Spirit Northwest

Opening Ritual hosted by Kanani, Courtney, Silent, and Hilary

Maria’s keynote will explore a deeper relationship with the cards. Individual tarot cards offer transcendent insights, but tarot is also about relationships. In this session, participants will explore the three-column grids of the Major Arcana to name and transform their sense of personal and community power in a world that suppresses individual expression, visibility of marginalized groups, and space to collaborate in building a more ideal future for all.

This is a learning session, be sure to bring a notebook!

Witching for a Warming Planet -- Climate change is the biggest thing affecting the planet we hold sacred. I'll share what I know after a decade of professional experience about where we are in the fight against climate change, and let's talk about what you can do as a witch -- both magically and mundanely -- to help meet the challenge.

What is shamanism? Where is it from? How exactly does one become a shaman? Anthropologists tell us that the word ""shaman"" derives from the Tungus language and traditions, but few people understand the full scope of what that means.

In this class, we will explore the unfamiliar landscapes of North Asia, the place where shamanism was born, and uncover the indigenous spiritual/shamanic traditions and beliefs of the Turkic, Mongol, and Tungusic peoples of North Asia. This comprehensive class will also cover North Asian shamanic cosmology/mythology, shamanic tools, and practical concepts/methods that attendees can incorporate in their own practices.

This class will largely draw from topics/themes from David's book ""Spirit Voices: The Mysteries and Magic of North Asian Shamanism""."

This immersive class is designed for individuals seeking to deepen their spiritual journey through the art of tea blending. We'll explore the foundational elements of tea—from the basics of different types and understanding the tools needed for crafting the perfect blend. This workshop offers a practical approach to setting intentions and crafting tea blends, all tailored to enhance divination practices. Whether you're looking to embody the energy of tarot cards, shift your consciousness for deeper ancestral work, or simply enhance your intuition, this class provides the tools and knowledge to integrate the power of tea into your spiritual practice.

We will delve into techniques for using custom tea blends in various divination activities, including tarot readings, dream divination, and connecting with the spiritual realm. We will discuss creating your own tea and tarot correspondences, understand the energetics of herbs, with practical examples of blends. This workshop equips attendees with the skills to brew and serve tea that not only tastes wonderful but also carries powerful spiritual and metaphysical benefits.

Have you ever felt emotionally drained after certain interactions or noticed lingering sadness or anxiety that won’t fade? Perhaps old habits or thoughts seem to block your growth and happiness. These are signs it’s time to cut energetic cords.

Energetic cords are invisible bonds that connect you to people, experiences, or emotions, often acting as channels for energy exchange. While some cords are positive, others can drain your energy and hinder well-being.

This workshop, rooted in the Mexican healing tradition of Curanderismo, teaches the art of cutting energetic cords. Through practices like limpias (spiritual cleansings) using eggs, herbs, and invocations, you’ll learn to break free from unwanted energetic ties and restore balance.

Explore techniques to sustain energetic health and step into a renewed sense of liberation and possibility, freeing yourself from the burdens of the past to embrace a vibrant future.

Beltaine is a time of vibrant life, a celebration of the blossoming earth and the potent energies of union and growth. Traditionally, we honor this season with merriment and the symbolic joining of energies to fertilize the land, often represented by the Maypole.

This year, as we gather, we acknowledge that our communities are navigating a time of significant transition and change. In the spirit of Beltane, we recognize the power of collective action and the resilience of the human spirit. The Goddesses of the Celtic Lands—Arduinna - The Warrior, Branwen - The Guide, and Gwenhwyfar - The Queen—offer their guidance and strength as we seek to create a fertile ground for healing and growth within our communities.

This Beltaine ritual will be a journey of connection and empowerment. We will work together to weave a tapestry of support, becoming walking staffs for one another, and drawing upon the Goddesses' wisdom to discover how we can best nurture our communities. Through meditation and shared intention, we will explore practical ways to bring positive change and foster a sense of unity.

As a tangible expression of our shared intention, we will create May Baskets, imbued with the magic of Beltane. These baskets will be gifts of hope and encouragement, to be shared with those in our lives who may need a gentle reminder of the beauty and strength that surrounds them. We invite you to join us in spreading this spirit of renewal and support, placing your May Baskets as offerings of kindness within your community.

If you have never attended an ADF Druid rite (or any druid rite) before, please arrive 20 minutes early as we will be discussing the basics of ADF Druidry and what to expect during the ritual.

