Welcome. Siofra's Magic Alcove is a place to find the down home magic you are looking for, by a witch who has been practicing since the mid 1960's and wants to share some of what she has learned. The practices given here will be mostly pagan, but we reserve the right to go into all sorts of practices. Shamanism, Indian Tantric teachings and various magical and spiritual practices are on the table, potentially including Enochian and ceremonial magic also. The Alcove is the home of Siofra Bradigan, and she is doing most of the videos. Her partner, Ian Coyote, is now offering his unique perspective on magic as well.
Yeah people need to have some respect for someone else’s experience. The audacity to tell you what you did or didn’t experience when they weren’t there! when I told people I saw UFOs and fairie orbs and etheric beings people thought I was crazy because I got scared and had to go to the hospital 😢it was traumatic because I was scared enough to check myself in but I knew I wasn’t crazy. Well when I produced videos a few weeks later of the UFOs and fairy orbs and brought people over to see them physically then people got afraid of me 😂 And I’m like “no I need support, this is life altering and you ding bats that were making it like I was crazy now all of a sudden that you know it’s a thing want to get away from me!” I feel bad for people back in the day who didn’t have a digital camera. The gaslighting and invalidation was traumatic it’s hard enough on the mind to accept it that these things are real and the amount of stress produced while I had to deal with invalidation was terrible. Just because something is rare doesn’t make it not true. The whole reason I started my channel was to document and reality test what I was seeing. And now when I tell friends I’m experiencing visions inside my mind too they know I’m not just schizo because they see the videos so obviously I’m experiencing something.
What religion do you practice? I’ve interested in trying to work with and understand magick. As well as see and work with the Fae. Also how can you find a layline and heal it???
I don't practice a religion. I'm a pagan. A religion is a series of defined practices and beliefs that someone follows. Wicca meets the definition of a religion but I am not a wiccan. You can be in tune with nature and the natural forces of the earth and universe without having a defined structure upon which to frame things but doing it like that requires you to be making all of your own choices about how to act and by your actions to define your relationship to the Earth and the Universe (which I believe is alive and conscious). That is why this is a path of self-discovery. Everyone likes to have labels to help others understand what they do so mine is Eclectic Universalist. This means I pick and choose how to practice and when and I work with multiple pantheons (Greek, Egyptian, Hindu, Norse, Native American). We are each in a unique relationship with the life and spirit around us and there are many flavors and many paths to self awareness. The differences between them are to be celebrated. Takes more work to do it this way, but then I'm in charge of my own spiritual progress and ultimately responsible for my actions and for accepting the consequences of my actions as I go. Me finding and healing a ley line was an organic process that happened because I was paying attention to what was going on around me in the moment. I could have ignored the spirit that came into the cabin in Big Sur where I was staying and not inquired as to why it was so upset. I could have decided not follow it up the trail and find the problem. I could have decided I didn't know enough and wasn't qualified to help and turned around. My experiences with the unseen world happen because I choose to interact and sometimes intervene in a situation that I see happening and to ask for help when I need it. Magic is all around us. Learning how to see and work with the fae is a result of becoming more in tune with your own energy and natural abilities. The videos that I have put up can teach you how to work with your own energy and start the process of becoming the person you want to be. It is a life long process of experiencing and learning from the world and universe around us.
as a young (19)solitary eclectic witch, I must say I usually I disregard RU-vid in general. Because I’ve gained no information on what I need, but you… I’ve binged 3 videos in the last 2 hours and taken notes in my grimorie. Blessed be!
Awesome. I saw a need to share what I consider real and accurate magical information and decided that instead of taking all that I have learned and experienced to my grave with me I would share it for those who might get something useful out of it. So thank you for making a comment and I am glad that I am offering information that you are finding valuable. Blessed be!
This was great! Thank you for the video. I agree with the color theory. It's changed so much over time. For instance, In victorian England pink was considered a boys color and too exciting for girls. The point I'm making is, I feel like the energy is intelligent, it works with you within your personal frame of reference. The more I work with energy, the more I recognize that two people will experience the energies colors and textures differently. That doesn't make one person wrong.
Absolutely. That's why it's important for us to evaluate our own individual biases and make conscious decisions about how energy works for us and the universe will naturally adapt to the pathways that we have created.
