A Witch School in NYC
WFT Academy Of Pagan Studies

February 22, 2009

Creating the Wealthy Witch in you –

·          Learning to accept wealth as part of your religion

·          Learning how to begin to bring wealth in.

·          Wiccan Rede and how it works with wealth

·          Pagan ethics of wealth

·          Living true to you, creating your own Rede or Ethics.

Students please bring your findings in about this topic

March 8, 2009                      

Becoming A Wealthy Witch – Part I -

Practical and common sense spell casting approaches to manifesting material wealth personally and professionally.  Witches can become adept at focusing energy and manifesting change to enrich their lives and the lives of others financially.

*Part 1: Uncovering Hidden Barriers to Success; Planning and Budgeting*
What has kept you from setting and/or meeting financial goals in the past.  You may have negative connotations surrounding money, success, ambition, or wealth based on family, cultural, or even religious beliefs.  These beliefs may be unconscious or very clear to you.  Uncovering negative stigmas and addressing them is the first hurdle to gaining long-lasting and real prosperity.  Secondly, you will create a firm, clear financial goal for yourself as the first step toward financial freedom.   We will be doing a guided meditation.
Spell work to create your individual spell, along with listings of other prosperity herbs, colors, Gods/Goddesses, runes, tarot, etc. for your reference.

Students please bring your findings in about this topic

March 22, 2009

Become A Wealthy Witch – Part II -

Practical and common sense spell casting approaches to manifesting material wealth personally and professionally.  Witches can become adept at focusing energy and manifesting change to enrich their lives and the lives of others financially.

*Part II: Personal Financial Goal-setting; Business/Professional Growth*
- *Personal Financial Growth*
Now that you've taken stock of your financial situation and created a new plan to make the most of what you have, it is time to reach out for areas of personal financial growth.  You will identify ways in which you can increase your income, either through promotion, a new job, or starting a venture.  You will set benchmarks for yourself and outline a timeline for your personal success; Spells for visualization and manifestation will be included.
- *Business/Professional Growth*
You will create a clear plan and goal for your professional achievements; or your company's success.  Topics will include business budgeting (operation expenses, profit/loss calculation), economies of scale, and utilizing networking and marketing.

NO MATTER WHAT SPELL YOU DO IF YOU DO NOT HAVE CLEAR PRICISE INTENT, FOCUS AND BELIEF IT WILL NOT SUCCEED.

·          Ostara briefing handout- prepared by one of the students.

April 5, 2009

Advanced Ritual Practices -

·          Spell Work – how to get more from it during all rituals public or private.

·          Grounding

·          Journeying

·          The pentagram / pentacle further studies

·          Circle Etiquette

·          Gate Keeper

·          Ritual Garb  

Students must come prepared for ritual, bring your ritual items.

April 26, 2009

The Magick of the Archangels –

·          Working with specific Angels

·          Cleansing and Consecrating

·          Setting Up Sacred Space

·          How to work with them

They act as divine messengers or guides.  Delving into the history of angelic magick. Specifically, focus on the archangels of the Tree of Life and those of the four directions- Uriel, Gabriel, Michael and Raphael, learning now to work with each through ritual to manifest change in your life and understand your own angelic nature and true purposes in our lives.

- Beltane briefing handout – prepared by one of the students.

May 17, 2009

Witches Healing Arts and Medicine-

·          Indebt views of this topic

·          What can we do

·          Midwifery

·          Candle therapy

·          Ethically speaking

·          Touching on Reiki

Students must come prepared with their own findings on these topics ready to discuss.

May 31, 2009          

Advance Spell Casting -

·          Magick in Practice

·          Working with incense

·          Working with oils

·          Working Powders

·          Working with Tarot Spells

·          Tie in a number of tools to make practical magick

·          Make your spells more effective

Students must come prepared with spells they have written to be discussed keeping in mind all of the covered in this class.  Also discussed are spells they have worked on that worked and ones that have failed and why, what could have been done to make it work.

June 14, 2009

Hands on Practice of Divination Part I –

·          Meditation Techniques – As each student will be  performing a meditation at the Full Moons in 2009.

·          Working in Alpha

·          Using Tarot to journey

·          Litha briefing and handout - prepared by one of the students.

