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If you swing by the site at www.oldways.com and connect with what you see there, please feel free to add me as a friend.
I also teach offline classes in the Salem, Oregon area and would love to see you there.
Group Work: The Circle's Body
September 18, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
$10
A spiritually-based group requires a framework to build around. As the energy of the individuals begins to blend into a cohesive whole, it's important - for both energetic integrityand personal interaction - for there to be a structure in place which defines and directs the energy of the group.
In this class, we'll look at various approaches to managing group work, from hierarchy to consensus, from degree-based incentives to open-ended spiritual exploration. We'llconsider different methods of welcoming new members, from open-ended approaches to carefully constructed screenings and trial periods. The class will also consider groupdynamics, look at how to handle interpersonal issues, and how to construct an approach that evolves with the growth of the group's members.
Pre-registration (via email response) is required as space is limited. The class is held in a private residence, approximately three blocks from Willamette University.
Class: Dream Interpretation
September 19, 2008 @ 6:00 PM
$15
How do you tell if a dream "means something" or if it's "just a dream"? And if it is more than just a dream, how do you begin to intrepet what it means? In this class, a trainedshaman will take you through the process of dream interpretation, from determining if your dream holds insight or wisdom to buliding your own unique encyclopedia of dreamsymbols. We'll look at the process of dreaming, how indiginous peoples around the world view the Dreamtime, and how consciously use your dreams to gain answers to your ownlife's questions.
Location: This event is being held at the Tea Party Bookshop (420 Ferry St SE) at the corner of Ferry andLiberty Streets in downtown Salem.
hamanism 101 - Introduction to Shamanism
September 23, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
$15
What is shamanism? A shaman is a spiritual "jack of all trades" - equal parts healer, mystic, counselor, historian, and diviner. An integral part of early tribal society, a shaman'sskills and approach to living have strong applications in our modern lives. In this class we'll begin to explore the concepts of what shamanism is, learn how a shamanism sees theworld, and consider our reality from a holistic, rather than linear perspective. You'll learn the importance of community, how to see life as a teacher, and learn the initial techniquesrequired to see beyond the "every day" and begin to explore the spiritual landscape through a shaman's eyes.
Location: This event is being held at the Tea Party Bookshop (420 Ferry St SE) at the corner of Ferry andLiberty Streets in downtown Salem.
Group Work: The Circle's Spirit
September 25 @ 8:00 PM
$10
In the first class, we looked at the structure of a group and how to create the framework for the group to grow, evolve, and thrive. This week, we'll look at the spiritual energy of thegroup, appropriate approaches to group ritual, and how the energy that is raised and applied becomes its own spiritual entity, defined and empowered by the actions and intent ofthe group. We'll discuss the importance of clear intent, look at concrete ways to strengthen community and a sense of fellowship within an established group, and considermethodology for healing and support within a group structure.
Pre-registration (via email response) is required as space is limited. The class is held in a private residence, approximately three blocks from Willamette University.
Shamanism 101 - Working With the Spirit World
September 30, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
$15
If you say, "Let's contact the spirit world," people immediately get the heebie jeebies or look like you're more than a little off. From a shaman's perspective, each living thing is notonly a spirit, but part of a vast spiritual ecosystem. A shaman not only honors these spirits as part of his family and community, but develops the abilities to learn and gain insightinto obstacles and challenges directly from the spirit world. In this class, you'll learn how to sense and see beyond the physical and use time-tested techniques - from prayer toshamanic journeying - to deepen your connection with the benevolent spirits that are part of our extended spiritual family.
Location: This event is being held at the Tea Party Bookshop (420 Ferry St SE) at the corner of Ferry andLiberty Streets in downtown Salem.
Group Work: Weaving the Circle
October 2, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
$10
With the body and spirit of the group in place, we'll look at approaches to weaving individual approaches to spirituality and energy work into a single cohesive whole. We'll discussthe "Calling of the Quarters" and how each member has an active role in the process. Attendees will be coached in energetic participation in group work, including establishingprotective circles, raising energy, and working together to empower and direct raised energy. The class will end in a ritual designed by the students and participated in by all ofthose in attendance.
Pre-registration (via email response) is required as space is limited. The class is held in a private residence, approximately three blocks from Willamette University.
Shamanism 101 - Ritual, Community and Healing
October 7, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
$15
Expanding upon the concepts learned in the first two classes, we experience first hand what it's like to be a shaman. We'll consider the concept of ritual and how it's an integralpart of both a shaman's spiritual beliefs and the health of the community. Students will be taught the basics principles behind a shaman's approach to healing. Case studies willbe presented to the class and student's will be given the opportunity to find solutions to the presented challenges based on a shaman's perspective.
