Pagan and Wiccan Practitioners Share Their Personal Journeys.
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2017
- For many members of the Willow Dragonstone Community, finding their way to this progressive pagan spiritual path was like a homecoming, as we hear in the first episode of "Exploring Paganism." Among those who share their personal stories is Lydia Crabtree, author and advocate, and president of the coven based in suburban Atlanta.
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"Once you begin to think about the word of God for yourself, you kind of part ways with the church". Great line.
I was in the process of becoming an Episcopal Priest when I de-converted instead.
To me opposite happened..
The fact that she was at a church that didn't encourage her to dig further into the word, is sad. So many people r shot down and spit out from orthodox. There r churches that r much more freeing and encourage personal growth.
I tried on a lot of pagan religions and read the Bible and was changed.
Jesus😇
When I was 12 I was homeless. The camp I lived at had woods all around and I had no clue what Wicca or paganism was but I talked to the trees when I needed to escape from my toxic family. I talked to them as If they were my human best friend and now looking back at it I realized that this is what's right and Wicca is my religion.
I hope you're in a home now.
I often advise depressed or anxious people to listen to the trees. Put your head against it to feel the vibrations.
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Beautiful. It is AMAZING how We find Our Natural BEhaviours to BE what is Truly Right for Us & those that bring Us Peace🤗
@@jturtle5318 or put your fingers into the Earth. I feel SO VERY HEALED & CONNECTED from a Day or Night working in my Garden🌿🪱🧘🏻♀️🏵🌿
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You should be talking to God the creator, not His creation the trees, God hears you, the trees don't. Read the Holy Bible (this is how God talks to you, He authored the Bible to you speak to us) and pray (this is how we talk to God).
Believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Bible in the New Testament in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (but read the Old Testament also).
And accept Jesus Christ as your Savior by believing the Gospel in the Bible and by admitting and repenting of your sins and be spiritually born again by honestly accepting Jesus Christ, God on earth, as your Savior, by believing that He was born one of us to die and resurrect from the dead to pay for our sins for us so that our sins will not condemn us at the final judgment, to reconcile us sinners with God to give us eternal life with Him.
And believe that after Jesus died for our sins on the cross and resurrected from the dead three days later, that He lived on earth for forty more days, speaking to many people, then He ascended back up into heaven and He is coming back again at the end of this world to set up His eternal heavenly kingdom and all people will see Him and have our sins judged by Him.
Accept Jesus Christ as your Savior today, before you leave this world.
Wicca is peace and power. It is love. Not just for one another as humans, but for all living things.
Yes
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IT is NOT LOVE
@@amandahardin3667 Prove it's not
yes Claire
I was born into the Christian faith and have ventured into the world with an open mind and I'll be honest ..exploring with your spirit can be exciting and you unlock talents you never thought you had.
I’m sorry to hear that
I never Felt more closer to God, love and my family than when I became pagan. Blessed be!
The eternal way takes on a myriad of forms. Bless your heart for finding yours.✌💙💎
Blessed be! Me too. I have never felt so free.
Same and I grew up strict Catholic. All I felt growing up was fear.
you're the devil !!!
Congrats I am struggling in my decision on to convert or not cause I have no direction or guidance. Any advice for individuals like me?
Beltaine is not the longest day of the year. Litha, or the Summer Solstice, is.
Thanks. I wanted to write the same :D
@@LindEco_99 Me too lol
Yes thank you my guy
My first thought as well
I apologize that you went thru that, bur Jesus is real and the church is a the real pagan house of worship so pick and choose wisely sister' one of God faces is the eagle check out the 4 faces of God
I am a pagan and I follow the Wiccan path. I am a Solitary Practitioner at the moment and have been practicing for 12-15 years! I am very happy with my religious choice and very VERY protective of my beliefs.
So you can be both? Because I feel strongly connected to both
@@emmadillon1283 You can be of many religions. Its eye opening and will leave you with more wisdom and appreciation for the world and the various cultures in it.
@@emmadillon1283 eclectic pagans take from many traditions. Syncretic (not sure if I'm spelling that right) pagans venerate gods from multiple pantheons. Multitraditionalism I like syncretism, but the gods from different pantheons are venerated with separate rituals. Being a part of more than one faith is both historical and contemporary even when it comes to christianity.
I really liked the guy who was at the hand fasting on Beltane and he said he was really moved and started to cry. You know when I think about it I feel like crying too, because my interest in Wicca is one of the biggest blessings in my life and it’s very beautiful
I also feel that finding Wicca was the single best thing that happened to me after being raised, tormented, and given PTSD, depression and anxiety by a certain Christian cult that I won’t name. Finding Wicca literally saved my life. And it’s the one thing that nobody can take from me. The feeling of love and acceptance this spirituality gives me is indescribably beautiful.
@@jscorpio1987 join us at The Spaces Between tonight. Paisley goes live at 12am ET (I think).
man me too am next
Jesus, Jesus
Paganism and witchcraft helped through very difficult moments, I never felt so happy and confident in myself now that I am a babywitche (learning witchcraft) 🤗
Blessed be!
Bright blessings!
May I ask, what is a "baywitche"?
@@SoRight8 they meant *baby witch
People should know that freedom of belief and religion should be allowed even if it isn't your belief! If a christian says to you: "read my bible" you tell them: "read my book" it works both ways.
Angel Reyes sent it and i would 👍👍free 🐝??
I am a Christian and I will read your book if you read my Bible 😊
Amen !
Look carefully at FLAT EARTH and ALL your questions will be answered.. GOOD LUCK !!
