How to celebrate Imbolc | Pagan customs & midwinter rituals & folk witchcraft

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  • Опубликовано: 15 авг 2024
  • #imbolc #witchvlog #witchcraft
    Today I am taking you through my Imbolc celebration to give you some fun ideas on how to celebrate Imbolc or the midwinter festival! This witch vlog is full of folk witchcraft for the season, pagan traditions and customs for Imbolc, and ancient knowledge for Candlemass. Of course, we will dig a bit deeper into different European ways of celebrating Imbolc, do some festive (and fattening) kitchen witchery with corresponding ingredients, learn more about symbols related to Imbolc and discover why Imbolc transformed into the catholic holidays most people know today.
    We are going to make a folk witch protection charm for bad dreams, bake incredibly yummy filled donuts, and finally tackle cleaning and cleansing my storage... help xD
    I do hope you enjoy! How do you celebrate Imbolc?
    00:00 Intro
    00:23 How are we celebrating Imbolc?
    01:03 Collecting seeds on a bleak midwinter day
    01:56 Why do we celebrate Imbolc?
    02:25 Where does Imbolc come from?
    03:44 The roots of groundhog day
    05:07 Why are candles associated with Imbolc
    05:29 Candles in Bavarian folk witchcraft
    08:11 Traditional Candlemass protection charm for good sleep
    11:03 Imbolc - an ancient cleansing ritual and festivity
    13:17 My dirty secret....
    15:45 The women's feast & pagan kitchen-witch knowledge for Imbolc
    18:37 Imbolc kitchen witchery: Schlenkelweilnudeln (filled donuts)
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    Schlenklweilnudel - Filled Donut recipe
    For the dough:
    500 g flour
    7g active dry yeast
    50 g sugar
    1 pinch of salt
    50g melted butter
    200g milk (warm!!)
    1 egg yolk (room temperature!!)
    2 eggs (room temperature!!)
    lemon zest
    Dash of nutmeg
    Fill with:
    Jam (traditional: rosehips jam or plum)
    Bake in:
    A f*çkton of clarified butter
    Dust with:
    Powdered sugar
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  • @MsPInkLeena
    @MsPInkLeena 2 года назад +328

    Two years ago my husband and me celebrated Imboc with a lot of light and love and 10 month later we welcomed our son. I struggled with fertility for five years. ❤

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  2 года назад +23

      What a beautiful story!!! Congratulations ❤️

    • @CorpseBride64
      @CorpseBride64 2 года назад +5

      What a Blessing, many congratulations!!!

    • @melissaholman6909
      @melissaholman6909 Год назад +2

      I hope that works for us. We've been trying for 5 years so yea. Congratulations to you!!

    • @MsPInkLeena
      @MsPInkLeena Год назад +4

      @melissaholman6909 I cross Fingers for you. Do something for Brigit, as she loves when there is something artistic done for her. We also had a lamb stue and met wine.

    • @melissaholman6909
      @melissaholman6909 Год назад +2

      @@MsPInkLeena Thank you so much! Hopefully it works

  • @juliai3956
    @juliai3956 2 года назад +103

    12:19 As an American, I second this. I was amazed (and shamefully a tiny bit jealous) when I learned about the maternity leave other countries give.
    Thanks for such a fun video. Happy Imbolc! 🌼 🌞

    • @CorpseBride64
      @CorpseBride64 2 года назад +18

      It's not just the maternity leave, it's also the paid vacations, healthcare. European countries just seem to understand how important it is to have time to reflect, rejuvenate, and reboot. The states are terrible about self care, it's just about running yourself into the ground. That is why we need to have a solid self care routine. To take care of body & spirit!

    • @poppyseeds1844
      @poppyseeds1844 6 месяцев назад

      Keep voting DEM up and down the ballot--top to bottom. Let's be forward looking in US for a change.

  • @celineaube1742
    @celineaube1742 2 года назад +108

    I grew up in France in a non religious family but my mum always cooked some french crepes during this time of the year. It's known by the name of Chandeleur. Now I'm living in Ireland and I love to reconnect with those ancients believes all around the world (and still cook french crepes for my little ones too 🤤)

    • @sofiacanovilches5928
      @sofiacanovilches5928 2 года назад +3

      In Spain the name is " Candelaria" i think IS the same

    • @CorpseBride64
      @CorpseBride64 2 года назад +1

      How beautiful. So glad you are carrying on those ancestral traditions!

    • @Lily-ni5po
      @Lily-ni5po 2 года назад +2

      Same. I remember reading that it's because crepes are shaped like the sun 🌞.

