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

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11:00am EST

Pagan Sacred Music: Past, Present, and Future

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Sharing music is an important part of building tradition and community. In this workshop we'll learn about and discuss the past (20th century) present, and future of music within the modern Pagan movement. We will discuss the roles that music plays in our practice and in our communities, and our hopes for how these traditions will continue to evolve. Come prepared to learn, discuss, listen, sing, meet new friends, and delve into some of the deeper questions about how music speaks to our spiritual selves. Those with instruments are encouraged to bring them. No musical experience necessary!

Speakers

Nora Farley

Nora Farley is a singer, composer, and language teacher currently pursuing her masters in music composition at the University of Michigan. She learned song-leading in her experience as a summer camp counselor and has lately turned it towards fostering the Pagan community music tradition... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
First Floor Salon 1

11:00am EST

Can I really be a witch if I'm also a skeptic?

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Conference Room A

In exploring non-theistic Pagan practices, I have gained profound insights into how spirituality can be deeply meaningful without relying on traditional theistic frameworks. In this class I share my personal evolution which includes ways in which the non-theistic Pagan engages with the natural world, cycles of the Earth, and personal rituals to cultivate a sense of connection and purpose. These practices emphasize experimental and symbolic aspects of spirituality, focusing on the here and now. The diverse approaches within non-theistic Paganism, from secular humanism to nature-based philosophies, reveal a rich tapestry of practices that honor the sacredness of life and the universe. Come explore how one humble skeptic has learned to make meaning in her life. Resources will be shared.

Speakers

GossAmara

GossAmara, also known by the mundane name Stephenie, earned her Bachelor of Science Education from Madonna University in 1996, a Master of Science Education from Lawrence Technological University in 2002, and a Master of Early Childhood Education from Oakland University in 2011. She... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm 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.

11:00am EST

Embodying the Sacred

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Conference Room C

Wiccans talk of “Drawing Down the Moon” and “Drawing Down the Sun” in their rituals, but how
is that connection made? And how can you learn to access that connection in everyday life?
Now, more than ever, we need the help of the Gods. But every living being is given free will, and
this makes it difficult for the Gods to affect our world unless we let them work through us, and let our
heads, hands, and/or hearts do their work (always with the option of saying “no”). The world of Magick
opens up as you learn how to let the Gods through, and how to see them in others in the everyday world.

Speakers

Rhiannon Zell

Rhiannon Zell has been a Wiccan Priestess teaching the Craft for over 50 years, and is co-founder ofthe eclectic SerpentStone tradition. For 25 years, she helped organize grassroots Pagan gatheringsthroughout North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia, with attendance up to 2,000. With... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Conference Room C

Lecture/Discussion

11:00am EST

Folklore and Animism in a Disenchanted World

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Conference Room F

The nineteenth and twentieth centuries saw an apparent triumph of materialism and a disenchantment of the average person's perceptions of the world. With that, folk knowledge and the spirits which were once recognized by the average person fade to obscurity or become the quaint stories and superstitions of the past. At least, this is what we've been told. Much of the world still believes in and experiences the uncanny. People relay Urban legends and create new folklore because they need to process those things which exist beneath the surface. In this class we will explore how the paranormal, the weird, the pop-cultural, and the creepy lore of the internet may tie in to the living and animistic reality of the world.

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, 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... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Conference Room F

Lecture/Discussion

Age Level Mature – Geared towards both adults and some of our more mature/older teens.
Experience Focus Intermediate – Attendees should already be familiar with the basics of the topic.

11:00am EST

Poison Path 101

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Conference Room B

This course is intended to provide a basic foundation for people interested in beginning their exploration of the Poison Path. Nothing screams witchcraft more than a seething brew of poisonous plants. They are mysterious, seductive and in many cases psychoactive, but also potentially deadly. So why work with poisonous plants at all? These are some of the most interesting, terrifying and magical plants you will ever meet, and we will be looking at some of the most infamous. Attendees will learn the plant’s physical characteristics, magical correspondences, how they have been used historically and what their effects are.

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 →

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Conference Room B

Lecture/Discussion

Age Level Mature – Geared towards both adults and some of our more mature/older teens.
Experience Focus Beginner – Requires little to no previous knowledge or training on the topic; introductory courses.

