways and I've decided to buy a couple of the books by Gardner and Hutton to get a better idea about this. Should be interesting

    • @katsheetz
      @katsheetz Před rokem

      why not buy a Christian Bible , and a few commentaries, and maybe info from Tom Horn and Michael Heiser while there's still time before the great dellusion is Full On. Should be interesting..

  • @TeeAlee143
    @TeeAlee143 Před rokem +6

    41:00 this is beautiful, I lost someone dear to also was a soldier -he would have loved this❤️🙏❤️🛐☮️⚛️🕊⚡️🔥

  • @nightpain1349
    @nightpain1349 Před 3 lety +214

    We don't have observers only participants.
    Cameraman: 👀

  • @vasto7751
    @vasto7751 Před 5 lety +34

    To be honest, I've been avoiding this documentation in my recommendations for quite a while, just because most films about the topic are incredibly biased and judgemental. Now I've finally given in, and I am glad I did! The host is so heartwarming and respectful while doing his best to present the topic as best as possible. It was so much fun watching. Thank you!

    • @jenifaqueen6793
      @jenifaqueen6793 Před 5 lety +1

      Vas To honey I can make your dreams come true am make all you want in life come for you,have any problem I will help you out am a powerful Wicca I got it from my great grandmother

  • @realestateinfonet9041
    @realestateinfonet9041 Před rokem +15

    Superb documentary! Thank you very much for sharing your research with us!

  • @pamelaheriges3654
    @pamelaheriges3654 Před rokem +8

    Thank you without this program I would never have had the opportunity to get a glimpse of Gardener's original book of shadows. Thank you. Blessed be.

  • @kenhollis6197
    @kenhollis6197 Před 2 lety +625

    What we need to understand is that the conflation of Wicca and witchcraft is erroneous at best, and disingenuous at worst. It's true that Gardner referred to his tradition as "Witchcraft," but the fact of the matter is, they are two different things - Wicca is a religion, witchcraft is a practice that transcends religion. There are tons of witches out there who do not at all appreciate being equated with Wiccans. Therefore, no, Gerald Gardner did not invent witchcraft; he invented Wicca. Anyone who wishes to learn more about these things need to learn the difference between the two as early as possible in order to avoid confusion.

    • @lesperonis1146
      @lesperonis1146 Před 2 lety +18

      Thank you for this information, much appreciated, you have given me a view that has provoked my thinking and open my mind a little more, yes and you have fed my curiosity to learn more in the area of spirituality 🙂👏

    • @exposeevil5492
      @exposeevil5492 Před 2 lety +13

      @@lesperonis1146 100% BS! They all have the same practices. Witchcraft aka Wicca aka Freemasonry is just sun worship copied from Babylon. This is why in History of Freemasonry they say Nimrod is the first grand Master mason. All you guys do is astro project and work with demons. This is Babylonian mystery religions. All paganism is the same worldwide

    • @CeeDoubleU
      @CeeDoubleU Před 2 lety +2

      @@exposeevil5492 I subscribed to your channel

    • @JB-xn6sf
      @JB-xn6sf Před 2 lety

      I agree, Ken.

    • @ipsosmaati1971
      @ipsosmaati1971 Před 2 lety +13

      @@exposeevil5492 Oh my. Talking out your neck...lol

  • @kitsune9tailsgrl812
    @kitsune9tailsgrl812 Před 5 lety +286

    Magic isnt a practice, its energy. Its understanding the flowing current of energy that is all around us and Wicca, paganism and occult religions all are tools to understand that.

    • @mike666nz
      @mike666nz Před 5 lety +16

      As Aleister Crowley, To Mega Therion stated succinctly "Magick is the Science and Art of causing change, in conformity with Will.
      Using energy, via ritual to manifest physically.

    • @jmitterii2
      @jmitterii2 Před 5 lety +1

      Energy is a concise well defined term of which is empirical measurable repeatable verifiable. This is a matter of faith, so I would just stick with magic or magical energy. Doing otherwise would be misleading.

    • @solgato5186
      @solgato5186 Před 4 lety

      Kitsune 9tailsgrl without practice there's no understanding, even rosicrucians practice to prime themselves for their flash of eternity

    • @solgato5186
      @solgato5186 Před 4 lety

      Michael O'Regan how is that not practice?

    • @solgato5186
      @solgato5186 Před 4 lety

      jmitterii2 Not misleading at all, our bodies are full of literal energy.

  • @Createotherworldsbooks
    @Createotherworldsbooks Před rokem +42

    He helped bring witchcraft back for those who needed and wanted it after such a horrendous demonisation of or from the church.
    Fantastic man and I love how the universe uses us all and some more so to open new paths ❤

    • @JoseNoSwag
      @JoseNoSwag Před rokem

      Nah you’re just uneducated

    • @Anon.5216
      @Anon.5216 Před rokem

      The Church gave u schools, universities, hospitals, orphanages, homeless shelters etc etc. What exactly did witchcraft give the world? Nothing! The Church is much maligned by ignorant people. It changed the world for the better.

  • @Alasdair37448
    @Alasdair37448 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Love prof Ronald Hutton I've enjoyed many of his lectures would love to meet him in person one day.

  • @janlappalainen
    @janlappalainen Před 3 lety +824

    This man did not invent witchcraft. Yes, words matter.

    • @Renee-sk3ed
      @Renee-sk3ed Před 3 lety +17

      Maybe you should watch the entire documentary. They aren’t saying he created witchcraft.

