Daily Paganism
by Jeffrey Pierce
We asked you via our Facebook page (back on October 29, 2010) what we could offer you through Old Ways that you would benefit from the most. One of the things that you answered was that you would like some foundational lessons in paganism.
On November 1, 2010, we began offering daily short lessons in the foundational concepts of paganism with a new lesson each day.
"But don't lessons tend to run for a year and a day?" you ask. Yes they do. The concept behind the final lesson is something of a surprise just a step beyond the rest of the course. So 365 days of lessons and then something extra special for that extra day.
Old Ways is our gift to you. If we can give it to you, it's yours.
Week One: The Sun
Monday: Welcome the Day
Tuesday: Days of the Week
Wednesday: The Solar Year
Thursday: Symbolism of the Sun
Friday: Your First Ritual
Saturday: Play
Sunday: Food for Thought
Week Two: The Moon
Monday: Welcome the Night
Tuesday: Thirteen Moons
Wednesday: Moon Phases
Thursday: Symbolism of the Moon
Friday: Your Second Ritual
Saturday: Play
Sunday: Food for Thought
Week Three: The Elements
Monday: Feel the Air
Tuesday: Observe the Fire
Wednesday: Embrace the Water
Thursday: Touch the Earth
Friday: Your Third Ritual
Saturday: Play
Sunday: Food for Thought
Week Four: Basics of Energy Work
Monday: Grounding
Tuesday: Breath
Wednesday: Hands
Thursday: Body
Friday: Your Fourth Ritual
Saturday: Play
Sunday: Food for Thought
Week Five: Simple Air Magick
Monday: Prayer
Tuesday: Chant
Wednesday: Sound
Thursday: Manifestation
Friday: Your Fifth Ritual
Saturday: Play
Sunday: Food for Thought
Week Six: Core Entities
Monday: Sun, Moon and Earth
Tuesday: The Goddess
Wednesday: The God
Thursday: The Elements
Friday: Your Sixth Ritual
Saturday: Play
Sunday: Food for Thought
Week Seven: Simple Fire Magick
Monday: Candlework
Tuesday: Candle Magick
Wednesday: Becoming the Flame
Thursday: Power Play
Friday: Release
Saturday: Play
Sunday: Food for Thought
Week Eight: Deities
Monday: Maiden
Tuesday: Mother
Wednesday: Crone
Thursday: Light God
Friday: Dark God
Saturday: Play
Sunday: Food for Thought
Week Nine: Simple Water Magick
Monday: Shower Power
Tuesday: Ritual Bathing
Wednesday: Drink a Glass of Water
Thursday: Down the Drain
Friday: Water Magick
Saturday: Play
Sunday: Food for Thought
Week Ten: The Wheel of the Year
Monday: Wheel of the Year
Tuesday: Esbats
Wednesday: Naming Moons
Thursday: Solstices / Equinoxes
Friday: Cross-Quarters
Saturday: Solar Year / Magick Year
Sunday: Food for Thought
Week Eleven: Simple Earth Magick
Monday: A Tree's Spirit
Tuesday: Next Level Grounding
Wednesday: Burial
Thursday: Bringing to Life
Friday: Angry Rock
Saturday: Play
Sunday: Food for Thought
Week Twelve: Divination
Monday: What To Ask
Tuesday: I-Ching
Wednesday: Card Reading
Thursday: Ouija
Friday: Intuitive Reading
Saturday: Play
Sunday: Food for Thought
Week Thirteen: Simple Spirit Magick
Monday: Developing Focus
Tuesday: Your Hands
Wednesday: Energy Balls
Thursday: Energy Cords
Friday: Creating Forms
Saturday: Play
Sunday: Food for Thought
Week Fourteen: Symbolism
Monday: Colors
Tuesday: Numbers
Wednesday: Shapes
Thursday: Attributes
Friday: Directions
Saturday: Play
Sunday: Food for Thought
Week Fifteen: Basic Tools
Monday: Bowls and Cauldrons
Tuesday: Ritual Knives
Wednesday: Wands
Thursday: Staves
Friday: Broom
Saturday: Play
Sunday: Food for Thought
Week Sixteen: Circle Basics
Monday: Concept
Tuesday: Shape
Wednesday: Diameter
Thursday: Clockwise
Friday: Counter-Clockwise
Saturday: Play
Sunday: Food for Thought
Week Seventeen: Circle Etiquette
Monday: Sacred Space
Tuesday: Conversation
Wednesday: Thankfulness
Thursday: Animals and Children
Friday: Up and Down
Saturday: The end of our weekend lessons - Go play!
