Witchcraft: Going Over the Hedge
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- čas přidán 25. 10. 2022
- Going over the Hedge, the Fence, or some other metaphorical structure, is often a concept we find in discussions of WitchCraft (Traditional Folk Beliefs); the idea of stepping over boundaries, transgressing or transcending the limitations of the mudane world and step into the wilderness for the sake of the Craft and to commune with the Others. But what does this mean in terms of the transformation of our own perception in order to establish an animistic world-view? This is what I'm going to try to discuss in this video. I hope you find it useful.
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I hope this video leads to a much larger discussion. The rigidity of identities and beliefs is sadly increasing everywhere much to the detriment of everyone and the non human world around us.
where one thing goes one way, another goes the opposite, while yes you are right there are also now more witches shamans and other kinds of spiritualist then ever in the world history (of modern man). its really something to be happy about and while i have no idea where this life may lead us i trust there is no reason to fear death on the path we walk, for more reason then just earthly.
@Dennis Plum pretty strange how under a spiritualist video, youd conveniently ignore the context and history which brings people to their actions ? There are so many global reasons why people would begin to gatekeep culture, dont speak as if thats not part of an energetic cycle in of itself . Sadly, people were put in positions where culture needed to be defended and owned . Now, people want to preserve and reclaim said cultures . Its more a shame that those people cant be understood by some than it is that they exist in their predicament . Not everything is "yours"
there's a lot of "you can't practice this - this is from our people". i highly doubt the universe cares. it's about learning from one another. not clinging on to faith like it's possession
@@endor8witch Exactly. Gatekeeping is rigidly holding on to identities we need to let go of.
@@blankblank5231 you mean like using the figure of santa claus which is a Germanic and Scandinavian creation which you use to commit cultural appropriation?
A difficult concept explained well. I'm very grateful for your erudite descriptions. Long ago in my late teens and twenties I began a journey to "discover my feral self". As someone I was reading put it, to remember my creaturehood. In the process of doing this I discovered the immense amount of conditioning we are all subject to that leads to the idea that humans are separate from the rest of the fabric of life which I was never able to accept. I was fortunate to have had relatively open parents, teachers and peers that accepted my "nature-boy" ideas as long as I kept a job and acted normal. I'm 72 this weekend and I've grown to react to most people the way squirrels, birds and deer do...I want to run like hell!
Well Said!
Can totally relate to that I'm 57 and the older I get the more often I feel strangled by people and what they think I should be. If folk ain't realized by now I'm always going to be me and if they don't like it oh well but it is what it is.
The frustration of the feeling that you’re being trapped is so real 😢
the modern day is completely ruled by labels. Everybody has to label themselves in a certain way to try and make it accepted by the masses. I try my hardest to resign my labels. The only thing that I should be is me. And I think everybody should try for the same.
Rae Beth's first book, Hedge Witch (mentioned at the start of the video) is a book about Wicca, not Hedge Witchcraft. In subsequent books, however, she delves deeper into the practice of riding the hedge, crossing boundaries, working with the Fair Folk, etc. There have been a few books since Rae Beth's works that focus on the trance and animistic practices involved in Hedge Witchcraft, including my own which just came out for Kindle in October and the paperback coming out 8 November. Hedge Witchcraft is about working with the Otherworld and this world, to better understand and to inform us of different perceptions from those allies that we work with when we are crossing the hedge. Through various trance practices, we can connect to the Otherworld in order to gleam information and inspiration to take back with us to "mundane" reality :)
So psychedelics?!
@@blackcatlullaby not necessarily although there's obviously history precedence for it. I would suggest that drumming or other meditative training could probably be used if you're willing to put in the work.
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You don't need entheogens to be in a liminal or trance state.
Like your videos…..Fascinating
@@blackcatlullaby Not easily obtained and not a good fit for mind training where controlled clarity is essential to learn a path and find it again reliably. We can train to release our own chemicals,improve our senses. Practice is the key as with many aspects of life worth learning.
