Paganicon 2025: Full Schedule

10:30am CDT

A Hand in the Dark: Psychopomps as Guides in Times of Crisis and Anxiety

Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT

Defined in ancient Greek as the “guides of souls”, psychopomps have traditionally bridged the physical and non-physical worlds. Stemming from a similar root, psychology can be defined as the “study of the soul”, serving to bridge conscious and unconscious awareness. In an age marked by increased anxiety, depression, mental illness, and suicide, this presentation explores the roles and characteristics of these guides through the dark that can offer a sense of direction and hope.

Speakers

Tiffany Lazic

I am a Registered Psychotherapist with a background in Spiritual Psychotherapy; originator of Hynni Energy Healing; and author of The Great Work: Self-Knowledge and Healing Through the Wheel of the Year (May 2015); The Noble Art: From Shadow to Essence Through the Wheel of the Year... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
COPENHAGEN (AV)

Presentation

10:30am CDT

Energy Work and Psychic Protection

Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM I

In this workshop, students will be equipped with the essential tools and knowledge to gain greater control over their own energy. Through grounding, centering, and focus exercises, you will learn to feel, manipulate, and manage your personal energy. This class will also guide you in creating psychic defenses, enabling you to establish and maintain energetic boundaries that protect against overload, negative energy, and the emotional "noise" of crowds. By the end of this class, you’ll have the foundational skills in meditation, internal awareness, and psychic shielding to effectively set spiritual and mental boundaries in high-energy environments.

Speakers

Bo Jacisin

Owner, First Light Spirit Services

Bo has been studying and practicing energy work since 2007, his studies covering a broad spectrum of practices and modalities from all over the world, including a Master Instructor certification in Reiki. Over the years, his focus has narrowed in on the topic of psychic defense, both... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM I

Presentation

10:30am CDT

Enhancing your Magick with the Greek Muses

Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

The ancient Greeks frequently called upon the Muses for inspiration and favor. Yet while we are familiar with the concept of the Muse, many don't know the depth and breadth of magickal and mundane assistance these nine sisters can provide. This workshop brings these goddesses to life and explores the gifts each Muse has to offer. These gifts include but are not limited to: *Assistance with creative efforts *Astrology *Water magick *Love magick *Protection tools *Divination guidance This workshop includes a powerful guided meditation to meet the Muses.

Speakers

Robin Corak

Founder, Phoenix Awen Rising

Robin Corak is the author of the forthcoming Llewellyn Book entitled "Dream Magick" (November 2024). She is also the author of the Pagan Portals books, "Demeter" and "Persephone: Practicing the Art of Personal Power" (Moon Books, May 2020) A practicing pagan for over 20 years, Robin... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

Presentation

10:30am CDT

Healing Wounds, Finding Insight: Using Tarot for Emotional Insight and Trauma Recovery

Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

This workshop offers participants a unique opportunity to explore the healing potential of tarot as a tool for reflection, emotional insight, and growth. Led by a licensed clinical psychologist and trauma specialist, participants will learn how to use tarot to support trauma recovery in a safe and structured environment. Tarot cards serve as powerful symbols for processing emotions, gaining personal insight, and fostering self-healing. The workshop will introduce specific tarot spreads that are carefully designed to address themes of trauma recovery, emotional awareness, and personal empowerment. Participants will gain practical tools for using tarot in a therapeutic way, without the need for prior experience or sharing personal trauma. To ensure an optimal learning space for everyone, the workshop is structured to be informative and experiential, rather than a venue for processing or discussing individual trauma narratives. The focus will remain on the reflective power of tarot, promoting emotional insight and healing while maintaining a supportive and balanced atmosphere. This trauma-informed approach to tarot is designed to empower individuals to use the cards as a means of personal growth. Through this hands-on learning experience, participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how tarot can be integrated into a self-healing practice, offering insight and clarity for their journey toward recovery.

Speakers

Allison Battles, PhD, LP

Licensed Clinical Psychologist; Owner, BattleRobin Counseling

Dr. Allison Battles is a licensed clinical psychologist, eclectic witch, energy worker, and alchemist who bridges the worlds of trauma recovery, group therapy, and magical practice. As the founder of BattleRobin Counseling, she empowers individuals to harness inner wisdom and transformative... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Presentation, Tarot

10:30am CDT

The Myth of Closure

Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

Closure: When something uncomfortable happens, we want to know why. We may believe that knowing the “why” will ease our pain. But what if the “why” isn’t clear? What if there’s no “why” at all? This meditative and journaling exercise will help you look at your uncomfortable story as beautiful in its own right, whether or not closure is ever found.

Speakers

Courtney Weber

Courtney Weber is a Witch, award-winning author, Tarot adviser, and influencer. She is the author of Brigid: History, Mystery, and Magick of the Celtic Goddess; Tarot for One: The Art of Reading for Yourself; The Morrigan: Celtic Goddess of Magick and Might; Hekate: Goddess of Witches... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

Presentation

10:30am CDT

The Twins of Time: Cycles and Lines in Magical Work

Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM H

When looking at doing magical work and making profound change in your life, timing is an important condition to consider. We can only do magic in the present moment, but that moment is defined by all that has come before and what we imagine is to come. That moment is also one station in a great cycle that repeats again and again. This workshop will offer an experiential practice to find ourselves in linear and cyclical time, and use the powers of each to manifest the spiral, empowering us to make change in accordance with will.

Speakers

Anthony Rella

Anthony (Tony) is a therapist, writer, and witch in Seattle, WA. He has been studying and practicing witchcraft, tarot, and astrology since 2005. He is a senior teacher for Morningstar Mystery School and a founding member of the Seattle chapter of the Fellowship of the Phoenix. He... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM H

Presentation

1:00pm CDT

Dreaming Practices of the Maker Shamanic Tradition

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

“The dreaming body is that part of ourselves that is wild and uncontrollable, but houses our totality, or the rest of it, as well as our animal natures, knowledge without reason, seeing without sight - it is the part of us denied a place at the table since birth.” ~ Gary Mills Lorrie Adams will present an overview of the dreaming practices of the Maker shamanic tradition. Learn how Makers understand dreaming as an energy that one can learn to access and control. This will not be a discussion about how to have precognitive dreams, do dream interpretation or attain lucidity in dreaming. The focus of Maker dreaming practices goes deeper than these practices, although it could include them. The intent for Makers in dreaming is to ultimately move beyond the complex imagery of our dreaming minds and into the energy of dreaming itself. We will discuss how Makers seek to tear through the fabric of dreaming, which is made up of ones own reason, or rather the energy of our reason, in order to access what's behind that dreaming fabric.

