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9:00am EDT

Friday July 17, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

This class will explore the ways that Picatrix engages with Hermetic concepts and ties them to alchemy, astrology, herbalism and magical foods. We will examine a few specific passages that illustrate how to use microcosms/ macrocosm connections in your current practice.

Speakers

Meg Raphoon

Friday July 17, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Ashford

PAPERS

Take aways: A basic understanding of Alchemical concepts in Picatrix Strategies to use alchemical concepts in spellwork.

10:30am EDT

Matter-Reality in the Charge of the Goddess: Bodies, Objects, Places, and Sensations

Friday July 17, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT

Ashford

Shelley Rabinovich and James Lewis called the Charge of the Goddess “perhaps the most important single theological document in the neo-Pagan movement". Knowing Paganism’s deep affinity with materiality, or matter-reality, such a foundational Wiccan document as the Charge would naturally incorporate bodies, objects, places, and sensations. Material aspects bring a sense of value, meaning, and order to Wicca, serve as symbols to be interpreted for religious meanings, build traditions over time, participate in assemblages along with Wiccans, and act on Wiccans and shape them. In this paper, I will compare five versions of the Charge dating from 1899 to 1979; and the short excerpt from the Charge which Gerald Brousseau Gardner included in his 1954 book Witchcraft Today, to understand what material aspects he and his initiators considered suitable and best to share with Wicca’s earliest public audience.

Speakers

Polly Springhorn

M.Div. student, Theology & Religious History, Cherry Hill Seminary

Polly Springhorn is an M.Div. student at Cherry Hill Seminary studying Theology and Religious History, and the Pagan Studies Unit Chair for the American Academy of Religion Western Region. She's also a Gardnerian High Priestess who's led one of the oldest covens in the San Francisco... Read More →

Friday July 17, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Ashford

PAPERS

Take aways: I would like attendess to come away with a more detailed sense of the history of the Charge of the Goddess, and how the material aspects in the different versions have changed over time. I would also like for them to have a heightened awareness of how the bodies, objects, places, and sensations in the Charge have shaped Wicca as a religion, and the individual experiences of Witches.

12:30pm EDT

Practicing Ancient Ritual Magick: Techniques and Examples

Friday July 17, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm EDT

Ashford

How did ancient Pagans invoke gods and daimons to aid their magical work? You might think that these ritual techniques were forgotten or lost many centuries ago, but in fact we have a lot of information, if you know where to look and how to understand and adapt what you find. This workshop will provide an introduction to ancient Graeco-Egyptian magic and how it works, and it will teach several useful rituals. You will learn

Speakers

John Opsopaus

John Opsopaus, PhD, has been practicing Hellanismos (the worship of the Greek gods) since the 1980s. He has more than forty publications in various magical and Neopagan magazines. He frequently presents workshops on Hellenic magic, Neopaganism, Pythagorean theurgy, and spiritual practices... Read More →

Friday July 17, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
Ashford

PAPERS

Take aways: (1)an acquaintance with ancient Graeco-Egyptian magical techniques.(2)our sources for ancient magic.(3)a brief history of ancient magic.(4)the types of ancient magic.(5)how to adapt ancient magic for modern use. (6)how to perform several ancient spells and rituals for both spiritual and practical purposes.

2:30pm EDT

Mighty Medieval Magical Minerals (and Gemstones!)

Friday July 17, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Ashford

The mystical properties of gemstones and jewels have their distant origins in the ancient lapidaries; books of mineralogical lore which we now clearly recognize as magical. During the medieval and Renaissance eras, these writings flew under the radar of authorities who would burn texts they deemed sorcerous. The majority of these texts emphasize the medical usage of gemstones in an era where healing was risky; but others were used to protect against curses, draw money, attract love, endow courage, and even make the bearer virtually immortal. This lore was later integrated into astrological magic, as every stone corresponded to at least one star or planet. Join me as we discuss the forgotten powers of some of the most amazing magical gemstones available for your practice 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 July 17, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Ashford

Workshop

Take aways: To learn about the lapidary tradition and key texts, to employ several popular gemstones into one's spiritual practice, and how to incorporate them into other traditions such as astrological magic.

4:00pm EDT

Death Dogs of Egypt

Friday July 17, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Ashford

"DO you want a Good death?Come into Anubis's Parlor where you will meet Him as well as his brothers and "cousins" who all specialized in the death process.

Speakers

Elder Lady AMber Dawn/ELAD

Friday July 17, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Ashford

Workshop

Take aways: That life and death are the same "coin"! There are many, many, many cats and Dogs, with a few other animals in the Egyptian/Moor spiritual systems that can assist you in a good "proper" death.

5:30pm EDT

Desperate House Witches podcast LIVE

Friday July 17, 2026 5:30pm - 7:30pm EDT

Ashford

Presenters and crafts persons are invited to be on the live shows to discuss their workshops and creations.

Speakers

Raina Starr

Friday July 17, 2026 5:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Ashford

Entertainment

8:00pm EDT

Sacred Connections: Designing Home Funerals as Ritual Acts

Friday July 17, 2026 8:00pm - 9:30pm EDT

Ashford

Explore how families and families of choice can create meaningful home funerals rooted in ancestral practices, natural magick, and spiritual direction. Include hands-on elements like ritual washing, altar building, and storytelling circles. We will incorporate Kispum (Sumerian Funerary Rites)/Continuing Bonds into the workshop as a memorial ritual.

Explore
how families and families of choice can create meaningful home funerals rooted
in ancestral practices, natural magick, and spiritual direction. Include
hands-on elements like ritual washing, altar building, and storytelling
circles. We will incorporate Kispum (Sumerian Funerary Rites)/Continuing Bonds into the workshop as a memorial ritual.

Speakers

Silent

Priest | Spiritual Director | Death Doula, Stillness Pathway Assembly

Silent
is a Pagan priest, elder, trusted advisor, and end-of-life doula with decades of experience guiding individuals through transformative life journeys.

Silent is one of the hosts of SpiritNorthwest.com in Portland. Join us for SNW III April 22 - 25, 2027.

Join me on Substack

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Friday July 17, 2026 8:00pm - 9:30pm EDT
Ashford

Workshop

Take aways: How to construct home funerals as a modern PaganWhat are the different methods of body disposalWhat are the practical and magikal steps for funeralsThe role of friends, family, death doulas, and psychopomps

10:00pm EDT

Connecting with our Blessed Ancestors

Friday July 17, 2026 10:00pm - 11:30pm EDT

Ashford

Not all who have died are well and at peace. Not all who are dead are Ancestors…yet. In this eclectic shamanistic ritual, we will journey back in our bloodline to meet our bright blessed Ancestors, who are whole and wish us well, and bring forward their insights and blessings to vitalize our lives–and to begin to heal our ancestral line.

Speakers

Angela Raincatcher

Artist, Priestess, Auntie

Angela Raincatcher is a spirit-led visual artist living and working in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area. Consciously pagan since the late 1980s and a priestess and community organizer since the early 2000s, Angela is the former convener of the public pagan ritual group Connect DC, current... Read More →

Friday July 17, 2026 10:00pm - 11:30pm EDT
Ashford

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Mystic South

9:00am EDT

Meg Raphoon

10:30am EDT

Polly Springhorn

12:30pm EDT

John Opsopaus

2:30pm EDT

Clifford Hartleigh Low

4:00pm EDT

Elder Lady AMber Dawn/ELAD

5:30pm EDT

Raina Starr

8:00pm EDT

Silent

10:00pm EDT

Angela Raincatcher

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