The Sacred Space Conference: Full Schedule

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

3:00pm EDT

Opening Ritual

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

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

8:30am EDT

All Levels Yoga

Friday March 28, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Fitz A

Connect breath, body, and spirit through movement. This class features an accessible pace of foundational yoga poses with focused guidance and alignment cues. Stretch, strengthen, and de-stress with this stabilizing, focused practice. All Levels Yoga is most accessible to people who have some basic familiarity with yoga and are able to comfortably take low lunges (lunge with one foot forward and the back knee touching the mat), tabletop, warrior two and other foundational yoga poses. Modifications to increase or decrease challenge will be offered – everyBody welcome! Some mats available for use.

Speakers

Irene Glasse

Irene Glasse is a Heathen witch based in Western Maryland. She is a longtime teacher of witchcraft, meditation, and magic in the mid-Atlantic area. She is the co-author of Blackfeather Mystery School: The Magpie Training (Dragon Alchemy, 2022), a contributing writer of Gemini Witch: Unlock... Read More →

Friday March 28, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Fitz A

Workshop

10:00am EDT

Meeting the Witch Goddess

Friday March 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Fitz C

Cerridwen: Mother of Awen, Keeper of the Cauldron, Steerer of Bards, Witch Goddess. Perhaps no other figure in Celtic mythology fits the stereotype of the modern Witch. Who is she and how do we develop a meaningful connection and relationship with Cerridwen? What is the nature of the Awen, the divine force of creativity that she directs and steers, and how do we incorporate that into our spiritual practise? What purpose does it serve? Join Druid and devotee of Cerridwen – Kristoffer Hughes, on a journey to discover her nature and virtues, followed by a devotional ritual to her which will include an invocation of the Awen itself.

Speakers

Kristoffer Hughes

Kristoffer Hughes is Chief of the Anglesey Druid Order and the award-winning author of several books that focus on Welsh/Celtic spirituality, mythology and magic. He is a first language native Welsh speaker born to a Welsh family in the mountains of North Wales. He is a Druid and member of the Gors... Read More →

Friday March 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Fitz C

Ritual

10:00am EDT

Embracing the Divine Feminine: Mesoamerican Mother Goddesses

Friday March 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Duncan

Join Reverend Laura González for an enlightening workshop on Mesoamerica’s revered mother goddesses: Citl?licue, the Stars Goddess; C??tl?cue, the Earth Goddess; and Chalchiuhtlicue, the Freshwater Goddess. This workshop will guide you in developing a deeper consciousness of your daily relationship with these deities. Explore how Citl?licue promotes embracing diversity, how C??tl?cue encourages understanding of earth conservation and natural cycles, and how Chalchiuhtlicue helps enhance emotional intelligence through a connection to water and emotions. Engage in discussions and meditations to understand how these goddesses collectively inspire activism and sustainability, enriching your spiritual practice and everyday life.

Speakers

Reverend Laura González

Rev. Laura González is a Spiritual and Community Healer, Priestess, and Minister specializing in Traditional Mexican Folk Magic, Native Philosophies, and North American Paganism within the Goddess tradition. She holds the role of Ixtlamatketl for Kalpulli Xinachtli Xochikalli, a Chico-based community p... Read More →

Friday March 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Duncan

Workshop

10:00am EDT

Finding Our Power: Personal and Collective Magic and the Thoughtforms We Create

Friday March 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Fitz A

In this class we will move through the Elements of Life, uncovering our strengths and weaknesses, skills and challenges, and finding the seat of our power. We will then expand this work out into our personal communities. What are the strengths and challenges our communities have around air, fire, water, and earth? What egregores are created as a result of these strengths and challenges? How do we address our place in the group body? How do we shift the spirit of the group toward one that feels healthier for all? What thoughtforms affect our personal lives? How does thought combine with energy and action to keep us stuck or manifest what we desire? Please bring paper or journal, a writing implement, and your curiosity.