Speakers

Holly Holloway

Cheri Haram

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Presentation

1:00pm CDT

Dungeons and Deities: Gaming With Your Gods

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM H

In this "session", we'll be going over how to bring your deities to your tabletop games and ways to explore into their stories, teach new people and general GM things and Paganism!

Speakers

Allen Sanchez-Capers

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM H

Presentation

1:00pm CDT

Embody the Runes!

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT

COPENHAGEN (AV)

This workshop is based on her book "The Runes: A Pandemic Journey" and will take us through the 16 younger Futhark runes, their postures, tones, and animal associations. It's great to study them, to use them in divination, or to sing them...but adding the creation of runic postures brings the entire being in alignment with these sacred letter shapes. Taking note of where we feel them in the body and what they bring up for us is a great pathway to spiritual discovery. All levels of mobility and experience are welcome as we stretch and breathe together in runic unity. Books will be available but are not necessary to enjoy this workshop.

Speakers

Kari Tauring

völva

Kari Tauring is a Minneapolis based Nordic folk musician, cultural educator, and spiritual leader- a völva in Old Norse.Her original spiritual system is called Völva Stav and uses staff and stick rhythm, ancestral history, runes and songs, and alignment with the world tree to heal... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
COPENHAGEN (AV)

Presentation

1:00pm CDT

Navigating the Legal Labyrinth: Launching Your Handmade Business with Confidence

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

Join me for an engaging and informative session designed specifically for aspiring handmade business owners. This presentation will guide you through the essential legal considerations necessary to launch and sustain a successful handmade business. As a lawyer and entrepreneur, I will provide practical insights and actionable advice on choosing the right business structure, protecting your intellectual property, and ensuring compliance with relevant laws. This session is tailored to the unique needs of Minnesota residents, but the principles discussed are universally applicable. Attendees will leave equipped with the knowledge and resources to confidently navigate the legal landscape of their business ventures.

Speakers

Sue Sweeney-Gates

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

Presentation

1:00pm CDT

Witchcraft in Suburbia: A Witches Guide to Magick in the Cul-De-Sac

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM I

Come explore how the things we do everyday in the 'burbs can naturally and very easily have a magickal element to it. Make your morning coffee magick, how to not accidentally curse someone while you’re driving, how to not dismiss yourself as a witch just because you wear yoga pants to get dressed up for going to the store and not for yoga. This workshop discusses a suburban witchcraft practice by offering spells, mantras and other tools. Suburban life experience is just as magickal and spiritual as any others. Join me as we discuss the many advantages of being the witch next door. We suburban witches absolutely have an equal place at the witchcraft table.

Speakers

Kanani Soleil

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM I

Presentation

2:30pm CDT

Coming Out as a Witch or Pagan

Friday March 21, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

This is part workshop, part roundtable discussion. Join a Pagan leader who, after 30 years, emerged from the broom closet in 2017. Together, we’ll work through the nuances of staying in and out of the broom closet, one foot in or entirely in. We’ll explore what it means to live an authentic Pagan life while being part of the larger secular community and in business. What will this mean when discussing it with your family, friends, and others? We'll also touch on your Title VII rights in the workplace. Please come with questions and prepare for an interactive discussion of living your authentic Pagan life.

Speakers

Silent

Friday March 21, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

Presentation

2:30pm CDT

Poppets and Magickal Dolls

Friday March 21, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT

COPENHAGEN (AV)

Poppets and magickal dolls are a powerful form of sympathetic magick, used for many purposes. They have been much maligned in pop culture, but continue to be part of many witch's workings. In this workshop, Heather will share the basic ways poppets work and how powerful they can be. She will discuss ethics and dispel myths, and you might get a make a little poppet before the workshop is through.

Speakers

Heather Greene

Heather is a freelance journalist, film historian, and editor at Llewellyn Worldwide. She is the author of the award winning book "Lights Camera Witchcraft: A Critical History of Witchcraft in American Film and Television."

Friday March 21, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
COPENHAGEN (AV)

Presentation

2:30pm CDT

Sickles: From the Mundane to the Magical

Friday March 21, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

This talk will trace the history of sickles from their humble neolithic origins to the present day. How did the shape of sickles change through time? What did the Romans mean when they referred to the Druids using "golden sickles" in their rituals? And how did 19th century Romanticism affect our perception of this ancient tool? There will be experimental recreations of real sickles for you to see and touch!

Speakers

Rowan Zahradka

Friday March 21, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

Presentation

2:30pm CDT

Tarot As A Guide for Spiritual Discovery

Friday March 21, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM I

I discovered tarot before I discovered witchcraft or Paganism, but it is absolutely the tool that led me to this eclectic path I’ve been following for twenty years. The cards can lead anyone willing to listen down the best spiritual path for them. It is an endless friend who will hold our hand through all of our spiritual quandaries and lead us to right where we need to be. This presentation will discuss the tarot’s place in modern day Paganism and teach several tarot techniques so that attendees (at all levels of tarot knowledge) will walk away knowing where the tarot is guiding their spirit.

Speakers

Cassandra Snow

Cassandra Snow is the author of groundbreaking tarot & witchcraft books embracing queer perspectives and outsider culture. They adore finding the innately magical in the every day and spotting occult symbolism in the most random places. Cassandra has taught tarot and witchcraft from... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM I

Presentation, Tarot

2:30pm CDT

Tree identification for ritual and fun!

Friday March 21, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Learn how to identify common Minnesota trees in all seasons! We’ll learn many different characteristics that can help you tell trees apart, even if they don’t have leaves. If it’s nice out, we’ll go outside and practice on trees around the hotel at the end. This session will build upon the one I did a few years ago, and will include more resources for “fir-ther” learning. Open to all paths and practices.

Speakers

Gael Zembal

Gael has been a naturalist (nature teacher) for nearly ten years at many nature centers around the country, including Itasca State Park, the headwaters of the Mississippi. She enjoys finding the magic that nature brings, and sharing it with like minded people.

Friday March 21, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Presentation

2:30pm CDT

What the Bones Said: How to Cast and Read the Knucklebones

Friday March 21, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM H

Long ago, in the dawn of days, The Horned gave us the bones and taught us how to read them. Here's how.

Speakers

Steven Posch

Storyteller-blogger Steven Posch is long-time citizen of Paganistan, one of Midwest Pagandom's most respected elders, and a voice of authority in the New Pagan Intelligensia.He also looks good in a kilt.

