Year 1 is an introduction to initiatory Craft where we explore the language which is used within Occultism. We also explore and practise some of its basic techniques which form the foundation of magical techniques and begin on the road to the mysteries.
Session | Session Title and subjects covered | Homework |
1 | Rules of the course, Starting out, Coven problems and grounding | Dark and Light list |
2 | What to look for in trainers, Cults and how to spot them, flake filter | Why people join the Crafte |
3 | Commitment and integrity | Spirituality, religion and occult |
4 | Beliefs, Attitudes and Values | Spring Sabbat |
5 | Paganism | Paganism and Crafte |
6 | Assumed Affinities- cunning, high magic/low magic, new age | Why are you interested in Crafte |
7 | Old Crafte and Pop Wicca, What is a Witch | Crafte Traditions |
8 | Self actualisation and self awareness | Expectations of Crafte |
9 | Myth of the burning times | Tools of the Crafte |
10 | Tools of the Crafte, Foucault and power, Dream Diary | Setting up dream diary and Beltaine |
11 | Incense making | Start making incense |
12 | Sacred Sexuality, anima and animus- memes and thought forms | Lord and Lady how do you see them |
13 | Skyclad Religion and the brain | Numbers 1 to 13 |
14 | Plant identification and power | What you use power for |
15 | Psychic self defence | Levels of reality |
16 | What is reality? | Midsummer |
17 | ASC and Consciousness Demonstration of ASC- dangers of ASC | Quest for the Craft |
18 | Types of meditation | Eight ways of raising power |
19 | Pathworking and writing pathworking | Lammas |
20 | Winemaking and the Crafte | What type of wine are you? |
21 | Elements- elemental direction- Jungian functions | What does the wheel mean to you |
22 | The Natural Year | Which Sabbat are you |
23 | Tides and Seasons- lesser and greater sabbats | Autumn |
24 | Personal application of the wheel | What is your most scared site |
25 | Sacred sites, Environmental issues | Halloween |
26 | New Alchemy | Light and dark list |
27 | Yule |
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