Wicca seems to be the roots of druidism and, indirectly, is also a practice that natives have used everywhere. Also, it's true about spirits coming around more around halloween. For some odd reason.
@Tsukiyomaru0 Actually it's not the roots of Druidism, Druidism is the main roots of certain Celtic Wicca variances. The reason for a more active spiritual influence at Halloween, is due to the thinning of the veil (the boundary between the physical and the spiritual).
Also, Fox news is biased and lies. That's just fact. They won a lawsuit against them where the court ruled News doesn't have to be truth.
@Tsukiyomaru0 wicca is (basically) the revival of ancient religion. all ancient religions are, in one way or another, relative to "nature energy". that's everything from sumerian mythology to norse and native american mythology. although most forms of modern witchcraft believe in a universal energy, some wiccans merge paths of magic to create something original. for example: personally, i'm wiccan but i'm also on the path of druidry and druidic shamanism.
@Tsukiyomaru0 also, the reason spirits are most active around october 31st is because it's the end of the (wiccan) year. it's also one of our 8 holidays (called sabbats). october 31st is called samhain. it's the day we pay respect to our lost loved ones, ancestors and the like. we are remembering the spirits which keeps them active, even after death (some say that is the reason for hauntings). wiccans can "tap" into this energy, making it the most powerful day of the year.
@Vocaloid1010 it is make believe...its dress up and the reason no one takes it serious is because of its absurd claims! u have no continuity to old European pre christian traditions..NONE! ur claims are as absurd as the abrahamites.. this is why it appears stupid..do yourself a favor take your ass to a traditional Hindu Mandir watch how they perform their ritual the "PUJA" and take notes you are witnessing the worlds oldest on going tradition. Europe's religions have its origins in INDIA...
What's up with the ignorant comments about fox? You are just as biased as you are saying they are! By the way, I'm a witch, but I'm so dismayed by how many claiming to be are just fat losers on government assistance.
Holy cow. This sounds like it was produced back in the late 1980s. Do they still make crappy news stories about us like this nowadays? I thought we had come farther than that.
@kickoke They are not used for the purposes you are probably thinking of. I know a bunch of people who get really touchy around them, but since you seem to be a different person than the typical fanatical christian, I shall tell you what they are used for. Skulls are used mainly for divination, since Pagans believe that the skull 'houses' spirit. It has NOTHING to do with animal sacrifice or 'devil' worship. Pagans don't believe in that bogus.
Oh yeah like it's SOOO shocking that there are REAL Witches...Right here among us! Ohh wowww it's such a shocking thing...Dude these people are so ignorant and oblivious! Well it's good that they made a newscast about the truth...
@GoddessOfThree :) Agreed! Wait until they find out that their next-door neighbor might be a Witch! :) - Yeesh. christians are so slow to understand things.
I LOVE THIS! Let the Witches speak! And I mean the real Witches who have been of the craft their entire life and just didn't recently pick it up because they thought it was cool to be a Witch. So Mote It Be.
I can't even imagine how much courage it must have taken Rita Morgan to talk to the news reporters like that....just hearing his condescending and mocking tone of voice and how they focused on the parts that most people without the proper education would consider "bad" like the athame and the skull--they just wanted to make fun of us and mark us as dangerous--all that makes me want to cry.
@retawolf2 I did not like the mocking tone he did like as if we're little children.witches are real and beautiful individuals who want nothing but peace.
One thing I liked about this is they didn't end the piece with some extremest type of christian ripping on Wicca calling it satanic and what not... I've been wearing a pentacle necklace in Utah County for over 7 months now and haven't really gotten much flack for it... It's been a pleasant surprise...
@strangerpenguin Oh no...couldn't do that! Then people might actually understand about Wicca and Witchcraft.
Sad truth is that neither of them are publicly accepted in America. And no christian wants to admit that their early religion was out of control. Not only did they mass-murder Pagans, but Jews and Muslims.
I loved how they focused on the creepiest aspects of Wicca. The skull, the bony hands, etc. "Most major religions have yet to formally acknowledge witchcraft." Trying to downplay a system of belief. One which believes "An it harm none, do what ye will." You can't expect much "news" when you watch anyway. They will always set the tone in a way to downplay those who they do not agree with.
Yes! I've meet her (witch being interviewed). She's so awesome. I love going to her store, her store was where the 2011 Pagan Pride Day was held. It was great, love going to talk with her she's got a way with explaining Paganism to not-so-opened-minded people
Yes! I've meet her (witch being interviewed). She's so awesome. I love going to her store, her store was where the 2011 Pagan Pride Day was held. It was great, love going to talk with her she's got a way with explaining Paganism to not-so-opened-minded peole
Hmm, from what I've learned, many witches of most paths happen to keep their craft in the darkness to everyone else to keep their power charged, I wonder why every witch who was on TV wears black and has a skull......
However, I think it's still pretty clear that they're using scare tactics. For example where they say "there your friends, nieghbours, etc" that 2 me sounds like its supposed to creep u out. I think just generally you can see bias in what they have chosen to include and the wording they have used which generally is similar to the example I gave.
