My Five Biggest Mistakes as a Witch

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Here are five things I wish I'd known when I was getting started. What mistakes have you made?
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  • @Saturnarium
    @Saturnarium3 жыл бұрын

    I've been in the craft for almost 20 years also. My top 3 mistakes: 🔮 1) confusing depression with spiritual enlightenment (true spirituality makes you want to live life to the fullest instead of willing to escape it); 🔮2) relying on external entities instead of developing enough power of my own so that I don't need external entities (lesson learned); 🔮3) making spells to attract specific people instead of developing my personality so that I would not need spells to attract anyone;

  • @mysaria7641

    @mysaria7641

    3 жыл бұрын

    i think that last one you mentioned is really powerful because i feel like EVERYONE falls into it at some point, that and using magic as a way to falsely control things in your life without taking any action yourself!

  • @Saturnarium

    @Saturnarium

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mysaria7641 Yes, I learned my lesson though... the only reason why anybody should be with me is because I am awesome and adorable and not because I made a spell and they lost their free will for a moment! Love your name btw

  • @seanr699
    @seanr6993 жыл бұрын

    I wish I didn’t tell many people because now everyone asks me what their dreams mean or if I can do spells for them. People assume I know everything about the hidden workings of life. I know nothing! I just sit in my room and light incense.

  • @janethansen9612
    @janethansen96123 жыл бұрын

    It's surprising how often we are following this 'unconventional' path but are still afraid of doing things wrong and of not fitting in with others. Go be your own best witch and don't worry about what others are doing.

  • @Ale-tt8vp
    @Ale-tt8vp3 жыл бұрын

    My biggest mistake would be talking about my first few spells openly. I did this with my few witch friends, but I was never fully comfortable doing so. Now I keep it to myself unless asked.

  • @lauralittlemark4079
    @lauralittlemark40793 жыл бұрын

    My biggest mistake is surely not writing enough from the start. I remember a lot of rituals and spells in general, but I didn't write enough to know what worked and what didn't. Another mistake I made was believing I knew more than I really did. At about 30 I thought I had nothing to learn, and now I'm 50 and I'm still learning, with new books, practices and teachers. Another mistake was to think I needed tools to practice, so I didn't practice enough because I didn't have the right incense or the right candle or whatever, when the only real tool I needed was myself.

  • @CardsyZ
    @CardsyZ3 жыл бұрын

    I wish I would’ve started a book of shadows earlier

  • @ArtemisNYC
    @ArtemisNYC3 жыл бұрын

    Thinking I had to be perfect before I could begin. I needed flawless penmanship before I could start a Book of Shadows or magical journal. I wanted to memorize the Charge of the Goddess verbatim before attempting ritual. Just not willing to be bad or even mediocre at anything, I chased perfection for far too long.

  • @fatimaachnine1318
    @fatimaachnine13183 жыл бұрын

    One mistake I made as a beginner witch was only consulting from one source thinking it was the only source I needed to learn witchcraft. I soon learned you need to gain knowledge from multiple sources, because everything has something unique to offer.

  • @drawingKenaz

    @drawingKenaz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes! It’s good to consult as many as possible!

  • @gastronomist

    @gastronomist

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think consulting one single source is a mistake people make in many areas of their lives.

  • @jenngillis75
    @jenngillis753 жыл бұрын

    Listening to other people & taking their word as gospel. Even when my intuition was telling me the complete opposite.

  • @oldsoul1758
    @oldsoul17583 жыл бұрын

    Number 1 on my List: 1. Don't ever offer anyone your opinion or advice....unless they ask for it.