Columbia Grove, ADF is the local Grove of Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship (adf.org). ADF is a Pagan church based on ancient Indo-European traditions expressed through public worship, study, and fellowship. With members from Vancouver, WA to Turner, OR, Columbia Grove, ADF was founded in 2014 and has been an official Grove since 2016, holding public rituals every high day for our Columbia-Willamette community. Learn more at Columbia Grove, ADF.

Have you ever wanted to read palms but felt overwhelmed by the complexity? Maybe you've skimmed a book on the subject, only to find yourself more confused than before. Or perhaps you love the idea of palmistry but worry that learning it requires years of study.
What if you could start reading palms after just one session?
Join James Divine, renowned palm reader and creator of the Divine Hand Method, for an engaging, interactive workshop that makes palmistry simple, logical, and fun. In just one class, you'll gain the essential knowledge needed to start interpreting palms with confidence.
What You'll Learn:✅ The core elements of palmistry—made easy and accessible.
✅ How to read the shape of the hand, the fingers, and the major lines.
✅ A modern and intuitive approach to hand analysis—without outdated fatalism.
✅ The secret to spotting personality traits, strengths, and potential at a glance.
This dynamic and hands-on workshop is designed for complete beginners and those who have dabbled in palmistry but struggled to make sense of it. By the end of the session, you’ll not only understand the basics—you’ll be able to start reading hands right away!
Why Take This Class?⭐ Taught by a Master Instructor: James Divine is known for his engaging, high-energy teaching style and is consistently ranked as one of the best presenters at metaphysical conferences.
⭐ Empowering & Refreshing Approach: Say goodbye to outdated, fatalistic interpretations! The Divine Hand Method offers a modern, empowering way to explore palmistry.
⭐ Exclusive Bonus: All attendees receive a free digital copy of the Intro to Palmistry Workbook to continue their learning beyond the class.
What Students Say:"Palmistry is an organic form of divination—you don’t need cards or a chart, just a hand. Jim is an amazing instructor, blending history, knowledge, and hands-on experience in a way that makes it stick!"
"James' class is fun, engaging, and full of valuable material. He makes palmistry feel effortless, and his humor makes the learning experience unforgettable!"
"I would highly recommend this class to anyone interested in divination. James’ approach is modern, empowering, and incredibly accessible. Not only does he present decades of wisdom with clarity—he’s also a total hoot to learn from!"

Upon the announcement of the results of the 2024 Presidential election, fear spiked through our community.
People worried about another Satanic Panic, having to go back into the broom closet at work and with family. Instead of fear, Amy Blackthorn brings knowledge and strength to the Spirit North West audience. Amy is the award-winning author of the best-selling Blackthorn's Botanicals series.

She has 15 years in executive protection and a 25 years as a martial artist. She was the first female Refuse to Be a Victim instructor in her state, and has been a certified firearms instructor since 2010.

Amy brings over thirty years experience as a witch to her desk every morning, and now’s your chance to weave the strands of protection magic, community support and self defense together, to form one strand, the Cords of a Witch

You've probably heard of the 12 animals of the eastern zodiac wheel. In this class, we will cover not only what the animals are and how they relate to each other, but also how the five eastern elements can influence a person's life and their relationships in romance, business, and even friendships. We will also cover karmic numerology (mewas), and how the nine karmic relations between lifetimes influence your astrological reading. We will also explore how each person's trigrams/parkhas rotate throughout the year and how its astrological system can be taken advantage of to imrove one's day-to-day life.
This course will be a combination of the two main astrological systems applied in East Asia: the Chinese system and its sphere of influence (Korea, Manchuria, Vietnam, Japan, and parts of southeast Asia), and the Tibetan system and its sphere of influence (Mongolia, Central Asia, Turkic & Tungusic Siberia)."

Discover potent ancient Egyptian techniques for deep connection with the Divine. The eternal act of making offering weaves connection between human and Divine, Divine and human. It is one of the most important ways we communicate with our Deities.

Hallowed by tradition and empowered by magic, offering was vital to ancient Egyptian worship. And it is just as important today.

As an active form of ritual prayer, offering enables us to participate directly in the creative energy of the universe—and in the sacred, living magic of the Great Egyptian Goddess Isis.

We’ll discuss the theory and practice of Egyptian offering rites, then we’ll participate together in a ritual that “Opens the Ways” to Isis as we make offering to Her—and receive blessings of power and protection from Her in return.

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Kispum is a ritual of relationships with the dead that began in Sumerian/Akkadian (2500 BCE) culture and continues today.

