Spellcraft circle – Online group 5. September
Shape your reality with words
Every spell you’ve ever found online was written for someone else’s life, someone else’s voice, someone else’s need. You can recite it. You can’t fully connect with it.
Writing your own is different. It’s slower, and it asks more of you. That’s why it works. If you skip the process of writing your own spell, you skip half of the magic. When you write your own spells, you create exactly the energy you need. You give birth to something that holds meaning to you and your subconscious.
And things start moving.
This is a journey to meet your inner power, create your own magical language and align them with your practice. It’s guided by Finnish and Finnic folklore. A journey you walk together with other like-minded, sharing and inspiring each other.
Spellcraft Circle begins on 5th of September. It’s a 5-week online circle for witches who want create spells that deeply resonate.
Build your confidence in the circle of spell chanters
Your magic has your own words. No matter the language, you can build your own word magic and sculpt the energy around you with it.
What you build here isn’t just five weeks of spells. Spellcraft becomes the backbone under your craft: every ritual, every working, every private charm you whisper.
This course will teach you to write and chant spells following spellcraft traditions of the Finnic peoples. The circle us built on my full Spellcraft curriculum, walked through with a small group instead of alone with a screen.
You will learn to create your own spells using structures and ideas that are rooted in ancient rhythms, nature and your own truth. You will draw inspiration from your own surroundings and mix in any tradition or mythology you find close to yourself.
You will receive rich materials to support your work. Videos, audio, prompts and examples that will help in creating your own spell piece by piece. The group will support you in your work and you can ask for support at any time!
In the tradition spells were often sung. You will hear many different melodies that you can use as a helpful tool for writing your spells, or in performing your spells. You don’t need to sing though! There are many ways to chant a spell 🙂
Craft your own spell language
Spells speak in a language of their own. They are more than words. They are filled with symbols, rhythm and intention. Mythical ingredients meeting everyday life and needs.
The words you reach for aren’t neutral. The ones you choose, and the ones you keep choosing, are already shaping how you see what’s in front of you, before any spell is written. Change the words, and you’re not decorating your thinking. You’re rebuilding it. Look at the world through different language and the world doesn’t stay the same.
That’s the actual mechanism behind spellcraft. Not wishing something into being, but choosing, deliberately, the words that will do the shaping anyway, whether you choose them or not.
In this circle, your creative spark will start shining and you will be confident in crafting your own word magic.
Connect with others
Writing a spell is a private act, but naming what needs naming often stirs more than you expect. In Finnish tradition, you can’t banish what you haven’t named, and naming things honestly can be its own kind of release. Some of what surfaces while you write will be unexpected. Some of it will feel like relief.
This circle is built to hold that. You’re not writing alone with a workbook and hoping it lands. Between gatherings, in the Telegram group and in the live sessions, you can share your thoughts, bring your half-finished spell, your stuck line, your uncertainty about whether you’re allowed to write what you’re writing… and you will get the support.
Rise, my luonto, from the void,
Guardian from beneath the ground.
Grow a birch-tree with you,
From the birch, strike a shining spark.
With the spark, paint the sky with stars,
With the stars, expand my light,
From the light, raise bright and clear voice,
From the voice, my own true power.
Rise, my luonto from the quarters
where the spell-singers gather.
Reach the ridges of the skies,
And let the word-magic heal.
Ninni
What you’ll learn
Part 1: The Opening
Opening the space and getting to know the group. Diving into the lore: Different spell types. Who hears your spell. Techniques for making language feel magical. Choosing your own course project.
Part 2: The bones of the spell
Kalevala meter: the ancient rhythm that carries many Finnic spells. Ideas for performing spells, and melodies for spell singing. The parts of a spell. Helper animals. Origins in spells, and why they matter.
Part 3: The power of the witch
Calling back your power. Protection and making yourself stronger with words. Banishing. Inviting the new reality: what comes after you’ve cleared the space. How to close your spell.
Part 4: Integration & Closing
Tools and movement: how the Finnish witch used objects, gestures, and ritual. Altered states of mind, and why singing was the gateway to the otherworld. Time for writing and the closing circle.
As an eclectic witch, I found this course so enriching! I signed up because I was intrigued by the Finnish folklore traditions, but I also found this to engage so much of my own creativity. Ninni presents the structures of different kinds of spells so clearly, and her singing examples are POWERFUL! I’ve had so much fun writing my own spells and will continue to work on more within this Finnish style. I would highly recommend this course for witches and those studying shamanism, as well as for creative writers and students of folklore. Wonderful course!
– Lulu Moonwood Murakami, student on the self-paced Spellcraft course.
How it works
The circle begins on 5th of September.
– 3 live gatherings in Zoom (2 hours each):
Opening Circle: Saturday 5th September at 19 EEST
2nd Circle: Saturday 19th September at 19 EEST
Closing circle: Saturday 10th October at 19 EEST
– In the live sessions you get to introduce yourself, share your progress and get more ideas and inspiration for your spells
– Learning material opens in 4 batches on the online learning platform. You will have videos + audio + writing tasks.
– Telegram group where you can share your experience with others and ask questions
– Examples of spells both in English and Finnish
– Several weekly reminder emails
– Writing tasks take 10–30 minutes (or longer if you want to go deeper)
– Audio journey to help find inspiration for your spell work
– 6 months access to the materials
The Circle ends on 10th of October.