    • @celiarichard3049
      @celiarichard3049 6 месяцев назад

      Flip the pancake with a coin in your flipping hand for prosperity all year long!!Chandeleur! Trop bon 🤤
      Ma grand-mère a une chanson: la veille de la chandeleur l’hiver s’en va ou prend rigueur. Si tu fais bien tenir la poêle, à toi l’argent en quantité, mais gare à la mauvaise étoile si tu fous la crêpe à côté!

  • @MariC2020
    @MariC2020 2 года назад +8

    I will forever call all my kitchen utensils, kitchen wands. That sounds way better 😂

  • @robincrowflies
    @robincrowflies 2 года назад +3

    "America! Take note!" This is what made me click that like button. :-)

  • @saltyporkbrick1980
    @saltyporkbrick1980 2 года назад +137

    You are an absolute joy! The humor, the honesty, the knowledge and artistic delivery.... Perfection 💗😹

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  2 года назад +6

      Thank you so much for this super kind and warm comment ❤️

  • @kathleenroberts7972
    @kathleenroberts7972 2 года назад +49

    I always loved you but girl now I really do! Thank you for being brave enough to share your hordes of mess and making us feel more normal for having the same issue! Mine is the dreaded " back room" where everything gets thrown and the door kept closed. I promise it's on my new years to do list! In the meantime. I will rewatch this delightful video one more time before heading into the kitchen to bake. Thanks for keeping it real. Xo

  • @sunnymountainhoneyfountain
    @sunnymountainhoneyfountain 6 месяцев назад +1

    So much respect for you pulling the curtain back and showing us you’re a normal person with clutter and mess too. So many of these types of videos leave me feeling like a chaotic trash heap.

  • @liquidconstellations
    @liquidconstellations 2 года назад +54

    I had never heard about the Imbolc rituals concerning female fertility and rejuvenation. Gives me a different way to look at the holiday, more self-care focused. I always learn new things when I watch your videos, and I ALWAYS feel better after watching them. Your energy is itself a tonic. Thank you, Lovely 😊

  • @RobinCurrie
    @RobinCurrie 2 года назад +55

    Well, we are having a blizzard right now so no signs of Spring yet but thank you for giving me the spirit of newness!

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  2 года назад +4

      Oh I hope the blizzard isn't destroying too much!! Here it also feels wintery still (except the lack of snow) but I am definitely ready for the grey skies to lift 🌱

    • @mssaigon73
      @mssaigon73 2 года назад +4

      Yep Long Island is getting buried in this blizzard 🥶

    • @RobinCurrie
      @RobinCurrie 2 года назад +2

      @@mssaigon73 yup. Worcester MA here

    • @Cyndis865
      @Cyndis865 2 года назад +3

      Rhode Island ,U.S is in a lovely Winter wonderland. Better notice a blizzard.. the only good thing is this snow is light and fluffy. Good snowman weather, and good snowballs..lol been out to feed ,water my chickens and rabbit..

    • @honeybonbon9767
      @honeybonbon9767 2 года назад +6

      maine, us is currently wrapped up in a blizzard too...but hey, darkest before the dawn, right?

  • @okay.keira.creative6694
    @okay.keira.creative6694 2 года назад +11

    Tell me I’m not the only one who needs a story time about all those whips and ropes!

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  2 года назад +3

      Hahaha one day maybe... 😅👯

    • @apriljones1381
      @apriljones1381 2 года назад +5

      I know, if she wasn’t already my favorite RUclips witch, she is now! 💜

  • @elizabethtrieu1446
    @elizabethtrieu1446 2 года назад +43

    I am definitely appreciating your Sabbat videos with the history. I have been new to being in the witch community since mid last year and this is my first complete Wheel of the Year (Samhain 2021 to Samhain 2022) where I’m just learning about what each Sabbat is about. So I definitely appreciate your knowledge. I also just enjoy your lighthearted and fun videos.
    I also appreciate the fact that you were super transparent with us. So many RUclipsrs show their homes and it seems like their homes are Always neat and organized, unless that’s what the channel is truly about. So I’m glad I’m not the only one with a chaotic at times looking house. Haha! And the *unmentionables* was a very brave thing to show. Haha! Thanks for the disclosure as I had my toddlers watching with me on what Imbolc is all about. 👍
    Anyways, I’m loving the channel and appreciate your hard work, especially being a busy mom of 2 young kids in your household. Thank you!
    And yes…the American Government could learn a thing or two about maternity and paternity leave from Europe. We definitely don’t get long enough to be with our children to enjoy them those first couple of years, when development happens So rapidly!

