About School
Welcome to the School. Every course here is free, written by me, and made for complete beginners. You can start right now, without signing up for anything.
How it works
- Free, always. No payment, no trial, no upsell inside the lessons.
- No account. You do not need to sign up or log in. Just open a lesson and read.
- Your progress is saved for you. When you mark a lesson as done, it is saved in your account if you are signed in, otherwise in this browser on this device, and nothing is sent to me.
- At your own pace. Most lessons take 10 to 20 minutes. Do one a day, one a week, or three on a rainy Sunday.
- A certificate at the end. Finish every lesson in a course and you can print a personal certificate of completion.
Where I have a published book on the same subject, the course links to it for more depth. But you never need a book to finish a course.
The catalog
- Tarot for Beginners: 34 lessons in nine short modules, from how a deck is built to your first full readings, then deck history, Marseille pips and choosing a second deck. Start lesson one.
- Witchcraft for Beginners: 12 lessons: history, intention and grounding, altar and elements, correspondences and colors, herbs and kitchen safety, the moon and the Wheel of the Year, spellcraft and protection, candle magic step by step, ethics and your book of shadows, then the real witch trials, a moon journal with kitchen herb cards and a first-year plan.
- Art History for Beginners: 10 lessons on how to look at art and what images meant, from cave paintings to modern art and the spiritual, then slow-looking practice with witch prints, Goya and your own museum notebook. Every period has its own page on the art movements timeline.
- Demons for Beginners: 10 lessons, study only: what a demon is, the ancient world, Solomon and the grimoires, Weyer, Scot and the 1904 Goetia, how to read a spirit entry, safety and modern approaches, then comparing sources, seals and pictures, and reading ritual language as history. No evocation lessons.
- Hekate for Beginners: 13 lessons on the goddess of crossroads and torches, from ancient Greece to a simple, respectful modern shrine, then a practical year of Deipnon, prayer, offerings and reflection.
- Lilith for Beginners: 13 lessons on Lilith’s real history, from Mesopotamian demons and Isaiah to the Kabbalah, art, feminism and the stars, then a careful practice with discernment, shadow work and Black Moon Lilith.
- Lucifer for Beginners: 13 lessons on the morning star, Isaiah 14, Milton, modern Luciferianism and Lucifer as a symbol, then a reflective practice with a Venus log and journaling, with honest notes on safety and mental health.
- Divination for Beginners: 10 lessons: what divination is, pendulums and the ideomotor effect, runes, oracle, Lenormand and playing cards, a dream journal, a month of practice, scrying and tea leaves, ethics and a divination journal, and choosing your method.
- Runes for Beginners: 10 lessons: what runes are, the oldest inscriptions, Viking Age and medieval runes, what the sources say about magic, misuse and ethics, all 24 Elder Futhark runes, making a set, casting, spreads and bindrunes.
- Meditation for Beginners: 10 lessons: why meditate, breath and posture, the body scan and grounding, visualization, tarot pathworking, shielding and mental health, a daily practice, walking meditation, loving-kindness and a four-week plan.
- Occult History for Beginners: 10 lessons on Western esotericism as historians study it: the Hermetica, medieval and Renaissance magic, alchemy and the Rosicrucians, Kabbalah, the nineteenth-century revival, how to read claims, primary sources, timelines and esotericism today.
How a lesson works
Every lesson follows the same shape, so you always know what to expect. It starts with why the topic matters, then explains it in plain words, with a worked example you can follow step by step. Then comes one small exercise under “Try this”, usually with a notebook, and a short recap of the main points. Most lessons end with a quiz of two or three questions, just for you: nobody sees your answers. Every lesson lists its sources, and a “Go deeper” line points to a published book or longer guides on this site, if you want more.
Learning paths
Not sure where to begin? Here are five paths.
- The curious beginner: Tarot for Beginners, then Witchcraft for Beginners. Start with Start here if you have not yet.
- The history lover: Art History for Beginners, then Demons for Beginners.
- The goddess and spirit path: Hekate for Beginners, then Lilith for Beginners, then Lucifer for Beginners.
- The quiet path: Meditation for Beginners, then Divination for Beginners and Runes for Beginners. For the history behind it all, add Occult History for Beginners.
- The busy witch: one tarot lesson a week, alongside my 5-minute practices.
My learning
If you are signed in, your progress is saved in your account; otherwise it lives in this browser on this device. Each course page shows which lessons you have finished and how far you are. Without an account, if you change device or clear your browser data, the progress resets, and you can simply continue from the lesson you remember.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an account?
No. You need no sign-up to learn. If you are signed in, your progress is saved in your account; otherwise it is saved in this browser on this device.
Are the courses really free?
Yes, every course is free, and will stay free. You never need to buy anything to finish a course.
What happens if I clear my browser?
If you are signed in, nothing is lost, because your progress is saved in your account. Otherwise your saved progress is deleted with it, and you can simply pick up from the lesson you remember. Without an account, each device keeps its own progress.
Is the certificate official?
No. It is a personal certificate of completion that you can print and keep. It is not a qualification or a license to practice.