Paganicon 2025: Full Schedule

10:30am CDT

Energy Work and Psychic Protection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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