Real Witchcraft in the Practical Magic Movie║Black Shuck, Necromancy, Love Spells? 

I read somewhere that they deliberately pronounced Hekate's name as "Hektate" because they didn't want to disrespect her by accidentally calling on her for this "mock spell".

Just read an interview with the Director (Vanity Fair). Apparently they had a witchcraft consultant for the movie, but didn't want to pay her what she asked. She said she would curse the film if they didn't. He sent that up to the legal department and the legal department said "not going to mess with this" and cut her a check. Also, the books are really good. All of them

I wondered if Hearth would notice in the scene when Sally is running torwards her first man, the dog breaks from the pack and starts chasing behind her like the dog in the tarot card, The Fool. I thought that little detail was amazing and I need to watch this movie again to see if I can find more fun little clues and easter eggs.

I'm definitely more of a Sally. I always felt that when Sally said "there is no devil in the craft", she was implying that witchcraft itself is neutral - neither good nor bad. And that kinda dives into how you described it as it being a skill, skills themselves being neither good nor bad, instead only the intent in which it is used - which heavily relies on the person. She was showing Gary she was harmless as she was using her skills to manufacture bath oils and that the aunts just like to meddle in people's love lives.

Practical Magic is my absolutely favorite witch movie too! I'm so happy to see younger generations appreciating this fun film.

Love this movie too! I always thought that her spell became a generational curse wasn't just that she was so distraught but she was also pregnant. When she cast the spell upon herself she also cast it on her child or her unborn children. We often don't think of future consequences in the heat of the moment.

Something you may have missed or not know, forgive me if you do--- "He will hear my call a mile away"...In the scene where Sally realises something is wrong with Gilly, she cries "No, no, no" and rushes to the house...Gary hears Sally's distrest call (intuitively), knows something is wrong, hence why he suddenly rushes to the attic. 🌔🖤

🌼🌷🌺 "My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue. It rather denotes a lack of courage."🌷🌼🌺 I am a Sally but it feels like my friends have more Gillian ways. Loved this video so much!! Thank you for doing this!!

The Aunts are by far my favorite characters. I wish they had a movie with those two ladies.

When Sally invites all the women that bullied her, I felt that they only bullied her because she was different, in a good way, and them coming to help was a way of them accepting her because Sally finally accepted herself. I relate so much to Sally more than Jillian. ❤

The book and the movies are very different but both great. One scene that I wish they had included in the film was the outcome of the love spell at the beginning. He grows so obsessed that he literally won't leave her alone so she returns to have the spell undone, but the aunts ignore her. I just think it would help illustrate why you have to "be careful what you wish for. "

the line "there's a little witch in everyone" said by Aunt Jet is also iconic. i have a tea set from killstar that has that quote in the bottom of my cups. practical magic is one of my favorite movies. i actually saw it at the movie theater when it came out. i was pregnant with my oldest kid . she was born a week after this movie came out and i named her Rianna. a derivative of the Celtic goddess Rhiannon's name.

Practical Magic is one of my favourite movies! I recognized a lot of elements in witchcraft that I use in my own practice, such as kitchen witchcraft. Alice Hoffman really got it right. Her other prequels are also real page-turners. I wish you a blessed Samhain! Blessed Be! )O(

I love aunt Jett and Frannie. My favorite book in this series is the one about their story, "The rules of magic".

I'm pretty sure that when they assembled the women of the town for the banishment it's under the guide of "they're trying to get rid of an abusive boyfriend". No matter how much I detest someone (and I can hold a hell of a grudge) I would be there in a heartbeat.

The last time I watched this movie I noticed that the aunts are doing some weaving on a loom when the first love spell scene happens, and the woman knocks on their door. I am super into fiber arts, hand spinning, knitting, weaving with natural fibers. It helps me feel more connected to the earth to wear things made from scratch from natural fiber, and I think it's so cool that they included this in the movie! It totally matches up with the aunts style too, their handmade, mended, antique clothes totally seem like they could have been hand made or passed down from other women who made them in the family.

