ConVocation 2025: Explore and Build Pathways to the Divine: Full Schedule

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9:30am EST

A Poisoner's Journey of Healing & Self-Discovery

Friday February 21, 2025 9:30am - 11:00am EST

The poison path is full of herbs from the witch's garden with great magical potential and fascinating folklore. Despite their baneful reputations, they are profound spiritual healers capable of offering support in tremendous ways. Join Coby Michael in a powerfully personal journey of trauma, addiction and recovery while meeting three allies that offered support through this process; deadly nightshade, fly agaric and foxglove. Coby will demonstrate the intersection between magical correspondence and medicinal properties, demonstrating how we can access plant spirit medicine for healing, personal growth and empowerment for whatever challenges we are faced with.

Speakers

Coby Michael

Coby Michael is an occult herbalist and magical practitioner specializing in the ritual use of poisonous and psychoactive plants. He owns and operates The Poisoner’s Apothecary, an online shop and educational resource for the poison path. Coby has been blogging since 2016 and... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 9:30am - 11:00am EST
Conference Room A

Lecture/Discussion

11:30am EST

Heroes and the Heroic Path in Ancient Hellenic Religion

Friday February 21, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EST

Conference Room A

Ancient Greek traditions about the heroes provide us with a particular model of how to live in such a way as to be of service to this world and to hone our chosen type of excellence. In the Hellenic tradition, heroes were humans who have managed to transcend the limitations of their mortality and become something else. Heroes are important for two reasons. First, they can be called upon as intercessors. Secondly, they reveal a path available to humans for becoming something else—for becoming some form of Theoi. Through analysis we can discover this heroic path that is accessible to all of us. Come join Gwendolyn as she examines the nature of heroes and the heroic path with an eye towards practical application.

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... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EST
Conference Room A

Lecture/Discussion

Age Level All Welcome – Acceptable for all age levels to be present in the class.
Experience Focus All – This class is intended to speak to a broad audience, regardless of skill/experience.

2:00pm EST

Astrological Magic Without Astrology

Friday February 21, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST

Conference Room A

One of the barriers to practicing powerful astrological magic is the employment of complex elections; timing techniques which go far beyond Moon phases, using dozens of additional factors that few non-specialists have heard of. These are utilized primarily in the crafting of talismans and conjurations of spirits to grant wishes. Some have suggested that perhaps there may be a short cut to mastery of astrological magic without this daunting hurdle. The truth will be found on a journey into forgotten histories of magic, from the Renaissance to the Victorian Era and beyond. In this lecture we will sift fact from fancy about these practices, reveal shocking revelations which have been lost for centuries; and discover simple yet powerful astrological magic techniques that you can use today.

Speakers

Clifford Hartleigh Low

Clifford Hartleigh Low is the impossible man who does impossible things. He’s been described as a living encyclopedia of the arcane, and is recognized by his peers as one of the most accomplished practitioners of magic and divination alive; summoning spirits in front of witnesses... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST
Conference Room A

Lecture/Discussion

Age Level All Welcome – Acceptable for all age levels to be present in the class.
Experience Focus Intermediate – Attendees should already be familiar with the basics of the topic.

4:00pm EST

Ensouling the Effigy: Image Magic & Enspirited Objects

Friday February 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EST

Conference Room A

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 tradition.

Speakers

Matthew Venus

Teacher, Author, Apothecary, Diviner, Spiritus Arcanum

Matthew Venus is 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... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EST
Conference Room A

Lecture/Discussion

Age Level All Welcome – Acceptable for all age levels to be present in the class.
Experience Focus All – This class is intended to speak to a broad audience, regardless of skill/experience.

7:00pm EST

Don’t be a dick and other basics of magical ethics

Friday February 21, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EST

Conference Room A

Ethics are personal and variable. Who you are today and who you are evolving into in the future is built from your personal values and ethics. Jacki Smith shares her tools to help you uncover what your values & ethics really are and dive into their origins to see if they fit who you want to be. Bring a pencil and something to write on, Jacki loves to give out a good worksheet.

Speakers

Jacki Smith

Jacki Smith is the multi-talented founder of Coventry Creations, an internationally known, rapidly growing candle factory in Ferndale, MI as well as a co-owner of the magically quaint Candle Wick Shoppe. Jacki didn’t just start a candle company, she jump started an entire industry... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EST
Conference Room A

Lecture/Discussion 18+ Restricted

Age Level Mature – Geared towards both adults and some of our more mature/older teens.
Experience Focus All – This class is intended to speak to a broad audience, regardless of skill/experience.

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