It IS allowed. God gives all free will. He will never force His Way on anyone. But it is His perogative who will be with Him in the end. It's His as the Creator to make the Way to be able to have access to Him. He is Truth, Life, Love, All the Good, and the Only Way to Heaven is thru His Only begotten Son, Jesus. He is polite, patient and kind waiting and wanting none to perish (separation from Him, separation from anything good and pure and true) but those who resist His free offer His free gift to their last breath will be separated forever from the Goodness of God. When we say we are saved we are saved from the wrath of God which is to come upon all those who reuse Him and twist and turn and lean in their own understanding instead of surrendering to a Good and Loving God who incarnated and lived on earth and felt all we feel to identify with us and have compassion and mercy that we are not able to be sinless so He took all our sins upon Himself so that by believing and trusting in Him the veil that separated us from God is torn and we can have access to the Father. He loves each and every one. But there is only one way to be with Him...it is thru His Son. The atoning sacrifice of His Son for all mankind. "Christians" are always imploring, speaking about Jesus because we know that once we pass from this life the choice one makes (Jesus or not) determines their final destiny.... heaven or hell. It's really your choice. It comes down to a choice. God is just, merciful, kind loving and patient. But the appointed time to choose Him is now before it's too late. Please choose this day whom you will serve.
I can relate to meditation and discovering a male and female spiritual deities and that realization of a goddess changed my life
Annie Sue happy days👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🖖🙏🤐🤐🤐🤐love it
The U.S. sounds like a very strange place to my European ears. I'm glad, that the people in this video has found a spiritual home. May all good powers of Nature bless you, may the Earth Mother smile at you, and may your inner light guide you.
As a pagan in the uk I wish I could find a community like myself
I know what you mean. Here in Germany i'ts the same.
Greetings sisters from here in the UK
@@anonimouse4678 ah so cool! Glad I found another UK sister
I do hope you find what you are looking for.
@@stephanieerbe8655 could you add me on facebook Bell naki. I was adopted and half my family that I never met lives in Germany and I sure could use your help to find my roots
I am wiccan and im happy we are the divine Femenine ,we are sisters and brothers Blessed be :)
Blessed Be
good all i hope.. not putting people in the wiccan man i hope..🤣🤣🤣🤣🐝👍🤣🤣🤣👍🦉🇬🇧
Feminist?
@@GoldenGate003 No not feminist *shudder*, feminine, as in anything female or having to do with females.
@elisa blessed be but damne tell me are you dating now?
I have many Pagan and Wiccan family members and friends. Our family isnt raised with a religion; we choose one. My husbands family is the same and that is how we raise our kids. I actually chose Buddhism but I do enjoy my family who is Wiccan, Pagan, Christian, etc. We all accept and love each other. That is how it should be in the world.
I watched this to learn more about my Pagan and Wiccan family.
I respect all peagans as Hindu(which is technically peganism). We are being attacked by these Abrahamic Religions who hate us.
Yes, the fear spreading and intolerance is really tiresome
I regard Hindu as Pagan and pretty compatible with the neo-pagan movement. It is polytheistic and very ancient. The feminine aspect is celebrated along with the masculine aspect of divinity. Ganesh is on my altar and I honor him as one of my patron deities.
@@lawrencepatricksingson8831 yes . Hinduism is pagan acc to abrahnic cults
Lord Maha Vishnu 8th Avtar Lord Krishna Said In BhagvadGita In Mahabharath
"Yada yada hi dharmasya glanirbhavati bharata
Abhythanamadharmasya tadatmanam srijamyaham"
Paritranaya sadhunang vinashay cha dushkritam
Dharmasangsthapanart- hay sambhabami yuge yuge
Meaning:
"Whenever, O descendant of Bharata, there is decline of Dharma, and rise of Adharma, then I body Myself forth. For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked, and for the establishment of Dharma I come into being in every age."
The same thing happened for our Sanathan Dharma(Hinduism) around 8th century A.D.There was a time when there was a complete chaos in the society and Hindu religion was almost nearer to getting vanished.Nihilism was at peaks and there was no one who could stop them.Rituals like yagnas were stopped.Sanathan Dharma(Hinduism) was in complete danger which was surrounded by 72 anti vedic religions ,Buddhism and jainism popular among them.
Then,as said above,whenever there is decline of dharma Lord himself comes for establishment of dharma Socame the greatest philosopher, scholar,logician who is incarnation of Lord Shiva himself "ADI SHANKARACHARYA",
Chatrapati Sivaji,Krishna Deva Raya Against Mughals,
1857 Revolt Against British Swami Vivekananda,raja ram mohan roy Against British and christian missonaries
Lord Krishna And Lord Shiva Who Are One With Different Forms Protected Sanathan Dharma(Hinduism)
I'm seeing a bunch of "Christians" in the comment section doing their usual fear spreading. No surprise there.
true
Actually you have it backwards, saying that Christians spread fear, what you should be afraid of, is dying with out accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior, and Christians know this, and are just telling you the truth from the Word of your Creator, LORD and SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. So actually you are saying that you are afraid of the Truth, when you should be embracing it and making changes in your life.
God condemns Witchcraft in the Bible and ALL occult practices in many places, here is just ONE, Deuteronomy 18:10-12 ( google it for more)
BEFORE WE DIE and IT'S TOO LATE, which could be ANY DAY, WE ALL NEED TO, RIGHT NOW, TODAY, :
ADMIT to God in prayer that we know that we are sinners in need of a SAVIOR, and that we BELIEVE and accept that JESUS CHRIST is our ONE and ONLY SAVIOR, and that we BELIEVE that He died to pay for our sins on the cross and resurrected from the dead three days later and afterwards ascended back into Heaven so that we could have eternal life with Him.
Read about Jesus' sacrifice for you in the Bible, in the book of John.
REPENT which means turn toward God and away from sin and sinful life styles, ADMIT to God in prayer that we are sinners and ask Him to forgive us. READ the BIBLE for yourself everyday and pray (talk) to God everyday. ALWAYS BE THAKNFUL FOR JESUS
@@slamee100 Point proven, more fear spreading. (Saying repent or go to hell, is that not trying to use fear to persuade people to your path?) It's not going to work on me though, I am content with my pagan lifestyle so trying to convert me is wasting your own time.
