Eclectic witch :) I pick and choose from all and every type of spirituality and witchcraft, practicing whatever feels right for me. Love and peace to you.
I'm also an ecclectic witch, but ive learned to be careful with closed practices. There are several things that are culturally specific and must be taught by an elder of that path. If you want to look into closed practices try to find a practitioner from that path who'd be willing to teach you.
@@CherryBerryFashion the danger comes in not fully understanding the practices you're attempting to learn. If something belongs to a closed cultural practice and it is essentially required that you be taught proper techniques by an elder, trying to learn it on your own can lead to misunderstanding which can result in things being done incorrectly which can seriously screw you up if you're not careful. The most important thing in all witchcraft is to do your research, find as many primary sources as you can and always *heed the rules of the practices you wish to incorporate into your path because chances are they're there for a reason
For me it’s a lifestyle, commitment, responsibility, and spirituality. Through my experiences I’ve developed my own spirituality, but I wouldn’t call it a religion. To me, the word religion implies dogma. However, on official documents like medical documents and such, I do put my “religion” down as “Wicca” because I want my practices to be respected and the ignorant government in my country only protects my beliefs and practices if I refer to them as Wicca.
@Angel rose Witchcraft doesn’t have color to be honest it’s the intention at heart. Protection could be considered good but what if you are protecting something evil ??
Just found you. Im a traditional witch, born and raised! We go back many generations. Loved your information and how you described both. One thing i wanted to tell you is that family history and traditions also are a big part of trad witchcraft. My family has rituals etc thst are completely different from other families, even in the same area..if you have family of your own, one day your own traditions, rituals will be passed on. Its like any other family stuff really. All families in whatever religion have their own ways that get carried forward with new generations.im in england, Yorkshire but origionally from further north. I grew up in south africa so a lot of their stuff got incorporated into our familys ways. So now, in yorkshire we have my northern english and African mixture of the craft spreading through my family and their families. Please excuse the very bad typing. I have trouble with my hands these days so i hope this message makes sense. Bright blessings be upon you and yours dear. Much love from an old English lady❤
Great video! Thank you for sharing. I consider myself a Wiccan for almost a year now. I was brought up in the Christian faith. In the beginning learning stages of Wicca I had a lot of soul searching to do. Like you mentioned, was indoctrinated by Christian upbringing. The journey has a been a great one. I consider myself a practicing witch and my new found religion is now Wicca. I do follow the Wiccan Reade, it's what works for me. What I love about Wicca is that it's so inclusive of your belief system. You can believe in as many gods and goddesses as you want, or none at all. Was an alien concept compared to Christianity, as I delved into this new path. I have never felt so alive and intuned with myself, as I am now. I don't know if I will always be a Wiccan. However, that's the beauty of all this- it's that you get too choose what's right for you and not the other way around. I will always respect other religions.( Christianity) because it was a part of my life for so long. But as I stand now, an earth-based religion is where I want to stay.
@@galadriel9127 no you don't have too! You can believe in deities or not. That is your personal preference. Some wiccans practice with the God and Goddess and others don't.
@galadriel9127 you don't have to believe in them as literal deities if you don't truly believe that, but you have to believe in what they represent. polarity/duality of masculine and feminine energy, the Earth, etc. they're just anthropromorthized versions of the natural world and that's why we honour them, whether we're honouring them as separate entities or just representations of the Earth's processes, or even in another way as many different interpretations of the Divine exist :)
I am on a traditional witchcraft path. Growing up I use to still to this day respect nature and whenever something bad happens to the earth I can feel my soul crying out. Also, there is so much I have experienced that I don’t know if Wicca would be understanding of me. My heart and soul are definitely on the right path of traditional witchcraft.
Olivia, the Witch of Wonderlust recommended this video and I'm glad she did. Your video is very informative and it was refreshing to get a take on both sides. I do think that Wicca is very interesting and beautiful in itself, however, since I'm not baptized and consider myself as an atheist, I think I'm more like a traditional beginner witch. I'm just more into the magical practice than into Wiccan religion. So thank you for doing this video ^^ 💗
Witchcraft is a way of life not a religion and you live it every day. I was born into it and love it. I have tried other religions and i keep coming back to this way of life.!
Thank You brother I love witchcraft too am a white fire witch and an empath it is hard sometimes when many pains and sorrows reach me I send love and light towards them and try to safe them but as the phoenix Dale Phoenix says :"You can not save all" There is a higher reason why souls have to go through that. I talk and pray to mother earth I believe in her strength and power like in Lilith to who I pray as well I am young in witch craft like as an empath but mother earth shoes me my path. Do You use written spells or make them with Your own words? I have to cause I got no spells book and unfortunately am offline for a while but I can read the comments with Wlan so I meet good souls like You Blessed be always🔥🧙♀️
It seems to me that Wicca, as a religion, has codes to follow whereas witchcraft is freer and one can make use of their own abilities and own energy based upon the own moral.
Yeah,the old religion was pretty free for all but there are certain things that have been frowned upon in that practice like saturnalia and the original Yule celebrations. The rede that wiccans follow is just encouraging people to take the high road in most situations but a decent amount of people ignore it so it kind of depends on what you plan to do and what you’re willing to have come back to you
I don’t think the Wiccan rede is so much a morality thing. Although its exact wording is a product of the 20th century, the idea behind it is ancient. To put it in simple terms, it’s just the law of karma reworded. I know not everybody believes in karma but I’ve experienced it even before I knew there was a word for it.
Wicca is European style of Witchcraft. Witchcraft like Paganism, is an Umbrella term. Most all Wiccans practice Witchcraft too. There are lots of Witchcrafts so to speak... In Haiti voodoo would be a type of Witchcraft, in Hispanic cultures Santeria would be a type of Witchcraft, in Europe Drudism and Wicca are simply types of Witchcraft. Just my 2 cents. And I realize these are all Religio-Magicks, just like Wicca .
You should follow the path your intuition is pulling you towards.. And a real magician knows more than one path.. "wisdom should be welcomed where ever it comes from"
Perfect observation and i agree completelly. Theres is no bad knowledge only inefficient methods, hone your skill as a witch or magician and you will be able to drink from any source of knowledge! Hail!
I started out with wicca as a teen and reading Scott Cunningham and Silver Ravenwolf. My practice has evolved over 20 years and trad craft is more what I identify with today.
Omg yes the book "Earth, Air, Fire, & Water" by Scott Cunningham was the first book my mom gave to me as a teenager, still my number 1 book I go back to reference things.
Soo GLAD to see more youngsters coming into 🧝🏻♀️there much more of us as we speak out than I ever thought & Older wiser ones which your powers grow as well,.. love to u All
@@frankiestone3070 I love Him and speak to him on a daily. But you did make me laugh. I’m invisinist,, but I needed it. U know b4 they had church’s or hospitals,, they healed in caves and Weinstein on them as well no ask the gods for help. In some places here CLLES,,(shaman) in some places called a witch,, and some call it voodoo but I don’t it’s whit and dark in all worlds b4 us and shall be after Ys. I know GOD gas me here for a Reason. And that’s why I pass on good vibes and energies i those who need it and if I have it or can HELP I ALWAYS do. ...❤️ just have to know who’s Version your hearing it from,, like anything ..😉🌸🌞💦🌪🔥🎋🧝🏻♀️
I’ve always had a pull towards the spiritual realm, always have been very inspired by earth as well. My great grandmother did brujeria in Mexico. I’m interested in learning more ❤️
Initiatory Wicca (Traditional Wicca)and Eclectic/Solitary Wicca are really two very different paths, and other then the surface leave they have very different belifes and practices. Now Folkloreic Witchcraft (Aka Traditional Witchcraft) is still yet another spiritual path. I think all these path are lumped together, but there all very different things.
I agree. Initiatory Wicca is very dependent on coven work, and following a specific path with specific deities to learn the mysteries of that religion. Being solitary is for some a choice for those who prefer to see Wicca as a basic foundation and then exploring eclectic paths and seeking knowledge wherever one finds value. In that sense, solitary Wicca can, in practice, have more in common with the traditional witchcraft than Wicca the religion.
From my understanding the sabbats aren’t Wiccan the Wiccans just celebrate the sabbats. People who celebrate say Yule/Samhain etc aren’t necessarily Wiccan nor did the sabbats originate from the Wiccan religion, but rather these festivals/holidays were Pagan and later adopted by the Wiccans. Again I’m about 80-90% sure of this, but I’m not expert.
Exactly. There are many who celebrate the sabbats and esbats, who may or may not fall under the pagan umbrella. I have known atheist witches and some who do not follow or honor specific Gods/Goddesses. Their rituals will look and feel different. Yes, Wicca, like Christianity adopted the Sabbats, as they are older from Germanic Tribes. Go to another culture and their holidays are different.
I'm 31 and started studying Wicca when I was 16. I fell out of it at about 22 and came back at 26.in the last week I have started learning about traditional witchcraft and I'm finding it extremely interesting. Hopefully I'll find more good books and sits to further my education and understanding
Hi Scarlet, really good video. I’m Stephen, I’m a magister of a traditional Goetic coven in Sydney, Australia, called the Coven of the Black Flame. We focus on practices that are Goetic in origin. For those who do not know, ‘Goetia’ is the ancient Greek word for witchcraft, And involves making contracts / pacts with gods and spirits (“Daimons”) and, after these alliances are made, We would direct the spirits to perform tasks for us via the folk magic spells we cast. We work heavily with the Grimoires, and with Renaissance Astrological magic. In addition to the above, we also work with the underworld and the spirits of the dead, as did the old-ways Goen/Goes (“witch”) did. Our practices are very “old school”, completely different to Wicca or most modern paths of witchcraft. Many of the spells we do come directly from the grimoires (European, Iclandic or Arabian, like the Keys of Solomon, the Galdrabok, or the Picatrix) or other ancient sources (like the Greek Magical Papyri; or the Leyden Papyrus); and before working with these different grimoires, we aim to contact the spirits who preside over their magics. The path of a Goen or Old-Ways traditional witch is a difficult one. “Many are called, Few are chosen, little survive”. Its a path that involves vast amounts of study, and a sharp, logical mind. Keep up the good work 🌹 May the Old Religion reign once again 🔥🐉 May the Light be with you, and may Holy Night protect you. S.
Stephen Elic Hello Stephen, could you tell me where I can learn more about your practice? It sounds very interesting to me and I would be grateful If you could share some resources to look into xx
C'est Moi Hey :) There are a few books which you can read. I can list them for you. Its important to read AND practice from these, so that praxis marries theory. I would follow the curriculum from Ms Green’s book, and read the other 3 as you travel through the 13 moons. 1. Mastering Witchcraft, by Paul Huson. 2. A Witch Alone, by Marian Green. 3. Geosophia, by Jake Stratton Kent. 4. The True Grimoire (by Jake Stratton Kent) Additionally, reading through and practicing the exercises from Franz Bardon’s “initiation into hermetics” is highly recommended. My coven members have 2 years to get through all the above, as well as reading through Agrippa’s 4 books of occult philosophy, and at least 3 other grimoires (I recommend The Key of Solomon, the Lemegeton, and Aradia: the Gospel of the Witches). Coven members will also have practical training in divination (tarot, geomancy, ogham and runes, and horary astrology). I recommend the following books for divination: 1. Devil’s picture book- Huson 2. Horary textbook - Frawley 3. Geomancy- Greer 4. Any book about the ogham oracle and any book about the norse rune oracle. The 3rd year is spent mastering astrological talismanic magic, And requires reading and practice from - the Picatrix (warnock and Greer) and austin coppack’s book “the celestial art”. I also recommend initiates complete Christopher Warnocks online course on astrological magic. Good luck.
