yesssssssss...you are now one of my fave creators!

In many ways I feel this is the golden age for Sims 2. So many wonderful new objects, like all the books and orbs from you! I love how my sims can learn things in different ways. Thank you for all your hard work!

You're welcome and thank you, Alawren and DezzyBoo.

This is incredible work! I was so glad to see that you are still creating for Sims 2. It is my favorite, no doubt from all of the creativity added to the game by modders such as yourself. I have enjoyed your work often and thanks for keeping the game alive!

Thank you croughman, I appreciate your encouragement.

Hmmmm... more yummy witchy goodness. Love it.
Thank you for sharing your creativity with the rest of us!

Looks great! Thank you for this :)

You're welcome LadySilverwolf and child_of_air.

BUGFIX Sept. 27, 2016

In the previously uploaded version, the Healing and Blessing menu options to interrupt the Good Witch NPC while she was teaching did not work. This release fixes that fault. My apologies!

UPDATE Oct. 3, 2016

This release fixes a problem which could potentially lock out the healing option if it were somehow unsuccessful. In addition, sick Sims no longer need to walk up to the Orb to request healing if they are seated in the same room, and the order of the healing text announcements is now more logical.

College & Grade School ACCREDITED December 17th, 2016:

a) With the major upgrade, the Orb is now University and grade school accredited, meaning that school and college students will earn grade points while they attend the talks. Their educational progress will be displayed at the beginning and end of each tutorial session.

b) To support this more serious purpose, a proper dress code is now enforced for all practitioners - no more readings in pajamas or swimsuits.

c) Those who teach autonomously are now more likely to stay on the job.

d) A bug that caused listeners not to use audience seating has been fixed. My thanks to gazania for confirming this problem.

e) In checking for valid audience seating, bar stools are now approved for use.

f) For the basegame and earlier EPs, the menus refer to the Environment interest, rather than the Lifelong Happiness skill.

g) Orb lighting and visual effects will only occur when the ball is used by magical practioners.

h) Transient visual effects are now allowed to fade out more naturally.

i) Not only the current Sim, but any selectable sick Sim on the lot can now be healed by the Good Witch NPC.

j) Enthusiastic listeners will now go to the front of the class to attend the session, rather than the rear.

UPDATE December 23rd, 2016:

This release restores the operation of the orb light and initial effect when a magic user begins a session. This feature apparently disappeared during the accreditation process.

Minor UPDATE January 1st, 2017:

This typographical update removes a redundant "The" from the Activation and Deactivation confirmation messages.

UPGRADE August 5, 2017

1) This upgrade makes several improvements to teacher and student routing, making it more likely that they will position themselves correctly.

2) The teacher and students now use a more varied vocabulary, including Enthusiasms if FreeTime or any later EP is available.