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

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5:00pm EST

First Time At Con

Thursday February 20, 2025 5:00pm - 6:30pm EST

Are you New to ConVocation? Are you nervous about what to expect? Do you think you will get lost in the excitement? Well come on by and we will give you the tips and tricks on what it's all about along with what you need to know to have an incredible experience.

We will also offer an opportunity to learn or refresh your grounding and shielding techniques.

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 →

Moira Finkle

Barb Stenger

Barb Has been a part of the M.E.C. Pagan community for 19 years. A practicing witch and leader in the pagan community. As an avid volunteer for many non profit organizations, a business owner and entrepreneur in Mid-Michigan, An active M.E.C. Board Chair, focusing on advertising... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 5:00pm - 6:30pm EST
Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

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.

8:30pm EST

The Witch's Wheel of the Year

Thursday February 20, 2025 8:30pm - 10:00pm EST

Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

Timeless. Ancient. Eternal. Modern? The Wheel of the Year followed by Modern Witches is all of those things and more! Many of the sabbats we celebrate have truly ancient roots, while others are less than 100 years old. Journey round the Wheel and learn the history of all eight sabbats and the folklore and customs we associate with each of them. Learn how to connect even more powerfully with the change of the seasons where you live! It’s everything you've ever wanted to know (and more) about the greater and lesser sabbats!\

Speakers

Jason Mankey

Jason Mankey has been coming to ConVocation for over twenty-five years and eventually became a prolific Witchcraft author (ten books and counting!). A former resident of Lansing Michigan, today Jason resides in California’s Silicon Valley with his wife Ari. For fun Jason enjoys... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 8:30pm - 10:00pm EST
Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

10:30pm EST

Mediumship and Channeling Higher Spirit Forms and Gods

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:30pm - Friday February 21, 2025 12:00am EST

Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

Mediumship and channeling are two essential skills for those serving the old gods. Join bestselling author Devin Hunter for a candid discussion based on the material from The Witch’s Book of Mysteries (2019) and learn to take your relationship with teacher, guardian, and divine spirits to the next level. Topics will include the Witch’s Dream and Flame Body, channeling and mediumship techniques, and methods for interacting with higher spiritual entities. This workshop is perfect for advanced beginners and intermediate practitioners.

Speakers

Devin Hunter

Devin Hunter is the multi-award winning and bestselling author of The Witch's Book of Power, The Witch's Book of Spirits, The Witch's Book of Mysteries, the critically acclaimed Modern Witch, Crystal Magic for the Modern Witch, and the forthcoming Houseplant HortOCCULTure. Initiated... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:30pm - Friday February 21, 2025 12:00am EST
Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

Lecture/Discussion

9:30am EST

Animism Lessons from Avatar the Last Air-Bender

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

Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

Since its release 20 years ago, Avatar the Last Air-Bender has become a beloved cultural phenomenon inspiring a sequel series, several graphic novels, a live action movie, and a live action Netflix series. Its magical world based in the concept of elemental balance, and its impressive character arcs have won awards and made it a favorite series for people of all ages. But is there more we can gain from Avatar than exciting and heartwarming stories? In this class we will explore select elements of Avatar's depiction of the Spirit World as a way to understand real life lessons in animism and how these lessons can inspire our own connections with the spirit 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 →

Friday February 21, 2025 9:30am - 11:00am EST
Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

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.

11:30am EST

The Sphinx and the Four Princesses: A Vision of Malkuth

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

Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

The Sphinx is a mythic figure popularized in Egyptian and Greek lore. Magician's look at the Sphinx as the guardian of the Powers of the Magus and keeper of the Witch's Pyramid of the four fold principles To Know, To Will, To Dare, and To Be Silent. The Four Princesses of the Elements, the Four Pages of Tarot, are the teachers of earth, fire, air, and water in the material world. Learn to work with the Sphinx as guardian and teacher in the occult traditions, and the many permutations of the four fold way through the guidance of the Princesses through a visionary meditation. Together, they lead to the Kingdom, the Garden, and the Mystery of the Earth Goddess.