I think the high energy of the margarita dance was from the spirit of what’s his name. Jilian’s relationship was fun at first then became terrifying.

Ohhh I LOVE Practical Magic so much. I adore the Owens family and the fact that the sisters share the line on sisterhood, one sister being brunette, the other being a red head. Their house is to die for and their greenhouse/potion room, I love that they show the links between potions and lotions, even down to Sally saying her husband liked her products so much he’d eat them! 🌺🥀🌹🌷💐🌻🌼🌸

Great breakdown!! Fun fact: The house was made on Whidbey Island in the state of Washington specifically for the movie. They built it just for the facade and was torn down directly after the film concluded.

In Greek folklore throwing salt or spitting over the left shoulder is happening simply because this is where bad spirits or bad energy or the evil eye is sitting. We can see similar things to other cultures too. In Carlos Castañeda books, Don Juan is revealing that death is our eternal companion and is located one arm length behind the left shoulder. But also in Christianity's pop images you often see the demon speaking to you over the left shoulder and the angel from the right one. Generally the left side is consider to be the sinister one in many traditions. Thank you for this beautiful video, Practical Magic is definitely one of my absolute favourite movies.

The salt and lavender quote was said at my brothers wedding. Would love to see a video on The Love Witch!

This movie is my absolute favourite! I even have a tattoo that is a "visual representation" otlf that very famous quote. There's a scene that everyone seems to forget about. And it's when Gary says to Sally that he wished for her too. Now in the very beginning of the movie, before the aunts meddle with the love spell. Sally walks under a tree and the tree leaves fall on her and she looks back at it. That's the moment Gary wished for her too! And it's so easily missed and when someone told me I was like oh hey! How did I miss that!

One thing about this movie that i remember is that Angelov is a serial killer who marks his victims by branding them with a ring that he wears before strangling them. If i remember correctly, he marks Gillian before he gets killed and that "opens" her to the possibility of being possessed. She was about to be his next victim when Sally shows up to rescue her. Also! Gillian uses Belladonna as a sedative to help herself sleep. Belladonna is a sedative that can be very toxic when consumed. The name Belladonna comes from the fact that in times long past, women would use a solution containing Belladonna to dilate their pupils to appear more beautiful.

One of two favourite movies. The other one is "Bell, Book and Candle" (1958) with Kim Novak and James Stewart and this movie is a true gem. :)

🌻 Love the video. Practical Magic is a guilty pleasure of mine and like many other teens in the late 90's it fuelled a secret obsession and curiosity about the craft that I was not able to explore until I left my parents home. 🌻

I've watched this movie for decades and just recently realized when Sally is running to Michael she is followed by a pack of barking dogs which is said to be a sign of Hecate. It's almost as if the Goddess herself was guiding her to him. ❤❤❤

This has been my comfort movie for years! Loved this video. It was the movie that made me want to practice witchcraft, and while I've never had the motivation to properly try I get the same urge every time I watch it. Just little things that can be added to everyday. 'Tis why Sally's my favourite, her positive reaction to the whip cream hack was so fun to me and made the idea of magic and witchcraft more accessible. 🌻🥀🌻🥀🌻🥀🌻🥀🌻🥀🌻🥀

The black dog indeed must have been intentional. I’m basing this on not only your excellent observations, but the choice of song (yes, I was/am obsessed by both this movie and music!) “Black eyed dog” by Nick Drake is the song they played in that segment, and if you Google the lyrics, you’ll see how right you are!

I grew up Pagan, and this was one of my favorite movies. I’ll admit I was skeptical when I first saw your video pop up on my feed. A lot of people do surface level reads of things like this, and they get many things wrong. I was pleasantly surprised with the way that you broke everything down, and you got most everything right. I am in my mid-30s, and it is nice to see younger people who have an appreciation for the deeper aspects of the craft. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, and I hope you inspire an entire new generation to walk down this path in perfect love and perfect trust.