Friday March 21, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM H

Presentation

4:00pm CDT

Astrology for the Midlife

Friday March 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

As each one of us navigates our 40s, we will be faced with some once-in-a-lifetime astrological transits. These transits are opportunities to up your game to move past the unconscious pieces that can slow you down, hold you stationary or even create regression. While astrology is a language of its own, Amiee will break it down into bite-sized pieces. She will help you explore what is collectively known as the mid-life crisis and show you how it is simply a cosmic upgrade when we can meet it with an open heart and a questing mind.

Speakers

Amiee Elizabeth

Friday March 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Presentation

4:00pm CDT

Mediumship walking through the veil

Friday March 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

Did I really hear that? Or am I hearing myself? Or am I crazy? Well I'm hear to say, your not crazy! Come join me as I work with you to understand the voices you may hear. Let me teach you how you to can hear your ancestors and loved ones from beyond the veil. I will work with you on the techniques you need to become a medium. Being a psychic medium my whole life, preforming countless seances, and connecting people with the dearly departed, I have a wealth of knowledge to share. Let me assist you on your journey of communication and walking beyond the veil.

Speakers

Jodi Jacobson

Owner, Midwest Witchery & Healing

Hello I'm Witch Jodi, I've been a practicing witch for over 45yrs, I'm also a practicing RN of over 20yrs. By combining western medical knowledge, holistic nursing, and using herbal remedies and magic together to help others is my passion. I have practiced solitary and been in a coven... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

Presentation

4:00pm CDT

Psychological Magic: Psychotherapy as Healing-Magic

Friday March 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM H

Psychological Magic: Psychotherapy as Healing-Magic In this talk we will explore the practice and process of psychotherapy—or perhaps more aptly named, psychetherapy (i.e., soul-therapy)—through an historical, magical, archetypal, and mystical lens. What are the elements of psychetherapy that make it such a powerful type of healing-magic and soul-magic? For the client and the therapist. How can psychetherapy be engaged in ways that bring healing-magic to all domains: mind-body-relationship-environment-soul-spirit? Does your therapist need to be a Pagan or Heathen for therapy to be magic? Join me—a licensed therapist and Pagan—to explore these questions, and more.

Speakers

Ash McKernan

Ash McKernan is a licensed psychotherapist (MFT) for individuals, families, and groups, as well as an ecotherapist, performing bard, life-long explorer of wyrd, and author of the book Wyrdcraft: Healing Self and Nature Through the Mysteries of the Fates (Llewellyn). Ash currently... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM H

Presentation

4:00pm CDT

Queer Rites of Passage in Magickal Practice

Friday March 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

Queer people undergo many unique rites of passage in our journeys to become our authentic selves, from coming out to taking our first dose of hormones to celebrating chosen family. How can we honor these important milestones with a magickal ritual in a way that’s personal, profound, powerful, and affirming? In this workshop, we’ll look at techniques and ideas for potent rite of passage rituals for a wide variety of queer magickal practitioners, and end with a guided meditation for participants to find more ideas to craft their own rituals.

Speakers

Enfys J. Book

Author, Major Arqueerna

Enfys J. Book (they/them) is the author of the Gold COVR award-winning Queer Qabala: Nonbinary, Genderfluid, Omnisexual Mysticism & Magick (Llewellyn, 2022), co-author (with Ivo Dominguez, Jr.) of Sagittarius Witch (Llewellyn, 2024), and author of Queer Rites: A Magickal Grimoire... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

Presentation, LGBTQIA

4:00pm CDT

Say it Sister

Friday March 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM I

Our is focus is to find confidence as you step into a priestess, ritual leader or public speaking role in ritual within any tradition. Together we explore finding the right words or visual action as well as focusing on grounding, presence, voice and physical effectiveness. The goal is not make everyone boom out like a “theatrical actor” but to “own” your offer and your presence with confidence and resonance. I am an experienced performance professional and professor, ritualist and Reclaiming priestess. I want to see you shine and hear your voice. We are the people we have been waiting for!

Speakers

Pollinator

Friday March 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM I

Presentation

4:00pm CDT

Welcome to Faerieland- exploring photographic evidence (or hoaxes?) of the fey in modern times.

Friday March 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT

COPENHAGEN (AV)

Are faeries real? Like- REALLY real? Photos and videos of fey creatures will be examined with both a critical eye and a magical heart. James Divine has been working with the fey for over 25 years in the Sylvan Tradition of Witchcraft in Seattle. He will offer his insights, experiences, and even share tips for working with (and even seeing) the fey.

Speakers

James Divine

The Divine Hand Palmistry

James Divine has dedicated over 35 years to the art of palmistry and is the visionary behind the Divine Hand method. This innovative approach weaves modern psychological insights with traditional metaphysical wisdom, transforming palmistry into a profound tool for self-discovery and... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
COPENHAGEN (AV)

Presentation

9:00am CDT

Creating a Mythology

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

My name is Faith. I have a Ancient History undergrad and intelligence Masters degree. I am also a writer and I have written a story that takes place in pre history and is the origin story for all the regions religions and cultures. The concept is creating a modern mythology. Mythology is more than fantasy or historical fiction. It takes what defines us as cultures and drives us as individuals. Mythology is every bit as powerful as any true story because you never really know how much truth there is in a legend. Join me in a discussion about crafting mythology for stories and learn how I took my historical and intelligence background to craft a modern mythology with ancient stories. You will be able to read the first volume in January 2025.

Speakers

Faith MacGregor

Owner, Bifrost Tales

Author, HEMA Instructor, LGBTQ+ Advocate

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

Presentation

9:00am CDT

Dancing with Deity: Relating to the Divine

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM I

If how you relate to one thing is how you relate to everything, how are your relationships right now? How do you interact with deities? Do you want to? Irisanya Moon will talk about how to build better relationships with the self and deities (or however you call and experience divine), as well as how to shift when things aren't going well. Through these connections, we can better support ourselves, our magick, and our resilience. You can expect part lecture and part embodied experience (trance dance for all bodies) to help (re)expand your heart and restore your hope. These are times that require such magick.

Speakers

Irisanya Moon (she/they)

Irisanya Moon (she/they) is an author, witch, international teacher, poet, and Reclaiming initiate who has practiced magick for 20+ years. She has taught in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia, bringing her blend of grounded, graceful, and radically authentic facilitation to inspire... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM I

Presentation

9:00am CDT

Embracing the Dark Goddess

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM H

We cannot have light without dark. Within the dark, renewal, and rebirth are possible. In the dark, all possibilities are available, and solutions revealed. In our shadows, miracles linger, and hope awaits us in the form of the Dark Goddess. Join Rev Emily for an exploration of the archetype of the Dark Goddess and how She supports us on our healing journey.