As a Hedge Rider, I am fluid in my "beliefs", animistic in my approach, and let the spirit world to help me build understanding of this 'other'. I wasn't raised religious both in my home culture but also my small communities culture. So, I am able to get out of the shackles of religious bondage.
Entheogens are the spirit of flora opening the door, and then let my magical actions play their part in the web. Hedgewytchery that I was shown is very open and fluid, no rigidity or dogma... only understanding and walking the path, while engaging the world magically.
I live in Canada, and feel lighter as the video goes along. Straddling cultures is exhausting, and lacking a sense of place is alienating. As a child, I felt profoundly connected to tides, plants, earth and sky. No words. This place holds beautiful, compelling landscapes. Hard to describe how immense at times. I did not feel like I was allowed to love it, though. Not possession, but as a being in such a place as this. I can relate to abandonment of labels by tuning into those early sensations of love and natural absorption, of this bigness and embracing nature. I stood on a beach in Scotland as an adult, and felt like I was seeing it through eyes from the past. I loved it too, tide and sky. A label broke off then too, and floated away. Love returns slowly, wave by wave. Thank you.
Thank you. What you experienced in Scotland reminds me of my feeling and sensing the wind and contemplating the waves on the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. Blessings from Montreal.
Any witch worth their hat knows it takes years of research and skills practice to be good at the craft. They either learn on their own, were taught by others growing up, or are naturally gifted (not common). All people who wish to have a good relationship with themselves, others, and the greater world could benefits from some of these basic skills and practices. ❤
I thoroughly enjoyed this. There is a relative reality(mundane, labels boundaries etc) and an absolute reality (beyond mundanity, non labels, beyond boundaries etc). Very deep. I will have rewatch this to digest it all thoroughly. Thank you.
Thank you friend. I'm happy you enjoyed this one. I may develop more in the future. Be well!
Im only 20mins in and FINALLY, someone is talking about this! And obviously someone with experience. Experience which is lacking in most authors, which is ironic and unfortunate. Thank you Arith!!
Well said
Thank you Arith for a very good video! In my personal experience, entities of the spirit world are often suspicious towards us humans - and for very good reasons. We are after all destroying their homes.This world, this universe, this very existence, is not about us human beings. The world wasn't created to tickle our egos - nor for our betterment or salvation. We are just one of the forces active into this world. And we are a force of destruction. The more contact I have with the sprit world, the more of my humanity I leave behind. This I see as a good thing. When we are crossing that border we aren't leaving the world. We are going inside the world. Hope any of what I just wrote made sense to at least someone...
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That's a really good point, Djurberg, and is something that I've been feeling more and more without being able to put a name to it. Thank you for that, now I can enjoy this consciously instead of just intuitively. :)
I'm a real Hedgewitch. And have been practicing long before this book came out.
It's basically folk magic, Witchcraft, and Shamanic practices all entwined around what is known as Ancient Magic and or Natural Magic. Transition is the key to all Hedgewitchery. We have jobs, we work for our wages, we don't have need to make a career of being a Hedgewitch. So that's some of what real Hedgewitchery is about. It's not being the Naturalist, but a Naturalist can be a Hedgewitch. And we don't rely too much in deities either. We work with the spirits of local lore, or even mythology whenever we Ride The Hedge, in order to have a manifestation to come about.
Thank YOU Arith. ❤️
Oh I really loved this video. I consider myself a “hedge witch “ in circles that demand I label my practice. I have never read that book you mentioned or any others on hedge witchcraft for that matter. I simply use the label because most in the witchcraft community understand it means my practice is heavy on trance work and astral travel and “they” get upset when folks explain a witchcraft practice as “shamanic”. You have inspired me and helped to articulate a few things I have been struggling to find words for. Thank you! 🙏🕷
This was a fantastic video! I completely agree that in order to do become a successful practitioner you truly need to break down your past beliefs and pretty much start over. I had to break down all my programming and preconceived limitations to find who I truly was at the core. I’ve never fit in with society and very happy about that. I feel more at home in nature and communing with the other side than in this world. ❤
thank you so much i agree
Thank you. It was great video. We like dual way in our world and labels. We need learn go beyond dualistic way of thinking. Go into nature with open mind and embrace the entities there.