    • @jolovesblackcats
      @jolovesblackcats 2 года назад +1

      I really enjoyed the fact, as you say that our host is all over the shop as well as us! Honesty to the hilt, much appreciated here also. Gives me hope I can finish my clear-out too. XXX

  • @marilynmeyer1619
    @marilynmeyer1619 2 года назад +20

    I like the way you combine your spirituality with your day to day life.

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  2 года назад +5

      ☺️❤️ I always find magick combined with mundane works best for me

  • @geminigreywolf6655
    @geminigreywolf6655 2 года назад +4

    My basement is my junk area. Have been cleaning it out. Like your little helper. I love that you also tell the history.
    I also have a box of…..”toys” lol.

  • @juliazierdt3654
    @juliazierdt3654 Год назад +2

    My great grandmother taught me to light a blue candle before a thunderstorm. Now I know where it comes from.

  • @timgomez1791
    @timgomez1791 2 года назад +71

    My wife has been watching a lot of tarot & practicing witchcraft videos, & I have been supporting her and watching along. When we got to the part of the video where you show your whip, I can say I'm 100% behind this possible lifestyle choice!
    Seriously though, this was a very informative video and nice glimpse into your life.

  • @meadowrae1491
    @meadowrae1491 Год назад +1

    I went into labor with my son, and only child, on February 1st. His father was abusive and I left on Memorial Day. It's a bittersweet day for me. I don't think I could get through it without the addition of Imbolc and Brighid. It's how I get through and celebrate what was a very dark time for me.

  • @be.still.and.journal2892
    @be.still.and.journal2892 2 года назад +14

    I’m from Pennsylvania, and I never knew the historical connection to groundhogs day. To me it was always just a big street party of dancing and drinking to stay warm waiting for Phil to come out of his den. 😆 As a kid, Punxatawney Phil came to my school and was paraded around for us to see. Haha I am so grateful for your channel! It has helped me connect with my ancestors and explore the traditions that weren’t able to be passed down. Thank you!

  • @VictoriaBocash
    @VictoriaBocash 2 года назад +44

    I just discovered your channel yesterday and binge watched while cleaning my hearth til 2AM! I love your energy and content. Thank you for providing me inspiration and sustenance while we get dumped with two feet of snow! 😆❄️ And blessed Imbolc to all! 🕯🔥🌼💖

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  2 года назад +4

      Ahahah I am sooooo glad to hear I was not the only one suffering through the spring cleaning 😅❤️ welcome to the channel and so happy you enjoy it!!!! Have a wonderful Imbolc

    • @jolovesblackcats
      @jolovesblackcats 2 года назад +3

      Welcome to the Witchy Kitchen doll! XXX

  • @xsystem1771
    @xsystem1771 2 года назад +22

    I'm so proud of you for decluttering so much!!! We keep decluttering and we're still overwhelmed! I'm considering waiting until it gets a little warmer, maybe April or May, and just getting rid of nearly everything I own. Go minimalist. I have a small 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom house and a family of 4. I can't move soon enough! LOL Maybe if I get enough decluttered, the eventual move won't be so daunting.

    • @jolovesblackcats
      @jolovesblackcats 2 года назад +3

      Good luck with the downsizing/ decluttering doll, I hope the move goes well & you will be very happy in the new home. XXX

    • @rokelle_2012
      @rokelle_2012 2 года назад +3

      Decluttering and downsizing can be such a daunting task honestly, especially if you own a lot of stuff. I live with my fiance and our two cats in a small two bedroom, one and a half bath trailer and it's insane. We would probably have more space if we were properly utilizing storage bins or something to that affect but we aren't and it's getting out of hand. Wanted to have gotten the yearly cleaning out of the way last week, we even took off for it, but we only managed to deep clean our bathrooms and we rested the rest of the time. We both work 10-13 hrs a day so, not much time left for cleaning except daily upkeep.

  • @teannabyerts1904
    @teannabyerts1904 2 года назад +4

    Descendant of German settlers in PA here! Yep, Groundhog Day is a Big Deal! A local wildlife rehab center, Raven Ridge, has a groundhog named Poppy who starred with Bill Murray in a TV commercial a few years ago!

  • @cathiekrohn512
    @cathiekrohn512 2 года назад +22

    Hello from Washington State, USA! I completely love everything about you and your content! I appreciate how real you are so much. Thank you for sharing your beautiful light and magick with all of us.
    🙏🏻✨🕯

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  2 года назад +1

      What a sweet comment!! Thank you so much and I wish you and yours a beautiful Imbolc 🌱✨

    • @Rooskitooski
      @Rooskitooski 2 года назад +3

      Hi from WA, too! 🥰

    • @kindnessfirstandlove2192
      @kindnessfirstandlove2192 2 года назад +2

      And hello from Oregon!

