A word about Wicca being a cult...I was raised in Jehovah's Witnesses, so I have experience with cults and know what a cult is. I have experience with Wicca and Wiccans. Wicca is not a cult.
Emo GOD Ok. That is what I find interesting. Nobody seems to know where the rituals and traditions started. Or, maybe they do not want to say. Either way, thank you for responding.
Michael Krull Precisely a cult has a set leader/leaders using people through fear mongering for their own perposes. Wicca doesn't have a set leader and is actually very laid back so it's not a cult at all.
I absolutely adore your videos. Wicca is just so interesting to me. I've never really felt drawn to a religion like this one. I just love how it honors nature and the fact that everyone is so open to believe whatever they choose. It's such a personal journey. It's lovely. xx.
That does sound really nice honestly :,) I’m a Catholic and there are some things in my religion that I don’t agree with...I want to be a Wiccan but even if I don’t believe my religion I do believe in God and always will...is that okay too?
Well and there are some people that put Wicca and a bad name and some parts. Also that all started way back then and then it grew more more more and they always thought it was satanism in a way and to be honest we are all blessed with gifts to help others and ourselves to whatever makes us happy and there are some that abused it
Davey Jones well you worship a god that requires you to submit. Pagans generally search for there own power some even seek to become there own gods not in the literal sense but to become power in the psychical, mental and astral plane. And blessed be is basically a way of wishing someone good and wishing positive things upon them.
I'd love to see different types of Wiccans, I'm struggling on where to start and how to start and where to look for solid information, you one of the only reliable resources
Books, books, and more books! Scott Cunningham is a great place to start. He's not preachy or too far gone in woo woo land. I'd suggest starting with A Guide For The Solitary Practitioner, but he also has a follow up called Living Wicca, along with a TON of other books on witchcraft. Harmony mentioned Mrs Darley's Pagan Whispers by Carole Carlton, which is also a great one if you just want to get a feel for the sabbats, what they mean, and how people typically celebrate them. If you're on GoodReads, you can get recommendations similar to these as well. Good luck!
I found herspeak and Kelly Ann Maddox really helped me to dive in and the sea priestess as well. They are not necessarily Wiccan but certainly pagan, a year and a day is also a good book
hey man! I was just scrolling through the comments and I saw this. I wanted to tell you about how I became comfortable in my witch skin. I identify as Christo-pagan and dabble in Wicca. I would just recommend research the types of wiccans and pagans. I found that was easiest. Read blogs, read books, videos, and practice. I found that through workings i became a better witch.
Absolutely!! And this is what I as a Wiccan believe aswell.. the energy and magic and ..deities , gods, godesses what ever you wanna call them the energy and magick it's all around us
Yes!!! I want to see a "Wicca path" video! Iclosely identify with Wicca more than any other form of religion, particularly when it comes to the Nordic pantheon but I have no idea how to really start :)
Wayne Clark I actually used to follow Christianity but after some events happened in my life, I realised it really did not align with my beliefs and morals anymore so I strayed 😅
i'm a witch not a wiccan but i have always felt drawn to artemis and the moon in general and do sometimes do spells, offerings, enchantments, etc. in her honor and have an artemis necklace i wear everyday and it does help me feel closer to witchcraft and magik. I think the best thing about being inclined towards witchcraft is the freedom of it to choose as you will. Loved the video Harmony!!
Witchcraft is no religion. It is a practice, and a tradition. There are many traditions-- such as regional ones like Cornish and others like Scottish, British, Italian, German, etc. I'm a practitioner of traditional witchcraft (not related to wicca)
Me too! I'm an eclectic witch! I'm Scottish with Italian and Romani heritage so my practice involves traditions from all three practices to create my own weird little path. I celebrate the Wiccan holidays but I name them differently. For example I don't like the term Mabon, I prefer Autumn Equinox because the Welsh Mabon God doesn't resonate with me.
I'm Celtic and got very interested in the Morrigan. I am largely skeptical but I love everything I've heard so far from you and other people in this field. The fact that you all seem well-read, open-minded, open to questions and criticism, and honest that you're just looking for answers and won't force people into it really resonates with me. I really appreciate how thorough your videos are.
@@grofmlp the great queens by Rosalind Clark, the Tain bo cuailnge, the metrical dindshenchas, and the first and second battle of moytura are great places to start
This is why I love Wicca! you aren't expected to believe one thing like in many other religions. You are allowed to see things how you see them (to some extent) I just love the freedom! I love everything about it really but this is my favourite part
Im a Catholic I dont worship any but Jesus of course but I like this. I hate discriminating about other peoples religion, like Christian welcomes everyone when they decide to make that choice in there life
Yes!!! A video about the different types of Wiccans would be amazing! Also, if you can, a video on how to start a Book of Shadows would be super helpful. Your videos are so informative and I adore them💕
A cool video would be casting a circle and why it's important since a lot of people i know who have just started Wicca don't understand it's reasoning and why it's so important
My friend turned me off from Wicca and witchcraft because in her eyes, there was only one way to practice or believe in it. And she was the only Wiccan I knew so I didn't argue. She also told me witchcraft and Wicca was the same thing, so I was questioning if I could call myself a witch for a little while. Now that I know there are other ways to practice or different Wiccans, I'm kind of looking into it.
Update: Guess who's celebrating Imbolc and the super moon. I'm not exactly a Wiccan, but I figured she was wrong and I can do whatever the fuck I want as long as I don't trespass into closed cultures
im so happy for you for finding a path that works! im starting to research wicca again after a similar situation (basically Christian family members claiming its devils work and wiccans around me saying there is only 1 way to practice it)
I am surprised you missed the one goddess that many Wiccans and witches worship from the Greek pantheon more than any other god or goddess than that pantheon. That being the goddess Hecate (aka the goddess of death, pathways, magic, witchcraft, necromancy and sorcery).
She said in her recent videos that she doesn’t do that and since she doesn’t practice necromancy or much to do with Hecate so she might of forgotten it on accident
I’m a Wiccan, but I’m also an atheist. However, I keep deities, but just see them as personifications of different characteristics and forms of nature. I have three main deities: the Earth Goddess (compassion, femininity, kindness, tranquility), the Horned God (strength, masculinity, protection, power), and Athena (knowledge, wisdom, intelligence). I refer to these ideas as the deities for simplicity’s sake and invoking their names helps me invoke the sense and energy of the above characteristics. Those are my main three but I’ll use other ones if I need their specific energy for a spell. So I don’t believe in a higher power, but I use deities’ names to invoke specific energies for my spell work! I’d always felt drawn to Wicca but stayed away because I didn’t believe in any higher power, until I found out it didn’t matter. Everyone has their own way of practicing and there is no right way. 🙂 Blessed be y’all
Lauren Moore this is exactly what i’ve been looking for Currently I’m agnostic but feel strangely drawn to wicca I just dont like the idea of higher powers But what you’ve just explained makes so much sense to me and i relate to it in a personal way. This comment made me realize i dont need to believe in the deities as higher powers but instead different energies of nature
omg thankyou for this. ive always been closely drawn to wicca but I've very much not felt a connection to any specific gods/goddesses/dieties. i have only ever believed in nature being sacred and a similar thought process to what you listed here
Listening to coast to coast radio and someone on the show talks about the ancient Gods as really supernatural beings that are both extraterrestrial and dimensional beings that go around the galaxies in this dimension and in other dimensions to help civilizations or educate civilizations and then leave or move on but eventually return to see our progress. However one of these beings has a mental issue according to this person on coast to coast radio such as multiple personality disorder suffering this disease in some forbidden zone in somewhere in the universe or other dimension that these beings tell each from experience not to enter but this being, Enki, is what he is called thought he can prove them wrong and come out of this forbidden zone unharmed. Didn't work out. This being according to the guest on the show stayed around or continued to influence behind the scenes of our world and is the God of our current religions and also is Lucifer as well because he suffers from multiple personality disorder. Maybe this guest of the show is on to something because I often thought of the biblical God as having multiple personality disorder because of the contradictions with this God.