Hello Arith and everyone else! I wish you all that things go well, and peace of mind
You are very kind, thank you. Wish it upon you as well, be safe and stay strong :D
Serenity to you.💥
Thank you!!! You as well!🦋🦋🦋
I love you Brother! Thank you 🙏🏼 Beautiful
Divine Wednesdays!
bro, thank you SO MUCH for being this open and educated. It makes me feel good about believing in this magical world we all live in. keep being awesome
Very well said. Thankyou
Love your stuff kick on love it.
Thanks for the content!!
It's the second video from your chanel I find by chance and in both you apologise for the long explanations. Please don't. I know nowadays some people prefer short and compact videos with easy content but I hope I'm not the only one who enjoys long thoroughly explained videos! Specially about this type of content.
I'm enjoying every single word!
A great video.
Hello Mr. Arith Härger, it is a pleasure to write you from Mexico and thank you for your so well explained and researched content made in the beautiful landscapes of nature. I have been watching your videos for a while and I find them really interesting and important to understand for a better comprehension of our world and the way we relate to all entities. As a childhood sexual abuse "survivor" watching some of your videos regarding sexuality within spirituality really helped me understand a subject that is hard for me to process, even to the point of preferring asexuality in this hypersexual society of modern world. Thank you for all your time invested in studying and collecting all of this information that could lead us all to a better connection with the spiritual and material world, and also thank you for inspiring me with knowledge to maintain my vegetarian (almost vegan) way of life. I hope we can all try to get to this comprehension that you are so kindly sharing for a better well future and present. I hope you keep on investigating, developing your craft and sharing this valuable time of yours in a materialistic society hehe >:) greetings from Mexico and wish you all the best and good luck in your path and crafts :)
Hermes/Mercury approves of this boundary crossing, bar setting, video. ☺️☺️☺️🙏 Thank you
Enlightenment is stepping out of our stories. And enlightenment is never 'prescriptive. We cannot script the Universe. We can observe and interact. DEscribe and engage. I love where you're going here. Exactly! And well-said. Thank you!
This is a great video, you are so right about the abandonment of ego & the need for that to travel.
I didn’t realize how much I needed a video like this. Thank you so much for making it. This was perfect timing.
I hope it was useful :) be well and best of luck in your endeavours.
Lady with a nice white Rat……. I used to have 2
Terrific video.
Oooo yay Arith something lovely to watch on my night off ❤️
Hope you enjoy it and that you have a wonderful time! :D
I always love your work 🥰
In listening to what is said, I believe that when we are children when we play make believe, we inadvertantely are practicing a "form" of hedge work. As we get older, a few continue to believe and play in those moments as a form of escape if under duress or in a way to deal with childhood PTSD. Yet, most of us loose this as our blank slate is filled with education, world news, other people's opinions. Thank you for talking about this. As with all practices, being aware of what we do and understanding how and why we do it is also important :)
As I have lived, travelled and learned I reached the conclusion that we are able to see only what we do have already inside of ourselves. This is why real knowledge is so important. And yes, life is a gift. Thank you for your thoughts.
"What happens when a priestess of Isis channels an Orisha such as Oshun? Should she say "Sorry, you are not part of my tradition, go away!" or should she recognize that spirit and accept its validity? ...our experience, as well as that of others, is that this does occur (Farrar, Janet and Gavin Bone. Lifting the Veil: A Witches' guide to Trance-Prophesy, Drawing Down the Moon, and Ecstatic Ritual. p. xvii)." Immortals do not recognize the boundaries of mortals. Gods are not culture, but ineffable forces beyond our understanding or control.
I really like your channel, despite the fact that you always speak for metaphors, turn around the subject and never reveal anything. There's some charm in that.