@@slamee100 you just proved @Jax the Wolf point for him. Christianity creates fear by telling people that if they don't believe in Jesus Christ, they will die and go to hell. A more clear definition of fear-mongering you cannot find!
@@slamee100 what makes you think that all of us want to be "embraced by Jesus Christ in Heaven" when we die? Maybe there is more than just Heaven and Hell out there. Whatever it may be. Call it Valhalla, whatever, just NOT the Christian version of the afterlife.
I definitely don't want to spend eternity with the God who caused hundreds (if not thousands) of innocent women to be persecuted and killed because of "witchcraft". The God whose words inspired the Spanish Inquisition. The God in whose name entire civilizations were wiped out for no reason. The God who idly sat by and allowed the Holocaust to to take place. The God of slavery and white supremacism. That God should be asking us for forgiveness, He should be the one repenting, not the other way around.
i was brought up as a Jehovah's Witness (a very strict sect of christianity). When i was going to bible study and meetings, nothing connected with me. I didn't understand why everyone was just excepting the teachings. I guess science class taught me to question everything or something 😂. Eventually I left the Jehovah's Witnesses and was atheist/agnostic for a while. Now, i'm looking into paganism/wicca. I like how you create your own path rather than someone else creating it for you. It's a very personal experience that I feel interested and comfortable with :)
that's really cool!
@@sukhniyaa actually it's gonna get really hot where you're going unless you turn before you burn
@@JA-1WAY hmm ok I'm not Christian lol so chill out. Did you know witches can talk to jesus? Lol
j w because in reality that is what it’s all about creating your own path. There is no fairy God sitting up in the sky damning people to hell and there is no Satan bound to earth making people do bad things. I look at God as both good and evil. A balance. I choose to practice both sides of light and dark, the balance. Not that I’m evil. But as human beings we do shitty things all the time not even meaning to. And if you really take a look at what the Christian God really represents? You’ll see that everything evil has been done in his name, It doesn’t make God evil. I choose not to believe in anyone God or anyone evil deity. We are made of both good and bad, light and dark, right and wrong. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. Good luck with you and your path! It makes you a mighty warrior
Jill Christian You are exactly the type of person I stay away from. inciting fear in people is NOT a God thing. It is a human being thing. The cause for conformity, a cause for control- If this is how you choose to live your life-
Then so be it! As above, so below. It is evil to judge others. Which is exactly what you’re doing. Your hell may be burning eternally in a pit of fire (sounds awesome! 🤨) but somebody else’s hell may be standing at the end of the line During Black Friday sale!! You can’t determine one’s hell. There is no such thing as a firey-brimstone hell. This is something man created to make another man subservient. You are a creator of this illusion. And the Bible has been proven to be mostly allegory and isn’t factual in many cases. Including JESUS- Timelines alone don’t add up. So try not to get too philosophical when you’re uneducated. Let people believe what they want to believe. Because that’s the world we live in. Don’t try to rewrite Someone else’s reality! You may burn in your own hell. 🤷🏼♀️👻😈👹👺
The one thing I wish with paganism is that there was more of a community. It's so feared that we can't share our practice as groups.
Bealtaine is the first day of Summer in the Celtic Calendar. It translates as May...the month of. Midsummer Solstice marks the longest day and shortest night, on or around the 21st of June. Blessings to all X
hi collett " the proof of the puding, is in the eating " you teach by example not dogma namaste
@@WOLFROY47 huh?
thank you. I wanted to point that out, otherwise excellent video!
Jesus, Jesus
Am an orthodox christian, but I am interested in what pagans and wiccans believe in. Kinda neat, may not agree with it but it's still good to learn about other religions :)
Please tak your time to learn and read about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints! It is the true and only righteous one! 🥰
That’s where I’m at right now. I’m actually branching out and dabbling but not into dark stuff or calling in or worshiping deity’s & “Gods” I only like the nature part of it all, I ask God for protection & also ask my ancestors to watch over me , protect me & give me wisdom. & I meditate 🧘🏻♀️ , candles , songs , crystals & nature. Stuff like that. I don’t believe in anything but the one true God but some of the stuff is cool I guess. …
I used to be Orthodox too, but never had the connection with Jesus as much as with Theotokos. I loved the sacred rituals that orthodoxy had too. But hell and heaven never made sense to me as well as what is considered sinful or not. So I kind of slipped away from that religion and turned to witchcraft. Respect the Christians but they barely have any respect for me lol.
Jesus, Jesus
Jesus is the only way to the father
In eight years of being on the internet. This is by far the best video I've seen about the Craft. I related quite a bit to what was said in this video. The only regret I have is not seeing this video when it was first published. Well done!! Syker : )
Right you are. All those fluff bunny videos make me itch.
Jesus, Jesus
AMEN! SISTA,
Been through a similar experience myself. Grew up Pentecostal, converted to Southern Bapsist, almost became a Mormon and ended up a Catholic in a catholic religious order. Most of these were
Money grabbing insensitive hypocrisy. Am now a Pagan Nature Spiritualist. NEVER BEEN HAPPIER OR MORE FULFILLED!!!
Same I have never been so happy and fufilled! However I am a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints! As a disciple of Jesus Christ I respect your choice.
@@kevinmcallister9089 It's awesome when we come from different spiritual paths but can respect each other's beliefs. ♥️
I was a jw servant for 23 years in 1994 I was kicked out for becoming a transwoman I now am going to become Wiccan
Welcome, sister!
As a Pagan, I wish I could find others in my area who were like me. Unfortunately i'm a person of color who lives in a red republican christian state.
You're not alone, in any way. I'm a white guy in Hawaii who knows no other.
You aren’t alone you are here you made it . We are here and we’re listening
Interesting that it seems like strict Christian religions actually pushed people away instead of drawing them closer. While I’m not a pagan, I’ve had a similar experience and it made me discover a new relationship with God, his son and spirit. I’m still a Christian (I believe in Christ) but I don’t “practice” any formal religion except my personal faith in the Lord.
