Join me & Ravyn Stanfield during our Elements of Magic Path at California Witchcamp, a 7-day magical intensive on Pomo land in Northern California.
“Nature has joined forces with us…
I have heard Earth turn at the tramp
Of dancing bacchantes and, my heart
Has leapt. At the sound of flutes, whole
Galaxies have fallen in my cupped hands
I have drunk the stars…”
~From the Bacchae of Euripides, translation by Wole Soyinka
Ecstasy, ekstasis, could be defined as an emotional or religious frenzy, a trance-like state, an experience of mystic self-transcendence, a peak experience where we see the bigger picture. In this Path, we will explore the Elements as tools for embodied animist practice. We will merge with Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Spirit, and work with these elements in devotion to Ecstasy. We will call upon Dionysos to ally with us in this work of divine frenzy, as we come home to ourselves again.
With the Elements as our guides, we will delve into the art and contours of Reclaiming magic and ritual. Together we will hone the skills of: circle casting, trance work, sensing energy, spellcraft, consensus process, and ritual creation. We will sing, drum, and vision into how we want to be in the world. We will work with the Elements and land as living beings, listening to the histories of colonization. We will ask ourselves what it is to practice magic on stolen land, to go beyond land acknowledgments to Indigenous solidarity. We will work with this awareness as a necessary step towards authentic presence in ecstatic states.
This Path will give you the tools needed to practice and participate in Reclaiming-style magic. We welcome witches both new and seasoned in our Tradition to court the Elements with embodied, devotional frenzy.