ConVocation 2020 -Through Our Wrath We All Face Judgement: Full Schedule

5:00pm EST

First Time at Convocation

Are you new to ConVocation? Are you nervous about what to expect? Do you think you will get lost in the craziness? Well come on by and we will give you tips and tricks on what it's all about and what you need to know to have an incredible experience. Along with the class we will also offer an opportunity to learn or refresh your grounding and shielding techniques, along with some special guests to help you. So come on in and say Hi and let us get you started on this crazy journey!

Teachers

Geralyn Mystic

Wiccan Priestess & Witch

Geralyn Mystic is a Spiritual Life Coach and a natural witch, Wiccan HPS who teaches others to embrace their power and rise to a higher consciousness. She is an inspirational speaker and former co-Director and board member for ASG and Detroit Pagan Pride. She holds 4 degrees, is a... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2020 5:00pm - 6:30pm EST
Allen Park

Lecture/Discussion

8:30pm EST

Bedtime Stories

Goodnight sweet child of mine, lay down your weary head. Close your sleepy eyes, for it is time for bed. Come hang out this evening and we will read some bedtime stories. Remember to wear your jammies and bring your favorite stuffy.

Teachers

Nichole Ellwanger

Nichole has been a practicing pagan since 2000. She has been a High Priestess and was one of the founding members of the Mid-Michigan Pagan Council. Nichole has been part of Convocation's programming team since 2012. She values education and community and helping others to see the... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2020 8:30pm - 10:00pm EST
Windsor

Kids

8:30pm EST

Valkyries: Claimers of the Dead

This is a ritual in which the participants beseech the claimers to guide those that have passed to their ultimate destination. This ritual will have strong emotional undertow and participants should anticipate an emotional and energetic release.

Teachers

D. R. Dunne

D.R. Dunne (Dee) is a Pagan Educator and Author who has been dabbling in the Occult since 1996 and general Metaphysics since 1986. Dee is currently working on Convocation staff as the manager of the loading crew.

Steven Dunne

Steve works with spirits, respectfully. Also specializes in picking things up and setting them down.

Thursday February 20, 2020 8:30pm - 10:00pm EST
Dearborn

Ritual

8:30pm EST

Dealing With Your Anger With Dice

In this class we will discuss how to deal with social anxieties, problem solving, and things that can flip the switch on our emotions through structured role playing. Using Dungeons and Dragons as a tool for putting people into various situations and giving them the ability to critical think, interact, and fact problems that they would come across in real life situations.

Teachers

Jayne Strickland

As a woman who has gone through many transformations in the last twenty years, digging into truths and lies about the self and the world, I have pushed through many misnomers that have given certain kinds of labels. While the world is ever changing, so are we. Twenty years in... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2020 8:30pm - 10:00pm EST
Model T

Teens

10:30pm EST

Pawn Checks King: Political Magic

Magic and politics have been intertwined throughout history. The metaphysics of magic are often expressed in political language or imagery, especially that of monarchy and feudalism. The Sforzas and Borgias launched a Renaissance arms race of astrological talismans. In America, slaves sought to magically destroy or gain power over their oppressors. Spiritualism had an essential role in the suffragist movement. Magic has played a role in modern political movements on both the Right and the Left. Discover how practitioners of magic are attempting to control elections and manipulate leaders in democratic governments today. Explore the rise of political radicalism in magic, and learn practical spellwork you can do to support the issues and people that matter most to you.

Teachers

Clifford H. Low

Thursday February 20, 2020 10:30pm - Friday February 21, 2020 12:00am EST
Erie

Lecture/Discussion

9:30am EST

ISMATI, NHVH, and Other Things You Have Never Heard Of

Of the many techniques hidden in the stacks of mysticism and religion, few are much more than just theory. But there are some that defy the rational mind, tap into that realm of unknown processes, and connect us in very personal ways to the very NATURE that surrounds us and gives us life. Among them are ISMATI a method of connection that allows you to FEEL through the Earth and Sky and NHVH (Pronounced Naw-Vaw) that teaches how to SEE through the eyes of Nature.

Teachers

AVATAR

Joel “Avatar” Bukowski is frequent panelist at various conventions around Michigan, speaking on such topics as Self-Defense, Strange Reality, the difference between Faith and Belief, various other Philosophical Topics, and various esoteric topics. He firmly believes that there... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2020 9:30am - 11:00am EST
Greenfield

Lecture/Discussion

11:30am EST

Wild Harvesting Plants

Learn how to harvest, dry and store herbs and what herbs to use to help heal the body in a more natural way.

