Book excerpt: A first step to Clergy in the Craft of the Wise. A Dedicant's Guide to First Degree Priesthood is the first in a three-part series designed to teach the steps needed to advance to the first level of Priesthood in the Pagan/Wiccan community. This book, in concert with the second and third degree books form a reference that will be of aid throughout a Clergy member's lifetime. M. L. Rosenblad is the founder of the American Spiritual Alliance and the Gaianist Free Church. ,