I was raised Wiccan as my mom has been practicing since before I was born. It was an experience distinct and separate from anything Christian. We celebrated our own holidays, rituals, prayers, etc. I’ve never met anyone else raised like this! It’s shaped who I am in the same way any other religion would. I wonder what Gardner would have thought about Wiccan children raised in the 21st century.
what I like about religions such as this, is that they aren't restricting. While in many other religions, you are told what to do and how to do it just because a powerful being tells you to. But in Wicca for example, it's about spirituality and openness to new ideas, people, and things. About experiencing nature and life as it was meant to be experienced. I'm not a witch personally, but I love history and learning about new people and things. It has certainly been something I've thought about converting to though.
What l like about lying on the sofa dipping chips in buckets of icecream is that l can do what l want, doctors and sports coaches try to tell me what to do! Yell about my diabetic comas and kick off when my toes blacken and drop off, but l don't need toes for lying on the couch, and eating is natural. I might convert to mukbang one day.
We, for christendom, do actually have a fair bit of leeway to live comfortably in our Father's providence. And we have assurancd that He intentions for us are beneficial, usually in more long term senses. Your reasoning why these circles and chants and flower-picking are "how life was meant to be experienced" I presume to be just bias.
@@1984a-g9f But that's just for the elite "Trustsfarians" like Perdurabo, the posh psychopath who burnt thru a mahoosive fortune from his absteeming father's Brewery Conglomerate 😂 and then ponced off other saps for the rest of his unnatural life, a heroin addiction is not cheap you know! Minervals newbies and so on etc. are The Slaves. That's why they make noobs and the underling 99% do humiliating rituals, because they can. "Do what thou wilt:the Slaves shall serve" Do quote the full quote, and then you will know if the likes are for you or for "The Beast" 😉
@@Bytheirfruitsshall The devil pays his wages. Skyrocketing addictions, depression and suicide are the predictable consequences of doing what they wilt. You will serve a master, what will that master pay? If it’s the devil we absolutely already know
Worked for my father in the Education Department in Malaysia for a good while. Gerald Gardner was a well-respected historian and anthropologist and qualified teacher. I love how they say 'he never went to school.' What people need to understand and respect, is that there was A WORLD WAR. And today's 'academics' and University are pretending they had some continuous, contiguous, regulated and recorded lineage of study and training over the last hundred years. And that is just simply not true at all. There is so much more to the Gerald Gardner story than even what you have seen and heard in the above video, which is pretty okay as far as it goes.
I'm curious to know the practices that Gardner had adopted from his time in then Malaya, now Malaysia. Don't really know where to look for that. I'm Malaysian btw.
Kink and freemasonry and middle management swingers parties, and the historical version of sex tourism. If they'd had the internet back then, he wouldn't have needed to go to so much trouble, creating all that from scratch.
Absolutely delightful. Thank you for documenting Gerald and the world’s most inclusive, loving, peaceful and soulful spirituality with respect and reverence. I don’t consider myself Wiccan but I am a born witch who very much appreciates modern acceptance of anything that is not Judeo Christian. ✨🙏🧙♀️✨
@Coyote Sundown OES may probably be well described as "the female side of freemasonry" inside the U.S., but it is different in the rest of the world. If I remember correctly, English freemasons and Northern European freemasons are forbidden to join OES, because it is considered a "clandestine" organisation there, so it is absent from those geographical regions. If you peek into publicly available masonic museums and art exhibitions in different parts of the world, you'll notice, that the number of points of masonic stars can be any number, often varying according to geographical region. Italian and Spanish masonic art often use five-pointed ones, English masonic art often use six-pointed ones, Scandinavian masonic art often use eight-pointed ones, and in France you'll find any of these alternatives. There is no such thing as a globally standardised "masonic star".
Gardner went to the Masons to dabble in occult practices in an accessible fashion. Nowhere in this doc do they correlate the pentagram and the hexagram.
Awesome to see an actual historical documentary about wicca! Wiccans know this history, for the record, they don't pretend it's ancient for the most part (some do, eh, but there's always idiots.) It was started by an eccentric, creepy old man. But it has grown beyond him, far beyond him, and while modern wicca still has its roots in the Gardner origins it has been shaped heavily by the people who have embraced it. If this sort of thing interests you (even just from a curiosity point of view... I mean, we're all here watching documentaries, I'd hope you're a curious type) I encourage you to read up more on what modern wiccans are doing! It's an interesting religion.
And he took the word for Wise Woman and mispronounced it is Wicca. I was told in my family, from Ireland, the village Wise Women were known as wiccas, but pronounced Wee-cha. Wee-chas = Witches. 😺 Gardener didn't invent the name - he said it as it's spelled.. Please don't yell at me - I'm only relaying what I was told _decades ago_ . By a Wise Woman.
@Adam Greene - it was my Granma, from Ireland, who was a Wise Woman. Probably knew more about being a witch then you and a whole lot of other people. Please don't respond anymore - I see your name - I delete without reading. Don't waste my time or yours. Having a great day.
@@hlessiavedon - if you call the truth negative - you're the problem. And my Granma is the one who was the Wise Women - Wicca/Witcha. NOT YOU. I guess you can't "handle the truth". Begone!
Greek, Roman, Hindu, Norse, Zoroastrianism... they're all pagan religions... that's like a Catholic feeling attacked by Baptists being called Christians.
Let's be real here. For thousands of years, the term pagan did NOT refer to Wiccan because the term did not exist. Wiccan is a modern invention riding the coat tails of classical pagan religions. It's like WWE claiming it's part of the Pankration that existed in the ancient Olympics. It shares some traits but has as many differences as it does similarities.