@@stephenelic6508 thank you love the fact that u said many are called a few are choosen and only a few survive so I'll be reading this books to see If I'm one of the survivors
If you truly have the respect passion and loyalty towards the old gods and Goetic spirits, as well as the diligence, fortitude (daring) and perseverance (will) to walk the path of old-ways witchcraft, then without a doubt you will survive, and indeed, thrive. Think of it like applying to study for medicine to become a surgeon. It’s very hard to get into, the study is absolutely enormous, the practical experience needed is immense even after the study is completed (Although the study never really ends), And failures can still occur. Just like a surgeon, This path is not for everyone. But it is powerful and rewarding if diligently adhered to. Magic is the ancient art and science of our ancestors, taught by the spirits. For those of us who practice Goetia and and the arts of the Magi (Mageia), It is a lifelong vocation. Indeed, It can take many lifetimes to master The Art Magic 🌚🌹🔮🐉 I wish you a safe journey on your path ahead 🌹
A very balanced presentation, which canvases a wide spectrum of paths. I have read, and found personally very helpful, the book's written by Cunningham and Buckland. I would also recommend "A Witches Bible," by Janet and Stewart Farrar, as a terrific resource, a good read! Finally, I found "The Witches' Craft," authored by Raven Grimassi to be exceptionally well researched and documented. Honestly, I am so grateful these people took the time to research and write such great books!
I started down the pagan path through the research of my heritage. The further I go the more my fascination with traditional witchcraft grows. I plan on researching the local folklore down here in the Ozarks, and from what I understand, there's plenty of it. Thanks for the video, it was very encouraging.
Brand Whitlock Mother’s family is from the Ozarks, we have a couple of family cemeteries in a couple of hollers. I grew up hearing of “thin places “ and when backpacking down there today, I still get this sense too a thin veil in northwest Arkansas, Southwest Missouri and northeast Oklahoma. Really fascinating history and ample content for a PhD in religion or history.
@@greenman8859 Thank you for telling me that. I spent many years here running around in the woods and I've had that sense myself on many occasions. I'm looking forward to researching these things and seeing what I find.
Thanks for the video 😊 Witchcraft always felt like a very spiritual practice to me, not necessarily secular or religious. I started out in Wicca like most, and my love for the practice grew. I eventually expanded, studying various types of neopaganism, Kemetism, Thelema, Golden Dawn magic, and the Kabbalah. I really respect all kinds of magic and am still fond of the Wicca I started with. My local group is pretty much all lumped together anyways 😂 Funny how after all this time, I still feel like a student with so much to learn.
I personally discovered Wicca when I was 15, through a monthly magazine associated with all sorts of the supernatural, from myths and urban legends to unexplained phenomena. Though I considered myself a Wiccan, I am not above researching and studying all aspects of magic, including traditional witchcraft. Growing up among my grandmother and her friends who would drink their coffee and then turn the cup upside down to study the symbols formed and predict the future, traditional witchcraft is something I want to explore.
It seems like most of the comments are people who are saying that their path is traditional witchcraft, so I'm going to put a vote in for Wicca. I love that I can practice Witchcraft in Wicca, and I don't see the morals and the connection with deity as somehow not being able to be myself or somehow being held back, I see it as a way to go beyond, and link up with something higher than myself. I, personally, want more than just the craft, I want something deeper.
@@SaraS-80 I know the feeling. I grew up in a Christian home, but I never felt the connection with that religion. Wicca feels right for me, it helps me keep my life balanced and connected to nature.
Great video, new subscriber here. I started years ago as a Wiccan as well but over the years I've shifted to defining myself more of a Pagan/Eclectic Witch. I don't know why but I wasn't really comfortable anymore with the Wiccan path. I'm from Rome (Italy) and being Pagan here is EXTREMELY difficult due to the Catholic Church but I'm still trying to find my way and study as much as I can.
I think Wicca is the easy entry point to Paganism. After a while, lets say 1-2 years, most people choose a more specific tradition like Druidry, what we call "Trad. Witchcraft", Asatru, Shamanism or simply Eclectic Paganism. Wicca is becoming more a dogmatic religion every year, with rules and concepts that are hard to escspe. I'm not a follower or any Rede anymore and I, for my part, cannot identify myself as a duologist. I'm a hard polytheist practicing Druidry and Witchcraft in a Celtic-Irish tradition. However, I have nothing against Wicca. I still own many books on Wicca and I'll never part away with them!
I think I have a very similar spiritual journey and I totally agree with you. Nowadays, Wicca is well know and the most popular in pop culture, also the easiest to follow. But slowly, it's becoming more and more dogmatic, like a Christian Church
Same. I actually identified as Wicca for literally two months then noticed I had no connection to any of the gods associated to Wicca, so I now identify as a pagan!
@thewanderandhiscomp the Wiccan community it's making it dogmatic. Wicca was born in 1954, so it kinda new compared to other religions. I was very young when I got into witchcraft and Wicca was the more compatible with me at that time, but lots of witches bullied me online because I was a solitary witch: even kind people told me that I wasn't a proper witch if I hadn't a knife or a Calderon. I didn't care about it and I followed Wicca until I felt no longer okay with it
Just wanted to say I love the picture in the background. It reminds me of a childhood book I had called Goodnight Moon. I'm not sure why, but I instantly remembered the smell of that old book. It's a very comforting feeling. lol anyways off topic but just had to mention that
@@ScarletRavenswood This is so strange because to be completely honest I didn't even notice the moon. All I saw was the stars and pillars. I guess this might be a sign lol I've gotten a lot of those lately. I have a tarot deck lying around that belonged to my ex-gf so I'll have to give this a try
I feel like there is a bit of overlay in traditional witchcraft, for instance eclectic traditionalists where it's folkloric magick from many different places, love the video btw!
Wicca Vs. Traditional Witch, to me they are kinda the same except a few things. I do think you should view both paths (if you think they are so different). Knowledge is power, power is knowledge. The best part about being a witch is, you are your own wand. I chose the Witchy path because, I wanna cast spells for what I feels is right. I wanna put my energy into what I see fit. I know everyone has their own view on things, but isn't that what being a witch is all about? Being in control of what you feel, and what you put out into the world? I love that I'm a Witch and I don't have to pinpoint, or label myself for a particular Witch. You know why you can't find many books on traditional witches like you can Wicca? Cause Witches where a home craft and frowned upon. Now we have "Wicca" that some guys took all the knogle of traditional witches and put a spin on lol... It all kinda twines together. All I'm saying is be your own WITCH!
I think they’re both equally valid paths and I don’t think the Wiccan rede was written to tell anybody what they should and shouldn’t do. I’ve always seen it as a way of reminding you of the possibility of karma’s existence. I’ve done “good” things and “bad” things in my lifetime and regardless, I’ve always noticed that karma was just around the corner. Not as a moral compass, but as a manifestation of the law of cause and effect.
this is a briliant video and really helped clear a few things up for me i found your channel though the witches cookery channel and the witch of wonderlust i first started looking in to wicca at 15 after growing up with things such as buffy and then stopped around 24 after being in an abusive relationship where i wasnt allowed to practice my beliefs i came back to my path ways a year or so ago after escaping the issues and have found that i am more of an eclectic witch and i follow norse paganism i enjoy learning about all types of witchcraft especially divination, herbalism and hearth witchcraft i enjoy choosing what feels right to me i like the freedom to explore
Thank you so much for the video! As a christian I really struggled with bringing wicca and christianity together. I feel like I really have more freedom as a traditional witch, still being christian while following my own path and respecting ancient rituals
Very nicely done . Thank you. I studied Wicca when I first discovered that I was a witch and it was a good foundation but I began to realize that I am a Traditional Witch. I love the freedom that we have to practice whatever way we wish in Traditional Witchcraft. 😊
My wife and I have always been eclectic practicing witches. Started in wicca many moons ago. Incorporating, wicca, druidism, shaminism. The Wiccan rede has never sat with me very well. For one, in nature, a buck will fight another buck for the doe. Animals fight and even kill. Seeing this, the rede just didnt feel right. We have became even more ecclectic and moved towards traditional witchcraft. Including some of the darker crafts. Sometimes it is neccessary to attack with your art. We never ever attack unprovoked, only in defense. We have learned to use all energies to our advantage. Positive and negative. We still incorporate some Wiccan practices, also druidism, shaminism..... And traditional craft. Great video. Llawen Corwynt
Its best to interpret the no harm rule as "harm none but take no shit" which basically means you don't harm random people but you can defend those who are harmed by others.
I'm a newish Wiccan, getting back into Wicca after a few years and I'm reading Wiccapedia and I love it! I also cant wait to read the forst book you suggested!
Nice video. Back in ye olden times (the 80s) when I got involved in Paganism I called myself Wiccan for a while but after a while it just no longer seemed to fit. I was very involved in the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) and eventually decided it wasn't for me. I prefer a more intellectual/initiatory path and found Wicca was getting too wrapped up in trying to be accepted. Peter Gray has addressed some of these issues in Apocalyptic Witchcraft.
i’ve heard a lot of people who practice traditional witchcraft working through and studying my the craft on their own and writing their own grimore with spells and rituals that work for them as well as symbols and aspects that they feel affect them.
Great video. I've been trying to decide what type of witchcraft to practice. Wicca seems fine, but I don't want to be tied down by the Wiccan rede. I had enough with strict laws and morals with the JW. I know that Christianity or Catholicism is not for me. I like the idea of witchcraft in being able to empower myself and kind of control my own events and destiny. I'm definitley not shy in delving into the darker aspects of magick. Cautious yes, but to each his/her own, you know. I'll def be checking out trditional witchcraft to get a feel for it
The witch of wanderlust referred me here. Yes I believe in evil because I summoned it one night. It was in the summer of this year, he just called my name and laughed. It had the voice of one who inhales electronic cleaning spray and yes it was at 3am.
@Duc de Richleau Are you familiar with Thought Forms? or the kind of energetic resonance in places or objects? Agreed the evil originally came from a person but it is now out there, independent of its origins, 'living' in its own right even being fed by people. Linking with a thought form like that would not be your evil, it might contain a shadow of yourself but that's just a seed compared to a whole tree. Would a collective archetype given energy by truly twisted people be you if you met it in other realms? No. Take heart in the fact that evil runs for the shadows when pure light shines out.
Just came across this video. Well stated on both these traditions. My Granny grew up in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. She was raised on mountain magic. Later in life she moved down to the Piedmont region of North Carolina. I was the only one in my family that she taught her medicine to, as she called it. I have since added other things into what she taught me including Demon magic. Traditional Witchcraft is very flexible. Many of those within TW do not believe in karma, although some might. I remember asking my Granny about karma, and she said, both good and bad happenes to both good and bad people, it's life, not karma. TW's accept the good and bad in life, because it is life.
i am a traditional witch/shaman, my family goes back at least 5 generations in the witchcraft , in europe much farther. my experience was and has been much different than you describe ,i was born to this , no choice ,no turning back , it is part of who i am . i was dedicated to the craft at 6 years old and took the oath at 14 . i have been on my path now for 50 years , some times i have come close to cursing the coven of women that got me involved in this life , but the moments of doubt pass quick , and i adhere to my oath and promise. for some people , the craft is learned from books , but in our family we grew up with it all around us ...everywhere . my first three books i was asked to read were [THE GOLDEN BOUGH ] [THE MALLEUS MALEFICARUM } and [ IAMBLICHUS ] these are the three books that started my training in the craft when i was 14 . i learned about the forest and waters ,stone and sky ,i studied to learn all i could from Plato to the Greek myths and early Germanic tales ,i learned of herbs , plants and mushrooms and the ways of the animals and insects all around us . as for what i believe , i believe i am a traditional american witch , with a back round that goes back further than i care to talk about . it has always been my thought to keep an open mind on what it means to be a witch ,or be involved in the craft . there are so many paths and each of those paths, have others that branch off from those . my grand mother said to me one time when i was younger , don't try and do the craft like me .... NOW THE CRAFT IS YOURS... thank you ...love and respect ...have a nice night .
A Volva draws her inspiration from Nature and nature is not kind or fluffy my only issue with wicca is that it sanitises the craft only focusing on the harmless aspects, Curses and death are also part of the repertoire of a witch. Witchcraft and magic are tools for the journey not an end or a destination in themselves.
Well with curses etc. It's easier just to let go of some small slight or walk away from the situation or just knee cap them yourselves if you've really suffered some great in justice. To resort to magic is for someone who is not getting justice in any way that's fair. That they legally can't do anything. It's not a shortcut or an easier way to get satisfaction.
