A Magickal First Class - Element of Air

Tonight was the first in the series of classes being offered by The Pagan and Witches Community Circle and the meetup.com site.

The Topic of this class was the Element of Air.

The teacher was the group Priestess, Lily. As always she did a wonderful job of teaching and explaining everything so all could understand. I love Lily's style of going over it, and then practicing the new skills. This is clearly one of her talents and gifts from the Goddess.

We covered the following:

The element of Air
Incense & Herbs related to Air
Making a feather smudger
Smudging techniques
Quarter Calling

We covered a lots of information about air, and I'm very thankful for the handout, so I can review and use it as a guide. Learning about the symbol, mudra, pentacle location, rulership, and tarot suit were just some of the things I took away from this section of the class.

I'm not as crafty as I thought I was. I had no problem designing my feather smudger with colors that appeal to me. I picked blue, white, and black, with blue ribbon, and blue, white, and black beads. Now putting together, and having it stay was another issue all together. With the help of Lily, and other members it come out very nice. (see picture below)

I found out I really like and enjoy smudging. I've always been a big fan of incense. I burn it allot in my home, for mundane or spiritual purposes. I really got into this section of the class, and the proper techniques involved. I hope I have a change to do smudging at a Sunday Service or Sabbat.

We also went over Calling Quarters. I hope to be able to do this at some point in the future. To me, I haven't found the right voice yet. It is not the loud authoritative voice of a parent, but it also not the soft somber voice as well. It is somewhere in the middle. Til I find it, I will watch, and listen as others do the calling of the quarters.

Our homework is to write a Quarter Call based on what we learn or know about Air. No has to see it, but just have to write it down.

I had a really good time, learned much, and can't wait til class again next month.