Speakers

Rev. Emily Guenther

Owner, The Broom Closet, The Fellowship of Avalon

Rev. Emily Guenther is the co-founder and High Priestess of The Fellowship of Avalon – ATC in Memphis, TN, as well as founder and gythia of The Fellowship of Yggdrasil Norse Kindred and co-owner of The Broom Closet Metaphysical stores in West TN. Emily is a witch and experienced... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM H

Presentation

9:00am CDT

For the Love and Fear of Dolls

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT

COPENHAGEN (AV)

Dolls scare us, comfort us, and fascinated us. They are mundane play things and magickal tools. In this workshop, Heather Greene will share her own love of dolls and how you can work with them in magick and in life. How do you know if a doll is haunted? Can you enspirit a doll? What does any of that even mean? Heather will give you the basic tools and knowledge to begin seeing dolls with new eyes.

Speakers

Heather Greene

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
COPENHAGEN (AV)

Presentation

9:00am CDT

Shamanic Self-Healing with the Archangels

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

In this programming session, we will contact the Archangels to create a sacred space for shamanic self-healing. We will ground ourselves in history, then jump right into shamanic practice! A shamanic journey will take you to a sacred space for deep self-healing. In any spiritual path we practice, our self-healing supports and enhances our work. The approach will be one of unconditional love for yourself. You will learn to call upon the Archangels when you need quick answers and assistance in your daily life, to build an angelic altar, and to contact the angels to guide and support you in a powerful and heart-centered path. Holly Holloway is a mother, intuitive, poet, and shamanic practitioner in the Maker tradition. Visit her at www.hollyholloway.com . Holly has a special love for nature, healing, and the angels. When she is not working with energy, she is a lawyer and a public speaker, writing her first book about uncovering her wild and wonderful spiritual path in the heart of the corporate world.

Speakers

Holly Holloway

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

Presentation

9:00am CDT

The Wheel of Fortune: Facing Our Fate Through the Wisdom of the Tarot

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

The Wheel of Fortune card from the tarot is often called, “the wheel of becoming.” This card often forces us to face the existential dilemma: do we control our own fate? Is humanity truly bound to the wheel of life that is seemingly turned by the gods? Unlock deeper questions for yourself in this lively, fun and exploratory talk. Discover what manifestation has to do with tarot. How can tarot facilitate a deeper sense of acceptance, grace and power in our lives? Learn about Jupiter’s influence in the Wheel of Fortune, experience a brief guided visualization to deepen your relationship with the tarot, and learn a powerful tarot spread for guiding your future. Bring a deck of tarot cards and a journal! Chanda will have a few extra decks in tow as back-ups.

Speakers

Chanda Parkinson

Psychic, Chanda Parkinson, Psychic

Chanda is a Psychic Reader, Astrologist, Ritualist, Educator and Writer focused on helping others know themselves and their soul’s path deeply, harness and work with the magickal and mystical aspects of themselves, build successful relationships with the other-than-human realm... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Presentation, Tarot

10:30am CDT

Arianrhod - Celtic Goddess of Fate, Fortune and Destiny

Saturday March 22, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT

COPENHAGEN (AV)

Join Druid - Kristoffer Hughes - on a journey to discover the nature of the elusive and enigmatic Welsh Goddess - Arianrhod. For decades people have struggled to discover her nature and function, and yet so many are drawn to her mysteries. Hughes takes you on a journey to discover her nature by sharing wisdom and knowledge that has been locked into Welsh language and culture for centuries, and in doing so will open you to new possibilities of connecting with Arianrhod.

Speakers

Kristoffer Hughes

Chief, Anglesey Druid Order

I am a native Welsh person from the mountains and islands of North Wales in the United Kingdom, and Chief of the Anglesey Druid Order (Urdd Derwyddon Môn), a polytheistic, animistic and magical tradition that is steeped in Welsh history and lore. Come and talk to me about Druidry... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
COPENHAGEN (AV)

Presentation

10:30am CDT

Beyond Your Granny's Storm Knife: Enriching Your Energy Work with Weather

Saturday March 22, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

Weather magic is often considered to be either a way to bring rain or as a way to protect from severe weather. There is so much more that can be done! Weather is a powerful magical ally that is accessible to everyone. Understanding the science of weather can open doors of possibility. Using the energy in weather can enrich any magical practice.

Speakers

Debra L. Burris

Saturday March 22, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

Presentation

10:30am CDT

Design and construction of outdoor shrines to enliven your land and practice

Saturday March 22, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

Explore and learn the process of designing and constructing effective outdoor shrines. Shrines can be temporary or have longevity, but with good design and planning they will help expand your spiritual practice by actively inviting deity and energies to inhabit and interact with your people, and create a focal point to enliven your land long term with their presence.
The first half is a discussion of integrating all the considerations in shrine design: materials, location, access, intention, limitations, This would include images of various outdoor shrine visions, materials, construction techniques, and results. The second half is a discussion of using shrines as a focal point for practice, and improving outdoor space in fertility, wildlife, and spiritual interaction through the use of shrines.

Speakers

Nels Linde

Organizer / Priest, Sacred Fire Circle in Paradise

30 years as Community Organizer through Harmony Tribe, Inc,, Upper Midwest Pagan Alliance, Sacred Fire Circle in Paradise, and festival events. Author and High Priest of Sweet River Blue Coven.

Saturday March 22, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

Presentation

10:30am CDT

Pagan Passageways to Happiness: Exploring the Myths and Facts About Happiness

Saturday March 22, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM I

How can Pagans stay happy for the long term? Perhaps, despite your best efforts, you seem only to experience short-term happiness. This workshop addresses the many contributing factors to short-term and long-term happiness, including spiritual beliefs/practices, things within and outside your control, blame and shame issues, money concerns, and the emotional effect of success vs. failure.

Speakers

Mark Langenfeld

Psychology professor

Mark Langenfeld, Psy.D. earned his doctorate in clinical psychology at Alliant International University in Fresno, CA in 2001. He has taught at various colleges in the surrounding area for over 20 years. Prior to teaching, he worked as a therapist. His hobbies include juggling, hiking... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM I

Presentation

10:30am CDT

The Ogham of Things

Saturday March 22, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM H

Using Ogham can be for more than just divination. Ogham can be used for magic and for recording events. This workshop will examine the other uses for Ogham, including practical examples, exercises, and devices to broaden the use of Ogham.

