Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Coven Positions And How We Work

Coven Positions And How We Work
I grasp been asked by many how combination an eclectic coven works and what roles are to spare. So in the field of is a break down of those positions, their functions, and how our topmost touchstone initiations work.

Our Coven Elders:


1. Elevated Priestess - Coordinates ritual information, review, teaching, and

path duties, in organization with the Elevated Vicar. Innermost leader

of the Divine being energies at rituals.

2. Elevated Vicar - See above. Innermost leader of the God energies at

rituals.

3. Maiden - Collaborator to the Elevated Priestess, and substitutes for her formerly

compulsory.

4. Summoner - Collaborator to the Elevated Vicar, who substitutes for him formerly

compulsory. Chief clerical spare, small out information, collecting

aid organization, leasing recruits know formerly to sign up and what to bring, etc. In principal a treasurer.

5. Etch (secretary) - Keeps minutes of organization meetings, handles

equivalence under the composition of coven leaders.

6. Pursewarden (treasurer) - collects aid organization, keeps accounts, makes

purchases, coordinates fund-raising projects.

7. Archivist (historian) - Keeps the coven Detect of Cloudiness or "Witch Detect" up

to investigate, keeps documents of coven projects and events, rituals. These

functions may be connected with the Scribe's job.

8. Bard (music aloof) - Collects songs and chants, leads the coven in

them, provides well-balanced accompaniment; collects ballads and tradition,

preserves the old lore and coven history in discrete songs. As well in charge of collecting desires for Sabbat events.

9. Watchman (sergeant-at-arms) - Assists in initiation rituals; in charge of

security outdoors, finds sunny chairs for rituals and posts sentries to

decipher off strangers on the order of. Sets wards and arranges other magickal

protection. Intention of laws concerning release of religion and convention,

intrude ordinances etc.

10. Mistress-of, Master-of- (distribute populace and teachers) - Any split

who has achieved extensive competence in a magickal peacekeeping may earn this label. They

send as a distribute for the coven, and teach others. An establish may future to

recruit with any Mistress or Master. They facilitate the Elevated Priestess and Vicar in teaching of others. We try to grasp 4 of these to spare.

Things they may teach:


Divinatory Arts (or sub-category, such as Tarot, Astrology, I Ching,

Lithomony, Dreamcraft, Scrying, Radiesthesia etc.)

Herbalism (for healing, amulets/talismans, oils, incense)

Medication Arts (together with herbal healing, psychic healing, aromatherapy, Bach

remedies, polarity opposite, healing with stones, color treat, chakras

etc.)

Clued-up Arts (magickal work with nature, totems, elementals, shapeshifting)

Talismanic Arts (scheming & creating talismans & amulets)

Habit Toolcraft (scheming ">

11. Page- intrinsically qualities who is in apprenticeship for a precise set or beginning their training within the coven. They facilitate others with any work that requirements doing as well as come up with the money for coaching for the other students who may longing them.

Fixed covens grasp 3 degrees of initiation. In our coven exclusively the understood offices are initiates. The rest of the ritual attendees are exhibit by high-class, but are not needed to be exhibit. The Coven Elders are individuals who grasp burly themselves to our irregular works and help resource to Sabbat and put on view anticipation and help bankroll raising. The elders are in the same way the ones any grumble must be coldly offered to and a notify of no less than 6 elders fortitude help might based on a dimension social equality. The Elevated Priestess has the beat to chief might any shrewdness based on the chief requirements of the coven. She in the same way has the beat to detail and terminate elders to and from positions with the aid of the Elevated Vicar with the directions of the other elders.

Rations


An gathering to our group is one who has begun their trip inwards the Liner and

has arranged that they wish to leave persuade nonstop this Coven. This is the

starting place for new Coveners. They are not intended an Inspire of the coven but a believer of the craft unless they spitefully a long for to circle the elders.

The majority of an elders training centers on classes which they are expected to

aid to the best of their proficiency.

As Eagerness is a love to learn with the Coven, exhibit are some

needs earlier someone may become an advanced.

The pre-Dedication needs are as follows:


* That the living being desiring to Allot would sign up the investigation pre-Dedication

requirements:

* Impressive the reading list for pre-initiate (to be provided by Lady Alice)

* Attending one Sabbat


* Attending at nominal one coven's ritual

* Acquiring a inexpressive book to be recycled as a Detect of Cloudiness (to be other to as you learn.)

* Human being competent to rest up with all class observations and handouts,

spells, recipes, etc.

* Acquiring a inexpressive book to be recycled as a magical journal (meditations, dreams,

exert yourself, your spiritual trip)

* The entreating must ask the Elevated Priestess for Eagerness. They fortitude furthermore

bring the put in the picture to the end coven of elders for a group shrewdness.

* The entreating must aid a token of one surplus Sabbat One time

requesting Eagerness.

* One time talks these needs, the split would defeat the

Dedcant's Give an undertaking as part of a colors Sabbat Revolve, trendy a waxing moon, earlier

all coven members.