i believe in all the deities but i feel most strongly to the egyptian ones because i've always secretly believed in them ever since i was younger, even though i used to be a catholic i still secretly believed in them. :)
I have always been drawn to wicca. What I found interesting is that I didn’t choose my deities. They found me almost without any effort from my side. (Like I did try to find them, but somehow they helped themselves.) What’s more interesting is that they are from different pantheons. Greek and Nordic. Also even when my god and godess chose me, I still believe in every god and godess in any pantheon but Apollo and Freyja are just something like my “main ones”. And that’s what I love about Wicca so much, it’s about freedom 💚
That's interesting! I've always hesitated on what my religion is because of the deities. I don't believe in any deities and I believe nature itself is the higher power (and that science is what's used to explain nature's phenomena); I used to call myself Atheist but I've strayed away from that because of the stigma/community and whatnot. (Plus I believe in other things that most Atheists tend not to believe in). I've always been extremely interested in Wicca as well, finding that many of my beliefs line up with it, but didn't call myself Wiccan because of the deities. I still don't feel comfortable putting a label on my beliefs at the moment but the idea of the deities expressed as an embodiment of nature is really helpful.
exactly the same for me, i knew i believed that nature was a sacred and important thing to me, but i never had a strong connection to the concept of dieties at all (i was raised in a Christian family and didn't believe in God) and i claimed i was an atheist for the last 3 or so years but I've always had mixed beliefs that don't match up with atheism
@@manganesiumart8838 In a way I feel like a true wiccan doesn't make spells but petitions their gods and nature for manifestation. So I completely agree with you!!
I am a Wiccan baby and I love this even tho christainity left a sour taste I support those who are apart of it especially if they are kind to me about my religion ( Wicca is also more fun)
Thank you so much for this video! I am currently an athiest but am very interested in the wiccan faith and i do want to become a wiccan but, as an athiest, believe that the world was created by itself and dont believe in an actual like God person in the sky thing.. sorry dont rlly know how to explain it. I completely agree with your views on this where you see them as nature itself which is what makes the most sense to me. That was the only thing i was concerned about so Thank you
Atheist pagans and humanist pagans is a real thing. I'm becoming interested in it myself. www.patheos.com/blogs/allergicpagan/2016/08/12/the-forgotten-history-of-atheist-paganism/ there's a great book on this you might like also: www.amazon.com/Godless-Paganism-Voices-Non-Theistic-Pagans/dp/1329943570
I’m the same! And I believe in the Wiccan afterlife summerland and in things like spirits, just not gods and godesses. So finding out that some people believe in them as just being nature itself makes me feel better about NOT believing in them at all
You know, nothing forces you to be against witchcraft. Go with your gut feeling and you mind be surprised by all the things you will learn :) We can all and should coexist :)
I'm just starting out in wicca and your videos are super useful! I've always been very interested in the Egyptian deities and I tend to be drawn to Baast the most. A video on Alters would be awesome, I'm really having trouble figuring mine out...
everyone should explore all kinds of deities but always be careful that you aren't entering any closed religions! Also there are hundreds of other deities that are non-European that are amazing and powerful.
@Taija Bartrop those that are only for the people in a group, tribe, etc. And should not be done by people outside of it. Take Haitian Vodou (Voodoo) as an example.
I am actually a Christian Witch. I believe in God as the main god but I also believe in mother nature as the goddess of plants and the horned god as the god of animals. My religion is kinda complicated so I am open to all religions
Hailen Ace Jews from my knowledge follow Yahweh the "old testament God" which is kind of an odd statement. Basically Christians follow the same God but we believe in Jesus as our savior and do as he says. Most Jews do not. They follow like the rules of Leviticus aka kosher. Some Christ followers believe Christianity is no different than their jewish brethren. Just a fulfillment the last chapter, completion. That's the general answer I got. And I'm interested in norse mythos due to my roots, only reason I'm here. Just curious about the culture. P.s. Allah is the Muslim god. All three religions are abrahamic and middle eastern. They're of the same origins. I'd be happy tp explain what abrahamic means if you're curious.
3:56 -4:50 I totally agree with what you first said about feeling unsure about worshipping an actual God/Goddess as a new witch. As a former Christian, I felt unsure about the Christan God how real he was, or if he was just a concept taken literally, and the history of it all, so I always felt confused. Your explanation here made so much sense to me and helped to clear things up. Thank you!
oh...jeez, I discovered Wicca only recently and have watched some of your videos, this one, what you talked about with some of the deities and the world, seemed to have clicked. definitely gonna need to do more research
Wiccan is one of the beautiful religions, nature is all around us and if you stop and listen you can hear it. Have been wiccan for about 10 years now and never wanted to pull away from it. ❤️
wicca is such an amazing way to evolve oneself and be connected to mother nature. we are a lot similar in case of worshipping nature . my religion worships sun goddess who is our mother .
love how freely you give knowledge and how accepting you are of other beliefs. love your Enchanted Endeavors series so much! and I, for one, really want to know what paranomal thing happened before you started filming!!
Yes, please do a video on the different types of WiccaAlso, I am currently trying to decide which pantheon of gods to follow and I have a delema. Ever since I was very young I have taken an interest in the Greek gods/goddesses and now that I am trying to chose which gods to follow I am unsure if my childhood interest is due to a connection with them or if I currently feel drawn to them because I just know more about them and another pantheon is better suited for me (as I also am drawn to the Celtic pantheon)Please reply, I would really appreciate the help!
I’m Swedish (partially German) and I’ve been bending over backwards trying to find how I can be a Wiccan and still believe in my gods (Odin and the others). I have the most connection with them and I AM SO FREAKING GRATEFUL FOR THIS VIDEO! This is amazing!!
I really connect with Wicca. I was/am really unsure of claiming it as my "religion" for the main reason of the belief is "deities". This video really helped me! 💜
thank you for explaining the deities in that way! I always felt so phony when a spell asked me to call on a being I didn't really believe in but thinking of them as the personification of their aspects makes so much sense now x
I'm just in the beginning of this video and I already know it's going to be so so helpful because I have been reading reading reading and its getting so jumbled in my head its so helpful to hear someone talk about it
Hey Harmony :) Would you be willing to do several episodes exclusively on tarot ? I have watched the first one but there's so much more I need to know ! I'm sure other people would be interested too. Will you think about it ? And thanks for this great video, it was really informative
not sure if you could but if there was any way you could show us how some basic spells work. I've watched many Wiccan TH-camrs and never seen them make a video like that. It wouldn't be to "prove" any thing but to educate how you do them :)
As a wiccan im watching your series and i love that there’s always more to learn! with the deities being viewed as “people” i think it’s less of an actual person and more that everything is energy. i think it’s easier for some to personify them to target the specific energy and spirit of the different aspects of nature. i’m not sure if this is a common belief but this has always been my take on it
What about slavic dieities? Im slavic and im sad that slavic paganism is really unknown and even i can find barely any literature on it I recommend everyone to check slavic mythology because its super interesting and i am a slavic pagan myself
This cleared up so much and i feel so much better! I just got into wicca and was feeling extremely un comfy because I'm agnostic atheist and i would never believe in a higher power (though i may change my mind. Idk 😥). But the way Megan and harmony explained it eased my mind
It's interesting because I found this video after reading about The Great Goddess Theory. It's basically about the first God worshipped in history, which happens to be a female. She was worshipped during the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras, way before all the male gods. Strange how life works, great video!
