On Demand: The ART of Becoming a Witch 4 Prayer Intensive

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WitchArt Gift #4: Myrrhophore Anointing

Emma Kupu Mitchell and I have a long delicious history of creating powerful anointing practices that amplify the purpose and energy of my intensives. Emma receives messages from the plants and from Mary Magdalene herself on the formula for each anointing oil and I receive the words and movements. For years we have said we would create an intensive on anointing, but somehow it was never the right time. Good thing we waited, because this anointing intensive is radically different from anything we might have created prior to The Witch Sequence. Now, under the guidance of the Magdalen Triad, we invite you to step onto the fourth circuit and awaken ancestral memories of your own place in the ancient lineage of Myrrhophores. The content of this intensive might seem a bit wild, even strange, at first glance. As well it should; there is nothing like it. 

In Myrrhophore Anointing you will: 

• Open the doorway of memory, cross the threshold, and awaken blood-deep rememberings of the ancient Myrrhophore Mysteries

• Meet and work with all three persons, hearts, and wombs of the Magdalen Triad

1. 1. Develop an intimate relationship with your personal Myrrhophore Council 
   2. Receive an expanded 360° Cariad Heart capable of healing self and others
   3. Learn ancient methods of sacred anointing: in-person and at-a-distance, with and without oils
   4. Dive into the great mystery: you are not anointing; you are being anointed

• Rediscover the pre-patriarchal truth: anointing does not bestow anything from without; it awakens something within 

• Create your Shamanic Womb Initiation Mandala

1. Fall madly in love with your personal, intimate, full body anointing practice
2. Re-member who you are: a sovereign witch/wizard, priestess/priest in a most ancient and holy lineage

Magdala: Oracle of the Sacrament of Remembering

At the entrance to each circuit of The Witch Sequence labyrinth, we are greeted by an Oracle who accompanies us throughout the intensive. Aurora—Oracle of Intuition helped us activate our natural intuitive senses. Mystica—Oracle of the Thresholds helped us awaken our innate ability to crisscross the thresholds between worlds. Origina—the Memory of Prayer led us deep into the embodied memory that prayer, like mitochondria, is our vital life force, alive in every cell of our bodies. Origina upended everything religion has told us about prayer. 

Now, as we approach the entrance to the 4th circuit, the path of the heart, Magdala comes forward with her unusual name: Oracle of the Sacrament of Remembering. She took several weeks to reveal her full majestic image. To welcome her, open your knowing eyes, your remembering ears, and your ancient Myrrhophore heart, for Magdala is an entire mystic library. 

On May 23, under the Sagitarius Full Moon, Magdala delivered a message for us through Cathy:
“Come. Stand near me my sisters and brothers. You have traveled far and I am celebrating you. But stay humble, we have much work to do. Welcome to this forever line of healers. Your open eyes, ears, and hearts show me you are ready. I too am ready to add my breath to your precious inner ember, so you may lead all back to our Garden. It is time.”

What we will explore together in
The A.R.T. of Becoming a Witch:
How to Awaken, Remember, and Trust
The Ancestral Mysteries of Myrrhophore Anointing

OPENING CEREMONY

• Welcome: The Witch Sequence prayer, invocations, Theatre of the Miraculous
• The Hidden Eleven: the mysteries hiding in our Oracles’ names
• Myrrhophore Anointing: the ancient mystery and heartbeat of the whole and holy Witch
• Meet Magdala: Oracle of the Sacrament of Remembering 
• Make and walk a finger labyrinth, absorb the “Song of the Labyrinth” played on Crystal Alchemy Bowls, receive the “ensouled” questions you’ve carried for lifetimes 
• Start your Shamanic Womb Initiation Mandala  

GATHERINGS 

To prepare for deep alchemy, each Learning Gathering includes: 

• Multi-sensory Sacred Space
• Invocations to Archangels Luci and Michael, Joan of Arc, and our 7 Oracles
• Full body anointing: Oil activation, Mystic Family Call, Witches Circle,  A Magician’s Anointing Spell, and the seed of Her Garden of Reverence 
• Celestial support with Emma Kupu Mitchell
• Oracle message through Cathy Stevens Pratt
• Visio Divina with Magdala
• Make and walk a 7-circuit labyrinth
• Deep soul writing
• Concluding prayer: The Blessing of Isis. 

To bring what we learn to life, we gather a few days later for an Experiential Journey deep into the ancestral mysteries of Myrrhophore Anointing 

 Learning Gathering 1: The Myrrhophore Lineage and the Magdalen Triad

“The Myrrhophore tradition grew from ‘celestial medicine’ that was practiced in the temples of ancient Egypt…. Myrrhophores, also known as myrrh bearers or mistresses of the oils, were priestesses skilled in helping people…realign with their true soul essence and heal the wounds in the soul caused by events not only in this life, but also in previous lives…. The most famous myrrhophore was Mary Magdalene.” Felicity Warner, Sacred Oils

• The Myrrhophore Lineage—the Red Thread
• The Magdalen Triad—3 names, 3 wombs, 3 hearts 
• Your Priestess Grimoire

