ITALIAN WITCHCRAFT. The Tradition of Segnature!
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Күн бұрынDoes the "Strega" tradition exist? What's the contemporary Italian witchcraft?
In this video, I will talk about the traditional Italian folk magic, which I systematised in my doctoral research as the Tradition of Segnature.
I will also mention the old and new generations and their different approaches.
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REFERENCES
De Bernardi, M. (2015) ‘Segnare la guarigione: etnosemiotica di un atto magico : lettura semiotica della pratica delle “segnature” nella prospettiva tranculturale relativa alla zona degli Appennini della regione italiana dell’Emilia Romagna’, Phd thesis, Université Toulouse le Mirail - Toulouse II [Online]. Available at tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-... (Accessed 2 March 2018).
Puca, A. (2018) ‘“Witch” and “Shaman”: Discourse Analysis of the Use of Indigenizing Terms in Italy’, International Journal for the Study of New Religions, Indigenizing Movements in Europe, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 271-284.
Puca, A. (2019) ‘The Tradition of Segnature: Underground Indigenous Practices in Italy’, The Journal of the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions, no. 7, pp. 104-123.
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00:00 Introduction: The practice of Segnatore
01:35 Is there a full magic tradition in Italy?
02:43 The term Segnature
05:24 Methodology
06:43 New and old generations
08:06 Initiation
10:03 Powers and abilities
11:30 The influence of social media
14:14 What comes next
16:58 Support Angela’s Symposium
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@Ernestiqus 4 жыл бұрын
Of course Italian magic involves a lot of hand gestures.
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@MaxBerson 4 жыл бұрын
To be fair, that's most ceremonial magick.
@epicmercury333 3 жыл бұрын
🤣😂😜
@astria_ 3 жыл бұрын
i'm italian witch and i say:
@brightbite 3 жыл бұрын
😂 You're killing me!! LMAO
@xaviera2000 3 жыл бұрын
As someone in the US that didn't get a chance to learn from their Italian relatives while they were alive. I deeply appreciate this information and would love to see more.
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this comment. I'm happy to hear that people are interested in this research. 😊
@kimrodriguez3877 3 жыл бұрын
I agree. I am Italian and I never even got to meet any of my ancestors. Id definitely love to learn more.
@jackiedefinis2827 3 жыл бұрын
That’s why I’m here. This content is great 😊
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jackie!
@biancalylaclifford342 3 жыл бұрын
Australian Italian 2nd generation - trying to connect with the old ways - thank you for the research xx
@SoulCoachStudio Жыл бұрын
I AM SO GRATEFUL I FOUND YOU! I have been searching for year on Italian Shamanism and Folk Magic because I am the grandchild the grandma passed this down to. For my whole life, I knew she taught me "all the things" and I would share that I was a 4th generation Italian Intuitive Medium because I had no other framework for this. But in watching your videos, I was like - wait a minute. ALL of the things you shared happened with my grandma teaching me them or she would pull me close to her while she practiced them in service of others so I could learn. From tea leaf reading, cards, to the removal of the evil eye, the oil and water thing on Christmas Eve, she created and buried curses in the backyard. I just thought she shared the spiritual path with me and all this was all just her Italian superstition but THANK YOU for this because it gives me such a beautiful framework now. She transitioned to an ancestor when I was in my 20s and now I am in my 50s and this means SO much. I even told my Dad (it's his line this is through) and he started sharing what he witnessed of those who taught my grandma. I can't thank you enough. Blessings and prosperity to you.
@ExploringtheKawithRa 3 ай бұрын
This is where I come in !!!
@lucepagana8164 4 жыл бұрын
Finally a video on the real Italian witchcraft, strega and stregoneria! Thank you!
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
thanks
@rahzark 3 жыл бұрын
I just love how we live in an age when academics can make videos about their studies almost like companion pieces to articles. This is not a subject I think I would read an article "just because", but the video opens the appetite for more :D I wish more people from other fields did the same.
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
I wish that, too. Perhaps if channel like mine got bigger, this would draw more academics to the platform
@SpaceButler010 3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. This kind of video is a great way to get this type of research out to interested laypeople. As one of that group, I really appreciate it.
