This 13 week series is in its 8th year

of bringing together Witches of every

race, age & spiritual background.

 

We have trained Mothers & Daughters,

Sisters& Wives.

We have taught husbands & brothers,

boyfriends & co-workers alike.

 

We have made friends.

We have discovered family.

We have woven a community strand by strand.

 

This Fabric we have woven

glistens Black & Silver, with touches of Gold.

This Fabric is Magick:

versatile, comfortable & cool.

It has healed, it has helped, it has prospered many.

 

But it has also taught the one rule,

upon which all else rests…

8 Words the Witch’s Rede Fulfill,

“An Ye Harm None, Do What ye Will.”

Classes 1 through 11 are open.

Classes 12 and 13 are closed,

(clasess 1 - 11 prerequisite)

Private Make up classes are available upon request.

Class One - The Basics of Witchcraft

What is a Witch?

What is Witchcraft?

Discussions on: the Witches Rede poetic version,

the 13 principals of Witchcraft,

Grounding / Centering

Witchcraft as an Art & Science.

What is a Book of Shadows?

Class Two - Elements & Sacred Space

What are the 5 elements?

• Discussion of:
• elemental correspondences,
• the Pentacle,
• Altars
• Purifying / creating sacred space

 

Class Three - Beginners Spell Casting

How do you cleanse & consecrate?

• Discussion of:
  • proper spell ingredients,
  • symbolic correspondences,
  • timing Magick with the Moon,
  • phrasing your Intent.
  • wording
  • taglines & lopholes for safe & effective magick

 

Class Four -Astrology ( Intermediate Spell Casting)

How Astrology effects Magick & Spellwork.

Planet / Sign / House / Intent correspondences.

Astrological aspects & spellwork (New & Full Moon alignments)

 

Class Five - Gods & Goddesses (Advanced Spell Casting)

How Spirit = Energy

Plugging spells into divinity

Discussion of different pantheons

Gods & Goddesses Correspondences

Class Six - The Wheel of the Year

• Discussion of
• the 8 holidays (holy days) of the Witch's year
  • the 4 seasonal quarters
  • the 4 seasonal cross quarters
  • Seasonal Correspondences
• timing
• Long-term spellwork.
Ceremony / Ritual ideas

Class Seven - Circle Casting

What is a Magickal Circle ?

What does it do & how does it work?

Programming circles.

6 easy to use versatile Circle Casts

How to write circle casts for all occasions

Hands on demonstration

Class Eight - Quarter Calls

What is a Quarter Call?

Differences between Elements & Elementals.

• The how-to's of Quarter calling
  • stirring,
  • summoning
  • calling.

How to close Quarters

Extensive directional correspondences

Class Nine - Divination

How a Witch uses divination.

• We discuss
  • Tarot,
  • Runes,
  • pendulum work,
  • scrying
  • other oracles in the use of witchcraft.

Several quick & easy spreads to help you fine-tune your magick.

Class Ten - Magickal Tools

Elemental correspondences with the different tools.

How tools are used to focus our own inner power.

Magickal Tools show & tell.

Fundamental teaching that "The Power is in the Witch.

Class Eleven - Ethics & Etiquette & Cycle Review

• What is expected of a proper witch in public ceremonies.
• Before
• During
• After ceremony
• Ethical do's & don'ts when
  • applying specific spellwork
  • healing
  • in public
  • binding / banishing.

A review of classes 1 - 10

Class Twelve - Ritual Design

• Apply all that was learned in the first 11 classes.
• Basic ritual outlines from start to finish.
• The whole class participates in designing the Graduation Ceremony.

 

 

Class Thirteen - Graduation Ceremony:

• Performance of the Ritual designed in Class 12.

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Phone: 631.968.8307 Email: drawingthecircle@aol.com