The Sacred Space Conference: Full Schedule

The premier annual esoteric conference on the East Coast for intermediate to advanced practitioners

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3:00pm EDT

Opening Ritual

Thursday March 27, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT

Fitz C

Thursday March 27, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Fitz C

Ritual

4:00pm EDT

Between Worlds: Understanding Liminal Spaces

Thursday March 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Duncan

It’s the in-between. Liminal space is the focus of many practices, from witchcraft to paranormal investigations to history to geography. Almost everyone touches liminal space and steps into its otherworldly connection. Join experienced ghost tour guide and lifelong practitioner, Rissa Miller, for this multifaceted journey to the threshold. From spirits and entities to gemstones and waterways; from crossroads to rituals and prayers, she will guide you through the veil to the edge of perception. These gateways have been a part of the earth experience since before written history. Learn how and why the liminal matters, and the healthiest ways to interact with the blurs where our ordinary reality fades.

Speakers

Rissa Miller

Rissa Miller is an editor, author, herbalist, seer, and storyteller. Her storytelling expertise stems from extensive research into the area of esoteric history; including ghosts, witchcraft, cryptids, and folklore. Rissa believes the most enduring stories teach us not only about humanity’s pa... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Duncan

Workshop

4:00pm EDT

Chants and Chanting: The What’s, Why’s, and How-to’s

Thursday March 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Grason

Have you ever had an earworm? How about a melody that just came to you and you can’t help but hum it as you go about your mundane life? If so, you can write your own chants! And if not, no big deal! Anyone, musician or not, can write their own chants. This workshop will show you the basic mechanics of writing chants for ritual or meditation. You will come away with a chant of your very own and one that was written by the group. Come prepared with a cell phone and pen/paper.

Speakers

Lyndsay O'Malley

Lyndsay O’Malley has been writing her own poetry, lyrics, and music since she was a child (read: a long time ago!). She is also a twenty-year veteran of the public school system. After writing a booklet of chants to lesser-known Celtic deities to earn her second degree in the Assembly... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Grason

Workshop

4:00pm EDT

Desecrated Sacred: Reclaiming Abandoned Spaces in Our Communities and Ourselves

Thursday March 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Lindsay B/C

As we strive to unpack the shadows of our culture, one that persists in pagan communities is a purity ethos that holds wild places–grottos, groves, and other ‘untouched’ places– as more sacred than humanized ones, and replicates dominant culture patterns of simultaneously devaluing and worshiping the foreign or distant Other. In this time of upheaval and consumerism, there is a counter call: in guerrilla gardening and reclaiming of the commons, to upcycling, and graffiti arts. The “negative” spaces of abandoned buildings, irradiated landscapes and other edge spaces offer a possibility for generational healing: how can we reclaim as sacred that which we have abandoned, trashed, or poisoned in ourselves and the places we belong?

Speakers

Samphire Savage

Samphire Savage, MSW, SEP (any pronouns) is an embodiment specialist, game designer, storyteller, delightworker, and Good Trouble. A queermudgeon and aspiring Quest Giver who often find themselves dragged along on adventures, or doing witchy cryptid things in the woods. Samphire’s default world background i... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Lindsay B/C

Workshop

4:00pm EDT

Heathenry as a Magical Practice

Thursday March 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Owens Amphitheater

Heathenry has long been accused of lacking magic. Many Heathens themselves will say “We don’t do magic.” This class will argue against those claims and set a framework for a rich magical practice based in Norse Paganism. This class will pull examples of Heathen Magic from the historical record, examine those examples and walk through ways to incorporate them into a daily practice that can be as magical as the practitioner chooses. We will start with the existing medieval sources, move on through history and look at post medieval Icelandic practices, and then modern practices that fit into our Heathen context.

Speakers

Ash Glasse

Ash Glasse (they/them) is a Heathen practitioner based in Western Maryland. They are the Gothar (spiritual leader) of Elk Ridge Kindred; an inclusive Heathen group based in Frederick, Maryland. Ash is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick, where they are an active C... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Owens Amphitheater

Workshop

4:00pm EDT

Liberating Spirituality

Thursday March 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Lindsay A

If there is one trend manifesting in spirituality worldwide, it is the rise of authoritarian, high control religious groups. Less noticed, but just as vital, are the growing currents of those who call for justice and shared liberation. In “Liberating Theology”, you will learn what the core ideas are behind this movement and how they align with broader Pagan, Witch, and Heathen values. In this class, you will engage with these questions through general and small group discussions with your fellow participants. Together, we will explore the roots of liberated spirituality, how it can empower practitioners, and become the foundation for creating truly free and safe communities.