Speakers

T. Thorn Coyle

Friday March 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Fitz A

Workshop

10:00am EDT

Hellenic Household Practice: Modern Adaptations

Friday March 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Fitz B

The central social unit of society is the household, but we are in a time in which the Oikos has taken on a different shape and form than it held in Ancient Greece. This workshop explores both ancient practice and modern adaptations to build a meaningful and relevant practice for today. Learn about the deities and spirits of the household, how to build a household shrine, and how to make a kadiskos to bless the household’s wealth. Gwendolyn will also share some reinterpreted rites to bless the household and its members, including rituals to bring spiritual meaning to life transitions. Household practice brings the sacred consciously into everyday life in ways that are both profound and transformative.

Speakers

Gwendolyn Reece

Dr. Gwendolyn Reece is the high priestess of Theophania, a coven in the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel based in Washington, DC. She is the President of the Sacred Space Foundation (which runs the Sacred Space Conference) and is the author of The Waters of Mnemosyne: Ancient Greek Religion... Read More →

Friday March 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Fitz B

Workshop

10:00am EDT

Rúnatal, The Rune Song of Odin

Friday March 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Lindsay A

Join J.R. Mascaro in an exploration of the Rúnatal, a selection of stanzas from the Hávamál in which Odin tells the tale of receiving his rune-ken. Using the concepts found in Odin’s rune song, engage in a discussion on using runes as an all-purpose magical language, a language of existential programming, to craft technically simple and magically profound charms, protections, and other effects.

Speakers

Lyn "Birch" Skadadottir has been an active folk magic and trolldom practitioner for the past 30 years. In addition to divination and spellwork for clients, they teach classes and provide one on one training in divination, spell work, conjure, spiritually informed art practice, and meditation. You can find... Read More →

Friday March 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Owens Amphitheater

Workshop

1:30pm EDT

Ritual with the Four Holy Creatures

Friday March 28, 2025 1:30pm - 3:15pm EDT

Fitz C

The four-winged hybrids described as living creatures in flight are Ezekiel’s Holy Creatures and the Egyptian and Mesopotamian Four Winds. Each can fly in all directions including to and from the heavens. They represent the totality of creative and life sustaining power. The Four Holy Creatures are the distinctive bridge between the manifest and unmanifest realms. They are the powers of the Eternal Elements and can be called upon to aid in alchemical transformation. They serve as transport and when accessed can provide a means of movement that opens the Planes of Consciousness. Come join us for this profound and uniquely Light Haven ritual.

Speakers

Murphy Robinson (he/they) is a magic-weaver, wilderness guide, animist, and activist. He specializes in trance journeying, the Norse runes, archery magic, and the sacred hunt. As a queer transmasculine priestx, he explores healthy and healing ways to reclaim the sacred masculine. Jamie Waggoner and... Read More →

Jamie Waggoner

Jamie Waggoner (she/her) is an author, Pagan priestess, and a practicing witch for more than twenty five years. Jamie is the author of Hades: Myth, Magic and Modern Devotion (Llewellyn, 2024), and contributor to Witchology Magazine, Haunted Magazine, and The Feminine Macabre, among others. Connec... Read More →

Friday March 28, 2025 1:30pm - 3:15pm EDT
Owens Amphitheater

Workshop

1:30pm EDT

Sex, Romance and Glamor…Oh My! The Hoodoo Way to Attract Love, Make Friends, and Influence People!

Friday March 28, 2025 1:30pm - 3:15pm EDT

Fitz A

Hoodoo for enhancing sexual attraction, finding romantic love, and placing a “glamour” on oneself to bring new love, new friends, and exciting romance into your life. Learn traditional African-American spells to attract Mr. Right (or Ms. Right Now). This presentation has something for everyone whether you want to meet new lovers, find your Soulmate, or merely wow the crowds and influence people. Whether you desire a fling, a marriage, or to be undeniably and magically attractive, this class is for YOU.

Speakers

Ivo Domí nguez, Jr. has been a witch since 1978 and is one of the founders and Elders of the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel. He is the anchor author for the new twelve book Witch’s Sun Sign Series. Ivo is the author of The Four Elements of the Wise, Keys to Perception, Casting Sacred Space, Practical... Read More →

Friday March 28, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
Fitz A

Workshop

3:30pm EDT

Psychic Skills For Tarot

Friday March 28, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT

Lindsay B/C

Enhance your tarot readings by integrating powerful psychic skills in this workshop based on Mat Auryn’s newest book, The Psychic Art of Tarot. Designed for all levels, this class focuses on using psychic abilities such as scrying, mediumship, remote viewing, and engaging your “clairs” during tarot readings. Participants will learn techniques for developing intuition, connecting with psychic symbols, and applying these skills during tarot sessions. Guided by Mat Auryn’s expertise, you’ll discover how to trust your psychic impressions, interpret cards with greater depth, and provide more insightful and accurate readings.

