Barbara Lee, a white witch for 30 years, allows us into her suburban her home in Killiney where she shares her experience of becoming a Wiccan. Barbara firmly believes that Wicca has been hugely misrepresented in the media. Wicca ritual is about celebrating the earth, channelling positive energies and creating healing. Barbara did not take her decision to become a witch lightly. With her father a former Anglican preacher her upbringing was strictly conventional. Indeed her own two children were raised within the church of Ireland faith. But at 19 years of age, Barbara felt that there was something missing from her religion – it was the recognition of the feminine and the celebration of the cycle of life. Today, she presides over a coven of witches that meet once a month to perform rituals and initiations. The coven also celebrates the Celtic festivals; Barbara estimates that there are 150 witches from the Alexandrian tradition in Ireland with another 2000 pagans, druids and shamen. To become Wicca is not an easy process; firstly one must have a wide knowledge of comparative religion and mythology and undergo a nine week course before initiation can even take place. Initiation also involves performing three rituals before one becomes a member of a coven. In 2007, Barbara’s world was turned upside down when her eighteen year old daughter was diagnosed with cancer. Barbara believes that her Wicca faith helped her through the long year of nursing Rhiannon. Sadly Rhiannon …
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This was beautiful. Absolutely and utterly beautiful. You can see how much passion you have for the craft. Rest in peace Rhiannan; although you are no longer present in this world, your spirit carries on.
This has really inspired me. You are an amazing being, Barbara.
Blessed be.
ib been a mormon all my life sence iv moved to my adopted parents when i was 18 months old and i always felt like i dont belong. when i was 5 i loved magic and the name witch, i use to pretend that i had a wond and i played witch. but to me when i was unger i thought of it as a game but when i was 8 i started to belave in magic but i was realy really in to nacher and the earth but i cepted it a seqret from my adopted parents and when i was 9 i found out a bout wicca and ever sence iv been wiccan
@machacra I’m a latina wiccan =P
@musicalgirl2893 be strong.
you follow what feels right to YOU.
your mom is taught it is bad or simply willful ignorance .
i sat mom down when I was 14 and walked her through it.
10 years later she said ‘you still do that? i thought it was a phase’ (i am solitary eclectic)…i pulled out my pentacle which had hung around my neck since day 1 and said ‘ma, what do you think this is ?’
being forced is unhealthy. this is why we do not proselytize. there should be no need to convince, period
I am so sorry for those who are ignorant and refuse to open their minds and hearts. Remember, throwing stones will not better your lives, but only create hostility in your hearts.
at 5:40 on is what its all about, wonderful simply wonderful:)))
@JournaloftheWiccan Good comment, but don’t catholics believe that Wiccans go to Hell and all that?
@Ahuitzotol you must be a newer soul. good luck.
do i have any indian or latina wiccans like me here?
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I think her daughter is absolutely beautiful! I hope her soul is happy and care free in the afterlife. Many blessings
@musicalgirl2893 You can find ignorance wearing many faces. Some are spiritual and faith based, others are more mundane. If you are wiccan you should stay true to yourself and find happyness in what gives you comfort. You should be old enough at some point to shape your own life and leave the influence of your mother, so go ahead and do it…and I’m saying that as a christian 🙂
@Ahuitzotol STFU and go let a priest rape you.
@Ahuitzotol Dude not cool. That’s like saying all black people should die you shouldn’t go around making death threats to people you don’t know.
@fridoxilinosin Same reason people steal prey even if it doesn’t work. If you could make everything better through magick a whole lot more people would do it.
I know how it feels to have someone that close to you pass away and I hope she is in the afterlife in peace. She was a very pretty girl and it makes me feel a lil better she had enough courage to talk about that on camera. Blessed be
oh goddess, the story of the daughter was so sad.
@JournaloftheWiccan
its only an easier way to worship the goddess and god, or, as some people call it, the lord and lady. like the fellowship of Isis. Isis is used as a name to make it easier to recognize the goddess. you just have to keep in mind hat the Goddess is unlimited and by giving her a name, you are limiting her. notice how they hardly ever use Isis’s name when they address the goddess. anyway, to answer your question, its just names.
aaa the ha ah aha ahahahahahaha haha????? im confused why did i just do that
@musicalgirl2893 that’s horrible! you should tell both teachers and your mother off!
the story about her daughter literally brought tears to my eyes 🙁
Wicca is cool, but just doesn’t make sense.
@Ahuitzotol YOU ARE A ASS HOLE YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TALK TO US LIKE THAT. WE ARE NOT SATANIST WE ARE A PEACEFUL RELIGION THAT LOVE NATURE AND EVERYTHING IN IT AND I WILL NOT BOW DOWN TO THE JUDGMENTAL GOD THAT HAS MADE PEOPLE BE JUGDED AND AT TIMES DIED AT THE HAND OF THE CROSS. IN MY EYES I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING WRONG.
@JournaloftheWiccan thats a good question
@musicalgirl2893
keep your faith and dont give in. stay strong and blessed be!