  • @moonlightstargem1006
    @moonlightstargem10063 жыл бұрын

    one of my top biggest mistake in my witch craft journey and practice is believing i need to practice in this like fixed system. a true witch who casts spells that truly work and we see some real results and quickly as well is responding well to the universe and to ourselves as a person. i make up all my own spells. of course i have my own conjure oils and all the herbs and oils and what i'm trying to manifest (like how i cast my spells) make sense to what i'm trying to achieve. but my practice is very original and my diety is The Universe. whatever you truly believe will work if you attempt to do it, it WILL work. because if you truly believe something will work and it will manifest if you do it a certain way, then you're doing something right. the whole point of witch craft along with a peaceful practice and being in sync and harmony with the Universe is to manifest whatever you want (that is positive. i wouldn't bother with negative hexes and curses. just move those people away from you or direct their energy elsewhere. that's my best hex and curse for people who disrupt my life and my peace. is just kind of enjoy that loner energy whilst still bringing in more positive people and energies. when you've achieved that. you're a true witch who is succeeding at manifesting !) manifest whatever positive thing you want in your life in however way you want to. as long as the performance of the spell really speaks to you, the herbs, oils and colors and everything like that makes sense to what you're trying to achieve. and you TRULY believe in what you're doing will GET RESULTS. you will get results. this is how i've manifested so many amazing things in my life. i am a TRUE WITCH. and you are so right, Thorn.

  • @russellstephen6998
    @russellstephen69983 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad there are people like you now preaching validity no matter how you practice. I’ve never felt pressured to practice a certain way because there’s so many people online saying that no one path is right or wrong and I’m lucky to be coming into it during this era

  • @oblyviate
    @oblyviate3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this! For me it's letting the consumerism fool me... that if I was buying the things I was doing the work

  • @matthewalvarez1742
    @matthewalvarez17423 жыл бұрын

    I wish I had developed the practice of writing everything down sooner. I regret letting my perfectionist get to me and preventing me from starting things. I regret letting the fear of failure prevent me from putting myself out there. Lastly, I regret trying harder earlier

  • @Ale-tt8vp
    @Ale-tt8vp3 жыл бұрын

    Right when I need you THANK YOU. 🥰

  • @drawingKenaz

    @drawingKenaz

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hope you like it!

  • @ArdensArcanum
    @ArdensArcanum3 жыл бұрын

    Video suggestion: 5 most embarrassing witchy mistakes I have ever made.

  • @debrastone3536
    @debrastone35363 жыл бұрын

    LoL I love your honesty. And I also have enjoyed this talk. It is much appreciated.

  • @tamariamccauley6689
    @tamariamccauley6689 Жыл бұрын

    I agree with all this! honesty I learned that it’s ok to tell folks but make sure you learn to protect your energy when doing that. Take it from me back in 2018 when I was open about it I was telling everybody but I didn’t protect my energy and I ended up with so much evil eye on me I lost everything I had gained and had a huge tower moment. It was so big I ended up loosing my mind and diagnosed with schizophrenia which I always had symptoms but that only made it worse really. I got called she devil by people who didn’t know me to other woman saying they were witches just to try to get the same things I got or take them away from me. So please if you are going to tell folks make sure you protect your energy you don’t want to end up like me having a huge tower moment and falling so hard it takes you years to get back up. I just found your page but I’m too scared to be as open as I was cause of all that. I am also in NC born and raised.

  • @lisarivers8582
    @lisarivers85823 жыл бұрын

    My biggest mistake when I was young was not exploring enough and being too scared to seek out information. However as I got older I realized maybe it just wasn’t my time. I was in the right places. I also regret not writing my BOS sooner. As far as joining a coven I’ve been in two different ones. and I came across them when I needed them. I’d say having regrets not doing rituals when I was younger but isn’t life full of rituals?

  • @jennadelek
    @jennadelek3 жыл бұрын

    After practicing for 16 years, I feel my biggest mistake/regret was not being open to the deities that I work with now sooner. Coming from a childhood that included a lot of church that wasn't a good fit for me, when I first came to paganism and witchcraft, I wasn't open to any deities, initially. It took quite some time for me to gradually open to it, and eventually embrace those spiritual relationships.

  • @ShadowSun922
    @ShadowSun9223 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video! Helped me so much!!