Mastered by desire impulsive,
By a mighty inward urging,
I am ready now for singing,
Ready to begin the chanting
Kalevala, Finnish-Karelian National Epic
about
My name is Ninni
I’m a Finnish witch walking my own kind of shamanistic path. I’m a folklore enthusiast, trauma-informed transformation coach and writer. I seek inspiration from nature and folklore, aiming to build a deeper connection with myself, others and the surroundings.
I struggled through overwhelm, anxiety and burnout. And an enormous creative block. I opened a conversation channel with my nervous system, fears, and shadows, and found the energy and courage to follow my own North star, my own path.
For me spellcraft is about taking ownership of our words and power, connecting to something ancient or bigger than myself, processing the inner world, and building momentum and energy for change. Words we say (or sing) matter.
I walk with witches, dreamers and cycle-breakers who are ready to live as their full selves.
My magic blends somatic work, subconscious exploration, energy work, Finnish myth, and creativity.
Q&A
How much time does the course take?
The live sessions take about 2 hours each. The video materials vary between 3-25 minutes, The writing tasks each will take you something like 10 minutes or more – depending on how much you want to spend time in writing. Everybody’s creative process is different.
What language is the course in?
The course and instructions are in English. However, all the example spells are also in Finnish. (Because the source material is in Finnish and my spell writing language is Finnish.) Some of the example audio is only in Finnish, but in those cases you don’t need to understand the words, but the point is in listening the rhythm or learning the melody.
I’m not from Finland or I don’t have Finnish heritage. Can I still attend?
Yes, you can. As long as you respect the original culture and don’t use the spells to mock our heritage, I believe it is totally OK that you learn Finnish and Finnic spellcraft. This kind of (or very similar) spellcraft has existed (and exists) in Finland, Karelia, Estonia and Ingria. I believe that respectfully learning from other cultures makes you understand the world (and those other cultures) better, and understanding creates nicer people. If you share spells you have created inspired by Finnish culture, it would be polite to share the source of inspiration.
You can use elements from your own tradition and folk stories as parts of your spells.
Do I need to know Finnish mythology or be a witch to take this course?
No, you don’t. I will tell you what you need to know, and you can use your own life experiences and if you want, other mythologies or folklore to support your writing. You can also use this course to get ideas for writing poetry.
Do I need to finish in 5 weeks?
Nope. You get 6 months access. You can follow the rhythm or take your time. How ever, the group and my support is available for the 5 weeks. After that, the circle members can use the group for chatting, if wanted.
Is this more spiritual or scientific?
Both. Finnish spellcraft have been studied a lot and I use researched information when I teach you about the history. However, I bring in a very practical approach, and you can make it as spiritual or magical as you like. The main goal (at least from my perspective) is that this course will help you write your own spells and spark your creative process. Conscious of the history, but directed by your intuition and imagination.
Is this a live course or self-paced?
This is live circle, beginning from the 5th of September and ending on 10th October.
What format is the course in?
This circle comes to you via different channels. Once you purchase, you will be registered to my course platform. When the course begins, you can find all the materials there. The materials can include video, audio, text, PDFs with spell writing prompts. You will receive emails to remind you to return to the materials. There will be 3 live Zoom sessions. The conversation group will happen in Telegram app.
I don’t sing, can I still perform these spells?
Traditionally, Finnish spells are often sung. How ever, not always. Sometimes there is no time for singing. You can totally perform these spells without singing.
I would like to meet like-minded people. Can I do that on this course?
Yes, on this course, you will meet other people who are also working on their spells.
I would like to have support from actual person during my journey, can I get it on this course?
Yes, you will get to attend group meetings 3 times, and additionally I will answer questions in the Telegram group.
If you are interested, I offer additional 1-1 coaching. Contact me at ninni (at ) witchesnorth.com or DM me in IG, if you would like to learn more.
1:1- coaching takes place in Zoom and one session is 75 minutes.
Can I buy just the self-paced Spellcraft course?
Unfortunately, that course is not currently available. I have noticed that people get more out of group courses, so for now I do not offer solitary / self-paced with such massive topics as Spellcraft is.
Do you offer scholarships for your courses and circles?
Unfortunately, I do not offer scholarships. If you want to, you can email me and we can build an individual payment plan for you.
Connection is the practice
In the core of Witches’ North is building connection that holds. To yourself, to others, to the living world, and to something older than all of it. This is where the magic lives.
To self
This is all about self-discovery and compassion. You cannot live fully from a self you don’t know. Your beliefs, your shadows, the patterns that protect you and the ones that limit you. These are not problems to fix, but territory to explore. When you know your own energy, your own voice, your own magic, you stop performing and start living.
To others
We are not meant to carry meaning alone. Shared ritual, shared witness, the moment someone else names what you’ve been carrying in silence. This is a biological and spiritual necessity. The right circle doesn’t drain you. It reminds you who you are and lifts you up.
To nature
Disconnection from the living world is one of the quietest forms of poverty. Finnish tradition knew what modern life forgot: the forest has memory, the water has voice, the land has its own intelligence. When you bring yourself to nature with intention, it meets you. Nurturing this relationship brings both healing and meaning. But more than that: it returns you to a conversation that was never meant to stop.
To something greater
Humans have always needed to make sense of the world. Across centuries and continents, the stories we’ve told are surprisingly similar. You are part of a long continuum of meaning-making. Mythology and science are not opposites. One tells the story of the soul, the other tells something more practical. Both are true. Finnic folklore gives you a specific thread to hold. When you find it, you find that you were never outside the story. You were always in it.