I named my first son Odin before I even realized my faith and beliefs were inline more with the Pagan and Wiccan ways than how I had been raised and pretty much ran from. With 5 kids now and almost 30, as I have reflected on myself it does make much more sense, and I love your channel. I may have been binge-watching since I found it 😂 keep spreading the word and educating. ✌️
Wicca is the religion I connect with most as its to a nature based religion and I adore nature but my family are Christians and believe in God etc. It's so hard 😅 also there are lots of Welsh names in Wicca and I'm Welsh hehe
the explanation about the deities being personifications of nature immediately resonated with me and honestly brought me relief. i was raised christian and was for most of my life, but as i got older i really struggled with seeing god as a real figure and someone to have a relationship with. i've always respected and had a connection with nature and hearing that point of view really opened up the doors for me and explained why ive felt so drawn to wicca/witchcraft the past year or so
hey harmony ! could you please recommend some readings or websites or books for people who want to understand more about wicca and how to practice it ? ive looked around and i cant find a whole lot of good information. thank you so much !
Scott Cunningham books! Specifically, A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner. Other than that, check out the witchy/pagan/wicca community on Tumblr. It sounds ridiculous, but there's a wealth of information over there.
Great idea! Just keep in mind that what people post on tumblr are their opinions and personal beliefs and sometimes you'll find really negative things, specifically about wicca. But you will find lots of good information, and read about other people's experiences, "witchy tips", masterposts of books (pdf), spells, poems, etc... I'm only saying this because i've been checking the witchy/pagan/wiccan community on tumblr for a couple of years and it helped me a lot, but it also confused me a little bit. My ask box is open if one of you guys need some advice ;) (url: filiamagicae)
Thank you so much for making this. As someone who was raised as a Christian and really wanted to get away from that sort of “higher power, all mighty” concept in Wicca, your descriptions and rationalizations of the deities has really helped me! I love this series, please keep it up!!!
i honestly believe so much in everything you say to the point that it makes me have physical reactions to certain things you say in your videos about wicca/ nature. i learn something new everyday watching these videos and it’s such a personal thing even though there are so many branches and we all may not follow the exact same thing. i am someone who has struggled with severe anxiety and panic attacks throughout my life and only recently i have stumbled upon wicca and it fills me with such a peaceful feeling that i have not felt in a long time until wicca came into my life, i thank you deeply for educating me about this amazing amazing way of life 🌿❤️🌻🍄
So I was raised in a very Christian household and I never felt too connected to God I found out ab Wicca a few days ago and I was wondering if I can tie very little of Christian into Wicca or is that just something you can’t do? If u see this please please answer
You should primarily focus on the great commandments of Jesus, to love the divine, to love your neighbor and to love yourself. You could even focus on his parables like the good Samaritan, the lost sheep, ECT. And remember what Jesus said about the fruit of the holy spirit and how to recognize a good tree from a bad tree. You will get a good idea on how Jesus and Wicca could work in harmony together. Apply these with wiccan principles and you are on your way to Christian Wicca. For more insight and clearing up of fears or doubts, please read this www.wicca-spirituality.com/christian-wicca.html
thank you for being the first person to help me really grip an understanding of deities and where i can begin on my wicca journey. i have a book on wicca but it’s SO BIG and intimidating and straightforward and the sort of person i am anything i need to do becomes homework if it’s reading as i’m quite an unconventional person i love to read but only when i want to so then i avoid it but you’ve really pushed me back into the intrigue zone so i just thought it would be worth saying thank you so much for your help and i’m hoping there’s much more to come from you☺️
0So the other day, (I dont know if it was he ror not this is just what i believe happened), I was feeling like absolute shit and i waslike on the verge of just ending it all and i just said, "Cerridwen, help me." and she did she gave me something that i needed to know and she showed me what i really wanted to be in life. I was in the car at the time driving home and after i said that i noticed my love for the moon and the stars and i just knew what i wanted to do as a career. I know it sounds hella stupid but i want to be an astronuat and i thank her for that because it made me happy, knowing what was gonna come next.
If you are planning to be solitary ( by yourself) there’s one on amazon just look up “Wicca solitairy” it talks about everything and another book is called “Wicca” and the cover is black with a purple pentagram
I'm a Christian and I usually really enjoy being around Wiccans because all the ones I've ever known/met have put off a really peaceful vibe, and goodness knows we need more of that in the world!
I'm earth-based but I believe in something similar to the Christian god. I'm not sure if I was raised that way but it's my own truth. I used to identify as "pagan" but now I just follow my spirituality and practices more than religion.
This was so dang helpful to me! I'm really curious about other worship pathways in Wicca, as I've only heard of worshipping the God and Goddess, or the Sun and Moon. :3 Thank you for the super helpful information Harmony!
I believe that every religion some truth to it and that there is no real religion you can have freedom to believe what you think is form you but remember that is you and you can only be you and no one else can be you
I think its really important and helpful that you make these videos because for young people it can be hard to learn and find information about Wicca. Also when people are leaning a religion they usually have people helping and teaching them. You being a young Wiccan and being newer to the religion and still learning it makes people feel like they have a role model of sorts to help them along in there journey, while you yourself are also still learning and going through your own spiritual journey.
How do Wiccans feel about sex? Because I understand it's a nature-based religion, so are Wiccans against birth control? And do they view sex as something special that connects them spiritually to the other person, or do they view it as 'just sex'? I know it would also come down to personal opinion but I was wondering if there is anything in the Wicca faith that talks about this.
Miss54321GOOO honestly I feel like it's personal opinion, were not against anything really, we don't believe in punishment after death we follow by one rule 'if it harms none do what you will'. Just because we connect with nature doesn't mean we can't use contraception. Again the sex thing is a personal thing, I think everybody should do what they want, if it's enjoyable and makes people happy then it creates positive energy.
Miss54321GOOO we use and work along side nature but it doesn't mean we bow to it, there's nothing in Wicca that states, you can't use this or do that. That's what makes it different from everything else, there's only one 'rule' to follow.
I've studied for around 9 or ten years now give or take and sexuality (not the act of but rather appreciating the sacred nature of sexuality) is a huge pagan practice. Even the "great rite" in rituals where the joining of the God and Goddess is represented through the joining of the chalice and the athame, is a representation of our gift of sexuality. (Disclaimer- if you find yourself in a group that is forcing you to do anything you are uncomfortable with, they are out there, please just leave. Dont worry about leaving the circle, just leave.) It's most celebrated at Beltane which is a celebration of the fertility of the Goddess, the Earth and... well us. The May pole that we have used for years and years and years is. Well. It's a huge penis. *shrugs* during the rite, the men will carry the pole and bury it into the hole that the women will dig and bless (we get to pour our fertility energy into the hole!) which is called the yoni hole. If you ever get the chance to experience this I say GO GO GO!!!!! It is soooooo incredible. While this is an amazing celebration I will say this with the disclaimer that our community is very very exceptional with the safety and well being of ALL of our members and we take that very seriously. Yes. Couples use this event to enrich their sexual lives together. You may head past a few campsites and hear some. Well. Yeah. :D However! We are VERY VERY serious about consent and safety. Find a community that also takes this to the utmost importance. But most importantly, I think anyone in my community would tell you this- practice in a way that makes you feel safe and fulfilled with or without your local community. So essentially, we don't have the same shame policy of sex and babies that other Faith's carry with them (and I personally think that its abhorrently wrong to nurture shame in people for being HUMAN). Hope this helps!
This was a really helpful video!! I was interested in Wicca for a while, but I could never really convince myself about the whole God and Goddess thing, so the way you explained them as personifications of nature makes perfect sense to me and certainly makes me more open to the idea of using them in my practice.
I see the gods and goddesses as spirit guides. I feel that some were actual people while some are personifications of nature. No matter where they came from, I see them as a way for guidance and will refer to them for advice.
I totally want to see a video about the different types of Wicca! Like some of the other commenters, I really connect to Wicca, but don't have a lot of information to go off of and don't know where to start.
I am drawn to Wicca. But I am also drawn to Shinto. They are similar in some aspects, but Shinto comes with a pantheon, where there is a Sun Goddess and Moon God. So it is reversed from Wiccan beliefs. Shinto is a Japanese religion. I need some help. Can I do or merge both practices?
Yes you can, many wiccans worship all kinds of goddesses anyway and as long as both the teachings of Shinto and Wicca do not clash or better yet, fill the hole of unclear questions for one another, they can be joined together.