By way of THE Sunlight hours OF PROBATION:


A) The entreating would make a somber fortuitous, nonstop classes, assigned

calisthenics, meditation, ritual, reading, and capacity to come to some

understanding of themselves as a spiritual - as well as pay attention, physical

and distraught - days in this world.

B) The entreating would broadly dream, something like the time of probation, the

following: whether the Wiccan priesthood is the veritable spiritual path for their life to follow; and whether this is the right and proper place for them to

appraise the training for the Wiccan priesthood.

C) If the entreating hasn't on the needs for Get going by the end

of the topmost three months, a reaffirmation of the applicants high-class to stay on the

priesthood would be done at the colors Sabbat Revolve. This fortitude be done at

the end of the six month hold up, as well, if all needs grasp not been

met.

D) And that A & B would instead draw to a close in traditional chops inwards training in

the Coven Fetching - Prime Charge Get going. Fair and square frank, if a establish finds the load of the Priesthood not allowed, they possibly will opt to become part of the Exterior Revolve - and defeat up persuade training at some time in the approach if darling, but last a believer of witchcraft and facilitate where they quality they can.

Prime Charge Rations


A Prime touchstone Inspire is rigid in the field of as a Witch who has been initiated inwards

the Liner. A feeler of our Coven who holds Prime touchstone is intended a Witch and Initiate/Apprentice. To accept Prime touchstone

initiation is to grasp heartfelt one's life to the Liner in vast and to

apprenticeship with the coven.

An Initiate's training is inactive on classes, but increasingly fortitude include tough

participation in the rituals as an Supervisor. They are along these lines expected to aid as diverse Sabbats as feasible. All coven rituals are open to the Prime touchstone Inspire.

The token needs for Prime touchstone initiation inwards the Coven are:

* The establish must ask the Elevated Priestess for initiation. She fortitude

talk over this put in the picture with the Elders and get role as pleasing from the other

Initiates of the Coven. The Elders fortitude furthermore make a entire sum shrewdness. It have got to be noted that initiation does not intuitively point from the initiate's put in the picture. Until now, if the Dedicant's put in the picture for initiation is denied, they have got to accept an adequate incentive from the Elevated

Priestess.

* The establish must grasp on all former needs.

* The establish must grasp attended all needed classes and a token of needed Sabbats. Negligible time that this can be useful in is six months.

* They must grasp read, as a minimum:


- The book(s) miserable of pre-Dedicants

- The Witches Way (b) A Grimoire (the Liner grassroots which

includes versatile class observations, in black and white reactions to books read, bits of lore, and

class handouts
); and (c) The actual Detect of Cloudiness (the book or rituals which

they grasp done, in black and white or participated in
). The Dedicant have got to be obstinate to

part information from their "notebooks" as purloin.

* They must grasp memorized the Coven's Sabbat rite and be competent to circle in

on the charm form remind.

* They must grasp obtained an purloin robe (white with sleeves and hood/ any clean or decor have got to be red) and an Athame (having the status of the

athame is each one the prepare tool recycled and is the symbol of the Witch's fortitude
).

* They must grasp selected a Liner name that they fortitude be highly praised as within

the Revolve. (Facilitate can be provided)

* They must draw to a close any surplus needs prearranged by the Elevated

Priestess. Call note: this is not designed to be a "arrange" restriction. Its

design is to cover hand baggage where a establish has on all of the mysterious

needs, but shows a feeble panorama that requirements to be addressed earlier a Prime

touchstone initiation is purloin. To the same degree one of the needs earlier infinitesimal

touchstone initiation is work on the self, "surplus" needs are on a regular basis

precursors to infinitesimal touchstone work which would grasp to be tackled nicely.

Any persuade initiation and filing of an advanced set fortitude be settled to the split who has prepared it to the level of topmost touchstone end result. Associates desiring to become initiated elders of the coven are needed to soubriquet themselves in a address to thoughtful persuaded upon, not exclusively the coven and the Elevated Priestess, but in the same way the craft in vast. Associates found ineffective the proficiency to soubriquet themselves in such a address fortitude be denied discovery. Associates in an advanced set days found to lack the proficiency to soubriquet themselves in such a address shall find themselves at the judgement of their fellow elders and risks deportation from their set. If an split is disqualified from their set it fortitude be arranged by the elders if they shall be sanctioned a court case refinement to redeem themselves in the eyes of the coven. If an advanced feeler is no longer competent to preform the duties needed by the set it fortitude be arranged if they have got to vacate or if they may accomplished from the help of an adviser or recruit until they are competent to. It is the place of every advanced, and in the best item of the coven, to facilitate where it is pleasing and to help with all functions of the coven. A coven is at it's best formerly all members work together and completion as one victim.

Once all this days sure I believe it helps individuals who grasp been asking what our needs are to circle our coven. If you beseech to become an advanced or maxim a believer within our coven. We in the same way come up with the money for open rituals for any "nomads" seeking a coven acquaintance sans the coven press-gang or to learn with us. I can be contacted with any persuade questions or by those who beseech to circle us. Most recently we grasp many positions open for elders.

Sacred be,

Lady Alice


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