August 2024 Presenters

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    Orion Foxwood

    Orion Foxwood is a traditional witch, conjure-man, and faery seer; author of such books as The Faery Teachings, The Tree of Enchantment, Mountain Conjure and Southern Rootwork, The Flame in the Cauldron; founder of House of Brigh Faery Seership Institute and a co-founder of Conjure-Craft, and Witches in the Woods gatherings in California. Lover of cats, rocks, plants, trees, faeries, creeks, ancestors, graveyards, Earth, and life!

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    Fred West

    Fred West has over 30 years of experience as a Tarot and Lenormand reader. What first started as a childhood hobby has turned into a lifelong passion. He is a gifted reader, and an excellent mentor and teacher. Fred is looking forward to sharing his love of Card Reading and, specifically Lenormand, with everyone who attends his presentation.

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    Morgana RavenTree

    Morgana RavenTree has been a practicing witch since 1978 and an Egyptian Priestess since 1990. She has been active in the Pagan community for many years as the President-Emeritus of Pagan Pride Los Angeles, Inc., and is the current National First Officer of Covenant of the Goddess.

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    Jennifer Morris

    Jennifer Morris is a contemporary Pagan who teaches classes, including Tarot and Divination. She leads The Witch and Pagan Network, a group of "Spiritually Diverse" individuals who come together for community. A practicing witch since childhood, she is the creator behind Jennifer Morris: Crafting Your Magical Life on Patreon.

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    Roger Allen Ward

    Roger Allen Ward is Minos of Temenos Hymnoieros ArchaiTheoi, a Pasadena-based grove of the Minoan Brotherhood. He is also a Reiki Level III Master/Teacher, a graduate of multiple Silva Method courses, an initiate of the Georgian Tradition and a professional composer of classical music.

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    Thalassa

    Thalassa is the creatrix of the San Francisco Bay Area Tarot Symposium – the oldest established, permanent floating Tarot Symposium in the world - and has been active in the production of Pagan and Divination events across the country. Her writing has been published in a wide range of publications, including the Llewellyn Tarot Reader almanacs since their inception.  She has been involved in standup comedy, choreography, and stage management, and currently teaches improvisation and physical characterisation for performers of Renaissance and Victorian festivals. She is the co-Director of Entertainment and Street Theatre at the Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Director of its production of A Christmas Carol.

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    Gary Shook

    Gary Shook has been a professional tarot reader, author, teacher,  and deck creator for over thirty years.  He has written two books, “Introduction to the Tarot” and “The Esoteric Symbology of the Rider Waite”.  He has published ten tarot decks including: The Retro Pop Tarot, Darker Moods Tarot, Purrfect Cartoon Cat Tarot, Distopia Tarot, Stained Glass Tarot, Waite on Acid Tarot, The Pastel Tarot, The Stained Glass Marseille Tarot, and the Black Lives Matter Tarot.

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    Jonathan Thames

    Spiritual Guide. Astrologer. Druid. As a practitioner, I think of myself foremost as a Speaker. I speak to persons – both the incarnate and discarnate – and pass the messages along to those who need to hear them. Sometimes, I also request things on behalf of others. To this end, I spend most of my time building relationships with and learning the languages of gods, spirits, plants, animals, and other humans. My practice is devotional and informed by ancient and modern sources. It reflects my lived experience that the gods are real, that everything is imbued with a spirit, and that the best way to do good and to do well is to interact with respect. I work with the gods, planets, stars, my human ancestors, plants, and fellow animals.

  • Politti Ashcraft

    Politti is an artist, creatrix of Magickal things, and a dedicated student / practitioner / teacher of Tarot and the Occult. She finds great joy in helping others with her Tarot and Numerology readings as well as sharing her knowledge of the Esoteric Arts.

    Politti lives in Southern California with her family and her cats. She loves nothing more than to spend the day reading a book, working in her garden and spending quality time with her cats.

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    Jo Carson

    Jo Carson is Chair of the Board and Priestess of Feraferia, a love culture for wilderness. She is a writer, filmmaker, herbalist, retired Psyche Nurse and professional cameraperson (Nightmare Before Christmas, Matrix II & III, Star Wars II, Star Trek IV). She made the informative feature documentary film "Dancing With Gaia: Earth Energy, Sacred Sexuality and the Return of the Goddess," available at dancingwithgaia.com She wrote the densely illustrated book, "Celebrate Wildness: Magic, Mirth and Love on the Feraferia Path," available from feraferia.org Currently Jo is creating a Feraferia Tarot deck and book. Contact: feraferia@icloud.com and Feraferia's site is feraferia.org

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    John Hijatt

    John Hijatt practices Germanic spirituality and has nearly 20 years of experience working with runes. He has taught the inclusive and welcoming practice of the runes and oracle cards in San Diego and at conferences. He hosts Gifts of the Wyrd podcast on which he interviews guests about topics of inclusive Heathenry and musicians, artists, and authors from the pagan community. He is looking forward to sharing the possibilities of connection to the runes with So Cal Div Con participants. Follow the podcast on Podbean, Spotify, Apple or podcast provider.

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    Rene Collins

    Rene Collins is an artist, magician, and spiritual teacher with more than 30 years of experience. He is a founder of Magical Intelligence and Magickal Qigong cirriculum to private students over the last decade and offers workshops in Los Angeles and New York. He lives, teaches, and performs in the Los Angeles area. For more information, visit www.magicalintelligence.com

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    Juliet Kurth

    Juliet A. Kurth is an eclectic pagan greenwitch who makes ceramics with intention and has been reading palms and tarot for over 33 years. She comes from the perspective of “what does the client need to know now” in order to go forward in life with confidence. She is also co-host of the podcast “The Crone Chronicles”, co-founder of Magick Market LA, a witchy pop-up market that meets in Glendale, and co-founder of Sisters of Sassy Magick, a small business that offers witchy bath and body workings. You can reach her on Instagram @julietakurth or @sistersofsassymagick