Thank you for your sincerity and support.
I considered myself a "techno bunny" once upon a time. Now my Playlist sounds like a million different people.
I agree ditch the self-limiting labels and free ourselves (and hence others).
💚 this channel and your work!!!!
I had many self-imposed labels, especially between the ages of 15 and 25, and although I have had many experiences from which I've learned valuable knowledge that has made me who I am, the labels never really defined me as a person but rather forced me to be stuck and slowed down my personal evolution, which had several negative consequences. Still today it's hard to ditch labels and some identifications are quite useful to survive within human society, but life and the world isn't just living within human society. All humans have the instinct, the impulse, to seek out nature, and out there self-identifications are of little consequence. Nature humbles us. Be well my friend and thank you! Wish you the continuation of a wonderful week.
@ Our divine nature 🙌🏻✨️ I am humbled with deep gratitude in sharing this Earth Journey with divine beings like you. Blessed be always🕸🍀
when people speak in favor of universalism my horns always go up....as I see it.. all life creates borders, an inside and outside with a separation between... within the work of the cell is done... diverse beings, spirits do their work uniquely and in harmony.... without the work and without the harmony the cell dissolves and its elements find new associations and rebuild the borders and the cell...under different conditions both inside and out
Mr. Arith, I have followed your channel since its formation, and every Wednesday I see an evolution in all aspects, I also see that it meets the topics that everyone likes and seeks to clarify, from reliable sources, with its stamp that makes them even more interesting. Congratulations on your research work and for sharing your knowledge. Thank you. Thank you very much.
Thank you, this opened my eyes to a new way of thinking, it will be a rough road, but I feel this will help in my life greatly in the end...
I love the setting, your profile, your way of communicating and the theme... WONDERFUL! Simply authentic, grandiose, spectacular!
This is a very inspiring video. My background is complicated, and given the nature of your video, I just wanted to share that I was in a christian fundamentalist cult/church, and I had to exit it and deprogram myself, which ultimately led me to deconstructing from christianity. The psychic and mental harm that was done to me and my family are in some ways irreparable...but I have learned some great truths in the process. Thank you for your open forum! I am presently writing my cult recovery story...
You don't happen to live in Austria?
They just want to be content with everything being easily unpacked at the end of the day. An extremely dangerous and selfish mentality, it's not exclusive to Christianity either. Everyone will accept delusion for the sake of (at the very least) apathy. I can imagine a beautiful world where this isn't the case but people can't handle or don't want it, the shock would be too extreme. This is why they create such things, deep down they know they're liars unless the group is large enough. Being light on delusion and heavy on heart is a sad existence with sociopaths vastly out-competing them in every respect, such is civilization so far.
I'm confused. We're you in a church or a cult? Or was that particular church a cult? Or are you calling Christianity a cult?
@@sally9352 Fundamentalist churches are cults imho. Once you reach a certain level of closed minded dogmatism around any belief that teaches you its active members are inherently superior then you've become a cult in the modern parlance sense of the word as far as I'm concerned.
I highly doubt they mean to say anyone that follows the teachings of Jesus Christ as we know them to be recorded is automatically a cultist, but when it comes to this kind of ironically highly unchrist-like, hateful fundamentalist bibleism that's unfortunately far too pervasive in far, far too many churches? Absolutely cult-tier bullshit imho
@@historicalaccuracy15 I agree, the hypocrites, religious Sadducess and Pharisees of the Bible who Jesus called whitewashed tombs. Which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. Thanks for your explanation.
Ps I see you fellow wanderer!!! 🦉💚
I found this video by accident, while doing research to better understand the Hedge Witch and who she is. I found several videos that gave definitions, practices to be carried out and that's it, as if nothing else was important besides me, as if jumping over the hedge was almost obvious and everyone behind me was just anxious to get to know me, to shake my hand or to teach me who knows what arcane secrets. The reality is that Others exist independently of me. Thank you for such an intense video, I think I will have to watch it again and again to better internalize the individual concepts. I hope there will be more, like this.
