ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SPIRITUAL CHURCHES
HOODOO HERITAGE FESTIVAL 2020
Association of Independent Spiritual Churches and Ms. Robin Present
2020 Hoodoo Heritage Festival For the thirteenth consecutive year, the Association of Independent Spiritual Churches is sponsoring our annual Hoodoo Heritage Festival as a VIRTUAL event! Join presenters Ms. Robin, Miss Michaele, Lara Rivera, Richard Webster, Dr. J. Alton West III, Jon Saint Germain, Madame Nadia, ConjureMan Ali, Tony Iacoviello, Dr. Jeremy Weiss, Miss cat yronwode, Papa Gee, Lady Muse, and other special guests for classes, hands-on workshops, and panel discussions in African-American folk magic, rootwork, and hoodoo. These classes will teach you practical tricks and tips to take your conjure work to a new level of confidence and knowledge. In addition to spell-casting, we also showcase the mystery and magic of worldwide folk religions. Arrange your plans now to virtually attend this unique 3-day Festival of Hoodoo Heritage, African-American folk magic, and spiritual spell-casting! REGISTRATION FOR CLASSES Registration for classes begins during the month of August, 2020. Pre-payment is by Paypal or a credit card. We encourage folks to sign up well ahead of the event - and offer price discounts for early registration. PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS NOW!
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Friday, October 16, 2020 |
Saturday, October 17, 2020 |
Sunday, October 18, 2020 |
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Friday, Oct 16, 2020 Reading Tent Open Pre-schedule an appointment with your favourite reader.
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Saturday, Oct 17, 2020 Reading Tent Open Pre-schedule an appointment with your favourite reader.
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Sunday, Oct 18, 2020 Reading Tent Open Pre-schedule an appointment with your favourite reader.
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Friday, Oct 16, 2020 Miss Michaele: Hacks, Tips, and Tricks for Your Altar Work Miss Michaele demonstrates her own unique methods for making your altar work more powerful, less stressful, and more beautiful. The secret to success is to learn how to treat the altar as both a practical work-space and as a work of venerational art.
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Saturday, Oct 17, 2020 Rev. Tony Iacoviello: Prayer as Petition Rev. Tony Iacoviello will discuss using prayers you may already know, finding synergistic Bible verses, creating your own prayers, empowering them, and putting yourself and your intent into them. We will discuss:
What is prayer?
Application:
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Sunday, Oct 18, 2020 Dr. Jeremy Weiss: Bibliomancy: Divination from the Bible Using the Bible for divination and readings is a long respected technique in rootwork. We will explore methods to improve your abilities and accuracy.
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Friday, Oct 16, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday, Oct 17, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Sunday, Oct 18, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Friday October 16, 2020 Jon Saint Germain: Crafting a Doll-Baby for Love, Help, or Harm Rev. Dr. Jon Saint Germain reveals his private magical methods for creating highly effective personalized doll-babies that you can use in spells in a wide variety of spells, ranging from romance to rage.
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Saturday October 17, 2020 Madame Nadia: Hypnosis in Hoodoo Hypnosis is one of the occult sciences rarely associated with hoodoo, but numerous first-hand accounts document its use among historical conjure doctors of the 20th century. In this provocative and inspiring workshop, Madame Nadia brings hypnosis, a powerful tool for change, back into the spotlight of contemporary conjure practice.
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sunday October 18, 2020 The Hoodoo of Black Herman Black Herman teaches the hoodoo material from his book, "Secrets of Magic-Mystery & Legerdemain: The Missing Key to Success, Health and Happiness."
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Friday, Oct 16, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Saturday, Oct 17, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Sunday, Oct 18, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Friday, Oct 16, 2020 Richard Webster: Contact Your Angels Some of the very oldest written charms and talismans of protection and desire are the Jewish Amulet Bowls made of clay and buried in the foundations of ancient homes around the Middle East. For thousands of years, people have sought the guidance and wisdom of angels. Compassionate providers of comfort, help, and love, angels are always available, just waiting for us to reach out and connect with them, and Richard Webster will help you learn to contact the angelic realms and get answers to your most pressing questions.
