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Bay Area Core Classes

Six-week classes are $75-150 sliding scale unless otherwise listed. Classes welcome all genders unless otherwise specified.

CORE CLASSES are Reclaiming Classes which have been designated by the San Francisco/East Bay Teachers' Cell and the North Bay Teachers' Cell as the basic curriculum in the Reclaiming Tradition. Completion of one or more of the Core Classes may be a prerequisite for other classes.

Core Class Listings:

• Elements of Magic
• Iron Pentacle
• Pentacle of Pearl
• Rites of Passage

Additional Reclaiming classes and workshops

If you are a Reclaiming teacher and wish to list a Northern California workshop or event here, please email us.

Information has been provided by various teachers and is available by selecting the teacher's name where a blue link is provided.

Please Note: Although studying and practicing the Reclaiming Tradition can be profoundly healing, Reclaiming classes are not a substitute for medical or psychiatric care. Teachers are not responsible for diagnosing illnesses or recommending treatments. The teachers' cell holds students responsible for seeking professional help if they need it.

Elements of Magic

With the art of magic, we deepen our vision and focus our will, empowering ourselves to act in the world. In this class we begin the practice of Magic, Witchcraft, and Goddess spirituality by working with the Elements of Magic: Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit. Techniques include: visualization, sensing and projecting energy, chanting, trance, creating magical space, spellcraft, and structuring rituals. Group experience follows feminist consensus process. We hope to provide a fair and nurturing environment for all participants.

We welcome both beginning students, and returning students who want to deepen their experience of the sacred elements.

Prerequisite: Reading of the first six chapters of The Spiral Dance by Starhawk. We ask that applicants be committed to attending all classes, or let us know in advance if not.

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Iron Pentacle

Using our magical skills, moving and shaping energy, transforming ourselves through trance to explore the five points of our inner pentacle: Sex (primal energy), Self, Passion, Pride (self-esteem), and Power (effectiveness in the worlds). Six or seven classes depending upon the teachers; the final class is a ritual created by the students. We ask that all applicants be committed to attending all classes.

Prerequisite: Elements of Magic class.

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Pentacle of Pearl

We will work with the deep, healing energies of the Pentacle of Pearl, moving through the five points: Love, Law, Wisdom, Power and Knowledge.

Prerequisite: Elements of Magic or equivalent.

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Rites of Passage

Rites of Passage focuses on dreams, myths, and language, using traditional and non-traditional tales and techniques to create a personal rite of passage. Through storytelling, trance, release work and dreams we receive our challenge(s), meet our helpers, work through our blocks and emerge renewed, reborn. Six classes (or weekend intensive), culminating with a ritual created by the students.

Prerequisite: Elements of Magic class or equivalent.

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