Prayer, Curses, and Ritual Power
Teachings on Intent and Sacred Speech
A four-part series from Dr. Daniel Foor
This course is on demand, and may be enjoyed at your own pace.
About the Course
This course is for ritualists and witches, healers and guides, writers and educators, and anyone seeking more deliberate use of speech and power in their daily life and relationships. Teachings will benefit those who want to reclaim or enliven their prayers, learn about curses and ways to neutralize harmful magic, or deepen understanding of the power of words and clear intent.
The approach will be kind, safety-oriented, but also unfiltered with respect to concerns around right use of power. The intent is for those who join to acquire more understanding of and skills for prayer, unraveling curses, and responsibly wielding power.
About the Course
This course is for ritualists and witches, healers and guides, writers and educators, and anyone seeking more deliberate use of speech and power in their daily life and relationships. Teachings will benefit those who want to reclaim or enliven their prayers, learn about curses and ways to neutralize harmful magic, or deepen understanding of the power of words and clear intent.
The approach will be kind, safety-oriented, but also unfiltered with respect to concerns around right use of power. The intent is for those who join to acquire more understanding of and skills for prayer, unraveling curses, and responsibly wielding power.
Through our speech and silence, our prayers and curses, we define our character and reckon with personal and collective power.
– Daniel Foor
Course Overview
Like the first cries of a newborn baby, many creation stories begin with speech, sound, and the power of the word. We are meaning-making primates, creatures of story and improvisation, and to speak is to define and carve a path through this reality.
Despite the intrinsic potency of the act of speaking, we’re rarely supported to understand our speech as holy and powerful. To the contrary, many internalize self-critical and limiting stories of their voice and capacity to name, describe, and shape the world.
In this course, we’ll explore ways to reclaim and celebrate everyday sacred speech. We’ll also dive in with spiritual teachings on (and basic remedies for) curses, gossip, and other ways to misuse word power.
Teachings will be rooted in an ethic of love and inclusivity and will reference global traditions of sacred story, psychology, and practical magic.
Four recorded 90-minute lessons
Guided, experiential practices with each lesson
Extensive additional resources featuring diverse voices
Lifetime access to all course materials
Access to a dedicated community discussion space
Course Curriculum
Lesson One: Prayer, Blessings, and Speech that Heals
- Explore international teachings on prayer, intent, and the power of the word
- Reflect on personal experiences of healing words and impactful blessings
- Learn of common obstacles and remedies to accessing more potent speech
- Practice accessing a deep inner source from which to speak in healing ways
Lesson Two: Curses, Backbiting, and Poisoning the Well
- Consider different types of curses and reasons for cursing self and others
- Explore international teachings on the reality of curses and malicious speech
- Learn ways to self-assess and start to unraveling and heal from curses
- Assess ways curses have impacted your life and invite healing movement
Lesson Three: Ritual Power and Channeled Speech
- Engage mystical teachings on power and sacred or intentional speech
- Consider ways you and others use and misuse the power of speech in daily life
- Go deeper with prayer and curses in light of spiritual teachings on word power
- Practice using your words as healing antidotes to poisonous speech
Lesson Four: The Ethics of Speaking and Silence
- Deepen with earlier lessons by exploring speech in light of intentional silence
- Explore ethical dimensions of prayer and cursing, speaking and keeping quiet
- Learn to more closely track the dynamics of power in both speech and silence
- Reflect on places of personal growth with respect to speech, silence, and power
Register for Prayer, Curses, and Ritual Power
3 and 6 month payment plans available at checkout at 0% interest.
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Our standard rate allows us to sustain our work. This typically applies if you’re employed in the Global North, and you’re able to provide for your needs in a consistent way.
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Our standard rate allows us to sustain our work. This typically applies if you’re employed in the Global North, and you’re able to provide for your needs in a consistent way.
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This rate applies if you’re relatively less economically advantaged in the ways listed under “standard rate” or that cost is simply out of reach for you financially.
BUNDLE THIS COURSE WITH TWO OTHERS
Relating
with
Evil & Malice
Prayer,
Curses, and
Ritual Power
Possession,
Addiction,
and Belonging
Explore light and shadow in three transformative courses. Gain insight into addiction, belonging, and the crafty nature of evil. Equip yourself with ritual skills and build resilience to face life’s hazards.
Daniel Foor
Founder and Director of Ancestral Medicine
Daniel is a doctor of psychology, experienced ritualist, and the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. He is an initiate in the Òrìṣà tradition of Yoruba-speaking West Africa and has learned from teachers of Mahayana Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, and the older ways of his English and German ancestors. Daniel is passionate about training aspiring leaders and change makers in the intersections of cultural healing, animist ethics, and applied ritual arts. He lives with his wife and two daughters near Granada, Spain in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Frequently Asked Questions
To the very best of our ability, yes. All Ancestral Medicine offerings seek to embody an anti-racist, feminist, LGBTQ-celebrating, decolonizing, and Earth-honoring ethic. They are also class-aware and internationally conscious. We offer a heartfelt, non-dogmatic approach that seeks to honor each participant’s unique life experiences and ancestral storylines. Resources included with each lesson favor ancestrally and geographically diverse voices.
All live teaching calls will be recorded and made available 24-48 hours later in the course portal to watch and listen to at your leisure, with indefinite access.
All of our lesson videos have auto-generated English subtitles, as well as downloadable audio-only versions of the lessons. If you have needs not met here, please feel free to reach out to us with suggestions at info@ancestralmedicine.org.
Should you wish to withdraw from an online course for any reason, please contact us at info@ancestralmedicine.org to request a full refund within the refund window of that specific course. For this 6-week course, you can request a refund before the second call begins.
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