Speakers

Jean Pagano

Archdruid, Ar nDraiocht Fein

Rev. Jean “Drum” Pagano joined ADF in 1984 as its eighth member. He was ordained in 2011, consecrated in 2012, and became a Senior Priest in 2013. He was elected Archdruid of ADF in 2016. He enjoys working with his various altars, spending time in Nature, and studying and teaching... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM H

Presentation

10:30am CDT

Underworld Dreaming: Spiritual Discovery via the Underworld

Saturday March 22, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

This workshop will focus on how to use dream magick to work with the Underworld for greater understanding of one's self and spiritual and magickal growth. This workshop includes the following topics: *What Underworld Dreaming is *How to tell if you are having a dream visitation from the other side *How to use dream magick in shadow work *How to tell if a dream is truly a visitation from ancestors , deceased loved ones, and/or one's shadow self *How to incubate an Underworld dream *Using tarot card dreamscapes to access the Underworld This workshop will include a powerful guided meditation to the Underworld.

Speakers

Robin Corak

Founder, Phoenix Awen Rising

Saturday March 22, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Presentation

1:00pm CDT

Looking at the End to Enjoy the Story More

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

We all know that Death is at the end of our Story, but somehow, we cannot talk about it, like looking at the end of any story is supposed to ruin it- but does it? Why don't we talk about Death? What should we talk about? What is happening in realm of Death? What might be the best way to have my body disposed of? How can I control what my Death looks like? Let's all talk- we will sample Death Cafe as questions are answered at the end.

Speakers

Kate Raatz

Certification through INELDA as a Death Doula among other credentials., Northwest Death Cafe

Death has always fascinated me. I have always spoken of the honor of being with a person as they transition in Death. At Paganicon 2019, I learned that there is such a thing as Death Cafe and Death Doulas. I have been pursuing this important work since. I have had experience talking... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

Presentation

1:00pm CDT

Queering the Runes

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

The Elder Futhark create a beautiful system of divination, though finding good information about them can be difficult - especially for queer, progressive, modern heathens and witches. Norse mythology includes an incredible diversity of gender and sexual expression, but this has been largely excluded from books published on contemporary heathenry or runic divination. Even worse, the runes have been wrongfully co-opted by white supremacists and heathens have to actively fight against this stereotype of the rune reader. In recent years, rune readers have been reclaiming the feminine side of the runes, bringing nuance to the craft. In this talk, Siri will explore the queer qualities of the runes through understanding pre-Christian Nordic gender concepts, translating that through a simulation and simulacra, and carving from this root culture a modern future-facing divination system.

Speakers

Siri Plouff

Siri Vincent Plouff (they/she) is a Nordic witch, rune reader, and tarot reader based on Anishinaabe and Dakota land, AKA Minneapolis, MN. They are the proprietor of Lore Books and Supplies, a shop specializing in not only deep books and ethical tools for magic but spreading the inspiration... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

Presentation, LGBTQIA

1:00pm CDT

Sacred Objects, Sacred Junk: A Frank Discussion of Decluttering, Saving or Disposing of Pagan Material Culture

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM H

No doubt over the years -- decades even -- you've acquired not only books and documents, but tools and art to fill your Pagan home and heart. But have you given thought to what will become of that stuff when you're gone? It's a very real question. Sure, you can donate books, or upcycle clothing, but what about that bog oak wand you paid a pretty sum for? Or all those rocks from rituals that are piling up in your house that are ritually sacred but you can't recall why. (Most of that does not belong in an archive; you aren't Raymond Buckland and don't deserve a museum; and don't think your students or coven sibs will take them, they have their own stuff.) A pressing issue as time moves on, let's talk about magical object acquisition and release.

Speakers

Doc Murphy

www.rootdocmurphy.com

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM H

Presentation

1:00pm CDT

The Destiny Self - You as the Tarot World Dancer

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM I

In this 90 minutes , we will explore ourselves as the Tarot - both elemental beings and Divine to our very core. Once we define our very being as a human spirit with Tarot insights, we will make contact with our Destiny Self. This much older version of yourself has completely manifested this life’s destiny from your present moment to the time that remains of this time on the planet. There is much to learn from that part of you who has fulfilled the incarnation with ease and success. Bring your cards and some paper and crayons for doodling.

Speakers

Nancy Antenucci

Owner, Between the Worlds LLC

Nancy Antenucci of Between The Worlds LLC (www.betweenworlds.us) is a seasoned tarot reader as well as a teacher and negotiator of creative thinking. Her first book “Psychic Tarot – Using Your Natural Abilities to Read the Cards” is a compilation of 30 years of her work. "Tarot... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM I

Presentation, Tarot

1:00pm CDT

Understanding and Accessing the Akashic Records

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Are you interested in getting to know yourself from a soul perspective? Are you wondering about your soul's purpose or why you choose to incarnate in this place at this time? The Akashic Records have the answer! This workshop will provide general information about the records and guide you in accessing your own records.

Speakers

Anne Campbell

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Presentation

1:00pm CDT

Witches and Animal Allies

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT

COPENHAGEN (AV)

Witches throughout history have had relationships with animal allies, in physical and spirit forms. In this presentation, we will dive into the past and learn how this can help inform our modern witchcraft traditions and practices, and how we can build constructive relationships with animal familiars, companions and pets.

Speakers

Dodie Graham McKay

Filmmaker & Author, Moongazey Films Inc

Dodie Graham McKay is a writer, green witch, Gardnerian priestess and filmmaker. She is inspired to document and share stories that capture the beauty of nature and the visible and invisible realms of magic and witchcraft. She is the author of the book Earth Magic: The Elements of... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
COPENHAGEN (AV)

Presentation

2:45pm CDT

Fundamentals of Utiseta

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Modern Norse practice has many different forms of mysticism which can offer practitioners new ways of gaining insights into them selves and the world around them. One of these forms of practice, Utiseta, is an effective tool for initiating trance journeys through the Nine Worlds of Nordic Myth. Join the author of “The Way of Fire & Ice” and "Spinning Wyrd" for a hands-on workshop on Utiseta and embark on your voyage through the cosmos.