Teachers

Lucille Rose Hps

Lucille Rose, Rev and Hps, is an ordained minister and a Third Degree Initiate Wiccan High Priestess of the Oak Ash & Thorn Coven (An American Eclectic Initiatory Wiccan Tradition) and founder of Briar Rose - a daughter circle of the Tangled Moon Coven She had articles published in... Read More →

Rev

Friday February 21, 2020 11:30am - 1:00pm EST
Fairlane

Lecture/Discussion

2:00pm EST

Fire Burning Bright

We will take a deeper look into the element of fire and see what it kindles in our lives with stories, crafts, and meditations around Fire.

Teachers

Bronwyn

Bronwyn grew up singing to the trees and decided she was Pagan at 8. Since then she has had her own little one and teaching her brought her to teach the children in the community through Convocation and Michigan Pagan Fest as well as local Pagan Pride Days and other local organiz... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2020 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST
Classic

Kids

2:00pm EST

The Witch’s Wheel of the Year

Timeless. Ancient. Eternal. Modern? The Wheel of the Year followed by Modern Witches is all of those things and more! Many of the sabbats we celebrate have truly ancient roots, while others are less than 100 years old. Journey round the Wheel and learn the history of all eight sabbats and the folklore and customs we associate with each of them. Learn how to connect even more powerfully with the change of the seasons where you live! It’s everything you've ever wanted to know (and more) about the greater and lesser sabbats!

Teachers

Jason Mankey (he/him)

Jason Mankey read his first book on Witchcraft in the seventh grade, and at age 22 dedicated his life to the Craft. Today, Jason helps run two Witchcraft covens in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife Ari, and writes books, like lots of books. Jason is a popular speaker at Pagan... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2020 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST
Dearborn

Lecture/Discussion

2:00pm EST

Goth For Baby Bats

This is intended as an introductory class for young people who are involved in or interested in the Goth subculture. What is Goth? How did it originate? What does it all mean?

Teachers

Rocas Doran

Hi There! What can I say about myself? I am an elder goth, an atheist, an anthropologist by education, a science teacher, and a writer. Get me talking about something I love and I'll never shut up!

Friday February 21, 2020 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST
Windsor

Teens

7:30pm EST

The Armoring Ritual (Version 2.0)

For the past 12 years the Knights of the Order of Paladins have invited Pagans to participate in the Armoring, an introduction to the Warrior path, and we’ve recently upgraded it. If there is something in your life that you’d like to leave behind, this is an excellent opportunity to do that. Dedicate yourself to the Warrior path and begin your quest for self-mastery.

Teachers

Kerr Cuhulain

Preceptor General, Order of Paladins

Kerr Cuhulain is a retired police detective/dispatcher who has been a Wiccan for 50 years and was involved in anti-defamation activism and hate crimes investigation for the Pagan community for decades. Kerr was awarded the Shield of Valour by the Witches League for Public Awareness... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2020 7:30pm - 9:00pm EST
Greenfield

Ritual

8:00pm EST

Divination Invitational XII

The Divination Invitational is an opportunity for Readers and Querents to meet up for a free reading. If you use tea leaves, coffee grounds, pendulum, tarot, Lenormond, Oracles, aura reading, bones, runes, crystal ball, stones, mirror, ashes, dominoes, dice, knife spinning, palmistry, I Ching, or any other method of divination, bring your materials and read for someone. Come see a new scrying method, get a reading, and perhaps learn something new. Compare notes with someone who practices the same method you do. Welcome all Scryers and Readers!

Teachers

GreenWoman/Jo-Ann

GreenWoman/Jo-Ann has been attending ConVocation since 2004. She was introduced to Tarot as a teenager but truly began to appreciate and study Divination after meeting Ann Moura. Since then, she accumulated over 200 Tarot, rune and oracle decks. She has taught several beginner Tarot... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2020 8:00pm - 9:30pm EST
Fairlane

Lecture/Discussion

9:30pm EST

Harsh Justice: Invocation of the 72 Goetic Powers

The 72 Goetic beings are typically described as demons, but according to their traditional powers, they were called upon as teaching spirits, as revealers of secrets, and as bringers of retributive justice. It is in this last capacity that we will approach them in this ritual, asking for their help in righting the wrongs we see in our world. This ritual will involve *invoking* rather than *evoking* these wild powers, so please take this into consideration if you have any reservations about working with these energies.

