Witchcraft: The Eight Sabbats part 2 of 8
23 March 2010
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A description of the festival of Yule and the customs associated with it. You may recognise some of these customs from the Christian Christmas celebrations. Music: “Hoof and Horn” and “Return,Return” by Kate West and the Hearth of Hecate.
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GREAT JOB…What is the music in this video ?
them and they mix them up.
beliefs. That is because catholics and christians wanted Pagans to convert. What a better way than to adopt the traditions of the Ancients to get Pagans to convert. Tho’ they were not as sucessful as they would of liked. There are many paths. Paganism, Druid, Wicca, and so on. For newbies before settling on one find a knowledgable person on the subject and ask them what each are about, because sadly a lot of people misrepresent what they follow because they aren’t sure or have no one to guide…
To learn and know. It took me 29 years to get me where I am in my knowledge. And most of it was handed down by my grandmother and other, older, wiser Pagans. A lot of what is in books today is neo new age that has NOTHING to do with the Old ways, the Origins. Gardner was not the founder of wicca but he did pupularize it in the 50′s. Tho it was not called Paganism back then, this was all celebrated before Judiasm, Christianity and all other beliefs. Tho you will find a lot of it in many other….
Again. Nice video, a lot of the info was off from the origins. Well put together. I know each person has their own way of celebrating and such. I’m not trying to be a fundie Pagan, saying that this is the only way to celebrate but there is a difference between personal celebration and sharing information. And the information must be proper and complete. And the information I typed is the proper information that was either unknown or whichever. Years of study and research get you the right info..
Another example of such a song is the Old French carol “I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In.” the third verse contains the line, “Three pretty girls were in them in….” which clearly is a reference to the
return of the Triple Goddess after
her croneage and period of mourning.
“Carols” are from an Old
French word meaning “joyous songs,”and were also the name of
round dances celebrating the
rebirth of the Frankish pagan g-ds. The English Christmas Carol
“Deck the Halls with Bought’s of Holly” contains no Christian religion image. In this carol, we sing of decorating with holly, singing Yuletide carols, dancing (“merry measure”), and the telling of pagan myths (“Yuletide treasure”).
Sometimes the candles were all virgin white, or G-d red. Most often they were the Goddess’
triple-aspect colors of white, red, and black. The entire log was then decoratively covered with holly, mistletoe, and evergreens to represent the intertwinning of the G-d and Goddess who are reunited on this Sabbat.
The logs, a phallic symbol, is usually cut from the G-d-related oak tree and carved into a small section which can be easily brought into a dwelling to be placed on a table or alter. Originally these logs, made of oak, were brought into homes with much dancing and ceremony before being lit in fireplaces. Later they became
smaller alter relics sporting three holes, one each to represent the Triple Goddess. These holes were bored into the top, and the log was “impregnated” with three candles.
Its circle has no beginning and no end, thus illustrating that the Wheel of the Year is also like this, with everything in its time coming back to its point of origin and traveling onward, over and over again.The wreaths came to be used at Christmas through the influence of Scandinavian pagans who hung them at Yule (their New Year’s Eve) to commemorate a new
beginning of the ever-moving cycle of life. The Yule log, another ancient symbol of the season, came to us from the Celts.
Lanterns were not hung on tree’s, candles were put on trees. The land is not under darkness but in the middle of going through its cycle, the wheel of the year. The Wheel of the Year is often symbolized by the wreath. There is ample archaeological evidence to support the fact that wreaths have been used in this symbolic way for more than 4,000 years.
When the Wheel of the Year brings us to Yule, the G-d (who died at Samhain) is reborn of the Virgin Goddess. the G-d is represented by the sun which “returns” after this darkest night of the year to again bring warmth and fertility to the land.
Its NOT about darkness “prevailing”. There is no battling between the brothers. It depends on whom you follow. Norse, Egyptian, Celtic, Native Americans. There is NO one set tradition for each Sabbat. It ALL depends on which Pantheon you follow.
me too i would love to know!
Who is teh artist singinbg this chant? I love the song
yes they did , it’s a common thing amongst the old religions of the worlds (ie the ones pre-christianity.)
Solar worship? Ancient Druid fire rituals remind me of redneck Texas barbeque. Didn’t the Vikings do this seasonal fire cerimony thing as well?
awesome videos, thanks.
Blessed Be.
lovely video
thanks for putting this up
Blessed Be )O(
- Daevon
can u send them to me i like this song to since i am 1 with the wolves
Thanks!
BB
They’re on “Kate West and the Hearth of Hecate : Elements of Chants”. you can get the cd from amzaon i think and i can’t just remember the name of the other site.
Thanks for that presentation.Love the songs aswell.What cd’s are those on?
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