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Sacred Well Congregation of Texas

Executive Director Emeritus

Rev. Dr. David Oringderff, PhD

taniquetil@sacredwell.org

Dr. Oringderff is a graduate of Dallas Baptist University, and holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Bowie State University (Maryland) and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from The Union Institute School of Professional Psychology in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Professional Counselor. He is currently a consultant and trainer in forensic and organizational psychology, and psychodiagnostics. Dr. Oringderff is a veteran of over twenty-seven years in military and civilian law enforcement and intelligence work. Dr. Oringderff is a Subject Matter Expert consultant to the Department of Defense Armed Forces Chaplains Board on Alternative Religions, Sects and Cults. He has appeared on ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, NBC Dateline, VRT Television (Belgium), ZDF Television (Germany), and national and international printed media including Time Magazine, Texas Monthly and US News and World Report. Dr. Oringderff holds a Texas Peace Officer license with Master Certification, a Police Instructor license, a Forensic and Investigative Hypnotist license and serves as a Deputy Sheriff (Reserve) in Comal County. He currently serves as the Chair of Pastoral Counseling & Chaplaincy as Cherry Hill Seminary.

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Neophyte Course Application

Please complete the form below. You will be redirected to PayPal to submit your tuition payment. If you do not complete your payment, your Neophyte Course application will not be processed.

  1. I understand that I will have eighteen (18) calendar months to complete the Roedi Training Course. If I have not completed the course at the end of this period, I will be dropped from the course with no refund of fees paid.
  2. I understand that I must be in communication with my mentor at least twice per month as a condition of continued enrollment.
  3. I understand that I may terminate my participation in this course by written communication to my mentor.

PRIVACY NOTICE AND CONFIDENTIALITY: All personal information will be held in strictest confidence and will not be released outside of the Sacred Well Congregation without your expressed written consent. Demographic information will be used for administrative and statistical purposes only and will not be released outside the Congregation in any form that would identify you as an individual. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are Manditory.

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    Please complete the form below. You will be redirected to PayPal to submit your tuition payment. If you do not complete your payment, your Roedi Course application will not be processed.

    1. I understand that I will have eighteen (18) calendar months to complete the Roedi Training Course. If I have not completed the course at the end of this period, I will be dropped from the course with no refund of fees paid.
    2. I understand that I must be in communication with my mentor at least twice per month as a condition of continued enrollment.
    3. I understand that I may terminate my participation in this course by written communication to my mentor.

    PRIVACY NOTICE AND CONFIDENTIALITY: All personal information will be held in strictest confidence and will not be released outside of the Sacred Well Congregation without your expressed written consent. Demographic information will be used for administrative and statistical purposes only and will not be released outside the Congregation in any form that would identify you as an individual. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are Manditory.

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                Roedi Course Syllabus

                Introduction and Practical Application of GreencraftTM Wicca.

                Part I

                Lesson 1 – Traditional Craft Wicca

                Lesson 2 – Introduction to the Course

                Lesson 3 – The Goddess

                Lesson 4 – The God and The Wheel of the Year

                Lesson 5 – The Pentagram and the Four Elements

                Lesson 6 – The Ritual Circle

                Part II: Introduction to Greencraft

                Lesson 7– The Elements & Their Correspondences on the Wiccan Circle

                Lesson 8 – The Greencraft Quarter Calls

                Lesson 9 – The Sabbats in Greencraft

                Lesson 10 – Ritual and Ceremonial Magic

                Lesson 11 – Magical and Psychological Correspondences

                Lesson 12 – The Zodiac and the Planets

                Lesson 13 – Planetary Rulers

                Lesson 14 – The Astral in Wicca

                Lesson 15 – The Tree of Life

                Lesson 16 – Chants

                Assigned Reading Texts

                Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland

                Wheel of the Year : Living the Magical Life by Pauline and Dan Campanelli

                Wicca : The Old Religion in the Millennium by Vivianne Crowley

                Principles of Wicca by Vivianne Crowley

                Book of Shadows : A Modern Woman’s Journey into the Wisdom of Witchcraft and the Magic of the Goddess by Phyllis Curott

                The Witches Qabala: The Pagan Path and the Tree of Life by Ellen Cannon Reed

                There will be an additional five elective texts required to complete this course.

                After successful completion of this Course, the Student may request a Greencraft Neophyte Initiation.

                DTP Course Syllabus
                1. History, Development and Philosophy of Traditional Craft Wicca (TCW)
                2. Practice of Traditional Craft Wicca
                  1. Ethics: Rede, Rule of Three, Tenets
                  2. Greencraft Wicca: The Roedi Training
                  3. The Wiccan Circle
                3. The Sacred Well Congregation Principles and Philosophy
                  1. Organization
                  2. Covenants
                  3. Establishing and Leading a Group

                After successful completion of this Course, the Student may request a Greencraft Neophyte Initiation and/or Deaconry Ordination.