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12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Saturday, Oct 17, 2020 Miss cat yronwode: The Guiding Light to Power and Success
Miss cat introduces a newly revised, expanded, and
illustrated edition of Mikhail Strabo's famed 1942 course in
candle-magic, "The Guiding Light to Power and Success: A
Study of the Use of Candles in the Search for the Truth."
This is the fifth book in the "Lucky Mojo Library of Occult
Classics," a project that preserves and presents rare
mid-20th century texts on traditional "drug store hoodoo,"
Freshly illustrated, and with much added material, Mikhail
Strabo's essential introduction to conjuring with candles includes:
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12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Sunday, Oct 18, 2020 Papa Gee: The Stranger in the Cup: How to Read Your Luck and Fate in the Tea Leaves Tasseomancy or Tea Leaf Reading is probably as old as the invention of drinking cups. Some claim it originated in China, but it seems to have been native to Scotland, Ireland, and England before trade with China developed, and came to America with the earliest settlers. Meanwhile, it is also found in the Middle East as a method for reading coffee grounds. WHAT YOU GET: Electronic Materials (via download):
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Friday, Oct 16, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Saturday, Oct 17, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Sunday, Oct 18, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Friday October 16, 2020 Ms. Robin: The Black Arts of Hoodoo Hoodoo has always had a reputation as a repository for dark spells of hatred and harm, but those who actually study it learn soon enough that rootwork contains many benevolent spells of protection, love, and healing. Those will not be featured in this workshop! Instead, Ms. Robin will lead you down to the much feared depths -- the true Black Arts of Hoodoo!
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Saturday October 17, 2020 Deacon Millett: Uncross Yourself! Panel Discussion Deacon Millett leads a team of some of the greatest hoodoo spiritualists of our time in a panel discussion in which you will learn five foundational conjure methods to remove crossed conditions and negative spiritual entities. The other members of the panel will be: Deacon Millett, Mama E., Mama Vergi, and Evan Lionhart. Electronic Materials (via download):
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Sunday October 18, 2020 Lady Muse: Magnetize, Magnify, Manifest, and Master Your Success Learn how to transform your thoughts and raise your vibrations to supercharge your success spells by illuminating and projecting natural magnetic energy to attract and acquire your deepest desire. Whether it is love, money, health, or success you want, you can make your dreams come true! WHAT YOU GET: Electronic Materials (via download):
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Friday, Oct 16, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Saturday, Oct 17, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Sunday, Oct 18, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Friday, Oct 16, 2020 Lara Rivera: Bottle Up and Go!: Magic Spells in Boxes, Bags, Bowls, and Jars
Catherine Yronwode presents a brand-new book, co-authored with
Lara Rivera, that will introduce you to more than 100
time-tested ways to cast magic spells for protection, love,
luck, wealth, health, and revenge within a variety of
containers, including:
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3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Saturday, Oct 17, 2020 ConjureMan: Skull Candles and Skull-Proxies to Influence Others The ConjureMan teaches all the many ways to get into the head of someone you love, hate, or need favours from, using traditional proxy-images of the human skull to influence their minds and cause their thoughts to align with your commands.
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3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Sunday, Oct 18, 2020 Dr. J. Alton West III: Psychic Sex Magic Dr. West presents the secret workshop everyone has been waiting for: how to cast spells for intimacy, endurance, and passion in the bedroom. No one under the age of 18 will be admitted to this steamy workshop!
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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Friday, Oct 16, 2020 Reading Tent Open Pre-schedule an appointment with your favourite reader.