I’m a new Wiccan (VERY new) but I’m not that new to paganism, but I felt a draw to Wicca. Your Enchanted Endeavors videos have helped me more than you know! I can’t imagine researching and learning everything that you know now! (Btw I definitely felt most drawn to the Celtic gods but I could see myself believing in all of the gods as well)
I would love to learn more. I think you have a light to you that is rare but are also funny and real. I just started watching Facebook and stumbled onto your channel. Really like how you explain everything
I'm on the start of a journey it's really lonely I believe in witchcraft and I'm naturally clairvoyant (it's not very strong) and my experience with tarot is really rewarding but I don't believe in polytheism...I just feel the one unknowable infinite Creator...also I'm a huge fan of Jesus despite his opinions on witchcraft he's my radical-compassion proto-communist political activist idol. Idk anyone else who feels/believes the way I do.
Actually, from what I've learnt, Jesus was pretty cool about that stuff and didn't discriminate against anyone. It's only been his followers that have done that. Again, this is what I have learnt and other people may have learnt about this differently.
Love you! I love these educational videos in Wicca, thank you for fighting the ignorance around this wonderful belief system. It's literally one of the most gentle belief systems and it's so misunderstood by the media & general public. There are Christian Wiccans too though, so there is like a subtype of Wiccan. They kind of juxtapose a bit, but you can practice both Christianity & Wiccan, as long as you don't practice witchcraft or the divination side of things. But there are so many different paths in Wicca now that it's hard to keep up, and of course it varies from person to person - Also I'd love to see an enchanted endeavours episode on the types of wiccan
i just was reading, saw the word "raven" jump out and i felt shivers down my spine. i searched up "god represented by raven" on google and it was apollo, who i was already thinking about as a deity. do you think this was a sign from apollo, or just a coincidence?
I'm so happy I found this! I felt like I couldn't be Wiccan if I didn't pray and worship a deity in the way christians worship their god. Obviously I'm new to Wicca but the region immediately resonated with me. I'm between your belief that the gods and goddesses are personifications of nature and that they were once alive and our now spirits.
You're videos are so professionally made and clear I can understand everything you are talking about. I find your videos really interesting too and able to watch them to learn more about Wicca.
How do you feel about Slavic Pantheon, cuz logically it seems like it would belong to Wicca aswell, as it is just another civilization representation of the "nature gods" . Any info about that?
Scientists can now prove that witchcraft is real and works as far as all of us being energy and being able to manipulate the energies of other people and things.
@The King of Nature you could very easily look into what science has proven in that area. You are choosing not to. You don't get to tell me about my experiences especially when they are backed by science. If you believe differently, good for you. Just don't go pushing your beliefs on others. I've told you that the information is out there. Go discover it. I'm not going to do the work for you and I'm not going to debate you on it. I have no desire to do either. Enjoy your journey. This is where our interaction ends.
@@crissogno but hang on, you were the one who made a claim, the burden of proof always falls on whoever makes the claim not the one who is trying to disprove it. Your argument sounds like "I read this one article that says this thing, but I won't show you this article you'll have to find it yourself." People would be more convinced of your claims if you had the evidence at the ready, free to present
@@junomiller522 I don't really care if people are convinced. I put a bit of an update in a comment 3 months ago. Anyone who wants to know more about it can look into it on their time. If someone wants me to gather that information and present it to them, they can hire me and properly compensate me for my time. I do not owe anyone my time.
Yes yes yes!!! Please, i need a video about wiccan paths! I'm just starting off with Wicca and I feel really connected to the Norse Mythology, as well. I heard that there's a Wiccan path that's going into that direction but people kind of seem to be making fun about the "Norse Wicca" a lot (which I wouldn't care about because I feel like most of these religions that are either very old or that are inspired by old religions are quite similar and could be combined very well. The fact that people make fun of certain types of Religions is in general really annoying because...everybody is different so why can't everybody's belief be a little different. After all a Religion is something personal....)) AANYWAY I would love to hear what you'd have to say about different paths of Wicca
"I believe that as wiccans we should all support each others beliefs in the deities" THANK YOU
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A word about Wicca being a cult...I was raised in Jehovah's Witnesses, so I have experience with cults and know what a cult is. I have experience with Wicca and Wiccans. Wicca is not a cult.
i'm also an ex Jehovah's Witness (can confirm it is extremely cult like), and now im getting into wicca and witchcraft
j w So... What’s the difference? Serious question. Where do the traditions of witchcraft, wicca, etc. come from?
Emo GOD Thank you for your response. Where does Paganism come from? Who started it? I am trying to figure something out...
Emo GOD Ok. That is what I find interesting. Nobody seems to know where the rituals and traditions started. Or, maybe they do not want to say. Either way, thank you for responding.
Michael Krull Precisely a cult has a set leader/leaders using people through fear mongering for their own perposes. Wicca doesn't have a set leader and is actually very laid back so it's not a cult at all.
I absolutely adore your videos. Wicca is just so interesting to me. I've never really felt drawn to a religion like this one. I just love how it honors nature and the fact that everyone is so open to believe whatever they choose. It's such a personal journey. It's lovely. xx.
Dude same here
me too!
Same here! I have never been so drawn to a religion before but this is so interesting and I have been trying to learn as much as possible!
Dustin shiva is first god in whole world most powerful
That does sound really nice honestly :,) I’m a Catholic and there are some things in my religion that I don’t agree with...I want to be a Wiccan but even if I don’t believe my religion I do believe in God and always will...is that okay too?
There is a lot of negativity around the word "Wicca". Thanks for talking the truth.
Well and there are some people that put Wicca and a bad name and some parts. Also that all started way back then and then it grew more more more and they always thought it was satanism in a way and to be honest we are all blessed with gifts to help others and ourselves to whatever makes us happy and there are some that abused it
i dont see why wiccans get such a bad wrap honestly they are more tolerant and kind than Christians
I'm a chrstian and I love you
but beware of this stuff
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Davey Jones you don't love us you don't know us we walk a higher path then you. And don't share your bullshit links.
Davey Jones Blessed Be ☆
Thomas Price how do you know I don't love you? Define higher and define blessed be
Davey Jones well you worship a god that requires you to submit. Pagans generally search for there own power some even seek to become there own gods not in the literal sense but to become power in the psychical, mental and astral plane. And blessed be is basically a way of wishing someone good and wishing positive things upon them.
I'd love to see different types of Wiccans, I'm struggling on where to start and how to start and where to look for solid information, you one of the only reliable resources
Dedoid me too
Books, books, and more books! Scott Cunningham is a great place to start. He's not preachy or too far gone in woo woo land. I'd suggest starting with A Guide For The Solitary Practitioner, but he also has a follow up called Living Wicca, along with a TON of other books on witchcraft. Harmony mentioned Mrs Darley's Pagan Whispers by Carole Carlton, which is also a great one if you just want to get a feel for the sabbats, what they mean, and how people typically celebrate them. If you're on GoodReads, you can get recommendations similar to these as well. Good luck!
Samantha Gillan thank you very much 😁
I found herspeak and Kelly Ann Maddox really helped me to dive in and the sea priestess as well. They are not necessarily Wiccan but certainly pagan, a year and a day is also a good book
hey man! I was just scrolling through the comments and I saw this. I wanted to tell you about how I became comfortable in my witch skin. I identify as Christo-pagan and dabble in Wicca. I would just recommend research the types of wiccans and pagans. I found that was easiest. Read blogs, read books, videos, and practice. I found that through workings i became a better witch.
I believe the universe itself is god, nature, space, everything has energy, everything is god.
Where did you learn this? :)
That’s true :,) love Yoonmin !
More Creator than God but yeah same
Absolutely!! And this is what I as a Wiccan believe aswell.. the energy and magic and ..deities , gods, godesses what ever you wanna call them the energy and magick it's all around us
Is the devil god?