    • @321girlwantstohavefun
      @321girlwantstohavefun Před 3 lety +25

      @@Renee-sk3ed that's true, but the title is deceiving. I get they want to grab as many people's attention as most people know the word witchcraft and not wicca but it's still deceiving ahaha

    • @norajager7613
      @norajager7613 Před 3 lety +3

      Yes he did, hes been alive for thousands of years

    • @anelashire
      @anelashire Před 3 lety +19

      @@norajager7613 he created WICCA, which helped witchcraft become more mainstream, but paganism has been around long before Christianity. All Wiccans are witches but not all witches are Wiccan. Witchcraft comes from many cultures.

    • @matoakatutoring
      @matoakatutoring Před 3 lety +2

      @@norajager7613 so he's alive still 🤨😂😂😂😂 you need to take your meds

  • @IosuamacaMhadaidh
    @IosuamacaMhadaidh Před 3 lety +426

    This title is misleading. Witchcraft has been around for centuries of not millennia. Remember the church's campaign to kill witches?

    • @sirpoppinchuck
      @sirpoppinchuck Před 3 lety +1

      @Tiget Lily Satan n his fallen angels have been around since first humans. I guess you maybe right, he did manipulate the word n convince woman to do an act that changed history. Cause n affect Ohhhh!

    • @dianheffernan3436
      @dianheffernan3436 Před 3 lety +1

      Yet the accusers are just as much its a paranoyd thg keeping knowledge at bay that's why there's ONLY one boss and then the paranoyia comes etc amoka amoka amoka

    • @astralpilgrim7771
      @astralpilgrim7771 Před 3 lety +7

      it is much much older. Older than christianity.

    • @sarahbell2566
      @sarahbell2566 Před 3 lety

      Did you watch the documentary?

    • @dianheffernan3436
      @dianheffernan3436 Před 3 lety

      @@astralpilgrim7771 Charlie and the chocolate factory at an older version,a madd hatter gone utterly madd in a chocolate factory aka space huddle,why?

  • @MYLOVEOFIRELAND2303
    @MYLOVEOFIRELAND2303 Před 2 lety +13

    As a Catholic girl and as a person of part British ancestry, i initially found this somewhat "confronting & even scary". Why? Bec i know not enough about it, although i have tried to educate myself in the past. My Father did own a very interesting book about "white witches" & that, was my first introduction relating to this broader topic. I remember flicking through the many pages & was so intrigued, interested, albeit, somewhat shocked & wanted to keep reading, but unfort, i didn't. I don't even know, if he still possesses this book anymore. I've found this documentary both interesting & enlightening. It's an important part of English history and who knows......Perhaps one or more of my British ancestors, may have even dabbled in &/or formally practiced witchcraft. I'm still doing deep research on my NW European ancestry, so let's see what i can find out. Thanks for sharing this documentary. My best wishes sent to all.

    • @indiglo1971
      @indiglo1971 Před rokem

      The Catholic Church is Luciferian anyway. Much of the pedophilia in the Catholic Church is connected to rituals.

  • @randyman38901
    @randyman38901 Před rokem +4

    From what I’ve learned by talking to people practicing modern witchcraft, it’s mostly a connection to Mother Earth and nature.

    • @karimmariagonzalez2567
      @karimmariagonzalez2567 Před rokem +1

      The above name helped me being back the love of my life.. she's a God sent she will help you with yours no matter the problem

  • @norepetitivebeats
    @norepetitivebeats Před 4 lety +227

    "When Wiccans go to worship they don't go to a church or a temple, they go to somewhere altogether different" .... the bushes.

  • @ok-td7xb
    @ok-td7xb Před 6 lety +252

    I'm not a wiccan but I feel the most peace when I am in the forest...That's where i go to feel better...

    • @helsskald2417
      @helsskald2417 Před 5 lety +25

      A little late to the party but maybe your soul is calling you there for some reason? Just a thought :) blessed be!

    • @johnhenry1198
      @johnhenry1198 Před 5 lety +33

      That's called fresh air and joining God's creation.

    • @rose-a-bleu4281
      @rose-a-bleu4281 Před 5 lety +29

      John Henry no it’s called taking in the earths energy and making it your own happiness.

    • @hurtspublishing3906
      @hurtspublishing3906 Před 5 lety +8

      I love the woods too

    • @naechilds8593
      @naechilds8593 Před 4 lety +19

      OUR, BODIES ARE ORGANIC. WE CRAVE FOOD THAT COME FROM THE EARTH. WATER TO QUENCH OUR THIRST. SUN FOR VITAMIN C N D. OUR FLESH SHALL RETURN TO DIRT. IT IS VERY NATURAL FOR HUMANS TO FEEL GOOD IN NATURE. I FEEL THE MOST PEACE WHEN I'M IN MY GARDEN. BUT, I WORSHIP THE GOD/YAH WHO CREATED IT ALL....I ENJOY NATURE BUT WORSHIP ONLY YAHWEH. Every thing has a purpose...

  • @planetdetox
    @planetdetox Před rokem +1

    That was so good. I really enjoyed it.

  • @stevenkyle2313
    @stevenkyle2313 Před rokem

    Thank you for posting this!

    • @MichaelandJennyVlog
      @MichaelandJennyVlog Před rokem

      Ginés Serrán Pagán Beautiful Sculptures! czcams.com/video/Y-o0VJYOMk4/video.html

  • @atlanta9286
    @atlanta9286 Před 5 lety +74

    I'm so glad that they no longer kill us witches for our beliefs, not all of us are bad. I actually like this documentary.

    • @robertrodriguez7653
      @robertrodriguez7653 Před 5 lety +16

      Well in some places they do like the middle East. But we're lucky that most places don't anymore.

