Totem Animal magick is ancient and primordial, as old as the magick of herbs, stones, ancestors, and bones, and is the birthright of humanity. Modern Totemism is a modern tradition created to help the magickal practitioner of today’s world connect with and work with those primordial animal energies within themselves. Totemism is a path of knowing the true self, a way of deep reflection, through understanding those essential animal energies of the human spirit. Explore the tradition of Modern Totemism with it’s co-creator and the author of the 2019 book The Modern Totemist, Stephanie Brown Discuss the nature of totems, the structure of Nine Totems within every person used in the tradition, and how to work with totems to improve your life, your magickal work, and your understanding of yourself.
Osteomancy is an ancient form of divination that involves using animal bones, typically shoulder blades or other flat bones, to gain insight, guidance, or answers to questions.The divinator interprets the bones to finding messages and clues holding symbolic meanings to uncover hidden truths or predict future events. Osteomancy has been and is practiced in various cultures, including ancient China, Africa, and Indigenous America.
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.
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.
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 #1717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel
The definition of black magic varies based on the region, faith, and era, but it almost always includes curses – which is to say magic designed to cause harm. Because we live in a world that is perceived to be unfair, destructive magic is both one of the most sought-after modes of magic and the most condemned; though perhaps it should not be. The use of destructive magic has the potential, and the historical employment, to address grievances of injustice when it seems as though both heavenly and earthly institutions seem to be fast asleep. In this lecture we will cover the mainstays of the practices of destructive magic in multiple traditions, separate fact from fancy, and give some useful examples of effective magical combat that expand your power and your understandings of what may be possible through magic.
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 May 9, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm CDT
St. Ann's Cottage #2717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel
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.
Matthew Venus is an artist, folk magician, and traditional witch based in Salem, Massachusetts whose craft is centered around a deep heart of animism and a dedication to ancestral and land-based traditions. His practice is further enriched by his role as Tata Ndenge in a lineage of... Read More →
Friday May 9, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT
St. Joseph's Room717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel
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.
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 3:15pm - 4:30pm CDT
St. Ann's Cottage #1717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel
Join Ashara Mayim to explore the extraordinary work and life of trance artist and occultist Rosaleen Norton. A true embodiment of the spirit of the Divine Rebel, she lived her life with fearlessness and honesty most people can't even imagine. Roie was a devotee of Pan since childhood and is best known for her volume, "The Art of Rosaleen Norton with Poems by Gavin Greenlees," though she explored deeper mysteries through "Thorn in the Flesh: A Grim-Memoire." She is a powerful Aquarian ally for those who wish to live their lives with truth and bravery, in accordance with their divine Will, and powerful force who feel ostracised or outcast from their mainstream communities. She was often ostracised, criticized, and even targeted by law enforcement for her attempts to share her visions and occult experiences with the world. Explore the work and life of the Witch of King's Cross and meditatively enter and experience her piece, "Black Magic."
Ashara Mayim is an ordained High Priestess in the Temple of Witchcraft and a teaching assistant for the Witchcraft 1 Online Mystery School. She has been an educator by trade for 16 years and deeply enjoys using her educational background to further education, understanding, and acceptance... Read More →
Friday May 9, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm CDT
St. Joseph's Room717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel
