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Join us to empower yourself with a liberatory toolkit for insight and spellcraft that can be accessed anywhere and at any time. Trance journey is a timeless magical tool, known by many names, across many cultures: spirit walking, shamanic journey, astral travel, imramma, hedge riding … to name just a few. Things you can do in trance journey include:
Seek additional insight about tarot readings and meaningful dreams
Speak with ancestors, spirit guides, animal and plant spirits, deities, and other Unseen Ones. Ask them questions, make offerings, receive advice, etc.
Create and maintain altars and spellwork in the Trance Realms, where you can access them at any time.
Build relationships with deities and spirits in preparation for ritual work and aspecting.
Together we will study trance journey techniques in a warm and accepting space, holding awareness of cultural appropriation and privilege-based power dynamics while building a group culture of curiosity, support, growth, and celebration. This course is engaging and welcoming for both beginners and advanced students.
Our live Zoom class sessions are fun and engaging! They take place every other Monday evening, beginning January 6, 2025, from 6-8pm EST. Here’s an overview of our curriculum for Traversing the Realms:
Week One (Jan 6): Weaving Our Circle
Introductions, group agreements, weaving our circle energetically
What is trance journey?
The difference between trance, mediumship, and oracular states
Trance journey ethics
Grounding and centering techniques
Week Two (Jan 20): Preparations, Induction and Return, and Building Your Basecamp
Preparation and props: choosing ritual cues
Circle casting and warding
Methods of trance induction and return
Building an Otherworld basecamp and personal altars
Week Three (Feb 3): Destinations, Guides, and Allies
Destinations and frameworks: where can you journey to?
Questions, interactions, and quests: what can you seek?
Deities, ancestors, and spirits: who can you meet?
Guides and allies: forming and strengthening relationships with Spirit Guides
Week Four (Feb 17): Information and Symbols, Hitting the Panic Button, and Aftercare
How to work with the symbols or other information you receive in trance
Hitting the panic button: emergency eject techniques
Aftercare for tough trance journeys
Week Five (Mar 3): Healthy Habits, Fun Techniques, and Risk Management
Healthy habits: how often should I trance? When is it a good or bad idea?
Fun magical techniques to try in trance journeys
Consent and risk taking: eating and drinking, death, dismemberment, and sex in trance journey
Week Six (Mar 17): Intermediate-to-Advanced Trance Journey Concepts
Trance journeying for others
Best practices for developing and leading guided trance journeys
Trance as preparation for aspecting
Oracular trance
Week Seven (Mar 24): Celebration & Reflections
Celebration: sharing of toasts and boasts
Final group trance: What’s in your toolkit? Where should you go next with this practice?
Ways to stay connected