Friday, February 02, 2007

Witch School Reality Show

OK, I have to admit this sounds a little interesting to me. A witch school will be the focus of a reality TV show on the Sci-Fi channel:

A press release from the network says, “Harry Potter has nothing on this real-life Witch School! While resembling your typical classroom experience – note passing, overachievers, students who forget their homework, field trips and the dreaded pop-quiz – some elements of this education are less traditional. Perhaps last night’s homework involved communicating with a deceased relative, a field trip could involve spending the night in a ‘haunted’ forest and that pop-quiz might involve a literal plague of frogs.”

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“We teach Wicca and other metaphysical systems – things like tarot cards, astrology and palmistry,” Lewis said. “We have courses on Kabbalah and ancient cultures of various different types –there’s a wide range of different spiritual disciplines.

“Our original focus is with Wicca, but it’s not our only focus,” he said.

The school has been open in Hoopeston since 2003. He said it moved from Chicago to get away from the high cost of living and rent.

“Plus, we’re kind of coming back to our roots,” Lewis said. “A number of our people are from this area – notably me. I grew up in Danville.”

He said the term “witch” means different things to different people, but the school uses it to refer to different pagan and native religions.

“For many people, it implies magic, and that’s more of what came to be associated with Wicca,” he said.

So, what kind of job can you get after going to witch school? I wonder what their job placement stats are like.

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