Presenters 

Astrea Taylor is an eclectic pagan witch and the author of Intuitive Witchcraft, Air Magic, Modern Witchcraft with the Greek Gods, and the forthcoming book Inspiring Creativity Through Magick (coming July 8th, 2023). Her life goals include empowering other magical practitioners and encouraging them to use intuition in their craft. In her books and classes, Astrea shares her love of science, magic, history, mental health, and energy awareness. She also mentors magical people to help them walk their truest paths with more confidence and self-love. Learn more at AstreaTaylor.com. 

Presenting:  Tarot by Number: Meaning, Movement, & Magic

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Laura Tempest Zakroff is a professional artist and author based in New England. She holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and her artwork has received awards and honors worldwide. Laura is the author of several best-selling books and decks including Weave the Liminal, Sigil Witchery, Anatomy of a Witch, Visual Alchemy, the Liminal Spirits Oracle and the Anatomy of a Witch Oracle.

Presenting: Magick of Divination with Tarot Cards

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Monica Bodirsky BDES, CH (she/her) is a professional  Tarot and oracle deck creator from Toronto, divination specialist, and shadow worker.  Her most recent decks include the acclaimed Shadowland Tarot deck and guide, the Shadowland Lenormand, and indie decks such as the Lucky Lenormand House of Shadows (Ed. 1-5) and the Bats Blood Ink Oracle deck.  Her illustrative style is conceptual pen and ink with watercolor and is at times quirky, melancholy, and darkly humorous.

Presenting:  Intuitive Tarot 101 & Witches' Herbal Walk

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Kris Gurky is a natural intuitive, witch, and magikal herbal practitioner with Lithuanian and Celtic roots. She grew up  foraging the New England woods with her grandmother and shares her gifts with a family of healers, psychics, and mediums.  Kris is the resident herbalist at Maison Vampyre in sAlem, founded Dark Moon in 2010, and is the creator of the Witch City Tarot + Divination Gathering in Salem, MA.

Presenting: Working with Vampyric Energy - Guided Meditation

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The Vampyre Benjamin, is a cornerstone of the Witch City Halo in Salem, MA.  As the co-owner of Vampfangs and Maison Vampyre, he is a staple of the Vampyre community in Salem. Benjamin lends his magickal abilities through guided meditations and energy clearings at Salem's only Vampyre parkour, Maison Vampyre.

Presenting: Stepping Into the Shadows

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Jen Sankey is a tarot reader, author, professional witch, teacher, and director of the World Spiritual Association. Jen has has a column in The Cartomancer Magazin,  is their Social Media Sorceress, and has been featured in several publications. She is currently creating two tarot decks;  Stardust Wanderer Tarot (self-published) and Enchanted Forest Felines Tarot  and publishing her forthcoming book, Magickal Manifesting with the Moon for Llewellyn Worldwide.

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Presenting: Tarot Yoga Saturday & Sunday

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Chrissy offers a number of wellness modalities on the North Shore of Massachusetts including mindful vinyasa, restorative yoga, guided meditation, distance reiki, herbal workshops, and thai yoga bodywork. Her holistic wellness practice runs deep into the earth and universe, connecting her teaching to the elements, the earth, the sea, and the moon.

Presenting: Introduction to Tasseography (Tea Leaf Reading)

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It's rare to find Rissa without tea. No matter where she is or what she's doing, a mug of green tea is her constant companion. She holds a deep reverence for plants and the answers they offer, whether as tasseographs in a teacup, smoke in the air, a healing salve for the skin, a plant on the windowsill, or nourishment for the body. She's also senior editor of a national magazine, published poetess/author, and is studying clinical herbalism. Rissa was born in the year of the Wood Rabbit and has been gazing into teacups for guidance for more than 30 years.