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
@@SpaceButler010 thanks! that means a lot. :)
@liketearsintherain832 7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the information. I am a Christian who enjoys learning about different aspects of spiritualism. This is informative.
@melissapinol7279 3 ай бұрын
It's delightful to hear from a Christian with an open mind.
@ethereater4168 3 жыл бұрын
Another Italian who is into the occult, philosphy and magick. my sister!!!!
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Hello, sister! :-)
@thewizard4200 4 жыл бұрын
Sei troppo forte, ti stimo un sacco. La mia nonna siciliana toglieva il malocchio, io gliel'ho visto fare tante volte. Purtroppo ho fatto coming out sul mio essere stregone troppo tardi, e nonostante sia viva e stia fisicamente bene, la demenza senile le ha portato via la preghiera che recitava. Ovviamente una nonna dovrebbe insegnarlo ad una nipote e non ad un nipote, ma i tempi sono moderni ed io sarei stato disposto a truccarmi e mettermi una parrucca in segno di penitenza nei confronti dei miei antenati. Mi rode un sacco che certe cose vadano perdute...
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
Ciao Morteggio, nulla é perduto. Ci sono tantissimi Segnatori e Segnatrici che possono iniziarti e il tuo legame di sangue con la tradizione non te lo toglie nessuno 😉
@cmauro7912 5 ай бұрын
I had a grandmother who lived in Mangone, but she may have been born near that town. I heard that there were "Maga" in Mangone, and that they used pine bark to cure things. She sent some bark to us when I was a child to cure my bronchitis. Sadly, we lived in Canada and I never knew much about her. I never had chronic bronchitis after that even the doctors warned that I would.
@rotru4977 4 жыл бұрын
I never met my Grandmother (village in Calabria) because my father moved here to Canada in his 20s. Although my father won't admit she was a strega, women in the village went to her to find out about future marriages, children (divination, moon cycles) etc & remove malocchio. I have been on a search to find out what she practices etc.. So I'm thankful for this video and will look into your published works. Do you have any other resources I should look into? Thank you for your time :)
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Ro! Glad to read your story. The lineage you belong to is still alive and well. 😊 Everything written on the matter is in the bibliography to that publication, although some texts will be in Italian. Otherwise, I will publish more studies in the future on this tradition. So, stay tuned for those. Also, please share my videos around as this helps me prove to universities that these studies are still relevant (it's not easy, I'm afraid)! 🤓
@rotru4977 4 жыл бұрын
@@drangelapuca I will and thank you!
@selinaxo1008 3 жыл бұрын
Ro Tru yes! Calabrian representation!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@beckywaytoomuch 3 жыл бұрын
My great grandmom was strega! Lets carry it on and help them live on! All of my great aunts as well as my mother and her sister read cards. My maternal aunt had a particular ability to have premonitions in dreams, as do I. I would like to strengthen these gifts! Your channel is so helpful and healing! Will Definitively be buying your book.
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
I don't have a book out yet but will soon enough 😊
@smokeyrivermystic 11 ай бұрын
This is what I've been looking for all my life. I had a teacher/ mentor. They turned out to be not able to take my through the rites of passages through the underworld. I want to be involved with you magically. Thank you
@RichardPasquale 4 жыл бұрын
All the details of the healers in Italy reminder me the Benzedeira, that we have here in Brazil. So much in common !
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
Really? That is so fascinating! Thank you for sharing.
@RichardPasquale 4 жыл бұрын
@@drangelapuca Perhaps it was influenced by the immigration that we had of Italians and we ended up adopting these practices in another meaningful way. But for example, my great-grandmother was a healer in her city, gave birth, healed the evil eye (malocchio) but was not seen as a witch (strega), just a healer (Benzedeira), after all her mother was an Indian and her father a dutch and learned to heal because her Indian mother taught her. Many similar aspects, with different characters and facts but always the shamanic aspect involved. Curious !
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
@@RichardPasquale Even in Italy those vernacular healers are not deemed as 'witches' since the term - in a Catholic country - is still pretty much an insult for older generations. I found evidence of similar practices in Central and Eastern European countries. It'd be interesting to have cross-cultural research on the topic but that would require multiple researchers and lots of funding. Hopefully, academia will acknowledge more and more the value of these studies and make funding easier to get for us!
