Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/26/2025 - 04/27/2025
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Location
Books, Beans, and Candles
Categories
Hermetic Qabalah, Witchcraft and the Mysteries of the Tree of Life
April 26-27, 2025
Class 10 AM – 6 PM $150
Books, Beans, and Candles MS
1620 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd S. Birmingham AL 35205
205-453-463
The influence of Hermetic Qabalah, ceremonial magick and alchemy is deeply entwined with the practice of modern Witchcraft, though not all Witches are aware of the influence of these traditions upon our Craft since before the rebirth of our traditions. We share a common occult tradition stretching into antiquity and coming to us through the grimoire traditions, the Golden Dawn, and Thelema. At the heart of the teachings is the Tree of Life. The Qabalstic glyph of the Tree depicts ten levels of consciousness and twenty-two paths of transformation, is used by magicians and Witches alike and has influenced our magick, meditations, and divination. Join us for an overview of the Tree of Life and the meditations and rituals of Ceremonial Magick, from the witch’s perspective. Learn how to climb the tree and integrate this wisdom into your own personal practice.
Dive deep in this weekend intensive to understand and put to use the teachings of Hermetic Qabalah and the Tree of Life into your practice. Learn the techniques of Qabalistic Pathworking, the associated divinities and spirits, astrology, tarot, colors, scents, herbs, and stones. Look to the Tree as a map of consciousness and initiation as you understand the visions and powers of each level and how to contact them. Experience an overview of the basic modern ceremonial rituals involved in Hermetic Qabalah, including the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram and its adaptations, Middle Pillar, and the Circulation of the Body of Light. Learn how the four elemental mysteries of the stone, cup, sword and wand are encoded in the Tree. Gain the keys to enter into a deeper level of mysticism, seeing how the Tree applies to whatever your personal path and tradition may be.