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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Saturday, Oct 17, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Sunday, Oct 18, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Friday, Oct 16, 2020 Virtual Hospitality Suite Hang out with the Presenters in a 1-hour virtual Zoom conversation. Make friends, compare notes, geek out, and exchange social media contact information for lasting community companionship. |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Saturday, Oct 17, 2020 Virtual Hospitality Suite
Hang out with the Presenters in a 1-hour virtual Zoom conversation. Make friends, compare notes, geek out, and exchange social media contact information for lasting community companionship. |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sunday, Oct 18, 2020 Virtual Hospitality Suite
Hang out with the Presenters in a 1-hour virtual Zoom conversation. Make friends, compare notes, geek out, and exchange social media contact information for lasting community companionship. |
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Friday, Oct 16, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Saturday, Oct 17, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Sunday, Oct 18, 2020 Reading Tent Open |
READINGS BY AIRR MEMBERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL READERS DURING The HOODOO FESTIVAL! | LEARN CONJURE AND FOLK MAGIC FROM NATIONALLY KNOWN HOODOO ROOTWORKERS! |
Friday, Oct 16 - Sunday, Oct 18, 2020 The following members of The Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers (AIRR) and other professionals will be available during the Festival when workshops are not taking place and will be offering readings. Take advantage of some great discount prices for attendees only, and the opportunity to get a Zoom reading with someone you might not otherwise have a chance to book. All readings are scheduled at 20 minutes each, to allow time for you and your reader to leave the workshops and return to them.
Deacon Millett:
Availability: Will help find you an available reader.
Angela Marie Horner:
Availability: Oct 16 - 18 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, except when attending workshops. ConjureMan: Tarot and Geomancy Readings
Availability: Oct 16 - 18 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, except when attending workshops.
Evan Lionhart:
Availability: Oct 16 - 18 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, except when attending workshops.
Mama E:
Availability: Oct 16 - 18 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, except when attending workshops.
Mama Vergi
Availability: Oct 16 - 18 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, except when attending workshops.
Miss cat:
Availability: Oct 16 - 18 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM.
Miss Elvyra:
Availability: Oct 16 - 18 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, except when attending workshops.
Miss Athena:
Availability: Oct 16 - 18 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, except when attending workshops.
Miss Michaele:
Availability: Oct 16 - 18 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, except when attending workshops.
Lady Muse:
Availability: Oct 16 - 18 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, except when attending workshops.
Rev. Sister Jacqueline:
Availability: Oct 16 - 18 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, except when attending workshops.
Susan Barnes:
Availability: Oct 16 - 18 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, except when attending workshops.
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Miss cat yronwode: The co-owner of the Lucky Mojo Curio Co. in Forestville, California, and an AIRR Associate, she is a member of Hoodoo Psychics, and Pastor of Missionary Independent Spiritual Church. Miss Cat will be giving the workshop on her new book she wrote with Lara Rivera called "Bottled Up and Go!" and will also teach the workshop on the Occult Classic "The Guiding Light to Power and Success," by Mikhail Strabo which she restored, revised, and edited. She will also be available in the Reader's Tent for Zoom readings. ConjureMan: ConjureMan is a professional root doctor, reader, and astrologer with over a decade of experience helping clients. He is a practitioner of old school hoodoo, a master of Near Eastern spirit-sorcery and talismanic magic, and a Tata in Afro-Brazilian Quimbanda. He uses his background in traditional and practical magic to help clients in matters of love, career, success, and justice. He is co-host of the Lucky Mojo Hoodoo Rootwork Hour, a writer, and an educator who has taught workshops internationally on divination, magic, and hoodoo. At past Hoodoo Heritage Festivals he's taught on bottle spells, skull candles, and spirit guardians and led an Opening Ceremony