    • @DankBudd
      @DankBudd Před 4 lety +7

      Lilac exactly why do you think the main stream glorifies witchcraft? You are not “woke” as a witch or a star worshiper “zodiac “ look at every Netflix show IT GLORIFIES WITCHCRAFT. What do they do about Christ they stay keeping his name in their mouths in vein, it’s disgusting honestly. You are not woke because some false witch reads your zodiac symbols of the day. You are woke as soon as you see Jesus Christ died for you sin and walking in HIS WAY , THE NARROW PATH is the path to safety and light. Wide is the door to destruction. You want to go that way? By all means you have the free will to choose. But if you really think woke is witchcraft you’re really mistaken. Jesus name still reigns across nations like its meant too because he is the savior. God bless you and may you find Christ before its too late

    • @DankBudd
      @DankBudd Před 4 lety +2

      Non Non jesus is the truth.

    • @princessamour1372
      @princessamour1372 Před 4 lety

      @Non Non facts!!

    • @edienandy
      @edienandy Před 4 lety

      Witches were literally never killed for their beliefs.

  • @princessamour1372
    @princessamour1372 Před 4 lety +66

    Can we just take the time out to admire his hand writing 😍?? Forget the spells here

  • @solitarymonk2409
    @solitarymonk2409 Před rokem +11

    Very interesting this is. As an open minded but strong in my Faith different type of Christian. I never judge any type of religion or practice of faith. I love to learn and soak up knowledge. It's a type of common respect for ALL that I always give to my fellow humans, cryptids, beasts of the field, and birds of the air. The kicker here with me is my great grandmother from Portugal in the late 1800s was a legit medium and sweet. I get loads of paranormal in my 53 years of life that has and still does happen. Even have witnesses of ravens and crows flying within feet of me and cawing at me. Get why I'm a UN judgemental open but faithful Christian. I didn't really ask for all the paranormal I endure and encounter. But I accept it whole heartly. Again great video. Thank you. With love. God bless.

    • @amarshmuseconcepta6197
      @amarshmuseconcepta6197 Před rokem +1

      Ditto
      >3🕊️
      My Nana🤍Gertie🕊️was an "intuitive" 😇
      of an English lady🧑‍🦳 "miss her miss her miss her in the flesh,
      but she's with me every day as is our God 🕊️🙏

    • @booksmeditationandprayer2698
      @booksmeditationandprayer2698 Před rokem +4

      You don't, but this is an abomination before the Lord as said in the Old Testament.

    • @protegemoi9819
      @protegemoi9819 Před rokem +1

      I think you cannot believe in Christ and not witchcraft. I also think a lot was kept from us to protect power

    • @photina78
      @photina78 Před rokem

      Read "The Beautiful Side of Evil" by Johanna Michaelsen, a Christian woman who was deeply involved in the occult.

    • @adriantepes4355
      @adriantepes4355 Před rokem

      @@booksmeditationandprayer2698 Seems like you love to have a superiority complex and disrespect the faiths of others

  • @sunrise8015
    @sunrise8015 Před rokem +2

    The happy chirpy music does make it palatable.

  • @batpoisonz
    @batpoisonz Před 5 lety +317

    Not all witches are wiccan

  • @jeremywallace9494
    @jeremywallace9494 Před 4 lety +403

    I'm in a comparative religions class, and it's amazing to see the common threads the appear in most spiritual faiths, as well as some very key differences. At the core, I believe all people want to feel connection to each other, and also to something bigger than themselves.

    • @vivianp5962
      @vivianp5962 Před 4 lety +2

      I have to agree.

    • @victoriapokuaah9873
      @victoriapokuaah9873 Před 4 lety +27

      Believing in Jesus 8is the only Way ....

    • @carolwhite7159
      @carolwhite7159 Před 3 lety +11

      @@vivianp5962 your comment is laughable women don't rush it and I'm a woman and I know that God created man as the leader this is an evil religion they do way more wrong than good

    • @jumatron2060
      @jumatron2060 Před 3 lety +10

      @@victoriapokuaah9873 u know Jews and Muslims agree on very little things, but they both agree it is blasphemous to worship man. You mock these people when you yourself are a pagan.

    • @lmison9484
      @lmison9484 Před 3 lety +3

      More like the faith to move mountains? It's amazing what nature can make you feel alone or surrounded by the right people

  • @gmr1241
    @gmr1241 Před rokem

    The changed graphic at 18.33 is very clever.

  • @MissSparks92
    @MissSparks92 Před rokem +2

    Does anyone know the music playing at @19:35 ? Such pretty and soft ethereal witchy music for spells. I am having trouble finding music this soft yet with female vocals.

  • @survivalguyfyi5718
    @survivalguyfyi5718 Před 2 lety +328

    20 years ago I was in Boot Camp at Fort Benning GA. On the first day the Drill Sergeant was yelling at us all. We were told Sunday mornings were our opportunity to go to church. If we were not religious we would stay in the dorms and clean. He then asked if any of us were Wiccans. One odd looking fellow raised his hand. Our Drill Sergeant leaned over to is counterpart and said "There's always one.” and giggled. He told the young man out loud "Well Sunday morning we'll put you in a room room by yourself and you can cut up a mattress or what ever you guys do". It was a good laugh before things got rough.

    • @denzelbrim6513
      @denzelbrim6513 Před 2 lety +6

      😂😂

    • @nolanchristianson3875
      @nolanchristianson3875 Před 2 lety +16

      Wiccan’ can be wise and wicked at the same time some Wiccan truly want what a sin to want and a wish could come true if you know who to ask

    • @angelp6359
      @angelp6359 Před 2 lety +7

      Absolutely hilarious 😆

    • @danniq4278
      @danniq4278 Před 2 lety +2

      😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

    • @yungmisery2893
      @yungmisery2893 Před 2 lety +2

      Wdym before it got rough?

