
Please contact Denise King Francisco if you are unsure whether or not have fulfilled the prerequisite requirements at denise@denisefrancisco.com
Advanced Studies Courses
Advanced studies courses require the completion of prerequisite courses as outlined in each advanced class syllabus.
At The Temple Within School of Sacred Studies, we believe that a firm and solid foundation of fundamental principles in spiritual, esoteric, shamanic, and healing studies is necessary to the overall mental, emotional physical and spiritual well-being of each student.
Prerequisite courses will be determined by the facilitator of each advanced course.
-Denise King Francisco, Founder
Temple Within School of Sacred Studies
Gatherings on the Hinge
2021
11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Please Bring a Dish to Pass
$20.00
Each of these monthly gatherings will be a time of going within, spiritual study and practice, ceremony, and enjoying a warm meal together.
Sunday, January 31, 2021
Imbolc
A Celebration of Brigid and Planting the Seeds of New Beginnings. A time of clairvoyance, scrying, prophecy and divination.
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Beltane
A Celebration of Maeve "Mabdh" and Awakening Our Passions A time for coming alive and celebrating life.
Sunday, August 1, 2021
Lughnasa
A Celebration of Tailtue and her son, Lugh the Sun God
A time of making mead and the warm bread.
Sunday, October 31, 2021
Samhain
A Celebration of Klukta "Tlachtga" Keeper of the Western Gate
A time of honoring the ancestors as the draw near.
Soul Minding ©
Level II Certification
Earthbound Spirits, Entanglements, Releasing and Placing,
Non-human Entities
Segment I
March 13, 2021
10:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
In the West, many of us have forgotten the sacred work of tending to a Soul as it prepares for its earthly birth, and as it experiences the many rites of passage that are part and parcel of its physical, human journey. So too, have we forgotten the spiritual preparations necessary for a peaceful death of the physical body and the sacredness of properly entering into the afterlife in a state of joyful awareness.
How do we, as spiritual beings having a human experience, assist other souls in safe passage to this human life from their home in Spirit? How do we care for them during this earthly journey and then safely back to Spirit once their time on earth is complete? What about tending to the souls of our relatives who are currently in a state of transition from their physical life, back to being once again with Spirit? Can we continue to nurture our relationship with our ancestors who have returned Home to the illuminated states of the ancestral realm?
It has been my experience as a spiritual teacher, ceremonialist, and sensitive seer, that not only are we able to assist in the comings and goings of souls to and from this earthly plane, but that our willing participation is, in fact, necessary. True, for me as well, is the importance of communing with our ancestors in the process.
I have come to call this work, Soul Minding©.
Please join me at The Temple Within School of Sacred Studies in Lowell, Michigan to become a Soul Minding Practitioner in 2020. Whether you are working solely or in tandem with professionals in the worlds of medicine, religion, psychology, hospice, or midwifery, Soul Minding© is a practice which is intended to recognize and work with the wisdom of our ancestors and the Divine presence of Creator, Spirit and Soul in all of our experiences of life and death.
Soul Minding©
Level II Certification
Segment I:
Earthbound Spirits, Entanglements, Releasing and Placing, Non-human Entities
Each registered participant will receive an emailed invitation and a meeting link to attend the ‘virtual reading room’ via Zoom. You will be asked to download the Zoom application (which is free) to your computer or tablet in order to attend. Once you have entered the virtual meeting room, participants will be able to see Denise and interact with her as well as the rest of the attendees.
Each participant will also receive an MP4 video recording of the class to enjoy at their leisure and a link to a private YouTube Channel to watch the class as you desire.
Students are welcome to pay online, with cash/check on the day of class or by check in the mail to:
Denise King Francisco, 12841 Hillcrest NE, Lowell MI 49331
Soul Minding ©
Level II Certification
Advanced Curriculum
Segment 2
The Soul, Monad, Soul Fragments, Soul Retrieval, Time Continuum
Saturday, April 17, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
In the West, many of us have forgotten the sacred work of tending to a Soul as it prepares for its earthly birth, and as it experiences the many rites of passage that are part and parcel of its physical, human journey. So too, have we forgotten the spiritual preparations necessary for a peaceful death of the physical body and the sacredness of properly entering into the afterlife in a state of joyful awareness.
