MISSIONARY INDEPENDENT SPIRITUAL CHURCH
These classes in African American folk magic, root work, and hoodoo will teach you practical tricks and tips to take your conjure work to a new level of confidence and knowledge. In addition to spell casting, we also showcase the mystery and magic of world-wide folk religions. PRE-REGISTRATION FOR CLASSES
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Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
Sunday, May 5, 2013 |
 10:00 AM - Saturday, May 4, 2013 Opening Ceremony - Walking the Labyrinth The Weekend opens with a CONVOCATIONAL CEREMONY led by MISS ELVYRA, with assistance from DR. JOHANNES. All are welcome as we circle together and open the roads to a wonderful weekend. This event is free to all, and all workshop attendees and presenters are cordially invited to be present. You will be blessed! COST: FREE! - This is an outdoor ceremony, weather permitting. (Donations for prosperity accepted.) |
 10:00 AM - Sunday, May 5, 2013 Catholic Saint Packets for love, money, and blessings LOU FLOREZ will be teaching a workshop on the use and construction of packets dedicated to the Catholic saints. These packets, traditionally used in Mexican Folk Magic, are a powerful way to call upon the Catholic Saints for their blessings and assistance for many purposes including love, money and blessings. LOU will present the history and significance of these special CATHOLIC SAINT PACKETS, and teach you how to construct a Catholic Saint Packet of your own to take home. ALL MATERIALS SUPPLIED. TAKE HOME: An instructional flyer and more. COST: $30.00 |
11:30 AM - Saturday, May 4, 2013 Hoodoo Foods and Conjure Cook-Off: Bread Bewitchery SISTER ROBIN PETERSEN and Dr. JOHANNES GARDBACK will present the ANNUAL CONJURE COOK-OFF, plus a new spiritual cookery workshop on world-wide traditions of folk-magic using breads and pancakes -- with special emphasis on the importance of Bread Spells in Scandinavian Trolldom. Edible samples will be shared, but Norse bread-magic is not all about eating: Johannes will demonstrate ancient Swedish rituals and rites of cleaning, curing, and protection with bread, and the use of pancakes in dream divination. Then, the judging begins -- as participants taste and rate the entries in our annual Conjure Cook-Off, and prizes are awarded! All materials supplied, plus a free flyer outlining all the spells, and, of course, a free copy of the "2013 Hoodoo Food! Rootwork Recipe Round-Up and Conjure Cook-Off" cookbook. (For which the deadline for recipe submissions to be printed is April 1, 2012.) ALL MATERIALS SUPPLIED. Bring your magical foods to be judged by workshop participants! 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. TAKE HOME: An instructional flyer, a 2013 "Hoodoo Food!" Cook Book, and a fully functional Bread Spell for use in your home. COST: $20.00 |
 11:30 AM - Sunday, May 5, 2013 Rustic Oil Lamps in the Conjure Tradition DR. E. brings us a brand new workshop on how to make and use rustic hoodoo oil lamps out of household items filled with root, plant, and mineral allies for every magical intention. Learn how to make lamps out of mason jars, decorative bowls, and even fruits or vegetables! These lamps are fueled with natural vegetable oils, like olive or sunflower oil, preventing the strong aroma associated with traditional kerosene lamps. Attendees will learn how to build the lamps hands-on, how to utilize them in conjure work, and how they can be used as perpetual lights on your altar. If you have any special hoodoo curios that you would like to include, bring them to the workshop and Dr. E. will instruct you how to incorporate it into your lamp. As former attendees of his workshops know, Dr. E.'s presentations are dynamic, instructional, and down-home AUTHENTIC! TAKE HOME: An instructional flyer, and you will craft a fully-functioning rustic oil lamp to take home and use on your altar! COST: $40.00 |
 1:00 PM - Saturday, May 4, 2013 Contact Conjure: Hands-On Rites and Techniques KHI ARMAND demonstrates the time-honored tradition of hands-on cleansing and blessing of a person's body. Learn old-school conjure methods, including the use of feather whisks to take off messes, asperging and spraying of waters for peace, spiritual foot washing to cleanse away negativity, blessing of the hands, and cleansing of the head. Watch as KHI shares the historical and spiritual significance of these techniques, demonstrates them on willing participants, and teaches you how to perform these works for yourself, your family members, or as a professional root doctor in service to others. ALL MATERIALS SUPPLIED. TAKE HOME: An instructional flyer, Peace Water, a laundry sprinkler, and a bottle for your own hands-on cleansings. COST: $35.00 |