@@Nepthu Yes, most Wiccans know our faith isn't centuries old and yes, we know it's more so "inspired by" historic pagan (mostly Celtic) folk traditions rather than being an exact recreation.
One of the greatest things Gardner did was tap Doreen Valiente to write and reimagine texts and add a poetic flair to rituals. One of her most known reworkings is the Charge of the Goddess, which Gardner 'lifted' from the book 'Aradia - Gospel of the Witches' by Leland. Valiente reworked it and made it flow musically like a proper chant. She also composed the so-called Witches Rune poem.
Wicca didn't exist he wove together disparate elements to create a minerval level, yet another feeder group for freemasonry, with deniability. Idries Shah did the same thing much later with Sufism. They both had Large "Private Parties" For Gerald it was all about "The Kink," all the rituals are about his personal fetishes. His witchcraft was whatever took his fancy.
As a baby Wiccan can I worship baphomet on my alter and Mother Nature only. I don’t want to work with deities only honer them and I been trying to figure out how to make my alter when ofc my space is physically cleaned
I don't think we should be all that surprised that Wicca is one of the fastest growing religions. We live in a time when the world is in full blown ecological crisis, and yet our leaders pay public relations lip service to that idea while continuing to endorse the policies that caused those problems in the first place. Is it any wonder that more and more people are looking for some form of belief that acknowledges a very real crisis that none of us should be ignoring?
I love the way so many in this comment section gave their rebuttals and opinions before watching even the first five minutes, let alone all of the documentary. It might help some to remember the old adage, "All Cognac is brandy, but not all brandy is Cognac". so it goes with witchcraft.
Wiccan is a mutt religion made up by some insane sex addict........I am sure he probably has some connection to Allistor Crowley, and that would explain why modern day Wiccan aligns more and more with Satanism nowadays. None of this Wiccan stuff has a connection to old world witchcraft. In my part of the world was called "seidr" or "volva". The real seidr were healers living in the north of Norway, and Sweden, and some still live there today. A modern day Wiccan weirdo would not be accepted by the seidr/volva They are very different. We don't believe in some horned deity who is the God of witches.........That's all garbage. The original healing craft is connected to shamanism. NOT Satanism, Not some 5 pointed star garbage, not horned gods, or some perverted old man making up his own garbage. Wiccan is the faith of the left, only liberals, who want to "Do as thou whilst" which is straight from Satanism/Allister crowley. In my faith, there are rules to follow, morals, and tradition. And there are many of us who will protect that from wiccan/witches/Satanism. We are NOT the same. Neo paganism will always be separate from the old world religions.
Absolutely amazing documentary. Loved this more than words. 💖 The last 2 lines of the video are so very true. If people only knew how freeing and beautiful their spiritual path could be. I always just tell people I believe in love and light, in healing through meditation, mother nature, I pray to the universe, the earth and the stars. I pray to the wilderness and everything alive through this beautiful connected energy. I pray to all gods and goddesses and my angels. I am open to the messages of the universe and consciousness. I believe in love and light and I believe in sharing it. Manifestation is a great tool given to those who can believe in it. Use your intuition, reconnect with nature and your own consciousness. ❤❤💝💝
I was involved in the Northern California Pagan scene in the 1990s. Once a year, people from many different pagan groups, including Wiccans, got together for several days long conventions at a clothing-optional hot spring area. The Gradnarians were considered the old fashion, conservative end of the movement. That said, the influence was clearly there, and everybody in that scene knew the name "Gardner" and the term "Gardnerian." The rituals did not (generally) turn into orgies. But the time between the rituals was another story. It was big back then, but it is much smaller now. The values of the 1990s were highly compatible with Pagan ideas. But 2020 is another story. What is left of it does not seem very wild to me. The UK I don't know much about. We had a prominent Wiccan author couple visit us once. The woman stood out in the hot tubs because, even when naked, she kept a full face of makeup on, and it always looked perfect.
"Reverence for nature"...I've seen so many Wiccans, lost wet and cold, no practical knowlege or gear for the woods, not even knowing what tree they're looking at... . Not even expecting mud or mosquitoes, or knowing how to keep a camp sanitary...
Tbh I love when people find a passion for the woods, no matter the age, but it sucks that most people who don't grow up around nature, often times underestimate what a bitch she may be lols
I believe your comment pertains to the "Wannabes" and not those who are true practitioners.True Wiccans come to the forest prepared n would never leave trash n what they may be using behind!!!
Okay, I love this documentary! (As a witch, rather than a wiccan.) But Wicca is far from secretive, if you're on social media and the internet in general, haha!
Gypsian Moon and then you have the task of trying to figure out the orally taught aspects of the Craft. Anyone can read...but to understand takes more effort.🖤🇨🇦
“He was highly devious. He wasn’t a typical founder of a religion.” - I think this person needs to look at religions. Most modern religions have a devious or criminal leader, and for older religions it’s harder to truly know what they were like but I wouldn’t be surprised.
The Buddah was not devious, neither was Jesus. L Ron Hubbard? More certainly, as well as Mohammed who was more than devious... he was a murderer, rapist, and pedophile. However, they were not saying he was atypical for being devious, he was atypical for other reasons.. a 20th century nudist old geezer that romped around in the forest "atypical"
@@jmilber or sientology. their god is and alien. founder was a science fiction righter. .. ya. it sound logical right.. hahahahah... but tom cruise believes it so it must be correct. wow...
