Would You Believe - Wicca Ways - Part 1

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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• Wicca
• Witchcraft
• Paganism
• Goddess Worship
• FOI
• Felllowship of Isis

[danceisfun43]

0:59 is that a dildo in the middle?

[Moonloved6]

@ClaudiasCupcakes Thankfully, not all Christians do it...some are open minded, lol, like me :)

Wicca is a beautiful craft, very amazing in every way. ^__^

[Mythodiir]

@argai89 I feel like crafting a phallic symbol and laying somewhere around my computer desk. Then when people come in and ask why I have a dildo on my computer desk I can tell them it's fertility charm. Rubbing the divine phallic will make your seed strong. That is why my seed is so potent.

[argai89]

@danceisfun43 It is a symbol for fertility

[ThePwnisher777]

@AlexFoeShizzle it's a little thing called BIGOTRY

[jandra2117]

I am converting to Wicca and I found this story very interesting... My family doesn't understand why I want to become Wiccan and no longer want to be a catholic. I felt that being a catholic wasn't for me and I was missing something in my life. Then I found this beautiful religion and realized that Wicca is what I have been looking for.

[Northernpride19]

@myronmlawing Actually the word "witch" is derived from the words wicca and wicce. Which means "wise". The concept of a witch flying through the air or turning people into animals was all made up by ignorant people of the past. And then later enhanced by Hollywood and other such companies. So while Wicca is a relatively new religion. It is completely related to its name and so are the people who go by witch. So maybe in the future you should check your facts before you make comments like this.

[myronmlawing]

I'm sorry but until you fly through the air on a broomstick and turn little kids in to toads you are NOT a witch!!!

[deadpool514]

as a christian i like wiccans

[dariasraven]

@Gonindunit2 so you're tellin us that the religious right wing believes only 'jesus' a prophet and NOT a god can invite you to the holy land..lmao..oh well, that's why when i am in the company of christians i wear a tee shirt saying ..'No, I didn't fall for christianity'...sorry that you did, and I expect you all think capitolism is the saviour of democracy...dang it...suckers....i am so sorry you have fell for it..till next time...blessed be, and think for yourself