 1:00 PM - Sunday, May 5, 2013 Secrets of Hoodoo Honey and Sugar Spells DEACON MILLETT will hold a dynamic workshop on the subject of Honey Jars, Sugar Boxes, and Powdered Sugar Spells for conjuring love, money, business, academic success, legal victories, and more. The Deacon specializes in Honey-Love and Honey Reconciliation, and will share the secrets that have made him famous world-wide for his Sweet Southern Conjuring. He will be presenting the debut of his brand-new book on Sugar and Honey Magic in the Hoodoo Tradition! TAKE HOME: Your own personal sweetening conjure and a 96-page illustrated book by Deacon Millett on the Secrets of Hoodoo Honey and Sugar Spells. COST: $30.00 |
 2:30 PM - Saturday May 4, 2013 Skull Sorcery CONJUREMAN ALI will be teaching a special class on SKULLS AND SKULL CANDLES: Secret techniques to influence, persuade, and compel the mind and heart of a person for love, healing, revenge and much more. The class will also go over little known methods of how to house and employ a spirit-helper or ancestor through skulls and skull candles for the purpose of influencing others. The history and uses of skulls and skull candles in a variety of cultures will be discussed as well as their use in hoodoo. Each student will learn authentic and powerful techniques from the forgotten roots of hoodoo and will take home a fully-prepared and fixed ritual skull candle. ALL MATERIALS SUPPLIED. TAKE HOME: An instructional flyer and a prepared skull candle. COST: $35.00 |
2:30 PM - Sunday May 5, 2013 Queer Conjure and Love Workings: Attracting LGBTQ Relationships KHI ARMAND, DR. E., MISS MICHAELE, LOU FLOREZ, ROBIN PETERSEN, LISA WARRICK, AND DEACON MILLETT will conduct a fast-moving and fun panel presentation in which they will lay out their favourite (and lesser-known) love spells to attract Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transexual sex, romance, relationships, and marriage. Learn all about the hidden history of Queer Conjure and how it has evolved with changing times -- plus the real down-low on how to work with traditional same-sex love herbs, roots, and minerals. Note: (Because we've already been asked!) You do not need to be Queer to attend this workshop. :-) ALL MATERIALS SUPPLIED TAKE HOME: A bottle of same-sex love oil, and a packet of hoodoo sachet powders for Queer Love. COST: $25.00 |
 4:00 PM - Saturday, May 4, 2013 Candle Magic and Candle Ministries: Hands-On Training CATHERINE YRONWODE will be introducing her brand new 96 page book on THE ART OF HOODOO CANDLE MAGIC and will discuss and describe candle spells performed by private practitioners, candle ministry services offered by professional root doctors to their clients, how to conduct candle-light services for the public in a Spiritualist church context, and, of course, how to prepare candles and read divinations from them. ALL MATERIALS SUPPLIED. TAKE HOME: A complete 96 page book on Candle Magic by catherine yronwode, plus an altar light, a star holder, a double action candle, a figural candle, a vigil light candle, and a dram of dressing oil. COST: $40.00 |
 4:00 PM - Sunday May 5, 2013 The Art of Tarot: Design Your Own Divination Deck MICHELE JACKSON will be teaching a fast-paced, spiritually-centered, and engaging workshop to harness your own creative potential by bringing your own Tarot or Lenormand divination deck into being. No artistic talent is needed! By using magazine images and collages, you can make your very own custom divination cards that speak in the language of your own soul. You will be amazed at how well a deck created with images chosen by you reveals its meanings to you on both an intellectual and intuitive level. All materials will be provided, but you are also invited to bring colour copies, not originals, of 3" X 5" or smaller images of your own choosing, if you wish. You'll take home your own designed card and a bottle of Psychic Vision Oil to continue the creative process as you craft your completed deck at home. ALL MATERIALS SUPPLIED. TAKE HOME: an instructional flyer, your own hand-made tarot card, and a bottle of Psychic Vision Oil. COST: $30.00 |
5:30 PM - Saturday, May 4, 2013 Hoodoo One-on-One With Ms. Robin MS. ROBIN has put together a unique learning experience aimed specifically at hoodoo beginners and students. Learn the essential conjure skills used in love charms, gambling spells, and black magic curses. Ms. Robin will lead you, in the hands-on construction of your own mojo bag, an annointing oil, and a doll baby. She will also demonstrate how to use these items in her famous coffin spell! This class is an intense 2-hour learning experience, not a lecture class. This is a once in a lifetime, total-immersion workshop in which each student will receive personal step-by-step instruction. Seating for this session is limited to rootwork beginners and students. Enrollment will be closed when all of the available spaces are taken. TAKE HOME: You will make and take home your own mojo bag, anointing oil, doll-baby, and coffin spell. All materials supplied. COST: $75.00 |