Thank you for this. I have been practicing for over ten years with big gaps on between and no real direction. Started wiccan but I dont enjoy the religious aspect. I definitely have a more aninism/avatar movie way of thinking. I also have huge believe in folklore, old practices, the fae. My ancestry is irish, I'm northumbrian myself but now live somewhere else so not sure what to incorporate
There are a lot of things to see online and a lot of it is kinda correct but you must know to learn so try and check everything through other places to check, when I started out over 500 moons ago there was little out there to find but I found myself to be Eclectic. I use a little of everything according to what I am doing, one may work better or faster than another. I have a mixed heredity one of them being Irish so I was attracted to the Celtic and Norse. I see you have been at it for ten years so I think one way I can help you is to tell you don't try to hurry or rush to do anything and pay attention not to just what your doing but also yourself. You must always have a way to protect yourself even if you do nothing bad because you never know what may happen, enjoy your journey with Perfect Love and Perfect Trust. Blessed Be
Male Witch Can you share with me some ways that I can protect myself? I am learning for about 3 years and I still feel like a baby. I think it’s because I get nervous that something can harm me. I feel extremely pulled towards (eclectic) witchcraft and I feel like I’ve been a witch in a past life but I am also fearful. I would be very grateful for your tips x
@@CherryBerryFashion You should have learned how to protect yourself unless it has not been full time for those 3 years. Some use jewelry or crystals or stones and there are other ways to protect yourself. You must not have doubts about what you do , nervous maybe but believe in yourself and what you do. The Eclectic witchcraft is a little harder because your taking from more than one belief, for instance... Lets say when doing one thing you may use the Roman God or Goddess but another thing you may do it could be the Greek or Celtic belief. Here is a list of some books that will help. Everyday Magic by Dorothy Morrison... The Witch's Master Grimoire by Lady Sabrina... The Encyclopedia of Magical Ingredients by Lexa Rosean… Spell Castings by Sister Moon... Magick Potions by Gerina Dunwich. Keep at it and take your time, do not try to rush through learning anything that lies ahead. There are many on You Tube that could show you several different ways to do one thing and you pick one that feels right to you, there is no right or wrong way to do something. Maybe later you might learn to write your own, Witchcraft is a belief being one with the world connecting to the old ones and old ways celebrating the cycle of life and death and remembering ones who have passed and more. Some I know have a body more in tune and it is easier for them, others work for the same thing. You will find your way in your own time so enjoy that time no matter how long it is, having faith in anything has no time limit. Blessed Be
Male Witch I am aware, this is why I asked. I have not been practicing full time. I would best describe it by saying that I have been dipping my toes - sometimes less, other times a little more. But I have been sticking to the lighter side of things because I knew that without better knowledge about protection it may do more harm than good. Once I connected to the spirit realm which is not what I wanted to do. Just wanted to send support to a soul of a person that committed suicide. And to be honest I didn’t know that this could have happened. It terrified me and I quickly send whatever came through (and was pulling me) back and cleansed the whole space with sage incense. To me being an eclectic witch is actually easier because I feel very much called to follow my own path intuitively. I wouldn’t be able to follow Wicca for example and do my craft only this one particular way. But that’s just how I am so I work with that. So far of course I used protection and cleansed - using crystals, incense and a herb of choice but I still feel like it’s not enough knowledge on my part. Now I decided to ask directly the people practicing. So thank you very much for the encouragement and for sharing resources. I will for sure go through them. Sending blessing your way xx
@@CherryBerryFashion You must be a natural more in tune with what was in front of you. You should have Black Tourmaline to protect you in that case. When someone passes naturally or not it is always best to let them go first, not forget them but let them move on and then after that send them your love. My father committed suicide so there is never a goodbye that you know. Just know the person you knew did not see any other way to fix it and they made up their mind how to handle it so do not feel bad and think you could stop it. Most of the time they never let anyone else know what they plan on doing. I understand now why you were afraid of some thing going wrong, make sure you have some type of protection next time and be sure and cast your circle it sounds like you skipped that step. It does take time to learn what lies ahead, I have been a Witch for over 400 Moons and the first thing you learn is you may lose a lot of friends or family in the process and have way to many people tell you your evil but I love my beliefs and feel at home so I educate them. Next time be prepared and you should be fine. Blessed Be
The change from the collective to the individual practitioners comes at the same time we move out of Oceanic Pisces into Electric Aquarius. Information is everything!
Thank you for clarification, I've been reading alot about Wicca and felt like it wasn't what I was exactly looking for. I can't wait to start doing research for traditional witchcraft! Thanks again! 🙂
Actually I pondered this a little bit and actually I think it is not just two things; ie: Wicca vs Traditional Witchcraft. Actually think it is three things; ie: Wicca, Traditional Witchcraft, and Witchcraft (that is not traditional witchcraft but also not Wicca). Right now the trend is to have the witch debate to be between Wicca and Traditional Witchcraft, but if you go back to the 90s the big debate was between Wicca and Witches (that are not Traditional Witches). For example a lot of Silver RavenWolf's earlier books, before she jumped on the Wiccan bandwagon, were more from the perspective of Witchcraft. Also the well known witch of the Boston area, Laurie Cabot, has been a famous practitioner and advocate of Witchcraft (but not Wicca and not Traditional Witchcraft) for decades. Even now too there seems to be yet a 4th form of Witchcraft developing. This forth form does not seem to yet have it's own label, but I would call it New Age Witchcraft. An example of someone that is a practitioner and advocate for this new 4th form is Mia Magick. Also from watching some of your other videos where you talked some about both Wicca and Traditional Witchcraft, and how they compare, it seems a lot of the current ideas about Traditional Witchcraft are mostly coming from a strongly European-centric perspective. I argue that most the concepts about forms of enities, etc, are gonna differ greatly if you look at an American based form of Traditional Witchcraft. Actually there is 2 main forms of American based Traditional Witchcraft: ie: Hoodoo, and German Powwow. So since you are in the Midwest Chicago area, that is likely more of a German culture based area, so I would argue that the most relevant form of Traditional Witchcraft for your area is Powwow. If you look at both systems, Hoodoo, and Powwow, they actually do share a lot in common. But yet neither shares much in common with the concepts you described about the Euro-centric forms of Traditional Witchcraft. A more (re-)Paganized form of Powwow would call a lot upon the Norse Gods and Goddesses. So this actually does fit in rather nicely with your strong leanings towards Norse Paganism, as well. Silver RavenWolf has written a good book about Powwow from the Pagan perspective. It is out of print and highly expensive at this time. There is two editions of it, both with different titles. American Folk Magick is the name of the 2nd edition, and HexCraft is the first edition title. Also Northern Magic by Edred Thorsson, does talk a little about the connections of Norse-Paganism to Powwow. All other books on Powwow by other authors are going to be talking about the more Christianized traditional form of Powwow.
Wicca just comes off as "Witchcraft Lite". If I was going to start practicing as opposed to just learning about magic in general, I dont really see the appeal of wicca vs historical witchcraft.
I started with wicca not long ago, but now I feel like traditional witchcraft draws my attention more. I am really lost now, but I keep studying. Thanks for your video, it really helped.
Hi Sister! I am a French baby witch. I practice for a year and a half 🌙 I started as a solitary practitioner and so I am. I live in a very isolated mountain region when there is no chance that I meet other witches or a coven. I learned all what I know from the Web, UA-cam, and books. It was very hard and confusing to begin alone and I naturally interested myself to Wicca. I found that I was pagan and I met my patron gods during a meditation. I worked early with Nordic magic, runes, green and kitchen witchcraft. Then I found that witchcraft and Wicca weren't the same thing and that I could follow my own path. So I don't consider myself as a Wiccan because I don't follow all of the wiccan rules (as for my altar which is very personal and no traditionally Wiccan) I am grateful to Wicca because it allowed me to learn the basics at the start of my journey, it showed me the frame. But now that I progress in my path I feel allowed to leave Wicca and to built my own tradition. Sadly in France we don't have a big witchcraft background -we had country witches but it was all hidden and it disappeared with Christianity and Catholicism.
Salutations de France. Ici, c'est une terre païenne. On ne peut se fonder sur une idéologie dans laquelle, on torture un pauvre homme sur des rondins de bois jusqu'à la mort. On ne peut rien construire de sain sur des fondations aussi véreuses. Je préfère la logique qui consiste à remercier le monde qui nous entoure pour la possibilité qu'il nous offre de nous bonifier au fil de nos manifestations. Telle est la base de l'enseignement du sol qui nous porte, quels que soient nos décisions et actes.
I started off as wiccan and while i do still follow some of their beliefs i do stray from "by the book wicca" for example i pretty much exclusively worship goddesses and as a grey witch i dont follow harm none nor the rule of 3.
Earth, water, fire and air. We may look bad but we don't care. We fill the fire. To love the earth is our one desire. I need to rewatch Captain Planet and Ferngally again.
I lean toward more traditional Witchcraft. Which shocks me because being African American I thought I’d be more into the ATRs. I am but Traditional Witchcraft is really speaking to me. I tend to be morally grey anyway so that was interesting to hear.
I have found even no it is a little harder to find books on traditional witchcraft and traditional practices it has far more links to historical references probably by its nature and is far less open to being polluted for better or worse by personal opinions and those that are just trying to profit of gullible masses but it does require a lot of research needed to understand sufficiently some of the subjects which I'm not sure if that's a downside just means you can read the books many times and interpreted meaning ways
I’m an eclectic pagan now I was Wiccan at 14 I think as you said it’s a good starting point now I’m in my 30s and it’s traditional craft all the way for me.
Another great book on Traditional Witchcraft is "Besom Stang and Sword" by Chris and Tara Orapello. Their book deals with the folk magick of the Philadelphia/South Jersey area.
Great video for beginners, I have been practicing traditional witchcraft for 7 years now (I am a norse witch and work with Odin.) And I wish I had a video like this when I was starting out.
Eclectic witch here! This video was super helpful. I have been on my path for a long time but always a bit unclear about differences between Wicca and Witchcraft. Thank you so much! I just subscribed!
Doc Savage .... Catholicism? No, unless you believe all of Christianity is pagan. But that wouldn’t make sense because Catholicism and all secs of Christianity that stems from it (so all of them) is monotheistic.
@@redstar7292 the word in Bible which the word “Witch” was translated from actually doesn’t mean what we recognize what the word “witch” to mean in English (we have a considerably limited vocabulary). That’s why you can observe Saul utilizing a witch in the Old Testament. Utilizing our spirituality and the world around us for good actually follows what the Christian God wants us to do, we are the stewards of the Earth. Certain practices are not condoned, which I do not partake in, like divination to see the future, spells that alter natural course, and of course blasphemy. And let us not forget that the Catholic Church recognizes mediums and those with “psychic powers.” ☺️
I am just starting out on my journey so I don't have a declared path yet. I do tend to honor/ celebrate the sabbets as well as the esbats. I celebrate the sabbets usually on my own. For the esbats I celebrate them with others. I've joined a group in Denver called 13 Moons and we meet once a month for a total of 13 moons. We discuss aspects and work with energies of each months moon sign. The facilitator has a strong background in Irish based traditions which she weaves into the meeting. I also have Irish ancestors so I feel connected to this method for now. I look forward to learning more about traditions from the Irish region. Btw- Thanks for making this video Scarlet!
Thought wicca was an invention of "Gerald Gardener" sometime in the early 40s. Fancied himself as a bit of sorcerer. Came up with skyclad rituals. (dancing about naked) go on Gerald.
It wasn't his "invention". He just wrote about it. He didn't invent anything and he never claimed he did or took credit for it. I don't see why people give him credits for "inventing" Wicca. He just published books and talked publicly on the subject. But the beliefs and practices existed before him. All he did was to collect them in books, because in his eyes, that would keep them alive. But he never created anything by himself. Everything he wrote about already existed either in pagan traditions or in occult circles. So in that sense, no, Wicca is not really new because everything Wicca is about has existed for ages, perhaps with a different name and scattered in different traditions. But nothing of Wicca is new. Gardner brought nothing new to the table. He just drew the attention of the public on already existing practices. He didn't even call it "Wicca" in his first book. He wasn't the one that came up with the name.
Gardener was a given the charter to start a Rite of Minerva Lodge by Crowley. Robert Cochrane split off from Wicca and created Traditional Witchcraft in the early 60s out of his personal disdain for Gerdener.
@@mmcountrygal4 Wicca is certianly new. The 1950's would not warrant the "Old Ways" term. I am Wiccan and we Wiccans need to accept the truth about how Wicca came to be and be ok with that. So what if it is new, every religion was new at some point.
