The Burning Times Documentary - Part 1
This beautifully crafted film is an in-depth look at the witch-hunts that swept through Europe just a few hundred years ago. False accusations and trials led to massive torture and burnings at the stake, and ultimately to the destruction of an organic way of life. The film advances the theory that widespread violence against women and the neglect of our environment today can be traced back to those times. Part two of a series of three films on women and spirituality, which includes Goddess Remembered and Full Circle. --------- NOTE ABOUT COMMENT POLICY: I do moderate comments for this video series, because it is a sensitive topic. I want women to feel comfortable, and to promote an environment of productive understanding. Comments that I decide are sexist, hateful, bigoted or just unproductive won't be approved. It can sometimes take me a couple of days to notice that a comment has been posted, so please be patient and don't double-post your comments. If you're sure that you've posted something appropriate and a week goes by without it being approved, then go ahead and post it again. I probably just missed it. Thanks and enjoy this great series. REMARKS: I posted this video uncertain of how it would be received, though I suspected there were many others, particularly women, who would find it to be a clarifying link to our history. Even that word history erases the account of women, but such is the power of what happened during the Burning Times. I've read every single comment that has been posted, including the 15% or so that I moderate out, and I am glad that it has been so meaningful to Pagans, who have very few serious films to choose from that treat their roots with respect. Whether you are Pagan or not, the important thing to understand as you watch this video is that the Burning Times was a holocaust perpetuated on a culture that regarded women as patently valuable in spiritual and social importance, which seems the most obvious thing in the world to believe from simple observation of both ourselves biologically and nature at large. But that was the problem: a nature-based religion left no room for a centralized metaphysical authority, and no matter how hard Rome tried to coax these cultures into a comparatively nonsensical belief in order to better rule over their resources and land, an independent human's natural curiosity leads one back to the rhythms of observable nature, and inevitably into questioning the authority of the Church. In order to destroy such a compellingly sensible view of the world -- a view that was, in many respects, the ancient precursor of modern science -- an act of genocidal terrorism was committed, for it was only that kind of fear that finally subdued people into accepting the counter-intuitive view that humans are separated from nature, and sublimated the recognition of the intrinsic duality between the feminine and male elements that underpins our very existence. This was one of our darkest periods, one that brought out the very worst in people -- our morbid sadistic bloodthirst that thrilled in the power of life and death over others -- and it is, I think, fair to say that we still struggle with this now. Perhaps we always did. Even today, almost all women live with a distinct but unarticulated fear and uncertainty of their place in society, but perhaps in understanding what happened to bring that about -- that it was a specific series of events that really happened, and her fear is that awful legacy -- women may come to feel less isolated and more willing to move past that fear to find their own sense of purpose that they define for themselves. If this video plays any positive part in that, I am very happy for it. ------ UPDATE: You can buy the entire series here: http://www3.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/index.php?id=29928 Please consider buying it. Not only is it a fantastic series well worth having, but remember that buying the movies encourages more of these kinds of films to be made. --------------------------- Here are the links to all the parts of the series in order: Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqRir6... Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFZie-... Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejYTgF... Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQb_YLz9qtU Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR2dHbA-orw Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF8-XxbQ3EACategory: Education
Author: DMSelena
Published (on YouTube): 2008-10-02
Published (here): 2012-05-28
Rating: 4.705069; Votes:434
Views: 92729; Favorites: 694
Video duration: 11 min.
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Comments on «The Burning Times Documentary - Part 1»:
MagicTellaVision on 2011-08-15
"THE GOVERNMENT OF ...
"THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS NOT IN ANY SENSE FOUNDED ON THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION." (Treaty of Tripoli, Article 11: Written during the Administration of George Washington and signed into law by John Adams.)
DMSelena on 2011-02-27
I'm late in ...
I'm late in responding/approving your comments. I am a radical feminist, so please don't misunderstand where I'm coming from. I also am not interested in debasing your faith, so I'm not sure that debating you is productive. I think that the contemporary Neo-Pagan and Wiccan religions are a great thing for women and they ARE legitimate, regardless of whether there existed a Matriarchy in ancient history. That is the point you make here which is the important thing.
DMSelena on 2011-02-27
I apologize to all ...
I apologize to all those who have posted comments over the past year who I haven't approved. It was only because I haven't been keeping up with them and I try to make sure that misogyny doesn't make it here, not because I found fault with most of the comments -- 98% of them were constructive.
dancingnancy09 on 2010-12-17
thats not entirly ...
thats not entirly accurate - it is not the midwife who is being targeted but the risky concept of homebirth- whilst i agree that homebirths should not be banned- the reasons are valid ones- so yes i can believe it. I almost lost my premature baby(who was named after our midwife) & had i not been in a hospital with doctors and equipment nearby i would have.I know more than 1 couple whose babies died in homebirths. Birth is an unpredictable process & anything can go wrong.
EatYourChimp on 2010-12-09
What is this SONG? ...
What is this SONG? Can anyone tell me please?
MagicTellaVision on 2010-12-06
I now feel ...
I now feel spiritually liberated by divorcing my mind from the Middle Eastern Christian Extremists who's Religion is of foreign Propaganda, which is not ingeniousness to our Native Pagan Heritage.
thepixieful on 2010-12-04
this is a tourist ...
this is a tourist spot in the center of the city of Bath, I loved seeing the roman baths, in the cafe you can have lunch and a healing sip.