Greetings from the Texas Gulf Coast, USA. Thank you for this deeply insightful discussion of the Hedge Witch. The timing was wyrd, to say the least. Best wishes.
This is a superb video. Seriously. You nailed it.
It is SUCH A RELIEF to actually DISSOCIATE a bit from persona and all that and dive into the Hedge, the SPACE between.
All what you say has been my journey but the way I could actually have an easier access to cross that Hedge is by working with Amanita Muscaria as a way to shamanically journey and peel away these layers of programming, identity, ideology and all that, one by one, like an onion...
Amanita Muscaria is free of any ideology or identity, it's use is very individual, there is no one size fits all and you have to establish your personal relationship with it over time, and only then you can tap into what I call magical synchronicity, higher wisdom, knowledge of the old...which we have lost access too.
I’ve been critical about some of your videos, but this one is very good. This gives some perspective that I needed in my life. Thank you for that.
For me always, the longer video, the better.
It was a good concept. Labels limit you, is what I tell people. And reality itself is a man made concept sense everyone’s reality is different. If you can accept that, than eventually you can leap over the hedge and understand everyone else more.
Like your videos
It's a journey and no one is a master. You are on the path. I look at it as floating on the surface or diving into the depths. I agree and enjoy this conversation.
I like this. It does seem like the more deeply you define individuality, the farther away from groups you become.
I would love to hear a response to this vid by someone with direct knowledge/practicing in this way. I think these are all good comments and questions. And I think it is possible to view the hedge between human existence and the spirit realm VS between our experiences and multiple realities and universes we have no knowledge of. You can gain knowledge of the first through reincarnation (if you believe in that), some forms of meditation, dream work, paranormal experiences, etc. Those are just as valid as any other “beliefs” we humans have.
i do not know of Hedge but i am Haida shaman. Kundalini yoga works. Peace, homegirl and Goddess bless.
My sister told me I was one..I never thought of myself as a witch. I was curious as a child, and THEY noticed me. It could be because of family lines... who knows. I strongly recommend not trying to reach into the OtherWorlds.
What you said at about 25:00 practically word for word mirrors a bit of a rant I went on earlier today. So yes, perfect timing. It was quite serendipitous to log on and find this. Thank you!
Thank you Arith ! Great content. I believe your videos are seen on the Other side, as I sometimes have special dreams about it before you post it. This time the clue was your red belt and the link with the spirits conexion... last time was a symbol you talked about in another video (dreamed of it the night before you posted the video). Strange ! But awesome :)
I really found this to be an insightful video, especially the concept of opening oneself to alternative perceptions, abandoning readily held beliefs before doing anything! I’ve been studying witchcraft for about four years and have been very sceptical of witchcraft in general until listening to you. Thank you.
Person of the world. You have encapsulated something that has always been a part of my practice, and I rarely hear in witch craft discussions. The bird doesn’t care about what language you speak, what borders on a map it flies over, and the bird couldn’t care less about the color of our skin.
Beyond the hedge, we are persons of the world.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video.