@@caseycrozier7661 Scientology has special celebrity centers where they bathe the ultra narcissistic Hollywood crowd with praise, luxury, and lavishness. They make sure they are well taken care of when they join Scientology, because celebrities are their #1 recruiting tool. It's no surprise celebrities sometimes join---- they are often self absorbed sheople who can't find meaning in their life because of the massive wealth & spotlight cast upon them. They need some sort of spiritual enlightenment to make them believe there is more to them than overpaid entertainers lavishing in wealth, living in a bubble devoid of real world experiences.
I really love this historian! Love his voice and accent and his very educational clothing. His deliverance of the topic is great and to the point. If he is discussing the topic I watch alway! Thank you sir!
Is it bad as a baby wiccan I started crying because without this or him I wouldn’t be here in this moment or learn to accept what the world has given us
It's interesting watching this documentary and listening to everybody's perception of Wicca.. but I don't think I heard once to the reference of Wicca being straight up LOVE... The LOVE of nature,mother earth,air,water,fire. The love of being a SPIRITUAL being in a human body having a spiritual experience. 🤔Interesting.. Namaste 💗
Something this documentary doesn't include is that one of the first books a lot of Wiccans point people to is Hutton's Triumph of the Moon, which is an objective approach to the history of Wicca. What that tells me is that a lot of them see scholarship and facts as more important than faith and antiquity. There was a response book to Triumph of the Moon called Trials of the Moon. I mentioned that to the friend I borrowed Triumph of the Moon from, asking if he'd heard of it. It was clear he already had when he laughed and said "believers."
A woman I worked with for 20 years sister was a wiccan witch. Then this sister died of a brain aneurysm and she had to go sort out her apartment. When I got to my desk the next day my phone rang and it was my co-worker speaking in a terrified whisper saying she was on the stoop outside her sister apartment and she could not go back into the apartment because the spirits were there and harassed her all night pulling her covers down and that her dead sister was mad at her. Well, she saw other things too she told me later like a vase of clear water turning blue and a bag with small bundles of voodoo-like paraphernalia. What wicca is calling forth are demons that roam unseen on the earth, NOT relatives or friends. They are tricksters. Witchcraft is witchcraft whatever you may call it. It is damnable.
Paganism in general both ancient and up unto modern times is very diverse in ritual and teachings. Gardener brought a great deal of those traditions that he had personally experienced together within himself to manifest(create)what is Wicca today.
Mmmmmm I wouldn’t say that Wicca is plagiarized thelema Gardner being in ties with Crowley Wicca wasn’t new it just went by a different name. Just proves from its creation Wicca has stolen from other cultures,pantheons a following of colonizers who real of white sage and fluffy “magick” if you can call it that.
I don't think Sapkowski hear about Gardner. BTW start have more present in media after 2000's and still is largely unknown movement in Poland, quite hidden because prejudice that could experience from mainstream culture and Catholicism in Poland.
Doesn't seem to much more crazy than any other religion. Extraordinary claims requires extraordinary evidence and I haven't seen any for any religion including this.
yep, as a former Christian myself I can say that praying resembles spell casting quite a bit lol, and noting sounds more "witchcraft" like than taking communion, the consuming of gods flesh and blood while reciting a prayer, at least from the perception I was taught to hold of Wicca and witchcraft in general.
This was so fascinating to watch! If anyone wants to answer my question I would really appreciate it☺️ Is there any factual evidence that magic/Wicca works? For instance is there actual evidence that spells work. Absolutely no disrespect to anyone! I’m just curious💕
Of course not. All tests under rigorous scientific conditions have failed to show the least effect. Not just for Wicca, but for ALL religions and esoteric systems of belief. Prayers, spells, rituals,... all just empty of anything. James Randi (randi.org/) offered a one million dollar prize to anyone who could show that spells, and such work: none have succeeded. 'Nuff said!
There's no evidence whatsoever that any of the many supernatural beliefs and practices work. To be honest, Wicca is a very middle class... Branch. Most people would just enjoy nature, not perform needless ceremonies to trees that aren't listening. I'd guess that very few followers believe that these ceremonies are anything more than an excuse for a get together of likeminded grass whisperers. ;)
Magic is nothing more then something you can't scientifically explain, which we are now learning ways to explain it so it's not magic anymore. It's just how this universe works and we are just finding out how to use it.
Is there anything left from the ancient european pagans (before the Greeks and Romans conquer)? were all their beliefs and oral traditions lost? I'd love to see or read about it.. but I just find it quite difficult for the information to have lasted, through the Romans, Greeks and then the Christians
Such a wonderful documentary! I'm currently reading Hutton's book, Queens Of The Wild and I'm loving it. It's nice to see the face behind all the research. ❤
I've often wondered if people with the same surnames are somewhat related. Mine is "Gardner" and I'm tracing my family ancestry as I've always been spiritual since I was little
I heard about the anti-Hitler cone of power back when I was in high school. I really Professor Hutton. I became familiar with him through the 'Tudor Monastery Farm' and similar series.
I think that it's wizest to be compationate and patient with the people around you and do your best to understand why others fear to walk in you shoes: when asking for help try to put yourself in their shoes. If you appear to have suffered more than they have they may feel jealous that you may have survived the worse and are still alive. Their are circumstances that hurt more or less depending on your challenges; these obviously where inevitable because destiny, the powers of faith and forgiveness force a healing through supernatural experiences. What works best for me was to stop pretending to feel what I am not true feeling and to admit what I no longer long to feel. And that thankfully is to be made a fool of or to make a fool of anyone.
My Paternal Forefather was Johann Gustafsson , a hired soldier from The Kinneculle area of Sweden.l have Gaelisized the surname GUSTAFSSON to MacGhuistiabh.