Good video, and thank you for the book references. I have added them to my shopping list. 😊 When it comes to my practices, I'm more of a traditional witchcraft and home hearth practice person. My family is Scandinavian so we have a lot of Scandinavian influences with our particular practices, but you definitely spot on on the local focus regarding those things. The stuff we practice in our area is definitely different than the stuff is practiced over in Norway and Sweden.
As a 'black magician' I prefer traditional witchcraft. To me Wicca does not seem to be witchcraft at all. Most people who identify as wiccans seem to have an apologetic attitude towards the dark side of their own psyche. As far as I know the thousands of witches that where burned at the stake, weren't killed because they where 'priestesses of the goddess' NO, they where simply killed because they where, rather primitive yet highly individualistic people, mostly women, who had a strong connection to nature or had greater insight in the human psyche, and Christian society, because of their own fears, could never understand or appreciate them.... Although I'm a man, I do consider myself a witch, since the word witch in Dutch means heks which refers to hex (or the number 6) which corresponds to the planet Saturn (Binah) that symbolises (and reflexes) the most ancient Luciferian (both male and female) energy known to man...
Traditional witch craft for me, how ever i was born into Wiccan lifestyle so i bring a little of Wicca in with my practice. Im 53yr my heritage is Celtic/Scotts & born in the UK .. my parents decided to immigrate to New Zealand when i was nearly 8yr so my pull is still with my Ancestors .. Learning about the herbs & plants here in New Zealand is very rewarding , but some times a little sad as i cant use what my Grandparents used in their day to day living. Thanku you for your knowledge & video🙏🏼 Blessed Be ✨✨✨
I've been traveling the traditional witchcraft path. I have been drawn more towards the folk magic and hoodoo here of late but I am open to learning about all things witch.
This was one of the most informative and helpful videos I’ve watched in a while. While I have been reading up on Wicca and falling in love with some of the ideologies behind it I just felt like it wasn’t really wasn’t for me until this video. Because of this I think I just might start my witchcraft journey. Thank you, your videos are amazing 🖤.
I personally consider Wicca to be the Scientology of the Magic/Pagan community. Meaning a young, intentionally-constructed religion, designed to offer people something that other religions generally don't, but at the same time is familiar. After all, Wicca has only been around since 1955 or so, was intended by it's creator to be its own religion from the start, and... ahem... 'borrows' heavily from other magic/pagan/earth-based belief systems that are many times older than it is. ( Sounds a lot like Christianity in that regard, huh? I wonder if Ēostre has gotten over the theft and butchery of her name yet? ) Anyway, I'll stick to doing my own thing, with my own observations and beliefs dictating the doctrine I follow, instead of somebody else being in control of me, or deciding what I can or can't do. )
Guard Dog well no, Wicca is the rebirth and modernization of the old religion. Sure, it came around and was the forefront of the neopagan movement but it isn’t a completely new thing
@@alexandriariches1327, it is exactly as I said: A bunch of practices that may or may not have been part of other religions, cobbled together and called a religion. Period. Here: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Wicca, a predominantly Western movement whose followers practice witchcraft and nature worship and who see it as a religion based on pre-Christian traditions of northern and western Europe. It spread through England in the 1950s and subsequently attracted followers in Europe and the United States. Origins And Beliefs Although there were precursors to the movement, the origins of modern Wicca can be traced to a retired British civil servant, Gerald Brousseau Gardner (1884-1964). Gardner spent most of his career in Asia, where he became familiar with a variety of occult beliefs and magical practices. He also read widely in Western esoteric literature, including the writings of the British occultist Aleister Crowley. Returning to England shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Gardner became involved in the British occult community and founded a new movement based on a reverence of nature, the practice of magic, and the worship of a female deity (the Goddess) and numerous associated deities (such as the Horned God). He also borrowed liberally from Western witchcraft traditions. Following the 1951 repeal of England’s archaic Witchcraft Laws, Gardner published Witchcraft Today (1954), founded his first coven of followers, and, with input from its members, especially author Doreen Valiente, developed modern witchcraft into what today is known as Wicca. It spread quickly to the United States in the late 1960s, when an emphasis on nature, unconventional lifestyles, and a search for spirituality divorced from traditional religions were especially in vogue." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From here: www.britannica.com/topic/Wicca Wicca, like every other religion, was built and constructed from various parts of what came before it. I've spent a lot of time studying the history of most religions, and Wicca is no different that any other one that I've delved into. Witchcraft, by the way, is NOT a religion, nor was it ever specifically part of one. It is simply a CRAFT. A skill that one acquires. One way or the other, Gerald Brousseau sounds an awful lot like L.Ron Hubbard.
@@guarddog318 it is a religion that people are born into,too and an ages old one (worshippong the old way, not what we had after the neopagan movement).Something can be a craft and a religion at the same time. You may have researched it but I live it every day and research can only get you so much information
@@alexandriariches1327, Then you're a Druid? Because that's the order Wicca draws from the most heavily, then adds to. Also, everything you 'live' was RESEARCHED, intentionally chosen -cherry picked - and put together. ...just as every other modern religion was. And no, despite your claim, no one was "born" into it; they chose it. Regardless of all that, the entire doctrine is and was, as I said, carefully chosen and constructed. Any denial of that is a lie. Anyway, believe whatever you please, it's all the same to me. but the rest of your audience needs to know the truth, so they can also choose for themselves.
@@guarddog318 i don't have or need an audience. Just because you're seemingly some sory of atheist doesnt give you the right to demean someone else's religion and/or belief system. Again, you're wrong. I was born into being pagan.
I have studied wicca on and off for about 18 years. I now consider myself pagan but not wiccan. I've started reading Paganism: an introduction to Earth-Centered religions by Joyce and River Higginbotham, to see where I stand, but I'm leaning toward traditional craft
Wow that is a very well said video. I wish things could’ve been defined like that back in the late 80s when I started. I am mostly a traditional self practitioner with mild Wiccan influence (obtained over many years) thanks for the awesome video ❤️🖤
Witches to me: I love my crystals oh this is so cute. (Doesn’t do high magick. Occultist: i got my sigil of Paimon here with my silver ritual dagger got my olive wood wand crafted on Saturday.
It just hasn’t though. The witch cult hypothesis has been disproved by scholars. However the horned god and mother goddess were worshipped by ancient Europeans. The vast majority of Wiccan beliefs came about in the mid 1900s with Gardner.
This is such a concise and well put together video! I'm still trying to figure out exactly what kind of path I want to follow, and this channel has been incredibly helpful. Thank you so much!
All you say about morality in traditional witchcraft is still true in wicca! Solitary wiccans tends to climb on things like the rede or the threefold law just because they have nothing else to climb on! They have no guide, no shared experiences - wicca is all about sharing, that’s something people forget. Also, theese “rules” are all about evaluating for yourself and taking responsability. Wicca accepts both good and evil in nature as part of the polarity of the Goddess and the God. Eventually the wiccan morality changes from wiccan to wiccan and is based on the guide you receive direclty from the divine.
I've seen Jewish traditional angelic and demonic magic and it can be something hard to control. But once you've found your rituals and find peace you are in harmony. I find Works of Israel Regardie to have had an impact in my knowledge of the Golden Dawn. But recently I've been reading books from Joy Cuningham .
Forgive me if I’m wrong here but the Wiccan holidays, or sabbats are Celtic in origin? I think it’s a pet peeve of mine that Wicca is always credited with creating these holidays when they didn’t.
I was actually thinking about this the other day. I'm pretty new to all this. However all one hears is about cultural appropriation.. But nobody talks about Gardner and the Celtic festivals. I guess I'm trying to sort all this out in my thoughts.
A handful are also Nordic, such as Yule, an actual historical holiday, and two come from month names (Ostara and Litha, there isn't enough evidence for the argument that Ostara was a goddess, take Bede, a Christian writing about pagan practices, and being the first attestation of Ostara as a goddess, with mounds of salt). Mabon is taken from a Welsh Arthurian figure.
Yeap, these holidays were either Celtic or Germanic in origin. But I don't think any Wiccan ever claimed that these holidays were "Wiccan". If anything, they are quick to recognize and acknowledge the pagan background and history of these holidays. Wiccans are usually the first to tell you that the holidays they celebrate are of pagan background.
I am a very spiritual witch. :) That's what I've decided to call it. I do not follow any rules, but I do learn about tools/techniques. I worship the earth/universe and their Devine energies as a whole. (Do not worship any specific deities) I use meditation/manifestion more than spells, but I do cast spells as well once in awhile. So, yeah, Spiritual witch. :).
I’m a traditional Witch we have love and light but we also have a Darkside and traditional Witchcraft is not afraid to embraces that the power in the darkness that oh so many people shy away from
2 years late, but I appreciate this video 4 months after starting my path. I am not into organized religion at all, and would consider myself a secular folk practitioner, so Wicca is probably not the path for me, but I can see the benefit in Cunningham's book. I have shied away from Wiccan books, but will probably read this one. Thank you for your clear definitions. ✌️❤️🃏🕯🔮
I'm a long time practicing witch, who lives in Louisiana in the heart of Voodoo country, so I incorporate the practice of witchcraft and Voodoo together as one.
Eclectic witch :) I pick and choose from all and every type of spirituality and witchcraft, practicing whatever feels right for me. Love and peace to you.
same here 🖤
I'm also an ecclectic witch, but ive learned to be careful with closed practices. There are several things that are culturally specific and must be taught by an elder of that path. If you want to look into closed practices try to find a practitioner from that path who'd be willing to teach you.
Caleigh Tilson
But why should she be careful? Do you see any potential danger in doing it yourself? If so I would like to know myself too :)
@@CherryBerryFashion the danger comes in not fully understanding the practices you're attempting to learn. If something belongs to a closed cultural practice and it is essentially required that you be taught proper techniques by an elder, trying to learn it on your own can lead to misunderstanding which can result in things being done incorrectly which can seriously screw you up if you're not careful. The most important thing in all witchcraft is to do your research, find as many primary sources as you can and always *heed the rules of the practices you wish to incorporate into your path because chances are they're there for a reason
Caleigh Tilson
Okay, thank you for the explanation, I will :)
"If one is to understand the force, one must study all of its aspects. Not just the narrow dogmatic view of the jedi"
Forsooth, someone hath put something in thy popcorn!
out of all the series…”Solo” was the best one ☝️
Good reference 😂
I used to claim myself as wicca but now I when asked say I am a witch, grey witch . I see it as a life style not a religion.
Angel Rose I feel the exact same way
For me it’s a lifestyle, commitment, responsibility, and spirituality. Through my experiences I’ve developed my own spirituality, but I wouldn’t call it a religion. To me, the word religion implies dogma.
However, on official documents like medical documents and such, I do put my “religion” down as “Wicca” because I want my practices to be respected and the ignorant government in my country only protects my beliefs and practices if I refer to them as Wicca.
@Angel rose Witchcraft doesn’t have color to be honest it’s the intention at heart. Protection could be considered good but what if you are protecting something evil ??
Just found you. Im a traditional witch, born and raised! We go back many generations. Loved your information and how you described both. One thing i wanted to tell you is that family history and traditions also are a big part of trad witchcraft. My family has rituals etc thst are completely different from other families, even in the same area..if you have family of your own, one day your own traditions, rituals will be passed on. Its like any other family stuff really. All families in whatever religion have their own ways that get carried forward with new generations.im in england, Yorkshire but origionally from further north. I grew up in south africa so a lot of their stuff got incorporated into our familys ways. So now, in yorkshire we have my northern english and African mixture of the craft spreading through my family and their families. Please excuse the very bad typing. I have trouble with my hands these days so i hope this message makes sense. Bright blessings be upon you and yours dear. Much love from an old English lady❤
Sue Heads OMG, same!!!
@@garrettwood4866 merry meet sister😀
Well met sister. 😺
Ok serious question... Would I be a traditional witch if I was not born from bloodline of witches?
Yes, then bloodline of witches would start.
Great video! Thank you for sharing. I consider myself a Wiccan for almost a year now. I was brought up in the Christian faith. In the beginning learning stages of Wicca I had a lot of soul searching to do. Like you mentioned, was indoctrinated by Christian upbringing. The journey has a been a great one. I consider myself a practicing witch and my new found religion is now Wicca. I do follow the Wiccan Reade, it's what works for me. What I love about Wicca is that it's so inclusive of your belief system. You can believe in as many gods and goddesses as you want, or none at all. Was an alien concept compared to Christianity, as I delved into this new path. I have never felt so alive and intuned with myself, as I am now. I don't know if I will always be a Wiccan. However, that's the beauty of all this- it's that you get too choose what's right for you and not the other way around. I will always respect other religions.( Christianity) because it was a part of my life for so long. But as I stand now, an earth-based religion is where I want to stay.
