Class Outline:
Month 1 – The Wiccan Path & Sacred Commitment
What is Wicca? History and modern traditions
Ethics: The Wiccan Rede, Rule of Three
What does "A Year and a Day" mean?
Setting intentions and spiritual goals
Creating a journal or Book of Shadows
Celebration of Fall Equinox
Month 2 – The Elements & the Sacred Circle
Air, Fire, Water, Earth, and Spirit: meanings and correspondences
Casting and closing a circle
Calling the quarters
Practice: building sacred space
Month 3 – The Goddess and the God
Duality and balance in Wicca
Archetypes and aspects of Deity
Immanence vs. transcendence
Choosing personal deity relationships (if desired)
Month 4 – The Wheel of the Year (Part 1)
The Sabbats and seasonal cycles
Focus on Imbolc, Ostara, and Beltane
Nature-based spirituality and seasonal living
Craft: make a simple Sabbat decoration or altar piece
Month 5 – The Wheel of the Year (Part 2)
Litha, Lammas/Lughnasadh, Mabon, Samhain, Yule
Ancestors and the cycle of death and rebirth
Sabbat rituals and traditions
Personal seasonal connection practices
Month 6 – Tools of the Craft
Athame, wand, chalice, pentacle, cauldron, and more
How to consecrate and use ritual tools
Making or acquiring your own tools
Month 7 – Moon Magic & Esbat Rituals
Phases of the moon and magical timing
Full Moon vs. New Moon rituals
Creating personal Esbat practices
Working with lunar energy
Month 8 – Magical Herbalism & Nature Wisdom
Introduction to magical and medicinal herbs
Working with plant spirits and green witchcraft
Simple spells and potions
Safe and ethical herbal practice
Month 9 – Spellwork & Intention
Writing and casting spells
Ethics and responsibility in magic
Candle magic, sigils, charms, and petitions
Spell creation exercise
Month 10 – Divination and Inner Knowing
Tarot, oracle, runes, pendulums
Developing intuition and inner guidance
Journaling and signs from spirit
Practice: simple readings
Month 11 – The Magical Self & Daily Practice
Crafting a personal practice
Protection, cleansing, grounding
Incorporating Wicca into daily life
Self-dedication vs. formal initiation
Month 12 – Ritual, Celebration, and Initiation
Creating group or solitary rituals
Review of key teachings
Preparing for initiation or certification
Review of BOS
Month 13 – Ritual, Celebration, and InitiationInitiation ceremony