
The Sacred DooR:
Foundations of Mysticism and Ritual
The Sacred Door: Foundations of Mysticism and Ritual - Level 1
A course in psychic development, ritual studies, energy healing, magic, mysticism and more.
This course is open to anyone, and can be taken as a stand alone course for your own personal growth and enjoyment, or you can take it as a prerequisite for the Tree of Life: Healing Practitioner Training Program.
What’s covered?
Reclaiming the Self, the Soul and the Seer:
trance, psychic development, grounding, protection, spirit travel, personal practice
Help From Beyond:
guides, guardians, allies, healers and other spirit helpers and friends.
Walking with the Earth:
Elements, Plants, Animals, Stones, Directions, Wheel of Life, Materia Magica, Elemental Rituals.
Sight Beyond Seeing:
Divination and Readings, Dreamwork, Dowsing, Oracle or Tarot Cards
Rivers of Light:
Energy purification and blessing rituals, energy hygiene, space cleansing, cord clearing, cleansing the mind, Elemental cleansing
Sacred Thresholds:
Basics of Spell craft, Bones of Ritual, Creating Sacred Space for Self and Other
Past, Present, Future:
Ancestors, Time, Legacy, Fortune, Time Divination, Completion Rituals
Schedule:
A quarterly schedule rooted in the cycles, seasons and elements. Each quarter has evening zoom meetings and either an online or in-person intensive. They run 10 weeks on, 2 weeks off.
Times:
Evenings online: Thursday, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Intensives online: Saturday and Sunday, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Intensives in-person: Saturday 9am - Sunday 5:00pm
June 26th - Introductory Meeting and Course Orientation
July 11th - 13th (in-person)
July 24th
August 7th, 21st
September 4th, 18th
September 27th - 28th (in-person)
—Break—
October 9th, 23rd
November 6th, 20th
December 4th, 11th
December 20th - 21st (Online)
—Break—
(2026)
January 8th, 22nd
February 5th, 19th
March 12th, 26th
April 4-5th (in-person)
Exchange:
$175/Month for 11 months (July 2025 - April 2026)
Supplies:
Notebook, pen, personal altar, rattle, frame drum, pendulum, tarot and/or oracle cards, dried herbs and censor, several pillar or 7 day candles, a head scarf, a computer with internet access. We will craft and harvest other ceremonial and healing tools during the course.
Location
Most classes take place on Zoom.
In-person weekends take place at a rustic retreat space in Eaglemount, WA, about 20 minutes outside of Port Townsend, WA on the Olympic Peninsula.
Lodging:
Possible on-site lodging available for $60/night. I also recommend sharing a local air bnb with other classmates.
Missing Class:
All zoom classes will be recorded. Live weekends are hard to recreate, but some of the material can be made up through reading outlines, personal practice and 1-1 sessions with Katy.
How to apply:
Email Katy to apply and get on the list: katy@wakingtosoul.com