Teachers

Xosh (Michelle Belanger)

Friday February 21, 2020 9:30pm - 11:00pm EST
Greenfield

Ritual

9:30am EST

Empath: Suffer No More

In this workshop, learn diagnostic tools to determine whether you are an empath, and techniques to convert the empath experience from an at-times disabling condition to a talent and ability.

Teachers

Diana Rajchel

Spirit Worker, Witch & Author, Golden Apple Metaphysical

Steven Dunne

Saturday February 22, 2020 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST
Model T

Teens

4:00pm EST

It's Ok to Curse

Bring your righteous anger and well-earned outrage as we dive deep into a long time magickal taboo: hexes, curses, and bindings. We'll start with the history of cursing in Western civilization, from the wax figures of Sumer/Babylon to the defixiones of the Classical world, exploring how and why magick was so often used by the disenfranchised and the othered, as an alternative method of justice. Flashing forward to the current era, we'll explore modern applications of ancient methods and ask ourselves the controversial question: When is it ok to curse?

Teachers

Xosh (Michelle Belanger)

Saturday February 22, 2020 4:00pm - 5:30pm EST
Dearborn

Lecture/Discussion

4:00pm EST

Haka Boot Camp

Paul Tuitean once said: “Soldiers march, warriors dance.” Come join the Knights of the Order of Paladins to learn the quintessential warrior dance: the Maori haka.

Teachers

Kerr Cuhulain

Preceptor General, Order of Paladins

Saturday February 22, 2020 4:00pm - 5:30pm EST
Michigan

Music/Movement

7:30pm EST

A Ritual for Pan

Thrill with lissome lust of the light, O man! My man! Come careering out of the night Of Pan! Io Pan! Embrace the power and ecstasy of Pan in this ritual dedicated to everyone’s favorite goat-footed god! Raise your wine skin, roar his name, and pay your respects to the god of lust and the wild! Shed your cloak of mundanity and embrace the beautiful madness of Paganism and Pan!

Teachers

Jason Mankey (he/him)

Saturday February 22, 2020 7:30pm - 9:00pm EST
Greenfield

Ritual

7:30pm EST

Cauldron of Wrath and Judgment

In the lobby, the Cauldron of Wrath shall collect the righteous anger of those who come across it, writing out their grievances and casting it into the bowl. Nearing the end of convo weekend, this Cauldron of Wrath will be set ablaze that our anger be purified and injustices set aright.

Teachers

Mother Multiverse

A biologist, film maker, and occultist, Mother Multiverse has been practicing magic for over twenty years, focusing on chaos magick for the last fifteen. A natural scientist, her approach to the occult has been one of experimentation and innovation, learning and inventing new techniques... Read More →

Saturday February 22, 2020 7:30pm - 9:00pm EST
Dearborn

Ritual

8:00pm EST

Spirits of Vengeanace

In our magickal works, there sometimes comes a time when forgiveness is not what is required. In those instances, we call upon the universal forces of wrath to correct the path that has been derailed by opposing forces and dire circumstance. This is not for the faint of heart nor those given to rage. This ritual is intended for those who have made their peace and intend to focus their energies on turning the wheel toward the direction of external resolution.

Teachers

D. R. Dunne

Steven Dunne

Steve works with spirits, respectfully. Also specializes in picking things up and setting them down.

Saturday February 22, 2020 8:00pm - 9:30pm EST
Allen Park

Ritual

9:30am EST

Smells Like Magick

Did you know that the human nose can detect 1 Trillion different smells? How do you feel when you eat ice cream? What happens when you hear your favorite jam? Our senses and emotions have power in them. We are going to explore with our senses and pay attention to how they affect our energy and power.

Teachers

Nichole Ellwanger

Sunday February 23, 2020 9:30am - 11:00am EST
Henry Ford

Lecture/Discussion

12:00pm EST

Continental Celtic Deities: Drawn From the Shadows

Cernunnos and Epona are deities that everyone in modern Celtic Paganism has heard of. We have images of who they were and how they were worshipped, but does this image accurately reflect the deities of the ancient Celtic world? We'll discuss the gods and goddesses of the continent, who they seem to have been, and how we can engage with them in our modern context. Symbols, iconography, and meditation are the tools we will use to seek that engagement, and we'll discuss ritual actions and prayers to help maintain those ancient fires once we've rekindled them in our lives.

Teachers

Rev. Michael J Dangler

Rev. Michael J Dangler is an ADF Senior Priest and Initiate, and Grove Priest of Three Cranes Grove, ADF, in Columbus, OH, which he founded. He is the author of several books and articles, and has been deeply involved in the creation or revision of the major study programs of ADF... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2020 12:00pm - 1:30pm EST
Model T

Teens