How I Built My Own Witchy College

I had been working on my manifestation journey—something I've been dabbling in for years—and started taking tarot readings more seriously. While writing out the 22-step Law of Attraction process from Ask and It Is Given, I came across a question that stopped me in my tracks:

What would you do if money wasn't an issue?

What would you do if you had all the money and time you needed and weren't tied to a job?

I contemplated this throughout the day, letting it marinate in the back of my mind while I went about my business.

The YouTube Rabbit Hole

On a side quest, figuring out how I could add things to my business, I was scrolling through YouTube and stumbled upon a video with a thumbnail that said "How to Make Your Own Curriculum."

In my mind, I was like… I see a journal. I like journals. I also like to learn. What is this?

And I clicked on it.

I was not ready for the rabbit hole I was about to fall down.

The creator talked about the things she wanted to learn and how she'd heard about this concept from some ladies on TikTok. I was EXCITED! What do you mean you can just make your own classes about the things you're interested in learning? What do you mean you can go to the library and pick up books, or go on YouTube and watch educational videos, or listen to podcasts about what you want to learn?

Now, I'm well aware that all of these things are possible. I do them all the time. But it's always spur of the moment. Oh! I need some information about this random thing, let me grab a book real quick or hop on YouTube.

The idea of curating your own class structure seemed so obvious and so revolutionary at the same time.

If I Could Go Back to School...

So I had a little think. If I could go to college again, no money needed, what would I actually WANT to study?

And so I came up with my list:

• Metaphysics - The Study of Law of Attraction

• Psychology - Forensic Psychology & True Crime Writing

• Gardening - Tea, Herbs, & Magical Correspondences

• Tarot - History, Major and Minor Arcana

• Writing - Fiction, Grammar, & Storytelling

• Art & Design - Drawing, Digital Art, Design

• Marketing & Business - Selling, Social Media, & Marketing

  
  

Building Grimoire University (With a Little Help from AI)

Armed with this foundation of things I wanted to learn about, I went to AI for help. I used Claude to help me curate a 16-week curriculum for each of these subjects. I asked for free resources and project ideas. Then I realized I needed an actual book list, so I asked Claude to curate one for each subject—focusing on audiobooks, but if the best books on the subjects didn't have audio versions, suggest them anyway.

The last list I asked for was homework and projects. And on top of all that, Claude helped me organize everything by week in a Notion planner so I don't have to make my own list each morning.

As a person with ADHD, this would have taken me months to do, and I would never actually get to the learning part.

Sharing the Magic

At this point, I was more than excited! I, with help from AI, made myself a little college course of all the things I want to learn about! So excited, in fact, that I wanted to share it all with you.

I've created Grimoire University on my website. It includes all the lists that Claude made for me—the books, the resources, the projects, the weekly schedule. If you want to learn any of these subjects, feel free to use them as a guide!

So I'll ask you the same question that started this whole journey:

What kind of things would you learn if time and money were not an issue?