I'm not very sure why Prof Hutton is acting as if all of this is new to him. He's been a Pagan for decades, is pretty big in the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids, he knows a lot of Witches and Druids. Why would he feel Nervous? It was just another Tuesday afternoon in the woods to him.
I see wiccan as such a beautiful concept. I personally don't believe in a god but I do believe is positivity and the postive forces nature gives to us. I'm so intrested in becoming a baby wicca for the worship of nature.
Lots of normal people live in harmony with nature and they use herbs as medicine and they take care of plants, finding out a lot about energy and our energy and how it works and breath work none of this makes anyone a witch yet it is very widely used all over. Anyone can use the power of intention. Are doing these normal things on a daily and do not consider themselves witches.
Don't waste your time, the rituals and spellwork does nothing, they can't connect to the other side, you'll have better chances of accessing Spiritual abilities through Islam :/
Welcome and blessed be! If you haven't read it already, I also recommend "Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner" by Scott Cunningham. It's a great book that describes the basics of Wicca and gives suggestions about how to form your own practice and style, especially if you're just starting out or don't have access to a coven (or prefer not to join one).
MacGhuistiabh is MADGTUNTAIS which means I am forgiving. Yet moreover there is nothing to forgive. McGhuistiabh, MacGhuistiabh is son of the Goth's cudgel or staff.
“There are no observers, just participants.”
Cameraman: .....
The camera operator must have been a friendly ghost.
My thoughts exactly...that's when I went to the comments for some reason, too lol!
in all honesty they probably invited him to join for a bit as well
The cameraman is participating. Documenting events is an active part of the proceedings.
😆😆
I was raised Wiccan as my mom has been practicing since before I was born. It was an experience distinct and separate from anything Christian. We celebrated our own holidays, rituals, prayers, etc. I’ve never met anyone else raised like this! It’s shaped who I am in the same way any other religion would. I wonder what Gardner would have thought about Wiccan children raised in the 21st century.
what I like about religions such as this, is that they aren't restricting. While in many other religions, you are told what to do and how to do it just because a powerful being tells you to. But in Wicca for example, it's about spirituality and openness to new ideas, people, and things. About experiencing nature and life as it was meant to be experienced. I'm not a witch personally, but I love history and learning about new people and things. It has certainly been something I've thought about converting to though.
The primary law the church of satan:
Do what though wilt.
What l like about lying on the sofa dipping chips in buckets of icecream is that l can do what l want, doctors and sports coaches try to tell me what to do! Yell about my diabetic comas and kick off when my toes blacken and drop off, but l don't need toes for lying on the couch, and eating is natural. I might convert to mukbang one day.
We, for christendom, do actually have a fair bit of leeway to live comfortably in our Father's providence. And we have assurancd that He intentions for us are beneficial, usually in more long term senses.
Your reasoning why these circles and chants and flower-picking are "how life was meant to be experienced" I presume to be just bias.
@@1984a-g9f But that's just for the elite "Trustsfarians" like Perdurabo, the posh psychopath who burnt thru a mahoosive fortune from his absteeming father's Brewery Conglomerate 😂 and then ponced off other saps for the rest of his unnatural life, a heroin addiction is not cheap you know! Minervals newbies and so on etc. are The Slaves. That's why they make noobs and the underling 99% do humiliating rituals, because they can.
"Do what thou wilt:the Slaves shall serve"
Do quote the full quote, and then you will know if the likes are for you or for "The Beast" 😉
@@Bytheirfruitsshall
The devil pays his wages.
Skyrocketing addictions, depression and suicide are the predictable consequences of doing what they wilt.
You will serve a master, what will that master pay?
If it’s the devil we absolutely already know
When ever I see Ronald I get giddy. I love his passion for what he does and his storytelling is great. Go Ronald!
Worked for my father in the Education Department in Malaysia for a good while. Gerald Gardner was a well-respected historian and anthropologist and qualified teacher. I love how they say 'he never went to school.' What people need to understand and respect, is that there was A WORLD WAR. And today's 'academics' and University are pretending they had some continuous, contiguous, regulated and recorded lineage of study and training over the last hundred years. And that is just simply not true at all. There is so much more to the Gerald Gardner story than even what you have seen and heard in the above video, which is pretty okay as far as it goes.
I'm curious to know the practices that Gardner had adopted from his time in then Malaya, now Malaysia. Don't really know where to look for that. I'm Malaysian btw.
He was 30 when the war broke out. Thats not an legitimate argument for not having an education. He maybe had one but the war is not it.
Kink and freemasonry and middle management swingers parties, and the historical version of sex tourism.
If they'd had the internet back then, he wouldn't have needed to go to so much trouble, creating all that from scratch.
I heard that he was really into keris. Malaysian too btw
After over 20 years of studying this subject, professor finally got out to find them.
Now if he could only find a barber we'd be getting somewhere.
Academic final boss
An ad almost every 4 minutes. TH-cam is almost unwatchable at this point
Agreed....YT is really sucking these days
I didn’t get any ads. It’s like $15 a month. Don’t be so cheap.
@@ryanmalone2681 that’s way to much money. You are being robbed my friend
Fast forward to the end then start it over. Ads r gone
Use brave browser bro
This is pretty big in America now too. I converted to it from Mormonism and am all in. It's a beautiful faith in every way.
Absolutely delightful. Thank you for documenting Gerald and the world’s most inclusive, loving, peaceful and soulful spirituality with respect and reverence. I don’t consider myself Wiccan but I am a born witch who very much appreciates modern acceptance of anything that is not Judeo Christian. ✨🙏🧙♀️✨
26:42 A pentagram has 5 points, the Mason's star has 6 and is therefore a hexagram.