I think I'm lucky to have found your videos on both the witch craft and the archeology. I have been talking to some people recently that say they are witch or craft or whatever but don't get what others of us are talking about when we talk about others or truly connecting with the other world around us. One thing I noticed was that there was a difference in mind set between those that the closest they ever got to nature was the city park. While others of us were blessed with actually getting to live surrounded by it. I grew up in the city but every summer I was in the middle of the woods nowhere with my great great aunt. Then when I was 20 the x and I got a house out in the middle of the woods. For me the woods were always more real then other places. Ya even living in the middle of the woods especially where I lived and raised my daughter I still had to put up with small town, small minded people, but at home in the woods walking the land is always when I'm my truest self. It also probably doesn't hurt that before I really understood what my great great aunt was teaching me, she was teaching me. Her folk magic was Ozark Mountain magic and since then I have built on that. I lost the house in 08 but my Drs were actually happy about that because it took to long for any help to get to me and this is also the time I became disabled. So now I live in a small to more large city depends on the time of year because it's a college town, I sometimes go weeks without going anywhere except drs appointments being at home doesn't bother me to bad because I can still go over the hedge even being stuck inside because I had already established relationships with others long ago, what does get to me especially during the warmer weather is not having a quiet place in the woods to go to anymore, not even for a few hours because that's where I'm truly totally myself. I don't hide who I am from my friends that are other but I hate how I sometimes have to put up with some flesh and blood people other than my husband and daughter. These days im a lot like the gentleman who already commented, when it comes to people I want to do like the bird's and other animals and run like hell away from them. I don't know if it's a blessing our a curse sometimes that much of my magic is visualization magic but it is what it is and to be honest I wouldn't change it for the world nor the fact that when I was young I learned to talk to the land and I learned to be able to just be still and listen to it. It seems I am finding more and more that the big gap is between those that never really got to truly be in nature and those that did that makes it hard to explain to someone how you connect with others on the other side of the hedge when even though they say craft and nature believing they really don't know what nature is and you I guess you don't really need that but it does seem to make it much harder for them. So if anyone has any tips to help me explain that would be great. I believe we all have our own true hearts path to walk but I also believe we should help each other where we can, so I get frustrated with myself that I can't seem to be able to explain it better, sounds dumb I know but that's just how I've always been, but probably because I was lucky enough to find some good teachers when I was young without even looking or for that matter even really realizing they were teaching me until many years later. Blessings Be everyone.
felt like everyone was pulling me left, right, up, down, and I realized they were caging me. Took some research to pick the lock, I am outside now and the world is beautiful. This "over the hedge" concept is new to me but I like it a lot, thank you for explaining it simply
Well said, I couldn’t have put it better myself - I got lost over the Hedge many years ago, but found so much more.
Love this video!!!!! I hate labels and forever work toward blurring the lines. 🎃
Thank you for this video, sir. It was enlightening. Enlightening yes, but not because the concepts you speak of are new to me. The happy "surprise" of this video is to see someone whose understanding appears to have developed along parallel lines to my own. I'm a "young" 65-year-old now but my magickal path has been long and winding, taking me through several religious-spiritual traditions from Christianity to "New Age" manifestation to Eclectic Wicca to Paganism to -you get the idea! At long last, I arrived at the very same conclusions you express in your video. In the end, I developed my own personal "tradition" of magick that is wonderfully powerful and practical for everyday, mundane use. Like you, I don't promote myself as anybody special- I have always preached that EVERYONE has a powerful spiritual/magickal NATURE that only waits to be developed.
THANK YOU again, sir! I subscribed to your channel and hope to see more excellent programs.
I am a western Magick practitioner, that said, I seek to use language that is respectful to any and all paths.
I do see the idea of disengagement with ego and preconditioned thought structures.
However, I also don't know how to feel about casting away traditional magical knowledge.
I may be wrong of course.
But, I feel like if I am told to expect a spirit to act, or look a certain way, shouldn't I listen?
I feel like I am being disrespectful to those men and women who died for their magical work. Died to give us this knowledge.
Also, if awakening is all about atonement ih divinity. Why were we ever born?
This was an absolutely awesome video. And I agree mostly too. Not that I am anyone to listen to.
I would love to learn more. Thank you. And if I've offended anyone, I apologize. It is from a place of ignorance not hate.
Your videos always spark new thought and understanding thanks again
Great God's what a brilliant video!
I love everything you have to say and so much of it is so important not just for the practice, but I feel also for the living in this world today.
Thank you Arith.
Arith, thank you for your thoughts on the matter. Thank you for the open dialogue. You outdo yourself again...
Awesome!
Thank you Arith for this very important video. Blessings.
This was very helpful. Thank you Arith.
My pleasure friend, thank you. Be well!
Thank you, I needed to hear these words on so many levels... Brilliant!