Speakers

Ryan Smith

Ryan Smith has been a practicing Pagan since his teens with over fifteen years of experience in inclusive, anti-racist Heathen spirituality and is currently Provisional Chair of the Fellowship of Fire and Ice. He is the author of The Way of Fire and Ice: The Living Tradition of Norse Pagani... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Lindsay A

Workshop

4:00pm EDT

Sacred Spaces and Divine Faces for Modern Life

Thursday March 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Fitz A

Magical books and teachers present us with the lore of naturally sacred spaces: the Crossroads, the Seashore, the Cemetery, the Clearing in the Grove…these types of places are recognizable to most magicians, Pagans, and NeoPagans as places of power. But what about airports? Train stations? Street lamps? What modern spaces hold natural characteristics which give them an affinity with magic and how can they fit into our sacred and magical experiences? Just as there are places that didn’t exist when most concepts of magic were developing, the world is full of new technologies and experiences as well. How do we explore their divine and spiritual components to understand what powers rule over things like cars and computers? In this class we will explore the magic of the modern and learn how to explore traditional associations so we can build new ones.

Speakers

BJ Swain

BJ Swain is the author of Living Spirits: A Guide to Magic in a World of Spirits, Luminarium: A Grimoire of Cunning Conjuration, and Familiar Unto Me: Witches Sorcerers and Their Spirit Companions. He was a contributing editor for Heaven and Hell 2018: The Grimoire Issue, and has had ess... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Fitz A

Workshop

4:00pm EDT

The History, Magick and Application of The Four Holy Creatures

Thursday March 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Fitz B

The Four Holy Creatures in diverse expressions are rooted in traditions from Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, and Persia. They bear the Divine Chariot described by Ezekiel in the Tanakh. As a part of the Western Mysteries, they hold a strong presence in Hermetic Magick. These Four Beings are found in the Tree of Life. A working knowledge of them provides nuanced doorways into a greater mystery. We meet them in numerous arenas including the constellations, alchemy, tarot, the Sphinx, the cardinal directions, and the elements. These are Celestial Powers, a bridge between the unmanifest and manifest. This class will provide you with a greater understanding of who they are and how to utilize them in your work.

Speakers

Aeptha

Aeptha’s current work includes serving as Magus of Light Havens’ Magickal Lodge, public teaching, ceremonies, consulting, and counseling. Aeptha’s name was bestowed upon her by her last Master Teacher Shakmah Winddrum. In ancient Tibetan the name means, “She who loves the Sun”. Over... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Fitz B

Workshop

4:00pm EDT

The Seven Temples: The Liminal Space of Awakening Your Magick

Thursday March 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Fitz C

Our magick is informed by experience, practice and the ability to integrate and use what is accumulated within our energetic and mundane bodies, and states of consciousness. There are many ways in which we are called to grow and evolve in our magick and spiritual nature, yet we often overlook the innate sacred temple of our being, the Temple of Self. Within this temple reside seven streams of magick and power that are the temples of our awakening and re-membering. These seven temples hold the power of our energetic anatomy, our connections to the cosmic realms, our psyche, and more. Actively awakening them requires that we cross the boundaries of what we believe to be true of ourselves and the relationship we have with the magick and power that is ours to claim. Topics will include: The Four Holy Creatures, our energetic anatomy, the alchemical elements, the fifth elementals, and more. This class will be highly experiential. If you have an amulet, crystal or other small object that you wish to empower, please bring it with you.

Speakers

Robin Fennelly

Robin Fennelly is an Elder within The Assembly of the Sacred Wheel Tradition and serves as High Priestess of Coven of the Mystic Path. Her spiritual journey is strongly rooted in Eastern philosophy, Egyptian High Alchemy and the Western Magickal systems that form a core foundation that is diverse... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Fitz C

Workshop

7:30pm EDT

Pentacle Activation: Living Our Core Truth

Thursday March 27, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT

Fitz A

Each of us is imbued with the seeds of transformation, creativity, and power. We can use these inner kernels to combat the seeds of divisiveness, oppression, and greed. To help with this work, we will invoke the qualities of Sex, Love, and Commitment; Pride, Law, and Honor; Self, Knowledge, and Truth; Power, Liberty, and Strength; and Passion, Wisdom, and Compassion. With those key points swirling through our being, those who wish to may activate their personal pentacle which reverberates from earth to the cosmic realms, affecting our lives and the lives of all we touch. This magical working will open with discussion time. The doors will close fifteen minutes after the session starts.