Gerry it’s a Jewish Star of David. The Jews are pagans in disguise
@Coyote Sundown OES may probably be well described as "the female side of freemasonry" inside the U.S., but it is different in the rest of the world. If I remember correctly, English freemasons and Northern European freemasons are forbidden to join OES, because it is considered a "clandestine" organisation there, so it is absent from those geographical regions.
If you peek into publicly available masonic museums and art exhibitions in different parts of the world, you'll notice, that the number of points of masonic stars can be any number, often varying according to geographical region. Italian and Spanish masonic art often use five-pointed ones, English masonic art often use six-pointed ones, Scandinavian masonic art often use eight-pointed ones, and in France you'll find any of these alternatives. There is no such thing as a globally standardised "masonic star".
Gerry, and you could affirm that in the Freemasonry the Pentagram isn't present because?
Gardner went to the Masons to dabble in occult practices in an accessible fashion.
Nowhere in this doc do they correlate the pentagram and the hexagram.
@@BigShaneGillis The Blade and the Chalice. And _not_ Dan Brown's version.
Awesome to see an actual historical documentary about wicca! Wiccans know this history, for the record, they don't pretend it's ancient for the most part (some do, eh, but there's always idiots.) It was started by an eccentric, creepy old man. But it has grown beyond him, far beyond him, and while modern wicca still has its roots in the Gardner origins it has been shaped heavily by the people who have embraced it. If this sort of thing interests you (even just from a curiosity point of view... I mean, we're all here watching documentaries, I'd hope you're a curious type) I encourage you to read up more on what modern wiccans are doing! It's an interesting religion.
And he took the word for Wise Woman and mispronounced it is Wicca. I was told in my family, from Ireland, the village Wise Women were known as wiccas, but pronounced Wee-cha. Wee-chas = Witches. 😺
Gardener didn't invent the name - he said it as it's spelled..
Please don't yell at me - I'm only relaying what I was told _decades ago_ . By a Wise Woman.
@Pete Testube - and you base your comment on ... ?
Sorry - I believe my Granma and Grampa - certainly not _you._
@Adam Greene - it was my Granma, from Ireland, who was a Wise Woman.
Probably knew more about being a witch then you and a whole lot of other people.
Please don't respond anymore - I see your name - I delete without reading.
Don't waste my time or yours. Having a great day.
@@pawwalker3492 your the one who needs to stop talking. You are doing nothing but spreading negative energy. Your grandma would be ashamed.
@@hlessiavedon - if you call the truth negative - you're the problem.
And my Granma is the one who was the Wise Women - Wicca/Witcha.
NOT YOU. I guess you can't "handle the truth". Begone!
did that guy really just say pagan is also known as wicca i-
Well, Wicca IS a religion that falls under the umbrella term of Pagan or Paganism.
@harmnolia "Paganism" is a large category that many religions can fall under, including Wicca. There's no one form of Paganism.
Greek, Roman, Hindu, Norse, Zoroastrianism... they're all pagan religions... that's like a Catholic feeling attacked by Baptists being called Christians.
Let's be real here. For thousands of years, the term pagan did NOT refer to Wiccan because the term did not exist. Wiccan is a modern invention riding the coat tails of classical pagan religions. It's like WWE claiming it's part of the Pankration that existed in the ancient Olympics. It shares some traits but has as many differences as it does similarities.
@@Nepthu Yes, most Wiccans know our faith isn't centuries old and yes, we know it's more so "inspired by" historic pagan (mostly Celtic) folk traditions rather than being an exact recreation.
One of the greatest things Gardner did was tap Doreen Valiente to write and reimagine texts and add a poetic flair to rituals. One of her most known reworkings is the Charge of the Goddess, which Gardner 'lifted' from the book 'Aradia - Gospel of the Witches' by Leland. Valiente reworked it and made it flow musically like a proper chant. She also composed the so-called Witches Rune poem.
Yes and they conveniently left out all mention of Lucifer, which Aradia is filled with. Pretty lame because Lucifer is awesome.
Wiccan rede - 'do what thou wilt an it harm none'. Rede comes from the old Norse ræd.
Correction: 0:56 Gardner didn't invent Wicca, he popularized it .
I'm confused again. Please clarify. I heard the word wicca always existed but I'm confused.
Wicca didn't exist he wove together disparate elements to create a minerval level, yet another feeder group for freemasonry, with deniability.
Idries Shah did the same thing much later with Sufism. They both had Large "Private Parties"
For Gerald it was all about "The Kink," all the rituals are about his personal fetishes. His witchcraft was whatever took his fancy.
"Don't make us your devils because of your ignorance." ~Witch N The Working💕
Brilliant. Thanks for sharing this thought.
Blessed be
No one is making y'all out as devil's your doing all by yourself
@@Daledsch Especially if you are into negative Magick...👹
I am Wicca and believe all of what he taught. He was our father of Wicca! Blessed be!
I agree. Blessed be sister.
Blessed be sister
As a baby Wiccan can I worship baphomet on my alter and Mother Nature only. I don’t want to work with deities only honer them and I been trying to figure out how to make my alter when ofc my space is physically cleaned
@@giraffewhiskers2045 ew
I don't think we should be all that surprised that Wicca is one of the fastest growing religions. We live in a time when the world is in full blown ecological crisis, and yet our leaders pay public relations lip service to that idea while continuing to endorse the policies that caused those problems in the first place. Is it any wonder that more and more people are looking for some form of belief that acknowledges a very real crisis that none of us should be ignoring?
