Elements of Magic with Urania, Riyana, and Irisanya

Each class is structured as a ritual, and includes practical ritual and magical skills. Elements of Magic allows us to explore these skills in a supportive group setting. This class is a great way to connect with other people exploring Reclaiming-tradition magic and witchcraft. 

We welcome both beginning students, and advanced students who want to deepen their experience of the sacred elements. 

Cost: $90-240 sliding scale
Location: San Rafael, CA
To register, contact Urania at cobalturania@yahoo.com

Iron Pentacle with Copper, Riyana, and Phoenix LeFae

Reclaim the qualities of Sex, Pride, Self, Power and Passion. Call them back to you and claim them as your birthrights. In this workshop we will be using our magical skills to examine our shadows and transform - reclaiming our selves as free beings. Through trance, movement, singing, journaling and interactive exercises, we will be exploring and balancing those points of the Iron Pentacle. Step into your whole radiant self. 

Prerequisite: Elements of Magic with Reclaiming or equivalent training 
Cost: $90-240 sliding scale
Location: Sebastopol
Contact: Copper CopperPersephone@aol.com

Change is the only constant. With every breath, we are asked to integrate the new and release the outdated. We are living in times of rapid and unrelenting changes. Alchemy is the transition of material from one state of being to another. The alchemists were magicians, herbalists and early scientists who believed in an animated world and the possibility of creating the extraordinary.

What do you want more than anything? What is still holding you back?  What old stories about yourself do you want to transform? How is this ancient art relevant to our contemporary lives? What is the difference between medicine that relieves symptoms and medicine that transmutes poison? How can we transform patterns that are no longer helpful and find the gold hidden in our difficulties?

In this experiential workshop we will use our minds, hearts, voices and bodies to remember why we are here and begin to embrace the changes for which our lives have been asking. We explore ancient alchemical scripts and delve into our own inner alchemy—revealing the golden truth of the divine self in the laboratory of our souls. This workshop is open to adults of all genders, orientations, cultural and spiritual backgrounds. Please be familiar with trance or guided meditation and be respectful of different kinds of spiritual practices and/or open minded about working in a container of sacred space with voice, movement and energy work.

When: April 14 & 15, 2012, 10 - 5pm both days
Where: Sebastopol, CA - directions provided upon registration
Cost: $100 to $200, scholarships available -- $50 deposit required
Contact Phoenix to register or for more details about the class or possible scholarships - 707-484-7786 or email.

Ravyn Stanfield
Ravyn Stanfield is a healer, writer and educator, dedicated to liberating the unique super powers within each of us. She is an aspiring alchemist, seeking to transform the heartbreak of living in our culture, and reveal the gold in all that seems worthless. She practices acupuncture in Portland, OR 
(www.forestspringacupuncture.com) with a focus on helping people survive cancer, restore all parts of the soul after traumatic experiences and fulfill their commitments to being embodied during these interesting times. She teaches workshops and retreats internationally. Her writing has been included in many publications , including the local anthology, Voicecatcher, and she is hard at work on her first book. She uses her background in the realms of social justice, traditional medicines, Jungian psychology, environmental activism and theatre arts to coax more of the extraordinary into the world through the cracks in Western civilization. She is an initiate in the Reclaiming and Feri traditions of witchcraft.  www.ravynstanfield.com