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Mystical Core

a devotion

*this course includes both in-person and online gatherings*

Enrollment opens again this November

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This is a call.

A call to devote a year to the mystical Work of your Core.

Drape your shawl across your shoulders, fill your basket with divination tools, oils, and brews, and gather for a year of deep mystical focus. 

The Core is an intimate circle of 6 committed mystics (plus me) who will dive deeper than ever into the depth of their mystical Work.

If you are ready to roll up your sleeves and work hard, show the f*ck up, and dive deep, then this course is for you.

Focus

Deep personal work

  • Listening and giving voice to the subconscious
  • Prioritizing your mystical life
  • Deep excavation of your Soul’s Work
  • Mindful, consistent divination 
  • Soulful conversations in a safe container

Outward Offerings

  • Rituals for the good/healing of the collective/world
  • Divinations for your Core sisters & beyond
  • Ethics and communication skills
  • Practitioner skills

Truth Telling

  • Gently removing masks and performative behaviors
  • Accountability and interdependence

Ritual

  • Seasonal in-person or solo rituals (COVID pending)

How

  • KV channel: You will be in my “field” for the year. This means I commit to tracking your mystical patterns, partnerships, and evolution while you are in The Core. Specifically, I will track your astrological chart, offer divinations, and direct my channel specifically for your growth and evolution. I will share my findings and insights with you regularly. You and your 5 Core sisters will have direct “transmissions” from me as the Work comes through.
  • Year-Long Archetype: You will align with one primary archetype for the full year to guide you throughout the sacred seasons, exploring the alchemy that occurs when she combines with the archetype of each season and when she doubles up during her own season. This will be a devotional relationship. You will present your experience of working with her via creative & expressive art or ritual at various times throughout the year. 
  • Archetype Attunement Sessions: Begin the year with a 90 minute one-on-one divination session with me. Our goal will be to identify your primary archetypal ally for the year, the one you will be devoted to. Then, you & I will have a 30 minute Attunement Call 8 times throughout the year to help you understand the alchemy of the current season combined with your devotional archetype. 
  • Divination tools: You will commit to building a relationship and fluency with a specific, personal set of divination tools that resonate with you (oracle cards, astrology, stone medicine, dream work, etc.) for the year in order to hone your skills sets and deepen your Work. You will use these tools for your own insight as well as with your Core sisters on a consistent basis. You will bring these tools to every class to include them and “juice them up” on our altar and in nature, so you’ll want a special bag or basket to carry them.
  • Shawls: You will wear a shawl (your “wisdom keeper’s mantle”) at each monthly gathering to symbolize your commitment to your Work and Wisdom.
  • Ritual: We will gather in sacred space once a month, just the seven of us. I will craft an interactive ritual in my usual fashion. You will also receive a ritual kit for a solo holy day ritual or an invitation to Darkwood for a group ritual, COVID pending.
  • Divination Partnership: each month you will partner with a different member of The Core circle for divination practice, light support & accountability, and connection. You will offer her a minimum of one divination session to each other during that month.
  • Case Studies: After Samhain 2021, you will log 8 case studies where you offer divination to people beyond the Core circle.

Structure

WHO: 

  • 6 women
  • Only the graduates of The Mystical Year/ 2020 online Immersion are eligible

WHERE: 

  • Darkwood
  • Zoom

WHEN: 

  1. Monthly Gathering & Ritual

Once a month Jan – Dec for 6 hours, Fridays from 1-7 pm (this can be flexible to accommodate desires around light/dark and warm/cool). 

This day will include a variety of the following:

  • Restorative practice: anointing, meditation, contemplation, “sacred spa” time, time in nature, guidance for offering one another simple, ethical touch therapies…
  • Experiential learning; blending oils, crafting, writing, bodywork techniques, art & expression, shamanic journey, time in nature, field trips, whatever I am guided to offer…
  • Divination exchange between Core sisters
  • Ritual

2. Guided soul-share + magic mind

  • once per month. Thursdays from  7-8 pm
  • on Zoom
  1. Dreaming Moon
  • pre-recorded for your convenience
  1. Attunement Calls
    • 8 times per year (once per season)

Course Materials and Access

  1. Access:
    • The Core is the only group with in-person access to KV and Darkwood.

2. Oils

  • a fresh set of oils; wands or rollers
  • extra bottles of your “devotional” oil
  1. Worksheets
    • Printed worksheets for each monthly meeting
    • Printed logbook to record your divination work with others
    • Digital copies of the freshest Materia Mystica and Deeper Dive worksheets
  1. Audio & video
    • Weekly audio recordings & divination prompts
    • Recorded meditations and playlists
    • Once a month Zoom soul share
    • Dreaming Moon sessions
  2. Surprises

Eligibility

You’ll have a conversation with KV to determine your eligibility during which you’ll both determine:

  • your ability to commit and devote your time
  • your ability to schedule sessions and show up
  • your intentions
  • your interest level
  • your “mystical manners” and ability to participate in an interdependent community like The Core
  • your payment plan
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Tuition

The Core program offers equitable tuition based upon yearly total household income.

We also offer monthly payment options.

The Arche-telegram
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It’s more than a newsletter. It’s a timely offering. As we move through the 8 seasons (yes, 8!) each year, prepare yourself with insights and wisdom.

Make each season intentional with practices for a sacred life.

Sign up to join this community of bad asses and mystics, poets and visionaries, rock stars, nomads, witches, and bitches.

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