2025 Guests of Honor
Guests of Honor are highlighted presenters and/or groups who have either an established profile in the wider Pagan/Witchcraft/Wiccan community (or sometimes just the local community) or are up-and-coming. They typically consist of teachers, authors, musicians and/or artisans and are sometimes referred to as "BNP" or "Big Name Pagans".
*Guests subject to change.
Mat Auryn
Mat Auryn is an accomplished and award-winning author known for his best-selling books, which have been translated into over thirteen languages. As a retired professional psychic and Bay Area-based Witch and Occult teacher with experience as an initiate of multiple Witchcraft traditions and esoteric orders, Mat's teachings draw on a wealth of knowledge and disciplines. He is the author of Psychic Witch (2020), Mastering Magick (2022), The Psychic Art of Tarot (2024) and co-author of Pisces Witch with Ivo Dominguez Jr. (2024).
Danielle Dionne
Danielle Dionne is a psychic medium, witch, herbalist, homesteader, and author. She is a High Priestess in the Temple of Witchcraft Tradition, serving as Ministerial Deputy for the Scorpio Ministry. Danielle runs Seed and Sickle, an online space offering sessions, mentorship, and consultation on death care support. She is the author of Magickal Mediumship (2020) and Chronically Magickal (2024).
Thumper Forge
Thumper (Horkos) Marjorie Splitfoot Forge is a Gardnerian High Priest, an initiate of the Minoan Brotherhood, an Episkopos of the Dorothy Clutterbuck Memorial Cabal of Laverna Discordia, a recovering alcoholic, and a notary public from Houston, TX. His first book, Virgo Witch, co-authored with Ivo Dominguez, Jr., is currently available at open-minded bookstores everywhere.
Alexis A. Arredondo
Alexis A. Arredondo is an experienced practitioner of various magical traditions. Having grown up on the border of South Texas, he was fascinated by folklore and spiritual folk-practice from a very young age. He learned folk magic and traditional brujería (Mexican witchcraft) from a local bruja (witch) in his hometown, and later embarked on a journey in the sacred healing art of Curanderismo (Mexican folk-healing), inspired by famous healers like Don Pedrito Jaramillo. Alexis also dedicated himself into the cult of the Holy Death and several necromantic systems, including Tantric Aghor Yoga, Brazilian Kimbanda, and Palo Mayombe, in which he is now a Tata Nganga. He co-owns City Alchemist Witch Shop in downtown East Austin and has co-authored two books, "Magia Magia: Invoking Mexican Magic" and "Blood of Brujeria".
Jason Mankey
Jason Mankey is a third-degree High Priest, and prolific Witchcraft author (nine books and counting). A bit of a nomad in his younger years, Jason has lived in both the Midwest and the American South, and currently resides in California's Silicon Valley, where he helps run two local covens with his wife Ari. Jason has spent the last twenty-five years of his life researching the Horned God, Witchcraft & magickal history, and the occult influences in rock and roll music. Jason regularly lectures and leads rituals at Pagan and Witchcraft events in both North America and the United Kingdom. When not practicing, writing about, or studying the Craft Jason can be found spending time with his cats, whisky tasting, and growing sunflowers.
Lilith Dorsey
Lilith Dorsey M.A., hails from many magickal traditions, including Afro-Caribbean, Celtic, and Indigenous American spirituality. Their traditional education focused on Plant Science, Anthropology, and Film at the University of R.I, New York University, and the University of London, and their magickal training includes numerous initiations in Santeria also known as Lucumi, Haitian Vodoun, and New Orleans Voodoo. Lilith Dorsey is also a Voodoo Priestess and in that capacity has been doing successful magick since 1991 for patrons, is editor/publisher of Oshun-African Magickal Quarterly, filmmaker of the experimental documentary Bodies of Water :Voodoo Identity and Tranceformation,’ co-host of The Pop Occulture Show on youtube, and choreographer/performer for jazz legend Dr. John’s “Night Tripper” Voodoo Show. They have long been committed to providing accurate and respectful information about the African Traditional Religions and are proud to be a published Black author of such titles as 55 Ways to Connect to Goddess, The African-American Ritual Cookbook, Love Magic, Orishas, Goddesses and Voodoo Queens, Water Magic , the newly re-released Voodoo and African Traditional Religion and Tarot Every Witch Way now available.
Mortellus
Mortellus is a lineaged 3° Gardnerian High Priestex, Mortician, Necromancer, Medium, and world-renowned thought leader in deathcare and the magic of death, presently busy at work on their fourth book, with their second, "The Bones Fall in a Spiral: A Necromantic Primer," published by Crossed Crow Books, arriving on shelves October 3rd, 2023. Mortellus is a Mortician, and in addition to their degrees in Mortuary Sciences, holds degrees in Design, Education and Fine Arts. Their areas of expertise include necromancy, necrobotany, mediumship, and the funerary rites of minority faith groups. Currently residing in Western North Carolina on three acres that doubles as the Covenstead for the Coven of Leaves with their spouse and twin children. Their adult child, who resides in Asheville North Carolina, is a student of Health Sciences at UNCA.
Coby Michael
Coby Michael is an occult herbalist and magical practitioner specializing in the ritual use of poisonous and psychoactive plants. He studied religion at Arizona State University and has been a folk herbalist since a young age. He owns and operates The Poisoner’s Apothecary, an online shop and educational resource for the poison path. Coby has been blogging since 2016 and is a prolific writer including articles for This Witch Magazine (2020),The Witches' Almanac (2022) and The Poisoner’s Guild (2023) . His first book The Poison Path Herbal came out in 2021 with Inner Traditions and Coby recently celebrated the release of his second book The Poison Path Grimoire (Nov 2024). He is also co-author of Leo Witch, part of Llewellyn’s Witch’s Sun Sign Series (2023) and is working on his next book The Poison Path Oracle. He is the founder of Botanica Obscura Conference, an annual gathering of magical plant practitioners from around the world sharing their plant spirit knowledge. He currently resides in St. Petersburg, Fl and travels the country.
Adam Darkly
I am Adam Darkly.
Sorcerer-for-Hire. Alchemist. Necromancer. Local cryptid & witch of the Ozarks. The Devil of Devil's Conjure.
I work within various magical traditions ranging from Conjure to Ceremonial Magic.
I have spent the last fourteen years knee-deep in other Worlds, standing at the Crossroads, shifting fates and fortunes for clients and those in need, offering my services and creations to the community. I am a conjureman, ceremonial sorcerer, & folk healer. My allies are the Dead & Devils, Hags & Fae, those in high and low places, of starry power and earthly domain.
I teach students worldwide how to hone their magical toolset, achieve astounding results in their own practice, and to rewrite their fate in line with what they truly desire.