A Guide To Wicca And Contemporary Witchcraft

Understanding Philosophies and Foundational Practices

What you'll learn

Understand what Wicca and Contemporary Witchcraft is all about.

Take a Journey through the Evolution of Wicca and Contemporary Witchcraft.

Explore the Philosophies of a Religion with Magic.

Step into the world of the Gods and Goddesses of Contemporary Witchcraft.

Learn the importance of casting a Magical Circle.

Journey through the "Wheel of the Year".

Understand how to Cleanse, Ground and Protect your ritual area.

Learn the Three Foundational Aspects for Successful Magic.

Deepen Your Connection with the Elements.

Undertake practical exercises to explain your experience.

Requirements

A genuine interest in learning about Wicca and Contemporary Witchcraft

Description

Are you interested in learning more about Wicca and Contemporary Witchcraft, however you do not know where to start?  Maybe you are confused with the different interpretations and are wondering whether Wicca and witchcraft the same thing or completely different.Are you tired of reading books, watching endless videos, but still do not know how to start?  Or maybe you are wondering why your spells do not seem to be achieving the intended goals?Then you have come to the right place.While I might not be able to guarantee this course will lessen your confusion, the information I share is designed to provide you with a foundational understanding to many of the aspects that not only underpin Wicca and Contemporary Witchcraft, but which will also hold you in good stead as you continue to explore and develop not your own Craft, but also magical practice and your own spiritual evolution.Drawing upon my own personal experience of some 30 years, that includes studying a number of other spiritual, magical and esoteric traditions, discover why Contemporary Witchcraft is a spiritual, magical religion where the ultimate goal is to integrate your place in the greater scheme of things - reflecting the Hermetic Principle of "As Above, So Below, As Within So Without", influencing your ability to bring around real change in your life.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to the Course

Lecture 2 Who I am

Section 2: History of Wicca and Contemporary Witchcraft

Lecture 3 Ancient Roots to a Modern Practice

Lecture 4 The Witch Trials and Burning Times

Lecture 5 Modern Magical Revival

Lecture 6 Gerald Gardner: The First "Public" Witch

Lecture 7 Other Forms of Witchcraft

Lecture 8 History of the Word "Wicca"

Section 3: Foundational Philosophies of Wicca and Contemporary Witchcraft

Lecture 9 What makes a "Wiccan" a Wiccan?

Lecture 10 What is Contemporary Witchcraft?

Lecture 11 Exploring the "Wiccan Rede"

Lecture 12 Origins of the "Three Fold Law of Return"

Section 4: Creating a Sacred Space

Lecture 13 The Role of an Altar

Lecture 14 Ritual Tools used within Contemporary Witchcraft

Lecture 15 Foundational Skills of Contemporary Witchcraft

Lecture 16 Exercise: Ball of Energy

Lecture 17 The Elements

Lecture 18 Exercise: A Journey through the Elements

Lecture 19 Keeping a Magical Diary and Book of Shadows

Section 5: Deities of Wicca and Contemporary Witchcraft

Lecture 20 Who are the Gods of the Wicca?

Section 6: Following the Wheel of the Year

Lecture 21 Understanding the Seasonal Sabbats

Section 7: The Cycles of the Moon

Lecture 22 Understanding the 13 Esbats

Section 8: Working a Wiccan Ritual

Lecture 23 The Purpose of a Circle

Lecture 24 Why Perform a Ritual?

Lecture 25 Exercise: Tower of Protective Light

Lecture 26 Exercise: Grounding

Section 9: Understanding Magical Principles

Lecture 27 Working a Wiccan Ritual

Lecture 28 Deosil and Widdershins

Lecture 29 Differences between the Hemispheres

Lecture 30 The Power of Chants and Cantrips

Lecture 31 The Seven Hermetic Principles

Section 10: Additional Throughts

Lecture 32 Connecting with the Earth

Lecture 33 End Thoughts

Anyone who is interested in learning more about Wicca and Contemporary Witchcraft.,Anyone who is interested in taking their Wiccan practice to a deeper level.,Anyone who is interested in establishing a foundation for their magical practice.,Anyone who is interested in earth-centric spirituality.