This is so helpful ❤thank you! I’ve been doing that cup meditation and renouncing Christ and his works! I’m going to make an unbaptizing ritual! I’m becoming stronger in my witchhood and stating I am a witch out loud. I’m glad I was an agnostic for a few years and studied fallacies and learned that the Bible was not an authority. There’s a kernel husk of evidence that Jesus even existed. He’s about as real as Paul Bunyan’s tails. It took me a long time to even say the words that “ I am a Witch “ out loud I was so timid. Now I realize this isn’t just a cutesy fad for me. I’ve been initiated, I’ve had my mind shattered after my spiritual awakening last year and ended up in the hospital from the fear and dissociation last year. And now I’m putting myself together how I see fit! Something rose up in me to contend with the beings that i saw that were physically manifesting in my place I could literally film them. So I had to develop some inner strength to handle the awareness. becoming more comfortable with people being upset with me about leaving Christianity. I had someone the other day that told me “ be careful “ and told me I was “full of false hoods” I doubled down and told her I renounced Christianity like 5 years ago. Where have you been? I sent her thought forms and energy back she’s the one full of falsehoods and he’s the one who should be careful. then She blocked me after that. She was an otherwise sweet person but I can’t let anyone take the reins from me regarding my own psyche. I don’t want the Christian mind virus. I don’t think they’re terrible people but I don’t submit to it. I did my mantras to clear my chakras after that interaction and felt her energy lift and go back to her. I felt really good and strong. Yes my feelings were hurt but I’m not playing around. These people have no idea the amount of ego strength it took for me to conquer my fears of seeing spirits and UFOs. They must be out of their damn minds if they thing I’m just going to cow over and run back to Christianity after I got scared and I had people really applying pressure when they saw me in a weakened state last year . It was very predatory. And I’m glad I said no! I get the thought forms and old feelings of doom or evil overtaking me and I say a mantra and clear my energy and say a big fat “ no!” I am beyond thankful for your channel and you deserve all the blessings in your life and it’s inspiring to see someone say no to unworthiness and stand up for their own existence! It’s real! And it’s helping alot of us who’ve had the crap kicked out of us by these damn Christian egragores! Blessed Be ❤
I have been searching for more information about the Fae - I’ve had people tell me I have Fae features and have had a deep calling to them since.. everything I look into I know is coming from someone without actual experience and wisdom about them .. thank you for sharing this!
Just got my first wand... was looking for something around 13". Mine is 17.5. Fits perfectly between my elbow and the tip of my bird finger... guess im typical without knowing
Thank you for this interesting talk. I particularly appreciated how, after sharing your experience of helping the police, you commented on how easy it is to misinterpret the messages, images, etc., we may be receiving especially when we try to put them into a narrative (because of personal biases, context). SO important to stay aware of this! And we can try -- and practice -- stepping back to be more objective but as humans that's nearly impossible except in hindsight (which is a form of objectivity, isn't it?). One of the advantages of being an elder (thee and me) is this gift of hindsight that we can attempt to apply to the present for greater clarity, question our conclusions ... and always watching for 'ego traps.' Blessed Be!
II would like you to know I very much appreciate your replying to my comments. If you would like me to acknowledge your replies, let me know and I'll do it. PS Love the green hair.
I thought I had responded to this one previously but my response seems to be missing! I agree about mercury retrograde for myself. Definitely I've been affected by others suddenly forgetting their obligations (missing appointments, canceling at the last minute) and Ian has historically had problems with repairing or upgrading electronics!
I watch all your videos and have been for about 2 years. I rarely comment but, today I wanted to day Thank You for your valuable knowledge and your wonderful energy ! I really appreciate your videos!!!
Mercury retrogrades will affect different people differently depending on their chart. For me, it is always a time when I can get caught up on all my many tasks that would otherwise overwhelm me. So, I actually look forward to Mercury retrogrades. I am curious about your chart. Would you share your birth info?
Capricorn in sun and moon, Gemini rising. I do not find Mercury retrograde to generally be a difficult time for me personally, and yes, taking care of things that need to seems to be my focus. I did, however, notice that it affected my schedule as a massage therapist and I would receive many more last minute cancellations and forgotten appointments during that time.
Since you want questions...Do the windows have to be closed when putting in good energy after banishing the negative? Can a rune symbol or sigil be used instead of a pentagram? Does the symbol have to represent earth? Other considerations? How often does this need to be done? Does doing this also keep out psychic snoopers?
People think that the windows need to be open when you are getting rid of bad energy (though I don't think it's necessary) so those same people might think the windows need to be closed to keep in the good energy. I think it depends on how your brain works and what makes sense to you in that regard. You can use other symbols I am sure. The pentagram is just a universally recognized symbol by the spirits and they can tell a lot about your natural authority and who you are by how you have drawn it...just as a thing without significant meaning or as a real solid drawn on all the planes symbol that is innately understood as to what it represents. So if you use a different symbol you need to be very familiar with it and have a deep understanding of how it works. The symbol represents all of reality since it is comprised of the five elements: air, fire, water, earth and spirit. The burning incense represents the air and fire specifically and the salt and water represents the earth and water specifically. You doing it represents the spirit element. I got a good look at what I did and how it appears on the other planes during one of my trips. We were staying in a hotel and I went over there on the mental plane to check it out and see if I'd gotten all of the entrances/exists adequately covered or not. My pentagrams were these glowing blue symbols hanging in space, easy to see. They serve as a boundary, a warning, to other spirits...a vivid do not disturb no trespassing sign...which they will take very seriously if they have been placed with awareness and knowledge. Depending upon your ability it might only need to be done once or it might need to be done repeatedly (also depending on your internalized belief system in both yourself (and your own ability) and in the process and what your expectations are of how long it "should" last).
@@siofrasmagicalcove7293 I've decided to go with a lock, of which I'm the only one with the key. It's universal and clear and I feel gives me more control.
