No.
There are no formal course prerequisites. However, we ask that students familiarize themselves with Spiritual Journeys materials beforehand; including internet "radio broadcasts" (podcasts) and video clips linked from SpiritualJourneys.com, and other websites and books linked there.
New curricula is delivered within AoA's online platform six days per week - all days except Sunday. Curricula alternates between lessons involving beautiful PDFs and audio reflections followup days. This methodology has been designed to enhance absorption and understanding of the revelatory material involved.
We have learned that many in our fast-growing Spiritual Journeys international network yearn to learn more about others attracted to Almine's unique and amazing materials and share insights with each other. Our new Virtual Student Lounge functionality is designed to facilitate such new friendships and personal and group interaction within an attractive, media-rich, user-friendly, password-controlled format.
Once logged in, the Curricula page displays all archived daily lessons presented to that point in the coursework. The Forum page provides an attractive and streamlined environment for participants to share ideas related to Academy curricula and other topics. Meanwhile, Virtual Student Lounge functionality revolves around individual Profile pages for each student - with space for personal photos and bios - alongside the ability to share photos and information, including Instant Messaging and Private Messaging functionality.
As a gift to the Alumni of our new Spiritual Journeys Institutes & Academies, students will retain access to Virtual Student Lounge indefinitely. Access to coursework will remain available to students - using their Academy login and password - for two weeks following the completion of the curriculum.
This varies significantly, depending upon the individual. Allowing one hour for text + graphics curricula days and one-half hour for audio reflections days is adequate. Such time allottments include some time for social networking and idea sharing among your fellow students, who will gather on the AoA Virtual Student Lounge from around the world each day. However, those who really want to benefit most from the curricula and networking opportunities will allocate somewhat greater time each day.
The inaugural class - a three-month course titled The Science of Alchemy - started on October 1st, 2009. The second class - The Alchemy of the One - is a one-month course that will begin January 1, 2010.
No. All curriculum presented, to any given point in time, is stored as archives - and is available to all students, once logged in, in reverse chronological sequence, via the Curricula page.
Each Institute has a separate body of rich, in-depth curricula. So, all Institutes and Academies curricula is unique and stands on its own. This said, all of the new sciences and revelations and all new curricula derived from the information constantly being received by Almine on behalf of The Infinite, ultimately do fit together within a larger seamless whole.