Wicca | National Geographic

In England, a coven of witches is gradually accepted into the community.
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[@mordicus9817]

I am not going to lie, that coven meeting area looks so nice!!!

[@PieALaMode]

those people who say wicca is bullshit yet also pray to their sky-daddy at night and won't work on sundays xDDD

[@maxwellpunick6974]

It's all so sad, they both pray and conduct pratices towards the same divine being basically.

[@cc-bf9jk]

“Sky daddy” made my day😂😂😂

[@amberleeperry7479]

I agree often times wiccans and other witches are met with intolerance and hate which is a shame because wiccans focus on love and tolerance for others that being said your comment does come off as a little disrespectful to other religions albeit pretty funny

[@sobersaber494]

When the high priestess blessed the incense, i felt chills. You can feel the power in those words

[@lunamai5668]

I love being Wiccan! I am also very proud and protective of my faith!!

[@ivydraws3245]

Can I get some pointers? I'm not sure I'm doing anything right. My Christian parents drag me down sometimes. I don't have a Coven I don't have spell making supplies. (Other than rosemary, but my mom says i cant have it) I'm alone in this. I need advice. I'm a new witch.

[@ethiodude9886]

u will be regrate u don't know who u r dealing with . devil is devil no mercy ! i pray for u to come into Jesus the true and the almighty God

[@lightturner2712]

I'm a Voodooist and I'm VERY proud and also protective of MY faith! You have my greatest respect for being honest proud and protective about your faith! As a Fullbringer (A follower of Haitian Voodoo who is NOT African or Haitian whatsoever) I am VERY loyal to my religion and my gods! May have a blessed and wonderful day

[@lunamai5668]

@@lightturner2712 Keep up the wonderful and awesomeness that you do!

[@lunamai5668]

@@ethiodude9886 I dont believe in the Devil but I am not dragging you down for your beliefs.... So why do it to others?! If you are a true Christian you wouldn't do that. Forgive my defensive reaction but its what I believe in. How would you feel if someone talked bad about what you believed?! And I suggest you do your research before you judge.... And its wrong of you to push your beliefs on others....!

[@noahroad6577]

It’s sad that we can’t see the whole episode. The best parts are not in this partial clip

[@sienna6286]

Really? What happens?

[@jkwellness1639]

I love being with other witches. I wish I could find a coven.

[@FayeleeDarkclaw]

Has been a Wiccan for 12+ years I'm insulted by some of the comments. Witchcraft is older then Christan Jewish and all other reg We Love nature and honor everything Mother earth has given us.

[@srijanghosh2001]

Sanatana dharama is the oldest

[@TheYipedo]

Potions? Witches? Rituals? Magic? Spells?! Wicca: An MMORPG fanboy's wish come true.

[@LoonaLuna20]

I'm a witch too. Blessed be

[@kO_EC]

Hahha child eater

[@kO_EC]

@@jelloknife4116 child of moon?😂😂

[@Aurrian]

"I'm very careful about who I tell." Is that why she appears on TV?

[@CorvidChaser]

The house the coven gathered in was BEAUTIFUL.

[@Venaloid]

Wicca doesn't really bother me beyond the ridiculousness of it because it leaves everyone else alone, unlike other religions.

[@Oldtboot]

"I'm very careful who I tell..." There you are open to the world on utube xD

[@jakeesr3276]

The ring around tha rosey took me outtttt🤣

[@dashizzle1985]

I think many people make the wrong judgement that "Witches praise and worship the demon."

[@Random1a2b3c4d5e6f7g]

Damn it, how come they can find Hogwarts and I can't!! >_

[@LeakyDiaper]

There are a lot of cliche Witches who wear all black, all day, and have pentacles on every inch of their body. Ive even seen pentacle valve stem covers for your car wheels. But that doesn't make them any more or less of a Witch than I. I am very solitary and personal about it. No one ever knows unless they ask.. But color is of great importance. It just so happens that black itself is a very important and significant color. Especially in rituals such as they are doing.

[@nursemain3174]

I love black, while it’s a colour of protection, it’s also a colour of great power and confidence to me.

[@sonyrast]

My mom is Roman-Catholic but also jumps the fire on New Year Eve to send the spirits away and asks for wishes

[@piratekid8099]

WITCHRAFT IS A PRACTICE NOT A RELIGION

[@lki0n]

Yes thats true but Wicca is a religion that uses witchcraft

[@amberleeperry7479]

Witchcraft is a practice not a religion Wiccan is the religion they were pointing out in this video however they did fail to make this point in the film

[@phREaker419]

@Domingohertz Wiccans wear many colors, not just black. In fact, most actually wear white.