I understand the need to find a relationship to the Divine that you can truly embrace rather than trying to practice something that you know in your heart that you don’t and can’t believe. Blessings to all.
You're still a Christian. From experience Christianity isnt my thing and people who cling to jesus need to think about what thry believe. My mom died a Christian but i tols her many times how i felt about that. You have this lifetime. Use it to consider that Christianity might not be true.
Back when I was a Christian, these stories are what we would've called "testimonies". They're very powerful and very comforting to hear!
Very good video. Thanks to everyone who shared, and to the producers.
Beautiful stories. I'm a Christian druid, so never let go of Chrisitianity, but I can relate powerfully to all of these people and their joy in finding their true paths.
I love hearing you talk, you have such an amazing energy about you and you explain everything so well. Thanks so much for these videos
Jennifer Van Gilst 🤣🤣🤣wouldn’t say no
I’ve always felt strange and not of this world... like I was meant for something deeper and magick and the occult always called to me (i was raised by Catholics) but I didn’t know why. I think I’ve always been pagan but didn’t know it- I feel like I’m finally accepting a part of myself now and I just bury myself in research
yes dear
The Catholic church is one of the largest cults in the world , which has its members doing many meaningless rituals and worshipping thousands of dead saints, including Mary, and the living pope, Catholics worship saints (dead people) and the Pope, Christians worship Christ Jesus.
And you should feel strange in this world, but it should be because you are meant to be a child of God in His Eternal Kingdom, not a child of this temporary world, which is heavily influenced buy Satan, and definitely NOT a child of God pretending to be a witch,( they don't exist) which God condemns (witchcraft) in His Word to us the Holy Bible. Please read it, and accept Jesus Christ as your Savior, He is the only one who can reconcile us sinners with God, but we must BELIEVE it!
@@slamee100 Christianity is a cult in itself, a death cult
@@jaxthewolf4572 no, the Catholic church is a false religion/cult that mixes Christianity with their own false worship of thousands of dead people (Mary, saints, popes) and with their fake rituals, and says that salvation doesn't come from Jesus alone (which it does) but they say you have to have good works, but good works do not save you, only Jesus Christ does, you do good things because you are saved already by accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior, you don't do good things to be saved. And there are many other false religion/cults, Scientology, Mormonism, Buddhism, Islamism, Hinduism, Jehovah's Witness etc.
" CHRIST"ianity started in the beginning, before God created us, because God knew we would sin with our free will, so before God even created us, or the earth and animals, Jesus Christ was already designated our Savior from our sins.
"CHRIST"ianity on earth has its origin in Jesus "Christ" Himself, in His birth as one of us, His ministry on earth to us, and in His death on the cross for us, to pay for our sins, and His resurrection from the dead three days later, and in His ascension back up into heaven forty days later, and He is coming back again at the end of this world and all people from all nations will see Him and be judged by Him.
There is no condemnation for sins for those of us from all nations who repent and have been spiritually born again, by accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior Who died to pay for our sins to reconcile us sinners with God to give us eternal life with Him.
If all people from all nations do not give our sins to Jesus Christ by accepting Him as our Savior who died to pay for our sins, then our sins remain with us at the final judgment, and there is no other salvation.
Accept Jesus Christ as your Savior! : )
me too! I refer to myself as "granny" lol
Practicing people are very welcoming and embrace like minded. I have never been pressured to have the exact beliefs. Churches/religion in society pressure people . That really pushed me further into nature.
I like to have conversations with the Christians that have teased me. I answer the questions and then they ponder. Harm none, bless all!
When I was 7 I saw and watch my great grandmother and grandmother practiced witchcraft , I knew this what I wanted to follow fast forward years from then i found myself in deep depression after losing everyone's in my life, and didn't know where I belong or maybe to end it all I felt more of the calling from the goddess . But I have practiced witchcraft without knowing about what is rea6is pagan and wiccan ,but now I know this is what has saved me from ending my life and I think the goddess
My ravenheart Chiara Luciano i would love to no more🖖👀🤷♂️🤗🤗🤗🙏🇬🇧🖖😇
Hello,where can I find necklace and all equipment of wicca?
Jesus, Jesus
@@azlannordin3678 welcome! You don't really need equipment. I use things that have served a purpose, like the mini cast iron pot I found at Aldi, or the hand forged blade with an antler handle from a craft market. But most of my stuff is rocks while walking.
Bright blessings!
In 2005 I wanted to kill myself, I was 15. I got very close and a voice told me “you will be loved”. That voice was my inner self and it stopped me from doing it. I discovered Wicca through a teen book series I began to read called Sweep. It inspired me to explore Wicca and I immediately resonated with it. I began to listen to music that made me feel connected to the earth.
My depression was healed within a short time and even in my times of complete aloneness I never felt alone because I was connected to the earth through Wicca.
I began to have very intense ability of the senses. I was focusing on working with energy and nature through meditation. My senses were heightened to such a point that I got scared.. I was gaining psychic ability and it scared me. So at 17 years old I stopped practicing.
I am now 33 years old and have been lost for a very long time and I looked back at my life recently and asked myself when the last time I felt alive was. It was when I was Wiccan and practicing Wicca. So here I am watching this and hearing their stories reminds me of myself and how it changed my life as a teen.
I don’t think I ever gave up Wicca. I just wasn’t ready for the possibilities I am capable of. There is a stigma around magic especially back then and even more so before 2005. But now it is much more widely accepted and practiced. And now that I have grown up I am ready again.
❤
Blessed be
Absolutely inspirational! Real people sharing their real life-experiences in finding their path. From the images used, to the narrator in the beginning, it was great representation. 10/10, would show another person.
Nice job on video. Wow I used to drive that lookout my road! Glad y'all are here!