Speakers

T. Thorn Coyle

T. Thorn Coyle (they/them) worked in many strange and diverse occupations before settling in to write full time. A student of the magical arts for over forty years, they have taught in nine countries, on four continents, and in twenty-five states. A queer, nonbinary, neurodivergent mystic with... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT
Fitz A

Ritual

7:30pm EDT

The Fool’s Path: Unlocking Potential and Possibility

Thursday March 27, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT

Fitz C

Embark on a transformative journey to meet your inner Fool, the Tarot’s symbol of infinite potential and beginnings. This ritual meditation begins with a candlelit Fibonacci spiral walk, drawing you into a sacred circle. Through guided meditation, you’ll encounter your personal Fool archetype, the guardian of thresholds and transformation. The Fool invites you to embrace the unknown, face challenges, and trust in your spiritual path. Together, uncover insights about beginnings, transformation, and the limitless possibilities ahead. This ritual helps you connect with your inner expert on potential, embodied by the 0 card of the major arcana. Discover the mysteries of transformation and the power of new beginnings as you step into the liminal spaces of your spiritual journey.

Speakers

Chelle

Chelle has been practicing Witchcraft for over 30 years, is a Co-founder of a Circle Amaurot, and is featured in the book Where to Park Your Broomstick – A Teens Guide to Witchcraft. Chelle specializes in spell crafting, tarot, herb magic, and scent magic. She shares her expertise through w... Read More →

Laylla Forsyth

Laylla Forsyth is an animist weed witch who blends witchcraft, hypnosis, Tarot, and cannabis expertise. Stirring cauldrons or rolling joints, she brews magick in all forms. A fierce advocate for Earth spirituality, she focuses on intentional living and mystic transformation. With over thirty years... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT
Fitz C

Ritual

7:30pm EDT

The Invocation of the Formless Gate of Primordial Khaos

Thursday March 27, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT

Lindsay B/C

Join J.R. Mascaro in a ritual to reach through the formless gate into the undefined and infinite potentiality of unmanifest Khaos. In this ritual you will attempt to interface with will beyond thought, concept beyond language, and all pervading forces beyond ready definition. The intent of this ritual is for the celebrants to reach past preconceptions of life, magic, and reality to exist for a moment as tabula rasa upon which timelessness may project new revelations.

Speakers

J.R. Mascaro

J.R. Mascaro is an author, artist, and sorcerer who has been working with energy and communicating with inhabitants of the subtle realm since childhood. He has used his ritual practice to navigate life, and it is his desire to share with others the techniques and methods that have helped him... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT
Lindsay B/C

Ritual

7:30pm EDT

A Magical Cycle: Tarot Creation and Tarot Manifestation

Thursday March 27, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT

Lindsay A

This class will respond to questions that creative people are so often asked: “How do you come up with your ideas?” and“How do you go about creating your own deck?”. Paula will reveal insight into her process of creating a divination deck with both magical intent and practical know-how. She will then share how you can use the cards you have created, or another deck of your choosing along with assorted materia magica for magical manifestation layouts. These layouts are designed to consciously pursue your wishes, your will, and the future you want. The presentation will be augmented with an extensively illustrated slideshow. The familiar Rider Waite Smith deck will be used in diagramming the manifestation spreads.

Speakers

Paula Millet

Paula Millet is the deck creator and artist of the CARTA Award winning Boadicea’s Tarot of Earthly Delights and other divination related projects. She partnered with author Caroline Kenner to produce the Boadicea’s Tarot Reader’s Companion and Manifesting Magic books. Paula has spent a fasci... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT
Lindsay A