  • @cronosx6174
    @cronosx6174 Před 6 lety +22

    Scientists have recently discovered 'Dark Matter', so now I'm connecting the dots. Dark Matter isn't necessarily good or bad. It is something that has always been in existence in the Universe. The intention of a particular person is different than the energy or resource of 'Dark Matter.' It is like asking the question if a knife is good or bad. It all depends on what are you going to use the knife for. So, in casting spells; people use it for good or bad, and in either case the energy will ultimately return to the original person who sent that energy. It is called the Law of Karma, Cause and Effect, Sow and You Shall Reap, Law of Attraction, etc. People make evil deeds, and they don't realize that they will pay the prize in triple form; in this life time or in a future life time. It is like trying to escape our own shadow. The payment method or payback isn't necessarily in the same way of how the evil deed was done. People wish ill or evil to others, but then they lose one of their relatives or they get into some kind of accident. Nobody gets away with anything; even if we think nobody is watching us. The universe doesn't take sides or has any favorites.

    • @malcolmlockridge1853
      @malcolmlockridge1853 Před 5 lety +2

      Nice try, but witchcraft and hypothetical "stuff" in intergalactic space do not have a lot to do with each other.

    • @obi-wankenobi1036
      @obi-wankenobi1036 Před 4 lety

      Exactly! And the discovery of Quantum Entanglement shows scientifically how taglocks work in Voodoo or Folk Magick.

    • @carmelopai4833
      @carmelopai4833 Před 4 lety

      Great analogy indeed....I think some quantum physicists would pay attn to that - or did I jst make an eedjit of myself? ....is that what it is? 😨 so-called dark matter, IS the spital outside of the material...we jst call it dark cos we can't see it from where we "are" - but that IS the light that makes us visible....dammit I'm stoned. Will 4get this in 5 mins ...🦂

    • @carmelopai4833
      @carmelopai4833 Před 4 lety

      Spiritual, not spital!!!!!

    • @carmelopai4833
      @carmelopai4833 Před 4 lety

      @@malcolmlockridge1853 actually, there is NO way u could prove that! 🦂

  • @sophieterry8175
    @sophieterry8175 Před 2 lety +9

    I love the way he was smiling walking into the woods with them

  • @Somersetman100
    @Somersetman100 Před rokem

    I heard Professor Hutton talk to the Theosophical Society in Bristol a few years ago. He is a good speaker and a good person.

  • @slingshott7155
    @slingshott7155 Před 3 lety +325

    Every "craft" is a energy manipulation under universal law. That's all

    • @franksmith16
      @franksmith16 Před 3 lety +3

      Absolutely

    • @maccbaby8548
      @maccbaby8548 Před 3 lety +4

      Deep

    • @4Dia12
      @4Dia12 Před 3 lety +3

      Exactly best comment

    • @kandie3127
      @kandie3127 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes

    • @joeturner6024
      @joeturner6024 Před 3 lety +4

      Spin around (like a whirling dervish) clockwise(yang northern hemisphere/yin southern hemisphere) or counterclockwise (yin northern hemisphere/yang southern hemisphere) (torus spinning). Chant any of these mantras 3 times each while facing east, west, north(in the southern hemisphere) or south(in the northernhemisphere): "ieouah", "um"(like "from"), "aum" and "om". Sleep with your head placed east, west, north(in the southern hemisphere) or south(in the northern hemisphere). Stare into the flower of life before sleep. Perform the 5 Tibetan rites. Play music at 440hz, 528hz, 432hz, and 396hz.

  • @GallowglassVT
    @GallowglassVT Před 5 lety +41

    I love how he immerses himself in our traditions rather than patronizing or dismissing them like some other hosts do.

    • @missdragon5892
      @missdragon5892 Před 5 lety

      I agree.

    • @LiEnby
      @LiEnby Před 4 lety

      Yes that was a refreshing change you can tell this guy has a interest in the occult~

    • @stevebb2915
      @stevebb2915 Před 4 lety

      He's a lecturer on paganism at universitys. That's why.

    • @LiEnby
      @LiEnby Před 4 lety

      @@stevebb2915 oh that's awesome !

    • @nodiggity9472
      @nodiggity9472 Před 11 měsíci

      ''Our traditions'' lol

  • @SixtySecondSummary
    @SixtySecondSummary Před 5 měsíci +1

    I've leaned from this that everyone on earth is having way more fun than I am 😂

  • @DJSKRECORDS
    @DJSKRECORDS Před 2 lety +1

    love this video very tasteful

  • @BeautifulAngel1996
    @BeautifulAngel1996 Před 5 lety +22

    I've been researching paganism and Wicca because it's my boyfriend belief and I've been wanting to understand it and learn it's history. I have to say it's really interesting and I see why he believes in it

  • @Topofthetopapex
    @Topofthetopapex Před 3 lety +508

    As an African reading the title almost sent me to COMA😂😂😂😂😹 omg

    • @LionessOnTheRise44
      @LionessOnTheRise44 Před 3 lety +22

      Thank you!

    • @gavinreid5387
      @gavinreid5387 Před 3 lety +15

      Yes , because you still use the original meaning of Witch as an evil person who casts spells to harm. People are protected from them by witch doctors.

    • @Topofthetopapex
      @Topofthetopapex Před 3 lety +54

      Gavin Reid no we don't ! I don't ! First of all witch means "sorcier" in French and for us sorcier and sorcières Don't even practice witchcraft. We call them marabout 💜💜I know better what we "use" better than someone on CZcams who don't know what i "use" as meaning of the word.

    • @gavinreid5387
      @gavinreid5387 Před 3 lety +16

      @@Topofthetopapex some research shows there are real problem with these people in Senegal killing children for body parts to perform rituals. In west Africa people considered to be "possessed" by spirits are also murdered during ritual exorcism. What ever you call them ...