I don't practice witchcraft, but I do enjoy learning the history of it. I love the movie Practical Magic, so thank you for sharing your knowledge behind the curtain. 🌷

My wife and I love this movie because so much of it is quite real. NO witches (or suspected witches) were ever burned in the American colonies. Most were hanged but some were either drowned or pressed between great rocks (common witch tests: if you survive this, you're a witch).

The film based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Alice Hoffman, and there are more 3 books about the Owens which are Magic Lessons, The rules of magic and The book of Magic. I love all of them ❤ Sally is my fav

Do you think that the fact that she was pregnant at the time she cast her spell also lent to the spell becoming a generational curse?

I absolutely loved this video. Practical magic has been my favourite film since it first came out in the nineties. I had never dwelt on the significance of the black dog before! Sally is definitely my favourite. As someone who became a pagan witch in the nineties I completely relate to wanting to distance myself from satanists and still do. A friend once considered calling social services when she discovered what I was as she was worried my daughter must be in danger!Noson Calan Gaeaf Hapus from Wales🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼

Many hands make light work. That's the point of that levitation trick as seen in The Craft. It was a staple in the seances we used to do as teenagers. Just have everyone use two fingers. If you really concentrate, and you have enough people (and the person being levitated stays perfectly stiff), it will really, really work. This is how I feel about the sisters bringing in all the townies who used to give them grief. Just as long as they're there to help (and it doesn't hurt if some of them really do believe the sisters are witches), the more the merrier!

I love this movie. It's one of the very few ones I actually have. I've also read the book which is very different, but they are both great stories. I did want to point out that is wasn't only women that bullied them growing up. The two women from Sally's shop came too. And those two seemed very supportive, possibly even practitioners themselves. I liked how the one woman called another and said something along the lines of, "great news. Sally just came out." Though yes it was mostly women that gave them trouble and I imagine that would muck up the magic. But it was a good thematic choice with several of the other things that happened in the movie and the resolution. 💐

Great video! This is one of my favorite movies 💜 you were mentioning kind of wondering about the midnight margaritas scene; I wanted to point out the tequila that the aunts used to make the margaritas was left on the porch (assumably by Jimmy’s spirit) so it makes sense that the entire scene was a bit wild energetically. It all began when they found the tainted tequila. Same brand of tequila Jimmy had been drinking in the car-ride kidnapping, the tequila that sally poisoned and ultimately led to his death. His energy was definitely in it, a hateful negative energy that led to the women all taking uncontrolled jabs at eachother.

One of my favorite parts is the breakfast scene when the frog belches out the ring.

I love Practical Magic, both the movie and the book. But this movie holds a special place in my heart as one of the foundations of my spiritual awakening. Also the family ties and dynamics are so similar to my own, it made me understand how much my grandmother thought me of her craft. Thank you for this lovely video. ❤ 🌺🌸🌼🌻

When I was a child, i would tell my parents who would be calling or visting that day. Thank you for the video! One of my favourite movies. 💜

Absolutely love this movie! I have a super strong Sally vibe, I even craft soaps and lotions. Now, as i get older, i just want to be the aunts. 🪻🪻🪻🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️

I'm honestly still surprised that they haven't done a sequel. This novel and movie were both amazing, and everyone in the movie is still alive and still look amazing!

🍁🌻🌻🍂🕸🧙‍♀️ I love Practical Magic! I also noticed that the sisters pronounced Hekate incorrectly and I was happy that they gave true respect during the making of a movie❤

HearthWitch, my daughter introduced me to this wonderful movie several years ago and I totally love it!. Every time it's on either Amazon Prime or RU-vid we both watch it together. I love the fact that you went through every scene of this movie with a fine tooth comb and thoroughly explained all the elements of magic presented in the movie--excellent job! Now after watching this video I will definitely go back and watch "Practical Magic" today again for the 5th time before Halloween. Also, I do agree, that Sally is also my favorite sister because she is "practical" (pun intended) in all intentions of everything she does in her life in the movie. However, Jilly (Nicole Kidman) does everything scatterbrained without thinking of the consequences of her actions (she just wants to have a good time) is the opposite of Sally (in a dualistic world it makes sense --yin and yang). In my opinion, all of the cast members in this movie did a phenomenal job in the presentation of the material, while adding humor along the way! It's definitely a must-watch film whether or not you practice witchcraft! After watching this video, I decided to pair your video with "Practical Magic" while watching it with either my daughter or some friends on Halloween. Great video, thank you so much!♥😃

