Degree Programs
The College of Brigantia offers certifications and degrees for those who desire formal course of study. The class requirements for each program are listed below. You do not have to be enrolled in a degree program to take classes, but preference is given in scheduling to enrolled students, particularly those nearing the completion of their program. Aside from the Ministry program, students do not need to be members of Asphodel to enroll. There are three types of programs offered:
- A Certification from an Order appropriate for someone who wants a thorough overview of a certain discipline, such as divination or healing, and it provides a background against which further study in the field may develop. These programs are generally 15 to 20 class hours.
- A Degree in the Magical Arts is awarded with completion of all eight basic certificates. It gives a great breadth of information on a wide range of Pagan arts. It allows a person to find which paths among all of those presented call to them for further study, and gives them a basis for understanding and communicating with those on different paths of study. Under ideal circumstances, a Magical Arts degree can be earned in two years.
- A Master's degree in one of the Orders may be pursued by applying to the head of that department. A Magical Arts degree or solid background in the subject is preferred. Obtaining a Master's Degree requires a series of ten to fifteen classes and demonstration of a certain level of mastery over the discipline. In order to be given a Master's Degree in Divination, for example, one must not only know a good deal about Divination, but be able to successfully practice divination in a variety of forms and show a clear aptitude for the art. We also offer the Asphodel Ministry Program as a Master's Degree.
Students interested in any Master's degree are encouraged to discuss their intentions with the relevant Order Head while taking the Basic courses in the subject. This allows the Order Head or an appointed advisor to monitor the student's progress through the Basic coursework and suggest preliminary work on more advanced topics.
Degree students with prior experience or education in certain areas may "test out" of classes, and transfer credits from reputable organizations may be accepted. Please see our Class Policies for more information.
The College of Brigantia is not an accredited college, and degrees awarded may in no way be represented as equivalent to college degrees from accredited institutions. Brigantian degrees are in no way comparable to the initiatory degrees in mystery traditions such as Wicca, and none of the teaching within Brigantia is oathbound, secret, or restricted to members.
Required Classes for Degrees
Order of the Caduceus (Healing)
Healer's Certificate:
1. Energy Healing techniques
2. Medicinal Herbalism
3. Crystal Healing
4. Magical Cooking
5. Psychic Counseling
6. Healer's Ethics
7. Red Cross Basic First Aid and CPR
Master Healer's Degree:
Core Classes:
1. Reiki I, II, and III
or Ch'i Gong
or Advanced Energy Healing
or Alternate Modality (with approval)
2. Overview of New Age Healing Systems
3. History of Complementary Health Care
4. Red Cross Advanced First Aid certification
Electives (take six):
1. Sabbat Cooking For The Allergic
2. Healing With Shapeshifting
3. The Spirituality of Feast And Fast (DMR)
4. Healing With Meditation And Prayer
5. Intro to Homeopathy
6. Herbal Health And Nutrition
7. Color Therapy
8. Run Valdr
9. Medicinal Herbalism II
10. Heat Therapy: Sweats and Saunas
11. Water Therapy
Order of Drachenleier (Divination)
Diviners Certificate:
Core Classes (take 3):
1. Basic Astrology I & II
2. Runelore
3. Tarot
4. Palmistry
Electives (take any four):
1. Scrying
2. Ashanti Symbols
3. Lithomancy
4. Tasseography
5. Numerology
6. Populus Sticks
7. Introduction to Ifa
8. Dreams and Omens
9. Weirdin
Master Diviner Degree:
1. History of Divination
2. Soothsayer's Ethics
3. Advanced Astrology
4. Ogham Signs And Symbols
5. I Ching
6. The fourth Core Basic course
7-10. Four more Divination electives.
Order of Taliesin's Flock (Bardic Arts)
Bardic Certificate:
1. Sacred Theater 1 - History of Spiritual Theater
2. Sacred Theater 2 - Ritual Creation for Groups
3. Sacred Theater 3 - Thinking in Big Circles: Ritual Creation for Large Groups
4. The Living History of Paganism I
5. Spellsinging: Magic of Music and Song
or Drumming: The Magic of Rhythm
or Instrumental Magic
6. Mask Magic
or Folk Storytelling
7. Elocution
8. Public entertainment (self-designed)
Master Bard Degree:
Core Classes:
1. Advanced Sacred Theater: Mystery Plays
2. The Living History of Paganism II
3. Modern Pagan Songs and Chants
4. Writing for a Pagan/Non-Pagan Audience
5-7. The three Basic classes you didn't take.