[@star0shadows]

Well at least their religion shows appreciation rather than hate for others. I certainly wouldn't call them evil compared to the Westboro Baptist Church.

[@FlipUpCoconutKing]

Lol, I learned a bit more about Wiccans than I previously have before. Thanks NG! :D

[@SSanf]

We do NOT always wear black. The fact is we look just like you and may be your neighbor or co-worker.

[@derekward2299]

Um,the first day of summer is LITHA :)

[@liamroberts2576]

Derek Ward that depends what branch of Wicca you follow. :)

[@sandraguedes]

Loved it very interesting, its nice when people can live by their own beliefs without offending others :) Very interesting indeed. :)

[@damianbloodmoon3915]

Wiccans are loyal to their religion - I like and respect that I'm a Voodooist who's loyal to my religion

[@lfocoap4950ajf8]

Not all of us are on the nature path, and not all of us have the same beliefs. Ex. I believe in Greek pantheon but as deities for spellwork and rarely anything else but someone else might use Celtic pantheon. Someone may be solitary and another may be in a coven. We're all different

[@amberleeperry7479]

Exactly I love the options Wicca offers for example I just follow the lady and lord the two master of the universe were my husband often uses Norse gods and goddesses

[@conlawmeateater8792]

I've gathered a combination. It's based on preference.

[@ClintonKelly87]

"I'm very careful about who I tell." Yeah? So far 2,501 people have seen you. That's being reeeeeal careful.

[@SeriouslySeriousGrim]

Nowadays it’s 41k

[@MsRita2014]

@@SeriouslySeriousGrim how about 44k

[@SeriouslySeriousGrim]

@@MsRita2014 W o a h

[@SeriouslySeriousGrim]

@@MsRita2014 I can’t believe this was 5 months ago

[@morticiaadams272]

someone help me please, this woman is a high priestess who did an experiment on a group of normal non wiccan women who lived as witches for 1 month and it was an amazing documantary but i cannot find it anywhere at all anymore for some reason its been removed. if ANYONE knows the name of the documentary and or where to find the videos id like to know. She did a really great job and it was 10000% real

[@jasoncaulder6959]

I remember this an can't find it ether:(

[@thevintagegypsy]

)0( Hello there I know what you mean. Yes I have seen that documentary before. You are right there as a witch myself it was indeed 1000% real. Guess what it was taken down only to be uploaded twice by two different users.)0(

[@MrKuger9]

"Don't fuck with a witch!" -Bayonetta-

[@XxXZombieoxideXxX]

@CelticSpirit Wearing black doesnt mean it's a stereotype Who honestly doesn't love to wear it All my wardrobe is black just simply because I love it It doesn't deflect energy therefore it absorb it

[@bravnat]

they all seem rather cute to me XD

[@totallyanonymousbish9599]

Gallies once participated in another documentary where she created a coven with other women who are not witches in order to see if it works or not. If anyone finds it somewhere...TELL ME!

[@Jakesterandbanjo]

i like the part about the witches.

[@sdavoudi1]

She's very careful who she tells that she's practicing witchcraft. Then she goes on TV.

[@GenBirdman1980]

Interesting, interesting... Lol, guy at the end warding off the evil eye

[@Wolfsbane909]

yeah some people are ignorant about that, pentagrams it all depends on the user, an pentagram upright is often seen in circles of protection, where as like any symbol it can be corrupted, an inverted pentagram means something else...this i heard from a friend of a friend ;)

[@Kenja52269]

Level 21 wiccan female... with a +5 fortitude and nature resistance Pentagram Amulet; +20% armor Wiccan Elite Robe; +3 to all skill Elder Nursing Bottle of Ancestors... cool!

[@sammelina12]

0:58 "I'm very careful about who I tell", and then she tells the world on National Geographic. ?

[@TheHeavyassaulter]

This is like the third re-upload of the same clip....

[@Sillysqueeze]

Whenever I jump over bonfires, I always yell, "WISDOMM!!"

[@phREaker419]

@sabrom There are Wiccans of all races and nationalities.

[@vegananarchogrrl1326]

Dude at the very end in the hat is my traveler homie!! Haha. I wonder if he knows he is a British doc.

[@emaan456]

@iouakick what I mean is " All natural or spontaneous process occurring without the intervention of an external agency are irreversible.the process of one way movement goes on till a state of equilibrium is reached.On the relevance of these laws to creation Edward Lather Kessel, an American zoologist writes :Science Clearly shows that the universe could not have existed from all eternity.There is a continuous flow of heat from warmer to colder bodies..."

[@esotericagenda]

@RodMacPherson I actually think replacing "spell" and "magic" with "prayer" makes it more delusional. That's why I said I have more respect for this than most other religions. The fact that they don't want to lose sight of their own involvement is exactly why I have more respect for them, along with the values they stand for. But anyways, praying is much, much worse, in my opinion.