Yes!!! I want to see a "Wicca path" video! Iclosely identify with Wicca more than any other form of religion, particularly when it comes to the Nordic pantheon but I have no idea how to really start :)
OneAndOnly agreed
OneAndOnly research, reading, writing is the best way to start! if you want to talk about it message me :)
...and they worship the creature instead of the Creator..
well if she doesnt feel connected to that religion i feel that she should do some research about wicca i know i am
Wayne Clark I actually used to follow Christianity but after some events happened in my life, I realised it really did not align with my beliefs and morals anymore so I strayed 😅
i'm a witch not a wiccan but i have always felt drawn to artemis and the moon in general and do sometimes do spells, offerings, enchantments, etc. in her honor and have an artemis necklace i wear everyday and it does help me feel closer to witchcraft and magik.
I think the best thing about being inclined towards witchcraft is the freedom of it to choose as you will. Loved the video Harmony!!
Sophia Rodriguez OMG YOU ARE MY TWIN IM EXACTLY THE SAME...
Sophia Rodriguez I've always wondered what are the differences between the Wicca and witch religions?
Witchcraft is no religion. It is a practice, and a tradition. There are many traditions-- such as regional ones like Cornish and others like Scottish, British, Italian, German, etc. I'm a practitioner of traditional witchcraft (not related to wicca)
Me too! I'm an eclectic witch! I'm Scottish with Italian and Romani heritage so my practice involves traditions from all three practices to create my own weird little path. I celebrate the Wiccan holidays but I name them differently. For example I don't like the term Mabon, I prefer Autumn Equinox because the Welsh Mabon God doesn't resonate with me.
Then you worship Satan! Just ask any christian to explain that to you.
I'm Celtic and got very interested in the Morrigan. I am largely skeptical but I love everything I've heard so far from you and other people in this field. The fact that you all seem well-read, open-minded, open to questions and criticism, and honest that you're just looking for answers and won't force people into it really resonates with me. I really appreciate how thorough your videos are.
Caroline Is Online hey, i am really looking for information on the Celtic gods. Where do you look up? Btw the Morrigan is dope
I just started researching The Morrigan, Lilith and Odin as I feel those three are calling me.
@@grofmlp the great queens by Rosalind Clark, the Tain bo cuailnge, the metrical dindshenchas, and the first and second battle of moytura are great places to start
This is why I love Wicca! you aren't expected to believe one thing like in many other religions. You are allowed to see things how you see them (to some extent) I just love the freedom! I love everything about it really but this is my favourite part
Im a Catholic I dont worship any but Jesus of course but I like this. I hate discriminating about other peoples religion, like Christian welcomes everyone when they decide to make that choice in there life
So you worship Jesus but not his father?
But.... Jesus and God and the Holy Spirit are all the same person...
He is the only true God. The creator of all
However there are other spirits that claim to be deities and influence religions
Haha you sheep you read a book and blindly follow. You will keep coming back to earth you dumb sheep.
Yes!!! A video about the different types of Wiccans would be amazing! Also, if you can, a video on how to start a Book of Shadows would be super helpful. Your videos are so informative and I adore them💕
Catherine Seconded! Would love to see both of these.
Omg, I feel famous! Haha I'm glad what I said resonated with you! :) love your videos, blessed be xoxo
A cool video would be casting a circle and why it's important since a lot of people i know who have just started Wicca don't understand it's reasoning and why it's so important
Kat Fincher uu
My friend turned me off from Wicca and witchcraft because in her eyes, there was only one way to practice or believe in it. And she was the only Wiccan I knew so I didn't argue. She also told me witchcraft and Wicca was the same thing, so I was questioning if I could call myself a witch for a little while.
Now that I know there are other ways to practice or different Wiccans, I'm kind of looking into it.
Update: Guess who's celebrating Imbolc and the super moon. I'm not exactly a Wiccan, but I figured she was wrong and I can do whatever the fuck I want as long as I don't trespass into closed cultures
yess fuck people like that
Yay!
@@Vincisomething yesssss!!
im so happy for you for finding a path that works!
im starting to research wicca again after a similar situation (basically Christian family members claiming its devils work and wiccans around me saying there is only 1 way to practice it)
I am surprised you missed the one goddess that many Wiccans and witches worship from the Greek pantheon more than any other god or goddess than that pantheon. That being the goddess Hecate (aka the goddess of death, pathways, magic, witchcraft, necromancy and sorcery).
That's what i said. What happen to her she is the mother for that is.
She said in her recent videos that she doesn’t do that and since she doesn’t practice necromancy or much to do with Hecate so she might of forgotten it on accident
a giant , child of the titans, a mortal human hibrid , not divine, a spirit of earth, not a spirit from heaven
Yeha ikr haha I was looking for her
Hekate is a representation of the moon, too.
I’m a Wiccan, but I’m also an atheist. However, I keep deities, but just see them as personifications of different characteristics and forms of nature. I have three main deities: the Earth Goddess (compassion, femininity, kindness, tranquility), the Horned God (strength, masculinity, protection, power), and Athena (knowledge, wisdom, intelligence). I refer to these ideas as the deities for simplicity’s sake and invoking their names helps me invoke the sense and energy of the above characteristics. Those are my main three but I’ll use other ones if I need their specific energy for a spell. So I don’t believe in a higher power, but I use deities’ names to invoke specific energies for my spell work! I’d always felt drawn to Wicca but stayed away because I didn’t believe in any higher power, until I found out it didn’t matter. Everyone has their own way of practicing and there is no right way.
🙂 Blessed be y’all
Lauren Moore this is exactly what i’ve been looking for
Currently I’m agnostic but feel strangely drawn to wicca
I just dont like the idea of higher powers
But what you’ve just explained makes so much sense to me and i relate to it in a personal way. This comment made me realize i dont need to believe in the deities as higher powers but instead different energies of nature
Oh goodness I am grateful for your comment. Thank you. You’ve helped me figure out how I can identify with my beliefs! ❤️
omg thankyou for this. ive always been closely drawn to wicca but I've very much not felt a connection to any specific gods/goddesses/dieties.
i have only ever believed in nature being sacred and a similar thought process to what you listed here
Lauren Moore: Thank you for this comment. I’m starting to get interested in Wicca and all the mentions of deities was throwing me off. 🙂
Listening to coast to coast radio and someone on the show talks about the ancient Gods as really supernatural beings that are both extraterrestrial and dimensional beings that go around the galaxies in this dimension and in other dimensions to help civilizations or educate civilizations and then leave or move on but eventually return to see our progress. However one of these beings has a mental issue according to this person on coast to coast radio such as multiple personality disorder suffering this disease in some forbidden zone in somewhere in the universe or other dimension that these beings tell each from experience not to enter but this being, Enki, is what he is called thought he can prove them wrong and come out of this forbidden zone unharmed. Didn't work out. This being according to the guest on the show stayed around or continued to influence behind the scenes of our world and is the God of our current religions and also is Lucifer as well because he suffers from multiple personality disorder. Maybe this guest of the show is on to something because I often thought of the biblical God as having multiple personality disorder because of the contradictions with this God.
i believe in all the deities but i feel most strongly to the egyptian ones because i've always secretly believed in them ever since i was younger, even though i used to be a catholic i still secretly believed in them. :)
Do you still believe in them? If so do you think that maybe other people believe in Egypt gods too?
Same but I praise Mother Nature and I’m learning about horned god because I’m still a baby and I’ve been doing research all last week 😂😂
I have always been drawn to wicca. What I found interesting is that I didn’t choose my deities. They found me almost without any effort from my side. (Like I did try to find them, but somehow they helped themselves.) What’s more interesting is that they are from different pantheons. Greek and Nordic. Also even when my god and godess chose me, I still believe in every god and godess in any pantheon but Apollo and Freyja are just something like my “main ones”. And that’s what I love about Wicca so much, it’s about freedom 💚
That's interesting! I've always hesitated on what my religion is because of the deities. I don't believe in any deities and I believe nature itself is the higher power (and that science is what's used to explain nature's phenomena); I used to call myself Atheist but I've strayed away from that because of the stigma/community and whatnot. (Plus I believe in other things that most Atheists tend not to believe in). I've always been extremely interested in Wicca as well, finding that many of my beliefs line up with it, but didn't call myself Wiccan because of the deities. I still don't feel comfortable putting a label on my beliefs at the moment but the idea of the deities expressed as an embodiment of nature is really helpful.