    • @HarperT513
      @HarperT513 2 года назад +1

      @@Thewitchescookery Hello from Missouri!

    • @MsGoldenGirl5
      @MsGoldenGirl5 2 года назад +1

      Hi, from another Washingtonian! Happy Inbolc!

  • @MegM0221
    @MegM0221 2 года назад +1

    The reveal of The Space was the most validating thing I have ever seen. Please don't take this the wrong way, but seeing something as bad as my "Space," 😂😂😂😂😂... It was so reassuring that I am still a good mom and human. We have another entire room full of things from renovations and whatever else, that is now referred to as Hell Room. I have been tackling all of these things myself the past week, unknowingly in the spirit of Imbolc. 🌚

  • @13MoonsOverMayhem
    @13MoonsOverMayhem 2 года назад +15

    Oh, Bex, I didn't know I could love you even more than I already did!

  • @lisarenaegillespie4998
    @lisarenaegillespie4998 2 года назад +5

    Good Morning wonderful people! I hope you are all having a wonderful winter!

  • @flapdoodlecacklberry
    @flapdoodlecacklberry 2 года назад +10

    Thank you so much for sharing your upstairs with us! I found this a great comfort! Because I tend to be too harsh and critical of my own clutter it's nice to see others have it too. Thank you for being real! May your Imbolc be very blessed! 💝🎶🧚✨💝🍀💫

  • @annehentschel8431
    @annehentschel8431 2 года назад +13

    I really love how you combine the spiritual world with your daily life. It's inspiring! A d I love the winterling too. It's the first flower of spring and it's showing already its yellow heads. 🌸❤️
    Thank you for sharing your way of celebration.

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  2 года назад +1

      So happy you enjoy this - I always find it so important to stay grounded and combine magick and mundane in order for it to work ☺️✨ imbolc blessings!

  • @williamsaltsman6537
    @williamsaltsman6537 2 года назад

    I just couldn't stop watching. I took care of an elderly lady from Estonia once. Purchased a course on how to speak Estonian.
    All I can remember is
    "Tere hommikust".

  • @jacqi8634
    @jacqi8634 2 года назад +2

    I already really liked you but when you zoomed in on that box upstairs I liked you even more 😂 Thank you for the great video!!!

  • @rachaelmeares2311
    @rachaelmeares2311 Год назад

    I harvest and weave Brigid crosses and hang them in my doorways for protection. A tradition my mother Shannon passed on to me. While I weave, I think of gratitude, and lessons past and still to come. I also begin planting seeds inside, like my tomatoes and pumpkins and organize the garden area with new fresh ideas and decorations to hang and bird feeders! I love that you make candles and I definitely have the supplies to try this myself.

  • @Merperson2222
    @Merperson2222 2 года назад +1

    that pregnancy glow on you is so beautiful!!!

  • @ShatteredRippleBooks
    @ShatteredRippleBooks 2 года назад +3

    Very interesting video. Old customs fascinate me.

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  2 года назад

      Glad you think so!! I love to read about old customs and traditions - so interesting ☺️

  • @CT-uv8os
    @CT-uv8os 2 года назад +1

    Ah Imbolc with a New Moon! Time for dusting out the cobwebs. Thanks for an interesting video. ( we have an ice storm coming here in NW Ohio). May all have a blessed Imbolc and year! Peace.

  • @DawnMK2023
    @DawnMK2023 2 года назад +1

    I am so proud I knew of how the groundhog tradition came to America. Cuz I am PA born and raised. (P. S. Pennsylvanians typically don't say we're from Pennsylvania, we say we're from PA)

  • @Ladythyme
    @Ladythyme 2 года назад +1

    To me it Brigid’s Day. But Spring?!!! Ha ha ha we just had a Blizzard with 22” of snow today! And a toasty 3 degrees! LOL I love Imbolc… one of my favorite Holidays.. now if I could only find the sun! :0) I’ll be leaving Brigid’s cloak on my porch overnight and making a bit of fresh butter and bread to ring in the occasion to go along with some Lamb Stew oh so yummy! Many Imbolc Blessings to you and yours.