@chrisrozema1599 4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if either of you have read the author Umberto Eco? He writes fiction and was a professor of Semiotics at University of Bologna. He wrote a book called Foucault's Pendulum that was my introduction into Esoterica and Occult Studies. It begins with a man born in the Po River valley and at one point after the Italian student movements of the '60s, he and his girlfriend spend time in Brazil. It has been a while, so I can't remember if he concentrates on Benzedeira or Strega, unfortunately. But yeah, i think you both might enjoy his work! It's fun and engaging and, as far as I've seen, well researched and accurate. And I couldn't agree with you two more: were we to study the flow of ideas from, say, Sofia or Sarejevo to Bologna or Napoli to Sao Paolo... Even take folk traditions from further east (like Baku or Tblisi) and trace the families to the Amazon or Andes... What would we get? Would this not better define a person than some DNA swab from 23 & me? Okay, sorry, lol! I tend to go on and on! But thanks for sharing you two!
@RichardPasquale 4 жыл бұрын
@@chrisrozema1599 I never ear about him. I will look for and read it ! Thanks for your sharing !
@alyssasileo7563 3 жыл бұрын
I am an Italian-American person wishing to know more about Italian witchcraft and folk magic so I am very grateful for this video and look forward to more! I am hoping I can connect with fellow Italians witches on their journey...
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the Symposium, Alyssa 🤗
@dalecomella2385 2 жыл бұрын
Alyssa, I'm in the same boat. I think it's a past life connection, but I'm Italian American in this life and I feel a strong sense that the is information inside of me that is supposed to be unlocked. How are you doing on your search? I wish I had a local group to work with.
@sophieferretti7907 2 жыл бұрын
@@dalecomella2385 I feel exactly the same and am seeking to connect with other Italian witches living in the US. I wish you well on your journey of unlocking the ancestral magic within you, and same to everyone who resonates with this!
@taleighshacinto33 2 жыл бұрын
I have never known italian witches. My grandmother was forced to stop practicing out of fear here when she came to the United States. It is inside of me. I am a witch and I have learned many Celtic and Nordic ways only because I cannot find italian ways. I long to please my ancestors. This is my path I need to be on. Blessed Be 🙌 contact me if you like
@FrancyCrowley97 8 ай бұрын
Mi stavo giusto domandando se fossi italiana. Complimenti, italiana, con un canale in inglese, e di successo, su questi argomenti! Bravissima!
@ginawingrove7061 9 ай бұрын
I have just found your channel and I am making my way through your videos. My father was Italian and my first home was with my grandmother who emigrated from Italy in 1910. I don't know what she would think of my lifestyle over the past 30 years , I am pagan, but I am sure she would have had many stories to tell. So as you can imagine, coming across your channel is an amazing thing for me and I am eager to learn about strega etc. Thank you so much 🌼
@drangelapuca 9 ай бұрын
Wonderful!
@joyhorn9103 3 жыл бұрын
Please please please do more Segnatura videos! I have been trying to learn about this aspect of my heritage for so long. If there are any books you'd recommend as well, I would love to know. My family is also from the Campania region, so I was so excited to find your channel! I am second generation Italian American, my family was heavily pressured to assimilate. So there is much of our culture that was lost and not passed down. Any means of reviving it are greatly appreciated! Thank you ❤
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
That's lovely to hear, Joy. I'll surely make more videos on this in the future.
@_vae 4 жыл бұрын
My mom is the person in our family that helps people with "the maloocks (spelling ??)". Always on christmas eve. I live in US, and whenever I tell people about it they have no idea about it even if they are Italian. My mom always asked if I want to learn about it whenever christmas came around.
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, Vae. The spelling is 'Malocchio'. Is she from the Campania region? Looking forward to hearing more from you in the comments of my videos. 🤗
@lamammina2023 3 жыл бұрын
I've been affected by witchcraft unfortunately and my nonna noticed the signs and a few years back I started developing seizures (non epileptic) and I could hear her reciting prayers (Catholic ones, but she doesn't do magic, she told us to stay away) against the malocchio to try and calm the seizure. She always did that when I was a kid and had massive migraines. She is from the Campania region (Pontelandolfo village). We also have some aunts-cousins who have been found doing magic, but not for good, lets put it that way.