Workshop

7:30pm EDT

The Dark Art of Raising The Dead

Thursday March 27, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT

Fitz B

Join us for an intensive workshop led by esteemed author and practitioner, Mortellus, as we delve into the mysterious and misunderstood art of necromancy and explore ethical considerations and practical techniques of the ancient practice of raising the dead. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn advanced techniques from Mortellus while expanding your magical repertoire. What You’ll Learn: • History and Cultural Perspectives: Uncover the historical roots of necromancy across different cultures and traditions, from ancient rituals to modern interpretations. • Practical Techniques: Gain hands-on experience with foundational techniques for communing with spirits, invoking ancestors, and initiating contact with the deceased. • Ethical Considerations: Discuss the moral implications and responsibilities involved in working with necromantic practices, emphasizing respect, consent, and spiritual integrity. What Should You Bring? Bring along any items you prefer for note-taking. A Little Show and Tell: Mortellus will be bringing along some cooperative and consenting human remains for participants to get hands on with. Who Should Attend: This workshop is ideal for any practitioner curious about the intersection of spirituality and the afterlife. Whether you’re a novice or an experienced practitioner seeking to deepen your understanding, Mortellus provides a welcoming space for learning and growth, along with a unique blend of scholarly knowledge and practical wisdom that renders complex subjects accessible and empowering for all participants.

Speakers

Mortellus

Mortellus is a lineaged Third Degree Gardnerian High Priestex of the Long Island Line and author of the award winning Do I Have To Wear Black? and current best-seller The Bones Fall in a Spiral. They are presently hard at work editing Necrobotany, The Morticulture of Death for its spring 2025 r... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT
Fitz B

Workshop

7:30pm EDT

The Selkie, the Seal, and the Sea

Thursday March 27, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT

Owens Amphitheater

Stand on the cliff tops above a seal colony and listen. The seal voices drifting up on the winds sound much like the cries of people. It is, thus, easy to understand how myths of seals transforming into humans arose in so many northern cultures, ancient and modern. Seals, found on every continent of our planet, spend most of their lives at sea, sharing the same waters as fishing boats, competing for the same catch. Hunter, and hunted. This will be an experiential workshop – with story-telling, trancework and conversation around how we can be in better relationship with these gorgeous creatures. In a former life, Raven was a seal-behaviouralist, and seals are beloved to them.

Speakers

Raven Edgewalker

Raven Edgewalker is a British Witch, teacher, artist, and writer who dwells in the magical landscape of Somerset, United Kingdom. They have an ongoing, passionate love affair with the natural world. Raven sees their work in the world as that of building connections, with self, with each other, withi... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT
Owens Amphitheater

Workshop

7:30pm EDT

Transforming Metals to Magical Weapons/Tools

Thursday March 27, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT

Duncan

Weapons are not always “sharp pointy things”. Simple, common metal items can become magical weapons as well. We will discuss some magical metal weapons and the gear that is found in various parts of the Irish Lore and mythology. From there, we will talk about ideas, concepts, and applications that can be used today in our magical working. We will talk about the properties of several common metals like copper, brass, and the differences between iron and steel. We’ll discuss how to be intentional in our work for future use and will brainstorm ideas on how to be creative by adding those things to our magical toolbox. We will explore examples of creating magical tools from everyday, easy to get items. Now is the time to expand your magical toolbox with shiny stuff. If you use any metal in your practice, or want to, this workshop is for you!

Speakers

Sam "Bo" Thompson

Sam “Bo” Thompson has been a practicing pagan since the 90’s. He is a past VP and President of Triad CUUPs (Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans). He is a Reiki Master Teacher and a certified Great Life Coach. He started his blacksmithing journey around 2012 and took to it like a duck to water. His... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT
Duncan

Workshop

7:30pm EDT

Trauma Awareness in Modern Polytheism

Thursday March 27, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT

Grason

Ninety percent of people will experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime. It is likely that one-third of US adults have experienced religious trauma at some point in their lifetime. People seek out spiritual community for connection, safety, and support. Instead, many have traumatic experiences that have lasting impacts on their well-being. This presentation will examine the prevalence of trauma and the ways that it shows up in modern polytheist communities. It will include guidance on how to create trauma-conscious devotional practices, rituals, and community spaces.

