Correspondence Courses are classes done through the mail instead of you being present in the class. 

I have 2 Correspondence Classes:

Beginner's Witchcraft Class 1 - For those new to the Craft.  All the basics you need to know.
Beginner's Witchcraft Class 2 - For those who have done a little study, a follow on from class 1

Courses suitable for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres!

Introduction to Witchcraft Class 1:

• Week #1 - Explaining the differences between Witchcraft, Paganism and Wicca.  The different traditions in Wicca/ Witchcraft.  The History (briefly) of Witchcraft.  Explaining what Magick is (simply).  The Pagan Gods and Goddesses and how they relate to Witchcraft. The differences in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.  The Elements and how they are used in Witchcraft (Spell workings and Rituals).  the Pentagram and Pentacle explained.
• Week #2 - Explaining the Tools of the craft, what they are, and how they are used.  The Moon phases, and how they relate to Witchcraft.  Explaining the Sabbats for the Southern and Northern hemispheres.  How to write your own Rituals for celebrations such as Full Moons and Sabbats.  What to wear during rituals.
• Week #3 - Explaining what spells are, and the different types of spells (Cord, Binding, Candle, Herb etc.).  Ethics of Wicca and Spellcasting.  Spellcasting guidelines and troubleshooting. Information on how to write spells including correspondences needed for writing the spells (ie. Herbs, crystals, colours, days, planets etc. and their meanings).  Includes a printable spellwriting worksheet to help you.
• Week #4 - The magickal properties of herbs.  A brief section on healing with herbs.   How to make your own magickal incense,  oils, ointments, tinctures etc.
• Week #5 - Explaining Craft names and helping you find one.  Explaining what  a magick circle is.  How to set up the Altar and lay out the Circle.  How to cast a magick circle.  Preparation for casting the circle.  How to Invoke the Elements and Deity including sample invocations. Glossary, Bibliography.  How to make your personal BOS.

• Week #1 - Divination section, including how to store and cleanse your tools.  Tarot Reading, The pendulum, Scrying, I-Ching, Runes, Colours, Tea Leaf reading, Assorted other Divination methods.
• Week #2 - Meditation (What meditation is and some ideas for meditations.  Including a full relaxation  meditation) .  Aromatherapy, what it is and how it is used.
• Week #3 - Herbalism (Healing with herbs).  The herbs for different ailments and how to use them.  Familiars, Brief introduction to Astrology.
• Week #4 - The Quabala.  A brief look at the Quabala including the Spheres, Paths, Worlds and the Quabala and the Tarot.  Sex magick and Tantra.
• Week #5 - Explaining what Magickal writing is and how to do it (using Runes or the Ogham).  Magickal Symbols.  How to set up your own Coven or group.  Things to think of, how to resolve problems etc.

I have changed the way the Classes are run.  You used to receive paper classnotes in the post.  Now you will receive a CD ROM (A CD that you put into your computer to run), which will work the same way as a webpage does (But you don't need Internet access).   This contains both classes (plus more). This format allows me to give you more information.

Information from Obsidian's Book Of Shadows Webpage:
Information taken from sections of my webpage http://bos.obsidianstar.netand included on the CD to give an easy (offline) reference guide for various things.

• Magickal Information - This is most of the Magickal Information section from "Obsidian's Book Of Shadows" website.  Most of this information is included in the Witchcraft classes, but is also included here as a quick reference.
• Glossary - A Glossary of common (and not so common) Pagan terms you might come across.
• Links to Pagan websites - A page of links to other websites of interest for Pagans.
• Pagan Songs and Chants - This page lists some of the more commonly used chants and songs in Pagan rituals.  It gives the words and several places where you may download the song/chant as a "wav" file (Which you can listen to on your computer to learn the tune).
• Bibliography - A list of some of the books available on Magick/Paganism/Wicca/Witchcraft.  This list was compiled several years ago, so does not list some of the newer books.  It does give a lot of books for you to look out for though.
• Books I have read - This section is a list of all the books I have personally read (Up until I stopped updating the page in 2001), and my opinions on them.  It is not so much of a review of the books (although in most cases I will give a small review on the type of information in the book), but it is more like a guide to what I believe are the more worthwhile books and which ones I think should be avoided.  I stress this is my opinion only!