@itz_kale7791 3 жыл бұрын
"Malocchio " dialect is "maloccia" it's a curse. It means evil eye.
@kadinmay 2 жыл бұрын
@@lamammina2023 any more you can tell us about those caught doing the bad magic?
@kadinmay 2 жыл бұрын
Did you ever learn it when Christmas came around? Lol
@ThePlutonian 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great detail and resources. My nonna spoke of this when I was little but she directed her practice as herbal healer in Turino back in the 40s. ...oh boy, missing objects - lol
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Plutonian. Glad you had that experience with your nonna.
@CrystalBallASMR 3 ай бұрын
This is amazing. My Nonna’s family was from Bedonia near Parma. Emiglia Romana. Thank you for this video. I know I’m late to the party but so grateful
@clarissaborba7251 2 ай бұрын
Ciao Angela! Sono brasiliana ma ho studiato in una scuola italiana qui in Brasile durante 9 anni. Tutto questo per dire que la stregheria mi ha sempre colpito, però ho sempre avuto difficoltà di trovare qualsiasi informazione vera. Sono felicissima di trovarti. Di sicuro che vorrei sapere di più. Spero che ci siano altri video e che non smetti mai le tue fantastiche ricerche. Grazie mille!
@Puggywuggy56 Ай бұрын
I know I am going to fall in love with this information. I love your earrings ❤❤❤❤
@EdwardIglesias 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this excellent video. I grew up in South Texas on the US/Mexico border and find your description of Italian Folk magic very similar to the traditions I grew up with. There were Curanderos (healers) and Brujas (witches) and they actually had more in common than differences. They all helped with the evil eye (el mal de ojo) and promised to help you bring good luck into your life. Tarot cards were common as were candles with saints on them. At some point the Santeria tradition made its way into that part of the world so now there is a bit of syncretic saint worship as well. I hope to hear more.
@drangelapuca 2 жыл бұрын
This is very interesting, Edward, and you're not the first person to point this out. I wish we had funding to conduct a comparative research on a large scale with experts from different countries.
@EdwardIglesias 2 жыл бұрын
@@drangelapuca For a brief period I toyed with doing a PhD where I could do some ethnographic research on the subject but that was many years ago.
@mtmk5 4 жыл бұрын
Also, congratulations on your publication!
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. :-)
@mmk7447 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for all of your work. I know little of my great grandmother but was told she was a healer. Sadly she died before I could know her. You are bringing more of who she was into the light for me. I would love to learn more.
@dalestaley5637 5 ай бұрын
I love this. I'm a RN and love there's a 'standard of care' practice within this community. In medicine, any field in healthcare has a standard of care. Nations have national standards of care. This means that you should receive at the least this level of care. You can't go willy nilly. That should offer the people who need help, some solice. I know, things go wrong. But NSOC are the foundation. I enjoyed this so much Dr. Puca. Thank you.
@cjinterligi 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this! I’d love to learn more about Segnature specific to Sicily.
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@tyrannicalgod6064 2 ай бұрын
Im from Czech Republic and Im very interested in magic and Witchcraft
@kezia2435 Жыл бұрын
As a young Italian American, I greatly appreciate all the work you’ve done and sharing your findings. I have felt drawn to learning about these practices.
@moonstruckbotanica 11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Would love a video on more traditional practices! 💕 Loving your content!
@ciprianom8394 4 жыл бұрын
Finally😍 i was waiting for this video, i hope to see other more about the topic.
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it
@markdpricemusic1574 Жыл бұрын
Many, many, many thanks for the links. Information wants to be free, but JStor and academic publishers have very different views on that topic :)
@laurashrewsbury4470 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for creating this video. It's wonderfully informative.
