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Welcome to Reclaiming Bay Area class listings! Introductory classes are open to all adults. Some classes are also open to youth. Advanced classes sometimes have pre-requisites - see listings or contact teachers for more information.
Six-week classes are $90-240 sliding scale unless otherwise listed. Some scholarship assistance is often available. Classes welcome all genders unless otherwise specified. For the health of all participants, please refrain from using scented products, including natural and organic scents. All classes are drug and alcohol free - thank you!
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.
There are several types of classes listed here:
Core Classes are Reclaiming Classes which have been designated by the Bay Area Teachers' Cells as the basic curriculum in the Reclaiming Tradition. Completion of one or more of the Core Classes may be a prerequisite for other classes.
Additional classes taught by two or more teachers. These classes offer advanced training in specific aspects of the Craft. Contact teachers for more information.
Additional classes taught by a single Reclaiming teacher. While these are not official Reclaiming classes (which require two more more teachers), they offer advanced training in specific aspects of the Craft. Contact teachers for more information.
Reclaiming Core Class Listings
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.
Each class is structured as a ritual, and includes practical ritual and magical skills. Elements of Magic allows us to explore these skills in a supportive group setting. This class is a great way to connect with other people exploring Reclaiming-tradition magic and witchcraft.
We welcome both beginning students, and advanced 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.
| Elements of Magic in Los Angeles | |
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| Teachers | Laura Wyrd and Laurie Lovekraft |
| Date and Time | Six Wednesday evenings beginning January 11, 2012 |
| Cost | $90-240 sliding scale |
| Location | Los Angeles |
| Contact | Laura Wyrd, laurawyrd@hotmail.com, (310) 358-5018 |
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| Elements of Magic in San Rafael | |
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| Teachers | Riyana, Urania, and Irisanya |
| Date and Time | Six Tuesday evenings February 7 - March 14, 2012 |
| Cost | $90-240 sliding scale |
| Location | San Rafael |
| Contact | Urania, cobalturania@yahoo.com |
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| Elements of Magic in San Francisco | |
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| Teachers | Laurel, Ewa, and Abel |
| Date and Time | Six Thursday evenings April 5 - May 10 |
| Cost | $90-240 sliding scale |
| Location | San Francisco - Mission |
| Contact | Abel, sfbaypriestess@gmail.com, or call Ewa, (415) 364-1853 |
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| Elements of Magic in Humboldt | |
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| Teachers | TBA |
| Date and Time | Dates TBA |
| Cost | $90-240 sliding scale |
| Location | Arcata, CA |
| Contact | George at george@directaction.org , (415) 255-7623 |
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Each class is structured as a ritual, and includes practical ritual and magical skills. Elements of Magic allows us to explore these skills in a supportive group setting. This class is a great way to connect with other people exploring Reclaiming-tradition magic and witchcraft. All are welcome - both beginning students and advanced students who want to deepen their experience of the sacred elements. Class is $90-240 sliding scale. Some scholarship assistance may be available. Contact us if you have questions and to reserve a space in the class. |
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.
| Iron Pentacle | |
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| Teachers | Riyana, Urania, and student-teacher TBA |
| Date and Time | Weekend intensive - November 18-20, 2011 |
| Cost | $90-240 sliding scale |
| Location | Oakland |
| Contact | Urania, cobalturania@yahoo.com |
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Reclaim the qualities of Sex, Pride, Self, Power and Passion. Call them back to you and claim them as your birthrights. In this workshop we will be using our magical skills to examine our shadows and transform - reclaiming our selves as free beings. Through trance, movement, singing, journaling and interactive exercises, we will be exploring and balancing those points of the Iron Pentacle. Step into your whole radiant self. Prerequisite: Elements of Magic with Reclaiming or equivalent training |
| Iron Pentacle | |
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| Teachers | Riyana, Phoenix, and Copper |
| Date and Time | Weekend intensive - March 9-11, 2012 |
| Cost | $90-240 sliding scale |
| Location | Sebastopol |
| Contact | Phoenix LeFae, phoenix_lefae@comcast.net |
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Reclaim the qualities of Sex, Pride, Self, Power and Passion. Call them back to you and claim them as your birthrights. In this workshop we will be using our magical skills to examine our shadows and transform - reclaiming our selves as free beings. Through trance, movement, singing, journaling and interactive exercises, we will be exploring and balancing those points of the Iron Pentacle. Step into your whole radiant self. Prerequisite: Elements of Magic with Reclaiming or equivalent training |
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.
