nov-ice
Noun
- A person new to a field or activity; a beginner.
- A person who has entered a religious order but has not yet taken final vows. Also called novitiate.
This level is obtained only by those who have completed a minimum of one year and one day of Initiate training, passed the First Degree test, and fulfilled other requirements that may be established for them. Again, it is rare to obtain this level after the minimum period.
Blue Lotus Grove work for the Second Degree, like that for the First Degree, has many parts. Training is much more personalized at this level. The teacher for this degree will assist the student with individual work in the area of which the student most needs.
- The student also receives more training about each of the previous classes and creates working literary tools. These tools will help them live their life in a way that supports, enhances, and empowers her/his self, their community, the Earth, and the Goddess and God.
- The student is given a fundamental knowledge of the arts and skills associated with witchcraft. Some of which include: leadership, healing, teaching, and magickal working.
As an example of the kind of work required, in the leadership area the student must create and lead, with help as needed, an inner ritual for a Sabbat and one special ritual whose purpose is selected by the student.
The student will select a skill area to “major” in. S/he does in-depth research and work in that area, to the point where s/he is competent to be a leader, healer, or teacher, without assistance.
The Second-Degree Initiation ceremony is designed to make the candidate re-evaluate her assumptions about themselves, their place in the community, their life on this earth, and their relationship with the Goddess and God.
It then offers the chance for the candidate to rebuild or adjust their perceptions where s/he discovers it to be appropriate, and for the coven to celebrate the candidate and their achievement in reaching this level.