May I just say as a Christian that I apologise for the bad experiences that pagans have had in church I hope that you all find true Christian friends so you can see that all christians are not like that
Christian theology is based on a master slave dynamic and has always produced followers who wish to impose that dynamic on others. Hence a history of violence and enslavement. Most pagans believe no slaves no masters ,no one put above myself and none heald down below.
Thank you for taking the time to reply to my statement did you have a personal experience along the lines you wrote if so my I hear it .
I personally have never tried to master anyone except in a game .
What is the name of your god or goddess . If I were not a Christian I would be luciferian
@@christinehope6317 hat have I experienced ? One only needs to read history since the time of christianity to understand the numerous negative impacts its had any where its been prostilitised.i wouldnt know where to stop to name all the language culture ,art science ,phylosophy ,magic etc that christianity wiped away. Its theology the history of religeon ( to heard. )Church -(from scottish- Kirk-from the phoenician cerce- a demon who invites you in to their house and devours your brain). It's a guilt by association with one of the world's most oppressive forces. So yes I believe you are responsible for the master slave dynamic, your silence and compliance to christ makes it so. I refuse to identify with anyone else's path ,my own way is as valid as anyone's, I do not need to identify with a collective group. How anyone would want to identify with the atrocities of christianity is beyond me.
True followers of Christ are rare, but if you are a true follower in Jesus, than you have my approval.
@@jaxthewolf4572 thank you very much that is rare and kind. Are you a witch ? My hope is to build a bridge . I don't understand why pagans and Christians have to dislike each othermy experience with pagans and that they are kind and moral and humble people very wise and if given the opportunity I believe that we could prove that Christians are people of love and there doesn't need to be a war between us per se . Blessed be
My Birthday is the most important holiday of any given year.
yep i totally agree
When's your birthday?
@@Rachel-ng2wz it's not the date thats of importance. This individual realises the importance of the self.
@@aleisterlowenstein9526 I know i was just curious why he/she said this thats all as i dont celebrate birthdays. Thank you thats refreshing to hear birthdays are not important.
@@Rachel-ng2wz so why are birthdays unimportant?
Very well done presentation. I enjoyed this very much ! I love to center myself around the earth, Gaia Sophia. Cheers
I'm fairly new-ish (been studying on and off) for years now (10). So coming across videos like this, where people talk about it in more depth is nice and handy. Coming across this video was very helpful.
she so cool she got excommuned for that creche. you go girl
I remember a quote from Grover Washington. He said "I could learn more from walking in a forest than from any book". Let that sink in. He was a chemist and inventor. Much like Tesla. Makes me wonder. I like the forest, nature, have grown many things.
Still seeking.
Absolutely loved this. I resonated with everyone that spoke. I feel this is the absolute path for me.
When the lady said she was frightened she would "open a portal to hell" I felt so sorry for her. To be indoctrinated from an early age to believe such things is terrible.
9:30 i cried for this man. I can't believe people could still think like that!!
Magic 👏 is👏 not 👏supernatural 👏
It is though, it's super natural. It's not paranormal.
Its super
And natural
MAGICK🤘IS🤘MUNDANE🤘
i got some magic.... 🤗🤗👍👍👍👍👍🤐🤐🤐👀🇬🇧🙏
Rana Magic is indeed real
*Amazing videos, loved this mini documentary many mistakes but nevermind. More and more waking up to this*
I stumbled upon this video, and I’m happy I did! What a gem 💎
There is no Hell! The New Testament is not part of the Jewish Bible. I find pagans & Wiccans to be more Gd honoring than Christianity. We are suppose to question Gd. He/She is our Creators wants us to think for ourselves. We are all Family. I honor and respect you!!
@Jimmy Crickets What about the Catholics?
thanks :)
Let me say somethin' Faith and Spirituality are TWO different things.
Faith = Belief/Relationship With A Higher Power.
Spirituality = What is needed to nurture one's soul.
I felt judged and condemned by churches and abused.I did not act the way they wanted me to,now I have native pagan beliefs which I started our with and found my sacred space again and can feel comfortable in my own skin again.The pain,damages,and sufferings from family and church and certain professionals has effected my memory and I am more of a solitary.I know my life is getting better and grateful for my freedom and independence.Wounds and injustices are not fun especially when it's from family,church,and professionals but I am still here and I am glad I can be free to be me.♥️
I am watching this on December 26, 2022...I feel like while watching this video that I am hearing my own "story"..I grew up being "forced" to go to a church...but, I just could not relate to a church...and as I got older...I broke away and I consider myself Wiccan and a witch...currently, I live in England...it's nice to know that other people have the same "story"...thank you for this video.....
Have you visited Glastonbury?
A real religion never judges anybody. Any religious intitution is a social one with finances etc. The main thing is love to each other that Wicca gives anyone, they don't judge anybody at all. By the way Sionnach Diar has a great congenital magical power, I can see it clearly.
If you don't judge anything you don't have feelings. If you don't judge murder, rape et cetera you're a robot not a human.
@@yamchathewolf7714 You missed the point entirely
@@jaxthewolf4572 "real religions don't judge anybody". Do you know what "anybody" means? I disagree with that statement. That's my point.
Jesus, Jesus
Firstly, what a lovely video. So great to see fellow Pagans expressing and explaining their paths, and that this coven is so open to various beliefs.
Secondly, I have to ask, does anyone know what stone Sarah's pendant at 12:06 is? It looks like tiger's eye, but I'm not sure. Whatever it is, I feel a pull toward its energy and want to research it. Thanks and blessed be.
The stone is Amber
Looks like amber to me.