| Pearl Pentacle | |
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| Teachers | Copper Persephone and Cybele |
| Date and Time | 7pm Friday September 30 through 5pm Sunday October 2 |
| Cost | $90-240 sliding scale |
| Location | Bay Area |
| Contact | Contact: Copper Persephone at CopperPersephone@aol.com or (707) 396-8514 |
| Additional Information | Class size limited. Pre-registration required. Prerequisite: Elements of Magic, Witchcamp, or equivalent experience.
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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.
| Rites of Passage | |
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| Teachers | TBA |
| Date and Time | Winter 2011-2012 |
| Cost | $90-240 sliding scale |
| Location | Bay Area |
| Contact | George at george@directaction.org , (415) 255-7623 |
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Prerequisite: Elements of Magic or Equivalent. |
Additional classes taught by two or more teachers. These classes offer advanced training in specific aspects of the Craft. Contact teachers for more information.
| Advanced Elements: Building a Personal Practice | |
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| Teachers | Sefora, George, and student teacher Gwion |
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Six Tuesday eves starting November 8
7:30 - 10pm |
| ost | $90-240 sliding scale |
| Location | Terra's Temple - Oakland-Piedmont |
| Contact | Contact George, george@directaction.org , (415) 255-7623 |
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How do the sacred elements transform and manifest in the world? Advanced Elements as a magical circle and a practical laboratory for bringing together the mundane and the magical. What is it to be engulfed in the fires of passion? How is it to mindfully dive into the deep waters of our own emotions or chip away at the frozen blocks of our apathy? How do we breath and where does that breath take us? What do the greenbloods and redbloods have to say and how can I translate that through my body into action? Where do I leave time and space for Mystery? Techniques include visualization, sensing and projecting energy, chanting, trance, creating magical space, spellcraft, and structuring rituals. We follow feminist process, and hope to provide a fair and nurturing environment for all participants. Six-week course meets 7:30-10pm Tuesday evenings starting November 8. Cost is sliding scale $90-180. Alcohol, drug, and scent-free, please. Class size is limited - sign up soon to save a place. |
| Drawing Down the Moon: Art and Practice of Aspecting | |
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| Teachers | Laura Wyrd and Urania |
| Dates and Time | Saturday-Sunday January 7-8, 2012 |
| Cost/td> | $150-350 sliding scale |
| Location | San Francisco |
| Contact | Laura Wyrd, laurawyrd@hotmail.com, (310) 358-5018 |
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Aspecting is a pathway to personal encounters with the Gods. It is beautiful and transformative. It can lead us to the deepest, most intimate relationships with the Divine. In this playshop we will explore techniques and the practice of Aspecting as it is done in the Reclaiming Tradition. We will play with why this interests us, what calls us, what calls our ego and our hearts. We will step into the practice by considering wards and boundaries, exploring dropped and open attention, precautions, and other techniques that prepare and open us to receive as well as let go and return to ourselves. Some of the skills we will be working with are: Aspecting our Priestess Selves, Anchoring, Drum Trance to connect with a Goddess/God who is calling us, Aspecting this Goddess/God, Tending those in Aspect, Receiving Counsel from those who are in Aspect, and more Aspecting! And we will play with the Divine; that which resides within us and that which can be invoked from without. Prerequisites: Elements of Magic or equivalent AND Iron Pentacle or equivalent of personal shadow work. |
| Teen Earth Magic 2012 - California | |
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| Teachers | Recent teams have included Riyana, Allison, Jason Scarecrow, George, Seneca, Abel, Captain, and Eddy |
| Date | Northern California - Starts June 9, 2012 |
| Cost | $149-399, with some scholarships and parent work exchange available |
| Location | Camp Epic, near Nevada City, CA |
| Contact | George or Riyana, or call (415) 255-7623 |