11:00am EST

Soul Retrieval in Asia; Death in Buddhism

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

Soul retrieval is a form of faith healing premised on the folk belief that imbalances in the mind or body are caused by fragmentation of the soul. Historically what we now identify as chronic physical conditions, anxiety or depressive disorders, mania, and SUDs, among other behavioral afflictions, were attributed to aspects of the soul wandering out of the body or fragmented by demons. A ritual to call the soul back home was seen as the cure. The discussion on soul retrieval practices in Asia will segue into death and dying per Buddhist mysticism, four categories of death, six realms of life, and how these beliefs tie into soul retrieval.

Speakers

Benebell Wen

Benebell Wen is the author of three books, I Ching, The Oracle (2023), The Tao of Craft (2016), and Holistic Tarot (2015). Wen’s focus spans a broad spectrum of metaphysical subjects, including Taoist mysticism, esoteric Buddhism, and Western occult philosophy. In addition to her... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

Lecture/Discussion

11:00am EST

Tarot and the Tree of Life

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Conference Room E

The tarot is often used for divination, but it can also serve as a map of enlightenment. This workshop will explore the tarot within the mystical context of the Hermetic Qabalah. The lecture will journey through the Tree of Life and its 32 paths, drawing connections to other Western and Eastern mystical traditions. Practical exercises will allow the class to directly experience some of these elusive mysteries.

Speakers

Joe Monteleone

Joe Monteleone, a "one-man-band of magical-thinking-made reality" (Huffington Post), is a Tarot master teacher, coach, healer, occult performer, YouTuber, and modern mystic. He has over two decades of experience in tarot. He has read, taught, performed, and lectured on tarot and mystical... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Conference Room E

Lecture/Discussion

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.

11:00am EST

The Rosy Cross Through the Ages

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Conference Room G

How did a manifesto about a nonexistent secret society enthrall 17th century Europe and give birth to one of the major currents of Western esotericism? This workshop will explore the history of Rosicrucianism from its origins in radical Protestantism to its role in shaping the contemporary Pagan revival. Along the way, we will see how numerous groups, including the Golden Dawn and Rosicrucian Order Crotona Fellowship, were inspired by the Rosicrucian legend to forge new pathways to wisdom and the divine.

Speakers

Evan Lirensis

Evan is a British Traditional Witch who has been studying and practicing the occult for over two decades. He is especially interested in the history of Wicca and western esotericism, comparative religion, and Biblical studies. Evan earned his BA from Wheaton College (IL) and his MBA... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Conference Room G

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.

11:00am EST

Where Am I Going?: What One Should Do using Astrology

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Conference Room D

Wanting to know what one’s own life purpose is one of the great questions in human life and one that often brings grief. Even questions of simply what one should do as a career can be very stressful. We can get useful and often precise answers through the methods of traditional astrology. Through this lecture, we will examine the general and particular matters regarding professional life and how to answer questions like “What Should I Be Doing With My Life” through the lenses that natal astrology possesses, and then we will learn to see when in the life such answers and opportunities may present themselves through a few astrological predictive methods.

Speakers

Gabe Rosas

A student of traditional astrologies for over 20 years, Gabe Rosas started with Robert Zoller's medieval astrology course. He then later on as a pupil of Robert Schmidt at Project Hindsight. His practice of Hellenistic era astrology seeks to bring the wisdom and worldview of antiquity... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Conference Room D

Lecture/Discussion

Age Level All Welcome – Acceptable for all age levels to be present in the class.
Experience Focus Beginner – Requires little to no previous knowledge or training on the topic; introductory courses.

11:00am EST

The contagious magic of self love and daily affirmation

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Elizabeth Ann 2

If you are anything like me, you entered this path carrying guilt, shame and trauma from your past. This workshop will explore how we overcome our past trauma and move forward as magical beings. Our heart chakra can become blocked by feelings of unworthiness and self deprecation, but in this class we will raise the energy needed to open our heart to self love. Then we will learn how to pass it on so others can choose self love as well. In the words of the priestess Ru Paul, if you can't love yourself how in the hell are you going to love somebody else.

Speakers

Malakai Silverstar

Malakai Silverstar is a Dedicant of the WISE Tradition under the supervision of Lord Solinox Silverstar, and a third year student at Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary. He has been attending Weavers of the Web since 2022. He has Autism, Dyslexia and Attention Deficit Disorder but... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Elizabeth Ann 2

Lecture/Discussion Family Oriented

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.