Speakers

Mat Auryn

Friday March 28, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
Lindsay B/C

Workshop

3:30pm EDT

Reading Tarot in the Round: Learn to Use Circular Cards

Friday March 28, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT

Duncan

Experienced tarot readers and Diviners can offer great readings with rectangular shaped cards. But circular decks offer a whole new world of possibilities! Round cards incorporate 8 different expressions, as opposed to the standard upright and reversal. Circular decks can also distinguish between a querent’s inner world and their outward actions—critical information for Diviners who coach their querents. Using the circular RWS Tarot Original 1909 deck, this workshop will introduce attendees to what round decks can offer. Intermediate and advanced tarot readers and Diviners will learn to apply this model in their own tarot practice, and resources for further study and practice will be shared.

Speakers

Sabrina Mari

Sabrina Mari is a teacher, Diviner, and writer with forty four years of tarot practice. She’s an Elder in the Blue Star tradition of Wicca who also practices Buddhism, and a graduate of the Gryphon’s Grove School of Shamanism. Sabrina loved being a medical anthropologist and academic, and she sti... Read More →

Friday March 28, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
Duncan

Workshop

3:30pm EDT

Sacred Ashes: Unlock the Magick of Ashes in Your Spiritual Practice

Friday March 28, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT

Owens Amphitheater

This 90-minute workshop is designed to introduce witches, shamans, and magickal practitioners to the powerful potential of ashes provide to rituals, spells, and in divination. Explore the ancient wisdom of ashes, learn hands-on techniques for using sacred ashes, and deepening your connection with the divine through this sacred element. By the end of this workshop, you’ll gain a foundational understanding of the role of ashes in various spiritual traditions, experience a guided ritual using sacred ashes, and learn practical methods to incorporate ashes into your own practice. This workshop explores the value of ashes to broaden and enrich your magickal and spiritual practice as we learn to use ashes to infuse your spells and rituals with transformative energy.

Speakers

Leandra Witchwood

Leandra Witchwood Witch | Wortcunner | Herbalist | Podcast Host | Author Leandra (She/Her) founded the Magick Kitchen Blog in 2011 to help witches learn and grow! Since then, The Magick Kitchen has evolved into a podcast, co-hosted with Elyse Welles of Seeking Numina. Leandra has written five books o... Read More →

Friday March 28, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
Owens Amphitheater

Workshop

3:30pm EDT

Standing at the Threshold: The Spirits, Lore, and Transformational Magics of the Doorway

Friday March 28, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT

Lindsay A

Many who have an inclination towards magic may not have a room or dedicated space set aside for performing spellwork and ritual workings. However, most of us have a front door, and it is here that we are invited to engage with and perhaps re-enchant a part of our homes which is often taken for granted except when we find ourselves locked out or fumbling with our keys. In this talk we will explore the front doorway of our home as a locus for spirit work, practical charming, and magical workings. We will examine diverse perspectives, folklore, and approaches towards engaging with our doorway as a nexus of power and potentiality.

Speakers

Rev. Ron Padrón (he/him/his) is the creator of White Rose Witching. He is a gay Cuban-American hedge priest from the swamps of Florida, now living in the mid-Atlantic with his husband and their small werewolf. He is specifically interested in divination, Queer Ancestor veneration, necromancy, hedge... Read More →

Ivo Domínguez, Jr.

Wendy Mata

Wendy Mata, the founder of Bruja Power Botanica, is a devoted guide on the journey to reclaiming one’s inner power. She believes that awakened souls have the potential to inspire transformative change. As a Lunar Priestess, Wendy’s path includes initiation in Shamanism in Yucatan, Mexi... Read More →

Solomon Pakal

Friday March 28, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Fitz B

Panel

7:00pm EDT

Gràrvölur Seidr Ritual

Friday March 28, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT

Fitz C

Gràrvölur Seidr is a divinatory practice rooted in the lore and mythology of pre-Christian Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Scandinavia and Germanic Europe. In this divinatory ritual, participants can ask questions of our ancestors, deities, and other spirits. Seers will act as conduits to the beings sought and channel or relay answers. This new Seidr ritual is offered by a team of practitioners led by Irene and Ash Glasse.