Yes! For me, I honestly don’t feel as though deities... make sense. I don’t believe in them, I just believe that nature is the ‘higher power’
exactly the same for me, i knew i believed that nature was a sacred and important thing to me, but i never had a strong connection to the concept of dieties at all (i was raised in a Christian family and didn't believe in God) and i claimed i was an atheist for the last 3 or so years but I've always had mixed beliefs that don't match up with atheism
All wiccans are witches, but not all witches (like myself) are wiccan. I am a Christian Witch and I want to say, I love your videos
I am vitki AKA a norse runic magician.
Not true, not all Wiccans are witches.
@@MrParkerman6 witchcraft is a practice
Wicca is a belief
You can be Wiccan and not make spells
:)
@@manganesiumart8838 In a way I feel like a true wiccan doesn't make spells but petitions their gods and nature for manifestation. So I completely agree with you!!
I am a Wiccan baby and I love this even tho christainity left a sour taste I support those who are apart of it especially if they are kind to me about my religion ( Wicca is also more fun)
Thank you so much for this video! I am currently an athiest but am very interested in the wiccan faith and i do want to become a wiccan but, as an athiest, believe that the world was created by itself and dont believe in an actual like God person in the sky thing.. sorry dont rlly know how to explain it. I completely agree with your views on this where you see them as nature itself which is what makes the most sense to me. That was the only thing i was concerned about so Thank you
Karina Pingueiro Ditto. Now I feel like I can really move into this Wicca space comfortably. :)
This is like 100% my situation ^^
Karina Pingueiro SAME
Atheist pagans and humanist pagans is a real thing. I'm becoming interested in it myself. www.patheos.com/blogs/allergicpagan/2016/08/12/the-forgotten-history-of-atheist-paganism/ there's a great book on this you might like also: www.amazon.com/Godless-Paganism-Voices-Non-Theistic-Pagans/dp/1329943570
I’m the same! And I believe in the Wiccan afterlife summerland and in things like spirits, just not gods and godesses. So finding out that some people believe in them as just being nature itself makes me feel better about NOT believing in them at all
I’m Christian so I’m supposed to be against “witchcraft” but Wicca really interests me😂
Wicca isn’t really Witchcraft
Bianca D it’s a big part of it
You know, nothing forces you to be against witchcraft. Go with your gut feeling and you mind be surprised by all the things you will learn :) We can all and should coexist :)
That's great! So many Christians are raised to hate wishes and Wiccans but we are good people. I was raised as a Christian and I still am Wiccan.
Yeah that’s why I’m here too.
I'm just starting out in wicca and your videos are super useful! I've always been very interested in the Egyptian deities and I tend to be drawn to Baast the most. A video on Alters would be awesome, I'm really having trouble figuring mine out...
PLEASE MAKE AS MANY OF THESE AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU MAKE SO MUCH SCENCE AND I WANT TO LEARN THIS STUFF
Please do the video about the types of wiccas! Thank you, I love your videos. Btw your make up is goals
Please show us your wicca wardrobe, harmony! I'm really into wicca and would love to see your favourite styles. hugs and kisses from germany ❤
everyone should explore all kinds of deities but always be careful that you aren't entering any closed religions! Also there are hundreds of other deities that are non-European that are amazing and powerful.
@Taija Bartrop those that are only for the people in a group, tribe, etc. And should not be done by people outside of it. Take Haitian Vodou (Voodoo) as an example.
Can you please do an enchanted endeavours on how to set up an altar/what you should have on it, etc? Love you and this series Harmony xo
I am actually a Christian Witch. I believe in God as the main god but I also believe in mother nature as the goddess of plants and the horned god as the god of animals. My religion is kinda complicated so I am open to all religions
I love this!
Jaxey Bunny you can believe in whatever the fuck you want lol
You just have your own faith. Christianity believes in Jesus. Islam believe in Muhammed. Don't know much about jews.
Hailen Ace Jews from my knowledge follow Yahweh the "old testament God" which is kind of an odd statement. Basically Christians follow the same God but we believe in Jesus as our savior and do as he says. Most Jews do not. They follow like the rules of Leviticus aka kosher. Some Christ followers believe Christianity is no different than their jewish brethren. Just a fulfillment the last chapter, completion. That's the general answer I got.
And I'm interested in norse mythos due to my roots, only reason I'm here. Just curious about the culture.
P.s. Allah is the Muslim god. All three religions are abrahamic and middle eastern. They're of the same origins. I'd be happy tp explain what abrahamic means if you're curious.
Irianna We pray to saints? Are you talking about Catholics? There's "primarily" Catholic and Protestant.
Look into Martin Luther and the reformation.
Please please do a video on the types of Wiccan there are, would be super helpful! ❤️
3:56 -4:50 I totally agree with what you first said about feeling unsure about worshipping an actual God/Goddess as a new witch. As a former Christian, I felt unsure about the Christan God how real he was, or if he was just a concept taken literally, and the history of it all, so I always felt confused. Your explanation here made so much sense to me and helped to clear things up. Thank you!
oh...jeez, I discovered Wicca only recently and have watched some of your videos, this one, what you talked about with some of the deities and the world, seemed to have clicked. definitely gonna need to do more research
I would really love ❤️ a separate video on the different types of wiccans! Love you 😍
Yes please make a video about different types of wiccans. Also I love you and your videos, you are so fricking beautiful
i just told my christian mom that im wiccan and she started yelling saying im going to hell and it was super funny lmao
weee hi Did you record it?
Glad you didn't take it seriously 😉
When hell doesn't even exist in Wicca and neither does Satan lol
Lol 😂 bro my mom said straight up I could be wiccan but not Satanist
stop worship ur demonic horned god
I DEFINITELY would like a video about the different types of wicca!
I love the triangles underneath your eyes
Wiccan is one of the beautiful religions, nature is all around us and if you stop and listen you can hear it. Have been wiccan for about 10 years now and never wanted to pull away from it. ❤️
💯yes
My view on Wicca and Buddhism is more philosophical than anything else. I see deities as examples for us of how-to-be. I enjoy your videos, thank you.
wicca is such an amazing way to evolve oneself and be connected to mother nature. we are a lot similar in case of worshipping nature . my religion worships sun goddess who is our mother .
love how freely you give knowledge and how accepting you are of other beliefs. love your Enchanted Endeavors series so much!
and I, for one, really want to know what paranomal thing happened before you started filming!!
Yes, please do a video on the different types of WiccaAlso, I am currently trying to decide which pantheon of gods to follow and I have a delema. Ever since I was very young I have taken an interest in the Greek gods/goddesses and now that I am trying to chose which gods to follow I am unsure if my childhood interest is due to a connection with them or if I currently feel drawn to them because I just know more about them and another pantheon is better suited for me (as I also am drawn to the Celtic pantheon)Please reply, I would really appreciate the help!
I’m Swedish (partially German) and I’ve been bending over backwards trying to find how I can be a Wiccan and still believe in my gods (Odin and the others).