    • @Topofthetopapex
      @Topofthetopapex Před 3 lety +55

      Gavin Reid we call these wicked people "feticheurs". They use ferish magic. Mainly in Nigeria and benin. In my country too. They are wicked ! I know better. Whatever u come up with I'll answer 🤣

  • @alicelabrie4112
    @alicelabrie4112 Před 2 lety

    I found this programme fascinating

  • @Fjerid
    @Fjerid Před 2 lety +31

    Witchcraft has been around for thousands of years.

    • @anitaevans2432
      @anitaevans2432 Před 2 lety +2

      Did you watch this video at all? 🙄

    • @Trendkiller169
      @Trendkiller169 Před rokem

      Wicca the religion is not "witchcraft". Stupidity has been around for thousands of years too

    • @Fjerid
      @Fjerid Před rokem

      @@Trendkiller169 But it's based upon witchcraft. My grandpa is older than Wicca xd Trash religion hehe

  • @KravenTheHaunter
    @KravenTheHaunter Před 2 lety +791

    Dude, you lost me at "Wiccans are notoriously secretive."
    Have you literally never been to a crystal shop?

    • @PlatosDeviations
      @PlatosDeviations Před 2 lety +20

      lmao :)

    • @booya2002
      @booya2002 Před 2 lety +30

      @Jaques Studly yes. Democrats are well known for NOT being hippes and NOT acknowledging anything they cant count in dollars. If only there was a group of conservatives who would just murder and suppress any person and belief they didnt share! - I grew up Republican in Texas sweetheart. The only more judgemental and hateful people I've found with that philosophy are the same "Christians" who will turn their own children out if their children dont frow up to believe their conservative values. But way to show you should be the least respected response I've read on CZcams in a long time.

    • @pinchebruha405
      @pinchebruha405 Před 2 lety +8

      @@booya2002 Boo-Ya, get him Sister!

    • @brianlaroche8856
      @brianlaroche8856 Před 2 lety +4

      Haha lol theres a crystal vendor on the sside of the road where i roam about lol

    • @allahisthegreatest6302
      @allahisthegreatest6302 Před 2 lety

      18+ may be a bit scary
      czcams.com/video/Fb92bx1kYYU/video.html

  • @karynnmackinnon3975
    @karynnmackinnon3975 Před 2 lety +70

    It all comes down to intention. Just like sending prayers. Good and evil are the same energy it only matters how it is used with intention.

    • @1mol831
      @1mol831 Před 2 lety +1

      Actually, good and evil are not energies, atoms have energy, so do photons and electrons. However good and evil do not have energy, as they are not substances or things that carry energy.

    • @phillipiversen6659
      @phillipiversen6659 Před 2 lety +3

      @@1mol831 energies aren't limited to those things tho... energy can be a term describing something that is unseen and has an effect not just the energy fields that say atoms have.

    • @booksmeditationandprayer2698
      @booksmeditationandprayer2698 Před rokem

      Doctrine of devils

    • @francisfischer7620
      @francisfischer7620 Před rokem

      How very true. Love your kitty mascot.

    • @chaserofthelight1737
      @chaserofthelight1737 Před rokem

      Perfect!!

  • @pinktrisity2556
    @pinktrisity2556 Před rokem

    WHY I didn't know about this during my time in New Hampshire 🤔 Maby that's why it's still in my mind ❤️

  • @Starchaser63
    @Starchaser63 Před 10 měsíci +5

    I'd like to join a Pagan or Druid group, I believe in connecting with nature, and to see a Witch on a broomstick flying across the night sky would be fascinating ...🤔

    • @crimsoninfection6527
      @crimsoninfection6527 Před 4 měsíci +1

      You *do* know that they don't actually fly on broomsticks, right?

    • @Starchaser63
      @Starchaser63 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@crimsoninfection6527 you may be right , but how does anyone know a witch somewhere has never used a Broomstick at some point 🤔...

    • @crimsoninfection6527
      @crimsoninfection6527 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@Starchaser63 They do use broomsticks. Just not for flying. It's for both physical and energetic cleaning of a space.

    • @Starchaser63
      @Starchaser63 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@crimsoninfection6527 thanks for acknowledging Witches exist , 👍

    • @crimsoninfection6527
      @crimsoninfection6527 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@Starchaser63 I mean ofc they do

  • @kathyhowarth2934
    @kathyhowarth2934 Před 4 lety +14

    I live near the New Forest and there is still a lot of Wicca practiced there

  • @ghostkitties373
    @ghostkitties373 Před 3 lety +486

    This host looks like a professor at Hogwarts

    • @lordbaion4136
      @lordbaion4136 Před 3 lety +1

      Even stranger: I've had similar life experiences to Harry Potter himself. lol

    • @cynthiaestrada8318
      @cynthiaestrada8318 Před 3 lety +4

      Gardner looks like your classic wizard.
      Good movie!

    • @gamebred_13th86
      @gamebred_13th86 Před 3 lety

      these misfit rub me the wrong way i am gonna used witch craft lol

    • @JennnnnnnnnnnnyJenn
      @JennnnnnnnnnnnyJenn Před 3 lety +2

      love his hair! lmao

    • @GoodVideos4
      @GoodVideos4 Před 3 lety +3

      Yeah, if having the mouse pointer over the thumbnail, and showing him, he looks like one of those from the 16th Century who were against witches. :-)

  • @JosephJMcAllister
    @JosephJMcAllister Před rokem +1

    I really enjoyed the commentator as well. He is quite a character.