I love the way so many in this comment section gave their rebuttals and opinions before watching even the first five minutes, let alone all of the documentary. It might help some to remember the old adage, "All Cognac is brandy, but not all brandy is Cognac". so it goes with witchcraft.
Wiccan is a mutt religion made up by some insane sex addict........I am sure he probably has some connection to Allistor Crowley, and that would explain why modern day Wiccan aligns more and more with Satanism nowadays. None of this Wiccan stuff has a connection to old world witchcraft. In my part of the world was called "seidr" or "volva". The real seidr were healers living in the north of Norway, and Sweden, and some still live there today. A modern day Wiccan weirdo would not be accepted by the seidr/volva They are very different. We don't believe in some horned deity who is the God of witches.........That's all garbage. The original healing craft is connected to shamanism. NOT Satanism, Not some 5 pointed star garbage, not horned gods, or some perverted old man making up his own garbage. Wiccan is the faith of the left, only liberals, who want to "Do as thou whilst" which is straight from Satanism/Allister crowley. In my faith, there are rules to follow, morals, and tradition. And there are many of us who will protect that from wiccan/witches/Satanism. We are NOT the same. Neo paganism will always be separate from the old world religions.
Absolutely amazing documentary. Loved this more than words. 💖
The last 2 lines of the video are so very true. If people only knew how freeing and beautiful their spiritual path could be. I always just tell people I believe in love and light, in healing through meditation, mother nature, I pray to the universe, the earth and the stars. I pray to the wilderness and everything alive through this beautiful connected energy. I pray to all gods and goddesses and my angels. I am open to the messages of the universe and consciousness. I believe in love and light and I believe in sharing it.
Manifestation is a great tool given to those who can believe in it.
Use your intuition, reconnect with nature and your own consciousness.
❤❤💝💝
I was involved in the Northern California Pagan scene in the 1990s. Once a year, people from many different pagan groups, including Wiccans, got together for several days long conventions at a clothing-optional hot spring area. The Gradnarians were considered the old fashion, conservative end of the movement. That said, the influence was clearly there, and everybody in that scene knew the name "Gardner" and the term "Gardnerian."
The rituals did not (generally) turn into orgies. But the time between the rituals was another story.
It was big back then, but it is much smaller now. The values of the 1990s were highly compatible with Pagan ideas. But 2020 is another story. What is left of it does not seem very wild to me.
The UK I don't know much about. We had a prominent Wiccan author couple visit us once. The woman stood out in the hot tubs because, even when naked, she kept a full face of makeup on, and it always looked perfect.
I wish I could have been there. It sounds like the early Neopagans during the 60s and 70s had a blast
"Reverence for nature"...I've seen so many Wiccans, lost wet and cold, no practical knowlege or gear for the woods, not even knowing what tree they're looking at... . Not even expecting mud or mosquitoes, or knowing how to keep a camp sanitary...
Tbh I love when people find a passion for the woods, no matter the age, but it sucks that most people who don't grow up around nature, often times underestimate what a bitch she may be lols
We all have our lessons in life
😮 is it a lot of people from large cities? How can you go to the woods and not prepare?
@@norwegianbee849 Mostly upper middle class university girls...and guys who are very pavement centered and not very masculine.
I believe your comment pertains to the "Wannabes" and not those who are true practitioners.True Wiccans come to the forest prepared n would never leave trash n what they may be using behind!!!
Okay, I love this documentary! (As a witch, rather than a wiccan.) But Wicca is far from secretive, if you're on social media and the internet in general, haha!
Hehehe I agree
if you know where to look, but most people still have no idea what it is. Specially not in my part of the world.
@@moonchild4648 yes that's true, but if you dig a lil deeper it shall find its way to you :)
💯💯💯💯💯
Gypsian Moon and then you have the task of trying to figure out the orally taught aspects of the Craft. Anyone can read...but to understand takes more effort.🖤🇨🇦
“He was highly devious. He wasn’t a typical founder of a religion.” - I think this person needs to look at religions. Most modern religions have a devious or criminal leader, and for older religions it’s harder to truly know what they were like but I wouldn’t be surprised.
The Buddah was not devious, neither was Jesus. L Ron Hubbard? More certainly, as well as Mohammed who was more than devious... he was a murderer, rapist, and pedophile. However, they were not saying he was atypical for being devious, he was atypical for other reasons.. a 20th century nudist old geezer that romped around in the forest "atypical"
@@jmilber or sientology. their god is and alien. founder was a science fiction righter. .. ya. it sound logical right.. hahahahah... but tom cruise believes it so it must be correct. wow...
@@caseycrozier7661 Scientology has special celebrity centers where they bathe the ultra narcissistic Hollywood crowd with praise, luxury, and lavishness. They make sure they are well taken care of when they join Scientology, because celebrities are their #1 recruiting tool. It's no surprise celebrities sometimes join---- they are often self absorbed sheople who can't find meaning in their life because of the massive wealth & spotlight cast upon them. They need some sort of spiritual enlightenment to make them believe there is more to them than overpaid entertainers lavishing in wealth, living in a bubble devoid of real world experiences.
I'm pretty sure that most of them were devious.
I see Ronald, I’m all ears. I love that he has his own series.
Beautiful documentary! Blessed be!
I'm a
Bless has the frequency of b-less Be LESS
🙃WELCOME2DAUPSIDE
👑 DOWN
Where (evilive) is no coincidence!!
Blessed be
Blessed Be sisters and brothers 🥰
Blessed Be 🙏🏼
I really love this historian! Love his voice and accent and his very educational clothing.
His deliverance of the topic is great and to the point.
If he is discussing the topic I watch alway! Thank you sir!