11:00am EST

Open Channel

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

First Floor Salon 3

An Open Channel - How Actor Warm-ups Improve Your Readings & Ritual

A great way to start the day - release the spine, free your voice, open up awareness that support clear readings. These practices are also, a great way to finish your day, shake off energies that are not yours, and come back to you.

I have been teaching and using these warm-ups for decades. They are an amalgamation of yoga, Linklater, Reclaiming Witchcraft, and Dell'Arte warm-ups. As the spine is the fiery center of ourselves, knowing how to open up - and close down - are a powerful magical tool you carry with you. Always.

Being "embodied" is quite the catch phrase these days. This is one way to get there.

Speakers

Kate (or Neowise)

Founder, Group Tarot

"For years Kate Mura has been one of the most multifaceted theatre artists in Portland. Her extensive skill set includes actor, deviser, writer, director, puppeteer, mask-maker, dancer, mover, carpenter, ground rigger and union stage hand. Oh yes, and Tarot card reader.” — Bobby... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
First Floor Salon 3

Lecture/Discussion Movement/Music

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.

11:00am EST

The Living Altar

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Auditorium 2

Your personal altar is a mini environment, a microcosm of an aspect of your life. What if you could actually live your life on your altar? Would you change how your altar is arranged? How might your life be different in that environment? We will actively explore ways this could be useful in our everyday lives by using available props and interacting with each other to create a living altar. Let's see how far we can expand this concept to bring our spirituality to life.

Speakers

Bonadea Lyonesse

Bonadea Lyonesse (Patricia DeSandro) has served the larger Pagan community as a wisewoman, elder high priestess of Wicca, and a teacher/presenter for more than 35 years. She founded the Circle of the Sacred Grove Temple of the Old Religion, an active teaching coven, in 1999. Bonadea... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Auditorium 2

Lecture/Discussion Movement/Music

Age Level Mature – Geared towards both adults and some of our more mature/older teens.
Experience Focus Intermediate – Attendees should already be familiar with the basics of the topic.

11:00am EST

Embodying Imperfection: Nurturing Haunted Ruins

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Garden Marquee

Does your Bodily Temple feel more like crumbling, desolate, haunted ruins? All temples deserve to be nurtured with loving kindness. Allow this accessible movement practice to serve in dusting off the cobwebs and infusing your space with light. We will remain seated in our chairs or mobility devices as we move through guided meditation, gentle movement, and close with a sound bath to rejuvenate Body, Mind, and Spirit.

Speakers

Andrea Anzalone

Astral Dragon

Andrea Anzalone earned her Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts with a certificate in Health Care Foundations from Washtenaw Community College in 2009 at the tender age of 17. Unsatisfied with the chasm in allopathic medicine between pharmaceutical or surgical intervention and the maintenance... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Garden Marquee

Movement/Music Teens (Age 13-18)

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.

11:00am EST

Playtime with Loki's Family: Embracing Diversity

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Conference Room H (Children's)

Join Weavers of the Web for a magical and playful journey with the shapeshifter Loki and his equally extraordinary family! Children will meet Loki’s strange and curious family members—from the mighty wolf Fenrir to the great serpent Jörmungandr—and learn how being different is something to be cherished. Together, we’ll create a space where everyone belongs, and where uniqueness is seen as a gift from the gods.

Speakers

Weavers of the Web

Weavers of the Web, ATC, is a public Wiccan church in the WISE tradition. Founded in 2018 by Lord Solinox Silverstar, Weavers aims to provide safe space for worship and practice for all pagans in the mid-Michigan area, ensuring that no-one need ever be alone in their spiritual needs... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Conference Room H (Children's)

Ritual Children (Age 5-12)

Age Level Child – Geared towards ages 5 - 12. (under 5 must be accompanied by a Teen or Adult)
Experience Focus Beginner – Requires little to no previous knowledge or training on the topic; introductory courses.

11:00am EST

Heathen Mouth Magic: Singing with Runes and Spirits

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Elizabeth Ann 1

Magic in modern Heathenry takes a variety of forms, perhaps none more accessible than the ones that use our mouths and voices. Galdr, ljóð, kvæði, gerningar, varðlokkur, and frœði: songs, chants, incantations, poems, alliteration, and mumbling, which are just a few forms Heathen Mouth Magic can take. Through these magical acts we can engage in spiritual hygiene, call vættir (spirits), work with the Runes, perform enchantment, make protections, and empower ourselves and others. This workshop is interactive, taking you through an overview of what remains to us through written sources, and how to apply it to make your own magic.