  • @tyson7687
    @tyson76873 жыл бұрын

    1. Not truly attuning myself to natural cycles. Or at least not paying attention to the fact that I already attuned myself. 2. Not utilizing a journal sooner for my spellwork. 3. Underminding my own knowledge. Basically, I disdain smug people and didn't want to be one. Though, honestly, I am apt to soak in knowledge and could have shared that sooner. Again, not in a cocky sense but in a reference way. 4. Being perfectly okay with the idea of bringing in methods from other philosophies or religions. I am SO BIG into various forms of Buddhism and I felt like mixing these two faiths would somehow taint the method. WRONG! They are like chocolate and caramel. Why wouldn't you mix these?! 5. Hiding my beliefs for WAY TOO LONG. Wicca is dynamic and cool and full of some great comparisons with science, thinking, philosophy, and loads of big mind methods (this is nerd for questioning why you do anything).

  • @cyanidesista

    @cyanidesista

    3 жыл бұрын

    Interested in your number 2. What has it done for you? What do you record?

  • @tyson7687

    @tyson7687

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cyanidesista Failures, bloops, wins, or even a time frame for return on spellwork. Think book of shadows but messy and gritty.

  • @drawingKenaz

    @drawingKenaz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes! Seconding this! Record keeping is so helpful!

  • @fierceandpretty1365
    @fierceandpretty13653 жыл бұрын

    I really needed to hear this and it just jumped to my feed. I have been wathing your channel only for few weeks and I’ve had a video waiting for me to have the guts to change it from private to public. I love your kinda no bs approach and attitude 🤘🏻

  • @uthyrgreywick5702
    @uthyrgreywick57023 жыл бұрын

    This is the first time I've come across one of your vids, and thanks for sharing important experiences. I also published on Witches Voice in the early 2000s!

  • @whitebirdification
    @whitebirdification3 жыл бұрын

    This is a great video for folks who are new to the craft! Nice work!! I think it takes some maturity to realize that our practice is about who we are, & not defined by who "they" are. This kept me at bay for too long. Thanks :)

  • @DavinRaincloud
    @DavinRaincloud3 жыл бұрын

    I've come to similar conclusions along the way, which always kept me as an outsider to the people who called themselves 'The Community'. It's all a bit of bs. Gatekeeping and bullying the 'other'. If anything witch communities shouldn't be about the cool kids keeping out the weirdos. Yet like all human groups it tends to fall down those lines eventually.

  • @DeeVination
    @DeeVination3 жыл бұрын

    Have a wonderful week.

  • @ritasmith3793
    @ritasmith37933 жыл бұрын

    I live in North Carolina and I agree with you on a lot of these Issues,

  • @SheriLaFay
    @SheriLaFay3 жыл бұрын

    Great advice!

  • @chasmodaimorris9813
    @chasmodaimorris98133 жыл бұрын

    I completely agree with not being an expert. I have been practicing for over 25 years and still learning. I would add being more disciplined about documentation - journaling, photos, sketches etc. I have had so many experiences, (group rituals, family rituals, private workings, etc.) that are either not documented or are poorly documented. I wish I had described what I saw, felt, and experienced during those times. It would be nice to see a trajectory of the impact of these experiences over time. I would also be more rigorous about listing sources from the beginning. I have old rituals that contain invocations and meditations that were distributed casually for group use on a single evening and then placed in a file. At the time we knew the sources, but now I have no idea, and it's difficult to backtrack and find it. Also, I wish I had been more careful about backing up files. So many things were uploaded to Witchvox, Livejournal, and Tribe, and now they are not accessible, and some things were lost when a computer crashed many years ago. With regard to being "out," I think that some prejudice and stereotyping do exist even today, and some people are more vulnerable than others. For example, at one point I was a single mom with a young child, and I was hearing stories about children being taken away from their parents by CPS because the parents were witches. I have no idea if that is still a thing now, but when the stakes are that high, a person needs to evaluate the risk and ask themselves if it's worth it. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. We are growing as a demographic, but we are still a minority. I that because we are still a minority, and most of the general public may not know much about us besides how we are portrayed on television, it might be reasonable for those of us who are "out" to reflect on how we are perceived. If a person is vulnerable for some reason or doesn't have a lot of social privilege, they might want to consider whether it is worthwhile to be out. It also depends on what one does for a living. Just my opinion.

