I am an initiate and abiding student of the Faery Tradition of witchcraft (also known as Feri), which was passed through Victor and Cora Anderson. This tradition is a beautiful, and uniquely American, order of Old Craft. There are many things I feel and believe about my practice of Faery witchcraft, and I do not speak much publicly about those. However, I want to express a few things I feel are important, and make them available publicly in the event they prove helpful to someone seeking out this tradition.
1. There is no ‘one’ way of practicing Faery. There really aren’t any agreed upon ‘core’ beliefs or practices within the tradition. The only fundamental and congruous element is the unique Faery Current. However, having said that, each initiate has a very specific way of working and practicing, and anyone studying with an initiate will first learn their way of practice, just like the old apprentice model.
2. The majority of Faery initiates teach for free, in a rather old school ‘in-person’ way, or at least more one-on-one. There are a handful of very public initiates who teach according to a large classroom model, some of whom teach via the internet and charge a fee. [Edit: There are, within the handful of more public initiates, those who teach fewer students, using various methods, and charge a fee.] But most initiates within the tradition are more private, and take students as they meet them, or not at all.
3. Since the fundamental thread of the tradition is built around a living current, in-person contact with an initiate is paramount. My one and only advice to anyone interested in this tradition of witchcraft is to ASK, ask, ASK if an initiate lives anywhere near you and contact them directly, or indirectly (through an initiate willing to make introductions) if they are private.
4. There are now Feri initiates located all over the world. If you have heard of this wild, queer, androgynous, non-degree system of witchcraft, and are drawn to it, I suggest you ASK, ask, ASK until you find an initiate close enough to your location to visit in person, and contact them. [Edit: Since the majority of initiates are private, you won’t be able to find them doing a google search. You will need to ask around. You can even email a more public initiate and ask them to introduce you to an initiate living closer to your area. We initiates have ways of contacting each other.]
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Confessions of a Hedge Witch 