That said, considering it is fox, it wasn't as bad as I have come to expect from them.
James 3:15 (NIV) Such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil.
lanaaw1 1 month ago
Interesting! How can I educate myself more on the Wicca belief?
chris26plus 1 month ago
i love witches, well wiccans. There usually eco friendly, nice people and are usually very tolerant of other religions. unlike christians
aquament 2 months ago 5
@aquament That's pretty narrow-minded too!
goldfarbs 1 month ago
@goldfarbs yeah i know, i just dont like christians, and i do like non human things(nature, animals, fish, ect)
aquament 1 month ago
@goldfarbs but it is basically true! ;)
nakiarobinson23 1 month ago
lol. it's just funny, cause think if everyone was a wiccan, and they were broadcasting a report on "there are christians among us!" heh.
xxoogossipgirl 2 months ago 2
Not half bad for fox news
thedarkmoonmidnight 2 months ago
Wicca seems to be the roots of druidism and, indirectly, is also a practice that natives have used everywhere. Also, it's true about spirits coming around more around halloween. For some odd reason.
Tsukiyomaru0 2 months ago
@Tsukiyomaru0 Actually it's not the roots of Druidism, Druidism is the main roots of certain Celtic Wicca variances. The reason for a more active spiritual influence at Halloween, is due to the thinning of the veil (the boundary between the physical and the spiritual).
Also, Fox news is biased and lies. That's just fact. They won a lawsuit against them where the court ruled News doesn't have to be truth.
Proud Witch for approx 13 yrs
thedarkmoonmidnight 2 months ago
@Tsukiyomaru0 wicca is (basically) the revival of ancient religion. all ancient religions are, in one way or another, relative to "nature energy". that's everything from sumerian mythology to norse and native american mythology. although most forms of modern witchcraft believe in a universal energy, some wiccans merge paths of magic to create something original. for example: personally, i'm wiccan but i'm also on the path of druidry and druidic shamanism.
OlenPaska616 1 month ago
@Tsukiyomaru0 also, the reason spirits are most active around october 31st is because it's the end of the (wiccan) year. it's also one of our 8 holidays (called sabbats). october 31st is called samhain. it's the day we pay respect to our lost loved ones, ancestors and the like. we are remembering the spirits which keeps them active, even after death (some say that is the reason for hauntings). wiccans can "tap" into this energy, making it the most powerful day of the year.
OlenPaska616 1 month ago
They make witchcraft sound stupid, and make believe.
Im wiccan.
It is a real religion.
We are not crazy, we should have the same religious rights everyone else does. The media just doesnt know that yet.
Vocaloid1010 2 months ago 3
@Vocaloid1010 it is make believe...its dress up and the reason no one takes it serious is because of its absurd claims! u have no continuity to old European pre christian traditions..NONE! ur claims are as absurd as the abrahamites.. this is why it appears stupid..do yourself a favor take your ass to a traditional Hindu Mandir watch how they perform their ritual the "PUJA" and take notes you are witnessing the worlds oldest on going tradition. Europe's religions have its origins in INDIA...
illuminatiperspectiv 2 months ago
@illuminatiperspectiv I've been to several Pujas. Very powerful indeed!
goldfarbs 2 months ago
What's up with the ignorant comments about fox? You are just as biased as you are saying they are! By the way, I'm a witch, but I'm so dismayed by how many claiming to be are just fat losers on government assistance.
califgirlsd 2 months ago 2
@califgirlsd It's called empirical evidence. Fox News is biased and you are a bigot.
goldfarbs 2 months ago
bigots
diyethics2 2 months ago
*sigh, face palm* witchcraft is not a belief/religion it is a practice, wicca on the other hand is a belief/religion. Come on Bob research a little!
lunabunny91 2 months ago
*sigh* Fox News...
m1hoffman 3 months ago
wow...a real life witch!!! oh brother ~ these people need to get out more :/
mebeluvined 3 months ago
People, this isn't Fox News Channel. THEY would be the ones to go crazy and start insulting us. Fox local stations are pretty fair.
celticbattleaxe 3 months ago
This was surprisingly accepting considering fox is usually incredibly biased.
WolfTheMadMan 3 months ago
Holy cow. This sounds like it was produced back in the late 1980s. Do they still make crappy news stories about us like this nowadays? I thought we had come farther than that.
tabhorian 3 months ago 3
hm i don't like those skulls at her altar :/
kickoke 3 months ago
@kickoke They might represent Earth to her. :)
TheRockinRaven 3 months ago
@kickoke They are not used for the purposes you are probably thinking of. I know a bunch of people who get really touchy around them, but since you seem to be a different person than the typical fanatical christian, I shall tell you what they are used for. Skulls are used mainly for divination, since Pagans believe that the skull 'houses' spirit. It has NOTHING to do with animal sacrifice or 'devil' worship. Pagans don't believe in that bogus.
celticbattleaxe 3 months ago
@kickoke you should see mine LOL its on my videos.
jjgill2003 3 months ago
Oh yeah like it's SOOO shocking that there are REAL Witches...Right here among us! Ohh wowww it's such a shocking thing...Dude these people are so ignorant and oblivious! Well it's good that they made a newscast about the truth...
