Wiccan Apprentice circle

Wiccan Apprentice circle is for practising Witches &Wiccans, and Seekers of The Craft..

Welcome to `Wiccan Apprentice' - our Woodland-based Circle for practicing Witches, Wiccans and those seeking Training in Witchcraft & Ritual Magic . We begin as open circle for March, April & May. Then this circle will work as a Coven... Subject to evolution.

To be a Witch..

In the Initiatory Craft, people are trained and made to be `Witch & Priest' or `Witch & Priest' - The Witch-part is practical, working of Rituals, spells, charms etc. The Priest / priestess part involves facilitating worship, helping and serving the Community.! One may begin the journey as a Witch but must grwo and develop as a Priest / priestess. Even that, after ome years, expands beyond Pagan/ magical communities and encompasses the living World as a whole.

Underpinning all these is your own spirituality, your own connections to the divine Gods & Goddesses, and your moralitty, honour and integrity!

You must strive to `Know thyself' and work in accordance with the Gods & Goddesses within, and be guided by them and your genuine intuition in your actions. You must also maintain personal balance of power and grounding, keep your self magically safe from intrusions ..that can threaten to compromise your being. Also know that, you must be always confident and stronger than any forces you are trying to invoke.. maybe not in power but in Will. (If not, they will easily take control of you, your ego, your body and you are no longer `you' - which goes back to the `know thyself'!!

There are a hundreds of angels, Fairies and Gods to call from. We have no need to call other forces. People are wiser working with transpersonal psychology when integrating their own shadows and projections.

An empowered Witch stands on their own magic and energies!!

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Secrecy, Privacy & Loyalty

All are expected to follow Secrecy, respect other members' privacy and hold matters in confidence.

Ritual outline —–

In general..

1. Preparation: Involves Altar set up (help appreciated), centering Meditation, Tree/ Chakra energy working, Wiccan Opening prayer.
2. Scared space: Wiccan salt/water/incense Consecrations (help appreciated), Magic Circle cast & elements called at quarters.
3. Power raising: spiral dance, chants
4. deity work. Horned God & Moon Goddess invocations.
5. Ritual Magic & Spellcraft:
6. Food & wine Blessings/ closing circle

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Ritual venues

We will be holding our public Cirles in `'Witches Coven' , an area within Queens woods. This has been used by witches, covens, ritual magicians for many decades.

Venues for subsequent circles may change to other woods. Members will be informed by direct mail or messages.

Meeting point :

• Pls wait at The entrance to Queen's Woods, Queen's wood Road, N6 5UU .
• Google map ref: 51.580240, -0.142252

We will gather all members and walk together into the woods - to pre-fixed ritual spot. (this is different to our regular Public ritual spot).

Psychic Safety —

Please do not come late and enter circle once it’s cast – it breaches magic protection inside, leaks energy, allows negative entities to enter our protected space!!

Essentials to bring ---

If you plan to be an outdoor Witch, it's essential to build up a functional set of clothng & outdoor props. Here are some suggestions:

• Be prepared for different types of Weather. When we are seated in one spot for long, it gets cold quickly.. So pls Wear warm / water proff clothing & coats; covering legs, ankles as it avoids insect bites in summer;
• Bring a small ground sheet & optional cushion or mat to sit on.
• Torch light .. essential for walking about the woods in the dark. Better to have a separate torch than the light on mobile phones.. If you

Food/ drinks ——

• bring some food & drinks to share. Vegetarian food is better. (bread, cheese, salads, dips, wine, soft drinks). It's okay if you can't bring any but pls avoid junk food.

Feasting, connecting & Magical thoughts —-

Circle will close after passing blessed Cakes & drink from the Altar. Then depending on time, we can be open for magical chats.. where you may share your experiences of what the ceremony has brought.

Tidying up & leaving no trace --

We would really appreciate everyone packing their own tools and items , then tidy up the area, picking up rubbish into bags. We like to leave the ritual space completely traceless of our presence (yes even flowers ).

------POLICY --------

• NO Drugs/ substances, For Ages 18+ and over only.Health & Safety: If you feel unwell please stay at home. you can attend next time.
• These woods are NOT suitable for anyone with mobility issues, wheel chairs.
• Inclusivity: Please be kind, compassionate to one another throughout the whole gathering. We are inclusive of all race, genders, sexuality, LGBTQP+

If you have questions, please do contact me with them - in person at other rituals or via e-mail or social media.Thank you

I look forward to sharing our magic with you..

Bright Blessings

-- Mani

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About the Organiser :

Mani is an author, teacher, initiated Witch & Gardnerian High Priest, with 30yrs of Wicca & magical experiences. Since 2004, he has been working more and more in Woods, with rituals, covens and workshop. Mani has a Physics B.Sc degree, training in Transpersonal Psychology & counselling, and blends some Hindu & Shamanic practices into pagan rituals.

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-- above contents composed & poster created manually by Mani --