Initiation

Initiation reveals the purpose of your soul, the meaning of your presence at this critical time in the world the awakening of your most authentic self. Cross the threshold into the Divine Magic of your life, connect with the Mystery, and everything will change.

The world needs her Witches.

Initiation is a service that the Temple of Ara offers to the community as a personal transformative event and as an essential step on the path of advanced, Clergy training. The Intensive Seminar for Initiation in the Temple of Ara, culminates with the Rite of Initiation, and is a profound learning experience. It offers immersion in realms of spirit and in the natural world, and an opportunity to reflect on and deepen your commitment to your spiritual progress and path. Above all, it is a deeply transformative, experiential event. Like the ancient shamanic wisdom traditions and Mystery Cults celebrated by our ancestors, Initiation offers you a path to touch the Divine, a path to transform yourself into who you are destined to be.

Initiation into the Mysteries of Ara requires successful completion of the Foundational Classes. The Temple of Ara offers its unique Initiation with two goals: it may be undertaken as a “stand alone” experience, in keeping with the model of the shamanic and ancient mystery cults, for one’s own spiritual transformation. It is also offered as a necessary requirement to become a Dedicated Initiate, attend the Temple’s Advanced Seminars and qualify for the Temple’s Clergy Training. Initiation is thus a path of dedication to the Temple and to this beautiful Tradition, as a path to active engagement, continued study and spiritual advancement and in the service to our community, affirming the essential harmony between one’s values and vision of the world and the Temple’s.

Foundational Classes

The Foundational Classes are required if you wish to participate in the Temple of Ara’s Rites of Initiation.

Wand Magic—Entering the Circle of Connection

Grail Magic—Receiving and Bestowing Blessings

Dancing with the Shadow

About this experience…

  • I am in constant search of authenticity and real motivations, of the Sacred and of mystery, of seriousness, sharing, love, respect and sisterhood. In the Temple of Ara I found, and find, all this and much more. My sincere thanks.

    Amalia D.

  • A profound, life-changing experience—an experience impossible to describe in words.

    Giulia T.

  • The Temple of Ara has a simplicity-oriented approach, the approach of indigenous wisdom. This wisdom is the key to our future, it connects us to our Ancestors, to our roots in the Old Religion and gives us the right attitude attitude to live sacredly.

    Andrea S.

  • I really appreciated how your intentions, extremely, absolutely, completely and totally true, authentic, were confirmed by your actions, by really being there for us during the intensive initiation workshop. Your attention was entirely focused on us and this made us live this experience.

FAQs

  • Please reach out to us via our contact form.

  • Not all Foundational Classes are held every year Initiations are held in the United States and Italy. Write to us at LINK it to receive information on how to complete the your education and meet the entry requirements.

  • Comprehensive training consists of the Foundational Classes, study groups and Initation and must be successfully completed to become a Dedicated Initiate. However, it is possible to complete the study groups even after receiving the initiation (and therefore become dedicated initiates at a later time).

  • The Clergy Training program and path leads to ordination as Priestesses and Priests of the Temple of Ara.

  • Only Dedicated Initiates who have more in-depth training can lead official circles of the Temple of Ara.

  • It is necessary to have participated in the study groups required by the Foundational Classes. The path of the study groups that continue after the classes is only necessary for those who wish to become Dedicated Initiates and therefore want to continue their path with the time and/or their training within it, through advanced seminars and Clergy Training.