Monday, May 31, 2021
Sunday, May 30, 2021
Saturday, May 29, 2021
Friday, May 28, 2021
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Monday, May 24, 2021
The Dumb Supper
https://www.festivalofthedead.com/dumbsupper.html
Sunday, October 24, 2021, 6:30pm at Hawthorne Hotel
Join the Salem Witches in the Grand Ballroom of the historic Hawthorne Hotel as we honor the dead with a dinner observed in solemn silence. Salem Warlocks Christian Day and Brian Cain invite you to a banquet of sumptuous cuisine where the only sound heard is music chosen in memory of the departed. Bring photos and mementos to summon the souls of your loved ones on the other side as you partake in the most sacred of all the ceremonies of Witchcraft. The Dumb Supper is an ancient tradition where the dead attend the living for a magical night of communion!
The evening opens with a blessing where each attendee is guided through the veil between the worlds to the realms of the dead where no one living may speak. Participants place their photos and mementos on an elaborate altar, at which time they are then seated and the feast is served.
Each year, the spirits have manifested in a variety of ways. Guests have recalled a ghostly touch, the scent of perfume, whispered messages, and even physical manifestations. This is a solemn event where respect for the dead is crucial. By remaining slient, you open your heart and mind to those who have crossed over.
Texts and Required Viewings for All
- Cunningham, Scott. Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner
- Ruiz. The Four Agreements
- Booth, Mark. The Secret History of the World (this is also a book club choice)
Required Viewing (all on YouTube).
(Other viewings TBA)
- Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzZh2wstj88&t=1539s
- Sam Harris, Death and the Present Moment
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITTxTCz4Ums
- The Pendle Witch Child
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I00NpmtHDbA
some links to free texts
The Dancing Wu Li Masters, full audiobook:
https://vimeo.com/28738339
The Dancing Wu Li Masters, pdf:
https://archive.org/details/TheDancingWuLiMasters
The Four Agreements, full audiobook:
https://youtu.be/gXd_k5PtN2o
The Four Agreements, pdf:
https://wtf.tw/ref/ruiz.pdf
Wicca, a Guide, Scott Cunningham, pdf
https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/religion.occult.new_age/Magick/Wicca,%20a%20Guide%20for%20the%20Solitary%20Practitioner.pdf
Secret History, pdf
https://archive.org/stream/JonathanBlackTheSecretHistoryOfTheWorldBo/%5BJonathan_Black_The_Secret_History_of_the_World_Bo_djvu.txt
Zoom Links for Book Club Assignments
Topic: The Last Witchfinder,
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Topic: The Secret History of the World, Mark Booth
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Topic: The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins and the Documentary , The God Delusion
Time: Jun 3, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Topic: Lying Awake, Jared Salzman
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Topic: The Dancing Wu Li Masters
Time: Jun 11, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Choices for the Book Club Assignments
The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins and the Documentary , The God Delusion June 3
Lying Awake, Jared Salzman June7
The Secret History of the World, Mark Booth June 8
The Last Witchfinder, James Morrow and the Documentary, The Pendle Witch Child June 10
The Dancing Wu Li Masters, Gary Zukov June 11
Full Syllabus
Witches Summer 2021
Course by: Christine Farina Extension 6836
Office K128** email: cfarinac@gmail.com
Text: 609.569.5938
Office Hours by appointment/zoom
Course materials, blog, and syllabus
online at:
https://igiturwitches1.blogspot.com/
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Welcome to Witches.
This class is a long tradition at Stockton and you are entering a fantastic community.
The course is full of content for you to explore as you see fit. Do finish it all by the end of the semester.
Energy is the overall theme by which we will explore the nature of the human experience and all its various manifestations from the hive-mind to chakras.
Do keep a Book of Shadows to track your awakening to all sorts of new ideas.
Join Remind for updates and inspirations.
ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING GUIDE
- Book Club or paper, 1 20%.
- Read and post on blog 20% all semester
- Book Club or paper, 2 20%
- Creative Project 20%. By June 17
- Personal Project 20% June 21
- On your honor
- Keep a Book of Shadows
- Tarot Deck
- Read the Four Agreements
- Read The Secret History
- The course will be "go at your own pace, i'll see you through and to the finish line."