I got my boyfriend to watch this movie with me and we loved it! My mom had it on dvd growing up and I would watch it alone in my room at night. I just love the love between sisters who grew up together! They get to share everything together💕🌷🪷🪻🪻🌷🌷

This is one of my favourite films, thank you for doing this. I would like your take on the original series of Charmed (8 seasons so I appreciate that is a lot!) as I really liked your video on The Craft. Also the magic in Buffy the vampire slayer. 🌻

💐 Great video! I love the fact that you don't just review the film in a real witchcraft context, but use it as a full on teaching tool! Thank you so much again. I hope you had an amazing Halloween!

Practical Magick is by far one of the best movies ever made for the whole of witchcraft as a practitioner I truly believe this is an amazing film not to be missed (highly recommended)

While I have not seen this movie (I'm not much of a tv/movie person), I am now curious to see it. I LOVE your breakdown and explanations, especially the lore. It sounds like the screenwriter did an excellent job of researching what witchcraft really is without the ridiculous "satanic panic" vibe. Thank you for yet another stellar video!

As a child, I was told that if you heard the hooting of an owl in the dead of night, it meant someone in the local area was going to die.

🌹🥀🧙‍♀️🥀🌹 I noticed in the live stream that someone mentioned the good witch, and I would just like to say that the good witch movies are likely my most favorite movies to watch! And it would be lovely to hear your reactions to the movies if you find them suitable for one of these kinds of reviews!!

I am a nurse and I frequently deal with death. I have seen this beetle time and time again before my patients die. This has repeated in differnt places, in old and new builds. I have several theories.....one being that there might be something to do with the smells/hormones or reactions that take place in the body when someone dies/is dying attracts them....OR they are there specifically for me as a helpful hint from the universe as I recognise them as a correspondence so its a good way to get me attention....I of course lean more towards some scientific reason as I'm quite sceptical for a witch but I've always wondered what it is? X

Practical Magic is my favorite movie. The Craft is a very close second

I did wish that the film makers gave better translations to the spells. For example, young Sally's love spell 'Amas Veritas" translates to "I Love the Truth." The Spell the group used to banish Angelov is "Di te perdant te maledico" This could either be Italian or Latin. In Italian it translates to "I curse you perdant" In Latin it translates to "God Destroy You, I curse You" However Perdant is a Corsican/French word meaning to Lose, losing or Loser. So if you translate from Corsican it means "I curse you for losing" Personally I believe its a combination of all the translations I provided above to mean "God, Destroys you loser, I curse You." Also tossing salt over the left shoulder. There is a reason for this. There is an old belief that if you want to do negative workings, if you stand on your left foot, pointing your index finger of your left hand at a target, with right eye closed, you can curse your enemies. The left side (for right handed people) is considered to be the receptive side enegetically where as the right side (for right handed people) is considered projective. So if a curse is going to come your way, it comes through the left side of your body, into the left eye and then throughout the body. So throwing salt over the left shoulder puts a stop/creates a energetic barrier to prevent negative energies from attaching to you.

Great video, Hearth! I love this series. Would love to see an episode on the show Supernatural, particularly their witch-focused episodes 🌸🌸

I’ve read almost all of Alice Hofmann’s books. The relationships between people are So magical and deeply emotional and wise. she expresses the big power of sisterhood and brotherhood.

I read the book, and the story of the woman who had the sisters cast a love spell against their better advice is a large part of the story, and of why Sally hates the idea of falling in love so much. The book really is a great read.

🪻🌻🌷🌺🌸🌼🪷💐🌹 A scene I particularly liked in the movie you haven’t talked about (because there’s so much to say there’s no way to talk about everything) is the one in which Gillian drives to see Sally yet she has disappeared the next morning ; I didn’t understand it the first time I saw it, and someone said « that’s a representation of astral projection, she wasn’t actually driving nor was she there physically with Sally » and it’s so subtle yet so well done I love it !