I have the most connection with them and I AM SO FREAKING GRATEFUL FOR THIS VIDEO! This is amazing!!
can you do an episode on books of shadows
PLEASE
She has 👍
I really connect with Wicca. I was/am really unsure of claiming it as my "religion" for the main reason of the belief is "deities". This video really helped me! 💜
Love youuu!!!!! Been here since 30.000 🤗 Blessed be! Keep doing what you love dear❤
thank you for explaining the deities in that way! I always felt so phony when a spell asked me to call on a being I didn't really believe in but thinking of them as the personification of their aspects makes so much sense now x
I appreciate the "or are we" quick flash on number 2 haha
I'm just in the beginning of this video and I already know it's going to be so so helpful because I have been reading reading reading and its getting so jumbled in my head its so helpful to hear someone talk about it
Hey Harmony :) Would you be willing to do several episodes exclusively on tarot ? I have watched the first one but there's so much more I need to know ! I'm sure other people would be interested too. Will you think about it ? And thanks for this great video, it was really informative
I really like how she explains the dieties as personifications that's literally the perfect description for them!
not sure if you could but if there was any way you could show us how some basic spells work. I've watched many Wiccan TH-camrs and never seen them make a video like that. It wouldn't be to "prove" any thing but to educate how you do them :)
Jacey Kennedy spell work is very sacred and not something to be shared..probably why you haven't seen any on TH-cam
+EVA SHANTA thank you for letting me know👍🏼
As a wiccan im watching your series and i love that there’s always more to learn! with the deities being viewed as “people” i think it’s less of an actual person and more that everything is energy. i think it’s easier for some to personify them to target the specific energy and spirit of the different aspects of nature. i’m not sure if this is a common belief but this has always been my take on it
What about slavic dieities? Im slavic and im sad that slavic paganism is really unknown and even i can find barely any literature on it
I recommend everyone to check slavic mythology because its super interesting and i am a slavic pagan myself
Can I hear about it in like a summery?
This cleared up so much and i feel so much better! I just got into wicca and was feeling extremely un comfy because I'm agnostic atheist and i would never believe in a higher power (though i may change my mind. Idk 😥). But the way Megan and harmony explained it eased my mind
U are one of the reasons I joined wicca😭💖
It's interesting because I found this video after reading about The Great Goddess Theory. It's basically about the first God worshipped in history, which happens to be a female. She was worshipped during the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras, way before all the male gods. Strange how life works, great video!
Does anyone have a good book or website that a new wiccan can use to study the deities? Like a comprehensive book or just a reference book?
I think there is some on wattpad but I am not sure another great source exemplore.com
It talked about the different types so you can put them in order
I named my first son Odin before I even realized my faith and beliefs were inline more with the Pagan and Wiccan ways than how I had been raised and pretty much ran from. With 5 kids now and almost 30, as I have reflected on myself it does make much more sense, and I love your channel.
I may have been binge-watching since I found it 😂 keep spreading the word and educating. ✌️
Wicca is the religion I connect with most as its to a nature based religion and I adore nature but my family are Christians and believe in God etc. It's so hard 😅 also there are lots of Welsh names in Wicca and I'm Welsh hehe
I'm welsh too
Just stumbled upon this video. Right now I am just an inquirer but I really enjoyed your video and will be watching more. Thanks!
I'm too young to get into Wiccan stuff, but I wanna be a Christian witch when I'm old enough.
Christians are against witches so its not possible to be a christian witch.
Not all Christians are against witch craft, dummy.
@Xantair Catholics are Christians, they believe in Christ.
@@moontears3887 he's saying that not all christians are catholic. We also have orthodox,protestant,yadayada
@@rejeanbenavente2371 that’s your opinion
the explanation about the deities being personifications of nature immediately resonated with me and honestly brought me relief. i was raised christian and was for most of my life, but as i got older i really struggled with seeing god as a real figure and someone to have a relationship with. i've always respected and had a connection with nature and hearing that point of view really opened up the doors for me and explained why ive felt so drawn to wicca/witchcraft the past year or so
hey harmony ! could you please recommend some readings or websites or books for people who want to understand more about wicca and how to practice it ? ive looked around and i cant find a whole lot of good information. thank you so much !
Amethyst3551 omg same here !!
Amethyst3551 same :/
Scott Cunningham books! Specifically, A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner. Other than that, check out the witchy/pagan/wicca community on Tumblr. It sounds ridiculous, but there's a wealth of information over there.
Great idea! Just keep in mind that what people post on tumblr are their opinions and personal beliefs and sometimes you'll find really negative things, specifically about wicca. But you will find lots of good information, and read about other people's experiences, "witchy tips", masterposts of books (pdf), spells, poems, etc... I'm only saying this because i've been checking the witchy/pagan/wiccan community on tumblr for a couple of years and it helped me a lot, but it also confused me a little bit. My ask box is open if one of you guys need some advice ;) (url: filiamagicae)
Thank you so much for making this. As someone who was raised as a Christian and really wanted to get away from that sort of “higher power, all mighty” concept in Wicca, your descriptions and rationalizations of the deities has really helped me! I love this series, please keep it up!!!
Honestly wicca is just chill and badass
u sound pretty dumb
i honestly believe so much in everything you say to the point that it makes me have physical reactions to certain things you say in your videos about wicca/ nature. i learn something new everyday watching these videos and it’s such a personal thing even though there are so many branches and we all may not follow the exact same thing. i am someone who has struggled with severe anxiety and panic attacks throughout my life and only recently i have stumbled upon wicca and it fills me with such a peaceful feeling that i have not felt in a long time until wicca came into my life, i thank you deeply for educating me about this amazing amazing way of life 🌿❤️🌻🍄
i know i’m hella late on this video too so please chill 😂😂😂
So I was raised in a very Christian household and I never felt too connected to God I found out ab Wicca a few days ago and I was wondering if I can tie very little of Christian into Wicca or is that just something you can’t do? If u see this please please answer
You should primarily focus on the great commandments of Jesus, to love the divine, to love your neighbor and to love yourself. You could even focus on his parables like the good Samaritan, the lost sheep, ECT. And remember what Jesus said about the fruit of the holy spirit and how to recognize a good tree from a bad tree. You will get a good idea on how Jesus and Wicca could work in harmony together. Apply these with wiccan principles and you are on your way to Christian Wicca.
For more insight and clearing up of fears or doubts, please read this
www.wicca-spirituality.com/christian-wicca.html
thank you for being the first person to help me really grip an understanding of deities and where i can begin on my wicca journey. i have a book on wicca but it’s SO BIG and intimidating and straightforward and the sort of person i am anything i need to do becomes homework if it’s reading as i’m quite an unconventional person i love to read but only when i want to so then i avoid it but you’ve really pushed me back into the intrigue zone so i just thought it would be worth saying thank you so much for your help and i’m hoping there’s much more to come from you☺️
a wand video would be a great idea!
A slowly learning Lokean Wiccan here! Thank you for your videos!! Bless!
0So the other day, (I dont know if it was he ror not this is just what i believe happened), I was feeling like absolute shit and i waslike on the verge of just ending it all and i just said, "Cerridwen, help me." and she did she gave me something that i needed to know and she showed me what i really wanted to be in life. I was in the car at the time driving home and after i said that i noticed my love for the moon and the stars and i just knew what i wanted to do as a career. I know it sounds hella stupid but i want to be an astronuat and i thank her for that because it made me happy, knowing what was gonna come next.
That green top/dress/piece of clothes really beings out the color of your eyes :) very interesting video as always xo
how did/do you learn things about wicca like websites, books etc..:)
There is a lot of great books
If you are planning to be solitary ( by yourself) there’s one on amazon just look up “Wicca solitairy” it talks about everything and another book is called “Wicca” and the cover is black with a purple pentagram
I'm a Christian and I usually really enjoy being around Wiccans because all the ones I've ever known/met have put off a really peaceful vibe, and goodness knows we need more of that in the world!
I'm earth-based but I believe in something similar to the Christian god. I'm not sure if I was raised that way but it's my own truth. I used to identify as "pagan" but now I just follow my spirituality and practices more than religion.
This was so dang helpful to me! I'm really curious about other worship pathways in Wicca, as I've only heard of worshipping the God and Goddess, or the Sun and Moon. :3 Thank you for the super helpful information Harmony!
