Syllabus
Course Syllabus
Lesson one
ORIGINS
Our Lineage as Healers
The Flower of Josephine
Naples and the Sirens: Ancient Myths and Stories
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (Regno della due Sicilie)
The Brigante
The Diaspora, the New World and the Loss of
Culture, Language and Tradition
The Importance of Reclamation & Reintegration
The Sibyl of Cumae
Lesson two
ANCIENT CULTURE
A Personal History
Tribal and Goddess Culture
Other Goddesses, Tribal Deities and Totems
Introduction to the Healing Temples and the Cult of Asclepius
The Crescent Moon Bear / Orso della Luna Crescente
Lesson three
THE BENEDETTI
The Blessing Way – Fa Lu Santuccio
We are the Benedetti
The Practices: Novenas, Incense, Healing Tools and Rituals
Death and Dying
An Introduction to Italian Traditional Herbs and their Uses
Lesson four
MEDITERRANEAN MEDICINE
The Cosmic Tree
Four Temperaments Theory
The Salerno Medical School
The Flower of Medicine / Flos Medicinae
The Four Humors
Tissue States
The Garden of Minerva
The Snake Goddess
Lesson five
DREAM AND HEAL
Preparation Rituals
Dream Interpretation and Diagnosis
Dreams, Divination and Clairvoyance
Herbs for Dream Enhancement
Rituals for Entering and Engaging in the Dream Space
Lesson six
MAGNETIC MYSTERIES
Baltic Amber in Antiquity and its use as a Protective Substance
Negative Ions, Health and Protection
Red Coral – Magnetism, Ley Lines and Power Points
Sacred Spaces, Sacred Geography
Holy Water – Healing and Protective Stones
Iron – Magnetic Poles
Power Points – Pilgrimage
Choosing a Place for Prayer and Ceremony
Lesson seven
RITUAL AND CEREMONY
Ritual, Ceremony and Sacred Connection
Finding Sacred Space
Prayer
Constructing a Ritual
Lesson eight
PRACTICUM
Spirituality, Religious Practice and Culture in Italian Folk Medicine
Rituals Amulets / Brevi
Formula Prayers and Chants
Herbs and Animal Substances – Practice and Application
Folk Remedies from the Calabria Region
Sacred Days of the Catholic Calendar
Specific Cures Associated with the Feast Day
Weaving Together Religion, Earth-Based Spirituality and Pre-Christian Ritual
Health and Spirituality: The Power of Suggestion
The Janare
Lesson nine
PROTECTION AND SPIRIT HEALING
Malocchio: The Evil Eye
Charms and Amulets
Hand Gestures – Magical Tools and Prayers
Healing and Cleansing Practices
Pulire, Purificare, Limpido
Other Forms of Protection
Creating a Brevi Bag
Lesson ten
LEARNING TO SPEAK
OUR ANCESTRAL LANGUAGE
Drumming, Singing and Dance
Tarantismo
Argismo
Tammurriata and the Madonna
Zampogna
The Bear Mother
Lesson eleven
THE MADONNAS
The Divine Feminine and Biognosis
Interconnection and Hidden Knowledge
The Great Mother, Goddess Tradition, Tammurriata and the Madonna
Madonna Montevirgine
Madonna della Neve: Our Lady of the Snow
Madonna dei Cerri
The Black Madonnas
The Sorrowful Mother
The Rosary
Madonna di Canneto / The Goddess Mefitis
Lesson twelve
THE REBEL SAINTS
The Rebel Saints
Prayers, Patron Saints and Canonization
San Padre Pio
Santa Lucia
Sant’Antuono
San Cono
Sant’Anna
San Rocco
San Ciro
San Michele
San Biagio
Santa Rita
Santa Monica
San Giovanni
Santa Hildegard von Bingen
Santa Teresa di Lisieux
Santa Giovanna D’Arco
San Giuseppe
Traditional Food Offerings to the Saints
Holy Cards
The Virgin Martyrs
Lesson thirteen
HOLY SPIRIT OF THE HEARTH
Vesta, Goddess of Home and Hearth
The Vestal Virgins
Cleaning as Spiritual Practice
Domestic Tools as Sacred Objects
Plants, Icons and Mary Gardens
Lesson fourteen
SACRED CELEBRATIONS
The Wheel of the Year
Winter Solstice
Epiphany
Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Giorni Della Merla
Candelora
Menerva’s House Blessing Day
St. Joseph’s Day / La Festa di San Giuseppe / Fathers Day
Spring Equinox Celebrations
Beltane / May Day
Summer Solstice / Mid-summer’s Night
Corpus Christi
Lammas
Celebration of the Assumption
Fall Equinox
All Hallow’s Eve to All Souls Day
The Nativity / Natale / Christmas
The Four Archangels
Lesson fifteen
RECLAMATION
Bringing it all Back Home
Reclaiming and Reintegrating our Many Centuries Old Prayer
Magico / Religious
Dream, Dance, Music, Herbs, Foods and Healing Traditions
Back into our Daily Lives
Reclaiming our Original Languages
Sharing our Heritage,
our Inheritance, our Ancestral Traditions
Please note that some lessons are part 1 and part 2.
