Creating a Folkloric Traditional Witchcraft Practice | Beginner Witchcraft

[@wren.no.1]

all my favorite practitioner creators are posting today! i'm excited to watch this tomorrow as it is bedtime now. i hope everyone had a merry solstice!

[@theredheadedwitch]

that's so sweet! I hope you had a lovely solstice and enjoyed the quality time!

[@GroovingFlowerChild]

​@ireneissomewhere I suggest The Witches Cookery!

[@piperkate.]

are you perchance a southern hemisphere girly too??

[@zenz0ha472]

@ireneissomewhere I love The Witch of Wonderlust and Alwyn Oak. I also watch The Lunar Witch and Ivy the Occultist for more advanced magical knowledge

[@indigoblue4791]

Some great book recommendations thank you. I couldn't help put think your arm most have been tired after holding that super large mug throughout the video! 😊

[@JessicaandtheMoon]

I loved this! As a fellow redheaded animist folk witch so much resonated. I really appreciated that you brought up both the ancestral connection and also rooting in the land where we find ourselves now. For me these are the same (my ancestors are welsh and I live in wales) but I find that when people try to practice based only on ancestral practices which are divorced from where they live now it can be frustrating. Thank you ❤

[@theredheadedwitch]

Absolutely! That was something I really struggled with. Like, yes of course I want to pay respects to the ancestors who traveled across the sea to begin a new life for themselves, but I simply cannot ignore that I don't live in the US today. So much of it is different and reflects my personal craft because of the spiritual connection to my current home! Thank you for your comment - welcome to the space :)

[@Faeoftheferns]

Roger J. Horne is one of my favourite authors. His books are so accessible and helped form the foundation of my practice!

[@theredheadedwitch]

Yes, absolutely same! It really solidified what I had always felt but was just able to put it into words that I could dive deep into for my own practice.

[@elwiran]

Hi! I'm Polish 🙂. I've just found You 🍀. Greetings from Poland 💚.

[@kjmav10135]

I am in LOVE with folklore and have just begun to explore it. Who knew there was such a rich treasure trove of ideas and information about this, and expressed from a Witchcraft perspective!! Thank you!

[@taylormirana]

I totally connect with struggling to find guided meditations that align with me- a lot of them tend to be a little “pledian 5d starseed” vibes and that’s just not my vibe as a folk witch lol

[@theredheadedwitch]

Exactly same!

[@brittanyhinch512]

Obsessed with this video ❤

[@VanyaBlackWolf]

Ok, you have the same electric kettle, coffee carafe, and cauldron mug as me!

[@theredheadedwitch]

I love that for us. :)

[@lunar3n]

i am so so excited for more guided meditations from you!! i’ve been desperate to find some that resonate with me, it’s pretty slim pickings honestly. i can’t wait to be whisked away by you!

[@theredheadedwitch]

Aw, thank you! I'm so glad that you'll enjoy them :)

[@RoundtheCauldron]

I've read his other book, A Broom at Midnight, and love his work! I'm gonna add this one to my list, too. I've also moved recently -- well, moved from the West Coast to the East Coast about 3 years ago. I'm still trying to learn the Land, the spirits, and the living creatures here. It's a whole new journey! Also - congrats on your newest creative endeavor! 👏 I can't wait to read your book!

[@theredheadedwitch]

Thank you!! Yes, I am on a similar journey and it has been a process, for sure. Such different energies from the West vs. East coast, in my experience! I hope you enjoy the book!!! I'm so excited to hear thoughts.

[@kimberlystanton6260]

I did the same thing I researched my PA. Dutch German ancestry. I grew up in the Blue Mountain. I started back in 2000.

[@hollygillooly1421]

I took so much away from this video, will definitely be reading that book and checking out your guided meditation. I wonder if any of your ancestors are northumbrians. I’m from that region and know many people from here settled in the Appalachian Mountains because it reminded them of the wild untamed borderlands of Northumberland. Lots of beautiful folk traditions exist here and the landscape is truly magical. This video was the reminder I needed to get out there and connect 💖

[@feralfoods]

i love that cauldron coffee mug in the intro! - Appalachia has such a rich history & mystery, so cool you are digging into that, what a fascinating topic. i'm fairly new to the channel, so i'll check out more of your videos. -thank you for the great book recommendations too! -peace! 🪐

[@theredheadedwitch]

Thank you so much! Appalachia is truly magical, and I loved being able to grow up in such a beautiful place.

[@Roku97]

I’m new around here but I am currently switching practice between Wicca to folkloric trad craft and folk magick

[@wren.no.1]

welcome!

[@theredheadedwitch]

Welcome! I hope you find this space to be helpful for your journey.

[@Igmarie]

I looked for that book, apologies if you said where to find it. We have very similar cultural backgrounds and I’d love to read that book.