I heard that you have to believe in the God and the Goddess to call yourself Wiccan?
@@galadriel9127 no you don't have too! You can believe in deities or not. That is your personal preference. Some wiccans practice with the God and Goddess and others don't.
@galadriel9127 you don't have to believe in them as literal deities if you don't truly believe that, but you have to believe in what they represent. polarity/duality of masculine and feminine energy, the Earth, etc. they're just anthropromorthized versions of the natural world and that's why we honour them, whether we're honouring them as separate entities or just representations of the Earth's processes, or even in another way as many different interpretations of the Divine exist :)
I am on a traditional witchcraft path. Growing up I use to still to this day respect nature and whenever something bad happens to the earth I can feel my soul crying out. Also, there is so much I have experienced that I don’t know if Wicca would be understanding of me. My heart and soul are definitely on the right path of traditional witchcraft.
Olivia, the Witch of Wonderlust recommended this video and I'm glad she did. Your video is very informative and it was refreshing to get a take on both sides. I do think that Wicca is very interesting and beautiful in itself, however, since I'm not baptized and consider myself as an atheist, I think I'm more like a traditional beginner witch. I'm just more into the magical practice than into Wiccan religion. So thank you for doing this video ^^ 💗
I love Olivia!!
Witchcraft is a way of life not a religion and you live it every day. I was born into it and love it. I have tried other religions and i keep coming back to this way of life.!
Hi bro ... please are a mentor...can you help me with the basics because wanted to practice
You got that right! 🕯️🔮🌿
Thank You brother I love witchcraft too am a white fire witch and an empath it is hard sometimes when many pains and sorrows reach me I send love and light towards them and try to safe them but as the phoenix Dale Phoenix says :"You can not save all" There is a higher reason why souls have to go through that.
I talk and pray to mother earth I believe in her strength and power like in Lilith to who I pray as well
I am young in witch craft like as an empath but mother earth shoes me my path.
Do You use written spells or make them with Your own words? I have to cause I got no spells book and unfortunately am offline for a while but I can read the comments with Wlan so I meet good souls like You
Blessed be always🔥🧙♀️
@@pregnantmind437 Read. 📚 The Witch's Cauldron has classes.
Witchcraft is 100% a religion to some people...for someone "born into it", you should know that.
It seems to me that Wicca, as a religion, has codes to follow whereas witchcraft is freer and one can make use of their own abilities and own energy based upon the own moral.
Harm none. Don't curse people. It's a good moral foundation to have. I prefer to be spiritually defensive and protective rather than bizarre curses.
The Enigmatic Richard Zell . Apologies!
Yeah,the old religion was pretty free for all but there are certain things that have been frowned upon in that practice like saturnalia and the original Yule celebrations. The rede that wiccans follow is just encouraging people to take the high road in most situations but a decent amount of people ignore it so it kind of depends on what you plan to do and what you’re willing to have come back to you
I don’t think the Wiccan rede is so much a morality thing. Although its exact wording is a product of the 20th century, the idea behind it is ancient. To put it in simple terms, it’s just the law of karma reworded.
I know not everybody believes in karma but I’ve experienced it even before I knew there was a word for it.
Traditional witchcraft recognizes that there is no good or bad magic; there are, generally speaking, good or bad people.
I do both. I’m in a coven and we mix Wicca with witchcraft.
Exactly! Best of both worlds,
100% agreed
That’s a big no-no. You just voided the warranties on both.
Wicca is a religion, witchcraft is a practice /:
Wicca is European style of Witchcraft. Witchcraft like Paganism, is an Umbrella term. Most all Wiccans practice Witchcraft too. There are lots of Witchcrafts so to speak... In Haiti voodoo would be a type of Witchcraft, in Hispanic cultures Santeria would be a type of Witchcraft, in Europe Drudism and Wicca are simply types of Witchcraft. Just my 2 cents. And I realize these are all Religio-Magicks, just like Wicca .
You should follow the path your intuition is pulling you towards..
And a real magician knows more than one path.. "wisdom should be welcomed where ever it comes from"
Perfect observation and i agree completelly. Theres is no bad knowledge only inefficient methods, hone your skill as a witch or magician and you will be able to drink from any source of knowledge! Hail!
Maik Wilfriedson so when my soul cringes when people call themselves a witch i run far away and call myself an occultist.
Yevalyn11 I’m gonna start encouraging every occultist to play one fantasy game
I would use warlock because of Guldan.
Yevalyn11 you could refer to yourself as a necro-mage.
Yevalyn11 great when I feel up to it I would call myself an arch mage.
Craziest thing, my daughter's name is Scarlett and I have that exact tarot curtain hung in my house. First time watcher, thought it was interesting.
Synchronicity!
I started out with wicca as a teen and reading Scott Cunningham and Silver Ravenwolf. My practice has evolved over 20 years and trad craft is more what I identify with today.
Omg yes the book "Earth, Air, Fire, & Water" by Scott Cunningham was the first book my mom gave to me as a teenager, still my number 1 book I go back to reference things.
Soo GLAD to see more youngsters coming into 🧝🏻♀️there much more of us as we speak out than I ever thought & Older wiser ones which your powers grow as well,.. love to u All
I rebuke all of you in the name of jesus!!!!
@@frankiestone3070 u made me laugh
Ty,..❤️
God has the last laugh💯💯💯 your welcome
@@frankiestone3070 I love Him and speak to him on a daily. But you did make me laugh. I’m invisinist,, but I needed it. U know b4 they had church’s or hospitals,, they healed in caves and Weinstein on them as well no ask the gods for help. In some places here CLLES,,(shaman) in some places called a witch,, and some call it voodoo but I don’t it’s whit and dark in all worlds b4 us and shall be after Ys. I know GOD gas me here for a Reason. And that’s why I pass on good vibes and energies i those who need it and if I have it or can HELP I ALWAYS do. ...❤️ just have to know who’s Version your hearing it from,, like anything ..😉🌸🌞💦🌪🔥🎋🧝🏻♀️
I’ve always had a pull towards the spiritual realm, always have been very inspired by earth as well. My great grandmother did brujeria in Mexico. I’m interested in learning more ❤️
Wicca is cool, but I go with traditional witchcraft.
How can I learn to cast a circle in the traditional witchcraft way?
@@YFL.111 I also want to know that!
I would read a few recommended books on traditional witchcraft first.
Initiatory Wicca (Traditional Wicca)and Eclectic/Solitary Wicca are really two very different paths, and other then the surface leave they have very different belifes and practices. Now Folkloreic Witchcraft (Aka Traditional Witchcraft) is still yet another spiritual path. I think all these path are lumped together, but there all very different things.
Yes, I definitely agree that they are very different approaches. :)
I agree. Initiatory Wicca is very dependent on coven work, and following a specific path with specific deities to learn the mysteries of that religion. Being solitary is for some a choice for those who prefer to see Wicca as a basic foundation and then exploring eclectic paths and seeking knowledge wherever one finds value. In that sense, solitary Wicca can, in practice, have more in common with the traditional witchcraft than Wicca the religion.
Very very different
Thelma Dickinson this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From my understanding the sabbats aren’t Wiccan the Wiccans just celebrate the sabbats. People who celebrate say Yule/Samhain etc aren’t necessarily Wiccan nor did the sabbats originate from the Wiccan religion, but rather these festivals/holidays were Pagan and later adopted by the Wiccans. Again I’m about 80-90% sure of this, but I’m not expert.
Tiffany R you’re right
MishkaValhalla haha thanks 🙏
Exactly. There are many who celebrate the sabbats and esbats, who may or may not fall under the pagan umbrella. I have known atheist witches and some who do not follow or honor specific Gods/Goddesses. Their rituals will look and feel different. Yes, Wicca, like Christianity adopted the Sabbats, as they are older from Germanic Tribes. Go to another culture and their holidays are different.
My favorite is Walpurgisnacht
Norse pagan here, totally vibe with Yuletide, Alfablot (Samhain) and others
I'm 31 and started studying Wicca when I was 16. I fell out of it at about 22 and came back at 26.in the last week I have started learning about traditional witchcraft and I'm finding it extremely interesting. Hopefully I'll find more good books and sits to further my education and understanding
Hi Scarlet, really good video. I’m Stephen, I’m a magister of a traditional Goetic coven in Sydney, Australia, called the Coven of the Black Flame.
We focus on practices that are Goetic in origin. For those who do not know, ‘Goetia’ is the ancient Greek word for witchcraft, And involves making contracts / pacts with gods and spirits (“Daimons”) and, after these alliances are made, We would direct the spirits to perform tasks for us via the folk magic spells we cast. We work heavily with the Grimoires, and with Renaissance Astrological magic.
In addition to the above, we also work with the underworld and the spirits of the dead, as did the old-ways Goen/Goes (“witch”) did.
Our practices are very “old school”, completely different to Wicca or most modern paths of witchcraft. Many of the spells we do come directly from the grimoires (European, Iclandic or Arabian, like the Keys of Solomon, the Galdrabok, or the Picatrix) or other ancient sources (like the Greek Magical Papyri; or the Leyden Papyrus); and before working with these different grimoires, we aim to contact the spirits who preside over their magics.
The path of a Goen or Old-Ways traditional witch is a difficult one. “Many are called, Few are chosen, little survive”. Its a path that involves vast amounts of study, and a sharp, logical mind.
Keep up the good work 🌹
May the Old Religion reign once again 🔥🐉 May the Light be with you, and may Holy Night protect you. S.
Stephen Elic
Hello Stephen, could you tell me where I can learn more about your practice? It sounds very interesting to me and I would be grateful If you could share some resources to look into xx
C'est Moi
Hey :) There are a few books which you can read. I can list them for you. Its important to read AND practice from these, so that praxis marries theory.
I would follow the curriculum from Ms Green’s book, and read the other 3 as you travel through the 13 moons.
1. Mastering Witchcraft, by Paul Huson.
2. A Witch Alone, by Marian Green.
3. Geosophia, by Jake Stratton Kent.
4. The True Grimoire (by Jake Stratton Kent)
Additionally, reading through and practicing the exercises from Franz Bardon’s “initiation into hermetics” is highly recommended. My coven members have 2 years to get through all the above, as well as reading through Agrippa’s 4 books of occult philosophy, and at least 3 other grimoires (I recommend The Key of Solomon, the Lemegeton, and Aradia: the Gospel of the Witches). Coven members will also have practical training in divination (tarot, geomancy, ogham and runes, and horary astrology). I recommend the following books for divination:
1. Devil’s picture book- Huson
2. Horary textbook - Frawley
3. Geomancy- Greer
4. Any book about the ogham oracle and any book about the norse rune oracle.
The 3rd year is spent mastering astrological talismanic magic, And requires reading and practice from - the Picatrix (warnock and Greer) and austin coppack’s book “the celestial art”. I also recommend initiates complete Christopher Warnocks online course on astrological magic.
Good luck.
@@stephenelic6508 thank you love the fact that u said many are called a few are choosen and only a few survive so I'll be reading this books to see If I'm one of the survivors
If you truly have the respect passion and loyalty towards the old gods and Goetic spirits, as well as the diligence, fortitude (daring) and perseverance (will) to walk the path of old-ways witchcraft, then without a doubt you will survive, and indeed, thrive.
Think of it like applying to study for medicine to become a surgeon. It’s very hard to get into, the study is absolutely enormous, the practical experience needed is immense even after the study is completed (Although the study never really ends), And failures can still occur. Just like a surgeon, This path is not for everyone.
But it is powerful and rewarding if diligently adhered to. Magic is the ancient art and science of our ancestors, taught by the spirits. For those of us who practice Goetia and and the arts of the Magi (Mageia), It is a lifelong vocation. Indeed, It can take many lifetimes to master The Art Magic 🌚🌹🔮🐉
I wish you a safe journey on your path ahead 🌹
@@stephenelic6508 Thank you!😊
A very balanced presentation, which canvases a wide spectrum of paths. I have read, and found personally very helpful, the book's written by Cunningham and Buckland. I would also recommend "A Witches Bible," by Janet and Stewart Farrar, as a terrific resource, a good read! Finally, I found "The Witches' Craft," authored by Raven Grimassi to be exceptionally well researched and documented. Honestly, I am so grateful these people took the time to research and write such great books!