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Very lovely
@@crystaljames2006 Thanks! No wonder, then, that I was drawn to it. Freya is one of the goddesses I work with and amber is her stone. :)
I used to be a Mormon and also went to different mainstream Christian denominations. After seeing the constant arguing amongst Mormons, Christians arguing and bashing each other and others who didn't believe like them and seeing a few other religious groups behave the same way, I decided to give up being a member of an organized religion. I also got really tired of political parties and ideologies for some of the same reasons and some different reasons. I believe political parties and ideologies, organized religions and even political identities were all meant to divide us, make us latch onto rigid dogmatic belief systems and were meant to controlus and keep us all distracted fighting each other. So I became an Omnist. Now I use the best of all religions and spiritual practices and leave the dogma and bigotry behind. I don't pretend to know anything for certain. I believe in a Higher Power but also have some healthy doubts. I'm a bit agnostic but believe more than I doubt. My spirituality is a personal relationship with the Divine. I draw my faith, hope and inspiration from Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Peganism, Wiccanism, Native American spirituality, natural living, holistic medicine, nature, animals, family heritage, my ancestors, charity, the 12 step program, the universe, spiritual books and self help books, prayer, meditation, yoga and practicing my spirituality and all I do with intent.
Lovely video...thanks for sharing!
My biggest beef about these videos, is that most of these videos, focus on Wicca as the only Pagan belief, To be Pagan, you just don't follow the three major book religions. Hindu, Buddhism, Native American Spirituality, and other original cultural beliefs fall under the term of Paganism. We need more videos about them too.
To set the record straight “heathen” does NOT mean non-Christian or non-believer! Heathen comes from the word heath which is high up, wide, open land. The people that lived off that land or maybe worshipped there were known as “people of the heath” hence they became known as a heathen! Nothing to do with being non-Christian!
Will Kettle well I slightly disagree as it was a positive/neutral term that was given negative connotations in more recent times but yes being heathen just means being one of the Heath! That’s all, nothing to do with being religious or non religions. Same thing applies to the word ‘pagan’ it was a derogatory roman term for country dweller! Most of us were pagan because we lived tribally some nomadically and didn’t see the point of having cities! Cheers anyway sir👍🏼
Will Kettle Yea, my mom (a christian) says it in a derogatory way and means that they don’t believe in God or christianity
Heathen is a germanized reinvention of the word pagan and means basically the same: "those savage fuckers in the countryside with their wierd ways and superstitions" Reason for the heath or hede, is because those who lived out there was the furthest away from church and city both spatially and often socially
Excellent piece. Every Wiccan to date I’ve encountered have been kindred souls, beautiful life forces. ❤
Thanks for sharing this :)
Mommy can we pass by the witches house OMG that was adorable.
I have watched and listend, I am researching. I am a young witch and trying to gain knowledge of all these different types such as Wicca, peageans, etc... I am still a little confused on the difference. Blessed be.
Be just who you are for we created equal and beautiful. Thank you for the video. Salaam and pray from Jakarta
Blessed Be, brethren and sisters, thank you for your stories
Lydia the eagle that came to you was Garuda, Lord Vishnu’s vehicle.
I deeply respect your view and faith. The way I understand it personally is that they are pan-spiritual beings and signs from different religious matrices. Namaste 💎💎💎
hail Óðinn!
hail Þórr!
hail Frigg!
hail Freyja!
hail Tyr!
hail Bragi!
hail Njord!
hail Rán!
hail Freyr!
hail Baldr!
hail Iðunn!
hail Skadi.
hail Loki!
hail Ullr!
hail Heimdall!
Tennessee? I'm from kentucky. Thanks for sharing . Loved it
Thank you for this. I am just beginning my journey into Paganism. The stories are fascinating.
Beltain is NOT tye longest day of the year. Beltain is May 1st, the longest day of rhe year is rhe summer solstice, around June 22nd, often called Litha by Wiccans. Please get your facts correct. If a pagan got the date of one of your holidays wrong you'd be up in arms after us all.
Ok, hey thanks for the correction 💯
Heathen means those who dwell on the heath
Andreia Reminiec till me more🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤗
not really.
You mean hearth ?
Julianne Welch 👍🤣😂🤣👍
Actually it means a person who does not belong to a widely-held religious belief. It's usually refers to someone who is not a Jew, Muslim, or Christian.
My familiar (an adopted black cat named Poe, whose tail was blown off with fireworks by two teens during New Years 2020) enthusiastically approves of this video👍👍
I remember being 12 and hating myself and my family and my circumstances and just everything going on around me and feeling alone. We were filling out School forms and we got to the subject of religion and my mother said well normally I just write Baptist because that's what your father was. If I was writing it for me I would write Wiccan and I asked her what that was. She went into her closet, pulled out a stack of books and said that it was something you decide for yourself and I have never looked back.
For godsake Wicca IS pagan. I don't know why everyone is trying to make them separate. Everything that is not Muslim, Christian, or Jewish is pagan.
Wow.. that's such a base way of looking at it.. but yes according to Christianity this is the truth but some only worship one dirty. But essentially if you get down to the nitty gritty of things one of the 10 commandments is the ye shall have no other Gods before me.. saying that you have the head but also you may give reverence and respect to others Yahweh was in fact part of a pantheon before the others just being (disappeared) other then Asherah. Asherah was worshipped along side Yahweh. And in Islam Allah had 3 daughters that were to be worshipped but it didn't sit well with the males so they wrote it off as Satan deception like most would if you added females as equal or as a partner to be worshipped along side the main male. Even though humans throughout the centuries had a tendency to match the divine masculine with a divine feminine as more relatable. Personification has been a common theme amongst humanity for a very long time.. humans need something they see like themselves and something or someone having a way to get through to them and help them understand why they are here what existence means to them personally.. but by the definition if pagan means multiple Gods Goddesses it would literally Be every religion in some shape or form.. everything has been so blurred now and loosing the Gods/Goddess started a type of fall of mankind.. lost faith lost hope and nothing to live for or purpose.. it all depends on your outlook.. people don't act right when they don't have that need for existence.
When at the beginning of the video I heard the narrator state that Beltane is the longest day of the year, I was really taken aback because that simply is not true. The longest day of the year is celebrated instead on Litha, the Summer Solstice. Now I"m wondering whether or not it would be a good use of my time to watch anymore of the video. Is the entire thing going to be full of such misinformation?
