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9:00am EDT

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

Join us to enter the world of working with plant spirits that some call Plant Devas. The spirit that is a collective of that plant. Not one individual Lavendar plant, but all Lavendar plants. We will discuss how to meet the plant spirits and a bit of the nature of that work and then we will take a guided meditation to meet Ceridwen and she will take us to the plants themselves so we can hear their messages for us. We will not be discussing herbal recipes or usages. This workshop is based on a year-long course that the instructor teaches for Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary (WSTS).

Speakers

Kara

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

Workshop

Take aways: How to journey to talk with and learn from the plant spirits

10:30am EDT

You Are All You Need: Using Your Body in Your Craft

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

Ravinia G

Have you forgotten the deep power you wield with your physical body? Understanding that your body is the foundation of your craft can take your rituals and spells to a higher level. Think about your hands, voice, feet, skin, fingers, hair - do you know how to use these as a vehicle for your intentions? In this class, we will discuss how your body can be a canvas for spellwork, which fingers boost the intentions of rings, using sigils on your body, the unique power of your voice, tattoos, clothing, jewelry, makeup, movement and so much more!

Speakers

Mela Borawski

Hearthkeeper | Founding Director, Greenwild Spiritual Fellowship

Rev. Mela Borawski is a local wellness practitioner and pagan minister who integrates traditional folk magic with spirituality and energy work. Through her practice, 3 Rays of Light, she offers holistic services aimed at healing the mind, body, and spirit, and she is a board-certified... Read More →

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

Workshop

Take aways: To leave the workshop realizing that while all the witchy accoutrements and spell recipes are great, all they really need to do ritual, commune with nature, work powerful spells and heal themselves is with their own body. All the other stuff just adds to the foundational level of who we are as magickal beings.

12:30pm EDT

Skia: The Nightside Current of Indo-Greek Witchcraft

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

Ravinia G

Where the Olympian gods radiated order, justice, and cosmic clarity, the dark tradition lingered at the thresholds: in caves and crossroads, in necromantic chambers, in whispered spells scratched into lead and cast into tombs. This is Skia, the dark current of Indo-Greek witchcraft and sorcery: a current of shadow, of secrecy, of awe, and of dread. The dark tradition is often perceived as dangerous. It is the work of those who understood that the gods, daimons, and restless dead could be communed with as well as worshipped; that words, symbols, and offerings could bend the unseen forces toward human will. In this lecture you will encounter Hekate, Persephone, Typhon and Hermes Chthonios: understanding their role in true shadow workings. You will learn of the history surrounding our dark tradition in the areas of: Nightside Theurgy, Necromancy & Daimonic invocations, Curse Tablets, Pharmakon, Vampirism & Vampiric Traditional Religion, Chthonic Sacrifices, the Athanatonekroi, and more. The Dark Tradition is not marginal; it exists in the same breath as temple ritual and philosophical discourse. In the great cosmopolis of Alexandria, Greek, Egyptian, and Near Eastern strands fused together into a unique and obscure curriculum of gnosis. To walk this path is to acknowledge the ambivalence of power. Magic, as the Greeks knew, is pharmakon: both remedy & poison, healing and harm. This is our Dark Tradition - Not a rejection of Hellenic religion, but its other face: the one that speaks in whispers, under the moon, in the places between life and death.

Speakers

Rev. Fr. "Dee" Moonraven ΔΝΜΙΑ

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

Workshop

Take aways: A better understanding polar opposite forces (Dayside/Light & Nightside/Dark) in witchcraft and magic. Seeing the reality of these practices from both sides: positive success and epic failures.An understanding of what the term Apotheosis really means, and how to begin applying that to one's practices.

2:30pm EDT

Ancestral Magick for Unbinding the Past, Healing the Present, Empowering the Future

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

Ravinia G

To guide participants through the process of ancestral connection and healing magick, focused on releasing inherited burdens, transforming personal wounds, and drawing strength from ancestral power.

Speakers

Dave Gaddy - The Weathered Wiseman

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

Workshop

Take aways: I want students to walk away empowered to walk with their ancestors for healing

4:00pm EDT

Hearth & Fire Spirits: Guardians of Households, and Protectors of Bloodlines

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

Ravinia G

Many cultures and spiritual traditions recognize that there are spirits who dwell in the households that can both help and harm the people who live there, such as Brownies, Domovoy, and Tomte. They may also be hearth gods that bless the home, like Brigid, Hestia, and Frigga. Many Asian cultures also worship a “kitchen god”. While household spirits may not have a fiery aspect, many hearth-based gods/spirits are connected to fire. Within North Asian shamanic traditions, every family has a household fire spirit, which can bless and protect the household family.In this class, we will explore the different household and hearth spirits/gods. For those who are not tied to specific cultural deities & spirits, we will also explore the generic household fire spirit, which anyone can work with even if they are not North Asian, as well as how to employ a fire ceremony to strengthen your own household.

Speakers

David Shi

Weiser

David Shi is a shamanic worker and folk magic practitioner who primarily engages in traditional North Asian forms of shamanism. He is primarily of Manchurian descent, but can also trace ancestry to Mongolian, Chinese, Korean, as well as a little Tungus Siberian and ancient Central... Read More →

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

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