Category:Hoodoo Heritage Festival Workshop Presenters in AIRR

• Consecrating Altar Statuary
  • Reverend James

Reverend James presents a survey of world-wide religious and magical traditions of consecrating altar statuary and images for Deities, Saints, and Ancestors -- and then leads you through your own brief consecration ceremony for the altar image or statue of your choice, using materials he has selected and supplied.

WHAT YOU GET:

Electronic Materials (via download):

• Access code to the webcast
• A two-page PDF of lecture notes

Conference Access (on the day of the Festival):

• Webcast workshop
• Live chat and social time
• Q & A session with the presenter

Physical Materials (via postal mail):

• Craft items, wax, Holy Resin Mix for fixing statues and for burning on charcoal

• Lucky Stones and Lucky Rocks
  • Heidi Holton

When the great blues singer Ma Rainey wrote and recorded "Lucky Rock Blues" in 1924, she was NOT singing about New Age Crystals! In hoodoo and conjure practice, the names Lucky Rock and Lucky Stone refer to the otoliths or earbones of fishes -- usually drumfish -- which were carried for good fortune by Native Americans and thence entered the materia magica of African American practitioners. Heidi sings the song, provides the ingredients, and guides you through making your Lucky Rock mojo according to instructions collected by the folklorist Harry Hyatt in the 1930s.

WHAT YOU GET:

Electronic Materials (via download):

• Access code to the webcast
• A two-page PDF of lecture notes

Conference Access (on the day of the Festival):

• Webcast workshop
• Live chat and social time
• Q & A session with the presenter

Physical Materials (via postal mail):

• Pair of Otoliths, a Dime, Lakshmi Dhoop, Grains of Paradise, a Leather cover, a Needle, and artificial sinew thread

• Panel Discussion: Our Favorite Love Spells

Join five amazing rootworkers from all walks of life and forms of relationships as they speak on and demonstrate their most favorite love spells. JayDee, Reverend Art, Nikki Jean, Deborah Voith, and Doc Murphy cover topics from catching that one special person's eye to tying the knot, restoring lost love, and everything in between.

• Conjureman presents a spiritual bath to get ready for new love!
• Nikki Jean shares a seduction spell that will make you irresistible to the person you desire and enhance your sexual power!
• JayDee brings a Meet Me spell, rootwork for long-distance or virtual dating to find and keep a new lover!
• Deborah Voith goes old-school with a reconciliation spell adapted from a 'return to me spell' found in the Hyatt collection!
• Reverend Roy says Love is always in the air! He will show you how to keep love and devotion alive!

WHAT YOU GET:

Electronic Materials (via download):

• Access code to the webcast
• A two-page PDF of lecture notes

Conference Access (on the day of the Festival):

• Webcast workshop
• Live chat and social time
• Q & A session with the presenter

Physical Materials (via postal mail):

• Craft-goods, curios, spiritual supplies for creating your own love spells as taught in the class.

• Sneaky Tricks: Hiding Hoodoo in Plain Sight
  • Miss Michaele

Miss Michaele, that crafiest of conjure wives, will teach you how to create, empower, and deploy sneaky tricks that will bring you the results you want, with no one suspecting how you perform your spells -- or even that you are a secret rootworker. This hour-long class introduces her brand-new book, "Sneaky Tricks: Hiding Hoodoo in Plain Sight" and reveals how to efficiently conceal your magical and spiritual work from your intendeds by camouflaging it in a variety of ingenious ways.

WHAT YOU GET:

Electronic Materials (via download):

• Access code to the webcast
• A two-page PDF of lecture notes

Conference Access (on the day of the Festival):

• Webcast workshop
• Live chat and social time
• Q & A session with the presenter

Physical Materials (via postal mail):

• A 96 page book: "Sneaky Tricks: Hiding Hoodoo in Plain Sight" by Miss Michaele

• Taking Root - Hoodoo for Building and Protecting a Successful Business
  • Reverend Art

Business can be booming! Reverend Art discusses magical tools and techniques to attract and nurture customers, protect your business against negative energies or influences, and gain financial success. Whether you are starting a new business, a seasoned entrepreneur, or even a career professional, this workshop offers invaluable insights into the power of magic to transform your business, build your brand, and achieve your goals.

WHAT YOU GET:

Electronic Materials (via download):

• Access code to the webcast
• A two-page PDF of lecture notes

Conference Access (on the day of the Festival):

• Webcast workshop
• Live chat and social time
• Q & A session with the presenter

Physical Materials (via postal mail):

• TBD

• Virtual Gallery Readings and Amulets for Festival Attendees
  • Lukianos

Receive your own personally curated amulet, talismanic charm, or mystic curio, selected by the gifted conjure doctor Lukianos through sortilege -- then watch and listen as he provides a unique experience, performing a psychic gallery reading for you.