Professor Hutton = real life Hogwarts professor
The house he bought was huge,can u imagine who was there at his time
Is it bad as a baby wiccan I started crying because without this or him I wouldn’t be here in this moment or learn to accept what the world has given us
I'm a baby witchy witch too!! It's so exciting!✌️🖤🕯️
Yes.
It's not bad at all to have respect and admiration for your spiritual predecessors
@@WildMen4444 not me being a Christian now :)
Hey ladies and gentlemen, Love from England 🙏❤️
It's interesting watching this documentary and listening to everybody's perception of Wicca.. but I don't think I heard once to the reference of Wicca being straight up LOVE... The LOVE of nature,mother earth,air,water,fire.
The love of being a SPIRITUAL being in a human body having a spiritual experience.
🤔Interesting.. Namaste 💗
Namaste mate.
Something this documentary doesn't include is that one of the first books a lot of Wiccans point people to is Hutton's Triumph of the Moon, which is an objective approach to the history of Wicca. What that tells me is that a lot of them see scholarship and facts as more important than faith and antiquity. There was a response book to Triumph of the Moon called Trials of the Moon. I mentioned that to the friend I borrowed Triumph of the Moon from, asking if he'd heard of it. It was clear he already had when he laughed and said "believers."
A woman I worked with for 20 years sister was a wiccan witch. Then this sister died of a brain aneurysm and she had to go sort out her apartment. When I got to my desk the next day my phone rang and it was my co-worker speaking in a terrified whisper saying she was on the stoop outside her sister apartment and she could not go back into the apartment because the spirits were there and harassed her all night pulling her covers down and that her dead sister was mad at her. Well, she saw other things too she told me later like a vase of clear water turning blue and a bag with small bundles of voodoo-like paraphernalia. What wicca is calling forth are demons that roam unseen on the earth, NOT relatives or friends. They are tricksters. Witchcraft is witchcraft whatever you may call it. It is damnable.
Yep, you are right
Nope you're wrong.
I really love this segment, before I pass I would love to buy his 🏠 home,thank you for posting this, blessed be
This guy is not boring.
@ 6:29, "Hidden JEYUST beneath the surface." That's the most British thing I've ever been privy to.
Fantastic! Blessed be my brothers and sisters
Natalee Oz Blessed Be.⭐️🖤🇨🇦
A book of shadows is basically a notebook, wow
Gerald didn’t create Wicca, he resurrected it to the masses, he brought to light what Christianity put in the dark
Paganism in general both ancient and up unto modern times is very diverse in ritual and teachings. Gardener brought a great deal of those traditions that he had personally experienced together within himself to manifest(create)what is Wicca today.
Exactly. I was annoyed that’s it’s framed as if he created it and it isn’t ancient
Mmmmmm I wouldn’t say that Wicca is plagiarized thelema Gardner being in ties with Crowley Wicca wasn’t new it just went by a different name. Just proves from its creation Wicca has stolen from other cultures,pantheons a following of colonizers who real of white sage and fluffy “magick” if you can call it that.
@@BabaIriethat’s one way to sum up a man who created the most culturally appropriated religions of the modern era.
Thank you, then, for sharing the evidence for this claim…..
“Do As Ye Will...And Ye Harm None “
Blessed Be. )O(
That's why in Witcher hero was called as grealt may be
I don't think Sapkowski hear about Gardner. BTW start have more present in media after 2000's and still is largely unknown movement in Poland, quite hidden because prejudice that could experience from mainstream culture and Catholicism in Poland.
Doesn't seem to much more crazy than any other religion. Extraordinary claims requires extraordinary evidence and I haven't seen any for any religion including this.
yep, as a former Christian myself I can say that praying resembles spell casting quite a bit lol, and noting sounds more "witchcraft" like than taking communion, the consuming of gods flesh and blood while reciting a prayer, at least from the perception I was taught to hold of Wicca and witchcraft in general.
@@meamme8 Christians and their blood magic am I right? Previous Pentecost al
Im amazed by this great witch...
Thanks for this ❤
I enjoyed this. Thank you for the upload.
"he was highly devious. He was not the typical founder of a religion." uh.....
Best documentary is absolutely amazing
The wand took me out
Such a beautiful documentary💜💜 THANK YOU!!!
When you imagine what a “Historian of Wicca” would look like… He is just exactly as imagined.
A wonderful video, about a very interesting theme! Iike the Wicca Spirituality! 💕💓💖
OMG this is where they got the idea from Bedknobs and Broomsticks
This was so fascinating to watch! If anyone wants to answer my question I would really appreciate it☺️ Is there any factual evidence that magic/Wicca works? For instance is there actual evidence that spells work. Absolutely no disrespect to anyone! I’m just curious💕
Of course not, Jesus ...
I have no idea, but like most things in life like wishing and praying, I seriously doubt it.
Of course not. All tests under rigorous scientific conditions have failed to show the least effect. Not just for Wicca, but for ALL religions and esoteric systems of belief. Prayers, spells, rituals,... all just empty of anything. James Randi (randi.org/) offered a one million dollar prize to anyone who could show that spells, and such work: none have succeeded. 'Nuff said!
There's no evidence whatsoever that any of the many supernatural beliefs and practices work.
To be honest, Wicca is a very middle class... Branch. Most people would just enjoy nature, not perform needless ceremonies to trees that aren't listening. I'd guess that very few followers believe that these ceremonies are anything more than an excuse for a get together of likeminded grass whisperers. ;)
Talitha Harp thank you so much for the answer! I appreciate it💕
I want to hear the British pronunciation of Wicca and wicker. One is a beautiful religion and one is a delightful patio chair.