  • @uncensoredcornishgirl87l16
    @uncensoredcornishgirl87l16 Před 2 lety +22

    My family has a long line of history on my mother's side of maternal witches, 3 were hung during trials and witch hunts. Back then you could be executed over little things. If a women was deemed smarter than a man she was a witch. Some of the reasons are so simplistic it's shocking.

    • @jeffsharp8228
      @jeffsharp8228 Před 11 měsíci

      ✌smarter than✌⏫👎
      jealous of⏫yes🔯

  • @chaoswitheris463
    @chaoswitheris463 Před 3 lety +299

    I like that he asks questions and participates, and he really talks about things properly, I think this was a really well made documentary

    • @nefuros551
      @nefuros551 Před 2 lety +9

      If you enjoy a bunch of half assed information. There are many things in here that are either half truths or false entirely. Like Aleister Crowley... he wasn't a Wiccan. He practiced in a more esoteric Magick circle called the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn before continuing onto darker occult Magick. They are NOT Wiccan. They are not pagan. Their Magick is a collection from global rituals that predate Christianity.

    • @derp195
      @derp195 Před 2 lety +4

      @@nefuros551 They explicitly stated that he practiced different, darker "witchcraft".

    • @janskyheart
      @janskyheart Před 2 lety +6

      However, he does not even mention the inquisition. Without mention of this centuries long holocaust which put Wicca underground, this is not very well done at all.

    • @StarsoftheStreets
      @StarsoftheStreets Před 2 lety

      Look out "End Times Productions" and watch some of their videos. You will understand just how full of s#it this documentary was..

    • @exposeevil5492
      @exposeevil5492 Před 2 lety

      Witch!

  • @cheeriototoro8063
    @cheeriototoro8063 Před 3 lety +33

    Just to let non wiccans know. Not many of us follow Gardnerian wicca these days. Wicca has evolved so much but it's always good to know the history

    • @dragonclaws9367
      @dragonclaws9367 Před 3 lety +2

      Gardenarian wicca is expensive. I'm just a poor solitary ecclectic.

    • @cheeriototoro8063
      @cheeriototoro8063 Před 3 lety +1

      @@dragonclaws9367 yeah me too. There’s too many old fashioned rules and what not. Similar to Christianity. I like being an ecclectic witch so I can pick and choose and do what feels right for me

    • @markodardanis5667
      @markodardanis5667 Před 3 lety

      LMAO We Gardnerians stay true, not like this and other Fluffy's.

    • @illtemperedseabass9431
      @illtemperedseabass9431 Před 2 lety

      Wicca the christianity of the occult world

    • @deborahdean8867
      @deborahdean8867 Před 2 lety

      @@illtemperedseabass9431 only if it offers salvation and eternal life.

  • @sophiatealdo9680
    @sophiatealdo9680 Před rokem +1

    Wicca can not do that much alone but when You Partner It Up with Spirit & Love the Possibilities are Endless - The Counterclock Spiral is On & Gaia is Now with Us - This is how You can Feel Divine for All Things Permanently this Time Forever - and so It is - Blessings.

    • @daniellebarnett2881
      @daniellebarnett2881 Před rokem

      Oh yes we can. Well I can anyway..I am a solitary witch.. and I write my own spells and I am very good. I am a natural witch.. everything I do works and I do my ritual and spells myself..

  • @hk972cf
    @hk972cf Před 5 měsíci

    36:50 he really laughed at how "crazy" he appeared. Lol.

  • @MsMRumsey
    @MsMRumsey Před 5 lety +265

    Wiccan's are "notoriously secretive"? Sure if you don't count social medial, public parks and gardens, coffee shops, book shops, candle shops, parades, clubs, bars, colleges/university's and every community billboard in almost every employer breakroom. We don't recruit , but we are out and proud almost everywhere!

    • @IamaDruid
      @IamaDruid Před 5 lety +10

      I see no reason for us Pagans to hide.

    • @claireeyles7560
      @claireeyles7560 Před 5 lety +13

      Lineaged, initiatory traditions of Wicca (such as Gardnerian Wicca) do still remain secretive to a large degree. Neo Wicca is a lot more open, depending on the person, or persons practicing.

    • @jenifaqueen6793
      @jenifaqueen6793 Před 5 lety

      MsMRumsey I can really put happy in you most important thing is trust

    • @anniesue4456
      @anniesue4456 Před 5 lety

      lol in England maybe

    • @LiEnby
      @LiEnby Před 4 lety +4

      He's referring to the original Gardnerian and Alexandran traditions of Wicca

  • @amilitarymind
    @amilitarymind Před 4 lety +97

    I have had two Wiccan girlfriends in the past (one was a stunning redhead) and they were the hottest, sweetest, and most sensual women I have ever met. I got a lot of hate dating supposed 'witches' as a Muslim but I feel that they're beliefs and practices played a large part in them being that way and I respected that. The break ups were sad but we parted on good terms. What I'm trying to say is that Wiccan chicks will rock your world.

  • @denisestarr2314
    @denisestarr2314 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Witch craft goes back to the begining of time .
    Even the Old Testament Bible mentioned witches.
    I read Bucklands book in the 90s .
    I fallow a different path , I'm solitary and do not do ritual , I walk the woodland path , a natural way of belief and life .

  • @sarahfaithfk4348
    @sarahfaithfk4348 Před rokem +1

    May our ancient traditions never be lost! Spirituality is universal and God is everywhere and had been expressing himself before religion . Spirituality is the essence of religion.

  • @drinxs505
    @drinxs505 Před 3 lety +146

    I'm Native American (Pueblo) and where considered Pagan's.

    • @abukondonozorj.4340
      @abukondonozorj.4340 Před 3 lety +21

      I had a native american gf few months ago. I learned some of yo culture. I like yo religion. It kind make me sad that u are changed to western world culture. Please keep yo culture alive otherwise is going to disappear.

