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Mission Statement:
The School offers a wide program
in Wiccan and Pagan studies. Its goal is to introduce
people to and train people in the Craft (magic
and religion). It does not intend to make anyone
follow a specific path, but aims at helping each
student discover their own path and potential.
Founder & Founding:
T. Scarlet Jory is the founder, and a teacher
at the Crescent Moon School. She is a legally
recognized clergy, High Priestess of the Black
Forest tradition. For more information about her...
go to "Meet the
Teachers".
The school was founded in 1994 after Scarlet had
a "silly dream". Floundering and wondering
what to do with her life, she did a short ritual
at the October Full Moon of 1994. In this ritual,
she asked the divine to help her know what she
should focus her life on. That night, she had
an incredible dream. She dreamed of walking through
a gigantic library that glowed almost blindingly
white. Down one corridor of bookshelves was a
veiled woman sitting in a chair with a giant tome
on her lap. The woman opened the tome and pointed
in it. Scarlet saw in the tome a detailed curriculum
for courses. When scarlet woke, she though it
was both a wonderful and silly dream. It would
be absolutely amazing to have a Pagan collegium.
Scarlet laughed... it would never happen in today's
society! Well, Scarlet figured it was too silly
and laughed. She quickly realized she was laughing
in the face of the divine as she was not permitted
to sleep, dreaming the same dream relentlessly!
After a week of restless sleep, she wrote it all
down as best she could. Ahhhh... (relief) At last,
she slept. That was the message... the answer
to her request of the divine. Scarlet, High Priestess,
ever in Her service... vowed: To teach, To serve,
To protect!
Milestones:
1994 |
envisionment
of the school, writing of mission statement,
preliminary program development of 9 levels |
1995 |
accepted first students in
February (Imbolc) |
1996 |
moved to Quebec City |
1997 |
returned to Montreal, opening
of Esoteria Community Centre and CMS teaching
space (February-June) |
1998 |
re-opened in shared teaching
space of Le
Melange Magique
(At 1928 St. Catherine West, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, H3H 1M4) |
1999 |
Changed program
from 9 to 4 levels |
2000 |
Hired Autumn as a core teacher |
2001 |
Level 1 distance program
available |
2002 |
Set up teaching preparation
and assistance program for teachers |
2003 |
Offered Level
1 in French, English
Core teachers obtain legal clergy status
in US |
2004 |
Registered CMS with province of Quebec and opened bank account |
2007 |
School took a
6-month hiatus to re-organize. |
2009 |
With CMS back in full
swing with larger classes, the Level 3 took a
shift from a 40-week program to a 25-week
program. |
Future Plans:
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