Queen City Curio – Down the Rabbit Hole Podcast
Workshop Area 1
10:00 – 10:45am
Podcast Description: Andrieh Vitimus and Zachary Lui host a panel discussion with the presenters at Hamilton Pagan Pride. Recorded live in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada at Hamilton Pagan Pride, 2022. We hope you, our dear listeners, enjoy this meeting of magical perspectives.
Andreih Vitmus
Andrieh Vitimus is the author of the modern magical classic “Hands on Chaos Magic: Reality Manipulation Through the Ovayki Current” and has been included in multitudes of anthologies. Andrieh motivates, facilitates and captivates with his workshops across the world in coaching, business, and the occult. He is a host of the long-running international radio show, Deeper Down the Rabbit Hole. He can be reached via his website http://andriehvitimus.com/
Zachary Lui
Zachary is a leading expert in Eastern metaphysics. He is a Shaman-Folk Priest, Master of Medical Qigong (MMQ) & Reiki Master Teacher, Certified trainer from the Results Over Image Institute, studying directly from Andrieh Vitimus, and is an international radio co-host (deeper-down-the-rabbit-hole.com). He has devoted several years running a wellness centre and has been creating trainings that teach accountable visionaries his best techniques & strategies for being more productive, increasing vitality and expanding creativity. www.wujixuan.ca – www.torontoqigong.com
Saoirse – Meditation for Beginners
Workshop Area 1
11:00 – 11:45am
Strong mediation skills are achievable for everyone! Meditation is an exceptionally important aspect of any craft path. Taking a few minutes each day will help immensely with focus, manifestation and visualization. This workshop will endeavour to share tips and tricks to help inspire your meditation practice. We will end this workshop with a guided chakra activation meditation. This meditation will help you balance, ground and centre to get the most out of this fabulous day!
Saoirse
Saoirse is a Wiccan Priestess and one of the founders of Silver Circle. She has led workshops and performed ritual for several groups including: Silver Circle, Niagara Falls Paganfest (Purple Pentacle), Brantford Pagan Meet and Greet and Hamilton Pagan Pride Day. Saoirse is a proud member of Hamilton’s diverse pagan community and believes deeply in the importance of offering opportunities for pagans to gather, share knowledge and meet others of like mind.
Anat – Egyptian Ancient Dream Interpretation and Symbolism
Workshop Area 2
11:00 – 11:45am
Do you have dreams that stay with you after you wake? Was there something about it that you knew had meaning? Have you ever dreamt about an object or an animal that left such a strong impression on you? Do you believe that your dreams could have hidden messages from your ancestors or from the Gods? The Ancient Egyptians did, so much so, that this idea permeates many facets of Ancient Egyptian writings.
Understanding dream messages is a bridge to connecting with the inner Self. Understanding the language of dreams opens up untapped knowledge and inner strength. Ancient Egyptians called this inner strength within our hearts, the KA spirit. Those who take on the practices of strengthening their connection with the KA spirit will find an inner peace and profound meaning of Self that cannot be shaken by the ups and downs of daily life.
Come and learn the AE interpretation of some common dream symbols that may be hiding a deeper meaning. At the end of the talk we will do a group interpretation of a dream. Someone at random in the group will be chosen to share their dream story with the chance for others in the group offer up “If it were my dream, it would mean this…” for the Dreamer.
Anat
Het Eset Het Set Het Ynpu
Het Sekhmet Het Bast
Sacred Space Ritualist
Priestess, Devotee, Hartibi
Oneiromancer, Dream Practitioner
Regional Representative of Southern Ontario for the International Association for the Study of Dreams
Contact info: www.esetsethet.com
@Akhesenhet
Sahu – Spirit Allies: Building and Maintaining Sacred Partnerships
Workshop Area 1
12:00 – 12:45pm
Do you seek to create or deepen your relationships with spirit allies? Join Christine Ford HPS in this lively workshop to explore the many kinds of spirit allies available to you and how to build and maintain relationships while working in sacred partnership. Opportunities exist with deities, angels, ancestors, faeries, animal spirits, plant spirits, mineral spirits, the Mighty Dead, genius loci, and much more. We’ll discuss many types of potential relationships with spirits allies along with ideas and resources to create a solid foundation for successful partnerships.
Sahu (Christine Ford)
Christine Ford is a High Priestess with the Temple of Witchcraft having apprenticed for many years with the acclaimed witch and author Christopher Penczak in the temple’s Mystery School. A long-time student of the esoteric, she has also received mentoring with Barbara Ford for over ten years in psychic development, mediumship, reiki, energetic protection, and much more. Through the InSpirit Centre, Christine currently offers psychic readings using her own divination system, mediumship readings, full moon gatherings, personal mentorship, and numerous metaphysical workshops. As part of InSpirit’s Paranormal Team, she has assisted with many house clearings, personal clearings, and has helped occasionally with paranormal investigations as a guest medium with organizations such as the Searcher Group. Christine has also been both a local and international presenter for various festivals, retreats, and groups such as Templehearth, WomynSpirit, and Silver Circle.
Visit Christine online at www.InSpiritCentre.com or www.christinemarieford.com
To find out more about the Temple of Witchcraft, go to www.templeofwitchcraft.org
Cara-Lee Suttie (Raevynn) – Making Peace With Your Body
Workshop Area 2
12:00pm
We live in a world and culture that prioritizes certain bodies over others. This leads to most people feeling inadequate and insecure in relation to their bodies. This workshop will give you tools to help you fight against that oppression within yourself and in society. Topics covered include diet culture, practices for self-reflection, self-care and more.