@uminoojosamanincenneti 3 жыл бұрын
I'm searching some knowledge about the Italian witchcraft and it really helped me. Thank you 💙
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
glad to be of help
@Grail434 Жыл бұрын
It's great to see you get into this ❤️
@drangelapuca Жыл бұрын
Thank you!! 😊
@LR-wb7zy 3 жыл бұрын
I'm an Italian witch and i know all of this! Thanks for teaching foreigner witches our traditions. My mother is a witch, and her grandmother was too. My mother thought me a lot of things, and i'm glad she's a witch (the women in my family were almost all witches)!
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Grazie! Mi fa piacere lo trovi interessante
@JoeyToothpicks Жыл бұрын
Ciao, Angela! Thank you so much for sharing this information. I've been searching for a while to find something like this - I don't know my family history other than my grandparents coming from Sicily and their ancestors originating somewhere in Northern Italy. I'm convinced there must have been healers in my lineage but I was unable to find any indigenous Italian magic practices. Your work is the first I've found to speak on this topic and I am *so* grateful to finally have some direction in my search. I look forward to reading your articles and learning everything there is to know about this history!
@GrantusM 2 жыл бұрын
Grazie, sorella! I very much enjoyed your talk and look forward to reading your paper!
@drangelapuca 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@The.Welsh.Nook. 10 ай бұрын
I know this video is old.. But thank you for posting this as I cannot find anything about this anywhere else.. My husbands family and ancestors are Italian and we both have been interested in the history of the magick of his ancestors.. This is so informative thank you for such an amazing video I’m looking forward to watching your other ones
@ohsweetpotato 3 жыл бұрын
Your makeup looks so good here omg
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
thanks :)
@elfarlaur 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! I've watched a couple of your videos today and I'm subscribing. Your channel deserves more attention! Also congratulations on your article's publication.
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
Aw, thank you, that's lovely of you! You can help me out by sharing my videos with your friends if you want. :-)
@L3onking 2 жыл бұрын
My patron deity informed me that since the 70s the humans born have all had at least 1 blessing to cope with the difficulty of the world. This supports the New Generation's differences from the old and I find that absolutely fascinating.
@drangelapuca 2 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing
@JulietJane1 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge with the public.
@girishgangan Жыл бұрын
Extremely good research and honest
@aphra2979 4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on your publication!
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! That's lovely if you. 😊
@SusanDemeter 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! I am a Canadian practitioner living in Emilia Romagna and this has greatly helped me to understand the craft in my new home.
@drangelapuca 2 жыл бұрын
This means a lot! Thank you
@caiopalu35 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome research! I'm italian-brazilian and I have preserved some recipes from the italian traditions of my antenati. I love to learn more about the subject and I think your research is a precious contribution. I hope you attain a great success! :)
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
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@stevenbobrowski3465 3 жыл бұрын
My grandparents were from Sicily and calabrese and just to add to my last comment for some reason this just came to surface and was always in my subconscious having the ability
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
glad you shared this
@LeChiamavanoStreghe 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks because there is little talk about it, there are very few channels dedicated to this
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Happy to help
@nelsonsantiago3426 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Angela, for this highly informative video. I would love to learn more about Segnature. Keep up the great work!
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
thank you, Nelson! Hope to see you on Sunday for the Inner Symposium gathering
@Neyahtarot 3 жыл бұрын
This is so accurate thank you so so much for making this video.I was initiated by my mother and grandmother to the craft but then i created my own way and i feel the definition of New Generation is extremelly spot on.Also when you talk about the powers that you inherit this is true.My grandmother had clairvoyance and mediumship and i got the same and same my mother. Thank you so so much Bravissima🥰
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful, Neyah! What an amazing heritage you have.
@kuru5185 2 жыл бұрын
Loved the video and I'd love to watch more videos about it. My ancestors are Calabrian and I've been wanting to include Italian magic to my practice but haven't found many information. I'd love to know more about it. Love from Argentina.
@drangelapuca 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I love Argentina 😊
@Glam-Enchantress 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this video with the world it was informative and insightful. 🎉🎉🎉 I really appreciate you taking the time to inform the world about this. It's truly amazing and makes me feel close to Italy even though I haven't had the chance to visit Italy since I was born
@drangelapuca 2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@aidanpaim805 3 жыл бұрын
Now I get it. We have something similar here in Brazil but it's from portuguese origen. We call it "benzimento" and the people who practice are called "benzedeira", normally are old women from the country site or portuguese grandmas from the portuguese clubs. A huge hug from Brazil.