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Join us for the fifth annual California Teen Earth Magic retreat - five days of deepening our relations with the Earth and with one another. Come together with other young people ages 13-25 who care about the world. Group building will be part of our work, and we hope to create lasting connections. The 2012 camp will include a mentoring path for youth 19-25. We'll be doing tarot, habitat restoration, spellwork, composting, labyrinth rituals, singing and music, campfires.... The retreat was initiated by teachers from Witchlets in the Woods family camp, with the support of parents and site-owners. Teachers and organizers from several other Witchcamps (Winter, Free Activist, Vermont, and Loreley) have been part of our teaching teams. We are keeping the sliding scale as low as possible ($149-399), and offer some scholarship and parent-work-trades. Basically, we want any teen who wants to attend to be able to join us. Parents' consent required for age 17 and under. Contact us if you have questions or suggestions. Click here for photos and brochures from past Teen Earth Magic retreats. Come back in early 2012 for details on camp theme, teaching team, etc. |
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| Reclaiming Priestess Apprenticeship in Experiential Leadership | |
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| Teachers | Suzanne Sterling and Ravyn Stanfield |
| Date | Schedule: 3/26-27/11, 4/23-24/11, 5/21-22/11, 6/11 and 7/11 off, 8/13-14/11, 9/24-25/11, 10/22-23/11, 11/19-20/11, 12/11 off, 1/28-29/12, 2/25-26/12, 3/24-25/12
Classes will be 10am to 4p on Sat and Sunday of every weekend. |
| Cost | $200 per class or $2000 for the entire apprenticeship. $1800 if full tuition is paid in advance. Scholarship options and individual payment plans available. We are very committed to making this work financially accessible to committed priestesses who want to participate. |
| Location | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Contact | Abel Gomez at Sfbaypriestess@gmail.com |
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The modern world is fast paced, ever changing and technologically advanced. However, a new kind of creative, relational and intuitive leadership is in demand and a widespread hunger for experiences of the sacred in daily life becomes more and more clear. Few opportunities exist for individuals to receive personalized spiritual mentorship and an opportunity to develop their innate magical gifts. Each of us has super powers - abilities that come naturally to us, but in leadership roles, we are often relied upon to have skills above and beyond our own specialties. What is your passion, your service, your offering? Where are your strengths? What are the edges you are pushing, the gifts you want to pursue? How can you hold authority confidently? Are you longing to change the world, the culture, or simply your workplace? Have you wondered how the tools and experiences from Reclaiming could translate into everyday? Are you being asked to step into more responsibility or visibility in some area of your life? Responding to a call from the community, Ravyn and Suzanne are offering a year long priestessing/leadership apprenticeship. We will explore tangible skills in multiple ritual modalities that will provide a foundation for your own priestessing, provide opportunities to prepare to student-teach in the Reclaiming Tradition or similar traditions and establish practices to deepen your connection to the Goddess and yourself. This apprenticeship is open to adults of all genders, orientations, and cultural backgrounds Skills cultivated will include: Developing a grounding and centering personal practice* Discovering your unique abilities, super powers, self awareness* Effective communication skills* Chanting, singing, drumming, yoga & meditation* Nourishing the body/mind/spirit* Growing confidence and charisma* Transforming stagnant patterns* Learning tools for conflict resolution, mediation in groups* Working with the elements, directions, and ancestors* Raising and containing energy* Working with deity, myth, and storytelling* Creating ritual* Aspecting, trance, divination, and other ritual technologies* Shadow stalking, projection, and boundaries* Power from within and shared power* Peer support and consensus process* Learning to find inspiration, trust yourself, ask for help From leading ritual to staying grounded in conflict, from ecstatic breathwork to giving constructive feedback, we will build the foundation to expand fully as a leader. We will work together as collaborators and allies to support each other's leadership paths. This 13-month-long training is designed for participants who make the commitment to the entire year. We will meet for a weekend workshop every month (with some breaks as noted on the schedule) to do intensive work in person. Between classes, you will be given the opportunity to deepen the work, and keep the energy palatable through an on line group and partner check ins. We ask that participants attend all sessions. Prerequisites - We ask that participants be experienced in the culture of the Reclaiming tradition. It is ideal if you have taken Elements of Magic, Rites of Passage, Iron Pentacle and have been to at least one witchcamp. If you do not meet these prerequisites, please let us know about your foundation in Reclaiming and your interest in developing leadership skills. |
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| The Magical Writer - An Intensive in the Reclaiming Tradition | |
