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Video courses › Course 3

Circle, Altar and Book of Shadows

Meet the athame, wand, chalice, pentacle, censer and cauldron. Set up your altar and its four directions, bring the elements into ritual, cast a circle, call the quarters, bless your tools, start your Book of Shadows and perform your first full ritual.

8 video lessons A quiz for every lesson Counts toward your 1st Degree
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8 lessons

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    The ritual tools

    Athame, wand, chalice, pentacle, censer and cauldron, and the element of each.

  2. 2

    Setting up your altar

    The Goddess side, the God side, the center and the four directions.

  3. 3

    The elements in practice

    Air, fire, water, earth and spirit in real ritual.

  4. 4

    Casting a circle

    Step by step, from cleansing the space to sealing the circle.

  5. 5

    Calling the quarters

    Welcoming the four directions, and closing the circle again.

  6. 6

    Blessing your tools

    A simple consecration with earth, air, fire and water.

  7. 7

    Starting your Book of Shadows

    What goes inside it, and keeping it on paper or on screen.

  8. 8

    Hands-on: your first full ritual

    From the opening to the closing words.

What's included

  • 8 video lessonsShort, beautiful lessons. Watch at your own pace, as often as you like.
  • A quiz for every lessonCheck what you've learned and track your progress.
  • Hands-on practiceEvery course ends with a real ritual or spell for your Book of Shadows.
  • Part of your 1st DegreeFinish the degree courses and get your certificate in the mail.
Your path

Earn your 1st Degree

The foundation of your practice: what Wicca is, the tools and correspondences, the circle, the altar and your Book of Shadows, the moon and the Wheel of the Year. Finish these 4 courses to receive your certificate with your name on it.

  1. Wicca 101
  2. Course 2: The Witch's Toolkit
  3. Course 3: Circle, Altar and Book of ShadowsYou're here
  4. Course 4: The Moon and the Wheel of the Year

About our degrees

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