This is excellent! I need to wrap my head around these concepts because I really want to take the leap over the hedge. I had to get over, for awhile fear that was pounded into me growing up. This is the next step thank you!
What a beautiful video. Thank you for talking of this and sharing.
Herre in Brazil, this therm is not common in our witchcraft community, it was the first time that I, personally, herared about it. To me, this idea is intrinscecal to the idea of witchcraft. I love this video because the idea of hedge witchcraft is one of my biggest goals in life and you made very good points that, I hope, will help me to get a lil bit coser to this goal. Watching your videos are always a good use of my time
You explain it in such a clear way, It begins with feeling like you are part of this world & opening both your eyes & your mind. Great video brother I trust all is good in your world.
ps you disappeared over the Hedge at the I see 😂 hope you made it back alright.🤟
yeah I did made it back alright, I just returned to civilization. The side I was on while talking is this side, the side of the public around here in this channel, the ever curious spirits full of wonder and beauty :D
This is such a wonderful breath of fresh air.
Just as your expectations, mannerisms, perceptions and actions change to communicate and interact with other worldly beings like our pets, children, differently abled people or a boss, we have to adjust ourselves to communicate/interact with otherworldly entities/forces/powers. Not one or the others care or understand your mundane problems, origins or status.
So be who you are, do what comes naturally to you, and adapt.
To work with otherworldly forces, WE have to change for and respect them, and not the other way around.
Another amazing video. I now have a lot more to think on and explore.
You are a few philosopher. It is true I changed so much through my quest to encounter spirits of Nature. The thing that really changed is my pride, I thought I deserved things because I was myself. But in the Other realm spirits defie you and put you on trial, they can be angry or fearful, they are rarely the good fairy. While you learn all that, you recall your wild side.
Your capacity to express this concepts as things we as the viewer can digest with benefit to us rather than any insinuation that you have a knowledge we don't is a wonderful, practical example of exactly what I think it is you are conveying (that the beginnings of witchcraft are about grasping that your being and needs and mind and will may differ drastically from any energy you attempt to connect with). That integrity makes the content very inviting, and I thank you for being in integrity with your message!
This is so wonderful Arith. and like others here, i needed to hear this because I am alone with these feelings here. And i was thinking I'm gonna share this and tell people that they should listen to this, these ideas once a week. Wouldn't that be something. Every day I get up, and go again.Cheers
The word hegemony comes to mind towards the end of this awesome communication in an ironic humorous way. Thanks brother for the chance to center myself while listening.
Thank you for such depth of thought. This video is a wondrous gift to the practice of witchcraft worldwide
I can and must tell you that your channel is in Grande! Good job! Best regards!
I’d like this video to get 1.000000000 likes so you keep on with this theme!! Thank you so much! Such a brilliant video!❤
I love this video. The part about being a person of the world, and labels was something I need. There was a deep uncomfortable squirming in me as you explained. I wanted to cry out "But labels help you know you are a zebra and not a failure of a horse!" and "But the spirits do live on the land, spirits don't care about borders but they do occupy space like us, and you should connect to local spirits not spirits from far far away!" and you went on, your voice letting me know that everything will be okay. And that was such a calming feeling that I do not think I can capture in words. Thank you.
As always, you have the ability to express thoughts I've had but didn't know how to put them into words. That's why I paint, and play the flute.
I enjoyed this very much thank you Arith. I consider you and I and every Lifeform and all the entities that exist over the hedge, as well, as Citizens and Beings of the Universe and in this way we are all bonded.
Hello, from the USA, Earth. I wish to understand the unseen others and understand their intentions. Do they label themselves as well? Can we understand their dimension? How do they perceive the matter world? Do they cause harm or do they follow any concepts of 'cause no harm'? Can they be trusted or do they always follow their inherent, pre-determined impulses? Do they have unique personalities? Do they believe in a Creator (not a human-envisioned God) but a creative force that weaves throughout everything? Can we create avatars of thought that can visit and share thoughts with one another?
I wish to understand...from within and without. :) Thank you for this video.
