SATURDAY MAY 7
- (10:00 AM) Palo Road-Opening Ceremony in the
Congo-Cuban African Diasporic Tradition -- Dr. Christos
Kioni will lead us in a Palo Road-Opening Ceremony in the
Congo-Cuban African Diasporic Tradition -- a ritual for the
empowerment and benefit of all attendees. This invocation
will open the Workshop Weekend and bring strength, energy,
and spiritual focus to all who attend.
Cost: FREE! - This is an outdoor ceremony, weather permitting
- (11:30 AM) Hoodoo Food! The Best of the Conjure Cook-Off --
Sister Robin Petersen will present her annual Hoodoo Foods and
Conjure Cook-Off. In the Hoodoo Foods! workshop on Conjure
Cookery, Magical Chefs have submitted recipes for publication
in this year's Recipe Round-Up booklet, and those attending
the workshop are bringing your sorcerous dishes in for sharing
and taste testing. Prizes will be awarded to the top three
conjure cooks. Extra "Hoodoo Food!" recipe booklets
will be sold to benefit the work of Missionary Independent
Spiritual Church. Any food not eaten by participants at the
workshop will become part of the general Party Potluck.
Cost: $15.00 - Includes 16 pg. 2011 Hoodoo Foods! Recipe Book
- (1:00 PM) Making a Consecrated Palo Protection Amulet --
Dr. Christos Kioni will lead an intensive workshop in Making
a Consecrated Palo Protection Amulet in a seashell for you
to take home and bury at your doorstep. Container spells are
found in all of the African diasporic religious and magical
paths, including hoodoo, conjure, rootwork, obeah, Palo
Monte, Voodoo, Santeria, and Lukumi. This Palo amulet,
called a macuto, is one of the oldest and most traditional
forms of all.
Cost: $50.00 - All materials are supplied. Register early!
- (2:30 PM) All About Candles: Candle Magic and Wax Divination
Miss cat is going back to the basics with a workshop titled
All About Candles: Candle Magic and Wax Divination, a
hands-on intensive on how to choose, load, carve, anoint,
seal, and pray over free-standing, figural, and vigil
candles for love, money, protection, luck, reversing, and
cursing - and how to "read" the results in the wax, soot,
and glass remains of your magical candles. Be prepared to
learn a LOT -- this is a compressed version of the 5-hour
class cat teaches to student graduates, but geared for
newbies as well. Learn the secrets of The Philosophy of
Fire!
Cost: $25.00 - Includes Free Vigil Candle and Hand-Out Sheets
- (4:00 PM) Professional Reading and Root Doctoring --
Valentina Burton, the Dallas Psychic and Palm Reader and
newest AIRR member, will lead a workshop on How to Become a
Professional Reader and Root Doctor, including how to set up
a business, choosing which types of divination are right for
you and for your client-base; the reality of working at
psychic fairs, hotels, metaphysical shops, parties, in your
own reading parlour, and via telephone, email, or skype; how
to advertise both locally and via the internet;
organizations you can join to enhance your business; how to
book and schedule readings; how to handle clients from all
walks of life; and, most importantly, how to keep yourself
spiritually clean and protected while dealing with people
who come to you in need and in trouble.
Cost: $40.00 - A 96 page take-home book is included!
SUNDAY MAY 8
- (10:30 AM) Making Doll-Babies for Ritual Use --
Dr. E. will lead a hands-on workshop in Making and Catching
a Spirit in a Doll-Baby for ritual use. This class covers
everything from the historical perspective to hands-on work
with dolls made from twigs, cloth, wax, clay, and other
materials. Bring personal concerns of someone you wish to
embody in your doll -- and be prepared to baptize your doll
in the name of that someone special. This 1 1/2 hour
workshop leads directly into the workshop on mirror boxes...
Cost: $30.00 - All materials are supplied; register early as attendance is limited.
- (12:30 PM) Making and Working With Mirror Boxes --
Sister Robin Petersen will conduct a hands-on class on
Making and Working With Mirror Boxes to trap spirits -- such
as the one who was put in the doll-baby you just made in Dr.
E.'s workshop! Your custom mirror box will be prepared in a
ritual manner and the doll will be interred in it, so that
all deeds, both good and evil, will reflect back to the one
embodied in the doll. All materials are supplied and Robin
guarantees that even craft-newbies will make and take home a
beautiful hand-made wooden decoupaged mirror box.
Cost: $40.00 - All mirror box materials and hand-out
sheet are supplied; register early as attendance is limited.
- (2:00 PM) Introducing: The Crystal Silence League --
catherine yronwode of Missionary Independent Spiritual
Church, and Deacon Millett of Four Altars Gospel Sanctuary
will lift the veil and reveal ... The Crystal Silence
League! Learn about the use of crystal balls for divination
and intuitive reception, thought projection with the
crystal, and crystal skull readings -- then witness the
revival of the worldwide Crystal Silence prayer network and
healing circle, founded in 1919.
Cost: $30.00 - Your Crystal Ball and 32 page Booklet included
- (3:30 PM) World-wide Traditions of Bone Reading --
D. John Michael Hilford teaches a two-hour intensive
workshop in world-wide traditions of Bone Reading (also
known as Throwing the Bones or Casting the Bones). This
training will combine Sangoma Bone Reading (as taught by
Mvanah Maloti), shamanic Peruvian Bone Casting, and the
down-home methods of the African American Spiritualist
prophet Reverend J. of Camp Chesterfield, Indiana, and now,
for the first time, he is bringing it all back home to
American hoodoo practitioners. This is a rare opportunity to
learn bone-reading, and it is one workshop you must not
miss.