from the tradition of Quimbanda. This year he will be teaching a workshop on skull candles to influence for love, favour, or vengeance. Mama E.: Mother of well-loved rootworker Dr. E. (1976-2014), Mama E. is a two-headed conjure doctor, clairvoyant and spiritual medium. Born in Cuba of Hispanic descent, her approach is based around both divination and practical solutions to get what you want. Mama E. is skilled at love and reconciliation work, justice work, removing curses, uncrossing her clients, and restoring their blessings after being attacked. She is a priestess of Oshun in the Lukumi faith who underwent Kariocha (initiation) on January 19th, 2002 and was scratched in Palo Kimbisa on November 17th, 2001. Mama E. will be on the "Uncross Yourself! Panel Discussion" at this year's festival. She will also be available through the Reader's Tent for Zoom readings. Papa Gee: Papa Gee is a Nashville-based diviner, perfumer, soap-maker, concoctor of potions, business owner, and author. After practicing Appalachian folk magic for many years, he took up the study and African American conjure, and has brought them together as a teacher and practitioner of Southern Folk Magic. This year he will lead a workshop on the history and practice of Tea Leaf reading, featuring his new book written with Catherine Yronwode entitled Stranger in the Cup: How to Read Your Luck and Fate in the Tea Leaves." Jon Saint Germain: With over thirty-five years of experience helping people resolve relationship, life, love, career and other issues, Jon Saint Germain's greatest pleasure in life is helping people attain the happiness they deserve. He is a member of AIRR and Hoodoo Psychics, the Voice of the Crystal Silence League, the author of many books, including Lithomancy and Crystal Magic, and he hosts a weekly podcast for prayers and education. He is an ordained minister, intuitive consultant and rootworker, and will be teaching a workshop this year on Crafting a Doll-Baby for Love, Help, or Harm. Rev. Tony Iacoviello: Ordained as a Baptist minister in 1984. In 1987 Rev. Tony Iacoviello earned a Th.D. in Theology and Pastoral Counseling and a Doctor of Divinity from Liberty Bible College and subsequently practiced his ministry in Texas, South Korea, Japan, New York, and Massachusetts, working with various organizations as a minister, pastor, pastoral counselor, and teaching until 2007 when he retired from organized religion. He has been reading palms, tarot, and other oracles for decades, as well as practicing Christian magic and folk magic. He is currently a student of Catherine Yronwode, and will be conducting Sunday's "Prayer as Petition" workshop. Evan Lionhart: Hailing from Caribbean heritage and Pentecostal upbringings, Evan Lionhart is no stranger to the mysterious and miraculous wonders of the Divine. A spirit-led reader & astrologer, he began his path early as a solitary witch before enrolling and graduating from Miss Cat Yronwode’s Hoodoo Correspondence Course. An ancestral visitation received shortly after inspired him to create Lionhart Candles & Curios, his own line of spiritual offerings. Evan cites the source of his greatest joy being the ability to teach and share magic, whether conjure or simply how to commune with the Divine. He is in the business of building people up and inspires to empower others with the knowledge to help themselves. He is one of the members of this year's "Uncross Yourself! Discussion Panel." Miss Michaele: The proprietor of Hoodoo Foundry and pastor of Aunt Caroline Dye Memorial Chapel in Willetts, California, an AIRR member, Miss Michaele is also the Chairwoman of the AIRR Pro Bono Fund, which distributes free readings and rootwork to those in need. She is the co-author of "Hoodoo Bible Magic." A well-known reader at Hoodoo Psychics, she will be demonstrating methods for making altar work more powerful, less stressful, and more beautiful in her workshop "Hacks, Tips, and Tricks for Your Altar Work." She will also be available through the Reader's Tent for Zoom readings. Deacon Millett: The pastor of Four Altars Gospel Sanctuary candle ministry in the Southern California High Desert, an AIRR Associate, a member of the Board of Bishops of the Association of Independent Spiritual Churches, and the founder of the online Hoodoo Psychics reading service, Deacon Millett is best known for his love spells, reconciliation magic, and astrological compatibility readings, He will be a member of this year's "Uncross Yourself! Discussion Panel." He will also be our Reading Wrangler. Stephen Dupree: Stephen Dupree is an actor, voice artist, and author who is best known for his roles in "The People vs Larry Flynt", "Box of Moonlight", and "Opposite of Ernest." He served for 10 years in the United States Navy, from 1973 to 1983. He has appeared in several television shows including Survivor's Remorse and Mercy Street. He has