For me witchcraft has been a path of diy spiritual self therapy+mental stability maintenance which also satiates my aesthetic sentiments♥️💋
I like that ❤
I started down the pagan path through the research of my heritage. The further I go the more my fascination with traditional witchcraft grows. I plan on researching the local folklore down here in the Ozarks, and from what I understand, there's plenty of it. Thanks for the video, it was very encouraging.
Brand Whitlock Mother’s family is from the Ozarks, we have a couple of family cemeteries in a couple of hollers. I grew up hearing of “thin places “ and when backpacking down there today, I still get this sense too a thin veil in northwest Arkansas, Southwest Missouri and northeast Oklahoma. Really fascinating history and ample content for a PhD in religion or history.
@@greenman8859 Thank you for telling me that. I spent many years here running around in the woods and I've had that sense myself on many occasions. I'm looking forward to researching these things and seeing what I find.
I personally combine both. I like the celebrations and duality nature of Wicca, but I don't shy away from helping karma along a bit.
Makes sense to me.
Thanks for the video 😊 Witchcraft always felt like a very spiritual practice to me, not necessarily secular or religious. I started out in Wicca like most, and my love for the practice grew. I eventually expanded, studying various types of neopaganism, Kemetism, Thelema, Golden Dawn magic, and the Kabbalah. I really respect all kinds of magic and am still fond of the Wicca I started with. My local group is pretty much all lumped together anyways 😂 Funny how after all this time, I still feel like a student with so much to learn.
I personally discovered Wicca when I was 15, through a monthly magazine associated with all sorts of the supernatural, from myths and urban legends to unexplained phenomena. Though I considered myself a Wiccan, I am not above researching and studying all aspects of magic, including traditional witchcraft. Growing up among my grandmother and her friends who would drink their coffee and then turn the cup upside down to study the symbols formed and predict the future, traditional witchcraft is something I want to explore.
It seems like most of the comments are people who are saying that their path is traditional witchcraft, so I'm going to put a vote in for Wicca. I love that I can practice Witchcraft in Wicca, and I don't see the morals and the connection with deity as somehow not being able to be myself or somehow being held back, I see it as a way to go beyond, and link up with something higher than myself. I, personally, want more than just the craft, I want something deeper.
@@SaraS-80 I know the feeling. I grew up in a Christian home, but I never felt the connection with that religion. Wicca feels right for me, it helps me keep my life balanced and connected to nature.
Great video, new subscriber here. I started years ago as a Wiccan as well but over the years I've shifted to defining myself more of a Pagan/Eclectic Witch. I don't know why but I wasn't really comfortable anymore with the Wiccan path. I'm from Rome (Italy) and being Pagan here is EXTREMELY difficult due to the Catholic Church but I'm still trying to find my way and study as much as I can.
I think Wicca is the easy entry point to Paganism. After a while, lets say 1-2 years, most people choose a more specific tradition like Druidry, what we call "Trad. Witchcraft", Asatru, Shamanism or simply Eclectic Paganism. Wicca is becoming more a dogmatic religion every year, with rules and concepts that are hard to escspe. I'm not a follower or any Rede anymore and I, for my part, cannot identify myself as a duologist. I'm a hard polytheist practicing Druidry and Witchcraft in a Celtic-Irish tradition. However, I have nothing against Wicca. I still own many books on Wicca and I'll never part away with them!
I think I have a very similar spiritual journey and I totally agree with you. Nowadays, Wicca is well know and the most popular in pop culture, also the easiest to follow.
But slowly, it's becoming more and more dogmatic, like a Christian Church
Same. I actually identified as Wicca for literally two months then noticed I had no connection to any of the gods associated to Wicca, so I now identify as a pagan!
@thewanderandhiscomp the Wiccan community it's making it dogmatic. Wicca was born in 1954, so it kinda new compared to other religions.
I was very young when I got into witchcraft and Wicca was the more compatible with me at that time, but lots of witches bullied me online because I was a solitary witch: even kind people told me that I wasn't a proper witch if I hadn't a knife or a Calderon.
I didn't care about it and I followed Wicca until I felt no longer okay with it
I agree with you so much!
@Duc de Richleau , She wrote Master in quotation marks, which should be interpreted as Master-so called.
Just wanted to say I love the picture in the background. It reminds me of a childhood book I had called Goodnight Moon. I'm not sure why, but I instantly remembered the smell of that old book. It's a very comforting feeling. lol anyways off topic but just had to mention that
It's a tapestry of the tarot Moon card. Maybe this is a sign that you should discover more about tarot. :)
@@ScarletRavenswood This is so strange because to be completely honest I didn't even notice the moon. All I saw was the stars and pillars. I guess this might be a sign lol I've gotten a lot of those lately. I have a tarot deck lying around that belonged to my ex-gf so I'll have to give this a try
I feel like there is a bit of overlay in traditional witchcraft, for instance eclectic traditionalists where it's folkloric magick from many different places, love the video btw!
Wicca Vs. Traditional Witch, to me they are kinda the same except a few things. I do think you should view both paths (if you think they are so different). Knowledge is power, power is knowledge. The best part about being a witch is, you are your own wand. I chose the Witchy path because, I wanna cast spells for what I feels is right. I wanna put my energy into what I see fit. I know everyone has their own view on things, but isn't that what being a witch is all about? Being in control of what you feel, and what you put out into the world? I love that I'm a Witch and I don't have to pinpoint, or label myself for a particular Witch. You know why you can't find many books on traditional witches like you can Wicca? Cause Witches where a home craft and frowned upon. Now we have "Wicca" that some guys took all the knogle of traditional witches and put a spin on lol... It all kinda twines together. All I'm saying is be your own WITCH!
I think they’re both equally valid paths and I don’t think the Wiccan rede was written to tell anybody what they should and shouldn’t do. I’ve always seen it as a way of reminding you of the possibility of karma’s existence.
I’ve done “good” things and “bad” things in my lifetime and regardless, I’ve always noticed that karma was just around the corner. Not as a moral compass, but as a manifestation of the law of cause and effect.
🎼🎤"These late night walks, I get such a strange itch. OH JOY! Must be the season of the vvitch!"🎤
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this is a briliant video and really helped clear a few things up for me i found your channel though the witches cookery channel and the witch of wonderlust i first started looking in to wicca at 15 after growing up with things such as buffy and then stopped around 24 after being in an abusive relationship where i wasnt allowed to practice my beliefs i came back to my path ways a year or so ago after escaping the issues and have found that i am more of an eclectic witch and i follow norse paganism i enjoy learning about all types of witchcraft especially divination, herbalism and hearth witchcraft i enjoy choosing what feels right to me i like the freedom to explore
Thank you so much for the video! As a christian I really struggled with bringing wicca and christianity together. I feel like I really have more freedom as a traditional witch, still being christian while following my own path and respecting ancient rituals
I’m happy to meet another person who has shared my struggles, and viewpoints.❤
Very nicely done . Thank you. I studied Wicca when I first discovered that I was a witch and it was a good foundation but I began to realize that I am a Traditional Witch. I love the freedom that we have to practice whatever way we wish in Traditional Witchcraft. 😊
My wife and I have always been eclectic practicing witches. Started in wicca many moons ago. Incorporating, wicca, druidism, shaminism.
The Wiccan rede has never sat with me very well. For one, in nature, a buck will fight another buck for the doe. Animals fight and even kill. Seeing this, the rede just didnt feel right.
We have became even more ecclectic and moved towards traditional witchcraft. Including some of the darker crafts.
Sometimes it is neccessary to attack with your art. We never ever attack unprovoked, only in defense. We have learned to use all energies to our advantage. Positive and negative.
We still incorporate some Wiccan practices, also druidism, shaminism..... And traditional craft.
Great video.
Llawen Corwynt
Its best to interpret the no harm rule as "harm none but take no shit" which basically means you don't harm random people but you can defend those who are harmed by others.
I'm a newish Wiccan, getting back into Wicca after a few years and I'm reading Wiccapedia and I love it! I also cant wait to read the forst book you suggested!
I am definitely a supporter of traditional Witchcraft🌟❣
Nice video. Back in ye olden times (the 80s) when I got involved in Paganism I called myself Wiccan for a while but after a while it just no longer seemed to fit. I was very involved in the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) and eventually decided it wasn't for me. I prefer a more intellectual/initiatory path and found Wicca was getting too wrapped up in trying to be accepted. Peter Gray has addressed some of these issues in Apocalyptic Witchcraft.
I'm a big fan of Peter Gray and his writing, I'll definitely have to take a look at his book Apocalyptic Witchcraft. :)
CUUPS is a safe place to meet like minded people who are often professionals and deeply appreciate the tenant "keep silent" anonymity has great power
i’ve heard a lot of people who practice traditional witchcraft working through and studying my the craft on their own and writing their own grimore with spells and rituals that work for them as well as symbols and aspects that they feel affect them.
Thank you for this great introduction to both Wicca and Witchcraft. I’m starting this journey and look forward to learning more. Blessed Be!
Great video. I've been trying to decide what type of witchcraft to practice. Wicca seems fine, but I don't want to be tied down by the Wiccan rede. I had enough with strict laws and morals with the JW. I know that Christianity or Catholicism is not for me. I like the idea of witchcraft in being able to empower myself and kind of control my own events and destiny. I'm definitley not shy in delving into the darker aspects of magick. Cautious yes, but to each his/her own, you know. I'll def be checking out trditional witchcraft to get a feel for it
The witch of wanderlust referred me here. Yes I believe in evil because I summoned it one night. It was in the summer of this year, he just called my name and laughed. It had the voice of one who inhales electronic cleaning spray and yes it was at 3am.
Purged By Gus Oh, so you met my mother in law?
Lol but I didn't respond to it at all.....
@Duc de Richleau Are you familiar with Thought Forms? or the kind of energetic resonance in places or objects? Agreed the evil originally came from a person but it is now out there, independent of its origins, 'living' in its own right even being fed by people. Linking with a thought form like that would not be your evil, it might contain a shadow of yourself but that's just a seed compared to a whole tree. Would a collective archetype given energy by truly twisted people be you if you met it in other realms? No. Take heart in the fact that evil runs for the shadows when pure light shines out.
Just came across this video. Well stated on both these traditions. My Granny grew up in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. She was raised on mountain magic. Later in life she moved down to the Piedmont region of North Carolina. I was the only one in my family that she taught her medicine to, as she called it. I have since added other things into what she taught me including Demon magic. Traditional Witchcraft is very flexible. Many of those within TW do not believe in karma, although some might. I remember asking my Granny about karma, and she said, both good and bad happenes to both good and bad people, it's life, not karma. TW's accept the good and bad in life, because it is life.
i am a traditional witch/shaman, my family goes back at least 5 generations in the witchcraft , in europe much farther. my experience was and has been much different than you describe ,i was born to this , no choice ,no turning back , it is part of who i am . i was dedicated to the craft at 6 years old and took the oath at 14 . i have been on my path now for 50 years , some times i have come close to cursing the coven of women that got me involved in this life , but the moments of doubt pass quick , and i adhere to my oath and promise. for some people , the craft is learned from books , but in our family we grew up with it all around us ...everywhere . my first three books i was asked to read were [THE GOLDEN BOUGH ] [THE MALLEUS MALEFICARUM } and [ IAMBLICHUS ] these are the three books that started my training in the craft when i was 14 . i learned about the forest and waters ,stone and sky ,i studied to learn all i could from Plato to the Greek myths and early Germanic tales ,i learned of herbs , plants and mushrooms and the ways of the animals and insects all around us . as for what i believe , i believe i am a traditional american witch , with a back round that goes back further than i care to talk about . it has always been my thought to keep an open mind on what it means to be a witch ,or be involved in the craft . there are so many paths and each of those paths, have others that branch off from those . my grand mother said to me one time when i was younger , don't try and do the craft like me .... NOW THE CRAFT IS YOURS... thank you ...love and respect ...have a nice night .
A Volva draws her inspiration from Nature and nature is not kind or fluffy my only issue with wicca is that it sanitises the craft only focusing on the harmless aspects, Curses and death are also part of the repertoire of a witch. Witchcraft and magic are tools for the journey not an end or a destination in themselves.