[@dolphin7282]

Additionally, this may be just what i do but i do a lot of past life scrying for historical things unanswered. At best it gives u something that is personal and untampered, which for me has been remembering other souls that actually made up stories about fae lore that its hard to find in books, but resonated with me for ages and i never knew why until i started scrying (:

[@TabithaReminiec3399]

My heritage is from Eastern Europe ( Russia)...So ,For the last few years I've been practicing Zagovory ( A Verbal form of Russian Folk Magick )

[@dolphin7282]

This video slapped me in the face and i thanked it. This is a bit personal but ive had some past lives regarding witchy things and i guess u know where im going lol. Ive had an inkling of that actually being tied to my transspecies nonhuman identity in that and this life time, and a lot of historic beliefs of animal identities have been convoluted in witch trials as well , theres limited stuff on werewolf trials, but a history of claiming to be sometype of nonhuman has been rooted with reactions of fear and execution at worst and accusations of delusion at best. Most of the feelings i have about this stemmed from past life scrying ive done which are past life memories of a girl i lived with apparantly that made up fae lore to fit the narrative of transspecies/nonhuman animal identities that she witnessed in me, as words there are today did not exist yet. ive been suggested folkloric witchcraft videos because i started clicking on witchcore aesthetic videos lol. I thought this would be a cute decor my room video + herb reccomends but oh boy those books are exactly the era i was looking for omg

[@jenniferleftwich7]

Ty for sharing, I as well am from Nc mountains, my mother was born and raised in the North Carolina mountains my grandpa born and raised in the West Virginia mountains and on my grandma's side we come from Scotland and they are the Duncans, I have been practicing witchcraft for 7 years, this is the year that I took a deep dive in southern folk magic because it's my roots however I'm having a hard time, finding anything on Internet that I'm satisfied with, so my question is knowing that this is in our blood where do we start, I know research connect with the land read books I know what to do all that but there is so much more, again thank you so much for your videos they are so inspirational❤

[@HalfLatinaJoy86]

Hi! This was a helpful video, thanks! I noticed in your other videos you mention WA and Cascades in the titles (its late, haven't had a chance to watch any others yet) -- is this where you stated you live now, or PNW in general? I live here too! I just started learning about Herbalism and also how herbs are used for magical properties. Mom's side is Irish/English, and dad's side is Mexican so I'm trying to add more traditions into my own lately and its been really rewarding.

[@TC-mb2dl]

it's worth mentioning too that the people committing the torture against the accused claimed to believe that torture was the only way for someone to genuinely tell the truth.... (ridiculous)

[@steveakersdrums]

Can I ask what part of Appalachia your family is from? Thanks for sharing and letting us in on your practice.

[@petrohytinkoski4072]

I have build relationship with my bffs apartment land. I don't live there although I am seeking home from there

[@TheSelfTaughtLanguageCorner]

Honestly I have to give thanks to my ancestors to leading to me to different practices in my path so far. Folk witchcraft was kinda second nature to me, no matter what I did in my rituals/spell, nature was always involved. Now my path is dealing me to study more my “ancient” ancestors ( Mesopotamian) and the power of Heka.

[@drpigglesnuudelworte5209]

*cries in Irish pagan living in America in a state where the magic practice is voodoo and I don’t feel like I can properly practice it and honor the traditions and history of it but desperately wants to practice folk magic*

[@punjabseth260]

👌🏻👌👍

[@GreenMonkeyToaster]

Hi, the video was really interesting and useful to sort of tweak for every type of person watching, but the amount of jumpcuts makes it quite jarring to listen to. I love your vibe, but the audio is somewhat disjointed and stressing.

[@musasiziannet6015]

Isaiah55:6&7,"Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts.Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon." Repent, receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and savior today.This is God's invitation for redemption, Jesus loves you so much and he is the only WAY to eternity.God bless you

[@EllaHarrison]

1 can finally comment this publicly because today is your announcement day... IS IT A BOOK??? 🥹🤍 But also - I loved this video and this conversation on a whole, I definitely agree that whilst Wicca has a definite influence, I am really glad that we have more and more access and books on a more personal practice that is folk witchcraft and ancestral practices too - which resonate a lot more for a lot of people, seeing as it is literally like coming home! A I personally came to Wicca because that's what was available to me all those years ago, yet what drew me to Wicca in the first place was the land and nature worship and animistic belief system, something that is integral to who I am as a person and that is integral to my folk practice now

[@theredheadedwitch]

Absolutely! I think that the animistic belief is quite foundational for many witches who are interested in a folk practice now, because it is so deeply intertwined. I am so grateful for the amount of research and knowledge that is being shared today about specific areas and practices! It's so helpful for anyone wanting to create a practice that really resonates with them. ALSO YES IT IS A BOOK. You silly goose, you knew it all along! Hahaha