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
amazing! thanks for sharing, Aidan
@gutterhalo 10 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@drangelapuca 10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@dylanclark9903 Жыл бұрын
Definitely gonna check out your peer reviewed work!
@isabellanagel7539 2 жыл бұрын
In Brazil there are a lot of descendants from Italians, we also have healers exactly how you described, more commonly on country side.
@HIMfan0805 4 жыл бұрын
Would loove to know more, thank you for posting so much great info on your channel already :)
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jack! That's lovely!
@taleighshacinto33 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! It's hard to find much about Italian witches. I'm trying to help keep us going so I can pass this to my daughter. I appreciate your knowledge. I look forward to watching more of your videos. Blessed Be 🙌
@drangelapuca 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely to hear. Thanks!
@AthenaShay21 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for all your work! I am of Italian descent (among other racial lines in Europe and of Native America and Mesoamerica). I am deeply grateful to have encountered your work on this subject. I sincerely look forward to more videos and additional work you share on this subject. Thank you for all you are doing!
@testcardII 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! This is amazing. My father’s family is italian and I really would like to learn more about witchcraft in Italy (especially in Puglia and Calabria) ✨ please make more videos about this subject 💜 grazie mille!
@drangelapuca 2 жыл бұрын
Prego
@basilharrison3071 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Angela! Your channel is so awesome, it’s been amazing find! I was wondering what the connections between folk magic, ancient pagan cults, and contemporary magic practices. I’m in a classical art school and am SOO fascinated by the complexities and nuances of their rituals and how prevalent cult worship was in everyday life. I understand if you’re too busy to reply or get to this subject. Love your channel and your extensive research!!
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
A fascinating topic indeed, Basil! Perhaps for a future video 😉
@davidgagnon3781 2 жыл бұрын
My uncle had a secret prayer that (supposedly) cured a bloody nose. He only revealed it to his oldest son before he died.
@drangelapuca 2 жыл бұрын
interesting!
@stregamorte 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! I've been trying to get information from my family but it's so hard. They always just say to pray, but I've seen them practice the folk traditions. Even my papá who is an Italian immigrant doesn't talk too much about it. I've been trying to have my padrina to teach me on Christmas Eve 🤞
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful, Erica! It means a lot to me being able to share the knowledge of these practices outside of Italy. :-)
@elberethreviewer5558 5 ай бұрын
I know this is an older video, but I'll watch up to an hour of content for an academic video. That's because I'm looking to learn as much as possible. Not everything should be an hour because most people are not me, but you could go longer.
@bruschettagal3437 3 жыл бұрын
as a fellow italian witch , bel video!
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
grazie mille
@ascensionvaldes1412 2 жыл бұрын
very interesting as always👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️
@drangelapuca 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting me know :)
@cherrylundell4016 2 жыл бұрын
All of my Italian ancestors passed on before I was born but there are nurses including myself in the family.
@drangelapuca 2 жыл бұрын
sorry to hear that
@joecalabrese7628 3 жыл бұрын
Really interesting and brought back many childhood memories. My Mum who lived to 98 used to remove the Mallochio. She was from remote part of Messina area of Sicily. I still remember her performing the ritual using a plate of water and olive oil which would disperse when the curse was lifted. I still don't understand how that would happen and have tried to repeat the exercise with out the words and can't make it happen. She wouldn't tell me what the incantation was and towards her later years refused to pass it on to anyone as she would often be bed ridden with Migraines after the ritual. She believed by then it was against her religion. People would come from all over Sydney to see her when they weren't well.
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
That's amazing Josh! Thanks for sharing. 🤗
@riccardoleone4265 4 жыл бұрын
I'm so curious about this practice in Italy. I got some rumors and stories, but always fragmented and kind of hostile, always about women casting devil's eyes and such. Discovering the existence of this underground culture would be so interesting
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Riccardo. I'll make more videos on the topic. 🤓
@Khannea 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent makeup!