Speakers

Christopher Penczak

Christopher Penczak is a modern Witch working in the Temple of Witchcraft tradition and community he helped co-found. His practice focuses on the intersection of Love, Will, and Wisdom as an ethos for today’s Witch, and focuses upon relationships with the plant realm, the patterns... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EST
Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

Lecture/Discussion

2:00pm EST

Malkuth and Alchemy: As Above, So Below

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

Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

We will examine how the concepts found in Malkuth come into play in both historical and modern alchemical practices. Malkuth is the first symbolic connection point between the physical and the spiritual, the created and the creator(s), it is first contact point of the corporal and the divine. As such, Malkuth is the one Sefirah believed to emanate not from the divine, but from us. Malkuth sits at the base of the Tree of Life symbol and connects directly to Keter at the top, which we will discuss through the hermetic principle; As above, so below. We will discuss historical alchemists and how they employed hermetic concepts of these connections in their life and work and then move to modern practice and how to employ these concepts into our daily lives, rituals, and plans.

Speakers

Meg Raphoon

Meg Raphoon grew up gazing at the ocean and climbing trees on the north shore of Long Island. She currently resides in Detroit Michigan with her amazing son and the cats who have adopted them. She is on the Board of Directors for the Magical Education Council and one of the Convention... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST
Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

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.

4:00pm EST

Mirth and Reverence Panel Discussion

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

Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

“And therefore let there be … mirth and reverence within you.” – Doreen Valiente. What does it mean to have mirth and reverence? How do modern day practitioners exemplify these virtues and weave them throughout their practices? Come explore with us the balance between joy and solemnity in our spiritual practices, and how we see and work with these elements in our rituals, community gatherings, and daily lives.

Speakers

Lord Solinox Silverstar

High Priestx, Weavers of the Web, ATC

Lord Solinox Silverstar is a 3rd-degree High Priestx in the WISE-ATC tradition of Wicca with a BM in Wiccan Ministry from Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary. Originally from Texas, Solinox has lived in Michigan for more than two decades, and has dedicated their life to building... Read More →

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 →

Jason Mankey

Nathan King

Crossed Crow Books

Nathan King is a Witch, performer, and owner of Witch-Path Magick & Occult. Nathan is a Minos (3-degree High Priest ) of The Minoan Brotherhood Tradition and an initiate of British Traditional Witchcraft. He carries the inspired currents for traditional practices with a deep passion... Read More →

Oberon Zell

Oberon Zell is a renowned Wizard and Pagan Elder. “The Father of Modern Paganism,” he was the firstto claim the identity of “Pagan,” incorporating the Church of All Worlds in 1968 and publishing GreenEgg magazine for 56 years. Oberon’s signature sculpture is “The Millennial... Read More →

Mara Evenstar

Owner, Evenstar's Chalice

Ordained Priestess, Educator, Healer and Scholar, Mara Evenstar, MTP, holds a Masters in Transpersonal Psychology with specialization in Spiritual Psychology as well as Organizational Development. She is a doctoral candidate at Meridian University in Leadership and Social Transformation... Read More →

Figment Poe

Paul Barbary

Paul is the Owner of Artes And Craft along with his wife, Pat. Artes And Craft is the largest and most specialized Pagan and Witchcraft store in Michigan and one of the most important in the Midwest. Paul has been pagan and a practitioner of magick since he was 11 years old and ran... Read More →

Dusty Dionne

Friday February 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EST
Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

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

Psychic Skills For Tarot

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

Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

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

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 →

Friday February 21, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EST
Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

Lecture/Discussion

9:30am EST

The Integrity of the Spiritual Immune System

Saturday February 22, 2025 9:30am - 11:00am EST

Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

Just as we have a physical immune system that must be supported through diet and exercise, we have a spiritual immune system that must be supported through energy and intention. Both are deeply connected and illness on a spiritual level can result in poor health on a physical level. In these challenging times, our spiritual immune system is challenged with psychic viruses, thoughtforms, polluted energy, toxic people, and parasitical entities. Learn the parallels between our physical and spiritual immune system and how to support the integrity of your spiritual immune system with simple actions and remedies.