I've been a practicing witch since the 1990s and when this movie came out it became a family favorite! It's so wonderful to see positive representation! Great video! 💜💜💜🌹🌼🌷

This is one of our favourite movies. “A little mugwort will fix that right up” has become a catch phrase in our household. “Di te perdant te maledico.” is Latin for “God destroy you, I curse you.”

I live in the Appalachian mountains of kentucky. Instead of a death watch beetle, I grew up learning that if you hear an owl during the daytime someone close will die soon

I never knew Practical Magic was a book, but it’s always been 1 of my fave movies, I’m very much Sally.🥰🥰

🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺 This is my favorite witchy movie, too. I’m so glad to hear all your insights into the real life aspects of the story and how it was presented. Keep up the good work, Dear Hearth! ✨💖✨

I think the line “There’s a little witch in all of us” is an important factor in the participation of the townswomen in the exorcism. They bullied Sally because they were alienated from their own inner-magic. When they got to participate as a community in spellwork, it not only healed the sisters & dispelled the curse, it healed the rift in the community as well.

One of my favourite scenes is when one of the girls points to a tormentor and wishes that he gets chickenpox, then in another scene you see him and he is covered in chickenpox. I have seen this movie at least about 10 times, including at the theater a couple of times. I have read that they did have a witch on the production staff. Well done Hearth. 🌺🌼

the absolute best thing about the movie is that house

Love this movie! A favorite for sure! 💜 i do love the aunts! Witches of Eastwick was a great movie too and the show Witches of East End was great too. It was based off the books by Melissa De La Cruz. Unfortunatly, they cancelles the show before it could end. Thank you again for a great video! Love watching you, Hearth! 💜

Dear Hearth, First let me say, I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! You’re the best! Thank you for sharing honest unbiased factual information about the Craft! You’re a bright light in a sea of REALLY BAD, silly, ridiculous, and sometimes dangerous Witchy Woo-woo!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Next as someone who always felt from an early age spiritually different and Witchy. Added to the fact I am 6’8”/275lbs/Multi-racial/look like an American Football Player but went on for a Jurist Doctorate/and is Gay… basically an amalgamation of disparate stereotype! 🤪🤪🤪 And has been a practicing Witch since I was 17. First as a Wiccan, and now an Eclectic form of Traditional Witchcraft. This movie has been my “Jam” for years! I like you and almost every Practitioner I have ever met from every Tradition loves this movie. I have seen it about 4 times so far this year. And will undoubtedly watch it again a few more times before the end of the year! In fact if I meet a guy I seriously want to date and include in my life. And it comes time to “Come Out” of the Broom Closet with him… or even a new friend. I will just cook a nice meal (with intent on communication & understanding); plop them down in front of the television to watch “Practical Magic” in a movie night situation. And then afterwards explain that this is a MOVIE! I can’t resurrect the dead! But pretty much… THIS IS ME! (I like you am VERY “Sally!”) And then ask, “Any questions?!” 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️ This always opens up a great and often fascinating dialogue & discussion. And either proves this is someone I want in my life… or “you know where the door is… please use it. NOW!” So once again. Thank you for all of your videos. And a great review of one of my favorite movies! 🌑🧙🏽‍♂️🕯️✨🧹🐈‍⬛🌕

Me and my daughter watched this movie 50 times,almost every night for a couple months. This was 23 years ago and she was 9. No 2004 I got a a black cat from my son and named it Sally after Sally from this movie. She had 10 kittens a month later and they all lived! I know every word to every song on the soundtrack!❤

Yes! I've waiting for this vid. I loveee this movie 🖤

PLEASE read the series of practical magic because it delves into Maria’s story and is so good. You follow the Owens family through multiple generations and is actually just different enough from the movie to keep it interesting. I highly recommend audible because the actress absolutely brings it to life.