@pierrerossouw6083 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful to look at, amazing to listen to and substance in her words! As someone who half-straddles the Pagan-Christian world, hearing Angela's findings make me realize that many others too walk this path. Thank you and blessed be.
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, Pierre!
@avsbove 3 жыл бұрын
Deeply grateful for your research. I will be reading your published piece soon! Italian American trying to connect to my Nonna's roots! She was the matriarch of the family. Everyone would bring their soon to be spouse to her to get their blessing and predict success or failure and she was never wrong.
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful, Alexandra
@StellaWembley 2 ай бұрын
Hello Angela, this is Stella. I have just subscribed, very interesting video that helped me a lot to understand my "origins". I am from Campania too 🙂X
@drangelapuca 2 ай бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@StellaWembley 2 ай бұрын
❤@@drangelapuca
@Thehermitist 9 ай бұрын
Yeah we are very particular: We have a rich lineage in my family dating back generations I can’t mention the length. But we speak Latin and Italian mix. People judge. Harshly so glad times are changing
@featheredpyredancer8673 3 жыл бұрын
As a practicing 1/4 Italian eclectic wild witch whom had never gotten a chance to learn much from my grandmother due to Mormon parents I find this information invaluable. Thank you from the depths of my soul. I am thrilled to find a video about true authentic witchcraft that is not about discrediting other people and what they had been taught. To me witchcraft is always has been and should forever remain a path of empowerment to the individual we may not do everything the same as each other but we allow others their truth, path, and honor of pantheon. Facts are important however they can be made with tact. You are a breath of fresh air and have so much Charisma. I hope you make many more videos on this as well as other topics in regards to Italian culture. I am not sure what abilities I have were passed down from my Scandinavian, British/Celtic, Italian, or Greek but after my father found a book I had when I was 14 about Norse magic my grandmother had to let me know that the Italian family she is from also has witches and that she is also a witch but was not allowed to teach me as it would ruin her relationship with my father. I always giggled when I would spend the night in the morning when she would wake up and come out of the bathroom she would yell so loud it made everyone jump to and we asked what was wrong she would say “I saw a witch! In the mirror” she would laugh so hard after because everyone’s faces when they came to her aid. I feel that she is teaching me from beyond the grave. I hope I can find a coven I can learn more from. I wish that I could’ve got her BOS and journals but my father likely burned anything related to magic craft occult etc.
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy you found it helpful. And, yes, I already have other videos on the Italian tradition on the channel and more will come in the future. :-)
@nicholasfurious9694 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. Yes, please speak more about this.
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Nicholas 🤗 please share my videos around to help me grow 🤓📖📖
@PapaYo4XXX 3 жыл бұрын
Great presentation Thank You
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! 😊
@payvibaby Жыл бұрын
Thank you thank you for sharing this. I have been trying to collect information on Strega culture for quite some time now. It’s not as easily accessible as is the ways of Celtic traditions or Nordic. I think the secrecy of Italian Witchcraft may have been affected in part, by condemnation from the papacy.
@abryant9166 9 ай бұрын
My grandmother was born in Apice, Benevento in Campania. She came out from Napoli to the states when she was 14. There’s a lot of traditions and superstitions she had that, upon reading about Stregheria, didn’t sound like her at all. But they were traditions and rituals that seemed far more pagan than Catholicism (though, Catholicism has its roots in polytheism). If you called my grandmother a strega, she probably would have slapped you haha so I mostly just chalked most of her practices to kitchen “witchery.” But your descriptions of segnature actually sound far more in line with the oddball stuff she did and I’m absolutely interested in more of this.
@acutiff7125 Жыл бұрын
What a unique and challenging religion to study. Well done!
