Online Courses 2024–2025


This year, we’ve decid­ed to focus on the analy­sis of folk­lore, with a spe­cial empha­sis on moun­tain com­mu­ni­ties world­wide. Nat­u­ral­ly, eth­nob­otany and Ani­mistic herbal­ism will be key com­po­nents of the cur­ricu­lum, as we explore the Plant World in con­nec­tion to cus­toms, beliefs, and rituals.

Folk­lore is a liv­ing thread that con­nects us to the Land, help­ing us relate (to oth­ers, parts of the self, Ances­tors, and land and plant spir­its). By delv­ing into folk­lore, we uncov­er hid­den lay­ers of his­to­ry, spir­i­tu­al­i­ty, and com­mu­nal prac­tices that con­tin­ue to shape our world today. Our upcom­ing course cycles are designed to do just that: explore these time­less nar­ra­tives and prac­tices in depth.

This year’s course cycle offers a unique jour­ney through sea­son­al folk­lore, mag­ic, and mythol­o­gy. In the Autumn cycle, we delve into the thrilling leg­ends of the Wild Hunt, explor­ing its myth­ic ori­gins, the witch­es who ride with it, and prac­ti­cal meth­ods for engag­ing with the spec­tral ret­inue. The Win­ter cycle shifts focus to the potent forces of Weath­er Lore and Mag­ic, unrav­el­ing ancient beliefs sur­round­ing deities, spir­its, and rit­u­als that influ­ence the ele­ments. As Spring blos­soms, we turn our atten­tion to the ethe­re­al Spir­its of the Land and the Fae, explor­ing water, moun­tain, and for­est spir­its, with hands-on method­olo­gies for those seek­ing deep­er con­nec­tions with the nat­ur­al world. Final­ly, the Sum­mer cycle uncov­ers the dark­er and more mys­te­ri­ous aspects of folk­lore by explor­ing The Folk­loric Dev­il, trac­ing its ori­gins, myth­ic roles, and mag­i­cal tra­di­tions con­nect­ed to this enig­mat­ic figure.

Whether you’re pas­sion­ate about myth, mag­ic, plant lore, or the cul­tur­al roots of these prac­tices, each cycle offers a deep dive into the folk­lore that has shaped our under­stand­ing of both the seen and unseen.

 

AUTUMN CYCLE: THE WILD HUNT

SEPTEMBER
Her­alds of the Hunt:
Myth­i­cal and Leg­endary Rep­re­sen­ta­tions 

OCTOBER
Hero­dias Rides:
The Wild Hunt, the Witch, and the Har­vest Cycle

NOVEMBER
Invok­ing the Chase:
Prac­tices to Engage with the Spec­tral Ret­inue

WINTER CYCLE: WEATHER MAGIC AND FOLKLORE

DECEMBER
Sky­bound:
Deities, Spir­its, Weath­er Myths, and Ancient Rit­u­als

JANUARY
Weath­er Con­jur­ers:
Weath­er Lore and Folk Reli­gion

FEBRUARY
Tem­pes­tarii:
Weath­er Sor­cery and Witch­craft

SPRING CYCLE: THE SPIRITS OF THE LAND AND THE FAE

MARCH
Sacred Water:
Water Spir­its: Lore and Method­ol­o­gy

APRIL
Hol­low Mounds:
Moun­tain & Cave Spir­its: Lore and Method­ol­o­gy

MAY
Burn­ing Neme­ton:
For­est & Fire Spir­its: Lore and Method­ol­o­gy

SUMMER CYCLE: THE FOLKLORIC DEVIL

JUNE
The Horned One:
Ori­gins and Folk­loric Inter­pre­ta­tions

JULY
The Mas­ter of the Sab­bat:
The Dev­il in Witch­craft

AUGUST
Dev­il­ish Craft:
Folk Mag­ic, Sor­cery, and the Devil

 

How to enroll

In order to enroll on any of our cours­es, you will have to join our Occvl­ta Patre­on METZINER tier in the cor­re­spond­ing month or months (we rec­om­mend you stay for the whole sea­son in order not to miss a thing).

 

Price, dates, record­ings, and oth­er info

Price: each month on Met­zin­er tier is 30 euros + tax­es.

Length of each course: 2 hours.

Cours­es will take place on the last Sun­day of every month (unless specified).

Every course will deal with his­to­ry, folk­lore, herbal­ism, and mag­ic from an ani­mist’s perspective.

Mate­ri­als and record­ings will be pro­vid­ed for each course.

Fur­ther ques­tions: occvlta@gmail.com

Comments are closed.

Up ↑