Speakers

Ryan Smith

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Presentation

2:45pm CDT

Raymond Buckland: International Man of Mystery

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT

COPENHAGEN (AV)

Known for classics such as “The Big Blue Book” and “Practical Candle burning Rituals,” Raymond Buckland was one of the most read Witches of the past 100 years. But what do you really know about Raymond Buckland? Go behind the scenes of Buckland’s legendary career and find out just how much of an impact Ray had on Modern Witchcraft.

Speakers

Jason Mankey (he/him)

Jason Mankey read his first book on Witchcraft in the seventh grade, and at age 22 dedicated his life to the Craft. Today, Jason helps run two Witchcraft covens in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife Ari, and writes books, like lots of books. Jason is a popular speaker at Pagan... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT
COPENHAGEN (AV)

Presentation

2:45pm CDT

The Mystic's Pen

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM H

When we set pen to paper, power is released. It is a major tool in cognitive therapy, helping to understand and release the wounds we carry. In the hands of a shaman or a witch, the pen facilitates discussions with the future and hidden selves; it shapes our wild desires into concrete manifestations, becoming the fire of transformation itself. In this workshop, you will infuse and bless your personal pen of Will, hiding in its core a message from your soul that draws the wild magik into reality, shaping your desired life. With focused intention, we will explore how movement, myth and music can change your writing in a single moment as you claim a powerful tool to honor a life well lived. #Movement, sounding, writing.

Speakers

Terran Woodliff

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM H

Presentation

2:45pm CDT

The Rites of Traditional Witchcraft

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

Common among practitioners of Traditional Witchcraft are three rituals: the compass round, treading the mill, and the housel. But what are these rituals and where do they come from? In this presentation, we will explore the historical development of these rites, their functions, and how they are performed.

Speakers

Kelden

Kelden (he/him) is a witch, folklorist, and mental health practitioner. He is the author of The Crooked Path: An Introduction to Traditional Witchcraft, The Witches’ Sabbath: An Exploration of History, Folklore, and Modern Practice, and All The, Witches: Folktales & Rhymes. When... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

Presentation

2:45pm CDT

What is Spirituality?

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM I

Spirit is about spiritual wellness, it is the belief that there is something greater in the universe, a higher power, that we are part of higher consciousness that resides in cosmic or divine universe. Let's discuss what spirituality means to you.

Speakers

Sheree Meier

Owner, Reiki Magick

Reiki, Natural Healing remedies, crystals, tarot, channelling - all aspects of magick.

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM I

Presentation

2:45pm CDT

Witching With Cancer/Chronic Illness

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

Cancer treatment and chronic illness can make some traditional ritual and spellwork nearly impossible, because while fighting to survive chemo and radiation there isn't a lot of energy left for anything else. How do you continue your spiritual path when you can't burn incense without becoming nauseated, or have no energy to raise, or can't stomach your favorite ritual foods? Jess will share some of the low-energy ritual alternatives, talismans, and teas that helped during her own breast cancer treatment

Speakers

Jess Settergren

Jess Settergren has been a solitary witch and Pagan since 1996 and studied many mythologies and traditions for worship, philosophy, and craft. While her personal practice has Wiccan bones, she branched into an eclectic mix of Norse, Greek, and Irish paganism over the years and focused... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

Presentation

9:30am CDT

Internal Family Systems: Self as Spirit and secure attachment

Sunday March 23, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM H

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a psychospiritual framework used within modern mental health care modalities to address trauma at the source. IFS holds that we all have multiple aspects inside us: many parts but only one Self. Through IFS we have tools that allow us to recognize when a part is making our decisions vs when the self is driving the bus. IFS also gives us the beautiful gift of connecting the compassion of the Self to the parts so that the parts can become unburdened and released from their extreme roles. This is the deeply transformative work of post traumatic growth that Katrina has dedicated herself to studying and sharing with the world. In this presentation, Katrina will break down the major components of IFS so that participants will walk away with knowledge of the framework. She will also build upon the inherently spiritual aspects of this modality. IFS is quite rare in the world of psychology in that the creators of IFS are open that IFS is absolutely spiritual in nature. Katrina will share her perspectives on Self as relating to spirit and source. She will offer prayer and other animist practices as crucial pieces of trauma healing and share ways that the participants can take these practices home with them.

Speakers

Katrina Rachuy, L.ac, MACOM, RYT

Owner, Practitioner, Patchwrok Healing

I am a multi-passionate creative healer. I am a witch, I view the world through an animist lens (animism: all “things” are alive with spirit). I have been a licensed acupuncturist since the autumn of 2015. I have been weaving somatic coaching into my healing practice since 2017... Read More →

Sunday March 23, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM H

Presentation

9:30am CDT

Magical Potions: Making Concoctions and Elixirs to use in Your Practice

Sunday March 23, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT

COPENHAGEN (AV)

In this class we will discuss several ancient potions from old herbals and alchemical texts that were used for everything from attracting love to making one invisible and learn how to make your own magical concoctions using herbs.

Speakers

Aurora

CE0, Aurora’s Magical Realm

Sunday March 23, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
COPENHAGEN (AV)

Presentation

9:30am CDT

Moon Magic - Tides of Transformation

Sunday March 23, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM I

Are you eager to deepen your magical connection with the moon’s power? Join us as we delve into the cyclical energies of the moon’s phases and discover how they intertwine with astrological qualities to enhance your magic. Each moon phase amplifies its unique creative and/or destructive power, further enriched by the astrological sign it occupies. No prior knowledge of astrology is required. By learning a few basic principles, you’ll find it easy to combine the moon’s phases with astrological energies. We’ll also explore techniques and magical processes that serve to better integrate this information into your moon magic. Join us for fun and perhaps even a good howl!

Speakers

Tamara Zetelumen

Tamara has been active in the Pagan community for over 25 years, has trained in three different Wiccan covens, served ten years as High Priestess of The Coven of the Standing Stones and is a third degree in eclectic Alexandrian informed Wicca. Her background includes teaching classes... Read More →

Sunday March 23, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM I

Presentation

9:30am CDT

Pagan Archive? Is that like a library?

