This workshop will have two components: a discussion portion and a hands-on/skill development section. The discussion portion will focus on the history of the hearth and fire magic through the use of candles, oils, healing herbs, and incense.  The hands-on portion will allow the student to learn:

1. How to choose the appropriate color of the candles.
2. Which scented oils are appropriate for the intent.
3. How to carve, brand, or paint a sigil of intent on the candle.
4. How to infuse the candle.
5. Infusing lamp oil.
6. Creating your own incense.
7. Birth sign connections for fire magic.
8. Smudging for protection and health.

Supplies will be provided for training. A list of suggested supplies for home use will be part of the hand-outs for the class.

About Susan: Susan has been a practicing witch and Pagan for 50 years. Her earliest training came under her Irish grandfather, who taught her to read the cards and “see” the elemental spirits. She has studied extensively on magic, divination, herb lore, comparative religion, and historical women’s issues. Susan is working towards a bachelor’s degree in history. Susan was made an ordained minister in the Church of Spiritual Humanism in 1976. Susan and her husband were initiated into a Shoshone Sweat Lodge Society in Riverton, WY in 2005. The Shaman and Sweat Lodge Master is Willie Le Clair.

Susan trained under Linn Southard, a very accomplished astrologer, Zelpha Cane, and Cherokee healer Leslie Adams, one of the first people to hold a university degree in Historical Herb Lore.  She has worked in the theatre for 50 years and taken master classes in storytelling.  Susan has taught classes in the bardic arts and ritual as performance art. Susan’s special interest is the creating and powering of tools for magic. Her grandfather had a great gift for imbuing the work of his hands with power and he passed that on to Susan.