Texts and Required Viewings for All
- Cunningham, Scott. Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner
- Ruiz. The Four Agreements
- Booth, Mark. The Secret History of the World (this is also a book club choice)
Required Viewing (all on YouTube).
(Other viewings TBA)
- Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzZh2wstj88&t=1539s
- Sam Harris, Death and the Present Moment
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITTxTCz4Ums
- The Pendle Witch Child
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I00NpmtHDbA
Suggested Reading Schedule for Texts/Videos
From now until the Full Moon in May
- Introduction and first Chapter, Four Agreements
- Introduction and first two chapters, Solitary Practitioner
- Introduction and first chapter, The Secret History of the World
From the Full Moon to the Last Quarter
- Four Agreements, finish
- Chapters three-five, Cunningham
- Chapter Two, Secret History
Last Quarter to the New Moon
- Finish Cunningham
- Chapters Two-Five, Secret History
New Moon to First Quarter in June
- Chapters Six, Seven, Eight, Secret History
Zoom Schedule for Book Club or Paper
- Minimum read two books(&/films sometimes) from the list below
- but of course, i would read all of them, they're all amazing.
- Write and submit a paper on your two books with your observations, not just a re-telling. Sorry, you probably know that, but you would be surprised. or,
- Type and submit a few talking points with your own elaboration (this is supposed to be fun because you get to vent your opinion) and
- Come to the scheduled zoom meeting to discuss the reading.Come to as many of those as you'd like, the more, the merrier. You only have to submit two talking points papers, but you can join the fun discussion for all of them.
Looking forward to it!
Topic: The Last Witchfinder,
Time: Jun 10, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Topic: The Secret History of the World, Mark Booth
Time: Jun 8, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Topic: The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins and the Documentary , The God Delusion
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Topic: Lying Awake, Jared Salzman
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Topic: The Dancing Wu Li Masters
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Choices for the Book Club Assignments
The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins and the Documentary , The God Delusion June 3
Lying Awake, Jared Salzman June7
The Secret History of the World, Mark Booth June 8
The Last Witchfinder, James Morrow and the Documentary, The Pendle Witch Child June 10
The Dancing Wu Li Masters, Gary Zukov June 11
The Dancing Wu Li Masters, full audiobook:
The Dancing Wu Li Masters, pdf:
The Four Agreements, full audiobook:
The Four Agreements, pdf:
Wicca, a Guide, Scott Cunningham, pdf
Secret History, pdf
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Assignment How- To
Book Club or Paper
- Read the book
- Write a reaction paper
- MLA style
- Quotes and sources
- 3-8 pages
- Email to cfarinac@gmail.com by June 3
- or -
- Read the book
- Type two- four discussion points, why you want to discuss (up to one page per point, two paragraphs min) and email by June 2
- Join the zoom discussion on June 3
Read and Post
Please leave comments:
- on the blog,
- email to me, or
- both
on the videos throughout the semester.
- Six minimum.
Creative Project
- This is something you create, eg. Power-point, Runes, a Tattoo, a deck of Tarot Cards, a song, etc
- It is an expression of the integrated knowledge of your exploration into the coursework
- It is meant as an alternative way to really understand what you are studying, and as I am a creative type, I personally love this approach.
Personal Project
Contact me via email or a zoom meeting to discuss an assignment that will maximize your studies.