Week Eighteen: History of the Craft
Monday: Ancient Influences
Tuesday: Folk Magick
Wednesday: The Burning Times
Thursday: The Big Three
Friday: The Craft Today
Week Nineteen: New Additions
Monday: Titles
Tuesday: Swords
Wednesday: Book of Shadows
Thursday: Ornate Beauties
Friday: Colors
Week Twenty: Symbols
Monday: Pentacle
Tuesday: Triskele
Wednesday: Quartered Circle
Thursday: Runes
Friday: Creating Your Own
Week Twenty-One: Altars
Monday: Personal vs. Group
Tuesday: Common Concepts
Wednesday: Altar Focused Ritual
Thursday: Portals
Friday: Seasonal Living Altars
Week Twenty-Two: Cleansing
Monday: Moonlight
Tuesday: Sunlight
Wednesday: The Elements
Thursday: Salt
Friday: Hand Work
Week Twenty-Three: Charging
Monday: Moonlight
Tuesday: Sunlight
Wednesday: The Elements
Thursday: Altar
Friday: Hand Work
Week Twenty-Four: Ethics
Monday: Three-fold Law
Tuesday: Wiccan Rede
Wednesday: Karma
Thursday: Secrecy
Friday: Greed
Week Twenty-Five: Philosophy
Monday: Personal Growth
Tuesday: Spiritual Alchemy
Wednesday: Goddess
Thursday: God
Friday: Finding Your Path
Week Twenty-Six: Playing Magickally
Monday: Non-Rigid Reality
Tuesday: Symbolism
Wednesday: Sympathetic Magick
Thursday: Be Careful What You Ask For
Friday: Create Your Paradigm
Week Twenty-Seven: Thankfulness / Gratitude
Monday: The Importance of Gratitude
Tuesday: Gratitude and the Threefold Law
Wednesday: The Power of "Thank You"
Thursday: Giving Back
Friday: Paying Forward
Week Twenty-Eight: Warding
Monday: String
Tuesday: Hematite
Wednesday: Plastic and Salt
Thursday: Staff and Broom
Friday: Guardians
Week Twenty-Nine: Working With Spirits
Monday: The Fae
Tuesday: Totem Animals
Wednesday: Goddesses and Gods
Thursday: Summoned Beings
Friday: Thought Forms
Week Thirty: Thought Constructs
Monday: More About Thought Forms
Tuesday: Akashic Records
Wednesday: Temples
Thursday: Guides
Friday: Your Own Boundaries
Week Thirty-One: Self-Dedication
Monday: Need for Commitment
Tuesday: A Path Name
Wednesday: Doors and Keys
Thursday: Honor
Friday: Trust
Week Thirty-Two: Journeying
Monday: Concepts of Journeying
Tuesday: The White Room
Wednesday: Seeking a Guide
Thursday: Finding Your Totem
Friday: Drinking from the Well
Week Thirty-Three: Dreamwork
Monday: Developing Dream Recall
Tuesday: Symbolism
Wednesday: Interpreting Your Dreams
Thursday: Dream Requests
Friday: Dream Journal
Week Thirty-Four: Spellwork
Monday: What? Why? When? Where? How?
Tuesday: The Cost
Wednesday: Curses and Blessings
Thursday: Constructing a Spell
Friday: When Spellwork Goes Awry
Week Thirty-Five: The Power of Your Body
Monday: Poses for Meditation
Tuesday: Hand Work
Wednesday: Combat Poses
Thursday: Animal Poses
Friday: Dance
Week Thirty-Six: Magickal Combat
Monday: Natural Boundaries
Tuesday: Advanced Warding
Wednesday: Your Power
Thursday: Wand Work
Friday: Banishing
Week Thirty-Seven: Meditation and Prayer
Monday: Basic Concepts
Tuesday: Food for Thoughtation
Wednesday: Clearance
Thursday: Visualization
Friday: Musical Journeying
Week Thirty-Eight: Nature Spirits
Monday: Trees
Tuesday: Stones
Wednesday: Earth and Ocean
Thursday: Location
Friday: Fae
Week Thirty-Nine: Working with Stones
Monday: Choosing a Stone
Tuesday: Elemental Stones
Wednesday: Power Stones
Thursday: Witness Stone
Friday: Journeying Stone
Week Forty: Working with Herbs
Monday: Herbal Etiquette
Tuesday: Cleansing with Sage
Wednesday: Protecting with Dragonsblood
Thursday: Journeying with Yerba Santa and Copal
Friday: Smudging
Week Forty-One: Magickal Garb
Monday: Skyclad
Tuesday: Street Clothes
Wednesday: Colors
Thursday: Cloaks
Friday: Pendants
Week Forty-Two: Crafting Tools
Monday: Tool Hunting
Tuesday: Speaking Intent
Wednesday: Naming
Thursday: Consecrating
Friday: Charging
Week Forty-Three: Sacred Sites
Monday: Finding
Tuesday: Asking
Wednesday: Responsibilities
Thursday: Feeding
Friday: Doorways
Week Forty-Four: Guardians and Companions
Monday: Totems
Tuesday: Golems
Wednesday: Guardians
Thursday: Thought Forms
Friday: Human Links
Week Forty-Five: Group Work
Monday: Etiquette
Tuesday: Finding Others
Wednesday: Calling vs. Seeking
Thursday: Consensus vs. Hierarchy
Friday: Starting Your Own Coven
Week Forty-Six: Common Phrases
Monday: Blessed Be
Tuesday: Merry Meet, Merry Part
Wednesday: So Mote It Be
Thursday: Abracadabra
Friday: The Circle is Open...
Week Forty-Seven: Common Advanced Magick
Monday: Drawing Down the Moon
Tuesday: The Great Rite
Wednesday: Blood Magick
Thursday: Sex Magick
Friday: Summoning
Week Forty-Eight: Fertility
Monday: Concepts of Fertility
Tuesday: Sex
Wednesday: LGBT in Paganism
Thursday: Beltane
Friday: Fertility in Spellwork
Week Forty-Nine: Death
Monday: Death as a Beginning
Tuesday: Making Friends with Death
Wednesday: Death in Spellwork
Thursday: Samhain
Friday: The Demon's Feast
Week Fifty: The Afterlife
Monday: Thought Form
Tuesday: Reincarnation
Wednesday: Afterlife
Thursday: Soul Families
Friday: Soul Mates
Week Fifty-One: Your Magickal Identity
Monday: Spiritual Ancestry
Tuesday: Lineage
Wednesday: Tribe
Thursday: Magickal Names
Friday: Secret Name
Week Fifty-Two: Self-Initiation
Monday: Designing Your Ritual
Tuesday: Spirits to Invite
Wednesday: Taking a Name
Thursday: Saying Thanks
Friday: Your Next Step
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