Cara-Lee Suttie (Raevynn)
Cara is the owner of Raevynn Yoga and Raevynn Dark Arts. Their pronouns are they/them or she/her. They are an eclectic pagan that accesses their spirituality through the mind/body/soul connection. Within that, they teach yoga and body peace with a focus on accessibility, equity and holistic well-being. They are also an artist who works with resin, paint and crochet to create a little bit of beauty in the world.
Yvonne Aburrow – Inclusive Wicca
Workshop Area 1
1:00 – 1:45pm
How do we include disabled people, LGBTQIA people, and other marginalized groups in Wicca? There will be an introduction to inclusive Wicca for those who are unfamiliar with it; an opportunity for participants to share their own ideas and practices; and a short ritual where we put the ideas into practice.
Yvonne Aburrow
Yvonne Aburrow is the author of “All Acts of Love and Pleasure: inclusive Wicca” (Avalonia Books); “Dark Mirror: the inner work of witchcraft”, and “The Night Journey: Witchcraft as Transformation” (Doreen Valiente Foundation). They have been a practicing Gardnerian Wiccan for 31 years, and are bisexual and nonbinary.
Andrieh Vitimus – Charging and Dressing Candles for Vitality
Workshop Area 1
2:00 – 2:45pm
In this intro workshop by Andrieh Vitimus, we will use candles for a vitality spell. That’s right, we will do an actual spell in the workshop and work through blessing the candle, learning if oil will work for you, how to dress the candle, and how to connect to the fire of the flame itself to amplify your intention.
Andrieh Vitmus
Andrieh Vitimus is author of the modern magical classic, “Hands on Chaos Magic: Reality Manipulation Through the Ovayki Current”. He has also published in Magick on the Edge anthology, the Manifesting Prosperity anthology, The Pop Culture Anthology and the Best of Konton Magazine anthology. Vitimus holds the highest initiatory rank in Haitian Vodou, that of Hougan Asogwe, is a Usui and Karuna Reiki Master, and NLP practitioner and a licensed hypnotherapist. Andrieh is the host of the international successful radio show, Deeper down the Rabbit Show (ddtrh.com) and has taught at conventions including Starwood, Sirius Rising, Babylon Rising, Convocation, Real Witches Ball, various Pagan Prides and more.
Beverly Lawson – Orphic Hellenism
Workshop Area 2
2:00 – 2:45pm
What is Orphic Hellenism? How does it differ from Wicca or other pagan religions? At this workshop you will be introduced to this Greek tradition. We will talk about the basic beliefs, make khernips, the water in which to cleanse our hands before entering temple, and a simple way to construct a chiton, or Greek robe.
Beverly Lawson
My name is Beverly. I’m 60 years old and have a deep love of the ancient Greek Gods. I have followed a pagan path for many years, but at last I have found the tradition I call home. I have always worshipped Demeter. Through a facebook group I met a fellow member who loves the Greek Gods. He told me a bit about his tradition, and directed me to a Website. After contacting the author of this website we began to skype every week as student and teacher. He is an amazing man with a wealth of knowledge! I continue to learn from him to this day.
Zachary Lui – A Daoist Approach to Optimize Vitality
Workshop Area 1
4:00 – 4:45pm
In Daoist magick and Chinese medicine, each organ is associated with a different element and has specific functions to optimize vitality. In this workshop, join Zachary Lui for a meditative journey to connect to ourselves internally by bringing awareness to our organs. Together we’ll go through the colors, correspondences, body area associations, and much more. This is a practical workshop where we will go through a guided meditation of the five organs to optimize your energy and vitality. By the end of this workshop, you’ll better understand how to use Daoist techniques to improve your health and wellbeing. So join us on this journey of self-discovery.
Zachary Lui
Zachary is a leading expert in Eastern metaphysics. He is a Shaman-Folk Priest, Master of Medical Qigong (MMQ) & Reiki Master Teacher, Certified trainer from the Results Over Image Institute, studying directly from Andrieh Vitimus, and is an international radio co-host (deeper-down-the-rabbit-hole.com). He has devoted several years to running a wellness centre and has been creating trainings that teach accountable visionaries his best techniques & strategies for being more productive, increasing vitality and expanding creativity. www.wujixuan.ca – www.torontoqigong.com
Erica Clarke – Astrology: A Tour Through the Signs and Houses
Workshop Area 2
4:00 – 4:45pm
This ‘make & take’ introduction to astrology will take you on a guided tour through the cosmos with a brief description of each zodiac sign and each of the 12 houses in a chart. Then we will each be creating a moveable wheel to show what sign rules each house for any person at all given their rising sign (sometimes called the ascendant). All materials will be provided free of charge.
Erica Clarke
Erica is a Sagittarius-Sun, Libra-Moon, Scorpio-Rising whose long-time love of magic, divination, and spreadsheets made the study of astrology a match made in heaven. She offers birth chart interpretations as well as custom birth chart themed art and fine jewellery through Birth Chart Babe (at www.birthchartbabe.com or on Instagram @birthchartbabe). She is also an educator, a metalsmith, a witch, and a dancer, because a Sagittarius can’t have just one hobby. What’s your birth chart, babe?