[@amberleeperry7479]

I agree for some people the linguistics can be very important and for others they can be switched in and out easily I personally don’t mind if someone calls spell casting prayer but I can see how others would think it could be disrespectful to the religion

[@Bushiey]

lol. wiccans using microwaves. love it.

[@TheDudeWithDaCowbell]

They're Wiccans, not Amish

[@miguelotavio3744]

Beautiful my brothers of magic ❤❤❤❤

[@art_praxis]

Great post, interesting, thankyou! In support of your path, even though personally, I have not studied witchcraft. Two books that I found great reads are Brida by Paulo Coelho and Full Circle by Irina Serban. Love and Best Wishes, thankyou NG!!

[@Giordano645]

can they help reduce global warming?

[@marblejester]

I love RPG's!

[@Klownzie0609]

Harry your a wizard! Any1 reminds them harrypotter when they were in circle?

[@emaan456]

@iouakick He further says..."and that this flow cannot be reversed to pass spontaneously in the opposite direction, Entropy is the ratio of unavailable to available energy .So that it may be said that the entropy of the universe is always increasing. Therefore the universe is headed for a time when the temperature will be universally uniform and there will be no more useful energy consequently there will be no more chemical and physical process and life itself will cease to exist,..."

[@AznGonWild2014]

0:30 i thought she said " she is going to become a full fledged bitch"

[@AverageDinosaurr]

@Lukeschedel Wicca is not fake. If you think about it, the only reason people think it's not true and unreal is because Christianity came first and is "normal" in most minds. But it's not any different. Don't go around bashing Pagans, okay? They most certainly have more culture than the man with the finger in the sky.

[@amberleeperry7479]

Wicca is a form of paganism which is older than most religions including Christianity that said I love your comment Christianity is often used as the default setting for most people totally agree

[@gothinisity]

So much hate being spilled out here it saddens me, let me quote a cristian hymn "can the creed and the color and the name won't matter", its sad that many have forgotten that we are all people, we all live breath and love. hold love in your heart and it matters not your faith,

[@sythax]

...i have that lantern... this just got a whole lot weirder

[@jkjkjij22]

so if it wasn't for her we'd never have summer?

[@bogdancomm]

lol... of course she has her husband's support... while she's busy with her incantations... he can go to pub... 1 - 0 for him :))

[@iouakick]

@emaan456 depends what you mean by end..some theories suggest there may be a "big bounce", or a collision of "branes" which means the universe would end as far as we are concerned. but end as in, thats it absolute nothing, i dont think i could comment as i dont know enough about thermodynamics or theoretical physics to say how it will definately end, tbh i dont think anyone can say 100% yet. The universe (in this state) must have had a beginning though thats all i could say.

[@AnandaPriyadharshan]

Show us some magic ..you witches......

[@aquilwhatever1909]

Careful who you tell and see but you exposed it on TV? 😟😟😟

[@leaettahyer9175]

This is Harry Potter taken the next level.

[@Xarcht]

The worship of nature and spirits really originated in neanderthal times, oh maybe 2 million years ago....

[@neyo509]

PITCHFORKS EVERYONE. LETS ROLL

[@sinsin82]

Ikea lantern! Nice!

[@TheYipedo]

@TheYipedo But honestly, this reminds me of Elders Scrolls: Oblivion. The dark brotherhood to be more precise.

[@deborahpitcher5162]

Eh...there are wiccan's that are very big hearted people and I don't judge because that's not place to judge others

[@emaan456]

@iouakick Brother your scientists and other open minded ppl accepted this fact and said " The debt of our science to that of the Arabs(Muslims) does not consist in startling discoveries of revolutionary theories.Science owes a great deal more to Arab culture(Islam), it owes its existence"(Making of Humanity,190)

[@baerabas]

wicked video :)

[@clarashoe9504]

You don't have to always wear black, you know. You can be who you want to be. Is there a rule I don't know about?

[@amberleeperry7479]

Nope no rules many just prefer black and it’s often used as a protection color on a positive Energy color as far as I’m aware

[@MegaLivingIt]

No rule. Black is the color of invisibility. Of nothingness. You take on this when you meditate and are still.

[@Kumomoto]

@nandatebayo666 The star of David is two triangles overlapping; one is upright, the other is inverted. however, this is a standard upright pentagram...i believe the five points represent different elements such as fire and water.

[@amberleeperry7479]

Yep fire air water and earth and the circle is the spirit binding all in harmony together is the most common interpretation. Have a good day

[@ВладиславМегафрустрированнонер]

Это обычные романтические поэтессы, приписывающие своим стихам волшебную силу. Вот кто такие викканки

[@blytherose4241]

Anyone here at 2020?