Speakers

Izzy Swanson

Izzy Swanson is a healer, teacher, and mentor specializing in the intersection of addiction, trauma recovery, and spiritual practice. Their blended approach to healing work integrates evidence-based research methodologies with intuitive guidance and devotional polytheism. Izzy has been practici... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT
Grason

Workshop

9:15pm EDT

Goetia for Beginners – Conjuring the Demon Shax

Thursday March 27, 2025 9:15pm - 10:45pm EDT

Lindsay B/C

Following a brief lecture on Goetia, including its history, theory, and modern practice, I will teach you how to conjure the demon Shax, about whom the Lesser Key of Solomon says “Shax is thought to be faithful and obedient, but is a great liar and will deceive the conjurer unless obliged to enter a magic triangle drawn on the floor. He will then speak marvellously and tell the truth. He knows when lies are told and uses these to teach lessons.” Together, we will oblige him to enter into a triangle, and then request him to teach us further magic. This ritual is safe, easy, and fun. There will be no explicit sexual or violent content, although demons sometimes get a little spicy, and I cannot entirely control what Shax will say. Please do not come to class intoxicated or otherwise out of your right mind.

Speakers

Sara Mastros

Sara L. Mastros is the author of The Big Book of Magical Incense, Orphic Hymns Grimoire, The Sorcery of Solomon: A Guide to the 44 Planetary Pentacles of the Magician King, and the forthcoming Sefer HaOtot: A Hebrew Book of Seals. She is recognized by her peers as a brilliant and original thinker... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 9:15pm - 10:45pm EDT
Lindsay B/C

Ritual

9:15pm EDT

Hekate at the Crossroads Ritual

Thursday March 27, 2025 9:15pm - 10:45pm EDT

Fitz C

In honor of the goddess Hekate, we shall meet at the Crossroads, engaging in a ritual that combines live music, sacred dance, and embodied movement to allow us to see where we have come from, where we are at, and where we are going- individually and as a community. Tempest and Nathaniel Johnstone will present an ecstatic rite that fuses together elements of Modern Traditional Witchcraft, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Dance, Inspired World Music, and Ritual Performance. You will be welcomed to participate at your own level of comfort, no dance or ritual experience necessary.

Speakers

Nathaniel Johnstone

Nathaniel Johnstone is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter who sings about humanity, myth and whimsy. His work includes the transhumanist fantasy The Mother Matrix and the playfully audacious The Dubious Hat and Other Tales of Ineffable Horror. Steampunk-Music.com praises his “technical dex... Read More →

Laura Tempest Zakroff

Laura Tempest Zakroff (she/they) is a professional artist, author, performer, and Modern Traditional Witch based in New England. She holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and her artwork has received awards and honors worldwide. Her work embodies myth and the esoteric through her drawing... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 9:15pm - 10:45pm EDT
Fitz C

Ritual

9:15pm EDT

Bloodsong: Legacy of the Mitochondrial Mothers

Thursday March 27, 2025 9:15pm - 10:45pm EDT

Grason

Hidden within each of us, microscopic treasures sing a genetic melody that links us, womb to womb to womb, through thousands of generations of mothers, back to one woman who is the mother of us all. Her powerful legacy is inherited on a cellular level through the blood of our sacred matrilineal ancestors. In this workshop, Cairelle will lead a collective journey into the land of divine maternal genealogy with an exploration of DNA basics and instruction on how to discover one’s personal mitochondrial lineage and its healing magic. Through guided visualization, attendees will climb the Phylogenetic Tree of Mothers and connect with their memories and wisdom. The workshop will end with a ceremony to honor all lineages.

Speakers

Cairelle Perilloux

Cairelle Perilloux is a genealogist, author, registered nurse, and mixed-media creatrix who has traveled a magical path for many years. She enjoys facilitating connections between the worlds of science and magic and, as one often finds in women of a certain age, her life’s journey and its work are... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 9:15pm - 10:45pm EDT
Grason

Workshop

9:15pm EDT

Dream Magick

Thursday March 27, 2025 9:15pm - 10:45pm EDT

Lindsay A

Dream magick can be an incredibly effective method for shadow and healing work, by connecting with the Underworld, building confidence in our magickal abilities, and achieving greater life satisfaction. Dream magick is accessible to everyone and can be a powerful tool for any practicing witch. This workshop will cover topics including: hands on techniques for remembering and understanding one’s dreams; dream incubation techniques used by ancient cultures such as Greece; types of dream work including lucid dreaming and prophetic dreams; communicating with ancestors and deceased loved ones through dreams; and the use of herbs, oils, and crystals in dream magick. The workshop includes a powerful guided meditation for dream recall.