Speakers

Sarenth Óðinsson

Sarenth Óðinsson is a Heathen spiritworker, erilaz, goði, and Priest of Odin and Anubis. He compiled and edited the devotional anthology Calling to Our Ancestors released by Asphodel Press and has contributed to several devotional books by Bibliotheca Alexandria. He has written... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Elizabeth Ann 1

Ritual Lecture/Discussion

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.

1:00pm EST

Pagan Education: Edu-Gaming for Tweens and Teens

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

Conference Room E

For the final class in our series on pagan education for families, explore game-based learning and STEM for middle and high school students. Discover how these tools can enhance education and engage students in pagan traditions. An interactive session to empower families to create an exciting learning environment for their older children!

Speakers

Victoria Sinclair

Equinox Learning Hub

Victoria Sinclair, who holds a Bachelor of Education from the University of Alberta, Canada, is the visionary owner of Equinox Learning Hub. She draws upon her extensive background as an educator in the public education system and her firsthand experience as a Pagan homeschooling... Read More →

Christine Black

Equinox Learning Hub

Christine Black is a passionate educator with a Master's degree in teaching and extensive experience in STEM and project-based learning. As the point of contact for Equinox Learning Hub, Christine handles communications and operations for families in the United States and Canada... Read More →

Erik Sinclair

Equinox Learning Hub

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Conference Room E

Arts and Crafts Teens (Age 13-18)

Age Level Family – Geared towards family oriented activities and discussions (children welcome).
Experience Focus All – This class is intended to speak to a broad audience, regardless of skill/experience.

1:00pm EST

Ancestral Lineage Healing

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

Conference Room C

Not all of the departed are equally well, but the healing and transformation possible for living humans are no less available for the dead. In this short introduction to Ancestral Lineage Healing (as developed by Dr. Daniel Foor of Ancestral Medicine), learn how and why to connect with your wise ancestors and embody their gifts in your life and work.
- understand how the unhealed dead may be impacting you or living family-- and why ritual safety is essential
- see how both the epigenetic wounds and the beautiful medicine of your people can be explored
- consider the social justice possibilities of this practice
- engage in a short ritual to sample Ancestral Lineage Healing

Speakers

Mikki Baloy

Mikki Baloy is a shamanic practitioner and ritualist. She is the author of "Conversations with Mother Mary: Loving Wisdom from Her Life to Yours," having cultivated a relationship with Mary outside of the usual context of the church through animist and shamanic practice. Since 2009... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Conference Room C

Lecture/Discussion

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.

1:00pm EST

On Spirits and Phantasms: Work With the Disincarnate

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

Conference Room A

We live in an enspirited world. This is a truth known to the witch and sorcerer alike. But are spirits something we should fear, or befriend, or avoid? How might we understand spirits better? And how can we begin to engage with, or strengthen our work with them? In this class we will discuss the nature of animism and apply it towards an understanding of the otherworld and its inhabitants. We will explore the ways in which spirits have been viewed historically as well as ways we might un-learn ideas which stand in the way of our success with spirit work.

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 →

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm 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.

1:00pm EST

Shake your money tree - deep dive into prosperity magic

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

Conference Room B

Tired of using prosperity magic as a quick fix for today’s problems? In this class, Jacki will talk about obstacles, opportunities and fueling lasting abundance. You’ll learn to harness the magic of choice, directing your energy with purpose to manifest the life you've always dreamed of. Whether you’re a seasoned witch or just beginning your magical journey, this class will empower you to shake your money tree and watch your blessings grow beyond what you ever imagined!

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 →

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Conference Room B

Lecture/Discussion

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.

1:00pm EST

The Inner Planes - The Hidden Worlds Within

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

Join Mat Auryn for an illuminating class on the Inner Planes, an essential yet often misunderstood aspect of occult practice. Drawing from the rich history of esoteric traditions, Mat will delve into the origins and development of the concept, its significance in modern occultism, and its practical applications. This class will explore how the Inner Planes serve as a foundation for spiritual exploration, ritual work, and personal transformation. Mat will also highlight how these themes weave through his acclaimed books, offering deeper insights into his writing and methodologies. Whether you're looking to expand your understanding or refine your practice, this class offers a rare opportunity to learn from one of the foremost voices in contemporary occultism.

