Our November 2020 Schedule

Friday,

November 6

3:00 PM – Discord Happy Hour

Join the Official Witches’ Sabbat crew for introductions and social mixing live on Discord!

5:30 PM – Hail and Welcome! w/ Devin and Tempest

6:00PM – Journey to the Sabbat Trance Ritual – Storm Faerywolf

The fantastical tales of the Witch’s sabbat, which scandalized medieval Europe, contained fragments of authentic visionary lore. These are oneiric entry-points into the Witches Dream: TheEternal Sabbat of celebration and magic, from which all Witches may draw inspiration and power. Join us as we shed our worldly forms to let our spirits fly, free into the night, by broom and stang, by dark of night, to where Witches dance and hold their secret rites. Together we will convene to meet the spirit of the Witch’sFire, tostrengthen our connection to the Witch Power: the unspeakable and ancient magicwhich guides our path and deepens our Craft

7:00PM – Q&A with Storm Faerywolf

Saturday,

November 7

9:00 –  A Craft Like Me: Queering Our Magical Praxis w/ Misha Magdalene

As both the number and the visibility of queer and trans practitioners within Pagan, polytheist, and magical communities increases, so too does the need to engage critically with the practices within our traditions which are grounded in binary, cisgender, heterocentric ideas about gender and sexuality. This presentation presents ways we can all explore our extant magical traditions and work to adapt and develop new practices which are reflective of our lived experiences as queer witches, magicians, and devotees.

10:00 – Q & A w/ Misha Magdalene

11:00 – The Business of Witchcraft w/ Laura Tempest Zakroff

In modern times, there is a tendency to view the Witch largely in religious or spiritual terms, or an identity. But when we look through a more historical lens, it’s clear that being a Witch has largely been a vocational matter for a very very long time. (A job!)  All of these things can also overlap and coexist, depending on how you look at your practice and conduct your business. Whether you write books, make art or music, craft oils, tinctures, or soaps, create jewelry, offer readings, teach classes, run a store or other kind of service, throw events, etc – or are the customer for any of these things – there’s an exchange to be considered.  In this workshop we’ll explore what happens when money enters into the magical equation including: energy exchange, personal values, presentation, finances, goals, client needs, health, boundaries and more.

12:00 – Q&A w/ Laura Tempest Zakroff

1:00 – Black Like Me w/ Najah Lightfoot

2:00 – Q&A w/Najah Lightfoot

3:00 – Crystal Familiars w/ Devin Hunter

A Familiar Spirit is an intermediary ally that helps the witch walk between the worlds. A crystalized mineral is a solid mineral whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In this workshop we will explore the sorcerial processes of summoning, incubating, and bringing forth a crystal familiar; a unique spirit companion capable of harnessing the vibrations of a crystalized mineral during its actualization. We will explore the theory, praxis, and protocols necessary for working with these fascinating allies.

4:00 – Q&A w/Devin Hunter

6:00 – THE 2020 WITCHIES

8:00 – The Witchies Discord Afterparty

Sunday,

November 8

9:00 – Rooted: Connecting with Land Spirits w/ Temperance Alden

10:00 – Q&A w/ Temperance Alden

11:00 – TRUE DREAMING & SPIRIT FLIGHT: The Science and Art of Lucid Dreaming & Astral Projection w/ Mat Auryn

Witch trial accounts across Europe had a common theme of alleged witches claiming to or being accused of soaring through the night sky to the Witches’ Sabbath. Inquisitors usually took this as the accused believing this was literal flight – seeing the witches as either delusional or supernatural. However, evidence from these accounts points to these men and women understanding that they were engaging in what we now refer to as astral projection and that the Sabbath was either a dream experience, an astral experience, or both.

This engaging workshop covers some of the most reliable practical techniques  for lucid dreaming, controlled astral and etheric navigation, a discussion of the occultism and science behind it. Through personal exploration beyond the physical body, you can gain first hand personal gnosis and a deeper spiritual foundation through direct experience. Learn step-by-step exercises, tips, techniques and troubleshooting advice to have your consciousness flying beyond this reality, and perhaps you too will be able to access the Witches’ Sabbath in the astral.

12:00 – Q&A w/Mat Auryn

1:00 – Creating & Maintaining  Summoning Altars w/ Judika Illes

Numerous ways to successfully summon spirits exist. The use of altars is among the most satisfying, beautiful, creative, and effective. In this workshop, we will discuss techniques for building these altars, whether permanent or temporary, inside or outside, massive, mid-sized, or petite. In addition to summoning spirits, these altars can serve as a communication device to the other realms. They may also be used to create amulets, talismanic jewelry, and other magical power objects for your own benefit, as well as for those you love.

This workshop explores the magical philosophy behind these altars, as well as practical techniques for summoning and serving a diverse variety of spirits including deities, saints, ancestors, and the dead. Topics covered will include:

• Rituals that prepare you for optimum altar-building
• Tailoring your altar to beckon and invite specific spirits
• Tending your altar
• Keeping your spirits happy
• Summoning multiple spirits
• Maintaining an altar in hostile spaces
• Dismantling altars.

2:00 – Q&A w/ Judika Illes

3:00 – Closing Trance Working w/ Storm Faerywolf

3:30 – Hail and Farewell – w/ Devin and Tempest