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In olden times, a seeker would usually be a young person in need of a trade as well as spiritual training. They would move in with the witch's family and would be accepted as a new family member. Gender does not matter. |
The seeker studied and worked to learn the witch's trade, to become an hebraist, healer, diviner, haberdasher, thatcher, etc. They would also be trained in the spiritual traditions of British witchcraft and adopted the traditions of the Trad as their own.
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There is a common belief that such instruction was free. This is not so. While there was usually no exchange of money, the seeker provided years of free labour around the house, in the garden, and in the witch's trade in exchange for instruction, experience, plus room and board. |
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The seeker became an apprentice in the old style for a period of several years, perhaps 2 to 5 years.
But today there are much larger numbers of those interested in learning a British Trad (a witchcraft tradition) than can be accommodated in the old manner.
Since an exchange of labour is not practical, there is nothing unethical for fees to be charged for group or internet instruction. The seeker has always paid for his instruction in some manner.
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Because of the Interest, the car, the bookstore, and community centers, it is now much more common for those seeking spiritual instruction in a British Trad to receive this training by Internet or in small class groups. If you would like to learn more about this Trad, you can sign-up for a |
Free Mini-Course on Traditional Magic, which will also subscribe you to The Manor Journal newsletter. Click on the link or use the sign-up form is on the right.
Also, there is a Full Course on Traditional Witchcraft available, called The Journy to Trad Witchcraft.
You can also have more information by using this website. Access the Table of Contents at: Traditional Witchcraft Home and learn more about Trad Witchcraft.
Click Here for the beginning of this series,
Introduction to Traditional Witchcraft
Traditional Witchcraft