Well with curses etc. It's easier just to let go of some small slight or walk away from the situation or just knee cap them yourselves if you've really suffered some great in justice. To resort to magic is for someone who is not getting justice in any way that's fair. That they legally can't do anything. It's not a shortcut or an easier way to get satisfaction.
Thank you for this. I have been practicing for over ten years with big gaps on between and no real direction. Started wiccan but I dont enjoy the religious aspect. I definitely have a more aninism/avatar movie way of thinking. I also have huge believe in folklore, old practices, the fae. My ancestry is irish, I'm northumbrian myself but now live somewhere else so not sure what to incorporate
There are a lot of things to see online and a lot of it is kinda correct but you must know to learn so try and check everything through other places to check, when I started out over 500 moons ago there was little out there to find but I found myself to be Eclectic. I use a little of everything according to what I am doing, one may work better or faster than another. I have a mixed heredity one of them being Irish so I was attracted to the Celtic and Norse. I see you have been at it for ten years so I think one way I can help you is to tell you don't try to hurry or rush to do anything and pay attention not to just what your doing but also yourself. You must always have a way to protect yourself even if you do nothing bad because you never know what may happen, enjoy your journey with Perfect Love and Perfect Trust. Blessed Be
Male Witch Can you share with me some ways that I can protect myself? I am learning for about 3 years and I still feel like a baby. I think it’s because I get nervous that something can harm me. I feel extremely pulled towards (eclectic) witchcraft and I feel like I’ve been a witch in a past life but I am also fearful. I would be very grateful for your tips x
@@CherryBerryFashion You should have learned how to protect yourself unless it has not been full time for those 3 years. Some use jewelry or crystals or stones and there are other ways to protect yourself. You must not have doubts about what you do , nervous maybe but believe in yourself and what you do. The Eclectic witchcraft is a little harder because your taking from more than one belief, for instance... Lets say when doing one thing you may use the Roman God or Goddess but another thing you may do it could be the Greek or Celtic belief. Here is a list of some books that will help. Everyday Magic by Dorothy Morrison... The Witch's Master Grimoire by Lady Sabrina... The Encyclopedia of Magical Ingredients by Lexa Rosean… Spell Castings by Sister Moon... Magick Potions by Gerina Dunwich. Keep at it and take your time, do not try to rush through learning anything that lies ahead. There are many on You Tube that could show you several different ways to do one thing and you pick one that feels right to you, there is no right or wrong way to do something. Maybe later you might learn to write your own, Witchcraft is a belief being one with the world connecting to the old ones and old ways celebrating the cycle of life and death and remembering ones who have passed and more. Some I know have a body more in tune and it is easier for them, others work for the same thing. You will find your way in your own time so enjoy that time no matter how long it is, having faith in anything has no time limit. Blessed Be
Male Witch
I am aware, this is why I asked.
I have not been practicing full time. I would best describe it by saying that I have been dipping my toes - sometimes less, other times a little more. But I have been sticking to the lighter side of things because I knew that without better knowledge about protection it may do more harm than good. Once I connected to the spirit realm which is not what I wanted to do. Just wanted to send support to a soul of a person that committed suicide. And to be honest I didn’t know that this could have happened. It terrified me and I quickly send whatever came through (and was pulling me) back and cleansed the whole space with sage incense. To me being an eclectic witch is actually easier because I feel very much called to follow my own path intuitively. I wouldn’t be able to follow Wicca for example and do my craft only this one particular way. But that’s just how I am so I work with that.
So far of course I used protection and cleansed - using crystals, incense and a herb of choice but I still feel like it’s not enough knowledge on my part. Now I decided to ask directly the people practicing. So thank you very much for the encouragement and for sharing resources. I will for sure go through them. Sending blessing your way xx
@@CherryBerryFashion You must be a natural more in tune with what was in front of you. You should have Black Tourmaline to protect you in that case. When someone passes naturally or not it is always best to let them go first, not forget them but let them move on and then after that send them your love. My father committed suicide so there is never a goodbye that you know. Just know the person you knew did not see any other way to fix it and they made up their mind how to handle it so do not feel bad and think you could stop it. Most of the time they never let anyone else know what they plan on doing. I understand now why you were afraid of some thing going wrong, make sure you have some type of protection next time and be sure and cast your circle it sounds like you skipped that step. It does take time to learn what lies ahead, I have been a Witch for over 400 Moons and the first thing you learn is you may lose a lot of friends or family in the process and have way to many people tell you your evil but I love my beliefs and feel at home so I educate them. Next time be prepared and you should be fine. Blessed Be
The change from the collective to the individual practitioners comes at the same time we move out of Oceanic Pisces into Electric Aquarius. Information is everything!
One of the pillars of Aquarius is individuality ....
Thank you for clarification, I've been reading alot about Wicca and felt like it wasn't what I was exactly looking for. I can't wait to start doing research for traditional witchcraft! Thanks again! 🙂
Actually I pondered this a little bit and actually I think it is not just two things; ie: Wicca vs Traditional Witchcraft. Actually think it is three things; ie: Wicca, Traditional Witchcraft, and Witchcraft (that is not traditional witchcraft but also not Wicca). Right now the trend is to have the witch debate to be between Wicca and Traditional Witchcraft, but if you go back to the 90s the big debate was between Wicca and Witches (that are not Traditional Witches). For example a lot of Silver RavenWolf's earlier books, before she jumped on the Wiccan bandwagon, were more from the perspective of Witchcraft. Also the well known witch of the Boston area, Laurie Cabot, has been a famous practitioner and advocate of Witchcraft (but not Wicca and not Traditional Witchcraft) for decades.
Even now too there seems to be yet a 4th form of Witchcraft developing. This forth form does not seem to yet have it's own label, but I would call it New Age Witchcraft. An example of someone that is a practitioner and advocate for this new 4th form is Mia Magick.
Also from watching some of your other videos where you talked some about both Wicca and Traditional Witchcraft, and how they compare, it seems a lot of the current ideas about Traditional Witchcraft are mostly coming from a strongly European-centric perspective. I argue that most the concepts about forms of enities, etc, are gonna differ greatly if you look at an American based form of Traditional Witchcraft. Actually there is 2 main forms of American based Traditional Witchcraft: ie: Hoodoo, and German Powwow. So since you are in the Midwest Chicago area, that is likely more of a German culture based area, so I would argue that the most relevant form of Traditional Witchcraft for your area is Powwow. If you look at both systems, Hoodoo, and Powwow, they actually do share a lot in common. But yet neither shares much in common with the concepts you described about the Euro-centric forms of Traditional Witchcraft. A more (re-)Paganized form of Powwow would call a lot upon the Norse Gods and Goddesses. So this actually does fit in rather nicely with your strong leanings towards Norse Paganism, as well. Silver RavenWolf has written a good book about Powwow from the Pagan perspective. It is out of print and highly expensive at this time. There is two editions of it, both with different titles. American Folk Magick is the name of the 2nd edition, and HexCraft is the first edition title. Also Northern Magic by Edred Thorsson, does talk a little about the connections of Norse-Paganism to Powwow. All other books on Powwow by other authors are going to be talking about the more Christianized traditional form of Powwow.
Wicca just comes off as "Witchcraft Lite". If I was going to start practicing as opposed to just learning about magic in general, I dont really see the appeal of wicca vs historical witchcraft.
Many breaking the bonds of Christianity begin with Wicca we welcome kindred spirits no matter how they come
It isnt "witchcraft lite"...it has only been made that way by newbies.
I started with wicca not long ago, but now I feel like traditional witchcraft draws my attention more. I am really lost now, but I keep studying. Thanks for your video, it really helped.
Hi Sister! I am a French baby witch. I practice for a year and a half 🌙
I started as a solitary practitioner and so I am. I live in a very isolated mountain region when there is no chance that I meet other witches or a coven. I learned all what I know from the Web, UA-cam, and books. It was very hard and confusing to begin alone and I naturally interested myself to Wicca. I found that I was pagan and I met my patron gods during a meditation. I worked early with Nordic magic, runes, green and kitchen witchcraft. Then I found that witchcraft and Wicca weren't the same thing and that I could follow my own path. So I don't consider myself as a Wiccan because I don't follow all of the wiccan rules (as for my altar which is very personal and no traditionally Wiccan)
I am grateful to Wicca because it allowed me to learn the basics at the start of my journey, it showed me the frame. But now that I progress in my path I feel allowed to leave Wicca and to built my own tradition. Sadly in France we don't have a big witchcraft background -we had country witches but it was all hidden and it disappeared with Christianity and Catholicism.
Salutations de France. Ici, c'est une terre païenne. On ne peut se fonder sur une idéologie dans laquelle, on torture un pauvre homme sur des rondins de bois jusqu'à la mort. On ne peut rien construire de sain sur des fondations aussi véreuses. Je préfère la logique qui consiste à remercier le monde qui nous entoure pour la possibilité qu'il nous offre de nous bonifier au fil de nos manifestations. Telle est la base de l'enseignement du sol qui nous porte, quels que soient nos décisions et actes.
Much more interested in traditional witchcraft. Was wondering if anyone had information about this specifically for New Zealand??
I started off as wiccan and while i do still follow some of their beliefs i do stray from "by the book wicca" for example i pretty much exclusively worship goddesses and as a grey witch i dont follow harm none nor the rule of 3.
This video was exactly what I needed! Thank you! It took me so long to find a video recommending books that aren’t wicca-leaning
Me too! Non-wiccan things are so hard to find. But I guess there's a reason for that.
Earth, water, fire and air. We may look bad but we don't care. We fill the fire. To love the earth is our one desire. I need to rewatch Captain Planet and Ferngally again.
I lean toward more traditional Witchcraft. Which shocks me because being African American I thought I’d be more into the ATRs. I am but Traditional Witchcraft is really speaking to me. I tend to be morally grey anyway so that was interesting to hear.
I have found even no it is a little harder to find books on traditional witchcraft and traditional practices it has far more links to historical references probably by its nature and is far less open to being polluted for better or worse by personal opinions and those that are just trying to profit of gullible masses but it does require a lot of research needed to understand sufficiently some of the subjects which I'm not sure if that's a downside just means you can read the books many times and interpreted meaning ways
I have been following you and appreciate your knowledge. I too am a green witch. I do consider myself more pagan than Wiccan
I’m an eclectic pagan now I was Wiccan at 14 I think as you said it’s a good starting point now I’m in my 30s and it’s traditional craft all the way for me.
Another great book on Traditional Witchcraft is "Besom Stang and Sword" by Chris and Tara Orapello. Their book deals with the folk magick of the Philadelphia/South Jersey area.
I just started reading it three days ago. So far I'm really connecting with the thoughts in it
@@autumfrench3624 Nice. Chris Orapello has a UA-cam channel too, he doesn't post many, but they are good.
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Thank you for sharing, I will look into it :)
@@CherryBerryFashion just found out today it's on audible too
I was the 111 person to like this video!😉
Great video for beginners, I have been practicing traditional witchcraft for 7 years now (I am a norse witch and work with Odin.) And I wish I had a video like this when I was starting out.
Eclectic witch here! This video was super helpful. I have been on my path for a long time but always a bit unclear about differences between Wicca and Witchcraft. Thank you so much! I just subscribed!
Weirdest compliment ever but I love your teeth! lol
Roman Catholic traditional witch here 🖐🏻 It’s definitely a thing.
Pastel Pixie sure is
Same.
Doc Savage .... Catholicism? No, unless you believe all of Christianity is pagan. But that wouldn’t make sense because Catholicism and all secs of Christianity that stems from it (so all of them) is monotheistic.
I think the Catholic Church would consider your destined to go to hell. Im sure it's not approved of.
@@redstar7292 the word in Bible which the word “Witch” was translated from actually doesn’t mean what we recognize what the word “witch” to mean in English (we have a considerably limited vocabulary). That’s why you can observe Saul utilizing a witch in the Old Testament. Utilizing our spirituality and the world around us for good actually follows what the Christian God wants us to do, we are the stewards of the Earth. Certain practices are not condoned, which I do not partake in, like divination to see the future, spells that alter natural course, and of course blasphemy. And let us not forget that the Catholic Church recognizes mediums and those with “psychic powers.” ☺️
I am just starting out on my journey so I don't have a declared path yet. I do tend to honor/ celebrate the sabbets as well as the esbats. I celebrate the sabbets usually on my own. For the esbats I celebrate them with others. I've joined a group in Denver called 13 Moons and we meet once a month for a total of 13 moons. We discuss aspects and work with energies of each months moon sign. The facilitator has a strong background in Irish based traditions which she weaves into the meeting. I also have Irish ancestors so I feel connected to this method for now. I look forward to learning more about traditions from the Irish region. Btw- Thanks for making this video Scarlet!