First time coming across your channel and very pleasantly impressed by your breakdown of the movie and learning so much more about the history of witchcraft and how it was portrayed in the movie. I should read the books, as this is one of my favorite movies since I was little. My sister and I would play our “Gilly and Sally roles” obviously not knowing what we were doing, but I can watch it over and over again, just to look at that house alone. Honestly incredible. Thank you for the breakdown and I’ll be checking out more of your content!

My fave film im 58 now loved it for all those years ❤ best witchcraft film

I absolutely love practical magic i watched it all the time as a child with my mom and aunt, and then again with my sister's and now with my own children lol. Thank you again for a great watch Hearth!

Loved this video and love Practical Magic. Suspiria (2018) is one of my favourite movies of all time and it's about witches so if you haven't watched it already, I highly recommend doing so! Maybe you'll be inspired to make a video about it, I'd be curious to see what you think of it. :)

Practical Magic is one of my all time favorite movies & a Halloween must see movie in my house (actually, it's a year round must see movie). As someone with a sister, I love how Sandra Bullock& Nicole Kidman (& even the aunts) bicker like actual sisters. I have a little of both Sally & Gillian in me, with a wee bit of Aunt Jett & a huge dose of Aunt Francis! It's based on the book by Alice Hoffman, who has written other "prequel" books about the Owens family - one about the aunts, Jett (Brigette) & Francis when they were young & one about Maria's origin story. I highly recommend that everyone give them a read. I love that you did this video. I also noticed some of the extra little bits that made the movie feel more authentic.

🌹This was such a wonderful video. I've been dying to see someone go through this film (honestly any witchy film) from a witchy perspective, and this was so comprehensive ❤️ Thank you!

Hi Hearth, i love your rendition of Practical Magic. Have you thought about doing one on Hocus Pocus too about the Sanderson Sisters? ❤

In reality, prayer is a form of magic. Prayer is a form of wish-craft. Christianity is FILLED with magic.

I love this movie! When the aunts are doing the love spell, they make the woman do the actual action. They provide her the elements, but she has to do the work. I really liked that. It shows how you have to be the one to work magic for yourself.

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🌸🌸🌸 Thank you for this in-depth analysis! I love how knowledgeable and conscientious you are on these subjects, it's really a joy listening to your videos 'cause not only are they soothing, people can actually learn a lot! For a witch who's fallen out of her practice due to health issues, I must say that just watching these types of videos inspire me so much and are starting to rekindle that spark for practice so I hope I'll be able to continue soon! Much love and appreciation from a slavic pagan witch to you ♥

I used to watch this a lot as a kid. It still holds up today.

The movie was filmed near where I used to live. A friend of mine at the time took her son to the set where he is featured in the movie as an extra kid eating ice cream. He was also in the ending scene. Everyone who wanted was asked to dress up in Halloween costumes and show up for the ending scene.

One of my fave’s!!! I’ve watched Practical Magic a million times!! Totally agree, someone really did their homework regarding Witchcraft!! Loved and enjoyed your video very much!! Blessings 🖤🌻🖤🌻🖤🌻

I dont know if you noticed, but the woman who brings the dust buster is part of another well known witch-based production, shes one of the teachers from Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

I felt like Sally called those women because she really knew that they were secretly witches and that they were projecting. They finally realized that they could be who they truly were but, were to scared to admit.

You’ve given such a beautiful in-depth breakdown of one of my most favorite movies …. Thank you for your work! 🌟

It didn't occur to me until seeing it again here (I haven't watched this movie in ages, though I do love it), but when the girls throw Jillian's "banishing syrup" jug into the ocean, it could be intentionally done as a means of dispersing the banishing spell's power. After all, it's common to use fire, burial in earth or salt, or being cast into free-flowing water as a means of breaking a working and dispersing its energy. There's a definite sense that the girls have been learning from the aunts, and this feels like something they would have been quick to teach them, in order to ensure they knew how to properly end a working. After all, they didn't just dump it out or throw it in the trash, they very specifically ran to the edge of the water to get rid of it. Also, on the "Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder" thing...I've heard that it's a thing that comes from the concept of left being "sinister" and tied with negativity in a lot of beliefs, including the idea that it might stem from the belief that the Devil is lurking over the left shoulder to tempt you to sin. Thus, throwing the salt over the left shoulder is in fact tossing it straight into the Devil's eye, and temporarily blinding him.

