Our Brotherhood has 13 Milestones to celebrate learning and progression.
These milestones are not time specific. Setting a time frame on a milestone does not automatically guarantee you have reached that milestone when the time comes and it is naive to assume everyone is going to learn at the same pace. It’s not a race. it is also not right to hold someone back if they have worked hard and progressed within a time frame.
Neophyte – Introductory Learning
1 – Initiate
2 – Novice
3 – Apprentice
4 – Journeyman
5 – Erudite
6 – Grand Erudite
7 – Adept
8 – Grand Adept
9 – Savant
10 – Grand Savant
11 – Master
12 – Grand Master
13 – Priest
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High Priest
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Grand High Priest
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Magus
Neophyte
Our Neophyte work is the start of your journey in our Brotherhood. In this you will complete a basic level of study and understanding of the craft. This will usually be done in a group workshop or on a 1-2-1 basis with one of our Elders.
When you completed your Neophyte work, you will be invited to attend our sessions, attend celebrations, become an Initiate Member of our Brotherhood and start your 13 milestone journey.
Initiate
At this milestone you may be addressed with the honorary title of – Initiate ‘Pagan Name’.
As an Initiate you will build on your foundational learning of Paganism and with focus on learning the Wheel of the year, Casting the Circle, creating a Sacred Space, designing and hosting a celebration ritual and other aspects of Paganism.
Once completed you will be officially dedicated to the Brotherhood as a full member.
Novice
At this milestone you may be addressed with the honorary title of – Novice ‘Pagan Name’.
As a Novice, you will move your focus onto meditation and sharpening your senses and awareness of the magical world.
Apprentice
At this milestone you may be addressed with the honorary title of – Apprentice ‘Pagan Name’.
As an Apprentice, you will move your focus onto energy work.
Erudite
At this milestone you may be addressed with the honorary title of – Erudite ‘Pagan Name’
As an Erudite, you will now focus on Divination.
Grand Erudite
At this milestone you may be addressed with the honorary title of – Grand Erudite ‘Pagan Name’.
As a Grand Erudite, you will now focus onto Herbology, Crystals and Healing.
Adept
At this milestone you may be addressed with the honorary title of – Adept ‘Pagan Name’.
As an Adept you will move your focus onto all the different types of spell-casting.
Grand Adept
At this milestone you may be addressed with the honorary title of – Grand Adept ‘Pagan Name’.
As a Grand Adept, you will now focus on Battle magic and Protection.
Savant
At this milestone you may be addressed with the honorary title of – Savant ‘Pagan Name’.
As a Savant, you will focus on Entities, Spirits and ‘Demons’.
Grand Savant
At this milestone you may be addressed with the honorary title of – Grand Savant ‘Pagan Name’.
As a Grand Savant you move your focus onto learning all the different Schools of magic to an advanced level.
Master
At this milestone you may be addressed with the honorary title of – Master ‘Pagan Name’.
As a Master, you will move on to a specialisation of your choice, something that excites and resonates with you and the path you have walked, for example, Healing, Divination.
As well as continuing with regular Brotherhood sessions, you will have progressed to truly master your chosen specialisation.
Grand Master
At this milestone you may be addressed with the honorary title of – Grand Master ‘Pagan Name’.
As a Grand Master, take your specialisation and expanded and contributed to the advancement of the field.
Brotherhood Sage
Members of our Brotherhood whom have an active role supporting the running of our Brotherhood. This can be at any stage on the milestone journey.
You are addressed with the honorary title of – Sage XXXX.
Priest
With this milestone you are addressed with the honorary title of – Priest XXXX.
As a Sage you will now move your focus and learning onto spiritual guidance. You will have worked on furthering your own spiritual progression and are now able to guide others on their path.
Once completed you can now work towards being ready to start or lead your own Grove within the Brotherhood of your own separate group if you choose too, or, you can stay within your Grove and an active Priest.
High Priest
A High Priest is a title bestowed on an experienced Witch who guides the a Brotherhood Grove in their learning and spiritual journey.
A High Priest is always addressed with the respect their journey has earned with title of ‘Lord XXXX’
Grand High Priest
A Grand High Priest is always addressed with the respect their journey has earned with title of ‘Lord XXXX’
A Grand High Priest is a title bestowed on an experienced High Priest who has had an established coven that has either sired covens, runs more than one coven or has taught students who have become High Priests.
(A sired coven is when a coven has grown too large and as a result split into two covens)
Magus
A Magus is always addressed with the respect their journey has earned with title of ‘Magus XXXX’
Magus is a title bestowed on an experienced Grand High Priest who guides 3 or more active and established and/or sired covens each with their own High Priest/esses
In some traditions this is also known as A Witch Queen / Witch King (note ‘A’ not ‘The’)