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9:00am CDT

The Consequences of Magickal Action: Aftercare and Healing

Friday May 9, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT

This workshop will explore methods to deal with bad reactions or injuries sustained in ritual, when magical work sours, or in outright attacks. Quick and simple diagnostics will be presented to choose a response, if one is needed. The middle- and long-term impact of magickal action will also be addressed so you can remain healthy and strong for more years. Wear and tear ignored is often more damaging than injuries or acute situations. Rest, healing, and aftercare are the key to staying power for the long haul.

Speakers

Ivo Dominquez Jr.

Friday May 9, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
St. Joseph's Room 717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel

Lecture

9:00am CDT

The Watchers

Friday May 9, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT

St. Ann's Cottage #1

The Watchers were first mentioned in the Book of Daniel as being the "holy ones", the "wakeful", as angelic messengers and envoys. This class covers the Watchers as an example of antinomianism, the Nine Tools given by the Watchers, and how they can be used as tools for the process of Xeper, the science and art of willed change and self-evolution.

Speakers

Janice Taylor

Cimentarius Jewelry

Janice is an initiate of multiple traditions that explore ceremonial magick and transformation of the self. She creates fine jewelry, working primarily in gemstones, gold and silver, using traditional metalsmithing techniques of lost wax casting and hand fabrication. Her craft is... Read More →

Friday May 9, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
St. Ann's Cottage #1 717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel

Lecture

10:45am CDT

Collections as Mastery

Friday May 9, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm CDT

St. Ann's Cottage #1

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Europeans from the highest to the lowest echelons displayed their mastery of the world through Kunstkammer (Cabinets of Curiosity), Maps, collections, and Libraries. To possess and display items suggested a mastery over their contents. In this session, we will examine the ways in which occult and cultural objects and texts conveyed mastery and power in real and imagined ways. In the second part of the class, we will discuss how these practices have influenced our own collections, displays and altars.

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 May 9, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm CDT
St. Ann's Cottage #1 717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel

Lecture

10:45am CDT

Nightshade Alchemy: Exploring Gentle Entheogens and the Edible Flying Ointment

Friday May 9, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm CDT

St. Ann's Cottage #2

Join Seamus Black as he explores the use of nightshade plants like Belladonna, Mandrake, Henbane, and Datura as gentle entheogens, offering accessible relationships to all, regardless of special gifts or lineage. Drawing from experiences in indigenous and European traditions, Seamus uncovers the practical wisdom of these plants and how he incorporates them into Emporium Black's Nightshade Truffles, guiding towards clarity and spiritual growth. Discover their resonance in rituals, ceremonies, and personal practices, serving as bridges to our subconscious minds. Explore the unique connections they offer, unlocking hidden insights, ancient teachings, and personal power. Seamus passionately describes these ancestral plants as wise elders, forming personal relationships with each of us, nurturing, healing, and guiding our paths towards spiritual maturity and understanding.

Speakers

Seamus Black

Seamus Black, the visionary behind Emporium Black’s Nightshade Truffles, combines over three decades of culinary expertise with a profound dedication to spiritual and cultural traditions. Launching his business in 2019, Seamus crafts gourmet truffles that embody the therapeutic... Read More →

Friday May 9, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm CDT
St. Ann's Cottage #2 717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel

Lecture

Company Suggested class to take prior to Journeying Beyond: Exploring Liminal Realms with Nightshade Truffles

1:30pm CDT

On Spirits and Phantasms: How To Work With Them, and Why We're Afraid of Them

Friday May 9, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT

St. Joseph's Room

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. Drawing upon twenty years of experience with spirits, Matthew will discuss a common sense approach towards spirit work, as well as when/if we should fear them as well as methods of protection, and insights on conjuring, communicating, and contracting with spirits in our magical 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 →

Friday May 9, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT
St. Joseph's Room 717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel

Lecture

3:15pm CDT

Multiverses in Hermetic Macrocosms and Microcosms

Friday May 9, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm CDT

St. Ann's Cottage #1

The connection between macrocosms and microcosms is a central tenet in Hermetic Alchemy with “As Above, So Below” governing the practices of both historical and modern alchemists. In this session we will examine the most commonly understood relationships in historical models as seen in the writings of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, John Dee, and many other scholars through the connection of prayer (preparation, meditation, life practices) and the main work (performing the experiments and manipulations). In the second part of the class, we will explore ways to create these connections in our lived practice in the modern world to efficiently and effectively harness alchemy.

Speakers

Meg Raphoon

Friday May 9, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm CDT
St. Ann's Cottage #1 717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel

Lecture

3:15pm CDT

Your Loved Ones Are Closer Than You Think

Friday May 9, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm CDT

St. Joseph's Room

Debra Lori will be giving a lecture on Mediumship, which is the ability to communicate with spirits and connect with departed loved ones. It is a topic that has fascinated and intrigued people for centuries. It offers a glimmer of hope and comfort in the face of loss and grief, suggesting that death is not the end. Debra will share techniques to help you see validations through specific details you have experienced. There are no such things as coincidences. Mediumship gives us a sense of peace and a renewed connection with our departed loved ones.

Speakers

Debra Lori

Debra Lori is a 3rd Degree Alexandrian, High Priestess of her coven, The Phoenix Rising, and was born and raised in Salem, Massachusetts. She is an Interfaith Minister, an Elder in the New Wiccan Church, International, as well as a full-time Psychic/Medium. As a gifted psychic medium... Read More →

Friday May 9, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm CDT
St. Joseph's Room 717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel

Lecture

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