The Mystical Year - River Island Apothecary

a year-long pilgrimage with the sacred self

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Enrollment for the class of 2024 will open in October.

“..they found messages everywhere: the pattern of birds’ wings, the way a stick fell or a leaf rode the current of a stream. They gazed into wells and skies. And because they were paying attention, the earth, the water, and skies, animals and birds yielded secrets.”
from Red-Robed Priestess by Elizabeth Cunningham

If you Desire

time for your mystical self
a consistent, sacred rhythm for a full year
the support of a seasoned facilitator
to learn rituals and mystical practices
reassurance that you’re walking your path
a crew of like-minded women

Then how does this sound?

A Full year where you’ll

study sacred seasons
claim your own rhythms and seasons
study divine feminine archetypes
honor your mystical intelligence
have consistent guidance, one on one support, and inspiration
develop a practice of ritual, writing, and divination to honor and track your transformation

Read what past participants have to say

Details

8 virtual day-long retreats

We’ll mark the sacred seasons with day-long virtual retreats. We’ll meet on Zoom and spend the day focusing on one archetype and the mystery of her season. Using the Archetype Mapping technique, ritual, writing prompts, meditation, and divination we will explore the magic of the archetypes and the sacred seasons. Scroll down to the FAQ section for the retreat schedule.

8 rituals kits

For each sacred season, you will receive a beautifully curated ritual kit in the mail that will include things like sacred stones, divinations, candles, apothecary products, and all manner of wonders. Each kit will come with detailed instructions for a solo ritual. Scroll down to the FAQ’s for the full retreat schedule.

7 “Magic Mind” sessions

A week after your solo ritual, we’ll gather on Zoom for a Magic Mind session where you will receive a wisdom distillation to help you harvest the meaning from your ritual experience. This process is unique to Katie’s work. It’s part poetry and part channel; an inclusive, community building experience that helps you hone in on precisely how the sacred season will “work you”. The Dreaming ritual will not include a magic mind, given the overlap of popular American holidays. Scroll down to the FAQ’s for the full Magic Mind schedule.

7 seasonal attunement calls

To help you individualize your experience, you will have one 30-minute phone call with Katie per season (excluding the Dreaming Season). In these phone calls, Katie will listen deeply to your experience with each archetype and sacred season, and offer you potent reflection and guidance. These calls will help you understand how the archetype is transforming you and contributing toward self knowing and personal evolution. Katie will also help you track your experience, helping you notice patterns and consistencies that help you with potent and precise self knowing.

Course materials

You’ll get:

a binder to hold all of your course material
printed copy of the Materia Mystica & Support pages
printed copy of Altar Craft and Seasonal Primer
printed Mystical Rhythms calendars
printed Archetype Mapping worksheets
access to digital library of all course materials, class recordings, and Student Resource List, which are downloadable
Mystic’s Kit of Archetype Anointing oils

Weekly Audio class

Each week you’ll get a quick audio recording to keep you in the rhythm of the season, along with divination questions to personalize the Work. These recordings will focus on topics from the Materia Mystica.

Graduate programs

Once you complete The Mystical Year, you are eligible to advance your studies.

We offer graduate programs including The Mystical Core, The Mystical Heart, and a Restorative Circle

Click HERE to see how our community continues to gather, grow, and support each other!

FAQ’s

When can I sign up?

October 2023

What’s the tuition?

Up front: $3,800 for the full year.

Monthly payments: $333 per month for 12 months, beginning December 1st, 2023.

What is a “Materia Mystica“?

The Materia Mystica is an extensive original tome written by Katie Vie. It’s around 350 pages (and counting). It contains information about the archetypes, the sacred seasons, ritual, and writing prompts all based on Katie’s lived experience and channel. It is designed to inform and inspire, but most importantly to let you find each season’s magic and medicine within yourself. It is also designed to help track your relationships with the seasons and archetypes year after year, so it is meant to be revisited.

What’s the schedule?

The schedule will be posted in October

What if I can’t attend a virtual retreat?

The retreat will be recorded and available to you. However, this program is “inter-dependent” and relies upon your presence and participation. To maintain your seat in this program, you may miss no more than 2 sessions.

When will I get my mailed materials?

Your mailed materials should arrive about 5 days before our retreat day

What about international students?

International participants are welcome to join with an added fee for shipping. Please inquire at riverislandapothecaryassist@gmail.com.

How much time per week should I plan to spend on this course?

At least 30 minutes. At most around 2 hours.

Is this group women only?

The Mystical Year is open to all female identifying people.

How many people will be in this program?

We accept 7 students per year for The Mystical Year.

What’s the refund policy?

There are no refunds.

Is there a Student Contract to ensure a safe, reliable container?

Yes! You will receive your copy upon enrollment.

Do I get one-on-one time with Katie?

Yes! In fact, a lot of the students say this is their favorite part of The Mystical Year. You will get 7 thirty-minute calls with Katie. These calls will be spaced throughout the year and you’ll have one per sacred season (so, about every 6-weeks). Katie will help you flesh out and understand how each sacred season and archetype is “landing” in your life.

Is this a closed group?

Yes. Once the doors close no one else will be admitted into your cohort.

What supplies will I need for class?

You will need the full set of archetype anointing oils and a way to log onto Zoom calls.

Do I get the set of archetype anointing oils with my tuition?

Yes!