Speakers

Irene Glasse

Ash Glasse

Friday March 28, 2025 8:45pm - 10:15pm EDT

Lindsay B/C

In the Greek pantheon, Hades oversees the underworld, the process of transition, and pathways to the Other Worlds. Known as the King of Riches and the husband of the Goddess Persephone, His mythology is complex and packed with layers of intrigue, drama, and challenges. Like all of us, and all of the Gods, He is multi-faceted and much more than the sum of His stories. Hades’ mystery and magick offer unexpected guidance and gifts to those who are willing to connect with Him as they travel the paths of this world. Join us in a ritual for the God Hades to see another side of Hades, and experience the God behind the stories.

Speakers

Jessica Shoemaker

Jessica Shoemaker is currently a First Degree Member within the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel Tradition. She walks with one foot in this world and one in the other worlds as a certified Death Midwife, serving many areas including Wilmington, Delaware. Jessica is also a Reiki healer... Read More →

Kat Wheels

Kat Wheels has been active in the pagan community since 2009, and is a 2nd degree initiate of Grail of the Birch Moon, a coven in the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel located in Wilmington, Delaware. She shares her love and joy of all things metaphysical and occult through her classes... Read More →

Friday March 28, 2025 8:45pm - 10:15pm EDT
Lindsay B/C

Ritual

8:45pm EDT

Global Spirits Service for Spirits of Autonomy

Friday March 28, 2025 8:45pm - 10:15pm EDT

Duncan

In this open circle, The Universal Temple of Spirits presents a service for the Spirits, honoring them in their manifestations through drumming, dance, song, possession trance, and art. Please bring: Your Spirit of Autonomy (as you define this); a song for them, if you have one; a design for them; altar objects, if you have them, and drums, if you drum. You may wish to dress in the colors of the Spirit you’ll be honoring. The Universal Temple of Spirits is a celebratory group practicing in the Global Spirits tradition. The celebrations welcome Spirits from around the globe in harmony. Rituals are theme-based, rather than pantheon-based, and incorporate what we have in common as humans: dance, song, drumming, art, and possession trance.

Speakers

Firesong

Firesong (Eshu Akoni) is a priestess and Pathway initiate at the Universal Temple of Spirits, a Global Spirits pantheistic trance possession temple. She is a versatile, operatic soprano, as well as a professional teacher, artist, herbalist, and experienced gardener. For years she’s... Read More →

Friday March 28, 2025 8:45pm - 10:15pm EDT
Duncan

Ritual

8:45pm EDT

Journey to the Center of The Earth: Meeting Death

Friday March 28, 2025 8:45pm - 10:15pm EDT

Fitz C

Embrace the profound mysteries of life and death in this unique ritual experience with Mortellus. Explore the depths of your own existence and discover profound insights that may reshape your perspective on mortality and the journey beyond. Step into the realm of Death under the protection of esteemed author and practitioner Mortellus as they guide participants on a profound ritual journey to commune with the essence of mortality itself. What Should You Bring? Be certain to wear something loose and comfortable that is, if not ritual appropriate, at least funeral appropriate. We’ll spend some time prone, so be certain to bring a mat, blanket, or pillow along if you’d like to have one. If you have accessibility concerns, please reach out to Mortellus ahead of time for accommodations. What To Expect: During this ritual, participants will engage in a carefully crafted series of symbolic actions and guided meditation to the underworld during which you will explore transition, release, and the transformational power of confronting mortality—the very embodiment of Death. Participants are encouraged to approach the experience with openness and reverence, honoring the significance of the journey. • In-Ritual: We’ll begin with ritual preparation and the shedding of worldly attachments to ready you to face the mysteries of Death before Mortellus gently guides you into a state of near death. • Guided Meditation: Embark on a guided meditation led by Mortellus, designed to facilitate your journey into the underworld. • Communion with Death: Experience a profound encounter with Death, which can only be experienced—and never described. • A Return to Life: Be raised from the dead by Mortellus, as you return to the realms of the living. A Little Show and Tell: Mortellus will be bringing along some carbs, because this is a heavy one, and gods know we’ll all need them after this. Who Should Attend: This ritual is for anyone with an interest in spiritual exploration, seekers of wisdom in the face of mortality, and those drawn to rituals that facilitate personal growth and transformation. No prior necromantic ritual experience is necessary, all are welcome to participate with an open heart and mind.