@CharlesQuiles86 2 жыл бұрын
Incredible insight
@drangelapuca 2 жыл бұрын
thanks
@Ethylamine 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting content once more. I have heard about witchcraft in the Middle Ages but wasn't aware of its applications or current existence until about 2018 when I found a video documenting Romanian witch practices such as making magical potions for both good luck and bad luck, such as mixing water, wine and cat piss to curse someone over a romantic relationship that has failed, or practices to gain money for example mixing wine and orange juice while practicing Tarot. I read books that documented Middle Ages magical practices as well in the past, such as the curse of drinking, were a cup moving in different directions through the wind or being warmer or colder in different sides of the cup would indicate if the Devil was moving through you spiritually and was attempting to harm someone you knew or you yourself. Witchcraft is a interesting practice overall and can go really in-depth, I knew nothing about Stregheria or Segnatore/Segnatori beforehand, and I'm quite honestly interested in its gestures, they remind me of the Mudras from India as well.
@jameswaters2633 3 жыл бұрын
Greetings and salutations, thank you for sharing your vast knowledge with us. Your charm, grace and intelligence combined with your authenticity and credibility give you a very impressive persona which contributes to an outstanding and informative presentation.
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you, James! What a lovely comment! 🙂
@mtmk5 4 жыл бұрын
Another great video. I am trying to research Polish traditions myself..
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! That's amazing, I'd be interested to know your findings!
@Giantcrabz 3 жыл бұрын
Great research! It's hard to find information on this.
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@jerryputnam4487 3 жыл бұрын
Love to see more on this topic
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
you will, Jerry! :)
@kh22912 2 жыл бұрын
Truly fascinating! I always considered it as "benedicaria", which is the Catholic folk magic (my great grandmother practiced this), but it's amazing to learn something new!
@drangelapuca 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@teuth 2 жыл бұрын
yes i would like to hear more about this. maybe a whole video about the evil eye? that would be neat.
@drangelapuca 2 жыл бұрын
yes, great idea!
@gutterhalo 10 ай бұрын
Sto facendo un tuffo nella stregoneria italiana grazie a te sto imparando un linguaggio di amore e alchimia
@pdrgn 3 жыл бұрын
I would love to know more! Please make more videos about it
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Paola
@rachdoesmagic 2 жыл бұрын
I am loving this! I’m from Ferrara, which is a city in the region where segnature have always been called so.. and I (now) find very fascinating how streghe were banished by catholicity however, even very religious people would “get signed” to remove the malocchio (or eye infections 🤷🏼♀️). There was this lady in my village who use to sign and my very catholic gradma use to talk about her and go to her when needed… I was very little but, very drawn to it nonetheless
@drangelapuca 2 жыл бұрын
Che bello. Mi fa piacere tu l'abbia trovato utile.
@selinaxo1008 3 жыл бұрын
Grazie mille bella!! Sei fantastica!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Mai quanto te, Selina!!! Grazie dei complimenti! ^_^
@xKarenWalkerx Жыл бұрын
Strega Nonna used to be a children’s book in the US but was banned bc it was revealed to be based on witchcraft.
@melissapinol7279 3 ай бұрын
The last time I checked, it was available on Amazon or eBay.
@michaelthorn3144 4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! Thank you !
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Michael! Glad you liked it.
@michaelthorn3144 4 жыл бұрын
Angela's, please make another video on the subject.
@drangelapuca 4 жыл бұрын
@@michaelthorn3144 I will! :-)
@gawaineross4656 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. This in informative and quite interesting.
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful, Gawaine!
@robertschmus9943 2 жыл бұрын
I loved this video Angela! As an Italian American, I always wanted to know more about this part of my culture. Thanks!!
@Koreakorea77777 Жыл бұрын
I like your German surname. What a funny tiny little man you are. 🤣
@robertschmus9943 Жыл бұрын
@@Koreakorea77777 it’s from the other side of my family
@goodhealthgeek 3 жыл бұрын
You are 100 correct. My grandmother was very Catholic, as well - old gen. I'm not as traditional as she was- new gen. I see the evolution. I loved your video! I would love to hear more about the regional aspects. Thank you for sharing
@drangelapuca 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@lauracenturami-taylor4902 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Angela! Both sides of my family originate in southern Italy. My father told me stories of how his sister learned how to remove the evil eye from his mother, who healed him as a child. I have never asked for her to teach me. I never met my grandmother. I’m so drawn to tradition and nature, I know there’s some history Im missing. Please teach me more about the rural traditions! Thank you!
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