“Upon the Rood-Day: The Witchcraft of Christsonday and the Queen of Elphen” is a comprehensive course in Traditional Witchcraft taught by Robin Artisson. This is the first such course in Witchcraft ever taught by Robin personally, drawing upon and revealing many of his personal and private insights and methods of Witching which have been refined by him over 25 years. 

This course includes a survey of Early Modern Witchcraft from Britain, focusing on the regions of Banffshire and Aberdeenshire in Scotland. This course analyzes the mysteries that emerge from the confessions of the historical Scottish witches Andro Man and Marion Grant, regarding the nature of the two beings they claimed gave them power: Christsonday, thought by many to be the Devil, and his mate the Queen of Elphen. The esoteric and historical survey of Witchcraft extends further, into many regions of Europe and the Near East. 

Robin’s attempts to contact Christsonday in 2018 led to the creation of a private Grimoire and dream-journal called The Book of Jaudaret, the contents of which contain wonderful (and sometimes disturbing) revelations about the nature of spirits, this world, and instructions for certain sorcerous workings. Many of The Book of Jaudaret’s contents are shared in this course as well. 

This course is delivered to students through 16 detailed written and illustrated course modules, totaling over 1600 pages, videos demonstrating certain techniques and operations, and recorded lectures. 

All course-takers will be invited to the Serpent Hall Common Room on Facebook, and the Serpent Hall Common Room at our Discord server, where questions for the course instructor will be received and answered regularly, regarding any aspect of the course material, alongside other conversations between students and the instructor. Those who wish to privately correspond with Robin while taking the course are invited to do so. 

This course presents a complete working system of Witchcraft or sorcery which is suitable for those who have never practiced any form of the craft before, just as it is suitable for study by advanced practitioners who might greatly benefit their own practices thereby. 

The method of Witchcraft taught in this course emerges from Early Modern occult history and practices as well as the course instructor’s own spiritual visions and contacts. It represents a more thorough public sharing of his private working system, developed and proven over a quarter of a century, which has not before been seen. 

This course is delivered in 16 Modules.

Module 1: The Fyre Will Burne the Watter and the Earth, and Mak All Plain: Introduction and Orientation 

This module contains the historical and modern background of this Witchcraft, as well as a description of the orientation and approach that would best benefit students who wish to embody the Craft that is to be taught, or pursue the deeper mysteries described. 

This module imparts an in-depth analysis of Robin’s core theories regarding the prehistoric origins and true natures of the powerful entities that emerge as “demons” and “devils” to the minds of men and women living in later ages of the world. 

Modules 2-4: Thow Sall Tell Him quhat He Sall Gett: Basic Preparations 

These modules contain instructions for which implements must be created or obtained to accomplish this craft, how to awaken and utilize the power in the body for trance induction, how to awaken, live, and work within the dimension of sorcerous or mystical time and time-rhythms, and instructions in sortilege (divination through cards). 

Also discussed are the most important metaphysical “rules” or guidelines for making works of sorcery or witchcraft more powerful, implanting the seeds of devotion to spirits, and many other things.  

Modules 5-8: Plaine Devilrie and Witchcraft: The Book of Charms and Powers 

These modules impart many powerful charms and adjurations devoted to the great historical beings and entities who empower Witchcraft as a whole. They teach a detailed explanation and system of Art aimed at creating very potent incantations for any purpose, the ritual creation of purifying, exorcising, and empowering water, the formation of Crophts and Witch-Rings, the sorcerous creation of certain tools and talismans for many purposes, learning how to relate to the “Gude Neighbors” and the “Seely Wights” or the spirits of one’s own local ecology, rituals of devotion to spirits and to the Greater Entities, and the Art of Spirit Conjuration.

Modules 9-12: The Uncannie Sowl: The Wight Words and the Soul-Signs 

These modules share a full methodology of creating and using verbal sigils, the basic uses of the Benedicite Spell or Working, the creation and use of warding and protecting signs in different forms, the creation of “Soul Signs” or visual sigils and their various means of use, the capturing and gaining of a Witch-name, Witch-baptism, and the “first degree” of Shapeshifting. 

Modules 13-16: All Power under God: The Gate of Elfhame and the Dreams from Below 

These modules give instruction in using the Oneiric Prayer technique to arrange soul-familiarity with Christsonday and the Queen of Elphen, as well as advanced lucid dreaming techniques, instruction in the Necromancy of Intelligence, the method of petitioning for Magisterial (teaching) dreams, the advanced workings of the Benedicite Charm, petitioning the Netherworld, the Pricking Hex, and the means of unlocking the ancient Labyrinth sign and symbol to gain access to the inner spaces of the soul.  

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This course’s content will be shared via a welcome video, written modules, recorded lectures, several video demonstrations, and extensive online discussions in a private Facebook group. All course takers gain the benefit of Robin’s direct guidance and instruction. 

Potential students are not required to have any previous experience in sorcery or witchcraft; this course can benefit both the novice and adept alike. Please contact Serpent Hall if you have questions as to the appropriateness of the course with your level of experience.