Contrary to common misconceptions, Wicca is a joyous and life-loving Earth religion with roots in ancient European shamanism.We honor deity as a Goddess and a God of many forms, immanent within Nature and within ourselves. We emphasize healing and seek to live in balance with the great web of life. We celebrate the seasonal cycles of the sun and moon, and embrace sacred Mystery through myth, ritual and natural magic.

StarGarden is a branch of the Craft based on traditional British Wicca, with eclectic innovations and some eastern techniques, such as meditation. We see Wicca as a Nature religion, an initiatory mystery tradition, and a visionary expression of the Romantic worldview. Join us on a pathway to spiritual growth and discovery, an enchanted voyage to a place of unknown possibilities.

1. Overview: Wicca and the Neo-Pagan movement today
2. The Quartered Circle: sacred space and the four elements
3. Craft History: from the stone age to the space age
4. The Wheel of the Year: Sabbats, the solar holidays
5. The Wiccan Worldview: the metaphysics of real magic
6. The Tides of Magic: Esbats, the lunar holidays
7. Divine Polarity: the Goddess and the God of Nature
8. The Spiral Path: spiritual growth—how it all pulls together

This is not a course in magical practice; it is an exploration of the religion of Wicca, a faith of depth, beauty, and rich subtlety. Any open-minded folks are welcome, both women and men, newcomers or experienced, or even the merely curious. Serious students may be invited to rituals; further instruction, including coven training, may be available following this course.

Time/place: Saturdays, 2:00-4:00 pm, Pasadena public library at 55 S. Hill Ave., in the meeting room.

Write to: delia5@earthlink.net or StarGarden, c/o Delia Morgan, PO Box 5744, Pasadena, CA 91117

webpage: http://home.earthlink.net/~delia5/pagan

About the lecturer:

Delia Morgan is a third-degree high priestess in the British Gardnerian tradition of Wicca. A legally ordained member of the clergy with thirteen years’ experience in the Craft, she received her Wiccan training and initiations in Arizona, where she led two covens. She has conducted public rituals for FERAL, a local Pagan network, and founded the Tucson Area Wiccan Network and the Pagan Student Union at UC Riverside. One of her rituals was featured in "The Family Wicca Book" by Ashleen O’Gaea. She has given lectures on Wicca at various colleges, and has been interviewed on TV and radio programs. She has also studied eastern philosophy for years and is currently earning a degree in Religious Studies at the University of California.
 

Some suggested reading (not obligatory!): ‘Wicca’ and ‘Phoenix From the Flame,’ both by Vivianne Crowley ‘Paganism Today,’ G. Harvey & C. Hardman  ‘Magical Rites from the Crystal Well,’ by Ed Fitch  ‘People of the Earth,’ by E. Hopman & L. Bond Magazines: ‘Circle Network News’ and ‘New Moon Rising’