Principles of Wicca and Witchcraft
A Year and a Day training course, culminating in a formal Initiation ceremony
First and Third Mondays 7:00pm to 9:00pm, beginning Nov 4th, ending Oct 20th 2025
Sign up by class $30 per session ($810 total for the full year)or at $400
in halves (2 chunks of 13 sessions each, Nov 4 to Apr 7 and Apr 21 to Oct 20)
$780 if paid all at once.
This class will be a “year and a day” long. The class is a deep dive into the principles of Witchcraft/Wicca. You will learn the history of the Craft, the God and Goddess along with the Wheel of the Year, as well as Full and New Moon rituals. You will also learn energy work, purification and consecration of space and tools, what the tools of a practicing witch are, and how to set up your altar/spell crafting space. We will study elemental energy, astrology, tarot, divination, herblore, effective spellcrafting, and more. By the end of the year, you should know the “Wiccan Rede” and be able to cast a circle and create spells and rituals that have meaning for you, and others, and for those who wish it. We will have a dedication ritual at the end.
Class required reading list can be found here:
bookshop.org
Bio: Tia Zillberstein
I am a native Oregonian who began my journey with the Occult as a small child through my mother’s herb craft lore from the Alps of Switzerland. Sometime in high school I attempted to read the Christian Bible in-its-entirety, which was when I realized how I as a divine feminine being was missing. In college I began my active search for the Divine Feminine. After college I found my teacher and I have practiced Witchcraft since 1989, and have been a practicing Wiccan since 1996. In that time, I studied Wicca with a contemporary of Starkhawk, and helped found the Magickal Garden Society of Jefferson, Oregon. I taught Wicca, created and led many circles, and have helped create and lead rituals in Festivals and weekly at Ecstatic dance for over 20 years. I have been deeply enriched by my on-going journey and grateful to all of my teachers along this path. I am excited to share my knowledge with students who are trying to figure out where to begin, and to encourage their life-long curiosity around their own spiritual practices – whatever they may look like.