    • @MsGreenmermaid
      @MsGreenmermaid 2 года назад +1

      Yep, traditionally in Ireland we consider February first Spring! ❄😂🌱

  • @StarlightTheWIldWitch
    @StarlightTheWIldWitch 2 года назад +7

    I love how you mentioned ground hog's day, I live in Pennsylvania, so so it's really big around here.
    I'll have to try your friend donut recipe, it looks so tasty!
    Thank you for sharing!
    Brightest blessings and blessed Imbolc! 🔥🔥🔥

  • @talon7132
    @talon7132 2 года назад +2

    For my Circle's Imbolg celebration we all (6 of us total) planted flower bulbs in pots that in theory should all be in bloom at the same time. We got our 2nd snow for the Winter today. Temperatures dropped to dangerously cold last night. So ready for warm weather once again

  • @girishgangan
    @girishgangan Год назад

    My dear fair lady you👍 have marvelously presented imbolc and witchcraft to us laymen

  • @yanacortlund8623
    @yanacortlund8623 Год назад +1

    Oh my goodness I love you. Especially your messy loft and boxes of ummm, adult toys. 🖤

  • @Cernunnos_83
    @Cernunnos_83 2 года назад +7

    I love it when you are filming the nature. ☺ I can't wait for spring. The dark wet winter is so depressing. Very good video! Thank you very very much! 😍

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  2 года назад +3

      I looooove to film in nature but all the grey sad weather makes me so unmotivated to do so hahah cannot wait for sunny spring weather! Have a beautiful Imbolc 🌱

  • @Katiedid1975
    @Katiedid1975 2 года назад +9

    Your videos are always so amazing and entertaining. I start them smiling with your first words and end them smiling with your last. Thank you so much for all your inspiration and magical story telling.

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  2 года назад +3

      What a super sweet comment ❤️ thank you so much, lovely!!

  • @emilyweller3568
    @emilyweller3568 2 года назад +2

    I have been practicing witchcraft for years without community or direction but since I found your videos i have felt so much less alone, more attuned and guided to a deeper understanding of ritual and magick. I get so entranced by your voice and videos!
    thank you!

  • @theartofnaturegermany
    @theartofnaturegermany 2 года назад +12

    The traditions you spoke about in this video were extremely interesting! Dind't know about lots of them! And mhhh the Krapfen 😍😍😍 Want them so bad now 🤤😅

  • @heatherk569
    @heatherk569 2 года назад +1

    My jaw has dropped! 1- I appreciate your creativity, talent, humor, and authenticity. 2- jaw dropped bc I didn't expect to see another witch who is into um... well, kink. That made my whole day! 3- this video was entertaining and informative! You gave some well-known ans popular options, as well as some lesser known ones. I cannot get over how great you and your work is!!!

  • @dave9401
    @dave9401 2 года назад +8

    Really enjoyed this. What a wonderful blend of history, craft, cooking and comedy.

  • @conniecarey5118
    @conniecarey5118 2 года назад +2

    I just started watching this on Saturday the 29th of January and I did a spring cleanup in my bedrooms cleaned windows and washed curtains

  • @grace-4072
    @grace-4072 Год назад +1

    Im Sad that this year my Imbolc is not as warm and clean As I want it to be. my house flooded a few days ago and while I am lucky enough to still be able to stay here in my warm home it is not the same with my floor all torn up downstairs!!! I can’t really use my kitchen very well right now either but thank you so much for sharing your practices:)

  • @jobell7356
    @jobell7356 Год назад

    Your videos warm my heart and bring a giggle to my lips. Bright blessings to you and your family from Kent, 🇬🇧

  • @leathamckenzie9184
    @leathamckenzie9184 Год назад

    I am digging back into my roots of witchiness and your channel is amazing. You have got a delightful way of giving great info balanced with personal insights. Thank you.
    Blessings and peace be.

  • @BrielleleFay
    @BrielleleFay 2 года назад +1

    P.s. thanks for the cleaning and declutter motivation! (Looking at my junk drawer…and fabric scrap bin)

  • @elizabethmonsees3643
    @elizabethmonsees3643 Год назад

    I love your honesty and your humor 😂 it gives me hope that I will break out of the rut I’m in.😊💕

  • @user-qk7sl7bz5b
    @user-qk7sl7bz5b 6 месяцев назад

    In Spain, women have their own festival on February 5th. Traditionally, it was the only time they enjoyed time off from household duties around the year. They would gather and party and were allowed to be somewhat naughty around men, who oftentimes would feel intimidated. I never thought it'd be related to Candlemas! Thanks for the video.