The pagans they show are speaking most of the time and they tell you how they found paganism etc so it's quite nice of you are interested in that type of things :) it's not really a video I personally learned a lot from cause it's really just personal stories
@@enchanted_wildflower_ Thanks for that info. Sounds like it would be worthwhile to watch after all. :)
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I love this! This is so awesome. I was raised in an Evangelical Christain religion, and I remember when I was really little, maybe 6 years old, the story about Lucifer wanting everyone to love themselves and to not have to worship any God made sense to me. I didn't understand why that was considered evil. I thought God was evil. Why should any of us have to bow down and worship any God and why would it ever be wrong to love yourself. If we are a creature of God and we should love all of Gods creature, then we should love ourselves. Lucifer was the light and was so beautiful because Lucifer had pure love flowing inside and out. I don't think Lucifer was a man and the devil is not Lucifer. In fact, the devil is the opposite of Lucifer. I think Lucifer is pure love light. It's an energy, not a person.
Personally I can't stand going to church. Was raised Evangelical. However I still believe that God of the Bible is at the top of the totem pole. I have studied the occult and have had some experiences that were dangerous. I can't see the point in trying to contact spirits that may or may not be harmful to humans. I believe there are many spirits with a lower vibration and the Nephilim are the old Gods. I definitely do believe in both God and the Occult. Something I couldn't get my mind around is that Madame Blavatsky writings are anti-Semitic. How could you be enlightened and a racist? Anyone wants to answer would love to hear your thoughts. This was a good documentary I have also felt like these people while going to church. Also for those who are say they feel closer to nature, God made nature so that makes sense. Not going to lie and sit here and say Christians are all perfect. It is really toxic alot of the judgments in the church. That being said it doesn't mean your rejected by God I personally believe a lot of the Bible has man's opinion in it but from my personal experience God loves everyone. Gay, trans,.black white he loves everyone and anyone who preaches otherwise isolates people from God and to me that is the biggest sin of all.
"How could you be enlightened and a racist?"
There is a difference between preferring ones own people and hating other people. ua-cam.com/video/y46a7thB1S0/v-deo.html
Listen to the wind.
Awesome 💜👍
That was beautiful 🤩
I had a similar experience with what I call Churchism/Christianity ...and came to paganism.
"CHRISTianity ", means follower of CHRIST, it has nothing to do with what you call churchism.
@@slamee100 exactly my point, but what preachers preach is often different from the words of Jesus (imo) and so Christianity became churchism, because which church you belong to is very important to christians, even though we know that "God is no repecter of persons" as Paul of Tarsus wrote. I gave up, I felt it was a farce. It is very hard to figure out what exactly Jesus taught and what the "church's official position" have to do with each other.
it tells us in bible that God gave us herbs for healing
Yes it does tell us that.. most miss that. Either someone wicked tried to remove the power out of the bible.
Because most other religions list the herbs and have actual proof of healing . Except for christianity book a wicked one changed the text
If the world decided to follow the bible and use only herbs pharmaceutical companies would try to kill us all off at the same time while pushing the bible and telling us to follow it .
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@@privateone4688 No the world would never tell us to follow the bible because the world is not of the truth. And there is no such thing as a good witch (wiccan) all forms of witchcraft are a rebellion towards God the creator.
I love this woman's strength @5:38 I agree, don't let anyone else dictate what your path will be.
GOOD video. I started out as follow the Wicca. At 18yo then with the help of my dads side of family. I learn more witchy things. & now at 44yo iam i pratice all crafts but i really have been the last 8 years iam kitchen / green witch i.love nature & still like wicca ways. I was raised Methodist and Catholic ways. That wasnt enough for me .
Does anyone else find it strange that they say they felt closer to 'God' in nature, when most Pagans don't recognise one God, but the Gods and Goddesses? Like, Paganism is 99% of the time polytheistic, so using God in the singular just doesn't seem right to me.
Most ancient religions have an undiscribable one source of the universe like Atum in Egypt or Brahman in India. Christian God supposed to represent this one source, but due to decadence of Christianity, God is interpreted in many different ways similar to how people described gods like Zeus, Odin, Perun etc. When people in the video say God, they mean the source of all holy in the universe and not individual deities you can worship and build relationships with.
Churka yeah. I understand that. But it just sounds odd to me because personally I wouldn’t use “god” in singular to describe anything in paganism. It would be plural or I would call that “one source of the universe” by either a name or a word that has no connection to deities and gods. Not saying they’re wrong they can say whatever they want. I just find it strange
@@WitchDomilith you're right. It does sound a bit off.
It's the Energy, the Yin and the Yang.. God hold both energies.. masculine and feminine.
Brian Hensley okay. But I don’t believe anything the bible says, I don’t believe any of that. My Gods and Goddesses are many, they represent many things. Why would a Pagan feel closer to “God” who they don’t believe in. I’ve never heard another pagan refer to the energies of the universe, or their Dieity or ANYTHING in the singular form. Paganism has nothing to do with Christianity so it just seems so strange to even use language from one in the other. A Christian wouldn’t say “I feel closer to my Gods in church”. That would seem strange because to them there is only one. I can’t get through the whole reply because you are comparing two religions that are at a base level very much opposed
I don't go to church either I feel that the Bible is always saying something different. And for whatever reason people that goes to church knows 'god can only judge's but why do they judge when you don't go to church? When you don't agree with some things the church does or believes in? SMH I believe in God but I do not believe what church teaches you at all. I believe what I've experienced however I do believe there's a god the god that created us just not what their interpretation of the Bible's or of God is.
As a young child I remember seeing this pole in the center of some area, on it were these beautiful coloured ribbons and people dancing around it. (I never knew if I seen it somewhere on tv or it was some memory). Just like in this video. Wow! Also, I can relate to alot that was talked about by those who are pagan n oh I've been called a witch at times in the past. It hasn't bothered me.
Misty Ross It's called a maypole.
