root and staff: exploratioN of the witch
six week witchcraft mentorship
Winter 2024 Session of earth is closed…registration for SPring session of air begins march 21, 2024. to get on the waitlist click here
Do you want to talk to spirits, confidently create rituals, and connect with the living landscape around you?
LEARN HOW—BUILD RELATIONSHIPS—ROOT INTO YOUR OWN SACRED MAGIC
DIVE DEEP INTO THE ethics & FOUNDATIONS OF ELEMENTAL MAGIC, folk ritual, and witchcraft
OVER SIX WEEKS YOU WILL:
INVOKE THE MAGIC OF THE EARTH ELEMENT
MEET YOUR HELPING SPIRITS
CONNECT TO THE EARTH AND YOUR BODY AS THE VEHICLES FOR A GROUNDED YET TRANSCENDENT SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
LEARN WHY GROUNDING IS IMPORTANT IN YOUR MAGICAL PRACTICE AND DEVELOP TOOLS TO GROUND YOURSELF
DEVELOP A PERSONAL ALTAR PRACTICE TO SUPPORT YOU
UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF SPIRITUAL CONTAINERS AND WHY THEY ARE NECESSARY FOR SPIRIT WORK
…ALL IN A COHORT OF WISE AND POWERFUL WITCHES
TAKE UP YOUR STAFF OF POWER AND JOIN A CIRCLE OF WITCHES THIS WINTER HONORING THE POWER OF EARTH
REGISTRATION FOR THE NEXT SESSION OF SPRING & AIR BEGINS MARCH 21
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Thursdays 6-8pm PST for 6 weeks, beginning January 18–February 29 (skipping the week of January 25)
Class will be held over zoom, and will be recorded!
Registration for this class is open until January 15th, but spots are limited. To secure a spot in the circle, early registration is encouraged! 🖤
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-Each of the six two hour classes will be formatted to include lectures on the topics of the week and time for group conversation, exploring ways to build personal techniques of magical practice and space to share them. We will engage the topics through journey work, journaling, personal ritual, and psychic development practices.
-We will have weekly journal prompts sent as a pdf to support your personal individual explorations.
-There will be a group Discord discussion focused on some of these prompts each week as a way to connect and share about our learning.
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•The program is offered in 3 tiers to encourage financial accessibility, please self select according to what category most resonates with your life & situation. If you are in need of further financial support or assistance, please feel free to reach out to me over email at espen@tendingthemystery.com
•A note on trades: I am totally open to trades and love to do them when they align! I trade at the full rate of the program. Trades that I am welcoming at this time would be: video/photography services, hair care services, tattoo services, or bodywork/massage services (all based in Seattle area) If you are interested in a trade, please email me at espen@tendingthemystery.com
3 TIERS OF SLIDING SCALE CATEGORIES:
$350
-you have access to basic needs but it requires significant effort to budget in magic, leisure, and pleasure oriented experiences
-*and* this class will not put you in financial danger.
$425
-you have access to basic needs and steady income but may still be paying off debt or building savings
-overall you have access to expendable income to afford extras, eat out, work with healers/readers/etc
$500
-you have access to steady income, have a savings, and/or are a home owner
-you’re able to afford most items/experiences that you would like and/or regularly work with multiple practitioners for bodywork and or magical learning/readings
•Wherever you fall on the scale, the class fee can be paid in full (and receive a free 1:1 session to be redeemed anytime during our time together for personal spiritual support and individual guidance!) or can be paid in two monthly payments. The monthly payment links are shared above & below on this webpage. The Pay In Full links are below!
Pay In Full Links:
Tier One
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Tier Two
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Tier Three
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WEEK ONE: EARTH ELEMENT & ALLIES OF THE NORTH
•Experience a connection with a spirit ally of Earth as well as connect to the energy of earth elemental magic to guide & support your journey
• Root into your place within the wheel of the year & the embodied messages of this season in order to feel genuinely connected to the magic flowing from the winter threshold
•Sink into the mystic messages of the earth as a portal to transcendence *through* the body not away from it.
WEEK two: Grounding & Discernment
•Actually slow down & define these spiritual terms that we see used a lot and bringing them into the body: what actually is grounding and why is it important in our spiritual practice? what is discernment and how do we access it?
•Emerge from this class with a deepened understanding of how to sink into grounding in a safe & sovereign way, and with practices to support your continued rooting.
•Create meaningful & tender space for inquiry around the way trauma can affect our ability to be grounded and discerning, and what are some ways we can still access grounding & discernment alongside trauma and/or the struggles to be in our body that accompany life in our times.
WEEK tHREE: boundaries with the divine—containers & altars part one
•Creating once more a space to actually define and understand terms that are used a lot in spiritual circles and bringing them into a more embodied understanding—focusing on the ideas of spiritual containers and altars.
•Dig into the purpose of spiritual containers as a means of protection & connection, and practice building a prayer of containment personal to you!
•Explore the question: what does it mean to have boundaries with the divine? And find out why this is absolutely foundational to deepen our spiritual practice.
WEEK FOUR: Boundaries with the divine-Containers & altars part two
•Dive into the basics & foundations of altar practice. Together we will examine the questions: What even is an altar? Why is it important? What kinds of altars do what kinds of magic?
•Connect deeply with the understanding of how the Earth element is the most foundational altar, and how we can learn about altar working directly from the body of the Earth.
WEEK FIVE: MAGIC IS RELATIONSHIP—HEALING TECHNIQUES OF EARTH
•Connect with magic as a fundamentally relational practice, and examine how to deepen our practice of both spiritual devotion and magical techniques through relationship building.
•Explore perspectives and techniques of healing by connecting with plant & animal & stone healers in a series of short journeys and practicing psychic games in a group of wise & playful witches!
WEEK SIX: PROTECTION magic of the earth element
•Examine how this element approaches protection, layering together the themes we covered in this class of grounding, discernment, boundaries, and relationships to assist us in our protections.
•Come away from this class feeling clear & confident on ways to enhance your practices of spiritual & psychic protection, clearing, and defense through the lens of the Earth element.
•Those who want to explore and sink into celebrating the seasonal magic of Winter in a way that is personal and unique to you!
•Witch curious, baby witches, and seasoned witches alike who are seeking a way to build/deepen a relationship with magic through the lens of discernment
•Spiritual folks who would like to create magical rituals that resonate with your heart, rooted in your values & integrity
• Sensitive, curious, and heart felt people who want to connect with other witches & create community in their magical explorations!