I believe that every religion some truth to it and that there is no real religion you can have freedom to believe what you think is form you but remember that is you and you can only be you and no one else can be you
I think its really important and helpful that you make these videos because for young people it can be hard to learn and find information about Wicca. Also when people are leaning a religion they usually have people helping and teaching them. You being a young Wiccan and being newer to the religion and still learning it makes people feel like they have a role model of sorts to help them along in there journey, while you yourself are also still learning and going through your own spiritual journey.
How do Wiccans feel about sex? Because I understand it's a nature-based religion, so are Wiccans against birth control? And do they view sex as something special that connects them spiritually to the other person, or do they view it as 'just sex'? I know it would also come down to personal opinion but I was wondering if there is anything in the Wicca faith that talks about this.
Miss54321GOOO honestly I feel like it's personal opinion, were not against anything really, we don't believe in punishment after death we follow by one rule 'if it harms none do what you will'. Just because we connect with nature doesn't mean we can't use contraception. Again the sex thing is a personal thing, I think everybody should do what they want, if it's enjoyable and makes people happy then it creates positive energy.
Miss54321GOOO we use and work along side nature but it doesn't mean we bow to it, there's nothing in Wicca that states, you can't use this or do that. That's what makes it different from everything else, there's only one 'rule' to follow.
I've studied for around 9 or ten years now give or take and sexuality (not the act of but rather appreciating the sacred nature of sexuality) is a huge pagan practice. Even the "great rite" in rituals where the joining of the God and Goddess is represented through the joining of the chalice and the athame, is a representation of our gift of sexuality. (Disclaimer- if you find yourself in a group that is forcing you to do anything you are uncomfortable with, they are out there, please just leave. Dont worry about leaving the circle, just leave.) It's most celebrated at Beltane which is a celebration of the fertility of the Goddess, the Earth and... well us. The May pole that we have used for years and years and years is. Well. It's a huge penis. *shrugs* during the rite, the men will carry the pole and bury it into the hole that the women will dig and bless (we get to pour our fertility energy into the hole!) which is called the yoni hole. If you ever get the chance to experience this I say GO GO GO!!!!! It is soooooo incredible.
While this is an amazing celebration I will say this with the disclaimer that our community is very very exceptional with the safety and well being of ALL of our members and we take that very seriously. Yes. Couples use this event to enrich their sexual lives together. You may head past a few campsites and hear some. Well. Yeah. :D However! We are VERY VERY serious about consent and safety. Find a community that also takes this to the utmost importance.
But most importantly, I think anyone in my community would tell you this- practice in a way that makes you feel safe and fulfilled with or without your local community. So essentially, we don't have the same shame policy of sex and babies that other Faith's carry with them (and I personally think that its abhorrently wrong to nurture shame in people for being HUMAN). Hope this helps!
@@harmonynicee I am practicing black magic from 1 year
This was a really helpful video!! I was interested in Wicca for a while, but I could never really convince myself about the whole God and Goddess thing, so the way you explained them as personifications of nature makes perfect sense to me and certainly makes me more open to the idea of using them in my practice.
I see the gods and goddesses as spirit guides. I feel that some were actual people while some are personifications of nature. No matter where they came from, I see them as a way for guidance and will refer to them for advice.
I totally want to see a video about the different types of Wicca! Like some of the other commenters, I really connect to Wicca, but don't have a lot of information to go off of and don't know where to start.
I am drawn to Wicca.
But I am also drawn to Shinto.
They are similar in some aspects, but Shinto comes with a pantheon, where there is a Sun Goddess and Moon God. So it is reversed from Wiccan beliefs.
Shinto is a Japanese religion.
I need some help.
Can I do or merge both practices?
Yes you can, many wiccans worship all kinds of goddesses anyway and as long as both the teachings of Shinto and Wicca do not clash or better yet, fill the hole of unclear questions for one another, they can be joined together.
I’m a new Wiccan (VERY new) but I’m not that new to paganism, but I felt a draw to Wicca. Your Enchanted Endeavors videos have helped me more than you know! I can’t imagine researching and learning everything that you know now! (Btw I definitely felt most drawn to the Celtic gods but I could see myself believing in all of the gods as well)
Hey Harmony, love your channel! What is the difference between Wicca and Druid?
I would love to learn more. I think you have a light to you that is rare but are also funny and real. I just started watching Facebook and stumbled onto your channel. Really like how you explain everything
I'm on the start of a journey it's really lonely I believe in witchcraft and I'm naturally clairvoyant (it's not very strong) and my experience with tarot is really rewarding but I don't believe in polytheism...I just feel the one unknowable infinite Creator...also I'm a huge fan of Jesus despite his opinions on witchcraft he's my radical-compassion proto-communist political activist idol. Idk anyone else who feels/believes the way I do.
vickie g unitarian universalism
Actually, from what I've learnt, Jesus was pretty cool about that stuff and didn't discriminate against anyone. It's only been his followers that have done that. Again, this is what I have learnt and other people may have learnt about this differently.
Love you! I love these educational videos in Wicca, thank you for fighting the ignorance around this wonderful belief system. It's literally one of the most gentle belief systems and it's so misunderstood by the media & general public.
There are Christian Wiccans too though, so there is like a subtype of Wiccan. They kind of juxtapose a bit, but you can practice both Christianity & Wiccan, as long as you don't practice witchcraft or the divination side of things. But there are so many different paths in Wicca now that it's hard to keep up, and of course it varies from person to person - Also I'd love to see an enchanted endeavours episode on the types of wiccan
i just was reading, saw the word "raven" jump out and i felt shivers down my spine. i searched up "god represented by raven" on google and it was apollo, who i was already thinking about as a deity. do you think this was a sign from apollo, or just a coincidence?
I'm so happy I found this! I felt like I couldn't be Wiccan if I didn't pray and worship a deity in the way christians worship their god. Obviously I'm new to Wicca but the region immediately resonated with me. I'm between your belief that the gods and goddesses are personifications of nature and that they were once alive and our now spirits.
Altar tour and daily Wiccan routine pleeeeeeaaaase
You're videos are so professionally made and clear I can understand everything you are talking about. I find your videos really interesting too and able to watch them to learn more about Wicca.
How do you feel about Slavic Pantheon, cuz logically it seems like it would belong to Wicca aswell, as it is just another civilization representation of the "nature gods" . Any info about that?
Your makeup is always really pretty! I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for including us in pieces of your journey.
Scientists can now prove that witchcraft is real and works as far as all of us being energy and being able to manipulate the energies of other people and things.
@The King of Nature I suggest you do some research on what science has proven in this area.
@The King of Nature you could very easily look into what science has proven in that area. You are choosing not to. You don't get to tell me about my experiences especially when they are backed by science. If you believe differently, good for you. Just don't go pushing your beliefs on others. I've told you that the information is out there. Go discover it. I'm not going to do the work for you and I'm not going to debate you on it. I have no desire to do either. Enjoy your journey. This is where our interaction ends.
@@crissogno 👍💕
@@crissogno but hang on, you were the one who made a claim, the burden of proof always falls on whoever makes the claim not the one who is trying to disprove it. Your argument sounds like "I read this one article that says this thing, but I won't show you this article you'll have to find it yourself." People would be more convinced of your claims if you had the evidence at the ready, free to present
@@junomiller522 I don't really care if people are convinced. I put a bit of an update in a comment 3 months ago. Anyone who wants to know more about it can look into it on their time. If someone wants me to gather that information and present it to them, they can hire me and properly compensate me for my time. I do not owe anyone my time.
Yes yes yes!!! Please, i need a video about wiccan paths! I'm just starting off with Wicca and I feel really connected to the Norse Mythology, as well. I heard that there's a Wiccan path that's going into that direction but people kind of seem to be making fun about the "Norse Wicca" a lot (which I wouldn't care about because I feel like most of these religions that are either very old or that are inspired by old religions are quite similar and could be combined very well. The fact that people make fun of certain types of Religions is in general really annoying because...everybody is different so why can't everybody's belief be a little different. After all a Religion is something personal....)) AANYWAY I would love to hear what you'd have to say about different paths of Wicca