Speakers

Robin Corak

Robin Corak Author of the Llewellyn book Dream Magick as well as books on Persephone and Demeter, Robin Corak has been a practicing pagan for over twenty five years. She has been a presenter at local, national and international conferences including Paganicon, Pantheacon, Ninefold Festival, and the... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 9:15pm - 10:45pm EDT
Lindsay A

Workshop

9:15pm EDT

Ensouling the Effigy: Image Magic, Poppetry, and Enspirited Objects

Thursday March 27, 2025 9:15pm - 10:45pm EDT

Owens Amphitheater

The creation of humanoid figures is an act with origins which predates recorded history. Such work aligns us with the art of the gods as conjured by humanity’s earliest imagining, and creates both a conduit for power and an anchor for spirit. In this discussion we will explore the use of the dolls and effigies in various magical traditions throughout history, as well as examine practical ways that we may meaningfully incorporate them into a contemporary practice based upon sound methodology and tradition. We will then explore the deeper realms of this art by discussing techniques and approaches towards employing effigies as spirit houses and devotional objects. And finally, we will conclude by discussing the various materials and methods we might use for the construction of effigies, as well as methods for consecration and enlivening them for magical purposes.

Speakers

Matthew Venus

Matthew Venus a traditional witch, artist, and folk magician based in Salem, Massachusetts whose craft is centered around a deep heart of animism and a dedication to ancestral and land based traditions. Over the past two decades Matthew has been sharing his teachings with students around the w... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 9:15pm - 10:45pm EDT
Owens Amphitheater

Workshop

9:15pm EDT

Hoodoo in the Graveyard

Thursday March 27, 2025 9:15pm - 10:45pm EDT

Fitz A

Working in the Graveyard with the Spirits of the Dead isn’t for the novice or the faint of heart. Rootworkers respect the Graveyard as its own kingdom. Graveyard Hoodoo is discussed – including the correct way to enter a Cemetery/Graveyard, acknowledging the Gatekeeper(s) and other Guardians of the Graveyard. Proper methods for collecting (and paying for) Graveyard dirt will be suggested, including specific times of day, admonishments and warnings, and instructions in common spiritual uses.

Speakers

Beverly Smith (Doctor Beverly)

Beverley Smith, also known as “Doctor Beverley” in the Conjure/Hoodoo community, has been a spiritual teacher and civil rights advocate since the early 1990s. She was a teacher and a High Priestess in the Druidic Craft of the Wise: The American Rite for over 20 years. Currently she is a two-head... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 9:15pm - 10:45pm EDT
Fitz A

Workshop

9:15pm EDT

Procuring the Dead Sleeps: The Witch’s Ointment

Thursday March 27, 2025 9:15pm - 10:45pm EDT

Duncan

In this presentation Coby will discuss the history of the witch’s flying ointment, including the contributing factors to how it is understood today. Through an analysis of recipes from the medieval period we will uncover the importance of key ingredients in these formulations, and how to create safe and effective formulas for modern usage. Attendees will learn how to extract and prepare these formulas using plants from the nightshade family for both medicinal and magical purposes.

Speakers

Coby Michael

Coby Michael is an occult herbalist and magical practitioner specializing in the ritual use of poisonous and psychoactive plants. He studied religion at Arizona State University and has been a folk herbalist since a young age. He owns and operates The Poisoner’s Apothecary, an online shop and edu... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 9:15pm - 10:45pm EDT
Duncan

Workshop

9:15pm EDT

Secrets of Baphomet

Thursday March 27, 2025 9:15pm - 10:45pm EDT

Fitz B

Join Mat Auryn for an in-depth exploration of Baphomet as illustrated by Eliphas Levi. Based partly on his book Psychic Witch, this workshop includes information that couldn’t fit into the book. We will delve into Baphomet’s historical roots and uncover the alchemical and occult secrets encoded within the image. Our journey includes a Jungian analysis, revealing the psychological and archetypal significance of Baphomet, and examines various perspectives throughout history, from its origins to modern interpretations. This workshop offers a unique opportunity to understand the enigmatic symbol of Baphomet and its impact on occultism, providing participants with a deeper appreciation of the intricate layers of meaning embedded in this iconic figure.

Speakers

Mat Auryn

Mat Auryn is an influential author and teacher in occultism and witchcraft, with an international audience. His books Psychic Witch, Mastering Magick, and The Psychic Art of Tarot offer practical insights into psychic and magickal practices. He also co-authored Pisces Witch with Ivo Domin... Read More →

Thursday March 27, 2025 9:15pm - 10:45pm EDT
Fitz B

Workshop