GoddessOfThree 4 months ago 3
@GoddessOfThree :) Agreed! Wait until they find out that their next-door neighbor might be a Witch! :) - Yeesh. christians are so slow to understand things.
celticbattleaxe 3 months ago
This could probably be worse...
PerianArdocyl 4 months ago
Cool
coolcar94 4 months ago
Asatru here, and I seriously feel sorry for this woman and I'm one to not really like wiccans. This poor woman...
Sticky1254 4 months ago
I LOVE THIS! Let the Witches speak! And I mean the real Witches who have been of the craft their entire life and just didn't recently pick it up because they thought it was cool to be a Witch. So Mote It Be.
ufological 4 months ago
I can't even imagine how much courage it must have taken Rita Morgan to talk to the news reporters like that....just hearing his condescending and mocking tone of voice and how they focused on the parts that most people without the proper education would consider "bad" like the athame and the skull--they just wanted to make fun of us and mark us as dangerous--all that makes me want to cry.
retawolf2 4 months ago 3
@retawolf2 I did not like the mocking tone he did like as if we're little children.witches are real and beautiful individuals who want nothing but peace.
ilovepaul55 3 months ago
One thing I liked about this is they didn't end the piece with some extremest type of christian ripping on Wicca calling it satanic and what not... I've been wearing a pentacle necklace in Utah County for over 7 months now and haven't really gotten much flack for it... It's been a pleasant surprise...
honeeproducer34 4 months ago
People get so freaked out when they hear the word witch, they act like it's surreal to come across a REAL witch.
Luonnotar18 4 months ago 2
They focus on all the bad aspects.. but would they ever focus on the death of masses in the bible?
strangerpenguin 4 months ago
@strangerpenguin Oh no...couldn't do that! Then people might actually understand about Wicca and Witchcraft.
Sad truth is that neither of them are publicly accepted in America. And no christian wants to admit that their early religion was out of control. Not only did they mass-murder Pagans, but Jews and Muslims.
Despicable.
celticbattleaxe 4 months ago 4
WOW
evanjelinxoxo 4 months ago
I loved how they focused on the creepiest aspects of Wicca. The skull, the bony hands, etc. "Most major religions have yet to formally acknowledge witchcraft." Trying to downplay a system of belief. One which believes "An it harm none, do what ye will." You can't expect much "news" when you watch anyway. They will always set the tone in a way to downplay those who they do not agree with.
CrazyMastodon 5 months ago 3
I don't like the way the news people say things. Like, "ho ho ho, look at these 'witches' doing their crazy shit." >.> Fox News 'R Evil...
joshg123 5 months ago
Yes! I've meet her (witch being interviewed). She's so awesome. I love going to her store, her store was where the 2011 Pagan Pride Day was held. It was great, love going to talk with her she's got a way with explaining Paganism to not-so-opened-minded people
beatlesfan8171763 5 months ago
Yes! I've meet her (witch being interviewed). She's so awesome. I love going to her store, her store was where the 2011 Pagan Pride Day was held. It was great, love going to talk with her she's got a way with explaining Paganism to not-so-opened-minded peole
beatlesfan8171763 5 months ago
Hmm, from what I've learned, many witches of most paths happen to keep their craft in the darkness to everyone else to keep their power charged, I wonder why every witch who was on TV wears black and has a skull......
666BrotherofMetal 5 months ago
I love how many times and how they say that dreaded word 'witches'! By the way this comment is satirical and I am a wiccan.
Phobosinadamant 5 months ago
Yep, I'm a Witch. Deal with it. <]:-)
Seanthebluewitch 5 months ago 2
This actually wasn't bad.
timadd64 7 months ago
I love the witches I've met in Utah thusfar! So many warm and welcoming people with fantastic energy :) :)
Mirrorme0emrorriM 11 months ago
I liked this video
Naedee1 1 year ago
yes,when i was on the news many moons ago,they kept filimg my skull....i was like its for med school jackasses.i never said that but was thinking it
TheWICCACHANNEL 1 year ago
Yes, Bob Evans does have a tone of "impending doom" in his voice!
goldfarbs 2 years ago 2
typical biased fox news cast
xboarder2x 2 years ago 13
Actually, I thought it was pretty fair CONSIDERING it was FOX.
goldfarbs 2 years ago 12
It wasn't as bad as I might have expected.
However, I think it's still pretty clear that they're using scare tactics. For example where they say "there your friends, nieghbours, etc" that 2 me sounds like its supposed to creep u out. I think just generally you can see bias in what they have chosen to include and the wording they have used which generally is similar to the example I gave.
That said, considering it is fox, it wasn't as bad as I have come to expect from them.
xboarder2x 2 years ago 2
@goldfarbs Their local news is not as biased as FNC
celticbattleaxe 4 months ago