Experiential Journey 1: Meet Your Myrrhophore Council

Learning Gathering 2: Your 360° Cariad Heart

“In order to understand the Red Priestesses of the ancient Near East, the lineage of the Magdalene, we must see and feel the world as they did, to know the desire of their sha—their heart-womb—and to make a bridge to the spirit power they served.”  Seren Bertrand & Azra Bertrand M.D., Magdalene Mysteries

• The 4th Chakra—the heart of the whole and holy witch
• From Empty to Transparent to “I am ready”
• Your 360° Cariad expanded heart  

Experiential Journey 2: Your Cariad Heart

Learning Gathering 3: Myrrhophore Anointing Oils

“The practice of sacred oils is very different (from modern or clinical aromatherapy). Its roots are based in ancient shamanic magic and ritual practice, enabling us to contact our guides or power animals. The smell of the oil being used isn’t important…it’s the oil’s spiritual and esoteric qualities that are important.” Felicity Warner, Sacred Oils

• Full Body Anointing
• How to Honor, Activate, and Work with Sacred Oils
• Our Cariad Oil 
• How to Make Holy Water and Sanctify Oils

Experiential Journey 3: Ancestral Memory of Creating a Sacred Oil


Learning Gathering 4: The Miracle of Anointing Yourself    

The Great Mystery: “You are not praying, you are being prayed
You are not anointing, you are being anointed.” Janet Conner

• Caress your Holy Body with Language, Sight, Touch
• You are Her Sacred Treasure of Life
• Create your personal mirror Love Loving Love Anointing Practice

Experience 4: Experience Being Anointed

Learning Gathering 5: The Ancestral Memory of Anointing Others

“Anointing happens many ways. It is all about witnessing and making yourself whole.
You may anoint with your eyes…
You may anoint with a touch…
You may anoint with words…
You may anoint with thoughts…”
Miryam the Migdalah Speaks

• The ancient history of Myrrhophore Anointing
• Myriad Anointing Practices: at a distance and close, with and without oils
• Why Anointing is the Sacrament of Remembering
• ART-i-fact for Myrrhophore Anointing

Experiential Journey 5: A Witches Homecoming in Sardinia

CLOSING CEREMONY AND CELEBRATION

Prayer intensives in the Theatre of the Miraculous always conclude with a mystical party and delightful celebration. In our celebration for Myrrhophore Anointing, we will:

• Share our Shamanic Womb Initiation Mandalas and ART-i-facts
• Make a final finger labyrinth and absorb the “Song of the Labyrinth” played by Jennifer DeVille Catalano on Crystal Alchemy Bowls
• Initiation Ceremony into the Myrrhophore Mysteries

What will you receive?

Replays of 12 gatherings: Opening and Closing Ceremonies, 5 Learning Gatherings, 5 Experiential Journeys, Equinox Ceremony—recorded

Replays of 3 bonus events—recorded: 

• 2 with Cathy Pratt on how to create your personal Grimoire
• 1 with Emma Kupu Mitchell on how to work with asteroid Magdala in your natal chart

Access to a password-protected Resource Page filled with recordings of all gatherings in both video and audio formats, plus a feast of support materials

Getting Started PDFs

• Welcome Handbook—introduction, bios, Mystica InnerVersity, Theatre of the Miraculous, The Witch Sequence, Magdala Oracle of the Sacrament of Remembering, messages from the Magdalen Triad, bibliography, and additional resources

• Prayer Handbook—anointing and many other prayers

• Labyrinth Handbook—Our Witch Sequence labyrinth with 7 hidden dragons, The Labyrinth Speaks, 7 Mysteries of the Labyrinth

• How to make a 7-Circuit Labyrinth and Seed Pattern

• 2-Dragon Equinox Swirl 

Bonus Videos 

• • Janet and Cathy Stevens Pratt on How to Draw a 7-Circuit Labyrinth
  • Emma Kupu Mitchell and Janet on our Cariad Anointing Oil
  • Understanding the Mudras and the Associated Elements by Emma Kupu Mitchell including accompanying PDF
  • Introduction to the Vibration of the Oils by Emma Kupu Mitchell
  • Janet on The Sacrament of Anointing yourself
  • Emma Kupu Mitchell on How to Create a Natal Chart with Magdala 
  • Marcia Wade, Cathy, and Janet on the Draconis Constellation
  • Jennifer DeVille Catalano and Cathy on the 7 notes of the Song of the Labyrinth on Crystal Tones Alchemy Bowls
  • Cathy Stevens Pratt on How to Create Your Personal Grimoire 
  • Emma Kupu Mitchell and Janet on Pythagoras’ Karmic Numbers
  • Janet on 7 Steps to Get into Theta plus 25-minute theta music audio
  • and more as the intensive unfolds

Optional Support Materials
Members can purchase a wide range of materials artists have created for The Witch Sequence:

• A.R.T. 4 journal created by Cathy Stevens Pratt
• Posters of Magdala, Archangel Luci and Michael, Draconis and more
• 50” fabric The Witch Sequence labyrinth 
• Wide array of items in Cathy’s Zazzle store
• Cariad oil and spritzer by Emma Kupu Mitchell
• Personalized My Moon Witch Pendulum by Geralyn Camarillo 
• Personalized Witch Altar Cloth by sacred weaver Samantha Wilde 

Membership in a private Facebook discussion group—optional

Registration
$204