Jane Goldman Investigates - Witchcraft (1 of 4)

[MadcapMan]

I would like to investigate Jane Goldman

[ManelinhoAraujinho]

I've been looking for this documentary for years!

I came across it on tv around 2004 or 2005, when I was 13 or 14. This documentary made me want to research, study and practise Wicca because it allowed me to see how it was outside of the books.

I'm no longer Wiccan, but a Celtic Reconstructionist; yet, I still retain a very fond memory of Wicca. :)

[PrimeM92]

Jonathan Ross definitely worked some magic on this voluptuous lady. Therefore it must be true!

[Tuxster3]

@PrimeM92 I'm gay, so the only thing I want from her is good conversation.

[Pagyptsian]

This is fantastic!

[Riotess1901]

Could you stop with this sexist comments on her body, please? 

[sorcress18]

When you stated your image in relation to the HP and HPs saying that magick only works on yourself, that is what their path (( the Alexandrian )) believes, but each path of witchcraft sees the use of magick differently.

[WretchedWhoreJade]

I love this. Very rarely is Wicca, paganism or the supernatural portrayed in the media, especially with real practioners giving there input. I do like that Goldman was so open to this in the first place

[kitsume666]

I am glad that this young lady comes into things with an open mind. What she said at the very end of the video was true too. We never realize it, but people like that lady are committing bigotry every day. It is a sad thing to see.

[halucinati]

@kitsume666 It's unlikely she had even a basic training in psychology to be able to distinguish reasoning fallacies i.e. illusory correlation, etc. or peculiarities of human visual/aural perception from alleged real phenomena

Her inability to exercise scientific objectivity & professional degree of scrutiny is most unfortunate because she seems to be a great person to work with or be around, yet most professionals won't take her work with any degree of seriousness

I'd love to offer her help:-)

[halucinati]

@kitsume666 To list a good example: during her "Talking to the Dead" investigation with EVP she makes absolutely no mention of apophenias such as pareidolia (tendency for finding patterns in ambient noise) and how they could account for at least some of her experiences.

The least she could do is play back recorded "messages" to 3-4 participants unaware of the object of investigation & ask if they recognize the same phrase, contrasting it to 3-4 listeners asked a similar but less loaded question