How do we, as spiritual beings having a human experience, assist other souls in safe passage to this human life from their home in Spirit? How do we care for them during this earthly journey and then safely back to Spirit once their time on earth is complete? What about tending to the souls of our relatives who are currently in a state of transition from their physical life, back to being once again with Spirit? Can we continue to nurture our relationship with our ancestors who have returned Home to the illuminated states of the ancestral realm?
It has been my experience as a spiritual teacher, ceremonialist, and sensitive seer, that not only are we able to assist in the comings and goings of souls to and from this earthly plane, but that our willing participation is, in fact, necessary. True, for me as well, is the importance of communing with our ancestors in the process.
I have come to call this work, Soul Minding©.
Please join me at The Temple Within School of Sacred Studies in Lowell, Michigan to become a Soul Minding Practitioner in 2020. Whether you are working solely or in tandem with professionals in the worlds of medicine, religion, psychology, hospice, or midwifery, Soul Minding© is a practice which is intended to recognize and work with the wisdom of our ancestors and the Divine presence of Creator, Spirit and Soul in all of our experiences of life and death.
Soul Minding©
Level II Certification
Segment 2:
The Soul, Monad, Soul Fragments, Soul Retrieval, Time Continuum
Each participant will also receive an MP4 video recording of the class to enjoy at their leisure and a link to a private YouTube Channel to watch the class as you desire.
Sacred Circle Gatherings
Performing Rites and Rituals of Passage
with Denise King Francisco
at The School of Sacred Studies in Lowell MI
10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Prerequisite: Soul Minding Level I & II Training Completion and/or Sacred Cup Ministerial Ordination
Each of these sacred circle gatherings will not only be a time of spiritual discourse in ancient ritual and ceremony, it will also be a time for reflection, personal inner work and spiritual expansion.
Saturday, April 10, 2021
"Ceremonies and Rituals for Creating a Sacred Circle and Sacred Space"
Saturday, June 12, 2021
"Ceremonies and Rituals for Passages into Spiritual and Physical Adulthood"
Saturday, August 7, 2021
"Ceremonies and Rituals for Receiving, and Bestowing Spiritual and Given Names"
Saturday, October 9, 2021
"Ceremonies and Rituals for End of Life Anointing and Passages into the World of Spirit"
Saturday, December 4, 2021
"Ceremonies and Rituals for End of Year and Beginning of a New Year"
Exploring Ancestral Wisdom and Healing
Retreat and Healing Intensive
Gathering at The School of Sacred Studies in Lowell MI
June 18 and 19, 2021
Friday evening 6:00 until 8:30 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. followed by
an "inipi purification ceremony" sweatlodge.
Nicole Fix, LMSW
David Sterken, PNP, Certified Death Doula
Denise King Francisco, Ceremonialist
Linda Fase Grzeszak, Donna Eden Energy Medicine
Who are our ancestors?
What are their stories?
What part of their story do we carry in our blood and bones?
Celebrating cultural wisdom and heritage.
Letting go of the burdensome stones of unhealthy ancestral patterns.
Bringing healing to the bloodline in partnership with our ascended ancestors.
Revealing and reveling in the blessings of our bloodline.
Writing your story.
This weekend retreat and intensive will be open to ten registered participants and will include contemplative time, as well sacred ceremony to honor our ancestors and our own human journey.
Each retreat and intensive weekend is $349.00 per person, which includes all pre-gathering webinar classes (and video/audio recordings) as well as the weekend gathering at The School of Sacred Studies, study materials and light refreshments.
Out of town students are recommended to stay at:
The Main Street Inn
Downtown Lowell MI 49331
616-897-1171
Candlestone Resort and Golf
8100 Storey Road
Belding MI
616-794-1580