Speakers

Christopher Penczak

Saturday February 22, 2025 9:30am - 11:00am EST
Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

Lecture/Discussion

11:30am EST

The Psychic Art of Defense

Saturday February 22, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EST

Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

As a professional psychic medium for over twenty years, Devin Hunter has a reputation for taking on some of the most extreme cases of psychic and preternatural activity. Join him for an advanced exploration into the material from his Forthcoming book, The Bad Vibes Field Guide: A Definitive Handbook for Psychics and the Afflicted (April 2025.) In this workshop you will learn how to cleanse, protect, and transmute unwanted psychic energies from people, places, and entities as well as ways to identify and avoid them. Full of candid stories and to the point, this workshop is for anyone who feels the need to take their power back from unruly spiritual forces and for those who help the spiritually afflicted.

Speakers

Devin Hunter

Saturday February 22, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EST
Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

Lecture/Discussion

2:00pm EST

An Overview of Occult Influences in the Tarot

Saturday February 22, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST

Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

This is a nuts and bolts foundational primer on the advent of occult tarot, who the key players were, and how esotericism popularized during 18th century France continues to influence occultism in tarot today. We’ll be covering the implications of esoteric teachings hidden in plain sight, and the five key influences: Hermeticism, Pythagorean mysticism, Hellenistic Astrology, Renaissance Alchemy, and the Kabbalah. We’ll then explore how these five influences converge through the lenses of Gnosticism, Rosicrucianism, and Freemasonry, lending themselves to the architectural design of esoteric tarots.

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 →

Saturday February 22, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST
Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

4:00pm EST

Raymond Buckland: International Man of Mystery

Saturday February 22, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EST

Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

Known for classics such as “The Big Blue Book” and “Practical Candeburning Rituals,” Raymond Buckland was one of the most read Witches of the past 100 years. But what do you really know about Raymond Buckland? Go behind the scenes of Buckland’s legendary career and find out just how much of an impact Ray had on Modern Witchcraft.

Speakers

Jason Mankey

Saturday February 22, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EST
Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

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.

6:00pm EST

50 Years of the Covenant of the Goddess: the Road Ahead

Saturday February 22, 2025 6:00pm - 7:30pm EST

Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

Panel: Since its founding at Samhain in 1975, the Covenant of the Goddess (CoG) has worked to advance the rights and recognition of Witches and Wiccans across the U.S. and internationally. This panel brings together members of CoG to reflect on the key challenges and accomplishments they've achieved over the past 50 years, working across traditions in areas like interfaith dialogue, prison ministry, and the legal recognition of clergy. What lies ahead for the Covenant of the Goddess? What challenges will national organizations face as they continue to bring Witchy and Wiccan clergy together in an ever-changing world? Join CoG clergy for a lively, reflective, and insightful discussion on the pressing issues confronting our community.

Speakers

Pat Camarena-Rose Barbary

Pat is co-owner of Artes and Craft in Hartford, MI. She is HPS of MoonFire Coven begun in 1986 in Cambridge, MA and later resurrected in Coloma, MI. As a Mexican American, she has explored many alternative sects of Witchcraft and Paganism. As an Alexandrian and OTO member, she... Read More →

Oberon Osiris

TFT Tarot For Today

I'm a long time member of the Detroit community. I currently am involved in Interfaith groups in the Detroit Metro area. Along with my wife, we are legal priest/ess through Covenant of the Goddess and able to perform most legal ceremonies. We've read Tarot cards for over 50 years... Read More →

Rayna Templebee

Rev. Rayna Templebee was initiated as a Witch in 1983, in the Georgian Tradition of British Traditional Witchcraft and is a Skydancer Priestess within Mt Shasta Goddess Temple. Rayna is a daughter of the Ocean Mother and an aboricha in a Lucumi house under the protection of Ochun... Read More →

Macha NightMare

Witch at Large, Cherry Hill Seminary

M. Macha NightMare (Aline O'Brien), is an internationally published author, ritualist, and interfaith activist. A member of the American Academy of Religion, Marin Interfaith Council, the Nature Religion Scholars Network, and other professional organizations, she has been active in... Read More →

Manny Tejeda-Moreno

Saturday February 22, 2025 6:00pm - 7:30pm EST
Auditorium 1 (Lecture Hall)

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

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

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

Lecture/Discussion

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