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TRAINING COURSES
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Way of the Mysteries
This is a ten lesson, supervised course written and illustrated by Mike Harris ,encapsulating some thirty years of training and teaching in the lodges of the Western Mystery Tradition. The course centres on the traditional disciplines of western magic and associated subjects like Qabalah, Celtic/Arthurian lore, mystery practices of the ancient Middle East, Faerie lore and Star lore. But alongside this we have included themes ranging from practical self development and spirituality to the significance of prehistoric sacred sites. The course is extensively illustrated , as we believe that (in the tradition of William Blake) pictorial images sometimes fire the psyche more readily than do words alone. Whilst the course is primarily geared to those who seek to serve with the Company of Avalon, it will well equip anyone who aspires to serve in any lodge of the Western Tradition or indeed as a lone initiate. Successful completion of the course earns the student a registered certificate which recognises the attainment of the First Degree in the Western Mystery Tradition. As a first degree initiate the student is then entitled to apply for membership of the Company of Avalon, with a view to attending meetings and participating in some of the group's work. Practical instruction in ritual and other magical technique is offered at such meetings and by correspondence, giving the student the opportunity of full initiation and dedicated service to the Mysteries. |
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The
Way of the Mysteries Course is offered on CD in universally readable
PDF format. Students will receive individual support and supervision by
email and/or post. Whilst the student may work at his or her own
pace, we generally find that the course takes most people about a year to
complete. The lessons cost £20 sterling each and are sent two at a time
(£40 sterling) to ensure continuity. A final paper, the completion test
for the certificate, is sent separately at the end of the course at a cost
of £20. We accept most major credit cards, via Paypal, and UK sterling
cheques . You need only purchase one book for the course, which is The
Mystical Qabalah by Dion Fortune, everything else you'll need is
within the lessons and of course within YOU! However, as this course
involves INDIVIDUAL, PERSONAL tuition, we may suggest further, optional
reading from time time.
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are a working lodge and therefore seek to recruit and train men and women
of good will, with an aptitude for service in the Mysteries, to ensure the
future continuity of the Company of Avalon's work. With this in mind,
membership of the Company of Avalon and advanced training in the
magical arts is available to those who have completed our Way of the
Mysteries course.
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SELF STUDY (UNSUPERVISED) For those wishing to study parallel disciplines (unsupervised and beyond the aegis of the Company of Avalon ) Mike Harris and Steve Blamires are authors of particular works on the Celtic Mysteries which carry self study lesson material. These are purely on aspects of the Celtic tradition and do not carry mainstream Western Tradition material such as Qabalah. To see these and other titles on PDF format CD click the Ritemagic logo below. |
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©Mike Harris/ Company of Avalon, 2007