Speakers

Mat Auryn

Author

Mat Auryn is an accomplished and award-winning author known for his best-selling books, which have been translated into over thirteen languages. As a retired professional psychic and Bay Area-based Witch and Occult teacher, with experience as an initiate of multiple Witchcraft traditions... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

Lecture/Discussion

1:00pm EST

The Shaman as Psychopomp

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

Conference Room F

Death is a complex subject, not the least because we don’t really have reliable sources to draw on. This workshop will offer the perspectives of Post-Tribal Shamanism from Grandfather Shespa’s teachings. This will address the nature of the souls, what happens to us after the death of the body and ways in which the shaman can be of service, both to the dying as well as those who remain.

Speakers

Kenn Day

Kenn Day has been a full-time professional Shaman since 1989, practicing in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he lives with his wife and daughter. His work arises from the same source as traditional shamanism - the spirits - but is directed specifically at those born and raised in the West.Having... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Conference Room F

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.

1:00pm EST

The Transformative Snake throughout human cultures

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

Conference Room D

There are very few animals that tap into our subconscious like the fascinating yet terrifying snake. The snake is seen in many cultures’ pivotal stories, ranging from the evil Christian serpent to the healing familiars of Asclepius. We will discuss how snakes are represented in some of these stories and how that representation changes based on one’s perspective.

Speakers

Mattielee Silverstar

Mattielee Silverstar is a graduate of Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary and a First Degree Priestess of the WISE tradition under Lord Solinox Silverstar. She is a member of Weavers of the Web, ATC. Professionally, she is a small animal veterinarian in Lansing, MI.

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Conference Room D

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.

1:00pm EST

The Vital Role of Tricksters in Cosmic Evolution

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

Elizabeth Ann 2

Trickster deities are often misunderstood and maligned in Western culture. The title we have given them, "trickster," implies deceit and untrustworthiness. But in the scholarly study of mythology, tricksters often use deception and cunning to support the weak in their battles against the strong. Tricksters also use these methods to teach lessons that we would not learn except through personal experience, and to hold space to consider the profane sacred. Come and discuss your personal experiences with tricksters, and learn more about why they are essential to cosmic and cultural evolution and justice.

Speakers

Catherine Carr

Catherine Carr earned her Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from the University of Michigan in 2011. She spent five years working in clinical research before leaving to pursue the path of a writer and priestess. She is now the author of "World Soul: Healing Ourselves and the Earth... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Elizabeth Ann 2

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.

1:00pm EST

A Testament of Herbs: Anointing Oils for the Departed

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

First Floor Salon 1

This class covers common, and come uncommon, herbs that can be used by a spiritual herbalist making anointing oils for the deceased and their lives ones. It is not a class on religion. Formulas, checklists, and practices will be discussed. Mature Content.

Speakers

Kenya Coviak

Kenya T Coviak is a Magical Teacher, writer, and creatrix of Detroit Conjure and Folk Magic Festival, the Minaudière de Sorcière Spell Deck Collection, and the My Magical Cottagecore Life podcast. Teaching engagements include ConVocation, Michigan Pagan Fest, Pagan Pride Day Detroit... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
First Floor Salon 1

Lecture/Discussion 18+ Restricted

1:00pm EST

Cupid Unbound

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

Conference Room G

Learning practical magic is best accomplished through doing, but first you must pick a goal. Join master magician Clifford Hartleigh Low on a journey learning some of the most essential principles of magical practice, centered on the popular aim of finding that special someone for tonight, or perhaps even forever– and then drawing them closer. Learn about the declarative power, hot and cold attraction spells, effluvial probing, verbal and symbolic bindings, layering and stacking, the secret of the undefined, push-pull techniques, liminality as a tool, the contrasts between the sphere of spirit and the sphere of mind, power aggregation, the metaphors of the materia magica of seduction, the ethics of love spells, the true purpose of magic, and much more.

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 →

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Conference Room G

Lecture/Discussion 18+ Restricted

1:00pm EST

Contemporary Music Meditation (Instruments optional)

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

First Floor Salon 3

Why are Sad songs Sad? What song makes you happy? Meditation can unlock many doors within our mind. One of those doors is the realm of Emotion – pure and unfiltered. Through the chording, beats, and language used in song, we are able to bring forth FEELING that we might no otherwise experience. Through a selected list of different songs, many from the 70’s 80’s, and 90’s, let us explore the music and see what kind of focus it can bring to your world. Sound is color for the blind as a Picture is the Sound of silence. Bring an instrument, drum, or a voice to come join in a journey of Meditation in a new way. (I will provide lyrics for the singers).

