Would You Believe - Wicca Ways - Part 3

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 2,000 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 passed away in Sept 2007.
Reporter - Anna Nolan
Producer/Director - Geraldine Creed

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[opal3x3]

Some of you "christians" here are acting like vehicles of hatred. God is suposed to be love. This woman didn't seem to find love in the church she went to in the past. She really loves her daughter and she loves helping people. You just seem to be sending people to hell and enjoying it.

[celticbattleaxe]

Ghandi was right on when he said "I like your Christ, but I do not like your Christians; they are so unlike your Christ."

Blessed be, all! )0(

[Foxfire609]

@BudPeters44 Satan is a christian invention. A boogeyman used to scare people.

[KesiIshtar]

I'm Wiccan but I dont think the Harry potter music was bad. I mean Celtic music would of been better but I do like the melody of the Harry potter theme. :3 )O(

[NessaOfDorthonion]

@magickalcat83

A lot of things in harry potter are based off of wicca, and other magical religions.

[liviacampetti]

This is beautiful!



[magickalcat83]

Whilst I respect that Rhiannon may have liked Harry Potter it is very difficult for some to separate Wicca from stereotypes. Putting in HP music just makes the lines more blurred and in a show trying to clear up the dumb, out-dated, stereotypes using that doesn't help dispel the assumptions at all.

Please open your mind everyone. We all have the choice to believe what we wish to.

[keniapowa]

I saw this video some weeks ago, but I can't forget about it yet.

Rhiannon 's story has touched me deep inside. I admire her so much.

I even believe I see life in a different way now.