BELOW ARE SOME F.A.Q. ABOUT WITCH SCHOOL
*** IT IS LIKELY THIS LIST WILL GROW & CHANGE OVER TIME, CHECK BACK FROM TIME TO TIME. ***

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What is Witch School? How often does it occur?

• Witch School is a year long, facilitated cohort style study of traditional and elemental witchcraft. The focus is on developing an intentional relationship with your personal cosmology. 
• Class will be facilitated by Ylva and supported by 1 - 3 Teaching Assistants; depending on the size of the cohort.
  • Teaching assistants will also teach mini modules throughout the year.
• Students are strongly encouraged to self study their own cultures of traditional witchcraft/magic during the year.
  • Applying what you learn in witch school through your own cultural lens can offer a deeper foundation for you.
• I have historically offered this class yearly, that may change in the future. 

How do I register?

• You may register via my website, 1st Year Witch School.
• Registration is open through the first three weeks of class. 
• Beginning on the fourth week of class, new registrants will be added to a wait list for next year’s class. 
  • Wait list folk will also have the option to purchase recordings from the current year of witch school, in bulk, at the end of each quarter. 

Will this class be hands on/have participatory components?

• I ask you to participate in class at whatever capacity is sustainable for you. 
  • In an effort to provide more accessibility, I’m open to recommendations and any assistance to implement systems that will help with that.
• You will be assigned homework assignments each week, more below.
• Classes may have breakout sessions for discussion & practice.

 Will there be homework/tests/assessments?

• Each week I will be assigning homework; although it will not be collected.
• How, when, & if you work on these assignments is up to you completely.
• Your success in class isn’t dependent on completion of homework. Homework is for personal enrichment & self study, as you will. They are suggestions. 
• No tests, everyone learns & integrates in their own ways and time. 

How much time does it require outside of the dedicated class time?

• You’re only responsible for the time it takes to attend the live class and/or follow along with the recordings.
• Outside of dedicated class time, your studies are self directed; however much time you wish to spend on personal enrichment is entirely up to you. 
• I ask each student to schedule a quarterly check in session with me; optional.
• Students in past cohorts organized, amongst themselves, regular study and skill share groups. If your cohort does the same, that’s awesome & optional. 

What can you expect from each class?

• Take some time to review the quarterly objectives outlined on my website.
• The general structure for a typical class:
  • ZOOM goes live at 6:45pm
  • Class, and recording, starts at 7pm. 
    • Rather than hosting class as a Webinar, I’ll have everyone mute their microphones & video during the lectures.
  • We will have a break every 45 (ish) minutes, you are welcome to take as many breaks personally as needed.
  • The last half hour will be designated to Q&A.
    • This will also be recorded and so I ask that students use the “Raise Hand” feature on ZOOM to queue questions so only one person is asking a question at a time. Questions can be spoken or typed out.
  • Many classes will also include a mini module by a Teaching Assistant
  • Classes where practical techniques are taught will incorporate break out sessions for in class practice. These segments won’t be recorded.
  • I work with invocation and circle casting to open and close each class.

Do I need to attend every class?

• The curriculum is cumulative and the it will benefit you to keep up with attendance and participation. 
• Were you to miss a live class, you can catch up with the audio recordings. 
• If you are following along via recordings, try to listen to each weekly recording within the week it was made available. 
• If you are participating by purchasing the recordings in bulk at the end of each quarter, just go at your own pace.
• You are also welcome to return to any class recording multiple times.

How does payment work?

• There are many options to pay for class. You can pay:
  • For the year outright
  • Through installments at the beginning of each quarter
  • Weekly as you go.
• You can pay with your fave ePay services:
  • PayPal right over here.
  • VENMO.  @highpriestessing
  • CASHAPP   $highpriestessing

Can I use the sliding scale option?

• Sure, check out the perimeters here: Sliding Scale

Do I have to be a witch or have experience to take this class?

• No, not at all. Magic is present in all things and available to anyone, regardless of if you identify as a witch. 
• I trust that you will be stimulated regardless of skill level & experience.

Is this class rooted in dogmatic practices?

• No. It is important to acknowledge that many contemporary ideas of magic and witchcraft are drawn into modernity through the lens of neo-paganism and Wicca. I work within a modern “tradition” of magic, striving to connect to traditions from within my ancestral cultures.

Will I learn Drabaripé (traditional Romani esoteric practices)?

• The troupe that Roma are inherently magical is extremely racist and obviously not true.
• NO. Never, especially not in mixed company with gadje (non-Romani people.)

Do I have to believe what you believe?

• No. Take or leave whatever you want from class, adapt concepts as you like.

Will I reclaim my Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine in this class?

• Absolutely not. Gender is a construct outside the binary. 
• You will reclaim yourself through witchcraft.