• Beginner's Guide to Crystals and Gems - An A-Z listing of crystals and their magickal properties.  Lists properties such as Vibrational number, Zodiac, Chakra, Element, God, Goddess, Day, Planet and Magickal properties.
• Beginner's Guide to Incense Making -This Booklet gives recipes for making incense cones and sticks, information on various forms of incense and how to use them, incense blend recipes and lists of correspondences to help you make your incense.
• Beginner's Guide to casting a Circle -Step by step instructions on how to cast a Magick Circle.  Includes sample invocations to the Elements and the Goddess and God. Includes diagrams, easy to perform "Cakes and Ale" ceremony and information on Consecrating Magick Items.
• Beginner's Guide to Divination - This booklet contains information on how to use various methods of divination, including the Tarot, Runes,  I Ching, Candles, Pendulum and others.
• Beginner's Guide to Magickal Herbs - An A-Z listing of herbs and their magickal properties.  Also contains information on making herbal "potions", a list of alternate plant names and listings of herbs for the Sabbats, Planets, Deity and herbs listed by properties.
• Beginner's Guide to Moon Magick -Information on the moon phases with diagrams.  Information included on the correspondences of the moon phases, such as the associated Goddesses and the magick powers.Also included are sample Full and Dark moon rituals and spell information.
• Beginner's Guide to Craft Names - This booklet has lists of names to be used as a Magickal/Craft name.  Name lists from Goddesses, Celestial, Herbs/flowers,  Names from around the world etc.  It also contains information about creating a name and numerology. Good as a Pagan Baby name book to pick that special name.
• Beginner's Guide to The Sabbats - This booklet gives information on what Sabbats are, the differences between the Northern  and  Southern Hemisphere Sabbats and a section of Sabbat Lore, traditions and correspondences for each Sabbat.  Including info such as Herbs, Colours, stones etc. for each Sabbat.
• Beginner's Guide to Spell Casting - This booklet contains information on how to cast spells and guide to writing your own spells, including lists of correspondences to help you write spells.  Such as Herbs, Colours, Gemstones and Days, Moon phases and sample spells to get ideas from.

Elemental spell for balance,  Spell for confusion, Spell for confusion #2, Spell to Help Winter Blues,  Luck Spell, Spell for Employment,  Spell for a Promotion, Hex Breaking/Banishign Negative energy,  Banish Bad Habit,  Poppet binding, Honey Binding,  To deal with a Troublemaker, To stop Gossip, Ice Binding Spell,  House Cleansing,  Healing Spell, 
Healing Spell #2,  Ethical Love spell, To Attract Love to you, Heart Pillow Spell,  Love Potion  for one,  Mirror Mirror on the Wall,  A Spell to make someone love you,  Love Powder,  Love Binding Spell,  To Strengthen a dying relationship,  Love Spell,  Beauty Spell,  Simple Love Spell, Bring a Lover spell, To undo an unwanted Love binding,  Spell to be rid of an unwanted Lover,  Prosperity Spell,  Money Spell,  Money Spell #2,  Bath Money Spell,  Protection charm bag,  Protection Spell,  Elemental Spell,  All Purpose Wish spell,  Knot Magick.... Pheeww!

Obsidian's Rituals:
A collection of rituals that I have written.  Rituals for single or group use.  Rituals  include:

Consecrating ritual tools,   Basic circle casting ritual,  Basic circle casting ritual for Covens,  Simple Dark Moon Ritual,   Simple Full Moon ritual,   Imbolc,  Samhain, Winter Solstice,  Summer Solstice,  Beltane,  Autumn Equinox,  Lammas, 
Spring Equinox,  Imbolc for Covens, Samhain for Covens, Winter Solstice for Covens, Summer Solstice for Covens, 
Beltane for Covens, Autumn Equinox for Covens, Lughnassadh for Covens, Spring Equinox for Covens.

So that is quite a bit of information packed into the one CD!

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The cost of the Correspondence Course CD,  is $40.00

Considering that the Introduction to Witchcraft course was $60 on its own, and this CD has the second course, spells, rituals, part of the website and the booklets, you're looking at around $350 value if you bought all the ritual and spell scrolls, booklets and paid for the 2 classes... so that works out as a pretty good deal!

Postage and packing Rates for Correspondence course only:
(If you order another item as well, then the postage and packing costs will be higher.)

China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, (Asia/Pacific Zone) - $4.50
USA, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, South Africa, UK (Rest of the World Zone) - $5.50
To Anywhere in Australia - $3.00

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Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: "How long does the course go for? "/ "How long can I take to do the course"

A: As long as you take... I designed it to go in 5 one week sections for each course.  When I taught physical courses, this was roughly what I went through in each 2 hour class  But if you want, you can go through it all in 1 day, or take 6 months.

Q: "Is it accredited?"

A: No.  I doubt there is accreditation for something like this.  Witchcraft was only recently made legal in Victoria, and I believe it still is illegal in some Australian states, so I believe that alone would make accreditation of a Witchcraft course impossible.  I think for a course to be accredited you would have to have a set syllabus, and only pass students if they successfully complete that.  Trying to create a set syllabus and testing students on it would be difficult in Witchcraft.

So... no.  It's just for your own enjoyment and information.

Q: "Do you get a certificate at the end of the course?"

A: Err... I could get out a pretty piece of parchment, a gold shiny sticker and print off some funky looking thing, but there would be no point as they would be worthless - since there is no accreditation.  I can't give you a certificate to claim you are  a Witch...  You generally only get a certificate to prove you can do something... and  everyone has the potential to do Witchcraft.  I know of other Witchcraft courses can give out certificates, but frankly I can''t see the point.  If you want one, feel free to grab a crayon and write something up yourself, because anything I do won't be any more legitimate ;)

Q: "Can you send a certificate anyway?"

A: If you really want a piece of paper to say you have done something... I can send you a pretty piece of paper, to say that you have completed the course, if you complete all the optional assignments and send them to me.  It won't be a certificate, just a piece of paper to say you have done my course.

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