5:30 PM - Sunday, May 5, 2013 High-Tech Hoodoo: Conjuring Through Current Technologies KAST EXCELSIOR will be presenting this workshop on utilizing the often-overlooked devices of our modern lifestyles that can be seamlessly woven into our conjure work. Historically, Hoodoo has made practical use of newly developed technologies as magical tools and resources. In this workshop, we'll explore how you can personally tap into the Elements of Cyber/Digital/Multi-Media and Beyond to effect reality through use of the Traditional Principles of Conjure. TAKE HOME: An instructional flyer, a glass Conjure Plate ready to use in the spell-work of your choice, AND a Limited Edition double-disc CD of Hoodoo Music (hand-picked by Miss Cat) & customizable Conjure Clip Art to use in spells for years to come. COST: $35.00 |
| READINGS BY AIRR MEMBERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL READERS DURING The WORKSHOP WEEK! | LEARN Conjure and FOLK MAGIC FROM Nationally Known Hoodoo Rootworkers! |
Saturday, May 4 - Sunday, May 5, 2013 The following members of The Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers (AIRR) and other professionals 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:
Availability: May 4 - 5 from 9:00 AM - Sunset, except when attending workshops.
Availability: May 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, after 5:00 PM; one reading per evening only.
Availability: May 4 - 5 from 9 AM to Sunset, except when at workshops.
Availability: May 4 - 5 from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, except when attending workshops.
Availability: May 4 - 5 from 9:00 AM - Sunset, except when attending workshops.
Availability: May 4 - 5 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, except when attending workshops.
Availability: May 4 - 5 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, except when attending workshops.
Availablity: May 4 - 5 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, except when attending workshops.
Availability: May 4 - 5 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, except when attending workshops.
Availability: May 5th from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, except when attending workshops.
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ConjureMan Ali: Tarot and Geomancy Life Readings
Miss cat: Palmistry Plus Tarot
Dr. E.: Tarot, Bone Readings and Santeria Cowrie Shell Readings
Miss Elvyra: Tarot Card Readings
Kast Excelsior: Bone Readings (Throwing the Bones)
Khi Armand: Hands-On Personal Spiritual Cleansing
Lou Florez: Tarot Card Readings
Miss Michaele: Tarot and Bibliomancy
Madame Nadia: Lenormand Card Reading
Ms. Robin: Crystal Ball and Spiritual Readings
Deacon Millett: The pastor of Four Altars Gospel Sanctuary
candle ministry in the Southern California High Desert, an AIRR Associate,
a member of the Board of Bishops of Missionary Independent Spiritual Churches, and
the founder of the online Hoodoo Psychics reading service,
Deacon Millett is best known for his love spells,
reconciliation magic, and astrological compatibility readings,
He will debut his new book on Sugar and Honey spells at his workshop
and will also participate in the Queer Conjure Colloquium. 
Johannes Gardback:
Coming all the way from Goteburg, Sweden, the
proprietor of The RootDoctor.se is a folk magician in the ancient
Scandinavian trolldom tradition and a root worker in the
Southern conjure tradition as well. An AIRR associate, a reader at Hoodoo
Psychics, and a member of the Board of Directors
of YIPPIE (the Yronwode Institution for the Preservation and
Popularization of Indigenous Ethnomagicology), he brings a
deep understanding of the hidden European roots of much
American folk magic, and will present an amazing demonstration
of Bread and Pancake magic in Norse trolldom and African American conjure.
Lisa Warrick:
A New Orleans born traditional conjure practitioner,
rootworker, herbal healer, candle minister. and spiritual teacher,
Lisa works at the Lucky Mojo Curio Company in Forestville, California
and will be a panel-member in the Queer Conjure Colloquium. 
Michele Jackson: Well known in the tarot community and the creator of several beautiful tarot decks, Michele has inspired a generation of tarot diviners and tarot deck collectors. Her work can be seen in The Encyclopedia of Tarot and her decks are in tarot museums and some of the finest tarot collections. A skilled diviner and practitioner of hoodoo rootwork based in San Diego, California, Michele will teach a transformative workshop in the Art of Tarot: Making Your Own Personal Divination Deck.
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