The Unseen World is full of life like us all different types of beings. From the religous to the Athiest. From the monk to the Saint. From spirit to teacher... their knowledge is perform' of life here...says one.
This was so inspiring and thought provoking. I'm hoping for more like this and I will be studying this more. Thank you for the knowledge and insight.
Absolutely wonderful video. Thank You so very much. Happy Halloween, or Samhain. Many Blessings.
This is a great video! It went in a completely different direction to what I was expecting, so maybe I have to work on my perception lol.
Loving these so much. Thank you so much for doing these
Its is crazy to think 41 mins of Arith talking can fly by soo quick,i can listen to his knowledge for hours, thank you Arith for all your videos ive been a subscriber for a few years and have learned so much from you THANK YOU.
Brilliant and perfectly kismet timing for me! I've also saved it for another listen asap. “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” ~Krishnamurti
That's an overly quoted and vague quote. That being said, this video made me think of 'Freedom from the Known' by Jiddu Krishnamurti, my philosophy teacher was an ex Sufi and student of Krishnamurti for ten years, and he taught several philosophy courses but the only physical text he assigned (there was alot of reading and videos and online class shat sessions and meet ups) was 'Freedom from the Know', I took his courses for three semesters so I went over the book again and again, and the audio book on You Tube (the one that sounds good). I highly recommend it.
@@whatabouttheearth I can understand how it may be overly quoted and even vague in your own experience. But it was and has remained profound for me, repeatedly, for decades.Countless times. Obviously, a segment of this video most certainly made me think of it specifically. I'll find and add the audio book you recommend, as I am currently building a new playlist for my current work.
Finally someone who can speak about the craft without the ego getting in the way. You are very inspiring and I will certainly coming back for more. Thank you
You are a mesmerizing speaker with amazing views and knowledge. Thank you for sharing.
I enjoyed and gained from this video. Will look into others you share. 🌛💛🌜
Yay, person of the world!
Thanks for this. I needed to hear this right now.
Love listening to you and your point of view Mr. HARGER.
Excellent video! I'm glad you addressed this. My practice really didn't get to where it needed to be until I had done what you are speaking about. My surgery shut me down for a while. I couldn't keep up with my practice and found myself focusing on relating to the animistic universe more and changing my mindset. Much needed video! Thank you!
I agree. If one is not an authentic Hedgewitch then assigning themselves the title is like a fish claiming it is a land animal. Being. Hedge Witch means having such a strong and intimate relationship with self and those boundaries.
I've been living over the hedge for a long time. My nearest neighbor right now is over half a mile. This year marks my 43rd archery season. I view things a little differently. I feel compelled to jot a little down.
Eight million years ago climate change started to eliminate the woods for an ape ancestor. To solve this problem they started to walk greater and greater distances for resources. They became bipedal. One after another they solved many problems. They made fire as a solution, napped flint as a solution, took care of others as a long term solution etc. Solving problems became essential and shaped us. If you couldn't solve the problem that was the ice age, you died off.
Your direct ancestors solved problems with producing crops, domesticating animals, written language. If your ancestor didn't solve the problem of the plague you wouldn't be here. On and on continuing to solve, dying off if you couldn't shaped how you currently are.
Now look at you. Everything you own is a solution to a problem (your shoes, your car, your glasses, etc). You watch movies to see how others solve problems. If you don't like the problem you don't like the movie. When you go to the mall or store you go looking for solutions. You want to win the lottery just so you could solve any problem. You even solve problems when you are dead with life insurance.
In your video you wear a sweat shirt that solves a problem, pants that solve a problem, microphone that solves a problem.
Your idea of going over the hedge and throwing away indoctrinations and preconceived notions because you weren't getting results is a way to solve problems. You can't get away from it no matter how hard you try.
Certain religions throw away worldly possessions (solutions to problems). They find peace. IDK
BTW I definitely feel a force in the woods but I'm not into witchcraft. Henry David Thoreau nailed it on a canoe trip to Maine.
Keep searching.