WHAT YOU GET:

Electronic Materials (via download):

• Access code to the webcast
• A two-page PDF of lecture notes

Conference Access (on the day of the Festival):

• Webcast workshop
• Live chat and social time
• Q & A session with the presenter

Physical Materials (via postal mail):

• A personally curated item chosen for you by Lukianos

• Southern Hoodoo in the Frozen North
  • Doc Murphy

Doc Murphy offers a unique exploration of Hoodoo magic and its application in northern climates where freezing temperatures and snow are a common occurrence. She will delve into the use of freezing, frozen water, snow, and sleet in spells and rituals. Participants will learn how to work with the energy of cold and ice to achieve their goals, whether it be for protection, love, money, or other desires. Participants will have a newfound appreciation for the power of Hoodoo and the versatility of its magic in adapting to various environments and conditions.

WHAT YOU GET:

Electronic Materials (via download):

• Access code to the webcast
• A two-page PDF of lecture notes

Conference Access (on the day of the Festival):

• Webcast workshop
• Live chat and social time
• Q & A session with the presenter

Physical Materials (via postal mail):

• TBD

• Mystic Healing and Cursing with Water: How to Bring Things to You and Take Things Away with Oceans, Rivers, and Lakes
  • Ms. Robin

Each form of water -- Oceans, Rivers, and Lakes -- has its own spiritual force and magical symbolism. Learn how to work with water with both hands in this workshop, as Ms. Robin takes you on a fluid journey to the depths to discover the hidden and magical powers of natural waters in hoodoo.

WHAT YOU GET:

Electronic Materials (via download):

• Access code to the webcast
• A two-page PDF of lecture notes

Conference Access (on the day of the Festival):

• Webcast workshop
• Live chat and social time
• Q & A session with the presenter

Physical Materials (via postal mail):

• Specially collected waters for your use in conjure and rootwork

• Astrology for Rootworkers
  • catherine yronwode

Astrology is a predictive system that helps people make effective plans in matters of business, location, love affairs, marriage, friends, enemies, health, finances, legacies, domestic life, and partnerships. In its most complex forms, it requires a knowledge of astronomical mathematics, but do not fear -- astrology with no math is possible -- and Catherine Yronwode will show you how it is done. In this workshop on ancient, rural, and early 20th century methods, she will demonstrate how to work with and harness the power of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Signs, and to adapt your work to the ever-changing "Astrological Weather" of planetary Transits, Eclipses, and Retrogrades. You will learn practical conjure with the Sun and Moon from African-American root doctors of the 20th century, transcribed in their own words. Included also is a revised and restored text from 1920 by Prof. A. F. Seward, known in his day as "The World'd Foremost Astrologer," that tells you traditional ways to schedule planting, harvesting, grafting, and surgical operations according to the phases and signs of the Moon. If you have been put off of astrology because it seemed "too complicated," this class will ease you into a full comprehension of Eternal Cosmic Knowledge that you can use on a daily basis!

WHAT YOU GET:

Electronic Materials (via download):

• Access code to the webcast
• A two-page PDF of lecture notes

Conference Access (on the day of the Festival):

• Webcast workshop
• Live chat and social time
• Q & A session with the presenter

Physical Materials (via postal mail):

• "Astrology for Rootworkers" -- an illustrated 96 page illustrated book catherine yronwode and Prof. A. F. Seward

• An Artist Among the Spirits: The Extraordinary Life of Reverend Adele Clemens
  • Jon Saint Germain

Jon Saint Germain brings us the remarkable life of Adele Clemens, an Anglo-American woman who founded Divine Harmony Spiritual Church in Harlem, New York, in the mid-1930s. A prolific speaker who presented lectures on metaphysical topics during well-attended evangelical tours across the country, she was, despite her unlikely heritage, a pioneer in the Spiritual Church Movement, which was historically based in the African American community. Her methods of conducting candlelight prayer services, documented and published by Mikhail Strabo in the 1940s, are still used today by Spiritual Church Pastors and Ministers across America.

WHAT YOU GET:

Electronic Materials (via download):

• Access code to the webcast
• A two-page PDF of lecture notes

Conference Access (on the day of the Festival):

• Webcast workshop
• Live chat and social time
• Q & A session with the presenter

Physical Materials (via postal mail):

• "An Artist Among the Spirits: The Extraordinary Life of Reverend Adele Clemens" a brand-new illustrated book by Jon Saint Germain