We
would not undertake the challenge of organizing the Seasons in
Avalon School to repeat information that is readily available
elsewhere. If we were asked to label ourselves, we would call
ourselves Witches or Magicians. This does not mean that we do not
respect the principles of Wicca. We do, in fact, draw from Wiccan
tenets and ideas. It means, rather, that we are not
strictly
Wiccan as we have bestowed upon ourselves a freedom of movement and
flexibility necessary to the development of new forms and systems.
You do not need to come to us with any previous background. We
cannot assume levels of study so we will try to provide
extemporaneous material and/or footnotes (perhaps extra reading) as
situations demand.
We
love the Earth and the changing of its seasons. A successful
practice of magick relies upon our knowledge of the turning of the
Earth, the phases of the moon and the shifting of the tides to tell
us exactly when to perform what kind of magick.
We honor the Old Ones
and the Old Ways for giving us roots, history and a poetic,
sometimes epic, perspective while acknowledging that what we know of
them is cursory as many facts, practices and essential truths, are
shrouded in the mystery of lost record. Our focus will be on
acquiring the fluidity necessary to adapt our interpretation of the
Old Ways to contemporary life so that we may enjoy the richness and
fullness of meaning as originally intended.
3.) OVERVIEW:
The school is designed as three
year-long courses plus a possible fourth year series of workshops
for depth training in person. All students, regardless of
experience, must demonstrate the humility necessary to begin at the
beginning.
You may begin at any time. You will still start with the First
Lesson of the First Year. Your year begins when you enroll.
First
Year –
THE
NOVITIATE (13
Months of the 7th House Witches Calendar)
Second Year –
THE INITIATE (13
Months of the 7th House Witches Calendar)
Third Year –
ADEPTUS (13
Months of the 7th House Witches Calendar)
Fourth Year and
Beyond–
Masters
Studies. At this time the options are a choice of a nine
lesson module on Egyptian Magick or General Masters Studies.
4.) FORMAT:
Courses will be accessed online in with
your username and password which are active while your enrollment is
in good standing.
5.) APPLICATION AND TUITION:
Prospective students must fill
out a questionnaire and application. No application is required.
Upon review and acceptance, an invitation to register will be
sent by email.
An enrollment/processing fee of $20 with first month's lesson
tuition waived plus tuition of $13 every Witches' Calendar month
will be accepted from your preferred credit / debit card or
PayPal account a few days before the new moon occurs. You may
withdraw at any time for any reason or suspend your enrollment
status for any length of time up to a year. Every student is
allowed two free auto-billing failures per year after which an
administrative fee of $10 will be charged for each instance.
5.) THE HONOR SYSTEM:
We’re not concerned about the potential
for illicit sharing of information because we know that The Universe
is just and that it operates on a system of rewards and
consequences. If you attempt to cheat us by sharing information with
people who are not registered by the school, you will pay a price
that far exceeds the amount of tuition.
6.) COURSE ACCESS: Upon
successful registration you will receive an access code to the first
lesson. Most lessons will be offered as both text (pdf) and
abbreviated audio versions (mp3).
7.) ADVANCING:
We will
not offer any form of
certification, ordination or clerical degree. Some people may have
natural gifts. Some people may acquire skills through intensive
study and concentration. All who come to the altar are not equal,
but your
Magickal expertise is between you and The Powers That Be. If your
true heart’s goal is a happy, fulfilled, balanced life and the
accomplishment of your dreams and desires, that will be honor
enough.
For this reason, we
are not going to “grade” your work or decide for you whether or not
you are ready to advance to the next lesson. This sort of personal
assessment and responsibility is necessary to the successful
practice of Witchcraft so this is a good place to start practicing
it.
8.) COURSE
MATERIALS:
We will not require any purchases in
first or second year, but strongly recommend that you have some
form of Seasons of the Witch (planner or calendar), and
The Primer. We will also frequently reference
The Master Grimoire. These are available through
www.7th-House.com. In
third year, we will study and analyze several books of esoterica,
but we will sell these on a cost to us (non-profit) basis. Links
will be provided in third year lessons. Also, we will
occasionally suggest working with particular herbs or oils, but
purchase and use is optional.
9.) COMMUNICATION
WITH SIA:
Links to lessons will be delivered
via email. Updates and announcements will be posted via the
infostream on our Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/?act=60204144#/pages/Seasons-in-Avalon/245989664712
Facebook accounts are free and do not require any information
other than an email address. If you do not wish to use your main
email, you can open a free account with hotmail or gmail for
Facebook purposes only.
If you are accepted, you
will be invited to enroll and issued a password that will give you
access to that lesson so long as you are enrolled in the school. New
lessons will be available every new moon.
START ANYTIME.
Your first year begins the day you are granted access to lessons.