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  6 месяцев назад

      Oh that is interesting! My partner never told me 🤣 we shall revive this custom In our household hehehe

  • @krispen4
    @krispen4 2 года назад +2

    I absolutely adore you. You’re transparency and humor seriously lower my anxiety. Lol

  • @vulliike
    @vulliike 2 года назад +4

    my birthday falls on Candlemass/Lichtmess so I feel very connected to that day. Loved the video and I'll try to incorporate some of the activities as well

  • @jeffhinrichs2993
    @jeffhinrichs2993 2 года назад +4

    Love it! You are part of the reason I have begun exploring my Germanic heritage. Thank you for more history and fun!

  • @TheEmpressgoth
    @TheEmpressgoth 2 года назад

    Love it Blessed Imbolc. But that room 😆 girrrrl love 💘 💕 😆

  • @saraht6562
    @saraht6562 2 года назад +4

    Still in the deep freeze here (-24C this morning!) so I kind of feel like Imbolc for where I live should be in March. It’s such a lovely idea to use the day to plan out the garden. Sounds like time well spent. ❤️ Nice box of stuff, btw…🤣

    • @jolovesblackcats
      @jolovesblackcats 2 года назад

      Where do you live? I hope you can keep warm. Stay safe too. XXX

    • @saraht6562
      @saraht6562 2 года назад +1

      @@jolovesblackcats Ontario Canada! Luckily we have a good furnace that kept us nice and toasty. I could feel the cold coming off the windows though and decided to skip my morning walk! 🥶 Thank you for the well wishes. ❤️

    • @CT-uv8os
      @CT-uv8os 2 года назад

      @@saraht6562 Somd of my family are Wyandot. We are in the US. We celebrate something similar usually after February. The climate are the Lakes is too harsh.

  • @undercoverbird8592
    @undercoverbird8592 2 года назад

    Lol the “space “ I feel you. I say tomorrow is another day and it turns i to a year! 🤦🏽‍♀️😂😂💜💜💜

  • @Ladythyme
    @Ladythyme 2 года назад +1

    Don’t fret! I have one of those “disheveled” rooms…up and down 😳😊

  • @apriljo1968
    @apriljo1968 2 года назад

    End in career choices!
    🤣🤣🤣
    Damn, I just LOVE you!😅

  • @GlitzyWitch
    @GlitzyWitch 6 месяцев назад

    Oh youre just like me, i have a junk drawer, and junk everywhere, but my living space is tidy(ish) lol, as a crafter and a hoarder (sirnamr hourd, pronounced hoard) it'd definitely in the name 😂😂😂
    I loved your video, i will be doing what i can to celebrate Imbolc this year. As a British Pagen I've been extremely laxed over the years, but im determined to get back into my herbalism, witchery and celebrations. Thank you for your insight and being an amazing person ❤❤❤❤

  • @BobbinRoy3882
    @BobbinRoy3882 2 года назад +1

    LOVE your channel, Bex! Keep your videos coming, please. More videos about real witchy life, including dealing with the mundane. I am there with you, although I am alot older now. Unexpectedly, raising my granddaughter. Your son is so precious 😍 he's going to be an amazing individual 💗 blessings for your growing new life. ✨️ You have given me hope daily. I lived in Germany as a child, and you have taken me back to a beautiful place in my past. I would live where you are in a second! Germany is a lovely place and my heart resonates with it's energies. Greetings from across "the pond" 😊 Thank you so much for your inspiration. Hugs 🫂 🤗

  • @dM_gH
    @dM_gH Год назад

    Ok. Here I am studying (with you as my teacher), trying to be serious, getting ready for Imbolc and all I can do is laugh... hee hee. :)

  • @MaireGraves
    @MaireGraves 2 года назад +1

    Oh my with the secret stash♥️🤣

  • @gypsyfroggie
    @gypsyfroggie 2 года назад

    hahahaha you got to the top of the stairs and I just giggled! So great! We in America have a long way to go with taking care of each other! I love your videos!

  • @WhisperzVerse
    @WhisperzVerse 2 года назад +4

    I loved this video so much. Thank you for sharing about folk witchcraft. It's a fun way for me to reconnect with my German heritage :)

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  2 года назад

      Oh Yaih! So happy it helps you reconnect with your roots ❤️

    • @flowerpixel
      @flowerpixel 2 года назад

      Same

    • @hensmom6473
      @hensmom6473 2 года назад

      @@Thewitchescookery Yes same here. Love your witchy quirky self and videos! You may like "Scary Fairy Godmother" YT channel. And mums the word on your dirty lil secret LOL

  • @nickigreenwood
    @nickigreenwood Год назад

    Your videos are always so welcoming and cozy. Thank you! 💚✨

  • @jolenem5250
    @jolenem5250 2 года назад

    Neat to know the origin of PA's Groundhog Day. We call him Punxsutawney Phil.

