The Wheel of the Year

🎓 Course Tutor: Elder High Priestess Wort Moon (Head of Academy)

🎯 Level: Beginners and beyond

🔑 Prerequisites: None

🏆 Mastery Stream & Credits: Ceremonial - Half a Credit 

📜 Course Description
The Wheel of the Year is an annual cycle of 8 seasonal festivals, observed by many modern Pagans, consisting of the year's chief solar events and the midpoints between them. This course explore the origins and development of the Wheel and the history, traditions, names, dates and ritual themes related to each festival.  This course acts as a great base for starting a deeper exploration of each spoke of the Wheel. 

✨ By the end of this course, students will:

• Understand the origins of the Wheel and how it continues to develop over time and why people choose to celebrate the festivals under different names and on different dates.

• Know  about the history, meaning and traditions associated with each festival and how the Wheel, as a whole, offers a system of understanding the nature of life and natural occurrences.

• Be able to apply what they have learnt to their own practices. 

📖 Course Modules:
Lesson 1 - Introducing the Wheel

Lesson 2 - The Origins of the Wheel

Lesson 3 - Names & Dates

Lesson 4 - Samhain

Lesson 5 - Yule

Lesson 6 - Imbolc

Lesson 7 - Spring Equinox

Lesson 8 - Beltane

Lesson 9 - Midsummer

Lesson 10 - Lughnasadh

Lesson 11 - Autumn Equinox

Lesson 12 - Living The Wheel

📥 Course Access Requirements

To access this course, students will need a device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) that meets the Canvas system requirements.
👉 View system and browser requirements

You can also access your course on the go with the Canvas mobile app. From any device, students can:

• View lessons and grades

• Submit assignments

• Track progress with the built-in calendar and to-do list

• Send and receive messages

📚 Additional Resources:

Textbooks and other materials are not a requirement of this course. Links to additional resources and recommended book titles have been provided but are not essential for completion. 

📝 Coursework & Submissions

This course includes a variety of thoughtfully crafted assignments to help you integrate and apply what you’ve learned.
Assignments are submitted through the Canvas platform and are evaluated based on:

• Clarity of expression

• Creativity and originality

• Understanding of the material

• Sincere effort and engagement
  
  

✍️ Coursework Load: Light

You can expect to spend less than 2 hours completing assignments, in addition to reading and reflection time.

🎓 Mastery Stream & Credit Information

🏠  House: Domus Ceremonia (Ceremonial)

🏆 Credits Earned: 0.5 

This credit counts toward progression through the Mastery Streams as part of our structured training and advancement system. To learn more about how credits contribute to initiation and elevation within the tradition, please visit our Training Paths page. 

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