Speakers

Elisabeth Empyrean is a professional artist, tattooer, mystic, and occult practitioner from Ohio. She is a student of Solomonic magic primarily, but is also trained in evidential mediumship through the Espiritismo tradition. Her main area of interest is in combining esoteric symbols... Read More →

Sara Mastros

Friday March 28, 2025 8:45pm - 10:15pm EDT
Lindsay A

Workshop

Sacred Sight: Norse Seidr and Greek Oracular Workings for the Modern World

Saturday March 29, 2025 1:30pm - 3:15pm EDT

Grason

Explore the rich world of ancient prophetic Seer traditions with North Wyldewood High Priestesses JoAnna Farrer and Denise Cruci. With over twenty years of magical experience in practice together, JoAnna and Denise will share their expertise in Norse Seidr and Greek Oracular practices adapted for the modern day. JoAnna specializes in Greek Oracular seer work while Denise is a practitioner of Seidr and a Priestess of Freyja. This workshop will guide you through the basics of trance-based prophecy as it was practiced in ancient Norse and Greek cultures highlighting their similarities and differences as well as the unique way North Wyldewood has modified these styles of oracular work. Learn how to safely deepen your understanding of integrated prophetic work.

Speakers

Denise Cruci

Denise Cruci is the co-High Priestess and co-founder of the North Wyldewood Coven and Tradition. She served as The Troth steward for NYC for three years and was a founding member of Björnsal, along with Patricia Lafayllve, performing spae at festivals and private events in the US Northeast. Fo... Read More →

Joanna Farrer

JoAnna Farrer is the co-high priestess of North Wyldewood Coven, co-founder of the North Wyldewood Tradition, and a professional violinist and teacher. She discovered Wicca at age 12 and has been a member of North Wyldewood Coven since its founding in 2003. JoAnna is a graduate of Juilliard... Read More →

Ralph Victoria Young

Ralph Victoria Young has been practicing some form of magic since the late 1990s, and fell into Heathenry in 2015. A lineaged Hex in the Oley Freindschaft and the Blobarrick Freindschaft, Ralph is clergy in the Urglaawe religion and a certified Death Midwife. Intermittently, they host the Holle’s Ha... Read More →

Michael G. Smith

Michael G Smith has been practicing Wicca, Magick, and various esoteric disciplines since 1989 and became active in the Pagan community in 1993 when he joined the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel, a Wiccan organization in the Mid-Atlantic region, and serves as an Elder of the ASW, responsible... Read More →

Saturday March 29, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
Lindsay B/C

Workshop

3:30pm EDT

Hellenic Hekate

Saturday March 29, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT

Fitz B

Hekate, the Goddess of Witchcraft (Pharmaka) and the Crossroads, is one of the Great Ones most involved in the rebirth of Paganism as a magical tradition. In literature, She is first mentioned in Hesiod in the 8th century BCE and is the most important deity in the Chaldean Oracles, which were of critical importance to the Neoplatonic philosophers through the 6th century CE. This class explores Hekate from a Hellenic and Hellenistic standpoint with an emphasis on cultic practices. It includes a pathworking to encounter Hekate on the inner planes.

Speakers

Elizabeth Autumnalis (they/them) is a modern folk witch who weaves their work with the Spirits of Place, local seasonal cycles, and their love of storytelling into a practice they call New England Folk Magic. Elizabeth is a High Priestex and Ordained Minister with the Temple of Witchcraft tradition and... Read More →

Saturday March 29, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Grason

Workshop

7:00pm EDT

Hoodoo and the Crossroads: Conjure in the Graveyard and at the Crossroads

Saturday March 29, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT

Lindsay B/C

The Crossroads are the “Axis Mundi”, the Center of the World. This overview class will explore the human roots of the Crossroads. Doctor Beverley will discuss the spiritual and magical significance of the Crossroads and will suggest Rootwork, Ritual, and Conjure methods for working at the Crossroads. Graveyard Hoodoo is also covered – including methods for collecting graveyard dirt, times of day, warnings, and common spiritual uses.