  • @NeonCicada
    @NeonCicada3 жыл бұрын

    Her video topics are so unique and thought provoking. It's like her superpower lol

  • @antwanzhane
    @antwanzhane3 жыл бұрын

    I wish I hadn’t assumed that I was a master, was exceptional, or that I need not bother improving a formula whenever I cast a spell as a youngling and had astonishingly great results on the first attempt. Great video and awesome points, Thorn!!

  • @fairday8587
    @fairday85873 жыл бұрын

    Love the list. Can't off the top of my head think of anything different that I'd put in my top five. From my own experience I would modify the one about telling more people. I think I actually would have told fewer people because I have had some bad results from telling people, particularly people I worked with in some capacity. However, your point is well taken so, I think I would say, I would like to have been more circumspect in who I told, put more intellectual thought into the decision and been less emotional about it. For me telling people was too much a part of something else on the list, thinking that I know everything. Although, you know, I'd like to know everything :)

  • @acshore83
    @acshore833 жыл бұрын

    I had no idea you were a neighbor!! I live in North Carolina, too!! Central Piedmont, Kernersville/High Point area.

  • @emmaponymous
    @emmaponymous3 жыл бұрын

    I was obsessed with TWV back in the day-- I'm pretty sure that's where I was first introduced to your writing. :-)

  • @drawingKenaz

    @drawingKenaz

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol I’ve gotten better, so thanks for sticking it out through my rocky years 😂

  • @ms53182
    @ms531823 жыл бұрын

    Very well said

  • @magickrane
    @magickrane3 жыл бұрын

    Oh man, the second one, I relate so hard to that. The amount of time I spend combatting my own hubris...

  • @missavaricebliss
    @missavaricebliss3 жыл бұрын

    LLOL'ed about the BG shirt 😅

  • @gastronomist
    @gastronomist3 жыл бұрын

    I haven't made any of those mistakes. I must be awesome.

  • @ElTioMichel
    @ElTioMichel3 жыл бұрын

    Salutes Thorn Edit: pls be our teacher and start a new playlist on how to start on withery and how owuld you do rituals :3 i'd love to learn

  • @debbiedunaway3060
    @debbiedunaway30603 жыл бұрын

    I tell people because I love my witchy life. If they except me that’s great, if they don’t that’s ok too! My husband thinks I’m crazy, my kids except it, maybe think I’m a little crazy, and a couple of my grandkids love it and except me as I am!!! I’m happy so that is all that matters! Blessings

  • @drawingKenaz

    @drawingKenaz

    3 жыл бұрын

    💙💙💙

  • @nancyfaiella6376
    @nancyfaiella63763 жыл бұрын

    What are some of the best “not on the Barnes & Noble shelf” books that really opened your eyes?

  • @katraylor

    @katraylor

    3 жыл бұрын

    She's done some book recommendation videos before. : )

  • @pomegranateandivy9833
    @pomegranateandivy98332 жыл бұрын

    I think that so many things you've mentioned are general life stuff that happens to almost anyone, it's age related. 😁 I am so much calmer now that I'm a little bit older. (I'm turning 32 in July.) But I know from my friends who are in their 40s, that I can still be so much calmer, worry less, what other people do or say or think etc. 😂 I'm a practicing witch for about 2 years and I have to say that I've had to go through these things you've mentioned with other things in life, one of them was parenting... Everybody has to tell you something about parenting, I promise. 😂 But you're getting a lot calmer by just doing your own thing, blow stuff up and then move on from that. 😜