    • @robertbailey4243
      @robertbailey4243 Před 3 lety +9

      @MR the way we talk now would of been complete slang just a couple hundred years ago.

    • @michaelharrison3602
      @michaelharrison3602 Před 3 lety +4

      @@abukondonozorj.4340 it seems this guy was just another upper class perv who was into swinging and taking pictures of people in the nude

    • @1112viggo
      @1112viggo Před 3 lety +19

      Pagan is just a label the "civilized" Christian world put on those who had a sufficiently different religion. The vikings of Scandinavia where pagans to the kingdoms of England who where years earlier considered to be pagans by the Romans who where once themselves Pagan. Every non monotheistic religion is considered a pagan religion and those who practice it are by definition pagans.

    • @sgili586
      @sgili586 Před 3 lety +8

      @@1112viggo I'm Native American and of Viking decent too. Add some Irish and yeah, I'm Pagan. I get what you're sayin, it's true. No doubt.

  • @moonmagick2500
    @moonmagick2500 Před 5 lety +920

    Paganism has been around since far before christianity

    • @heystella8611
      @heystella8611 Před 4 lety +102

      It's funny no one seems to get that.

    • @LiEnby
      @LiEnby Před 4 lety +47

      He's talking about wicca though xD it's origins are mostly just Gernold Gardner

    • @carmelopai4833
      @carmelopai4833 Před 4 lety +23

      ...and wicca only in the last century. ..quite! 🦂

    • @amzyd7615
      @amzyd7615 Před 4 lety +41

      Silica the books and shareable studies began with him...pagan religion has been around since way before he was even born and said to be the first religion of human history....Christian makers took the holidays of the Wiccan and made it their own unfortunately 🙄

    • @carmelopai4833
      @carmelopai4833 Před 4 lety +50

      @@amzyd7615 they took the holidays of the pagans. Wicca isnt that old. Wiccans tend to be Pagan, but Paganism is ancient....💜🦂

  • @donalrichard9090
    @donalrichard9090 Před 2 lety

    *Dr Buza the great Spell caster* has taken over all the love blessings for his good work I love you sir.

  • @Hal-fi2zg
    @Hal-fi2zg Před 4 lety +23

    I like how he explores this in a very respectful way

  • @versatile9239
    @versatile9239 Před 3 lety +100

    This a a bold title that y'all know is completely untrue😂

    • @Magsm666
      @Magsm666 Před 2 lety +8

      The audacity when they hit upload

    • @blacksun8435
      @blacksun8435 Před 2 lety +4

      The untrue is the new true. Just like yes is the new no.
      You say yes to people, then you just dont make events of it.
      They give you false information, then you eventualy seek the truth.

  • @francisfischer7620
    @francisfischer7620 Před rokem

    Magnificent!! Beautiful!! This is how you feel divine!

    • @Trollsagan69420
      @Trollsagan69420 Před rokem

      That sounds like a pride issue waiting to happen. Can’t you see, you’re being played for a a fool.
      It’s the same silly message they told in the garden, expect less fruit and more fancy looking wands.
      You don’t want to seek “divinity,” it’s a dirty trick. We’re not better or even close to being as good and sound as God.
      To pretend to do so is the exact polar opposite of the gospel, hence part of the reason why this religion is so dangerous.

  • @davidmehling4310
    @davidmehling4310 Před 2 lety +83

    While I understand the focus of this is to be on Gardner, but what about Doreen Valiente? She first spoke with him as a reporter covering a story about witches in England and ended up being his right hand priestess, refining, rewriting much of his material and adding her own material (she had a gift for poetry). She left her artifacts and writings to Belham-Payne, who is seen in this video as having Gardner's original book of shadows, so I was surprised he didn't mention her. Since Belham-Payne passed in 2016, wonder who has all that material now?

    • @hallievanoutryve3109
      @hallievanoutryve3109 Před 2 lety +5

      Interesting! Thank you for the info.

    • @thesummerland6165
      @thesummerland6165 Před 2 lety +2

      Sybil Leek, etc..but Gardner was first to publish 'High Magic Aid' under pseudonym to the masses, when witchcraft was still illegal..he also was a contemporary of Crowley and knew much re Golden Dawn ceremonial magick

    • @LynnaeaEmber
      @LynnaeaEmber Před 2 lety +5

      @@thesummerland6165 I once met Sybil Leek at a party in Florida when she lived there. Interesting person. She was very soft spoken, friendly, looked like someone's grandmother. Later I actually became Wiccan but it had nothing to do with Sybil, she had passed by then. The trad I was initiated in had descended from Gardner and taught many of the Golden Dawn rituals, but we wear clothes. It's too cold in Northern climates to practice nude outdoors.

    • @RhiannonClarkMusicofficial
      @RhiannonClarkMusicofficial Před 2 lety +2

      DOREEN Valiente .
      A woman recently said that I was her in a past life 🌹
      I am half English half Italian..
      And have a magic vibe... So this what I was told 💗💗💗🙏
      Whether true or not 👌
      I am happy to learn of her ❤️

    • @1966rapunzel
      @1966rapunzel Před rokem

      @@thesummerland6165 witchraft hasn't been illegal since 1753 in England, so no he wasn't doing this when witchcraft was "still illegal".

  • @ruthck23
    @ruthck23 Před 2 lety +79

    I am a green witch myself. It's been an amazing journey for the last two years when I started practising.
    Like to learn more about all kinds of religions and beliefs. Great documentary about wicca and the founder. Bless his soul.

    • @DPG214
      @DPG214 Před 2 lety +1

      What things do you achieve? Is there a URL link confirming them?