Sunday March 23, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Speakers

Velvet Caponi

Sunday March 23, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Presentation

9:30am CDT

Silence Serves No One- Pagan Responsibility to Speak Out

Sunday March 23, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

Being quiet is comfortable. Keeping things the way they’ve been is comfortable. A journey to spiritual discovery often is fraught with pitfalls and blessed with joys. Many come to various Pagan, Heathen, and polytheist traditions as already socialized adults, with the presumption that the rules learned in our homes and at school are sufficient for our encounters on our new chosen path. In reality, we are left vulnerable as we learn new norms, language, values, beliefs, and behaviors common in the earth-based Pagan/Heathen/polytheist communities that do not fall into a traditional monotheist perspective shared by Christianity, Islam, or Judaism. As more enter our communities, there is an need to avoid a norm of silence in favor of an embrace to speak openly before emotional and spiritual wounds drive an individual to express grief or remorse at joining our community or a particular path. As a minority religion, followers of Pagan/Heathen/polytheist traditions are vulnerable to the ravages of silence or the reality of only hearing news when it is a bad or harmful to our communities. This panel is a conversation, a starting point to engage with how to break this tendency towards silence within our various paths, and how to replace it with a reasonable openness that encourages speech in a positive manner. Just as children are socialized in families and at school, we need to address the socialization as a community to allow growth and permanence.

Speakers

Clio Ajana

Our Lady of Celestial Fire - Temple of Olympus

Clio Ajana revels in life explorations as a Death Midwife, an Archiereia of Hellenic Alexandrian Witchcraft & Spiritual Tradition, Devotee of Laima (Romuva -Baltic Indigenous Tradition), a ordained member of the House of Our Lady of Celestial Fire, E.O.C.T.O., a numerologist, educator... Read More →

Rev. Fr. Moonraven "Dee" Iuvantas-Alexiares

Church of Uranus-Temple of Olympus

Arxontas DNMI (Άρχοντας ΔΝΜΙ) is a Hierophant-Archmagos of Hellenic Alexandrian Witchcraft & Spiritual Tradition, and also practices as a Balkan Heathen & a Greco-Buddhist. He currently lives in Jacksonville, FL and serves as the Secretary for NE Florida Pagan Leadership... Read More →

Sunday March 23, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

Presentation

9:30am CDT

The Magickal Herbal Cauldron

Sunday March 23, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

Want to take your herbalism up a notch or two? Then join Witch Jodi as she guides you through the wonderful world of herbalism. You will learn medicinal and magickal properties of the herbs discussed and the appropriate ways to utilize them. How to gather, store, and even make into product. A practicing witch of nearly 50yrs, Witch Jodi is a RN, master herbalist, Reiki Master, and psychic-medium that has been teaching herbalism in the Twin Cities for nearly 2 decades. Her classes are highly sot after.

Speakers

Jodi Jacobson

Owner, Midwest Witchery & Healing

Sunday March 23, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

Presentation

11:00am CDT

A Snake on the Pillow: Asclepian Dream Healing

Sunday March 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Asclepius, the great-grandfather of medicine and very possibly the first psychotherapist, had a unique and effective approach to healing, offered in the over 300 asclepieia (healing centres) which flourished in Greece for an astounding 1,000 years between the 6th century BCE and the 6th century CE: recognizing the power of the liminal to offer healing wisdom. So important and respected was his approach that asclepian healers were a significant part of the Eleusinian Mysteries. The fourth day of the Mysteries were marked by the Festival of Asclepius during which initiates undergo “dream incubation” in preparation of the march to Eleusis. This presentation is an introduction to Asclepius, asclepian dream healing, and the power of the liminal spaces to transform.

Speakers

Tiffany Lazic

Sunday March 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Presentation

11:00am CDT

Magical Thinking vs Magickal Thinking- managing mental health in the Pagan Community

Sunday March 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM I

When people begin practicing witchcraft, many wonder, "Is this real, or is this all in my head?" That's an important question. There is a big difference between magical thinking, the diagnostic symptom, and magickal thinking, the pagan mindset, though the two are not mutually exclusive. Neurodiversity and complex mental health concerns, including anxiety and depression, are estimated to affect 70% of the population and are nothing to be ashamed of. This class explores their key differences and how to tell them apart and offers a combination of empirically proven clinical practices and ritualistic ways to maintain positive mental health within magickal traditions and shadow work.
*This class is designed to be a resource and is not intended to diagnose or treat a person's specific mental health concerns.

Speakers

Betsy Moore, CFS

Betsy Schow Moore (they/them) is a DHS Certified Family and Mental Health Specialist and a research assistant at the University of Minnesota. Their current research projects involve Autism Spectrum Disorder with co-occuring conditions, gender diverse mental health and Autism caregiver... Read More →

Sunday March 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM I

Presentation

11:00am CDT

Ragnarök: A Trickster-Teaching for the Times

Sunday March 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM H

Ragnarök is a Trickster-teaching, and not only because Loki plays a prominent role in it. Like other Trickster-tales in our world mythologies, Ragnarök simultaneously warns, teaches, and guides us in unexpected and insightful ways. In this workshop, we will explore these Trickster-teachings in hopes of gleaning the most from this most foreboding and most paradoxically inspirational and promising of myths. Ragnarök shows us what is possible (in the best way and the worst way). Ragnarök shows us that—even though cataclysm may be an inevitability—we may still have a choice on how this cataclysm unfolds. Will it play out as Civil War II, and WWIII, and the near-total self-destruction of humanity? Or will it play out as an internal, alchemical psycho-spiritual-social healing-transformation? Let’s see what the Trickster has to say.

Speakers

Ash McKernan

Sunday March 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM H

Presentation

11:00am CDT

Shattered Ties: Healing for Families of Cult Members

Sunday March 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

Confronting the fallout of a loved one’s entanglement in a high-control group can be a raw, grueling experience for family and friends left on the outside. Join us for a no-nonsense workshop designed to cut through the noise and focus on your self-care in the shadow of cult influence. Unpack the manipulative tactics of high-control organizations, spot the warning signs, and arm yourself with actionable strategies to set firm, compassionate boundaries.
Led by Emrys Anu—widow of a cult member and an unflinching expert in cult dynamics—this workshop is a space for honesty, reflection, and gritty growth. If you're a parent, sibling, partner, or friend grappling with the ripple effects of cult involvement, it’s time to reclaim your mental and emotional health. Dive into the tools and insights you need to navigate the chaos, protect your peace, and rebuild with resilience.

Speakers

EmrysAnu

Ethics Maven, Emrys Anu's Ethics Playground

EmrysAnu holds a third degree in both eclectic Alexandrian informed Wicca and Sabbatic Witchcraft. With more than twenty years experience in the local Pagan Community, Emrys has served on the boards of two local Pagan non-profits, volunteered for a number of Pagan organizations, and... Read More →

Sunday March 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

Presentation

11:00am CDT

The Cultural Archive of Modern Paganism (CAMP): An Update

Sunday March 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

From grant funded research projects, to 501(c)3 nonprofit, to active archive, the Cultural Archive of Modern Paganism is now rolling along, not only with research centered in Minnesota, but it’s ready to start accepting digital submissions from around the country. Doc Murphy and Velvet Caponi, as well as other board members of CAMP, will be chatting about the mission, and answer questions about data collection, where we are in the process at this point, and where we are headed with next projects. In particular, we will be discussing the project grant that set up the archive online, and the Wiccan Church of Minnesota’s Oral Histories project. We'll also be taking questions and collecting perspectives from you regarding your interest, concerns, and ideas regarding educational needs, and hopefully engender your moral, community and financial support to keep this archive active and going strong.

