Course Overview

Witches and magic workers have a historical precedent of rising to meet challenging times, using spells to affect change and protect their communities. When the world feels overwhelming and we don’t have an obvious point of leverage, spellwork gives us a potent tool for resistance. This winter we come together to deeply explore all the potential of spellwork to fuel our movements, embracing both offensive and defensive strategies. Whether you are a seasoned activist or new to changework, this study gives you a path for embodied resistance using actual spells, not just theory. When they go low, we go magical.

Curriculum & Dates

Our live Zoom class sessions are fun and engaging! They take place every other Monday evening, beginning January 5, 2026, from 6-8pm EST. Weekly format for live sessions:

6:00-7:00pm: Welcome. Teaching topics for the evening.

7:00-7:30pm: Comfort break and small group breakout discussions.

7:30-8:00pm: Experiential activities and exercises. Sharing of journal prompts and invitations to practice.

Here’s an overview of our Spells for Resistance curriculum:

• Week One (Jan 5): Weaving Our Circle

  • Activism Overview 

  • Joanna Macy: The Great Turning

  • Kingian Nonviolence: The King Center Institute

  • Deepa Iyer:  Social Change Map

  • Starhawk: Building a Welcoming Movement

  • David Salisbury: Witchcraft Activism

  • Historical anecdotes of witches resisting

  • How to strategize your magic

  • Radical Consent

  • Intention vs. Impact

  • Three Levels of Service

• Week Two (Jan 19): Holding Actions — Stopping harm in defense of life, ecology, dignity, and humanity

  • Tactical Magic

  • Defensive and Offensive magic

  • Amplification vs. Invisibility

  • Binding Spells

  • Protection Spells

  • The Ethics of Cursing

• Week Three (Feb 2): New Paradigms — Shifting perceptions and values, unlearning white supremacy, deep ecology

  • Spells for Transformation and Releasing

  • Spells for a Good Death (midwifing the death of patriarchy, racism, etc.)

  • Spells to Feed the Hungry Ghosts

• Week Four (Feb 16): Building Alternative Systems — Transforming the foundations of our common life such as schools, economies, housing, customs, culture, etc.

  • Attraction Spells to fund and resource the systems we build

  • Petitions for Aid: enlisting the help of deities, spirits, and ancestors

• Week Five (Mar 2): Healing, Repair, and Reparations — Facing generations of personal, material, ecological, and social trauma

  • Healing Spells

  • Spells for Justice & Liberation

• Week Six (Mar 16): How to Handle Victory and Loss

  • Grief Rituals

  • Spells to encourage and bolster the spirit

  • Celebrations that widen our movements

  • The Care and Tending of Hope

• Week Seven (Mar 30): Celebration & Reflections

  • Sharing personal spell projects

  • Setting Intentions

  • Closing Ritual

  • Ways to Stay Connected

Tuition & Logistics

Our desire is to make these modules sustainable and accessible, so we've designed a sliding scale to help fit costs into your budget. There is a reparations rate available for BIPOC applicants. If Way of the Weaver calls to you, please let us know what else you need to make your participation possible. What your tuition includes:

• Instruction from Jamie and Murphy at seven 2-hour online learning sessions, held via the Zoom platform, every other Monday evening for three months.

• Supplemental reading materials for our online learning sessions.

• Journal prompts and self-directed assignments to support your learning process between meetings.

• One special Weaver “snail mail” care package per module: this might include herbs, handcrafted artwork, and/or miscellaneous magical curiosities themed to the work. We love the USPS and pray for its continued operation!

• Video and audio recordings of our online sessions. (Personal check-ins, sharing time in breakout groups, and circle-cast rituals will not be included in the recordings).

Our Sliding Scale

The following income guidelines can help you select what part of the sliding scale you fall into. Please note that upon enrolling in a module, you are agreeing to pay the entire cost of that module, regardless of your ability to attend each meeting. We do not issue refunds for online classes. If the sliding scale is not financially accessible to you, please see the special rates below.

• I can pay my own way and help another person afford this class: $445

• I can pay my own way: $245

• I need help affording this class: $120

Special Rates

• BIPOC Reparations Rate: $5. If you identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color, we have a reparations rate available. We offer this reduced rate in the spirit of reparations, and in acknowledgement of the inevitable emotional labor inherent in participating in predominantly white spaces.

• Pay It Forward Rate: $5. For those who cannot afford substantial monetary tuition, make a pledge about specific work you will do to help others as a way of paying it forward in exchange for this course. For example: volunteer 10 hours at a food bank, housing assistance program, helping an elderly neighbor with basic needs, etc. Use your creativity and engage your gifts!

Enrollment is Open!

Click the button below to head to our enrollment portal. If you have any questions, please email us: wayoftheweaver@gmail.com. Also consider joining our email newsletter to be the first to know about new programs, offerings, and events. Thank you so much for your interest in the Way of the Weaver!