They generally sound the same in British English.
Magic is nothing more then something you can't scientifically explain, which we are now learning ways to explain it so it's not magic anymore. It's just how this universe works and we are just finding out how to use it.
This is the most fabulous man
Is there anything left from the ancient european pagans (before the Greeks and Romans conquer)? were all their beliefs and oral traditions lost? I'd love to see or read about it.. but I just find it quite difficult for the information to have lasted, through the Romans, Greeks and then the Christians
you'll want to google around for something known as "reconstructional paganism"
@@Chanicle thank you!!!
It's all lost in the sands of time
Did he really call us “urban creatures” 👀😅 we just love nature and our connection with the land. We aren’t creatures 😂
I'm a creature and proud lol
I don't think I've ever met a self-identified wicca that even knows who this guy is
That's because it's all garbage. Unless you are part of very old traditions.
Agreed.
That's sad
Is Sir Laurence Gardner --Gerald's son? Gerald would have been 59 years old when Laurence was born. I really like Laurence Garner's books.
Such a wonderful documentary! I'm currently reading Hutton's book, Queens Of The Wild and I'm loving it. It's nice to see the face behind all the research. ❤
I've often wondered if people with the same surnames are somewhat related. Mine is "Gardner" and I'm tracing my family ancestry as I've always been spiritual since I was little
I love this story of a bunch of retirees suddenly learning they love to be naked 😂
I heard about the anti-Hitler cone of power back when I was in high school.
I really Professor Hutton. I became familiar with him through the 'Tudor Monastery Farm' and similar series.
I think that it's wizest to be compationate and patient with the people around you and do your best to understand why others fear to walk in you shoes: when asking for help try to put yourself in their shoes. If you appear to have suffered more than they have they may feel jealous that you may have survived the worse and are still alive. Their are circumstances that hurt more or less depending on your challenges; these obviously where inevitable because destiny, the powers of faith and forgiveness force a healing through supernatural experiences. What works best for me was to stop pretending to feel what I am not true feeling and to admit what I no longer long to feel. And that thankfully is to be made a fool of or to make a fool of anyone.
My Paternal Forefather was Johann Gustafsson , a hired soldier from The Kinneculle area of Sweden.l have Gaelisized the surname GUSTAFSSON to MacGhuistiabh.
Why?
I love wicca!!
I'm not very sure why Prof Hutton is acting as if all of this is new to him. He's been a Pagan for decades, is pretty big in the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids, he knows a lot of Witches and Druids. Why would he feel Nervous? It was just another Tuesday afternoon in the woods to him.
So obvious
Kinda reminds me of Jack Nance in 'Eraserhead'
I see wiccan as such a beautiful concept. I personally don't believe in a god but I do believe is positivity and the postive forces nature gives to us. I'm so intrested in becoming a baby wicca for the worship of nature.
Lots of normal people live in harmony with nature and they use herbs as medicine and they take care of plants, finding out a lot about energy and our energy and how it works and breath work none of this makes anyone a witch yet it is very widely used all over. Anyone can use the power of intention. Are doing these normal things on a daily and do not consider themselves witches.
I'm interested in aspects of Wicca,but as an Eclectic Solitary Witch I don't subscribe to another set of rule based religion.
How to make a music that sounds at 2:13 - 2:43? What instruments need for this, is it synthesizer?
Blessed be!!
How do you know that a pack of tourists aren't going to come along & watch the entire process?
A ton of my ancestors are from the Isle of Man.
Thank you for this documentary. I am new to the craft and this helps greatly in starting to research it's history.
Don't waste your time, the rituals and spellwork does nothing, they can't connect to the other side, you'll have better chances of accessing Spiritual abilities through Islam :/
@@Digitalhdwmn I'll do my thing and you do yours. My choices are my own to make. Have a good day sir.
Welcome and blessed be! If you haven't read it already, I also recommend "Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner" by Scott Cunningham. It's a great book that describes the basics of Wicca and gives suggestions about how to form your own practice and style, especially if you're just starting out or don't have access to a coven (or prefer not to join one).
@@AliciaNyblade Thank you! I will check it out! I actually have the Magical Herbalism by the same author!
If you wish to know more about Gerald Gardner, read Witchfather by Phillip Hesslton (or something like that)
Church of England approve this content lol
The Riddler has let himself go.
I like the magical rituals!
I'm sorry but what exactly is a tea and scone type?
3 seconds in I already feel like I'm watching an episode of Xena or LoTR
16:10
It makes sense considering the Nazis were bringing their own magic to the war courtesy of the SS….
Excellent job 👏
Any link for the Bookshop Atlantis❤❤❤
Thanks!
The C of E is truly British too, just like Wicca. Sure, Christianity isn't, but neither is paganism.
These people are HERETICS
this is the most british thing i've seen
Excellent!
Magic. Magi, plural for Magus. Ancient Persia. Zoroasterian priests.
MacGhuistiabh is MADGTUNTAIS which means I am forgiving. Yet moreover there is nothing to forgive. McGhuistiabh, MacGhuistiabh is son of the Goth's cudgel or staff.
And I love being a witch!
6:48 to 6:55 Brilliant editing.
Blessed be 🌒🌕🌘
Blessed be goddess bless you
30:35 wow....... I really need to work on my own handwriting.
He's not secret. Your title is misleading.
i just appreciate the vidoe
How long is the county fair going to be in London anyways?
Wiccer xD gotta love the British , now I know where they got the name Wicker man for the movie
Pandora how do I get in touch with her ?
Whaaaat? This is a bit messed up. Wicca and Pegan isn't the same. People worshiped Mother Earth way before Christians.