How to create
a Witch Circle
How do you build a thriving Witchcraft community and create a supportive Witch tribe? "Casting the First Circle" is a mini-course online guide in how to create your own Witch Circle tribe. It's a comprehensive short-course designed to provide the same methods I've used to create Witch Circles and Covens. It's a step-by-step method and framework to starting a successful working group.
I'm Tim Ozpagan Hartridge, the founder of Witches Workshop. With over 50 years of experience in creating and running Witch Circles, I've designed my course from some hard-won experiences. It's no theory of how to run your group; I've already been there many times. Instead, you'll simply get on with each new step, guided by someone who can show you how it's done.
Using just 5-Modules, and a go-at-your-own-pace course, you'll go from the idea of a Witch Circle to your first meeting. I'll guide you, step-by-step, to build a vibrant community around your personal Witch practices.
Early Adopter Price — AU$37*
Pre-register now to secure the founding student price.
When the course launches, the regular price will be AU$67.
This early price is offered to those who want to support the creation of the course and be among the first students to walk this path.
Available to the first 50 students or until the course launches.
*No payment required until the launch of the course. Just register and get your name on the list.
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"Casting the First Circle" is a how to create a Witch Circle tribe that may in time develop into a Coven.
It is the only comprehensive guide you'll ever need.
This mini-course is not about playing dress-ups in the dark and calling it destiny. It is about helping sincere people begin well.
Most aspiring covens do not fail because they lack incense, a pointy athamé, or a decent moon phase app. They fail because they rush past the human and psychological groundwork. They gather heat before they have built a vessel to hold it.
So this course begins where it should: with finding the right people, meeting in ordinary daylight, speaking plainly, and only then stepping into the first deliberate act of shared magick.
The aim is simple. To help students move from interest, to contact, to a small learning circle, to a first shared rite, and then to an honest assessment of whether they are actually ready to continue.
5-Module Outline
Work through these 5 models you'll have a Witch Circle
Preparation is key and that's why before you begin I will guide you in a run through of what you'll need and what to expect:
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How to prepare for your gathering
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What to say at the beginning
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Questions to explore
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Things to observe
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Basic red flags and goods signs
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What to avoid at the first gathering
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How to close and what the groups' next steps
Having a clear plan will give you confidence and invite a sense of confidence from those witches willing to the work with you.
Then when you're ready to start you will guide the group through their next steps in creating a Witch Circle.
But isn't starting a Witch Circle difficult?
Not when you have a framework and someone to guide you.
If you've tried to start a Witch Circle before but had no luck. Or you may have tried looking for one you could join, but you didn't find one. This course will show you another way—and why starting one yourself is more satisfying.
This learn-as-you-go course will equip you with all the tools and knowledge you need to build a brilliant Witch tribe. You'll go from no idea to a clear and actionable plan of what to do next.
And then everything changed...
If you are tired of feeling alone or unsupported on your Witchcraft journey, I can show you how to change all that...and an excellent reason to try something else. With my guidance, I'll show you how to connect with like-minded Witches. The first goal of the course to create an inclusive and supportive tribe—and having your Witch Circle will change everything for you.
Creating a Witch Circle can be a satisfying and soul-making experience for both you and your tribe.
PRE-REGISTRATION
You can apply to pre-register for this new course and be prepped and ready when the course is launched. Plus there are some bonuses for those wanting to catch this earlier bird registration. Pre-register now.
Start here
Casting the First Circle is a beginner’s pathway for those who feel called toward group Witchcraft but want to begin with a clear map of where to go and what to do. You'll be drawing upon the practical foundations of my in-person workshop intensive Casting the Witch’s Circle and the deeper group psychology explored in my book comprehensive book : Anatomy of a Witches’ Coven: Coven Work as an Alchemical Vessel — Power, Structure, & Transformation in Witchcraft. This course will move you from first contact through to first practice. It begins not with grand claims, but with the quieter arts that make real magical work possible: finding the right people, meeting well, setting sound agreements, and learning to cast a circle that can actually hold intention.
Casting the First Circle is an online practical companion to my book "Anatomy of a Witches’ Coven." It's for when you can't attend an in-person workshop such as "Casting the Witch’s Circle" but you still want work with others and develop a community.
It's designed for beginners and coven-curious practitioners who sense that group Witchcraft can be profound, but who would prefer to begin with clarity and plan. This course takes students from first conversations and neutral-ground meetups through to simple working agreements, a first shared circle, and an honest reflection on whether a group is truly ready to continue. In other words, it begins where real covens actually begin: with people, purpose, boundaries, and one good rite — rather than a fog machine, a title inflation ceremony, and a declaration that destiny has arrived.
Start by joining my mail list for WitchesWorkshop
Casting the First Circle is starting soon.
You can pre-register your interest with no payment due until the launch of the mini-course and in the meanwhile you'll receive my free weekly newsletter and lock-in the introductory early adopter's price of just AU$37 (or the first 50 students). The post launch price is AU$97.
METHOD
How is it possible to get a Witch Circle started in just a few weeks?
The method I use will show you how I apply the fundamental building blocks, and then I repeat the steps, building the tribe. This is not unlike building layer upon layer, but with each new level, we will make adjustments to take advantage of your tribe's experience. Each new round provides learnings you'll incorporate into your Witch Circle's maturing persona—this sometime referred to as soul-making.
A framework formula
I have designed these simple steps as a learn-as-you-go framework. The course provides many new and valuable experiences. You'll discover just how powerful this framework is for creating a Witch Circle and how it actually makes it easy when put into practice.
You may think this is arguably an undertaking that typically takes years, but I've discovered it needn't. Instead, having a Witch Circle means you'll grow in experience because your members help to amplify each learning experience. And you'll discover the course framework provides a safe place to build your tribe.
Start by joining our mail list for Witch Circle
Casting the First Circle is starting soon.
You can pre-register your interest with no payment due until the launch of the mini-course and in the meanwhile you'll receive my free weekly newsletter and lock-in the introductory early adopter's price of just AU$37 (or the first 50 students). The post launch price is AU$97.
All the Steps to creating a successful Witch Circle
Life is short. Yeah, I get it, and you want your Witch Circle started already. As a special bonus to this course, I'm including "The Witches Workshop Toolbox" workbook, "The Witch's Alchemy" mini-course and a special offer join the annual membership of WitchesWorkshop on Substack where you’ll gain ongoing access to my essays, teaching notes, and practical guides on modern Witchcraft, ritual work. This is all you'll need to build sustainable Witch Circle.
“Love it, I always leave with so much energy and inspiration. Thank you Tim for sharing your knowledge and magic through such respectful and intelligent teachings.”
CATHERINE