I’m so excited about finding you on RU-vid. I’m thankful for your teachings and insight. I’m going to be going back and watching all!

I honestly always love the bloopers/behind the scenes at the end of every video. It feels much more like we're just hanging out with you, which is really enjoyable.💜💖

This was my favorite childhood movie. So glad seeing you doing a review on it.

This movie holds a special place in my heart. The first time I've seen this was when I was up with my second newborn son five years ago. He was born in September, so very close to the Halloween season. So this was on quite a bit, and popping up during the wee lonely hours as I nursed. I like to say that the Owens family kept me company when I felt a little lonely being up around the clock. Also, I had developed my Claire senses around that time, and I believe it was due to giving birth, and being a mother for the second time. I didn't know what it was at first, and was quite scared of it. I believe now it was family, or guardians keeping a close eye on us, and letting us know not to worry. Fortunately, over the past few years I've met, and befriended people who were knowledgeable, and found out that this sensitivity runs in my family. I began looking into witchcraft even though I was born, and raised Catholic. I'm glad you mentioned that it's a secular practice, that it spans different beliefs. It makes me feel less like a walking contradiction. I think it was a path I was meant to explore, with caution, and respect. I hide openly from my conservative loved ones, as I've always worn my love of the unusual on my sleeve, and don't openly discuss with anyone who is, well...not open.

I thought for sure, based on the title of this video, that you would've mentioned one of my personal favorite parts of the movie. It's when Sally's red headed daughter (I can't remember her name at the moment), is getting bullied by one of the neighborhood kids with his mother present. In response to the bullying, the daughter looks the boy in the eye and points her finger directly at him while she shouts, "I HOPE YOU GET MEASLES!", and instantly Sally reaches out and lowers the girl's arm and tries to claim that she didn't mean it. And it's shortly afterwards when we see the boy again in town and he indeed has gotten measles, lol. From a magical practice perspective, I thought it would be a perfect addition to your topic because it relates so perfectly to the importance of not only giving breath and life to your intent by speaking it aloud (especially when so emotionally charged), but also displays the importance of using her finger to direct that intent out in a very direct way. And the fact that she's looking right at him and saying it directly to him only strengthens it, because if nothing else, having the person who's being hexed KNOW that they're being hexed increases the odds of being able to use their own beliefs and fears against them in a self fulfilling prophecy/placebo type of way. 😜😁 My boyfriend always points out that part of the movie and says it reminds him of me, as I've always struggled with self control and filtering the things I say before I absentmindedly or sarcastically put them into spoken words, lol. Some would perceive that as a gift, but in reality, it's a constant challenge that I usually fail to recognize until the words have already left my mouth. So for me personally, it's always been the most relatable part of the movie. Sorry this comment turned out to be a novel, lol. I don't usually talk about this kinda stuff with people outside of my very small circle of loved ones and I don't get out much these days, lol. Sorry! ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Thank you, Hearth, for the breakdown of this movie. It's nice seeing it through your eyes and experience. Much love from Georgia (the country)

Thank you so much for this! You get my subscription because I love how intelligent you are and how you broke down one of my FAVORITE witch movies ever.

I like all your videos Hearth, but I admit I miss your more educational type videos. Reactions are well and good but you are so great at teaching that’s what I love most! Thank you for putting in so much effort for this video! ❤

This is one of my favourite movies full-stop. Thank you for this incredibly in-depth video. The black dog was something that really hit me the first time I watched it too. 🌻 So glad I found your channel.

I'm glad u included Practical Magic in your series Hearth. It is my fave movie. Love all your inputs and as usual more learning from you which is the best.❤

🌻 You pointed out so many things I never noticed in that film, and I've watched it soooo many times !