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| Teacher | George Franklin and Guest Teachers |
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Seven Monday evenings starting February 20, 2012
Online class begins late February 2012 |
| Cost | $90-240 sliding scale |
| Location | Berkeley (One block from Ashby BART) |
| Contact | Email George at george@directaction.org or call (415) 255-7623 |
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Want to write a novel, memoir, or other narrative? Working on a dissertation, magazine articles, or an epic poem? Want to jump-start your writing, regardless of the style? Let Reclaiming magic help! In this class, we will work with both the craft of writing and the emotional blocks that keep us from reaching our full artistic potential. We will also do directed writing both in class and between, and share our work in a supportive circle. Click here to see handouts and syllabus for the class. Class meets in sacred space. With magical tools such as circle-casting, ancestor invocations, trances, and spellwork, we'll free our expressive gifts and strengthen our belief in ourselves as artists. We will work on writing that expresses our unique voice, creating simple plot-structures, developing characters, and other aspects of the writers' craft. This class is suitable for those already writing who want a supportive circle and new inspiration, and those looking to begin the process. Although you'll determine your own work-pace, be prepared to dedicate time each week to your writing, and to write for at least ten minutes each day. This class is also offered online to people outside the Bay Area, or to parents who cannot attend evening classes - next online class begins late February 2012 (meets Sundays 3pm EDT/noon CA time).
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| The Nine: Chakra and Stone Medicine Work | |
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| Teacher | Cybele |
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One Sunday per month from November 13 2011 through November 18, 2012 10am - 6pm |
| Cost | $95 to $190 sliding scale per month |
| Location | Petaluma, California |
| Contact | Email Cybele at garnet8@sonic.net |
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Join this circle and learn meditative processes for communicating with stones and for cultivating them as healing allies. Enjoy unspooling the layers of meaning in your own and other's dreams with projective dreaam work and gestalt techniques. This A year-long series of workshops focuses on the seven chakras plus the Soul Star Chakra and the Earth Star Chakra. Writing, Movement, Stone Meditations, Laying on of Stones, Art.
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| A Year of Stones - Stone Medicine and Dream Work | |
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| Teacher | Cybele |
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Sept 24 2011, Oct 22, Nov 5, Dec 3, Jan 7 2012, Feb 4, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2, July 14, and Aug 18, 2012
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| Cost | $80 to $160 sliding scale fee per session |
| Location | Oakland, California |
| Contact | Email Cybele at garnet8@sonic.net |
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Join this circle and learn meditative processes for communicating with stones and for cultivating them as healing allies. Enjoy unspooling the layers of meaning in your own and other's dreams with projective dreaam work and gestalt techniques. This series of workshops meet one Saturday a month from Sept 24, 2011 thru Aug. 18, 2012 from noon till 6 p.m. in Oakland. We begin close to the Autumn Equinox and end in August near the festival of Lammas. This Wheel of the Year cycle will give a seasonal and elemental focus encompassing the stones we work with in each season. There will be a new stone to work and dream with each month. You do not need to have taken Cybele's 7 Gates cycles to join this series. Limited to 7 participants. Students must provide their own stones and commit to/pay for all 12 workshops. The list of stones and reading material will be provided upon registration. One month's nonrefundable tuition is the registration fee.
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| Drum Class for Intermediate/Beginners | |
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| Teacher | Jeffrey Alphonsus Mooney |
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Monday evenings - 7-9pm - ongoing
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| Cost | TBA |
| Location | 1668 Page St. near Clayton St., San Francisco |
| Contact | Call Alphonsus, (415) 867-8268 |
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We practice energy raising and grounding techniques Trance states. Body awareness. Deep grooves. Voice work with drum. Magic.
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