provided voiceover narration for television commercials, documentaries, radio programs, as well as community produced videos on important issues affecting the Knoxville, Tennessee area. He is the author of "Before You Take The Plunge: What your minister, counselor, teachers, family, friends and society should have told you about marriage and relationships - but didn't." Stephen will be providing a performance as Black Herman at this year's festival. Lady Muse: Lady Muse is an ordained Minister-Prophet and Teacher, an Eclectic Spiritualist, and an Initiated Palo Priestess. She is the Pastor at the House of Self-Empowerment and the host of the Blue Flag Root Radio podcast on the LMC radio Network. She will be presenting a workshop on how to "Magnetize, Magnify, Manifest, and Master Your Success." Madame Nadia: Madame Nadia has been a diviner for over 20 years. She is a fortune telling expert, and a teacher of the oracular arts. She is a magical content creator, a filmmaker, a celebrity psychic, a glamour activist, a Priestess of The Gloss Fox, and an Exquisite Life coach. Madame Nadia is an initiated Shakta Tantrika, Palera, and Quimbandera, and holds a Masters of Arts in Communications. This year Madame Nadia is presenting a workshop on "Hypnosis in Hoodoo." Ms. Robin: Ms. Robin is the Bay Area's premier spiritual sister, a gifted reader, root worker, and radio personality. She, along with miss catherine yronwode, founded the Annual MISC Hoodoo Rootwork Workshops. She is best known for her money spells, gambling spells, love spells, curse spells and doll baby spells. She will be teaching a a workshop on "The Black Arts of Hoodoo." Mama Vergi: An ordained Minister at House of Self-Empowerment and a spiritual coach with a background in the Baptist, New Thought, and New Age traditions, Mama Vergi prescribes spiritual supplies for use and makes and fixes doll babies, mojo bags, and blessed and fixed talismans for clients. She works with and serves clients of all faiths, and is an eclectic practitioner. A psychic and intuitive, she uses her prophetic gift to divine what is needed to resolve a situation. Mama Vergi teaches a 16-week course in self-mastery consisting of weekly two-hour group sessions that are taught via videoconferencing. She is one of the members of this year's Uncross Yourself! Panel Discussion. Richard Webster: Richard Webster is author of more than 150 books. They have been translated into 31 languages, and have sold more than thirteen million copies. Richard has appeared on many radio and TV shows around the world, including Hard Copy and 20:20. Richard travels extensively every year to lecture and conduct workshops on metaphysical subjects. He’s conducted many lecture tours in the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Richard has written seven books about angels, including the best-selling Spirit Guides and Angel Guardians. He’s also produced the Oracle of the Angels card deck, and gives regular readings with these on his Contact Your Angels Facebook page. He also conducts Evenings of Healing with Your Angels and Angel Healing Circles. In his workshop, "Contact Your Angels," Richard will tell you how he was introduced to angels, and how you can connect with the angelic realms to gain peace, inner strength, comfort, and an increased connection with the Divine. Dr. Jeremy Weiss: Jeremy is a graduate of catherine yronwode's Hoodoo Rootwork Correspondence Course, a member of Hoodoo Psychics and AIRR, and and a specialist in the crafting of amulet bowls, talismans and charms. He is the author of "Sefer Ha-Sheilat Sefer: Divination with the Seven Biblical Prophetesses" and the provides readings and rootwork services through his ministry at the Temple of Miriam the Prophetess. This year will be teaching a workshop on "Bibliomancy: Divination from the Bible." Dr. J. Alton West III: Purposely maintaining a low profile on social media, Dr. J. Alton West III remains a highly sought after specialist in the field of sex, love and relationships. He has lectured and conducted workshops in 16 countries on 5 continents, and at the prestigious Smithsonian Institute. He is a fully trained Hoodoo practitioner and conjuror; originally tutored by his Great Grandmother who lived in New Orleans to be 106 years old. He is a third generation Christian Minister ordained in both Pentecostal and Spiritual churches. Dr. West holds two degrees from The University of Albuquerque and is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Esoteric Order of Pan and The Order of the Silver Key. When he makes time for a hobby, Dr. West enjoys music and painting, or traveling with his adult daughter. Dr. J. Alton West’s first Book for the general public, Psychic Sex, is scheduled to be published by the end of the year, and he is teaching the workshop "Psychic Sex Magic." |
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