Speakers

Beverly Smith (Doctor Beverly)

Saturday March 29, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Lindsay B/C

Workshop

7:00pm EDT

Reviving the God of Death – Cultivating Magical Power with Saturn

Saturday March 29, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT

Lindsay A

For the first 4,000 years of astrological and magical practice, adepts worked with Saturn as an initiator into occult mysteries. As the lord of death and the world beyond the veil, he was the go-to planetary deity for cultivating psychic skill and forming relationships with spirits. In this workshop, Merlin will help you discover Saturn as the lord of witches and magicians. Using historical analysis, Ancient Greek translation, hermetic philosophy, and practical examples, he’ll demonstrate the value of working with Saturn as the astral lord of magic. At the end, you will have the opportunity to commune with Saturn directly by making your own Saturn talismans, and to begin cultivating a relationship with the great mage of the seven stars.

Speakers

Matthew Merlin

Matthew Merlin is a professional traditional astrologer, ritual magician, and translator of Ancient Greek and Sanskrit. He teaches and practices astrology as a complete spiritual path, utilizing the natal chart alongside alchemy, ritual magic, and daily meditation to bring healing and empowerm... Read More →

Saturday March 29, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Lindsay A

Workshop

7:00pm EDT

Skillful Aspecting: Safety, Consent, and Integrity When Embodying Deity

Saturday March 29, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT

Owens Amphitheater

Aspecting is the art of inviting a deity to use you as a vessel for direct interaction with participants. Running this kind of spiritual voltage through your body and mind can be risky without proper preparation. We’ll present our organized system for six weeks of thorough preparation for safe and productive aspecting: preparing your energetic body, researching the deity’s lore, trance journey negotiations and contracts, inviting deity to co-create the structure of the ritual, garb and props, feeding and watering your godly guest, tenders for the aspector, coming down from the deity-high after aspecting, and how to respond productively to questions and feedback people have for you after the ritual.

Speakers

Murphy Robinson

Jamie Waggoner

Saturday March 29, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Owens Amphitheater

Workshop

9:00pm EDT

Party

Saturday March 29, 2025 9:00pm - Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00am EDT

Fitz C

Party with performances by Kindred Crow and Nathaniel Johnstone

Speakers

Kindred Crow

Kindred Crow is a Pagan Folk project featuring Irene Glasse (Cassandra Syndrome, Imbolc Fire, Revel Moon), Ash Glasse (Cassandra Syndrome, Imbolc Fire), percussionist Strix, didgeridoo player Caine Dreamwalker, vocalist Layla, and late band member singer songwriter Kat Gray (Kat Savery, Twelve Days Dry). Kindred Crow is an acoustic journey through mystery, magic, myth, and mirth. Pagan Folk: Soaring lyrics over powerful rhythms. A little bit of... Read More →

Nathaniel Johnstone

Saturday March 29, 2025 9:00pm - Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00am EDT
Fitz C

Party

10:00am EDT

Igniting the Blue Ray: A Cosmic Evolution Ritual

Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Fitz C

Join us for a transformative experience as we channel the powerful Blue-ray energy from Sirius, the “sun behind the Sun.” This ritual, guided by the Genetrix and Sehkmet, aims to accelerate the evolution of Earth’s morphogenetic field, propelling it to the next level of consciousness. Participants will not only receive this cosmic energy but also undergo personal evolutionary shifts within their own bodies. Embrace this opportunity to enhance your evolutionary journey, impacting not just your current life, but also your lineage and future selves. Experience the profound effects of the Blue-ray energy as you take meaningful steps along your spiritual path. Don’t miss this chance to connect with the universe and evolve on a deeper level.