Location: This event is being held at the Tea Party Bookshop (420 Ferry St SE) at the corner of Ferry andLiberty Streets in downtown Salem.
The Unpaved Path: Embracing Your Potential
October 9, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
$10
You've probably never told anyone else, but you have abilities that you know are there, you just don't know how to connect with them. Until now. Within a single hour, you'llconnect with spiritual energy, learning to sense it, move it, receive it and read it. You'll connect with the same abilities that psychics and intuitive readers use when working with aclient. You'll be shown that much of what you've been told to believe isn't what you truly believe at your core - and the simple truth is that you are more powerful and loved morethan you ever dared imagine.
In this, the first class in a five part series, you will be given the keys to unlock an entirely new level of existance. There's nothing mystical about this process - although the abilitiesand perspective that it unlocks are often attributed to mystics. This process doesn't involve chanting, trance work, or meditation. It does not require you to develop a new systemof belief or change the smallest portion of how you live. The abilities are instinctive and natural, nothing more than a part of who we are. We've simply forgotten they're there.
And this is the tip of the iceberg.
Pre-registration (via email response) is required as space is limited. The class is held in a private residence, approximately three blocks from Willamette University.
Magick 101: Magickal Energy Work
October 14, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
$15
Moving energy beyond what we can feel in order to influence the world around us is the focus of nearly all magickal work. The techniques that were learned in the previous threeclasses come together as we consider the concept of ritual work. From empowering your morning cup of coffee to working spells to attract money, interpret your dreams, or heal asickness, you've learned all of the necessary techniques, it's just a matter of understanding how to weave them together. We'll work a simple blessing spell at the midpoint of theclass, consider the implications of ritual work in a group and solitary environments, and touch briefly on magickal defense, other plane work, and candle magick. The last half of theclass will involve working a group ritual with the intent of blessing those in attendance and opening the appropriate doors to facilitate future growth.
Location: This event is being held at the Tea Party Bookshop (420 Ferry St SE) at the corner of Ferry andLiberty Streets in downtown Salem.
The Unpaved Path: Living in a Spiritual Ecosystem
October 16, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
$10
There are three key levels to reality, categories that explain every mystical phenomena and that place everything from mathematics to miracles in their proper context. What'smore is that understanding the connection between these levels represents a good portion of the key to accessing the abilities and wisdom that each level represents.
In this class we'll look at the various levels of reality and practice exercises that will allow us to actually experience each level of reality within the timeframe of this class. We'lllook at life and extended reality from an entirely new perspective, one without contradiction that sythesizes all of existence into a seamless whole. Additionally, we'll discover ourplace within the flow of greater reality and realize that each of us is here for a vital purpose that encourages us to embrace diversity and be proud of our own unique calling.
Pre-registration (via email response) is required as space is limited. The class is held in a private residence, approximately three blocks from Willamette University.
Magick 101: Energy and Symbolism
October 21, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
$15
Symbols are more than just images, more than colors, shapes, or even tools. For the magickal practitioner, each symbol is an energetic flashcard, granting immediate access to aparticular “flavor†of energy. In this class you'll learn how to energetically access symbols, how to store energy for later use, and how to utilize everything from the clothes andjewelry you wear to your body language as a tool to access energy. Along the way we'll consider how to tap into a wide range of natural energy sources, how to shift energy withease from one dynamic vibration to another, and how to remove the natural “filters†that we have that prejudice how we see, interact, and interpret the energy around us.
Location: This event is being held at the Tea Party Bookshop (420 Ferry St SE) at the corner of Ferry andLiberty Streets in downtown Salem.
The Unpaved Path: Opening to Love and Empowerment
October 23, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
$10
We'll embrace one simple truth within the scope of this class - there is only love. Even fear, which is where every "negative" emotion stems from, is simply a byproduct of usattempting to keep love at bay. The secret is that love isn't just an emotion; love is the very fabric of the Divine. As such, the more we open to love, the more power we embrace -power that allows us to heal ourselves, manifest intense psychic abilities, and begin to take work with the very weave of reality.
In this class, we'll look at how the tools and perspective we've embraced so far allow us to depower fear and release its hold on us. We'll learn how to embrace love, simply throughan understanding of reality and our place in it. And we will learn two new abilities that will allow us to begin to exert control over our own emotional landscape and allow us toconsciously begin to heal, let go of our fear, and embrace love in every area of our lives.
Pre-registration (via email response) is required as space is limited. The class is held in a private residence, approximately three blocks from Willamette University.
