New start date: 5 March, 2023
A course developed and instructed by Asa West.
In an era of climate change and late capitalism, when everything sacred is paved over or commodified, how do you attune yourself to the rhythms of nature? How do you listen for--and hear--the language of the land on which you live? How do you push your magical practice beyond rote rituals into true communion with the spirits around you?
Using ritual, trance, spellwork, and lots of time in nature, this 5-week course will explore what it means to practice authentic green witchcraft. We'll use the lenses of unity, liminality, embodiment, reciprocity, and silence to explore animism, folk deities, wortcunning, and other aspects of this deep and joyful path.
The course is divided into five parts, each focusing on one of the core principles of Green Witchcraft.
The forest speaks with one voice (Animism, the egregore, spirits of place, and attention as magical practice)
Twilight precedes starlight (Liminality, starlight vision, hedgeriding, altered states, and magic as harnessing infinite possibility)
Witchcraft lives in the body (The 3 selves, virtue, working with deity, moving and manipulating energy)
The witch always pays their coin (Reciprocity and balance, devotion versus exploitation, spellwork theory
The Goddess reveals herself in silence (Living a witch’s life, the witches’ pyramid, the egregore revisited)
All participants will receive a digital copy of the primary text, Five Principles of Green Witchcraft by Asa West. In addition to class chat discussions and videos, participants will receive weekly homework assignments.
General Information
Course Length and Schedule: The course lasts for five weeks, from 5 March, 2023 to 31 March 2023
Time Commitment: Participants will be expected to devote a minimum of two hours each week (10 hours total) to the course. This expectation includes time devoted to reading recommended texts, viewing video lectures, and engaging in conversation with other participants.
Cost: Sliding Scale $50-$80. Pay what you are capable of. Monthly and Permanent Supporters may opt to take this course for free.
Maximum participants: 25
Course Requirements: Participants need have no prior knowledge of the course subject nor experience in academic settings. Physical requirements include internet access, a computer or smartphone capable of accessing recommended readings and video lectures, and each participant will need to create a login (free of cost) for Discord.
Course Materials: Each participant will be given a digital copy of the course text. Print editions are also included at higher enrollment levels. In addition, a guide to using the private Discord server for participant discussions will also be provided.
Venue: Weekly course conversations will occur on a dedicated Discord server.
Course structure: Each week, the instructor will present a video lecture and assign a “homework” task which participants will then discuss with each other and the instructor throughout the week by chat server (Discord) .
Cancellation/Refund policy: Full refunds of payment are possible up until the end of the first day of the course.
Other policies: In the very unlikely event that a participant creates a hostile environment for other participants or the instructor, and if attempts to address the behavior do not correct the problem, the instructor reserves the right to end a participant’s participation.
Enrollment process: To enroll, remit payment by purchasing the course access below.