  • @lovelightshining4444
    @lovelightshining44443 жыл бұрын

    Go do it! 🌛🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘🌜 Thorn Mooney

  • @donnamarie9498
    @donnamarie94983 жыл бұрын

    Just the opposite... I wish I'd have heeded my father's advice to remain silent and guarded. I'm 51, and first peeked my head out only a few years ago. At first, I was elated to meet others, but I soon found myself to be surrounded by a community of disingenuous people. It was greatly disappointing and heartbreaking for me. So now, I'm back to only a couple "sisters", and I'm even cautious of those relationships. The relationships that I've had all along are still there, but only a couple treat me the same way they always have. It's a cluster... lol... and if I had to do it over again, I'd keep my ass in the proverbial closet.🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @drenagriffe6495

    @drenagriffe6495

    3 жыл бұрын

    Interesting response. I'm a few years younger than you. Thorn has mentioned in other videos growing up with movies like The Craft, and books like Teen Witch. I don't recall witchcraft even as a consideration in my youth, not unless you wanted an exorcism performed by the parish priest! This path seems much more accessible now, yet it doesn't sound like your community experience bears this out. Do you feel marginalized as an older witch?

  • @donnamarie9498

    @donnamarie9498

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@drenagriffe6495 Your response is thoughtful, and I appreciate that, thank you. I agree that, similarly, a label of witch (or witchcraft) was never specified in my upbringing. My father (and grandfather) simply led by example and I just learned that "this is the way"; "this the the old way", and that our ways are time-honored, and important to pass-on. Small, seemingly-insignificant little practices, elixirs, reflections... They never labeled it. We didn't say "lets cast a spell". We just said "let's gather these things and put it all together, and good things will result".🤷🏼‍♀️lol And, until most recent years, I never drew a connection to 'witch' because of the negative connotation associated. Marginalized, no. More like, misunderstood or simply un-cool? lol I'm quiet, in that I listen and respect others, but I don't necessarily buy-in to others ideologies or practices. My practice is my own. I respect other's, but I don't always agree and follow. Evidently it did not sit well with others. I never challenged. I just didn't always "go along". I suppose it felt like high school drama? lol That was all I needed to know, to realize I'm better off left to my own practice, and investing those energies in showing my own granddaughter the way, just as my grandfather did for me.♡

  • @lincolnlane6763

    @lincolnlane6763

    3 жыл бұрын

    I wanted to chime in that I also have not had good experiences telling people or letting them know. I think at the core of it people are afraid to be involved with someone who owns their power to that level and is fearless enough to proclaim it. Also society has been conditioned to fear women with power (witches!). Some of my relatives know and they tell me it's bad and wrong, they are scared of witchcraft and they treat me like an outsider (though that has always been the case). I hinted around it with a good friend (so I thought) and our friendship went downhill ( she was also a devout Christian so I'm probably barking up the wrong trees). I have had other friends when I was younger who knew. We didn't talk about it much but when we did they would act subtly but noticeably judgmental. I wish I could say I have had even one good experience coming out of the broom closet.

  • @donnamarie9498

    @donnamarie9498

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@lincolnlane6763 Thank you for sharing. Very similar thing happened to me, regarding someone I considered a close friend... When she realized my practices, and intuitive abilities, I think I became something of a novelty to her. Well, it was all "fun and intriguing" to her until she called on me for insight. I explained to her in some detail that I do not "tune in" to those around me without their permission, and that I'd she was asking me to do so, that she understood that once I open that window, I cannot simply unlearn it. Well, in short, she asked for my help, I shared what I received, it freaked her out, and she ran for the hills.🤦🏼‍♀️ So yes.... people definitely fear that which they do not understand.

  • @robertrodriguez8665
    @robertrodriguez86653 жыл бұрын

    The magical aspect though I feel you should keep to yourself.. Agrippa wrote it seeks to be hid and is strengthened by silence.. It should be kept private so that way oxen don't trample it under foot-Lol..

