The Wyld Sisters Coven was established in December 2024 in Rock Hill, SC. This Coven arose from the need for local and in-person connections and community. We focus on Shamanic Witchcraft, combining Modern Shamanic Ceremonies and rituals, Hermetic principles, Hoodoo and and Progressive Witchcraft Ritual formats.
We meet monthly to support each other, perform ceremony together and to build on our current spiritual practice. Although we provide support and some learning, we are not a teaching coven, and we expect that each participant already has an established personal practice. The Wyld Academy offers many learning opportunities if you are looking to learn.
The focus of our coven is:
- Individual Spiritual Development and Exploration, including ancestor work
- Outside Community Support
- Shadow Work & Energetic Balance
- Building a relationship with Spirit Helpers and fostering a strong bond for medicine work, Journeying, and Ceremony.
- A Coven Community that is supportive and promotes personal development with support and guidance.
If you are interested in becoming a dedicant, your best bet is to attend community ceremonies where our members attend. You can find those at Raven Moon Emporium, a local metaphysical shop in Rock Hill, SC owned and operated by our High Priestess. We are not interested in disengaged members, so participation is vital to get to know you better and for you to get to know us better. Additionally, we are extremely selective in the members we choose to join our ranks, so the more we know about you, the better your chances of making it in.
Before even considering intiatiory practice, you will need to petition our coven for dedicant membership. Once you have been a practicing dedicant for at least 6 months, you may then petition the council of elders for initiatory practice. If you are accepted, you will be assigned a mentor that will work together to determine whether initiatory practice is right for you and the requirements needed to ensure you are ready for this practice and growth. This is the path of Initiatory practice we use:
- Dedication – this is the first step to beginning your spiritual path. Focus on the basics of Spiritual Practice and Ceremony. Once you have been a dedicant for at least 6 months, you can petition for initiatory practice. Your mentor will then work with you to help you to prepare this initiation. The time and date will be determined by your spirit team. Minimum required is a year or dedicant work, and there is no maximum.
- Seeker – this is your first full initiation – Focus on Personal Energy & Spiritual Development and establishing a solid ancestor practice through personal work and Ceremony. This is a time to dive deep into your lineage and discover where you come from and which gifts may be present in your ancestral line. The time and date for this initiation will be determined by your spirit team. Minimum required is a year or seeker work, and there is no maximum.
- Priestess – Working with Spirit via Totems, Guides, plant spirits, Gods/Goddesses, and Shadow Work through Ceremony and personal work. This is the time to build a solid spiritual team that will be working with you for the rest of your life. During this time you will learn skills to connect wth many different spirits and how to incorporate them into your practice. During this time you will also learn important skills to mentor others on their own spiritual journey. The time and date for this initiation will be determined by your spirit team. Minimum required is a year or dedicant work, and there is no maximum.
- Eldership – Focus on group work via leading ceremony and rituals and working with the Coven Community in Mentoring, Guiding, and Spirit Medicine. Teaching is also a vital component of Eldership, and you will be able to teach program you design in the Wyld Academy if you chose to do so. As an elder you are recognized for having a solid spiritual practice as well as a foundation of knowledge that you can offer to other coveners or the community at large. As an elder you will be a member of the Coven Council of Elders. The time and date for this initiation will be determined by your spirit team. Minimum required is a year or dedicant work, and there is no maximum.
- High Priestess – Working with the outside community in the role of Clergy. This includes leading a coven, leading a community Ceremony, and guiding and mentoring those in the community. Additionally, you will be admitted to the Tradition Elder Council.
The Wyld Sisters Coven is open to women only. This is a requirement for this coven alone and not for the entire tradition. Participating in monthly gatherings is MANDATORY (barring life emergencies). As stated above, we are not interested in members who are not active.
Initiatiory practice is not required for participation. You can participate as a dedicant within the coven without ever advancing to the level of Seeker if you so choose. Although this is a non-initiatory practice, you are still considered a full time participant.
If you are new to the craft and seek training, there are 2 options you can take:
- Complete the Fundamentals of Shamanic Witchcraft Class in the Wyld Academy – this is a self-paced program that allows you to take classes on your own time. Once you have completed the course, you can then petition about dedicant membership.
- Complete the Exploring Spirituality in-person course. This is a year-long course that begins in January and runs through december. Registration for this course generally opens in August of the next year and runs through the day before classes begin. Yo cannot register for this course once it has started.
If you already have completed training in other Witchcraft traditions, you may still be required to take either of these courses to understand how we practice as a group. Be sure to conctact your coven elder and ask about an interview where you can both determine whether or not you are a good fit for our coven and how we practice.