Speakers

AVATAR

Co-Founder, Lil' Country Haven

Joel “Avatar” Bukowski is frequent panelist at various conventions around Michigan, speaking on such topics as Self-Defense, Strange Reality, the difference between Faith and Belief, various other Philosophical and Esoteric Topics. He firmly believes that there is much more to... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
First Floor Salon 3

Lecture/Discussion Movement/Music Family Oriented

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.

1:00pm EST

Kids' Drumming

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

Conference Room H (Children's)

Drumming for children & teens. Learn a few basic beats, drum etiquette, and then cut loose. Some percussion instruments will be provided. Parents and guardians are encouraged to participate.

Speakers

A.C. Fisher Aldag

A.C. Fisher Aldag has been practicing the folk magick of the British Isles for over 40 years. She/they has presented workshops, rituals and folkplays throughout the midwest and online. A.C. is the author of "Common Magick" available from Llewellyn Worldwide. She/they enjoys homesteading... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Conference Room H (Children's)

Movement/Music

Age Level Family – Geared towards family oriented activities and discussions (children welcome).
Experience Focus All – This class is intended to speak to a broad audience, regardless of skill/experience.

1:00pm EST

Tangible Telepathy: A Play-Shop

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

Auditorium 2

Telepathy can be trained. With effective frameworks and the right mindsets we can receive surprisingly detailed information intentionally. This Play-Shop will start with a few minutes to introduce powerful concepts before we do an exercise to play with them for a bit. This process will repeat, building into more and more incredibly accurate and specific psychic conversations. Please only attend if open to forming a stronger sense of self, personal boundaries, consent awareness, and intimidatingly close relationships.

Speakers

Scott Reimers

Scott Reimers (Awo Fagbemiro) is the founder of the Dragon Magick Tradition (a non-religious modern western magickal tradition). He initiated into Ifa in 2013 and maintained regular practice with communities since. Scott recently retired after 14 years as High Priest of the Temple... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Auditorium 2

Ritual

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.

1:00pm EST

Nom nom nom! Magic Without Tools: Sineating

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

Elizabeth Ann 1

Brought back into the world in September, 2022, join the only public, verified, traditional sineater in the world, author Sean Wilde as he discusses the known and speculative history of sineating. Don't be fooled by the term, and discover why sineating as a magic is so important in our community.

*Learn the history of sineating
*Learn the magical mechanics of the sineating ritual
*Witness Sean Wilde perform the sineating ritual

In this lecture and ritual, Sean Wilde will demonstrate and perform the sineating ritual on one of the attendees. Witness history being made as the ritual is done for the first time at a convention, and on a living person.

Speakers

Sean WIlde

Sassy Magick

Bishop Sean Wilde UE, the author of Magic Without Tools, is a member of the Aurum Solis. He holds degrees in multiple traditions and is the only publicly verified traditional sin eater in the world. Residing in New Orleans, he co-owns Sassy Magick, Noir and Boutique, metaphysical... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Elizabeth Ann 1

Ritual Lecture/Discussion

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.

1:00pm EST

Spiritual Cleansing: Personalizing Your Practice

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

Garden Marquee

Do you feel the potential energy in spiritual cleansing & purification? Perhaps you’ve dabbled in purification practices and want to go deeper. Perhaps you’ve never engaged in cleansing because you don’t know how or have avoided it because you don’t want to stray into cultural appropriation. Maybe you have a dedicated practice already and would like to cultivate a more specific practice personalized to evolving needs. All are welcome to this exploration of cleansing. We’ll discuss how to cleanse in a way that is authentic to you, how purification helps us reclaim our sovereignty, why folx of different genders may experience different needs, and how to approach purification without cultural appropriation. We'll co-create a cleansing ritual to help us embody and integrate through experience.

Speakers

Kallie England

Soul Tender, Tree Song Soul Tending

Kallie England, LMSW, is an Adventure Therapist, Transformational Facilitator, Yoga Teacher, University Instructor, Psychedelic Expert, Occasionally Successful Gardener, Temple Tender, & Devoted Seeker of the Divine who has been hosting transformational events since 2015. She is passionate... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Garden Marquee

Ritual Lecture/Discussion