  • @NambiKiaturtlewoman
    @NambiKiaturtlewoman3 жыл бұрын

    I've been a Witch for well over 40 years. I've created many Books of Shadows over the years and have gotten to the point where I am no longer interested in having a BOS. I gave away all my former grimoires and have simply kept my reference books.

  • @McMoldys

    @McMoldys

    3 жыл бұрын

    Im currently making my own BOS and grimoire so in interested to know why you’re not keeping yours. Don’t you want to keep spells written down to reuse them and take notes?

  • @NambiKiaturtlewoman

    @NambiKiaturtlewoman

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@McMoldys My spells change constantly. I tweek them with every use. Just bought another BOS for journaling. Journaling is all I do now. I make notes on 4 x 6 cards and keep them or give them as gifts to less experienced practitioners. I have no need to keep my BOS to pass on to someone else.

  • @sonyamareestead6391
    @sonyamareestead63913 жыл бұрын

    I know I am not a master at witchcraft and I won't boast that I am. I do love to read and learn what I can and practice when I can. Which I can't do much with my path. But I know that one day I will do longer rituals but at the moment I can do at the moment.

  • @lisarivers8582

    @lisarivers8582

    3 жыл бұрын

    Are we ever a master though? I’ve been practicing for 30 years and honestly I don’t know everything and I’m stilling learning and growing. It’s a craft it’s fluid. Like life is. There’s beauty in that. Peace and love

  • @johannamalfoy2956
    @johannamalfoy29563 жыл бұрын

    I do rituals very seldom, because...I DONT KNOW WHY i try doing everything with a little deitie work, crystals and just normal working like non witches would and i feel like every witch is doing some big thing every 1-2 weeks and i just do when its really necessary (i do some full moon rituals and deitie offerings, the biggest thing i did till now was a protection jar till now (i like spell jars) or so.

  • @drawingKenaz

    @drawingKenaz

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think social media is set up so we all look like we’re constantly doing giant workings and in ritual all the time. But I don’t think that’s accurate! Most of the witches I know are like you!

  • @johannamalfoy2956

    @johannamalfoy2956

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@drawingKenaz Thank you so much, im a baby witch and yk, i feel under pressure sometimes because of that what you said. Thanks for telling me that, it was really comforting to me!

  • @shanehiggs1779

    @shanehiggs1779

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same here. I very seldom do full-blown rituals unless I just want to commemorate the occasion or if I want some added energy applied. Part of the reason is I'm in a mixed-faith household and since I don't get others' beliefs in my face I return the courtesy. Most anything one would do ritually can be done subtly also. I do enjoy group workings from time to time though.

  • @claireeyles7560

    @claireeyles7560

    3 жыл бұрын

    I've actually been on a self imposed no ritual streak for the past year. I love me some ritual, but I was finding my love of, and attachment to ritual was interfering with the purpose of said ritual, and that the Gods et al were taking second place to me always wanting to create these huge ceremonial type events for one & worrying more about how many tools & hand gestures I used rather than concentrating more on what the ritual was really meant to be about or for. For the last year the majority of my work has involved simpler things like sitting out in my backyard and sensing deity in the trees and flowers, or quietly meditating about the meaning of different sabbats - so basically a lot more inner work rather than having a metric tonne of outer accoutrements of ritual that end up rending the ritual itself meaningless.

  • @micomarinas2753
    @micomarinas27533 жыл бұрын

    hi thorn! are you a priestess or high priestess in your coven? and is it ok to combine witchcraft practice of celtic, norse and other various path witchcraft practices?

  • @Draven_Michael

    @Draven_Michael

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's ok to combine what calls out to you, and what works. If deities don't want to work together, believe me they'll let you know. If you are just getting into magical practice, don't jump past the basics. Trust me, it's the foundation of everything!

  • @andrastetriformis6241
    @andrastetriformis62413 жыл бұрын

    💜💜💜

  • @canvasofart40
    @canvasofart40 Жыл бұрын

    Buying the most expensive journal. Dumb of me…

  • @hondaman6918
    @hondaman6918 Жыл бұрын

    I have read probably 40 books on witchcraft, everything from Wicca, to chaos, Golden Dawn, to traditional witchcraft, etc, etc, etc…What I find frustrating is the complete lack of effect. Feel like nothing has ever happened, everything from honouring the gods, to spells, incantation, ceremonial magic to traditional folk magic….. complete nothing. Would like to see even the slightest shred of evidence of magic or witchcraft effect. Becoming rather skeptic all after 4 years of intensive reading…. Thoughts?

  • @schoo9256

    @schoo9256

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi friend. I'm coming from the perspective of a practitioner. I imagine you must feel very frustrated and kind of betrayed after putting all that time and energy into research and practice. Perhaps even lonely or abandoned. If you feel any this in any capacity, I am sorry to hear it, and I think scepticism is the path anyone would take given your experiences. As you read my thoughts, do please remember I am a stranger on the internet who does not know you, and i could be anybody. So do and take my words with as large a grain of salt as makes you comfortable. I'd also like to extend my respect to the people who believe that it is all purely psychological. I myself do not believe that psychology as we know it, is the only answer. but I think it's a reasonable perspective to take, and probably more rational than my own believing self :) My first question would be, did you have much to do with chakra work, energy work, grounding/centering, and divination? If so, what were your experiences? Did you have much success in being able to tap into any of this? I ask this because if you were unable to tap into and manipulate your own power, touch the power of the Earth, and tap into your own intuition, it's very difficult (i.e., practically impossible) to work anything or feel anything. A lot of witches (in the opinion of this random internet user) miss the memo that energy work is what makes the Will so useful. So without it, you can't harness the Will in order to do any effective magick. If you were unable to do energy work, it may be that this part of you is closed off due to a past distressing event, or a deliberate decision to close the access to that world down. To give an example, this is what happened to me from the ages of 3 to 25. To cut a long story short, on a family visit to a particular patch of land I saw a giant spirit that scared the crap out of me, he wanted my entire family to leave the area we were in. I got very scared but nobody in my family would believe me, nobody could see it, and they kept going back to that patch of land multiple times a week and bringing me with them. My only option was to create a rudimentary thoughtform and make a bargain with it to have it close my third eye and crown chakras down so tightly that I couldn't see or feel any energy anymore, and let me just forget what I had seen. Don't ask me how a three year old did that but I believe its surprisingly complex what one can do on instinct when the need is great enough. My fear was enough to bring it into being. My ability to experience spiritual connection was incredibly patchy ever since, and my faith was largely intellectual as a result, with brief moments of feeling like I "got it" that quickly faded away. I left evangelical Christianity because all that was left was the intellectual, and it didn't hold up. I somehow found paganism and in the moments of being able to connect, it was beautiful. But my inability to connect truly continued to cause me much grief until I began to specifically work on it in therapy. During a session where we deliberately took me back to that age, I finally remembered what I had done. Then I was able to undo the bargain just by telling the thoughtform that it was no longer needed (idk why but it's more like a fire-at-will hire agreement than a contract that equally binds both parties). Is it possible you may have experienced something spiritual, perhaps similar to my experience as a young child, that scared you enough that you shut down your ability to connect almost completely? It would also be interesting to know what your relationship with your own emotions is. Is it easy for you to know what you are feeling at any given time or do you find you dissociate from them? Do you experience a reasonable level of happiness at events that "should" make you happy, and the same for sadness? Being cut off from one's emotions makes it difficult to connect spiritually because spirituality is highly experiential. If you can't engage the feelings, you can't experience it. And if you can't engage your feelings, you can't connect with your own intention which as you would know is a key component of spells. So if you have trouble knowing your own emotions that may also be a problem. Do let me know what you think of the above. I know it was a lot, but I felt it was a good idea to let you know why I was asking these questions and not just ask them. I would love to be able to help if I can.