    • @bmmaaate
      @bmmaaate Před 2 lety

      Whatever happened to Grotbags?

    • @firefly6846
      @firefly6846 Před 2 lety

      This documentary is garbage. Wiccan witchcraft and pagan are in interchangeable labels.

    • @barristadegeniuz
      @barristadegeniuz Před 2 lety +1

      Can you give me more enlightenment

    • @mrpirate3020
      @mrpirate3020 Před rokem

      Repent to your Allah or you will regret it deeply

  • @rayserrato9519
    @rayserrato9519 Před 2 lety

    Cool documentary.

  • @gordonzuma6190
    @gordonzuma6190 Před rokem +1

    Trade unions called Monday for the European Commission to impose maximum temperature limits for outdoor workers, after three people died while on shift in Madrid during last week's withering heatwave.
    While a handful of member states have legislation limiting working hours in excessive heat, the thresholds vary and many nations have no nationwide heat limits.
    According to research by the polling agency Eurofound, 23 percent of all workers across the EU were being exposed to high temperatures a quarter of the time. That figure rises to 36 percent in agriculture and industry and to 38 percent for construction workers.
    Previous research has linked high temperatures to a number of chronic conditions and an elevated risk of workplace injury.
    "Workers are on the frontline of the climate crisis every day and they need protections to match the ever-increasing danger from extreme temperatures," said Claes-Mikael Stahl, deputy secretary general of the European Trade Union Confederation.
    The ETUC said that most EU nations have no maximum temperature legislation for workplaces, although Belgium, Hungary and Latvia all have some curbs on activity.
    In France, where there are currently no working temperature limits, 12 workers died due to heat exposure in 2020 alone, the union said.
    Spain, where three workers died in extreme heat last week, does have temperature limits in place, but only for certain professions.
    A 60-year-old street cleaner on a one-month contract died in Madrid on Saturday, after he collapsed in the street from heatstroke while working the previous day.
    While a handful of member states have legislation limiting working hours in excessive heat, the thresholds vary and many nations have now nationwide heat limits

  • @ashsqx3246
    @ashsqx3246 Před 6 lety +595

    this is a high quality well articulated, balanced, mature documentary

    • @ladyboywonder9139
      @ladyboywonder9139 Před 6 lety +1

      Bollywood Fan yes, and George Washington invented the Girl Scout cookie

    • @ladyboywonder9139
      @ladyboywonder9139 Před 6 lety +1

      swampmarcher stupid

    • @stephenroney6490
      @stephenroney6490 Před 6 lety +5

      Is that a girl scout that tastes like a cookie or a cookie that tastes like a girl scout?

    • @spencergard1695
      @spencergard1695 Před 6 lety +1

      bruh lady boywonder point was that this documentary is the complete opposite of what Bollywood Fan said it was
      "empower politics bla bla bla made u look stupid in 3 ways lady boywonder." Yea and i'm the foockin gingerbread man. Get it?

    • @tumelomonnye1754
      @tumelomonnye1754 Před 6 lety +1

      Omg let them do voodoo

  • @Jarod-sm5rf
    @Jarod-sm5rf Před 6 lety +415

    Isn’t nature beautiful?

  • @IgnoretheButter
    @IgnoretheButter Před 8 měsíci

    I was introduced to wiccanism by my mother in law and wife, and it resonates with me. Though just like any religion, it has subsections and I dont agree with everything, but thats okay. You're free to practice.

  • @rosalesefra1211
    @rosalesefra1211 Před 2 lety +2

    So now I know what I am, and Why I miss the witches of Ann Arbor so much.

  • @noddygirl
    @noddygirl Před 4 lety +15

    Fantastic documentary. Ronald Hutton has devoted his entire professional career to Wicca and Paganism. He is an authority on it and I wouldnt be a bit surprised if he was also a practitioner as well.

  • @My_Alchemical_Romance
    @My_Alchemical_Romance Před 3 lety +73

    “Britain’s most famous witch.”
    Aleister Crowley has entered the chat.

    • @Truthster772
      @Truthster772 Před 3 lety +3

      LOL

    • @williamwathern
      @williamwathern Před 3 lety +8

      He was beyond a witch.

    • @richardforsman
      @richardforsman Před 3 lety +7

      He called himself a "sorcerer" or "master of the black arts" though.

    • @thetree9399
      @thetree9399 Před 3 lety +19

      Crowley was not a witch. He was an Occultist, huge diff

    • @Truthster772
      @Truthster772 Před 3 lety +2

      @@thetree9399He casted spells. What is a witch other then someone involved in the occult? He's the one who made up the term "magick," as in dark magic, sexual centered and depravity based "magick," known today my generational luciferians, no matter what official title or sect these luciferians identify with or as.

  • @levidragon8402
    @levidragon8402 Před rokem

    Great video

  • @Boobeinstein
    @Boobeinstein Před rokem

    Does anyone know the name of the music that starts at 6:02 please?

  • @samanthahardy9903
    @samanthahardy9903 Před 4 lety +160

    I wish I could magic away all the ads.

    • @RIZFERD
      @RIZFERD Před 3 lety +2

      Do you know adblocker?!?!

    • @RIZFERD
      @RIZFERD Před 3 lety +1

      Minute 11:11 Indonesia
      Independence day 17 August 1945 = 8+8+1 = 8

    • @coreyhahn4009
      @coreyhahn4009 Před 3 lety +13

      Just fastfoward to the end and restart the video

    • @anthonybenjamin9697
      @anthonybenjamin9697 Před 3 lety +8

      Just fast forward to end and restart.

    • @user-zm9yc2kb8x
      @user-zm9yc2kb8x Před 3 lety +8

      You can.. fast forward to the end then start again..😆