Mystic South

Whether you realize it or not, you're probably already familiar with scrying. From the infamous incantation, "Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?" spoken by the evil queen in Snow White, to Galadriel's magical mirror pool that shows the past, present, and future in Lord of the Rings, to the popular (and creepy!) "Bloody Mary" sleepover game, scrying is part of our collective psyche. In this workshop, we will learn how to engage in three primary types of scrying: water, mirror, and flame. We'll discuss the basics of magical safety, discernment, interpretation, and ethics as they apply to these techniques. We will also cover how to intentionally open and close portals to help fine-tune and focus your chosen scrying medium. Your host for this adventure is Jamie, whose essay on scrying was recently featured in The Feminine Macabre Volume IV.

The Victorian era was a hotbed of discourse on intercourse which spilled over into religion and esotericism. Come one, come all to hear about the literature and practice of sacred sexuality as it sprung up in:
*the Golden Dawn's favorite sexual mystic, Thomas Lake Harris, who taught about breathing exercises, group marriage, and the fairies living in your breasts;
*the sexual mischief of Golden Dawn wanna-be's Madame and Theo Horos;
*the less than Rosy relationship between sex magick pioneers Hargrave Jennings and Paschal Beverly Randolph;
*Carl Kellner's encounter with sacred sexuality and its entry into Ordo Templi Orientis;
*the unlikely two degrees of separation between Crowley and New York tantric initiator Oom the Omnipotent (and it doesn't involve Kevin Bacon);
*Ida Craddock's tell-all book about her marriage to an angel with godlike technique;
*ClÃment du Saint-Marcq's strange yet compelling argument for what really happened at the last supper.

A discussion on diversity and inclusion in magical spaces.

Hands tell a story. Like a secret language revealing your inner thoughts and messages, the position of the hands and fingers can indicate what someone is thinking and feeling. In this fun, interactive workshop, palmistry scholar James Divine and Tarot Author Madame Pamita will look at the positions of the hands in the Rider-Waite-Smith (RWS) Tarot deck and decipher the secret signals they're sending. You will gain a deeper understanding of palmistry, tarot, and human nature.