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9:00am CDT

Designing Effective Rituals

Sunday May 11, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT

The creation of new rituals that are safe, moving, and efficacious is both an art and a science. We will start with a quick listing of sources for inspiration, guidance, and power for the creation of rituals. In this workshop, several models for describing, testing, and balancing ritual outlines will be presented. Methods for dealing with small groups and large public rituals will also be shared. We will also talk about why rituals work and how they have the potential to touch and change us. The methods and paradigms offered will be applicable to a wide range of traditions.

Speakers

Ivo Dominquez Jr.

Sunday May 11, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
St. Joseph's Room 717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel

Lecture

9:00am CDT

Tranformative Astrology

Sunday May 11, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT

St. Ann's Cottage #1

Unlock the Power of Transformative Astrology for Personal Growth and Spiritual Awakening. Astrology is the 7th ray of the Glorious Star of the Mediterranean Yoga – Aurum Solis. You will discover how the ancient wisdom of the stars can guide you towards profound personal growth, healing, spiritual awakening, and empowerment. You will be introduced to the traditional western keys and trained to use them to free yourself from fate, taking your future into your own hands. • Principles of real astrology. • Astronomy, astrology, and divine archetypes. • Practical keys to master your destiny such as creative visualization, sacred sounds, movements, and more. • Learn how archetypal deities can be contacted to understand your soul's purpose through your birth chart. • Experience a deeper sense of connection to the universe and the divine powers influencing your life through your natal and annual chart.

Speakers

Jean-Louis de Biasi

Grandmaster de Biasi currently heads two initiatory traditions: The Aurum Solis and the Kabbalistic Order of the Rose-Cross. Along with his wife he is the founder of Mediterranean Yoga - Aurum Solis, a registered school with the International Yoga Federation. He has written over a... Read More →

Sunday May 11, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
St. Ann's Cottage #1 717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel

Lecture

10:45am CDT

Tadeáš Hájek’s Alchemical Life

Sunday May 11, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm CDT

St. Ann's Cottage #1

Tadeáš Hájek was a naturalist, physician, and astronomer in the late 16th century who fashioned his career using hermetic philosophies during the reigns of Maximillian I and Rudolf II. He declared himself the leading authority and authenticator of true alchemists and through his service to the Holy Roman Emperors and their Courts he transformed his own life, eventually becoming ennobled at the highest titles. We will examine careers like his and modern success stories through the lens of alchemical and astronomical practices to uncover how the lived practice of hermetic magic results in success and elevation of status and power.

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 →

Sunday May 11, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm CDT
St. Ann's Cottage #1 717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel

Lecture

1:30pm CDT

Ensouling the Effigy: Image Magic, Poppetry, and Enspirited Objects

Sunday May 11, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT

St. Joseph's Room

The creation of humanoid figures is an act with origins which predates recorded history. Such work aligns us with the art of the gods as conjured by humanity's earliest imagining, and creates both a conduit for power and an anchor for spirit. In this discussion we will explore the use of the dolls and effigies in various magical traditions throughout history, as well as examine practical ways that we may meaningfully incorporate them into a contemporary practice based upon sound tradition. Going beyond the often misunderstood “voodoo dolls” presented through horror tropes, we will discuss the use of poppets, doll babies, and effigies for all manner of spellwork from healing and love drawing to reversal magic and of course hexing. We will then explore the deeper realms of this art by discussing techniques and approaches towards employing effigies as spirit houses and devotional objects. And finally, we will conclude by discussing the various materials and methods we might use for the construction of effigies, as well as methods for consecration and enlivening them for magical purposes.

Speakers

Matthew Venus

Owner & Vendor, Spiritus Arcanum

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 →

Sunday May 11, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT
St. Joseph's Room 717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel

Lecture

1:30pm CDT

In His Dark Garden: Plants of the Underworld

Sunday May 11, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT

St. Ann's Cottage #1

When it comes to re-enchanting our modern world, myth and story contain instructions hiding in plain sight. Greek mythology is full of plants and animals, and these beings are important parts of the story — they not only have the power to enrich our magical and ritual practices, but they can also enhance our understanding of complex, multifaceted mythological figures like the gods. In this presentation, Jamie will introduce a surprising variety of plants associated with the Greek god Hades and his Underworld. She’ll share her methods for identifying and investigating the magical properties of these plants, while also discussing their usage and mythic origins. (Here’s a hint: it's way more than just that infamous pomegranate!)

Speakers

Jamie Waggoner

Priestess & Author

Jamie Waggoner is an author, Pagan priestess, and occult expert. She has been a practicing witch for 25+ years. Jamie is the author of Hades: Myth, Magic and Modern Devotion (Llewellyn, 2024), and contributor to Witchology Magazine, Haunted Magazine, and The Feminine Macabre, among... Read More →

Sunday May 11, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT
St. Ann's Cottage #1 717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel

Lecture

3:15pm CDT

Capturing Lightning In A Bottle

Sunday May 11, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm CDT

St. Joseph's Room

This class explores the whys and wherefores of practices that imbue physical objects with spiritual powers. This is one of the most prevalent yet little discussed part of esoteric work. Whether this be charging a crystal, consecrating a magickal tool, preparing oils, or storing a spell in a knotted cord, there are underlying principles that connect the practices. The nature of different materials and the difference between inherent and imparted attributes will be explained as well. The use, storage, and ethical disposal of materials that contain magick will be presented.

Speakers

Ivo Dominquez Jr.

Sunday May 11, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm CDT
St. Joseph's Room 717 Orleans St. Bourbon Orleans Hotel

Lecture

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