  • @schoo9256

    @schoo9256

    Жыл бұрын

    @Marj good thing I wasn't replying to you then, you don't have to read it if you don't want to. OP's comment was not a simple question and deserves genuine engagement and thought. If they agree with you and they don't want what I'm putting out there then that's fine. But at least I know I saw someone who was frustrated and tried to connect with them rather than leave them to it. Like you, I have tried to help in my way. And considering they have no problem reading lots of material on this subject, I felt confident taking a chance they could handle a few paragraphs on my part. Have a blessed day.

  • @schoo9256

    @schoo9256

    Жыл бұрын

    @Marj I figured that you were notified but I get notifications all the time from people engaging with other people on comments I have also commented on, and unless I have something productive to add I just ignore them because it's not aimed at me. I wouldn't read a lecture either but i did not approach it with the attitude of a lecture. I'm aware most of KZread hates long comments, but esoteric spaces tend to be the exception. I've read some fascinating insights in novel-length KZread comments on pagan/witchcraft/eso channels, so I'm genuinely surprised to see a comment with a tldr attitude in an esoteric space. Most people in the pagan space are interested in scavenging knowledge from any source. As is this person. You keep ignoring the fact that they have read dozens of books on a really complicated topic and are still looking for answers. They have demonstrated the intellectual stamina to be willing to continue to engage even on a forum as obscure as this. Meanwhile you seem to have made up your mind already and think there is no use talking about it further from any other perspective. That's fine but not everyone is like you. If OP doesn't want to read my novel length comment then that's my loss and waste of time, and I'll eat crow. But a lurker 3 years from now may find it helpful and if they do I welcome them to engage.

  • @hondaman6918

    @hondaman6918

    Жыл бұрын

    @@schoo9256 thank you for your kind words and insights. I will explore the energies you talk about and maybe give it another go. Thank you so much. 😎

  • @stephaniestrong8960

    @stephaniestrong8960

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@MarjSpiritdoveno one's making you :)

  • @cjw859
    @cjw8592 жыл бұрын

    Barlow Girl was awesome, just saying.

  • @schoo9256

    @schoo9256

    Жыл бұрын

    Grey's my favourite colour *dun dun dun dun dun dun*...

  • @hgmofp3401
    @hgmofp34013 жыл бұрын

    Hi Mooney please help me love from India

  • @adyingdream4585
    @adyingdream45853 жыл бұрын

    Thorn, why do you put ads on your yt videos? You dont have to reply if you dont want.

  • @soulfullivingwithheather

    @soulfullivingwithheather

    3 жыл бұрын

    YT just changed its policies. They will be placing ads in all videos even for content creators who aren't monetized. Not sure if Thorn is actively doing it, but a lot of creators do this because they put a lot of time and effort into what they do for free. In some cases, they use the percentage they get from monetization to keep their content going. Now, as soon as they can monetized (have to have a certain number of subscribers), they might start doing it since YT is doing it anyway.

  • @minaharker6641

    @minaharker6641

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why not? Its not a sin or a crime to do it and it does not harm people.

  • @adyingdream4585

    @adyingdream4585

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@minaharker6641 I will not even bother myself replying your comment.

  • @adyingdream4585

    @adyingdream4585

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@soulfullivingwithheather I haven't heard of this new youtube policies, Gonna check it, thanks. Also, I don't see the point of monetising this specific video. It is not really an educational video, but whatever. I was just wondering. I find it healthy to question youtube content creators sometimes =).

  • @soulfullivingwithheather

    @soulfullivingwithheather

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@adyingdream4585 Yeah, they just sent out notifications to content creaters about their updated policies, not sure if it went to all. They're doing it to all videos despite length and content. Kind of bummed about it. As a new content creator myself, I think it may prevent ppl from watching.

  • @Jenn_KittyThe3rd
    @Jenn_KittyThe3rd3 жыл бұрын

    These seem to be more "emotional" mistakes, not mistakes on a technical basis.. not what I was expecting. Seems misleading. Not that you did it on purpose, just maybe it would be nice if the viewer knew that first.