2025 Calendars
Daughters of Artemis Coven
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Ritual Dates
Candlemas February 1
Ostara March 22 Plantingmas May 3 Litha June 21 Harvestmas August 2 Mabon September 20 Hallowmas November 1 Yule December 20 Gathering for our potluck feast begins at 4:30 Your offering of $10 goes to supply the Year and a Day Study classes with supplies. |
Year And A Day Study Dates
(The 2025 YAAD class is closed. The next class will begin in February, 2026)
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Potluck Lunch Starts At Noon February 9 1. Sharing 1st Year tools & altar sets 2. Singing to the Goddess & Blessing Her Women Homework: A. Read Amazon Book of Shadows p. 1-40 Bring notes, talking points & question to YAAD B. Create your personal book of shadows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 9 1. Round table seminar Amazon Book of Shadows p. 1-40 2. Tarot/Oracle Cards Readings - Caity 3. Amazon Oracle Cards - Ashley 4. Making clay incense burner Homework: A. Read p. 41-78 B. Complete "Religious and Magical Practice" p. 79-81 C. Bring notes & talking points for p. 41-81 to YAAD D. Complete 4 Oracle Cards and Corresponding Pages: Ostara p. 82-83 Maiden p. 84-85 Initiate p. 86-87 East p. 88-89. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 13 1. Show & Tell of Amazon cards & pages 2. Round table seminar Amazon Book of Shadows p. 41-81 3. Making Incense Homework: A. Complete 3 Oracle Cards and Corresponding Pages: Air p. 90-91 Weaver p. 92 -93 Plantingmas p. 94-95 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 18 1. Show & Tell of Amazon cards & pages 2. Discussion of wood & magic 3. Making Wands Homework: A. Read Amazon Book of Shadows p. 103-139 Bring notes, talking points & question to YAAD B. Complete 3 Oracle Cards and Corresponding Pages: Wand p. 96 -97 Word Smith & Lyricist p. 98-99 Garden Keeper p. 100-101. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 8 1. Show & Tell of Amazon cards & pages 2. Round table seminar Amazon Book of Shadows p. 103-139 3. Intro to the Goddesses - Caity 4. Making Candle Holders Homework: A. Complete 4 Oracle Cards and Corresponding Pages: Litha, Mistress, Guardian Priestess, and South B. Read Amazon Book of Shadows p. 140-142 C. Continue learning independently about the Goddesses and complete charts on p. 143-147 before YAAD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 6 1. Show & Tell of Amazon cards & pages 2. Round table seminar on the Goddesses - Caity 3. Making Candles Homework: A. Complete 3 Oracle Cards and Corresponding Pages: Fire, Archer, and Harvestmas. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 10 1. Show & Tell of Amazon cards & pages 2. Making Staves Homework: A. Complete 3 Oracle Cards and Corresponding Pages: Staff, Hunter & Harvester, Creature Keeper B. Read Amazon Book of Shadows p. 169-202 Bring notes, talking points & question to YAAD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 14 1. Show & Tell of Amazon cards & pages 2. Round table seminar Amazon Book of Shadows p. 169-202 2. Discuss Research of Female Ancestors - Diana 3. Make Chalice Homework: A. Read Amazon Book of Sahdows p. 203-205 B. Complete 4 Oracle Cards and Corresponding Pages: Mabon, Mother, Ritual Priestess, and West C. Female Ancestor Research. Try to go back six generation before you of your maternal line, and the maternal line on your father's side. Who were they and where did they come from. Whom might their cultural Goddesses have been? What were the religious beliefs and practices of those peoples. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 12 1. Show & Tell of Amazon cards & pages 2. Round table seminar Female Ancestor Research Findings 3. Making Chalices & Pitchers Homework: A. Complete 3 Oracle Cards and Corresponding Pages: Water, Teacher, Hallowmas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November 9 1. Show & Tell of Amazon cards & pages 2. Round table seminar Female Ancestor Research 3. Making Divining Rods Homework: A. Complete 3 Oracle Cards and Corresponding Pages: Chalice, Artist & Artisan, and Hearth Keeper B. Read Amazon Book of Sahdows p. 231-272 Bring notes, talking points & question to YAAD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ December 14 1. Show & Tell of Amazon cards & pages 2. Round table seminar Amazon Book of Shadows p. 231-272 3. Writing Your Rede Homework: A. Complete 4 Oracle Cards and Corresponding Pages: Yule, Matriarch, High Priestess, and North B. Read Amazon Book of Sahdows p. 274-276 C. Finish writing your rede. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 11 1. Show & Tell of Amazon cards & pages 2. Round table seminar My Rede 3. Making Bowls & Plates Homework: A. Complete 3 Oracle Cards and Corresponding Pages: Earth, Drummer & Chanter, Candlemas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New YAAD class begins February 15 1. Show & Tell of Amazon cards & pages 2. Glaze Altar Set 3. Herb Magic & 13 Herb Cabinet Homework: A. Complete 3 Oracle Cards and Corresponding Pages: Cauldron, Healer & Midwife, and Dream Keeper B. Read an herb magic book C. Buy cord material for your initiation / coven cords and bring to next YAAD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 8 2026 1. Laminate Cards 2. Consecrate Altar Sets 3. Braid Coven Cords 4. Spell Cords & Knot Magic Homework: A. Buy or make a set of white ritual garments for initiation B. Pack your altar set, wand, BOS, and Staff for the initiation ritual ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