  • @kaitlinmcsweeney
    @kaitlinmcsweeney Год назад

    I love the mess vulnerability! hahah! I love the whole thing but that really made me laugh. I’ve been intensely drawn to lighting candles, cleaning and gardening this past week! Somehow found your channel and had no idea what imbolc was. Feeling excited about it, thank you! Just subscribed!

  • @shimkonise357
    @shimkonise357 2 года назад +1

    Happy Imbolc

  • @michaelalang3154
    @michaelalang3154 2 года назад

    Blessed Be!! I am glad you are here. I appreciate you I am so glad I found you. Aela

  • @neoqueen157
    @neoqueen157 2 года назад +1

    I would love to know more about this ritual with the red candle for expecting mothers. 😊

  • @Tangerineskies22
    @Tangerineskies22 2 года назад +3

    I grew up in Lancaster PA, and we have our own "groundhog lodge" that one of my family members even had their wedding reception at that had a famous groundhog that everyone would wait for to "see his shadow" to predict winters length. Also PA has a famous groundhog that they do a news story about and its also got one that is their representative for the Lottery lol

    • @blktauna
      @blktauna 2 года назад

      Punxsutawney Phil is such a devil too. The question is if he bit anyone or not ;-D

    • @Tangerineskies22
      @Tangerineskies22 2 года назад

      @@blktauna lmfao 🤣 I would bite someone if they were swarming my home with cameras the second I awoke too

    • @blktauna
      @blktauna 2 года назад

      @@Tangerineskies22 Fair. :-D

  • @charissatroup5611
    @charissatroup5611 Год назад

    This video is almost a year old when I'm watching, but I just found your channel, and am loving it. I also put things on my stair case thinking they will somehow get put away properly, lol.

  • @honeybonbon9767
    @honeybonbon9767 2 года назад +3

    1:42 i love how the sound matched the music so well !! your videos are always so nice and cosy

  • @NightfallHomestead
    @NightfallHomestead 2 года назад +2

    I'm totally not meaning to hijack your post 🤣🤣 we do winter sowing here. I have most of my seeds planted in jugs and they are outside snug in their jugs and in the -10 degrees covered in snow. So they will start popping up when the snow begins to melt and the temps are just right. I made a video on it a couple weeks back of you want to try winter sowing! I also planted some spinach inside and its sprouting by the window!!

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  2 года назад

      Oooooh I love that idea!! I have to watch that video. And spinach is my fave to grow - I never thought of doing it inside but might do that right now haha 🌱

  • @rebeccawood7350
    @rebeccawood7350 Год назад

    It makes me so happy and peaceful watching your videos💜 maybe it’s the namesake and shared ethnicity 🥰

  • @darciehatt9088
    @darciehatt9088 Год назад

    Thank you for showing us your secret space filled with crap, lol, I have a similar attic space that is my dirty little secret…maybe I will be motivated by imbolc to tidy it up! I’m glad I’m not the only fairly tidy witch with a cute little house that has a space like this!

  • @HollyA
    @HollyA Год назад

    You have inspired me to clean my own cluttered spaces and to try making Schlenklweilnudel!

  • @LairMistress
    @LairMistress Год назад

    Hi from Seattle again! It's January now; but this video reminds me that it would be a great time to declutter, and box things up to put into my self-storage unit... :)

  • @kerstinsweeney373
    @kerstinsweeney373 2 года назад +2

    You are so aesthetic. Your videos are very calming and beautifully filmed and editted. I also like listening to your voice and your accent. Thank you! ❤️

    • @kerstinsweeney373
      @kerstinsweeney373 2 года назад +1

      ok i didn't get to the attic yet. But it was funny. "abandoned career choices" lol

  • @elizmonroe5368
    @elizmonroe5368 Год назад

    I adore you. This is my first time watching. You go girl!

  • @laurensova05
    @laurensova05 2 года назад +2

    Hi from the US/Arkansas! I so wish we had a better maternity leave system here. More importantly, this is a fantastic video! Thank you for sharing!

  • @maryl965
    @maryl965 Год назад

    Thank you so much! You are a delight! Great information and inspiration with a ton of smiles along the way.