50simona on 2010-12-01
I really appreciate ...
I really appreciate this films, what a gift! I would like to know if this is available subtitled in spanish...
lordelcorion on 2010-11-26
Winnersdonth ...
Winnersdonth avecows# p/a/u/0/ GdgAlK 9UOW4 this is the kind of guy that we fight every day for our rights... and all of what he speaks is mis-imformation. stand up for our rights. flag hate!!!
GabrielDhalaman on 2010-11-17
It hurts the bottom ...
It hurts the bottom of my heart to realize that NEW people need to remember ancient cults,as the cults for the sun,the moon,etc, they were showing...rescuing,having to RESCUE and ancient culture,a WHOLE ancient culture,not only one,but various cultures... The CATHOLIC CHURCH had the liberty that the NAZIS didn´t have...They were FREE to persecute and destroy all the western world as they wanted too...only recently we are picking the few ashes that remains from that HOLOCAUST,oh,my heart
6mon25key92 on 2010-11-04
Now I was under the ...
Now I was under the impression that witches and wiccans are two different things Witches are older or the word is and wiccans came from the word witch i think one is also a religion and the other isn't
ToutatisDC on 2010-10-26
It hasn't been ...
It hasn't been disproven. They are continuing to mythologize the hatred and dehumanizing principles of the Patriarchy. It's time is past. It leads only to war, disease, and destruction. We are choosing life and peace, a healthy world.
candygir7 on 2010-10-21
Thank you for ...
Thank you for putting this documentary here. And I think the government should pay for these independent film documentaries that educate people about religion & spirituality.
Ilkamy on 2010-10-21
Danke - Merci - ...
Danke - Merci - Thanks for uploading this documentary about witches... (German: Hexen, French: sorcier) It doesn't matter whether we still believe the old traditions or not, it's a part of women's history - herstory... Feminist greetings
just1singlegirl on 2010-10-21
Also if you are not ...
Also if you are not comfortable posting about what I've stated under comments, feel free to send me a message, I will totally talk and/or debate with you. Healthy debate is always good :)
just1singlegirl on 2010-10-21
Religion is totally ...
Religion is totally based off of interpretation and totally open-minded, I respect what others believe...but like I said before...don't just throw something out there with some half-hearted attempt at proof. We are all capable of our own thoughts but some people may interpret what you say one way and it may be wrong historically. I would be surprised if you could actually prove that religion was never Matriarchal... but regardless, belief and religion comes from the innermost heart.
just1singlegirl on 2010-10-21
It states that it ...
It states that it is only DRAWN from the poetry and mythology of Wales and Ireland, not BASED on or explaining or elaborating on the culture or religion itself. It says so under the first paragraph entitled "Poetry and Myth". It nowhere states that he thought this elaborates/explains their religion/s and culture. Please understand I am not against your view in any way, I think he was full of crock too...but I would like to see elaboration or proof that supports what you say.
just1singlegirl on 2010-10-21
don't think it's ...
don't think it's right to post about things that you haven't given any real scientific proof on. Misleading others is not something ANY religion looks on lightly, so I'd do some more research if I were you. Or at least share more of the research you've found. I also went to Robert Graves' wiki and there is no mention that it was disproved or something to be taken LITERALLY. In fact it states that HE himself said it's a "historical grammar of the language of poetic myth." Furthermore...
just1singlegirl on 2010-10-21
that ALL religions ...
that ALL religions have been proven to be Patriarchal, is incorrect. I want to see SCIENTIFIC proof that Matriarchal religions have been disproved. I did a quick google and yahoo search in various different terms and found NO proof that it was disproved. Also, what accounts for all the ancient literature and symbology/hieroglyphics (whatever you want to call it) that supports female-based religion? Is that fallacy too? I don't believe so. I have nothing against your beliefs, but I...
just1singlegirl on 2010-10-21
You know how I know ...
You know how I know this is incorrect? Not only were the early Celts invested in the idea of "Maiden, Mother, Crone" instead of "Youth, Father, Grandfather" or something of the sort, ...but the title of his book "White Goddess" is fallacy. If you are a Pagan who is NOT a Wiccan or NeoPagan (or an Eclectic who believes in some Wiccan/NeoPagan beliefs), you will know that there IS no white/black magick. So to say that ALL modern Paganism stems from his fallacies...is incorrect; to say...
TheForwardGaze on 2010-10-20
Back in the '80s I ...
Back in the '80s I had a neighbor who was a witch. She was a nice lady always giving people advice and performing little ceremonies, and she never accepted money, only favors. I never used her services but I still did favors for her.
TheMAPmovies on 2010-08-09
One of my favorite ...
One of my favorite videos of all time. I have shown it to hundreds of people! This film answered many questions . NONE of this was never taught in any history classes but was shown to me in dreams. I would like to link to the National Film Board site for this film but I cant figure out how to do it. THANK YOU DONNA READ for making this vital work. A MUST SEE film!!
yoitsjeremy on 2010-08-04
this is so sad i ...
this is so sad i hope there spirits find peace blessed be
Markedawn on 2010-08-04
I would love ...
I would love Goddess remembered and Full circle made by the same people. Thanks for this The Burning times video.
modigsable on 2010-07-15
name of song in ...
name of song in the beggining??!!!!!!!!!