Magick 101: Tools and Constructs
October 28, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
$15
Tools and constructs allow the magickal practitioner to set aside a reserve of specific energy and tap into as needed. The easiest way to understand this is to think of the wands inthe movie Harry Potter. In that (fictitious) reality, the students were unable to work magick without access to their wand. In our reality, tools and constructs simply enhance, focus,or empower our natural ability to utilize magickal energy. In this class we'll learn to work with traditional magickal tools, we'll set up an altar and learn how its symbolism translatesdirectly into ritual work, and we'll learn how to create our own tools and energy constructs to use in our own magickal practices.
Location: This event is being held at the Tea Party Bookshop (420 Ferry St SE) at the corner of Ferry andLiberty Streets in downtown Salem.
The Unpaved Path: Stepping Beyond Our Box
October 30, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
$10
In the previous three classes, we've seen that reality is much bigger than we've ever imagined and we found our place within that weave. We discovered and practiced powers andabilities that we never dreamed were already at our fingertips. Not only did we open ourselves to love, but we began to release the hold that fear has on us, allowing Divine power toflow through us and fill every aspect of our lives.
Now it's time to begin to explore.
Standing in the doorway with the vastness of reality before us, we realize that we have the ability to become explorers, to directly interact with and learn from the Divine and theentire spiritual ecosystem. Building on skills that we've learned to this point, we'll learn to travel the spiritual realms, listen to the interaction of Spirit within our own lives, and beginto see past the concrete structure of the physical to perceive the vastness of existence that awaits, not beyond the boundaries of this lifetime, but in every moment, in every breath.
Pre-registration (via email response) is required as space is limited. The class is held in a private residence, approximately three blocks from Willamette University.
Magick 101: Rituals and Spellwork
November 4, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
$15
From empowering your morning cup of coffee to working spells to attract money, interpret your dreams, or heal a sickness, all involve the raising, weaving, and directing of energy.We'll work a simple blessing spell at the midpoint of the class, consider the implications of ritual work in a group and solitary environments, and touch briefly on magickal defense,other plane work, and candle magick. The last half of the class will involve working a group ritual with the intent of blessing those in attendance and opening the appropriate doorsto facilitate future growth.
Location: This event is being held at the Tea Party Bookshop (420 Ferry St SE) at the corner of Ferry andLiberty Streets in downtown Salem.
The Unpaved Path: Writing Your Own Story
November 6, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
$10
In four short classes, we've taken the steps to embrace the fullness of who we are as spiritual beings living life from a physical perspective. Now it's time to take the next step andlearn how and when to interact directly with the fabric of reality.
We learn a new language in this class, symbolism, the form of communication used by the spirit world that appears in everything from dreams to traffic signs, from mysticalceremonies to casual phrases in English. Symbolism isn't just a visual representation of a concept, but is what we refer to as the language of energy. In this class we'll learn tounlock the power of symbolism, how to use it to influence the very weave of reality, and how to use it to empower our own path and calling. What's more is that we'll learn how todo this appropriately, maintaining our balance with the Divine, not overstepping our bounds, but embracing our true calling as spiritual beings living life from a physical perspective.
Pre-registration (via email response) is required as space is limited. The class is held in a private residence, approximately three blocks from Willamette University.
Defense Against the Dark Arts: Wards and Boundaries
November 11, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
$15
Ever wonder about the things that go bump in the night? We'll look at specific types of entities and learn hands-on approaches to setting energetic shields and protective magickto protect a specific geographical location. Students will actually set wards in the class room space and learn how to take them down again - knowledge that can then be appliedto the attendees' home or office.
Location: This event is being held at the Tea Party Bookshop (420 Ferry St SE) at the corner of Ferry andLiberty Streets in downtown Salem.
Defense Against the Dark Arts: Personal Defense
November 25, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
$15
From energy vampires to... well... things we'd rather not think about... we cross paths with things each day that drain our energy, either passively or through intentional processes.In this class, we'll look at types of beings that feed on our own personal energy and practice techniques that can be set in place to guard our personal energy - techniques that the"muggle" world can't recognize but which have tremendous power in the magickal realms.
Location: This event is being held at the Tea Party Bookshop (420 Ferry St SE) at the corner of Ferry andLiberty Streets in downtown Salem.
Defense Against the Dark Arts: Magickal Combat
November 25, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
$15
The old saying reminds us that, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." While most of us will never need to use it, if we ever find ourselves under attack from a darkentity or magickal practitioner, it's useful to know how to redirect energy, how to dissipate an attack, and learn not only how to counterattack, but how to determine if suchaggressive measures are necessary. In this class, we'll not only learn the concepts behind the techniques, but we'll practice low-level magickal combat techniques that we cangreatly empower should the need arise.
Location: This event is being held at the Tea Party Bookshop (420 Ferry St SE) at the corner of Ferry andLiberty Streets in downtown Salem.