Cool video, thank you❤
I've been studying traditional witchcraft for a few months and i'm in love with it❤🔮
Here in south central Wisconsin I work in a traditional manner, no fluffy bunny.
You're so edgy.
Thought wicca was an invention of "Gerald Gardener" sometime in the early 40s. Fancied himself as a bit of sorcerer. Came up with skyclad rituals. (dancing about naked) go on Gerald.
no. wicca is not new
@@mmcountrygal4 look it up luv
It wasn't his "invention". He just wrote about it. He didn't invent anything and he never claimed he did or took credit for it. I don't see why people give him credits for "inventing" Wicca. He just published books and talked publicly on the subject. But the beliefs and practices existed before him. All he did was to collect them in books, because in his eyes, that would keep them alive. But he never created anything by himself. Everything he wrote about already existed either in pagan traditions or in occult circles. So in that sense, no, Wicca is not really new because everything Wicca is about has existed for ages, perhaps with a different name and scattered in different traditions. But nothing of Wicca is new. Gardner brought nothing new to the table. He just drew the attention of the public on already existing practices. He didn't even call it "Wicca" in his first book. He wasn't the one that came up with the name.
Gardener was a given the charter to start a Rite of Minerva Lodge by Crowley. Robert Cochrane split off from Wicca and created Traditional Witchcraft in the early 60s out of his personal disdain for Gerdener.
@@mmcountrygal4 Wicca is certianly new. The 1950's would not warrant the "Old Ways" term. I am Wiccan and we Wiccans need to accept the truth about how Wicca came to be and be ok with that. So what if it is new, every religion was new at some point.
Good video, and thank you for the book references. I have added them to my shopping list. 😊
When it comes to my practices, I'm more of a traditional witchcraft and home hearth practice person. My family is Scandinavian so we have a lot of Scandinavian influences with our particular practices, but you definitely spot on on the local focus regarding those things. The stuff we practice in our area is definitely different than the stuff is practiced over in Norway and Sweden.
You did a wonderful job of explaining, thank you!🏹🏹
As a 'black magician' I prefer traditional witchcraft. To me Wicca does not seem to be witchcraft at all. Most people who identify as wiccans seem to have an apologetic attitude towards the dark side of their own psyche. As far as I know the thousands of witches that where burned at the stake, weren't killed because they where 'priestesses of the goddess' NO, they where simply killed because they where, rather primitive yet highly individualistic people, mostly women, who had a strong connection to nature or had greater insight in the human psyche, and Christian society, because of their own fears, could never understand or appreciate them....
Although I'm a man, I do consider myself a witch, since the word witch in Dutch means heks which refers to hex (or the number 6) which corresponds to the planet Saturn (Binah) that symbolises (and reflexes) the most ancient Luciferian (both male and female) energy known to man...
Traditional witch craft for me, how ever i was born into Wiccan lifestyle so i bring a little of Wicca in with my practice. Im 53yr my heritage is Celtic/Scotts & born in the UK .. my parents decided to immigrate to New Zealand when i was nearly 8yr so my pull is still with my Ancestors .. Learning about the herbs & plants here in New Zealand is very rewarding , but some times a little sad as i cant use what my Grandparents used in their day to day living.
Thanku you for your knowledge & video🙏🏼
Blessed Be ✨✨✨
I've been traveling the traditional witchcraft path. I have been drawn more towards the folk magic and hoodoo here of late but I am open to learning about all things witch.
This was one of the most informative and helpful videos I’ve watched in a while. While I have been reading up on Wicca and falling in love with some of the ideologies behind it I just felt like it wasn’t really wasn’t for me until this video. Because of this I think I just might start my witchcraft journey. Thank you, your videos are amazing 🖤.
I'm so glad you found the video helpful! Welcome to the witch community. :)
I personally consider Wicca to be the Scientology of the Magic/Pagan community. Meaning a young, intentionally-constructed religion, designed to offer people something that other religions generally don't, but at the same time is familiar.
After all, Wicca has only been around since 1955 or so, was intended by it's creator to be its own religion from the start, and... ahem... 'borrows' heavily from other magic/pagan/earth-based belief systems that are many times older than it is. ( Sounds a lot like Christianity in that regard, huh? I wonder if Ēostre has gotten over the theft and butchery of her name yet? )
Anyway, I'll stick to doing my own thing, with my own observations and beliefs dictating the doctrine I follow, instead of somebody else being in control of me, or deciding what I can or can't do. )
Guard Dog well no,
Wicca is the rebirth and modernization of the old religion. Sure, it came around and was the forefront of the neopagan movement but it isn’t a completely new thing
@@alexandriariches1327, it is exactly as I said: A bunch of practices that may or may not have been part of other religions, cobbled together and called a religion. Period.
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"Wicca, a predominantly Western movement whose followers practice witchcraft and nature worship and who see it as a religion based on pre-Christian traditions of northern and western Europe. It spread through England in the 1950s and subsequently attracted followers in Europe and the United States.
Origins And Beliefs
Although there were precursors to the movement, the origins of modern Wicca can be traced to a retired British civil servant, Gerald Brousseau Gardner (1884-1964). Gardner spent most of his career in Asia, where he became familiar with a variety of occult beliefs and magical practices. He also read widely in Western esoteric literature, including the writings of the British occultist Aleister Crowley. Returning to England shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Gardner became involved in the British occult community and founded a new movement based on a reverence of nature, the practice of magic, and the worship of a female deity (the Goddess) and numerous associated deities (such as the Horned God). He also borrowed liberally from Western witchcraft traditions. Following the 1951 repeal of England’s archaic Witchcraft Laws, Gardner published Witchcraft Today (1954), founded his first coven of followers, and, with input from its members, especially author Doreen Valiente, developed modern witchcraft into what today is known as Wicca. It spread quickly to the United States in the late 1960s, when an emphasis on nature, unconventional lifestyles, and a search for spirituality divorced from traditional religions were especially in vogue."
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From here: www.britannica.com/topic/Wicca
Wicca, like every other religion, was built and constructed from various parts of what came before it.
I've spent a lot of time studying the history of most religions, and Wicca is no different that any other one that I've delved into.
Witchcraft, by the way, is NOT a religion, nor was it ever specifically part of one. It is simply a CRAFT. A skill that one acquires.
One way or the other, Gerald Brousseau sounds an awful lot like L.Ron Hubbard.
@@guarddog318 it is a religion that people are born into,too and an ages old one (worshippong the old way, not what we had after the neopagan movement).Something can be a craft and a religion at the same time.
You may have researched it but I live it every day and research can only get you so much information
@@alexandriariches1327, Then you're a Druid?
Because that's the order Wicca draws from the most heavily, then adds to.
Also, everything you 'live' was RESEARCHED, intentionally chosen -cherry picked - and put together.
...just as every other modern religion was.
And no, despite your claim, no one was "born" into it; they chose it.
Regardless of all that, the entire doctrine is and was, as I said, carefully chosen and constructed.
Any denial of that is a lie.
Anyway, believe whatever you please, it's all the same to me. but the rest of your audience needs to know the truth, so they can also choose for themselves.
@@guarddog318 i don't have or need an audience. Just because you're seemingly some sory of atheist doesnt give you the right to demean someone else's religion and/or belief system.
Again, you're wrong. I was born into being pagan.
I have studied wicca on and off for about 18 years. I now consider myself pagan but not wiccan. I've started reading Paganism: an introduction to Earth-Centered religions by Joyce and River Higginbotham, to see where I stand, but I'm leaning toward traditional craft
That is a great book, I just finished reading it yesterday and there are some very interesting ideas and concepts in that book. I highly recommend it.
Wow that is a very well said video. I wish things could’ve been defined like that back in the late 80s when I started. I am mostly a traditional self practitioner with mild Wiccan influence (obtained over many years) thanks for the awesome video ❤️🖤
I definitely lean towards traditional witchcraft ✨
Witches to me: I love my crystals oh this is so cute. (Doesn’t do high magick.
Occultist: i got my sigil of Paimon here with my silver ritual dagger got my olive wood wand crafted on Saturday.
Wicca has always existed and he actually rediscovered it.
It just hasn’t though. The witch cult hypothesis has been disproved by scholars. However the horned god and mother goddess were worshipped by ancient Europeans. The vast majority of Wiccan beliefs came about in the mid 1900s with Gardner.
Wanted to mention I appreciate the regionality commentary regarding witchcraft. That's good info.
This is such a concise and well put together video! I'm still trying to figure out exactly what kind of path I want to follow, and this channel has been incredibly helpful. Thank you so much!
The mixing of an ionic column with a corinthian column in the background is distracting me.
lol, I just noticed that and now I can't unsee it!
All you say about morality in traditional witchcraft is still true in wicca! Solitary wiccans tends to climb on things like the rede or the threefold law just because they have nothing else to climb on! They have no guide, no shared experiences - wicca is all about sharing, that’s something people forget. Also, theese “rules” are all about evaluating for yourself and taking responsability. Wicca accepts both good and evil in nature as part of the polarity of the Goddess and the God. Eventually the wiccan morality changes from wiccan to wiccan and is based on the guide you receive direclty from the divine.
Wonderful video. Now I have something I can reference to those who ask me questions and I don’t want to talk for an hour!! Lol
I've seen Jewish traditional angelic and demonic magic and it can be something hard to control. But once you've found your rituals and find peace you are in harmony. I find Works of Israel Regardie to have had an impact in my knowledge of the Golden Dawn. But recently I've been reading books from Joy Cuningham .
Forgive me if I’m wrong here but the Wiccan holidays, or sabbats are Celtic in origin? I think it’s a pet peeve of mine that Wicca is always credited with creating these holidays when they didn’t.
Yes, the Wiccan holidays were inspired by earlier harvest celebrations in pre-christian Britain.
I was actually thinking about this the other day. I'm pretty new to all this. However all one hears is about cultural appropriation.. But nobody talks about Gardner and the Celtic festivals. I guess I'm trying to sort all this out in my thoughts.
A handful are also Nordic, such as Yule, an actual historical holiday, and two come from month names (Ostara and Litha, there isn't enough evidence for the argument that Ostara was a goddess, take Bede, a Christian writing about pagan practices, and being the first attestation of Ostara as a goddess, with mounds of salt). Mabon is taken from a Welsh Arthurian figure.
Yeap, these holidays were either Celtic or Germanic in origin. But I don't think any Wiccan ever claimed that these holidays were "Wiccan". If anything, they are quick to recognize and acknowledge the pagan background and history of these holidays. Wiccans are usually the first to tell you that the holidays they celebrate are of pagan background.
The solar rituals are from Druidery.
Traditional l have been looking for it my whole life
Exceptionally well explained video. Thank you.
Love your video, new to the channel by the way. I feel my Energy aiming towards Wicca!
I am a very spiritual witch. :) That's what I've decided to call it. I do not follow any rules, but I do learn about tools/techniques. I worship the earth/universe and their Devine energies as a whole. (Do not worship any specific deities) I use meditation/manifestion more than spells, but I do cast spells as well once in awhile. So, yeah, Spiritual witch. :).
I’m a traditional Witch we have love and light but we also have a Darkside and traditional Witchcraft is not afraid to embraces that the power in the darkness that oh so many people shy away from
Very well done video. You explained things very clearly, especially for someone just starting out. Thank you!
2 years late, but I appreciate this video 4 months after starting my path. I am not into organized religion at all, and would consider myself a secular folk practitioner, so Wicca is probably not the path for me, but I can see the benefit in Cunningham's book. I have shied away from Wiccan books, but will probably read this one. Thank you for your clear definitions. ✌️❤️🃏🕯🔮
Such an incredible video. Thank you!!
I'm a long time practicing witch, who lives in Louisiana in the heart of Voodoo country, so I incorporate the practice of witchcraft and Voodoo together as one.
Thank you for the Audio.
Thank you for your time and attention to this video. I did learn a couple of things.😊