Back in my elementary school years we played with something like this during our "Fun Field day". It was once a year.
@@AC-512 I wonder how many of the teachers knew that the maypole represents the penis.
Loved it.
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Hey guys! I am a bit new to all this... I am trying see where I would fit in... As a Pagan or Wiccan... I left the Catholic Church because nothing made sense. I'd ask questions and I was either told to "have faith" or to stop asking. The Church is truly a lie. I seek truth and peace at mind... I don't want to fall into Atheism or something akin to it. I want to have a connection with something.... Can someone help?
ᛉ Algiz North ᛉ
Hi, I'm new to this as well. The way I've been learning about all of this is through youtube, discord, reddit, instagram and mostly tumblr. Perhaps you can join groups in Facebook as well. I think those are good places to start.
Good Luck!🤗
I would recommend you study a pantheon or philosophy that resonates with you! Paganism itself is a little broad, and many do not consider it a religion because 90% of paganism is individual. There’s no one path or philosophy to follow! Feel free to respond so I can guide to to resources such as discord groups and UA-cam channels :) I hope your day is good
you have to research and find a path thats right for you i am a wicca brought up methodist
I recommend to avoid thinking on it as religion shopping. Still the part of your mind that seeks to give yourself labels and classification. Experience life with clear vision. Learn everything you can. Read books about various practices, beliefs and history. If you feel drawn into some particular path, study deeper. But you can also create your own way. When you start performing ritual is when you really realize that you are taking information and putting it into practice.
Explore. Go seek out rituals and groups in your local area. There are so many paths to choose from. Druidry, Heathenism, Wicca, Dianic dozens of neopagan paths that I'm not recalling the exact names of right now. Honestly a good starting point, see if you can find an ADF Grove near you. Google ADF Druid Grove and it will point you in the right direction. Even if that's not the correct path for you they can probably point you toward local Pagan get togethers that will show you the right path for you.
Its really nice to find a video that doesn't clickbait you the politics of religion
I'm finally home. ❤
I was threatened with ex when i told what i saw a priest do
Don't feel bad; they used to threaten kings with that.
Understand I grew up and in a Pentecostal Church and my daddy was the preacher he also raped children I didlnt tell the police until I became a teenager but I did tell grown women in the church who did nothing to stop him or help the children I know it would have been very hard as a child to stand against the church I admire your courage
Christianity is a man made religion formalized by Emperor Constantine into the Roman Catholic Church to unify his Empire by requiring everyone to join his religion and beliefs. The church stole many pagan rituals and beliefs and changed them to suit themselves, just like thy do today. Also Christianity is based on "Paulianity teachings and beliefs". Paul was Roman Citizen, who grew up in Greece under the pagan roman beliefs, etc... Jesus/Yesua (Joshua) bar Yoseph was an Essene/Nazerine sect Jew and disposed by the Pharasees and Saducees. Jesus, the Jew (not a Christian), has good teachings but everything has distorted and mistranslated. Essen teachings go back to ancient Egypt and some things Jesus said are from the Emerald Tablets of Thoth/Hermes but don't dare tell a Christian that ! (St.) Francis of Asissi was really a pagan, just read his ode to the Sun and observe his relationship with nature and the animals and birds. Pagans are everywhere. Wiccan Rede:" Do No Harm to yourself or others" I must say that people identified as pagans don't always believe the exact same thing. Native American spirituality is close to pagan types of beliefs ( just eliminate the Christianity that was forced upon them). Blessed Be !
elaine goad yeah you must have copied and pasted most of this- cause I’ve read the same thing on a website just recently. At least you’re posting truth
Memory from years of study. I am a Rusty Crone.
nice to meet someone who faces the true history of "christianity"
Well, religion is beliefs that all people have, even if it’s random or created, also, Wicca had stolen voodoo magick from tribes that were from Africa. But we all have beliefs, you know.
@@bruja5746 Nope a few humans have truth. very few. most do not even believe what they claim to believe but to know this you will have to go into honest thinking far beyond what humans know. Mind is the final frontier not space,
and this is always how I've felt!!!
Beautiful and I agree. I experience same and now I am a pagan but I think I always be because since I was a child I have this connection with nature and spirits.
Now you see as someone curious about Paganism and looking for more information, words like reverend and priestess immediately put out red flags for me. Just another hierarchical religion.
Not necessarily. Some Pagans do join covens, groups with priests and/or priestesses, and others do solitary practice. Unlike other religions, Paganism is very flexible; no two Pagans practice the same, and we're okay with that. Also, unlike other religions, the priests and priestesses don't tell others what or how to believe; they simply encourage people to follow their own paths. In short, Paganism is far less structured and dogmatic than other spiritual paths. If you're interested in learning more, I highly recommend the book "Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner" by Scott Cunningham.
I recommend too, to learn about reconstruction paganism. Many people incorrectly just think of Wicca when they hear about paganism. Celtic, Slavic, Nordic/Germanic, Hellenic, and Roman recon paganism are all very fascinating.
@@garygnu4629 Agreed. I've been on my Pagan path for almost three years now, and from the get-go, I knew reconstruction paths as well as Wicca were out there.
You don't have to become part of a coven. You can practice by yourself or with others that don't wanna be part of a structured coven. There is no one that makes rules for all pagans or anything like that. And the idea in paganism is that everyone can commune with deities, through meditations for example. You don't need a priest(ess) to do that. All you really need is yourself :)
I agree,but this is more of an American thing,in the UK and most of Europe we don't have any of that stuff,we don't have Reverends or any of the rest of it.
Can't say that this resonates with me as accurate...the announcer seems a bit clueless
I wish I could visit you, Lydia Crabtree. I'm a Christian, but I have to admit that Wicca fascinates me. I've always felt that I was a nature person. I feel so much more at home in nature than inside. I almost feel suffocated indoors. I wish we could talk.
How interesting ! Small world , I’m from Chattanooga as well !