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This section of Hellenion basic adult education should take approximately one and a half to two hours when taught in a Demos by an experienced teacher and the students have not studied any of the material previously. Solitary study could take longer or significantly shorter. This section is aimed at people who are new to paganism, or have only experienced paganism online or at festivals. The topic dealing with local leaders, groups, etc. is relevant only when the course is offered by Demoi.

Texts and sources

Drawing Down the Moon by Margot Adler (note: much of this book is very dated)
Triumph of the Moon by Ronald Hutton
Witchvox.com (see other links on their web site)
Beliefnet.com (see both the Paganism and Reconstructionist Religions forums)
It is recommended, but not required, that learners subscribe to one or more print magazines with a pagan audience (Pangaia, Circle) or to some general (non-Hellenion) e-mail lists.

Documentation of Completion

Submit a letter or e-mail telling briefly about your involvement with paganism both online and in the real world. You need to show that you participate in the real life pagan community such as attending local or regional or national events. You need to show you are aware of some online resources besides the Hellenion e-mail lists. Real life activity should be within the last five years. Or, be seen or known to have attended pagan events in your local community AND be known to be active in online pagan forums. Real life activity should be within the last five years.

Topics to Look For

Online resources - chat rooms, seach engines, websites, etc
National and regional organizations of interest or that are politically important
Local leaders, organizations and politics
Publications - magazines, books, etc