June 28, 2009

Hands on Practice of Divination Part II -

·          Scrying with Mirror and water

·          Making it work for you while journeying

·          Psychic Development

·          Divination in Daily Life – using it to guide you on a daily basis.

July 12, 2009

Hands on Exercises with Elementals, Thoughtforms and Spirit Guides -

·          Mythical and Magickal creatures - Dragons, Phoenix, Faeries etc.

·          Elementals

·          Thoughtforms and Spirits

·          Watchers

·          Familiars

·          Choosing and working with them

Students must come prepared with their own summaries on these topics ready to discuss.

July 26, 2009

Sacred Sounds -

·          Chanting and singing

·          Hands on training with drums

·          Bring drums or other instruments if you have it

·          Raising energy in Ritual

Come ready to learn how to drum to keep a circles’ energy on high.

Lughnassadh briefing handout – prepared by one of our students.

August 9, 2009

Séance an introduction to –

Everyone has heard of "Seances". This class is an examination of what a seance really is and how to hold one. Including protection, fear and debunking any urban myths about it in general.

Students do come prepared to be part of a séance. 

August 23, 2009

Advanced Charms, Talismans and Amulets -

• The Many types
• How does it relate to Witchcraft
• How do we use them
• How can we make them
• The meanings behind them
• Working with them wisely
• Spell casting

September 13, 2009      

Psychic Self- Defense – Curses, Banishing & Dealing with difficult people and entities

·          Banishing

·          Protecting yourself

·          Working safely

·          Breaking dark magicks

• How to handle them
• The ethics behind it
• You are strong enough

Students must prepare to do one of these in the class.  Bring in a ritual for one of these.

Bring in your books of shadows (the ones you can share to show your journey through your religion and your growth

- Mabon briefing handout – prepared by one of our students.

September 27, 2009

Alchemy, Psychology and Magick –

·          The psychology of magick

·          Working ethics

·          The will - affirmations

October 11, 2009

WitchCraft and The Tree of Life -

·          How does Ceremonial magick raise its head in modern Witchcraft?

·          Many Witchcraft practices are drawn from the traditions of “high” magick, also known as Ceremonial Majick, though not all Witches are aware of the influence of Ceremonial Majick upon our Craft.  Hermetics, Alchemy and Qabalah have all become entwined with the rebirth of Witchcraft.  The Qabalistic Tree of Life, depicting ten levels of consciousness and twenty-two paths of transformation, is used by Magicians and Witches alike.  Join us for an exploration of the Tree of Life and the rituals of Ceremonial Magick, from the Witch’s perspective. 

·          Learn how to integrate this wisdom into your own personal practice, and whether you will adapt in into your personal practice.

Students bring in your findings on this topic to further discuss

October 25, 2009

Explorations of Other Spiritual Paths -

·          Introduction To Shamanism

·          A lecture from one who is a Practicing Shaman (1 hour – guest speaker)   Introduction to Shamanism and The Native Spiritual Path
A fist look into the “way of the Wounded Warrior”, or Shaman. An introduction to the methods and over all principles of Shamanism. The discussion will lead into an overview of Native Spirituality, with a look into the Medicine path of the Lakota Sioux.

-   Samhain briefing handout – prepared by one of our students.

Kurt Talking Stone will be taking us indepth into his tradition.  Including the Sweat Lodge.

-  This class was given in our 1^st Degree and was so well received they were ‘raved’ by our students and requested back for further studies.  So here we are.  Yeah!!

Explorations of Other Spiritual Paths Part II –

·          A lecture from one who practices Voodoo and Santeria.

Santero Ian Fford will be to teach and take through the many myths of his religious path.  Come prepared with many questions.

This class was given in our 1^st Degree and was so well received they were ‘raved’ by our students and requested back for further studies.  So here we are.  Yeah!!

EACH CLASS WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 1 ½ - 2 HOURS EACH.

November 8, 2009

Working with Quija board, Spirit boards etc. -

·          Preparation before and after

·          Working with the wisely

·          Unwanted entities

·          States of minds

Lots of myths.  Students please bring in your boards and a working BOS to record findings.

November 22, 2009

Astral Travel – Path Working -

·          Preparition

   How to take your first Astral trip

   Astral Travel and the Magickal person

   Flying without a broom

   Notes of caution it is wise

Students must come prepared with there own findings on this topic.   Be also prepared to participate fully.