Cost: $50.00 -- This is a TWO HOUR workshop; register early as attendance is limited.
- Open Tent Readings:
Various Divination Techniques
Availability: May 7 - 8, from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, on a drop-in
basis. Cost: Donations, pay, or trade; payment in cash only.
Scheduling: Readings are on a first-come, first served basis.
Tips: Student-readers as well as professionals are welcome to
use the Open Tent Area for readings on a drop-in basis. Those who are
taking Valentina Burton's Saturday Workshop in Professional Reading
are encouraged to come read for the public or trade readings with
other students in the class. Be sure to bring a stand-up (A-shape or
L-shape) table sign to advertise yourself!
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- Dr. Christos Kioni: This world famous conjure doctor will lead us in a Road Opening Ceremony and will be teaching a class on How to Make a Palo Protection Amulet.
- Valentina Burton: Dallas Psychic, Palm, Tarot, and Astrology reader, spiritual counsellor and purveyor of hoodoo goods, Valentina will present an in-depth class how to become a professional reader and rootworker. Participants will receive a copy of Valentina's brand new book on the subject.
- Dr. E.: Hoodoo practitioner, initiate in Palo, and priest of Shango, Dr. E. brings his unique combination of Cuban and Californian conjure to the subject of How to Make and trap a spirit in a Doll-baby, Voodoo Doll, or Poppet.
- Sister Robin ("Red Robin"): The Shop Manager of the Lucky Mojo Curio Co. presents two classes this year -- our annual Hoodoo Food! workshop, featuring the use of EDIBLE magical herbs in all manner of spell-work recipes, and How to Make a Mirror Box, a hands-on training session with all materials supplied for you to craft your own reflective spirit trap.
- Ms. Cat Yronwode: The proprietor of the Lucky Mojo Curio Co. and author of "Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic" and the "Hoodoo Rootwork Correspondence Course" will be teaching ... a class as yet not announced! :-)
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Monday, May 2 - Sunday, May 8, 2011
READINGS
BY AIRR MEMBERS
DURING
WORKSHOP WEEK!
The following members of
The Association of Readers and Rootworkers (AIRR) will be on site during the Apprenticeship Week and Workshop Weekend and will be offering readings. Take advantage of some great discount prices for attendees only, and the opportunity to get an in-person reading with someone you might not otherwise have a chance to meet:
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Dr. E.: Tarot Card Readings
Availability: May 7 and 8 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, except when presenting or attending workshops.
Cost: $40.00 / 30 minutes; payment in cash only.
Scheduling: Readings are on a first-come, first-served basis
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Miss Elvyra: Tarot Card Readings
Availability: May 2 - 3 from 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM; May 7 - 8 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, except when attending workshops.
Cost: $30.00 / 30 minutes; payment in cash or pre-pay via Paypal.
Scheduling: Please pre-schedule via LMCCo. 707-887-1521.
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Miss cat: Palmistry Plus Tarot
Availability: May 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8, after 5:00 PM; one reading per evening only.
Cost: $30.00 / 30 minutes; payment in cash only.
Scheduling: Please pre-schedule via LMCCo. 707-887-1521.
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There is no charge to attend the Party and Lucky Mojo
Open House. Potluck food and beverages will be provided both days. In addition,
participants will be invited to sample the fantastic magical concoctions
from the Hoodoo Foods and Conjure Cook-Off Workshop.
Seating outside the workshops is somewhat limited, so if you want to spread out and party on the grass, bring along a blanket or beach towel and your own portable lawn chairs!
This event is DOG-FRIENDLY, as long as yours is a friendly dog. We also have
a large enclosed dog run available for the use of any dogs who need a break from the festivities.
The Lucky Mojo Curio Co. will be open on both days for anyone wishing to get some shopping done. Guests are also invited to visit Missionary Independent Spiritual Church and receive a complimentary church fan. Please join us.
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Cost for the workshops varies by the cost of materials supplied, and runs from $10.00 to $50.00 each, payable to your teachers on the day of the workshop.
Planning on coming? Drop us a note at the
Lucky Mojo Forum OR at the
Lucky Mojo Facebook Event Invitation! or the
LM Facebook page for the shop and let us know.
- Time: Saturday - Sunday, May 7th and 8th, 2011, 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
- Place: Missionary Independent Spiritual Church, a beautiful temple in a garden setting in rural Forestville, California.
- All Workshop Materials, plus Potluck Food and Beverages are included in the price of Admission.
- The Lucky Mojo Occult Shop will be open during the venue for those wishing to purchase genuine spiritual supplies.
- Enrollment: Limited to 30 participants per workshop -- FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.
- Tickets: Please Pay Your Presenter at the Beginning of Each Workshop
- Advance notification requested: Please sign up at the Lucky Mojo Forum or Call the Lucky Mojo Curio Co. 707-887-1521 or Sign Up at the Shop:
Lucky Mojo Curio Co. 6632 Covey Road, Forestville, CA 95436 .
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