Speakers

Haeleron

Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Fitz C

Ritual

10:00am EDT

Meeting Sekhmet

Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Lindsay B/C

Sekhmet is not just a destroyer but also a healer, a mother, a guardian, and a guide. Upon entering, the participants will receive one of Sekhmet’s many names. We will cast a circle, then each participant will call Sekhmet by one of Her many names to join us. After She is with us, we journey into the desert, to her temple that exists within our hearts. We will have the opportunity to surrender ourselves to Her and she will take her mighty claws and slice our hearts open and remove that which no longer serves. Once “purified” by Her, we will continue our journey to the inner sanctum of Her temple and have an audience with Her. Then return to ritual space.

Speakers

Monica Stanton

Monica Stanton is a third degree high priestess within the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel. She has a master’s degree in history/archaeology and has traveled extensively around the world. When traveling, her focus is on the myths and legends of the local areas, learning as much as... Read More →

Kate Kadash

Kate Kadash is an eclectic witch, a professional scientific writer, and a mom of two wonderful daughters. From a young age, she has been obsessed with speculative fiction. She recently finished the first draft of a middle grade novel, Dodo Bird Academy, about a flight school for neurodivergent teen... Read More →

Ginny McSheehan

Ginny McSheehan wears many hats, including author, teacher, reenactor, animal shelter volunteer, and of course, witch. Her spiritual path and her writing path have always been closely entwined, and while developing her Heathen-leaning practice, she completed two novels, the second... Read More →

Moine Michelle

Moine Michelle (Michelle Lafrance) is a poet, seer/writer, columnist, maker, writing coach, and award winning academic in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia area. Her day job, as a professor of Writing and Rhetoric, entails teaching writers to love every aspect of the writing process... Read More →

Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Owens Amphitheater

Workshop

10:00am EDT

Walking the Blade: The Power to Choose

Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Fitz A

Every moment of every day, we have a choice. How often do we recognize this ability and power? In this experiential workshop we will first discuss choice as a magical act, an act of willingness, and will. We will then confront a choice currently active in our lives. We will walk the blade between yes and no. We will balance on the tip of both/and. We will stand on the pommel and gaze down the shimmering tool, forged in fire and quenched in liquid. We will draw the blade into ourselves, to strengthen our ability to live upright and with honor in this world.

Speakers

T. Thorn Coyle

Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Fitz A

Workshop

10:00am EDT

Walking the Crooked Path of Modern Pagan Monasticism

Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Grason

The New Monasticism movement is an interspiritual movement to deepen the spiritual life and align with the emergence of a new cosmology that meets the challenges and needs of modern humans. In this workshop, we will explore the history of monasticism, the birth of the New Monasticism Movement, and the crooked path of pagan monastic practice. Participants will engage in group prayer practice and explore examples of simple daily rituals to carry back out into their lives.

Speakers

Eryn Shrader

Eryn Shrader is a sister of the Gnostic Celtic Church Monastery, the religious order of the Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA). Intertwined with her monastic vocation, Eryn is a registered nurse and certified holistic nurse, herbalist and spiritual director. Eryn began studying the oc... Read More →

RF Nelson (Temper)

RF Nelson (Temper) has been an adherent of the Kemetic Tradition and a magical practitioner for 20 years. He has worked with Sacred Wells and Circle Sanctuary to support the spiritual needs of the Armed Forces for 15 years as a Distinctive Religious Group Leader (DRGL) at home and... Read More →

WR Neumann

WR Neumann has been an animistic folk magic practitioner for nearly a half-century since being apprenticed by his mother into family practices and traditions preserved for over eight generations. His military career spans thirty years, from US Army special operations to the US Navy... Read More →

Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Owens Amphitheater

Workshop

1:00pm EDT

Energetic Cord Cutting through Curanderismo

Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT

Fitz B

Feeling emotionally depleted after interacting with certain people or experiencing lingering sadness and anxiety? These are signs that it’s time to cut energetic cords. These invisible bonds form between you and others, acting as channels for emotional and energetic exchange. While some cords are positive, others drain your energy and hinder well-being. In this workshop, you’ll learn the art of cutting energetic cords using Curanderismo, a Mexican spiritual healing tradition. Discover traditional techniques like limpias (spiritual cleansings) with eggs, herbs, and invocations. This workshop provides a sanctuary for those seeking to detach from unwanted emotional and spiritual attachments, fostering revitalized energetic flow, and emotional freedom.