  • @lilyroseblume167
    @lilyroseblume167 2 года назад

    Beautifull video 🌟🍓🧙‍♀️
    I love always fresh flowers everywhere at your home & nice candles🧙‍♀️
    Lovely earrings, looks beautiful on you💗

  • @EmilysTarotandMagick
    @EmilysTarotandMagick 2 года назад +4

    Oooh those donuts look amazing. I’ve made jam donuts a few times pre kids being born and they were just the most amazing donuts I’ve ever eaten because they were so fresh! Hope you’re feeling well. You look glowing. Imbolc blessings. I just love this sabbat so much. I made a video on my channel a few weeks ago and made an oil for Brigid for spells and rituals. I’m planning to make a new Brigid’s cross this year and sew some mugwort seedlings 🌱 😊 beautiful video thank you for sharing 🙏 xx

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  2 года назад +1

      Freshly baked stuff is just the best! No bakery can beat that 😄 Oooh, o have to check that video out!! 🤩 Sounds like wonderful Imbolc activities! Sending much love to you and yours 🌱❤️

  • @marympostupakakababa3016
    @marympostupakakababa3016 2 года назад +1

    Yes I am from a Pennsylvania and groundhogs day is a very big holiday here.
    Today we are having a snow storm❄ so, no sign of spring🌱 here yet!!

  • @coraclouden2506
    @coraclouden2506 2 года назад +3

    Thanks for another great video! Your box in the loft!! 🤣🤣 Please do write your biography xx

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  2 года назад

      So happy you liked it!! My best friend is an author and she always threatens that if I ever become famous she will write a tell-all-biography about my colorful youth & 20s 😅😂

  • @HootyFruityOwl
    @HootyFruityOwl 2 года назад +1

    I finally found a kitchen witch youtuber!! Oh I'm so glad I stumbled onto your channel, I've been doing kitchen witchery and candle magic for years just going off of what I've learned from family and random books or articles. I'm happy I found you because this means I get to actually watch someone practice the craft and also educate at the same time, it feels so refreshing. Thank you so much for making such a great channel and video!

  • @ginnyreeder8091
    @ginnyreeder8091 Год назад

    Subscribed - I just love your energy! Thanks for this lovely little delightful show, I enjoyed it thoroughly.

  • @okwhatever2995
    @okwhatever2995 2 года назад

    Lol I already like your energy! Your videos fun an pleasant to watch!

  • @marycrafcheck4905
    @marycrafcheck4905 2 года назад

    I love the way you say Pennsylvania and I think the groundhog is always drunk

  • @elizabethsmith3416
    @elizabethsmith3416 2 года назад

    Happy Imbolc I loved this Thank you so much!

  • @ChestnutPlays
    @ChestnutPlays Год назад

    Found your video today in my research. Followed because of the great info and your personality... and the remnants of your past life. LOL

  • @angelaowens6505
    @angelaowens6505 2 года назад +2

    I also am clearing out my hoarding space(s)!!! Thank you so much for sharing your space, I would love to see more (or a whole video) on something similar. Maybe your philosophies on hoarding, the benifits, and how to stop because I can't 😂😂😂😭😭😭

    • @Thewitchescookery
      @Thewitchescookery  2 года назад

      Oh I feel your pain 😅❤️ I will definitely do a video on cleansing soon where I incorporate some of the dealing with mess things. Luckily I do not hoard - it is more of a time issue haha I just throw everything up there and then forget it is there 😂 once a year I then throw everything out again and make it pretty.

    • @angelaowens6505
      @angelaowens6505 2 года назад

      @@Thewitchescookery I'm excited to see what you come up with! Your videos are always a joy to watch ❤

  • @Rockawaysiren
    @Rockawaysiren 2 года назад

    Happy Imbolc! I'm so glad I found you-what a nice video (had a smile at your box of "toys" in attic). Take care and thank you!

  • @spmoran4703
    @spmoran4703 2 года назад

    Danke Bex I really enjoyed your video. It's funny, but informative And the doughnuts , yummy.

  • @ShaunHopkinsAVFC
    @ShaunHopkinsAVFC 6 месяцев назад

    I love this video, it’s fun and informative, and maybe in more ways than you originally intended 😂. #BlessedBe

  • @danaslitlist1
    @danaslitlist1 2 года назад +2

    I've gotten my first cold in 3 years this week and we've also gotten a nice blizzard going on where I am lol looks like this year's Imbolc is going to be very lowkey for me and part of that lowkey, coziness is this video! Thank you for all the love you put into it

    • @jolovesblackcats
      @jolovesblackcats 2 года назад +1

      Hope you are feeling better soon. Keep your fluid intake up & rest as much as you can. XXX

  • @marjoriereagan5604
    @marjoriereagan5604 Год назад

    Fun hearing you talk about our PA Grundsau Day tradition! My grandfather and father went to the Grundsau Lodge on this Day and had to speak no English or pay a fine! 300 years in PA and still passing on the traditions! This year I’ll make Fasnacht kuche for 2/21/23