OBJECTIVES
l. To introduce the history of women and men in shamanistic and/or medicinal roles
2. To learn how to think critically about religion
3. To study the religion of Wicca, its evolution, and its pagan forebears
4. To deepen appreciation for the nature of philosophy
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
* Familiarity with the history of the shaman and midwife
* Critical thinking skills especially applied to religion and historical records
* Exposure to Wicca
* Understand the basic history of the Burning Times and the Salem Witch Trials
* Familiarity with the History of the Witch around the world, through the Ages
COURSE EXPECTATIONS
*Students should be well-prepared and actively engaged in class discussion
* All homework and projects must be typed
* Instructor reserves the right of professional judgment when calculating grades
* The academic honesty rules of the college apply fully to this course
COURSE OUTLINE
Overview
(a) The Word, the Name, Alphabets, Thought Beings
(b) The Spiral
(c) Mind or Matter
(d) Religions, Mythologies, Creators, Energies
(e) Path of the White Rose, the Green Witch, the Red Thorne, Alchemy
(f) Spirits, Ghosts, Demons, Angels, Faeries, Archangels, Satan, Lucifer, Faust, Spirit Guides, the Self, the Elementals
(g) The Astral Body, Dreams
(h) Tri-Part Beings, Higher Self, Chakras, Etheric Body
(i) Tree of Life, Numerology, Spell Casting, The Agreements, Color Theories
Part One: Belief
(a) What causes belief systems to evolve?
(b) What effect does the group identity have on belief behaviors?
(c) What is a belief system?
(d) Why do we believe in mythologies?
(e) What are similar permutations of belief systems across world cultures and eras?
(g) When and why does faith and evidence clash?
(h) Who are modern leaders in atheism? What do they proffer? Why?
(i) Why do we tend to believe that our opinions are facts?
(h) What effect does the "other" have on our psyches? How is that manifest in everyday life?
Part Two: Templates and Mythologies
(a) What is the history of theology? Is Theology a legitimate academic study?
(b) What similarities exist between theologies across human history?
(c) What is the template that evolves across human history that informs religious practices? (e.g.: the tools of religions, the elements of religions, the messiahs, the bibles, the societal and cultural rules, etc.)
(d) What are the tools of paganism? eg: the wand, incense, chalice, priest, besom, athame, etc
Part Three: “Witch” Persecutions
(a) The Holocaust in Historical Context: Witch Craze of the 14th Century
(b) Devil in the Woods: Salem Witch Trials
(c) The Inquisition
(d) Torture
(e) Witch Hunts, Political
(f) The Pendleton Witch Trial
(f) Modern-day violence against “witches”
Part Four: OtherWorlds, Summerlands
(a)Wiccan rituals and belief systems
(b) Faerie, Faerie Tales
© Ghosts
(d) Material vs The Spiritual; the Trinity
(e) Satanism
(f) Nature’s energies and articulations via anthropomorphization.
New 1st Quarter Full 3rd Quarter
waxing waning
May 11 May 19 May 26 Jun 2
Jun 10 Jun 17 Jun 24 July 1
On Grading Papers
These are the usual things for which I mark off that are simple to avoid:
Do not use contractions Spelling and grammar matter
Punctuation matters, too.
When I look at your work, I am doing the normal layers of evaluation: a) basic mechanics b) form c) content …and then I consider if the work is: a)really exceptional, or worth an “A” on papers: wrote more than the word limit, supported your assertions, had assertions in the first place, weaved together a compelling argument in your voice), b) a pretty good job, or worth a “B” (Pushed yourself beyond the word limit, had some writing style/was not pedestrian, low-level writing, but lacked appropriate supporting material or any really breathtakingly new ideas) c) an acceptable paper but average, or a “C” (nothing special happening there, just writing the minimum amount of words, piecing together unsophisticated sentences, boring sentence and paper structure, spitting out information but showing no evidence that you're thinking about your opinions and supporting them with concepts you've
synthesized from class and the readings) Be certain to put quotation marks around anyone else’s work that you use and cite it as well. While there is a formal academic style that you must adhere to (which includes things like paragraph organization, grammar, and not using contractions) that does not mean that your writing must be devoid of personality. In this course, one of the skills you should gain is the sharpening of your writing style. Plagiarism does include cutting and pasting something you copied from a website and then changed a few words on. • When you write, be thoughtful and clear. • Give background, explain arguments, offer your opinion • Support your opinion with evidence • Discuss the evidence • Conclude These are the usual things for which I mark off that are simple to avoid: Do not use contractions Spelling and grammar matter Punctuation matters, too
Be certain to put quotation marks around anyone else’s work that you use and cite it as well.
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