[@amberleeperry7479]

I am here at 2022

[@trime1851]

Curious!

[@paleobc65]

its funny how they re uploaded it on the last harry potter film

[@TrueGreatness73]

earth doesn't belong to man, man belongs to earth.

[@Akiramenai]

if these wiccans dont turn into necromancers, i guess its ok

[@Aberusugi]

@FiraaKeitake You need to watch Pat Condell's recent video. Most religions invite the hate by inciting it in the first place. Wicca is harmless. It's a waste of time and money, but plenty of other things people do wastes those, as long as it's harmless I don't have a problem with religion. Now if that woman ignores the hospitals, and instead has her child drink tea to cure it from cancer, that is where I would have an objection. Things like that have happened before.

[@tigrecono]

I bet they weren't accepted to study at Hogwarts

[@helioncry]

@pmf8 I'm actually surprised NG messed this up so bad... No mention of Gerald Gardner or his supposed "rediscovery"...

[@amberleeperry7479]

I am a Wiccan and I’m curious as to what you think they did wrong in this documentary just curious I know they didn’t show a full spectrum but at least there is some knowledge being put out about paganism as it is pretty taboo even today

[@DistortedV12]

How did they get this filmed?

[@Wolfsbane909]

@unfoundbassist they turned me into a newt!!

[@FuzzehPeach]

lol @ the Harry Potter tags

[@iouakick]

@emaan456 for something to be taken on as a scientific theory, it has to be peer reviewed, scrutinised by other scientists to make sure it stands up to to its claims, and have predictive power, for example germ theory, the theory of gravity, the theory of evolution. Which reputable scientists are saying that "from Cytology to Cosmology, Science is proving God? All i am saying is that, if you want to know about physics you go to a physicists not a biologist.

[@iouakick]

@emaan456 why are you listening to the opinion of a zoologist on the subject is physics? could you also give me the source of your reference please? and i dont see how stating things cool down over periods of time means that the universe could not have existed for any specific amount of time. did you have a look at that video i linked you btw?

[@noaccount4]

@FiraaKeitake It's not sad, it's beautiful xD My main problem was really only the caps locks lol

[@MtotheAtotheJtotheA]

0:10 IKEA LAMP. Ikea is wicked awesome.

[@doraemonrox]

Suggestions: "Witch Cleanser" by National Geographic.

[@emaan456]

"48. And We send not the Messengers but as givers of glad tidings and as warners. So whosoever believes and does righteous good deeds, upon such shall come no fear, nor shall they grieve. 49. But those who reject Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), the torment will touch them for their disbelief (and for their belying the Message of Muhammad )." Al-Quran:06

[@karaly1200]

0.33 tought the commentator said: a full fleshed bitch lol

[@artistboy96]

@TheRatskinz101 dont piss us off, there are death pells, most wiccan just try to avoid them and let the gods take care of the problems. because im a proud wiccan.

[@amberleeperry7479]

Yes I agree there are many death spells and hexes out there however most wiccans don’t use them because of the karma and bad energy that might be drawn to them if they do so, it’s best to let the gods and goddesses sort them out however it is ultimately ur discretion just use with caution, blessed be.

[@Renuzitus]

This video is really old, it has been reuploaded.

[@union310]

Tosh, utter tosh. I keep this sign secret next to my skin, but dig my ear rings

[@TheHeavyassaulter]

@Heavyassalter Oh, i was wrong. It is the fourth.

[@wufwufwufwuf]

they call themselves raven mad

[@lovespeaks2you]

@Sicckkk2010 It's Pentagram...not Pentagon.

[@jarvisel]

"I like the word 'witch.'" She'd be singing a different tune 300 years ago.......

[@Ace2021]

Harry Potter in the tags again? lol NG

[@iouakick]

@emaan456 i agree that the arabs discovered a great amount of knowledge using scientific methods, that is not the issue here. You are stating that the qur'an predicted the the latest research being done in science and tbh i dont believe you. Anytime a muslim starts shouting about how the qur'an predicted a new scientific breakthrough it is always AFTER the breakthrough has been made! If you want to impress me give me a clear concise description from the qu'ran of a breakthrough not made yet.

[@iouakick]

@emaan456 i cant even find a reference for this guy, the closest i can find is George Edward Davis who was a chemical engineer. Its not about the statements scientists make, it is about the evidence. Scientists create theory on the facts already known, they do repeatable experiments to prove what they theorise is correct, then they get it peer reviewed and it is thoroughly scrutinised. when have any of your sources done that on the subject of god? again, peer reviews, where are they?