8. Public Entertainment Masterpiece (self-designed)
Cultural Electives (take two)
1. Celtic Songs and Storytelling
2. The Skald Path: Norse Songs and Storytelling
3. Sumerian Songs and Storytelling
4. Saami/Finnish Storytelling and the Kalevala
5. Storytelling of India
6. Pagan History III: Martyrs and Conversions
Technique Electives (take two)
1. Building Instruments 1: Woodwinds
2. Building Instruments 2: Rhythm
3. The Voice 1
4. The Voice 2
5. The Voice 3
6. Theatrical Costuming
7. Stage Display
Order of the Reynard Rampant (Courtly Arts)
Courtly Arts Certificate:
1. General Etiquette & Deportment
2. Ritual Etiquette
3. Working with Magical Costumes
4. Pagans and the Public
5. Pagan Group Dynamics
6. Multicultural Sensitivity
7. Sacred Hospitality
Master Courtier Degree:
Core Classes:
1. Leadership
2. Personal Service
3. Advanced Group Dynamics
4. Ritual Aesthetics
5. Conflict Resolution
6. Art Appreciation Projects (five)
Master's Electives (take three)
1. Wardrobing
2. Space Design
3. Sacred Dance
4. Rhetoric & Oratory
5. Debate
6. Heraldry
7. Personal Image
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Order of Willowroot (Natural Magic)
Natural Magic Certificate:
1. Introduction to Energy Theory
2. Basics of Grounding and Centering
3. Personal Shielding & Basic Spell Theory
4. Cleansing: Beyond the LBRP
5. Introduction to Pattern Magic
6. Intentional Movement
or Talismans
7. Ethics Paper
Master's of Natural Magic
Requirements TBA
1. Shadow Dance
2. Basic Shapeshifting
3. Energy Combat Techniques
4. Genus Loci
Order of Gramarye (Magical Lore)
Magical Lore Certificate:
1. Elemental Folk Magic
2. Magical Herbalism
3. Ley Lines, Labyrinths, and Dowsing
4. Myths, Gods, and Heroes
5. Magical Symbol Systems
6. Mythical Pathworking
7. Dealing With Deities
Mastery in Magical Lore
Core Classes:
1. Magical Research
2. The Magic of Language
3. Magicians in History
Cultural Electives (take five)
1. Ceremonial Magic Appreciation
2. Asian Magical Systems
3. Seidhr and the Norse Cosmology
4. Druidry and the Sacred Grove
5. Indo-European Religion
6. Magic of the Americas
7. Dreamtime: Aboriginal Magic
Department of Magical Technology
Magical Technology Certificate:
Core Classes:
1. History of Magical Technology
2. Magic and the Scientific Method
3. Techno-Whammy: Magic & Complex Technology
4. Crafting with Intent: Theory & History
Electives (take three):
1. Magical Architecture
2. Basic Astronomy
3. Alchemy 101
4. Physiology of Trance States
5. Scientific Perspectives on Magic
6. Critical Thinking & Logic in Magic
Master's in Magical Technology
Core Classes:
1. Magic & Physics
2. Magic & Mathematics
3. Master's Project
4-6. Remaining Basic Electives
Master's Electives (take six):
1. Shamanic Mechanic: Mechanical & Electronic Technology
2. Astronomy II - The Cosmic Clock
3. Archeology and Magical Forensics
4. Cyber Magic
5. Advanced Alchemy
6. Non-European Theories on Magic & Technology
7. Magical Gifts
8. Cosmological Theory
9. Advanced Crafting with Intent
Order of the Dark Moon Rising (Underworld Magic)
Underworld Magic Certificate:
Core Classes:
1. Altered States - The Eightfold Path
2. Shadow Work and Ritual
3. Dark Gods and Underworld Journeying
4. Personal Ordeal Ritual (self-designed)
Electives (take three):
1. Introduction to Sex Magic
2. Ghosts and Ancestors: Working with the Dead
3. Dark Magic and Shadow Spellwork
4. The Anthropology of Shamanism
Underworld Magic Master's Degree:
Master's Group A: (take four)
1. Tantric Studies
2. Psychopomp of Pain: S/M Sex Magic
3. Trance Dancing
4. Leading Guided Meditations
5. History and Practice of God-Possession
6. Working With The Sacred Plants
Master's Group B: (take three):
1. The Spirituality of Feast and Fast
2. Ethical Psychic Vampirism
3. Bondage and Sensory Deprivation
4. Suspension in Ritual and Practice
5. Ethics of Physical Spirit-Work
6. Energetic Safe Sex
Master's Group C: (take three)
1. Blood Magic
2. Piercing and Needle Magic
3. Spiritual Tattooing
4. Sacred Prostitution: History and Practice
5. The Physiology of Trance States (DMT)
6. Celibacy, Chastity, and Sexual Redirection
The fourth Basic Elective
Master's Ordeal Ritual (self-designed)
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Ministry Degree
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Group Work:
1. Leadership (RR)
2. Advanced Pagan Group Dynamics (RR)
3. Analysis of Community Building (RR)
4. Personal Service for Ministry (RR)
5. Ministerial Administration
6. Ministry Project
Counseling:
1. Advanced Counseling (CD)
2. Crisis Counseling (CD)
3. Relationship Counseling (CD)
4. Pastoral Counseling & Chaplaincy
Population Studies:
1. Autistic-Spectrum
2. Mental Illness
3. Children & Parents
4. Disability
5. Adolescents
6. Elders
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Doctrine & Ritual:
1. Asphodel Church Doctrine
2. Asphodel Ritual and Liturgy
3. Comparative Tradition Rituals (GR)
4. Advanced Pagan Theology
5. Six Ways of Being Religious
6. Leading Guided Meditations (DMR)
Rites of Passage:
1. Birthing Rites
2. Coming of Age Rites
3. Commitment Ceremonies
4. Funeral Rites
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