tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889529596531127755.post9024995458149341825..comments2024-03-12T12:06:53.187-07:00Comments on Doing Magick: Dos and Don'ts For Teachers: Pagan Blog ProjectRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144040453666802786noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889529596531127755.post-60715204446217410262012-02-25T09:41:38.095-08:002012-02-25T09:41:38.095-08:00Susana, that is a good question. In group work, th...Susana, that is a good question. In group work, there can be a need to enforce a level of discipline. For instance, Golden Dawn rituals are quite complex and take some preparation time for the seven to eleven officers involved. If someone were to show up drunk that could be so disruptive as to waste all that prep time and be very disrespectful to the group adn the person to be initiated. <br /><br />Theurgically, you deal with that one way. As a group leader, you may need to punish that person by removing such responsibilities or asking that person to leave the group for a short time to get his/her head screwed on straight or you may ignore the one-time incident. There are no hard and fast rules, save transparency. <br /><br />If someone is being consistently disruptive or mean-spirited some sort of action may be required to drive the point home that this behavior is not acceptable. I have never seen a group that was well run and lasted for any length of time that hasn't had to impose some sort of discipline on someone to maintain smooth operations. <br /><br />That said, if this is a common occurrence, leadership is doing something wrong. <br /><br />It should go w/o saying the punishment should fit the crime, be well-delinated and understood.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144040453666802786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889529596531127755.post-62455653589806765572012-02-25T08:18:41.550-08:002012-02-25T08:18:41.550-08:00Hi
This post, it is very useful, I am not a teache...Hi<br />This post, it is very useful, I am not a teacher myself and I feel very difficult to consider it because I see it is something so much complicated.<br /> I just have one doubt, what do you mean with 'punishment'. Because we are talking of adult students, if it is theurgy at least, what kind of punishment can you apply, or it is just to say everyone in the group 'this kind of behaviour is not acceptable'. <br /> Thank you again.Shoshanah https://www.blogger.com/profile/07531745843878273771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889529596531127755.post-17038867090869361882012-02-24T10:52:04.184-08:002012-02-24T10:52:04.184-08:00Excellent post! As a teacher myself, I certainly c...Excellent post! As a teacher myself, I certainly can relate to each of these "rules" you have listed. Really enjoyed reading this post.Annette Breauxhttp://www.keepersofthehearth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889529596531127755.post-64718661634787870322012-02-19T19:13:49.462-08:002012-02-19T19:13:49.462-08:00Nice list!
(The teacher in me thinks "princi...Nice list!<br /><br />(The teacher in me thinks "principle" not "principal"). <br /><br />As a middle school teacher, I'm conscious that the relationship between me and a student rarely changes from the point of view of authority and direction-of-instruction. There are students who teach me new things, but I'm usually sliding those things into a previously-existing worldview. They just don't present teachings that overwhelm my existing mindset.<br /><br />In a ritual or liturgical concept, this is part of the reason why I've been reluctant to join magical or occult orders (AODA and the freemasons being the two exceptions). One of the things that I like about lodge structure in general is that the officerships are supposed to rotate among members — so that sometimes I'm a teacher within the lodge, and sometimes I'm an ordinary member, and sometimes I'm a candidate for higher membership. I'm working with some folks to set such a group, but it's slow-going — meeting is difficult enough without also trying to cycle officer positions effectively.<br /><br />All the same, one of my most powerful moments as a 'magical teachers' was moving from the presidency of our group to the past-presidency position, and realizing I didn't have to be the teacher any more. I could be in the role of the learner again. I understood the truth Greer talks about in <b>Inside a Magical Lodge</b> that in Paganism we have a lot of High Priestesses and Grand Poobahs, but very few Secretaries and Heralds, and very, very few Past-Presidents... It's powerful to be the chosen teacher in your circle. It's equally powerful to give that role up to someone else.Andrew B. Watthttp://andrewbwatt.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889529596531127755.post-10607709673327952252012-02-18T14:16:32.342-08:002012-02-18T14:16:32.342-08:00I love this post as a person who has co-lead an op...I love this post as a person who has co-lead an open circle this is always a subject that needs to be breached thank you :)LexxWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536071066137232932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889529596531127755.post-27911442546466304412012-02-17T02:16:58.921-08:002012-02-17T02:16:58.921-08:00A lovely post on teaching do's and don'ts....A lovely post on teaching do's and don'ts. As a teacher myself I can truly understand what you've said. In fact I rather dislike being called a teacher, a facilitator is a better word. The students and I are on a wonderful learning process and I learn so much from them. It's a collective adventure where discussion holds sway. I really enjoyed reading this post of yours. <br />Blessings<br />Deep~GladeCeltic Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991164357524132448noreply@blogger.com