Speakers

Wendy Mata

Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Fitz B

Workshop

1:00pm EDT

The Creative Alchemy of Sacred Art

Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT

Fitz A

During this workshop, explore the profound practice of veneration art, a creative and spiritual practice that connects you with your ancestors, deities, and spiritual guides. Participants will learn how art can hold great symbolism and intentions, discover grounding techniques, how to set intentional, ritual space for creating, explore personal correspondences and visual language, and create a unique art piece to add to your veneration space. No prior experience necessary. After general instruction is covered, meditative space will be opened. After the meditative space is closed, participants will be invited to share their observations of the experience. All supplies will be provided to complete a 10”x10” acrylic painting. Bring an open heart and a sense of curiosity, and plan to wear clothes you don’t mind getting paint on.

Speakers

Lauren G. Koch

Lauren G. Koch (she/they) – Keeper of the Old Ways is an integrative wellbeing practitioner, intuitive creative, and educator based in Frederick, Maryland. As an internationally exhibiting artist with an MFA (UMD 2020), Lauren’s work explores themes of sacred geometry, magickal correspondence... Read More →

Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Fitz A

Workshop

1:00pm EDT

The Ethics of Spiritual Teaching

Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT

Grason

When a person takes on the role of teacher, they take on the potential for having a profound impact on their students. When the teaching is of a spiritual or metaphysical nature, the karmic and ethical considerations become more complicated and far-reaching. What are the ethical responsibilities and duties of a spiritual teacher? What are the ethical responsibilities and duties of a student? How does the morality of the Path followed by the teacher interact with the ethical norms of their society? In this class we will discuss this broad ranging topic.

Speakers

Jim Welch

Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Grason

Workshop

2:45pm EDT

Building Sustainable Cross-Pagan Communities

Sunday March 30, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT

Fitz B

Join Katrina Messenger, Wendy Mata, Irene Glasse, and JR Mascaro for a panel discussion about building pagan community, moderated by Ron Padrón. Panelists will share insights from founding and running a variety of cross-pagan communities both large and small, in-person and online. This discussion will share challenges, lessons learned, best practices, and solutions ranging from the mundane to the esoteric to the technological that can help build and sustain these communities. If you are interested in establishing and/or growing pagan community where you live, this discussion is sure to provide great resources.

Speakers

Irene Glasse

Wendy Mata

Speakers

Orelia

Orelia has been learning and working in Pagan and Wiccan circles in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic since 1997. She is a student of Katrina Messenger, an Initiate of the Order of the Elemental Mysteries and the Co-Convener of the Connect DC public ritual group. Orelia is a certified... Read More →

Sunday March 30, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
Duncan

Workshop

2:45pm EDT

The Biology of Belief

Sunday March 30, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT

Owens Amphitheater

Join Druid and Coroner, Kristoffer Hughes on a journey to examine the intersectionality of the physical world with that of the spiritual. The 20th Century Occultist Dion Fortune once said “Before the ascent into spirit can commence, the descent into matter must be complete”, and yet often the body and physical form is neglected for the numinous experience of the spirit. In this class Hughes will guide you on a journey through the perplexing and magical world of the human body and its ability to express and manifest mystery. We will explore native teachings that speak of this intersectionality in surprising manners. Discover how your body is a vessel of expression that is something the universe is actively doing and how that wisdom can be incorporated into your spirituality.

Speakers

Kristoffer Hughes

Sunday March 30, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
Owens Amphitheater

Workshop

2:45pm EDT

The Thirteen Planes of Progression

Sunday March 30, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT

Lindsay B/C

The Thirteen Planes describe varying levels of human consciousness as they interact with the world. By aligning ourselves to each of these planes we can learn to perceive the spirits there and can enhance our psychic and spiritual abilities. We will use this traditional teaching of Faery witchcraft to traverse the planes, one by one, in order to better align ourselves to our highest nature, and also to plumb the depths of our own shadows.

Speakers

Storm Faerywolf

Sunday March 30, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
Lindsay B/C

Workshop

4:30pm EDT

Closing Ritual

Sunday March 30, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT

Fitz C

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

Ritual