Pythia, Priestess at Delphi
By John Collier

Our Course Includes Detailed Study On Paganism in Cultures and Countries Such As:

• Prehistoric Beliefs

• Mesopotamia

• Hittites

• Canaanites

• Phoenicians

• Pre-Islamic Arabia

• Persia

• Ancient Egypt

• Greece

• Rome

• Celtic Countries

• Norse Countries

• Eastern Europe

• India

• Japan

• South Pacific

• Australia

• Africa

• Central America

• South America

Welcome to Sacred Mists Online Historical Paganism
Certification Course

Travel through time, beginning 4 million years ago, and take a journey through the ages as we explore ancient paganism as it evolved on every continent and throughout every culture our world has ever known.

Each lesson builds on the previous one to build a foundation of understanding across the continents.  Your journey through Historical Paganism will take you from the very beginnings of our evolution, into Mesopotamia, Arabia, Ancient Persia, Greece, Rome, Europe, Asia and more. This is an in-depth, fascinating look into our spiritual past, filled with scientific fact and archaeological theory.

Personal Interaction, Training and Assessment

Through our online message boards you will be engaging with teachers and facilitators directly. The professor of the course, Ms. Ashley Richter, is a degreed archaeologist and has been trained in some of the top schools throughout the United Kingdom. She specializes in ancient religious practices and will be teaching from Jordon, Israel through the fall and winter months of 2009. You will also be engaging with all of your fellow students who will be taking the Historical Paganism course along with you. Your coursework will be submitted via our online system, and you will receive personal assessment and commentary directly to you as you progress through the course. Enjoy robust conversation and communication as you explore the rich diversity of Pagan History with your fellow witches around the world!

Earn Your Certification in Advanced Historical Paganism Studies

This course is offered as a certification course, however you can opt to complete the course as  informational only rather than obtaining certification by bypassing the required essay and research assignments associated with certification. To complete the course and be eligible for certification it will be necessary to complete and pass ten research essays over the duration of the course, in addition to the homework assignments and final exam that all students will be required to complete prior to finishing the course. We hope you will join us on this amazing journey of historic discovery. We look forward to getting to know you on our travels through time!

Tuition is just $15.00 per month (if you are a Wiccan Degree student with Sacred Mists remitting tuition via PayPal) or $20.00 per month if you are not. The course carries a $25.00 enrollment fee. Take as long as you wish to complete the course and maintain access to the Historical Paganism community even after you have completed your training for as long as you remain enrolled!