The workshop is part exploration of practices and one part ritual for the Pagan and occult communities to maintain connections with departed loved ones and honor ancestors. I incorporate Continuing Bonds Theory as a modern (1970s) alternative to the Western Detachment Theory of “letting go” of the dead. This perspective embraces the idea of ongoing relationships beyond death, focusing on rituals, commemorations, and sacred practices that sustain these connections.

My modern take emphasizes the significance of these enduring ties, providing insight into how such traditions and rituals within Pagan spirituality foster a sense of continuity and reverence for the deceased within the living world. It is a living practice with prayers that have ancient roots but are designed for modern practitioners. It is ongoing work.

Temple of Inanna and Dumuzi will present a devotional to Inanna and Dumuzi, two of the oldest Deities of civilization, love, war, agriculture, herding, and sexuality. In ancient Sumer, non-binary gendered people were among the clergy who served Them.

In accordance with an ancient Sumerian hymn, we will distribute colored scarves to all, with first choice going to those who identify as trans or non-binary gender (queer, third gender, flexible, etc.) and we will all process through the hotel, praising the Goddess and God and asking for Their blessings on our civilization.

Please array yourself beautifully by your personal standards. Glamor, glitz, bling, high drag are especially appropriate, as is attire that expresses your ownership of your own Power: Inanna is not a modest or moderate Goddess. Be wondrous!

SoRIAH is the stage persona of Enrique Ugalde, an internationally-acclaimed throat singer and ritual artist who generates experimental soundscapes where ancient traditions are revealed through the lens of modern experience.
The concert and ritual is Saturday night.
Birthed in one of the most historically isolated locations on the planet, Tuvan throat singing is a musical sound like no other. Mysterious, primordial, and awash in a deeply visceral drone, it invokes the full range of the natural world – from deep mountain roots to the whistle of birds in flight.
SoRIAH weaves Tuvan throat singing, pre-Columbian Mexica sounds, classical Indian raga, and modern Western styles, looping and processing his voice and traditional instruments into lush sonic tapestries. His lyrics are often written in the language of Nahuatl (Mexica/Aztec) or Tuvan, preserving and expressing cultural
mysteries with reverence and wonder.
Hillary Whitmore
Hilary Whitmore is a visionary opera singer, actress, and ritualist, known for her profound exploration of witchcraft and ritual in performance. Since 2003, Hilary’s work has captivated audiences across four continents, from grand performance halls and art museums to more intimate, hidden spaces.

Her rituals explore the intersection of the spiritual, visceral, and creative, using the body and voice as a vessel for deep emotional and transformative expression. By blending ritual and sound, her performances invite viewers into a space of self-reflection and connection to the mystical. Whether on stage or in collaborative projects, Hilary continues to push the boundaries of artistic expression, captivating and inspiring all who witness her work.

Hekate is one of the most popular goddesses in modern Paganism...but who is she? Frequently known as a Goddess of ghosts, this liminal entity is also a patroness of fertility, healing, the cosmos, but most of all, Witchcraft. This class will explore the various attributes of Hekate, her history and mythology, and also how she can help Witches, today!

J. Allen Cross will cover what it means to live life as a folk practitioner, and how folk traditions, rituals, and methods of working magic develop from everyday living.

From dirt roads to the big city, wherever you find yourself, you’re likely to find people. Where there are people, there’s culture, belief, ways of thinking, resources, methods of problem solving, and all of these things eventually add up to folk magic.


Demystify the secrets of this living practice, learn the power of “because I said so”, and learn to live your life as a practitioner of the old ways in a modern world.

Hans Dieter Betz, editor of the Greek Magical Papyri in Translation (PGM), proposes that “In its Hellenistic transformation, the Egyptian religion of the pre-Hellenistic era appears to have been reduced and simplified, no doubt to facilitate its assimilation into Hellenistic religion as the predominant cultural reference". I argue that in the contemporary Pagan paradigm, revival and reconstruction continues this process. In 1999, I was an experienced Wiccan ritualist and magic worker, but the Greek Magical Papyri in Translation opened my eyes to a faraway time, culture, and magical worldview. I was eager to try a PGM ritual for myself, and with the overconfidence of youth, I performed the copper cup divination rite from PDM XIV: 395-427 in public. Focusing on this case study, I will demonstrate that the rite was "reduced and simplified" in an attempt to "facilitate its assimilation" into the Neopagan framework of the early 21st century CE.