Speakers

Velvet Caponi

Doc Murphy

www.rootdocmurphy.com

Sunday March 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

Presentation

11:00am CDT

Witchcraft, Grief, and the Loss of an Animal Companion

Sunday March 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT

COPENHAGEN (AV)

Witches have unique bonds with their pets and animal companions. When we lose one to death, how do we grieve and recover from such a profound loss? In this presentation we will explore how death, and what may come after, affects witches and pagans, and ways we can connect with and honour the significant animals we have known after they have transitioned into their afterlife.

Speakers

Dodie Graham McKay

Filmmaker & Author, Moongazey Films Inc

Sunday March 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT
COPENHAGEN (AV)

Presentation

1:30pm CDT

Awakening the Beauty Pentacle - Create Awe in your Practices

Sunday March 23, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM I

It takes two minutes on social media or watching cable news to feel like we are doomed. The world can feel like it is full of nothing but negativity. It's not hard to get caught up in a cycle of hopelessness. This workshop is the antidote to those feelings. Through the use of the Beauty Pentacle you can shift the negative energy and re-enter into a world of beauty and delight. By reconnecting to the world, to mystery, to find awe in life, we can change the world. The Beauty Pentacle is a energetic tool, a diagnostic tool, a meditation, and power that can transform your relationship to your life. We will explore the points of the Beauty Pentacle and put them into practice.

Speakers

Phoenix LeFae

Owner, Milk & Honey

Phoenix LeFae (she/her) is equal parts blue eyed wanderer and passionate devotee to several deities. Her journey with Witchcraft started in 1993 when her athame was a wooden-handled butter knife stolen from her mom’s kitchen. Her love of magick and mystery has led her down many... Read More →

Sunday March 23, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM I

Presentation

1:30pm CDT

Bird, Cattle, and Wolf: The Mórrígan As Shape-Shifter

Sunday March 23, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

The Mórrígan is an ancient Irish goddess frequently associated with warfare and Magick. Yet in many myths, the Mórrígan shape-shifts, influencing major events in Irish mythology. This class will begin with a brief introduction to the Mórrígan, with a special focus on the myths in which the Mórrígan changes shape. Through original exercises inspired by these mythologies, participants will have the opportunity to explore ways in which they can shift different courses of events in their personal lives.

Speakers

Courtney Weber

Sunday March 23, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM F (AV)

Presentation

1:30pm CDT

Forgiveness, Pagan Style: Turning Emotional Poison into Spiritual Medicine

Sunday March 23, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM H

Why is forgiveness necessary for Pagans, and what are the benefits? This workshop teaches ways to spiritually free yourself from hatred, let go of poisonous bitterness, plant the seeds of emotional healing, and water those seeds with self-care by continuously removing the invasive weeds of resentment. We will discuss how hatred depletes your energy and how forgiveness strengthens your spirit. It is time to put animosity behind you.

Speakers

Mark Langenfeld

Psychology professor

Sunday March 23, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM H

Presentation

1:30pm CDT

Spirit Beings in Nature and Within and Around the Home: The Slavic Perspective

Sunday March 23, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

The Christianization of Slavic lands from the late ninth century CE onwards took root in established major cities and the administrative hubs of empires. For the common people living in rural areas, however, attuned as they were to natural and agricultural cycles, the Eastern Orthodox Church's campaign of trying to displace indigenous Gods and spirits was a much slower, more complex, centuries-churning affair. A robust "Dual-Faith" tradition emerged with a rich catalog of spirit Beings and folk beliefs and magical practices that proved consistent across Slavic lands. This workshop gives an overview of the various classes of spirits found in Nature as well as within and around the home--spirits that are not only widely believed in, but whose influences are actively courted today across the global Slavic Diaspora. From guardian spirits of the natural world to spirit helpers in the home, there are many Beings Who continue to animate the soulscapes of the Slavic peoples. Sit for a spell and learn about Them from a first-generation Serbian-American who was raised in Dual-Faith folk ways.

Speakers

Anna Urošević Applegate

Serbian-American Polytheistic Witch; Ordained Priestess, Fellowship of Isis

I’m a Chicago native-turned-Witch of the Woods somewhere in Lake County, Illinois. I'm a first-generation Serbian-American raised bilingually in a Pagan-saturated Dvoverovanje ("Dual-Faith") cultural upbringing. I’m deeply religious and my views can be described as Hard Polytheist... Read More →

Sunday March 23, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM E (AV)

Presentation

1:30pm CDT

Spirituality for Feminist Killjoys: The Magickal Power of Getting in the Way

Sunday March 23, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT

CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Philosopher Sara Ahmed defines a "feminist killjoy" as someone who is willing to get in the way, disrupt what is harmful, find joy in building a more just world, and refuse to stand by in the face of misinformation or injustice. In this session, we'll discuss the importance of countering misinformation and injustice in our Pagan and Craft communities, along with techniques for doing so. Susan draws on her own experiences as a feminist killjoy disrupting transphobia, biological essentialism, and misrepresented history in her own Feminist Witchcraft tradition, as well as her work to build a more just, inclusive, and joyful community.

Speakers

Susan Harper, PhD

Sunday March 23, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
CONFERENCE ROOM G (AV)

Presentation

1:30pm CDT

Tarot & The Tree of Life

Sunday March 23, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT

COPENHAGEN (AV)

Join award winning Tarot designer and author of The Celtic Tarot, Yuletide Tarot and The Bee Tarot - Kristoffer Hughes - on a journey into the branches of the Tree of Life. Discover how the mysteries of the Kabbalistic Tree can enhance and heighten your experience and understanding of the Tarot. Often perceived as complicated and sometimes bewildering, the Tree of Life is essentially a map of Tarot, that once understood will elevate your readings to new heights of insight and clarity.

Speakers

Kristoffer Hughes

Chief, Anglesey Druid Order

Sunday March 23, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
COPENHAGEN (AV)

Presentation, Tarot