We’re pleased that our headliners for 2026 will be holding the following workshops and presentations for our attendees. The workshops are included with your registration for Mystic South 2026, so be sure to get registered today! Click this link to meet our headliners, or continue reading to learn more about what they plan to present at our conference.
Ivo Dominguez, Jr.
Divination, Prophecy, Oractular Vision
Many traditions make use of rituals and the methods of the sacred sciences to gain guidance, to extrapolate the future, and to understand the deeper forces at work in creating what will be. Of course, differences of belief and culture will express as differences in how divination, prophecy, and oracular vision are used and viewed, but there are connecting threads that relate to the nature of these practices. Divination, prophecy, and oracular vision have qualitative and quantitative similarities and differences. This class will explore the spectrum of what we call divination, prophecy, and oracular vision.
Astral Temples, Strongholds, and Way-Stations
Many practitioners from a wide range of systems and traditions speak of using permanent or semi-permanent structures on the astral plane to do rituals or perform other tasks. Often these are called astral temples, though many are not strictly temples, but it is the most prevalent term. Some of these pieces of astral architecture have anchoring points in the physical world, but many are only moored in the astral itself. This workshop will explore the uses of these structures for individual and collective work. I will also give recommendations on how to design and construct astral temples, strongholds, and way-stations. There will also be suggestions on when, why, and how to use them. Lastly, I’ll cover how to take them down when their utility has passed.
David Shi
Hearth & Fire Spirits: Guardians of Households, and Protectors of Bloodlines
Many cultures and spiritual traditions recognize that there are spirits who dwell in the households that can both help and harm the people who live there, such as Brownies, Domovoy, and Tomte. They may also be hearth gods that bless the home, like Brigid, Hestia, and Frigga. Many Asian cultures also worship a “kitchen god”. While household spirits may not have a fiery aspect, many hearth-based gods/spirits are connected to fire. Within North Asian shamanic traditions, every family has a household fire spirit, which can bless and protect the household family.In this class, we will explore the different household and hearth spirits/gods. For those who are not tied to specific cultural deities & spirits, we will also explore the generic household fire spirit, which anyone can work with even if they are not North Asian, as well as how to employ a fire ceremony to strengthen your own household.
Eastern Astrology Crash Course
You’ve probably heard of the 12 animals of the eastern zodiac wheel. In this class, we will cover not only what the animals are and how they relate to each other, we will also explore how the five elements can influence a person’s life as well as their relationships in romance, business, and even friendships. We will also cover karmic numerology (mewas), and how the nine karmic relations between lifetimes influence your astrological reading. We will also explore how each person’s trigrams/parkhas rotate throughout the year and how its astrological system can be taken advantage of to improve one’s day-to-day life. This course will be a combination of the two main astrological systems applied in East Asia: the Chinese system and its sphere of influence (Korea, Manchuria, Vietnam, Japan, and parts of southeast Asia), and the Tibetan system and its sphere of influence (Mongolia, Central Asia, Turkic & Tungusic Siberia).
Sherry Shone
Reading and Using Rarely Used Divination Tools in Black Folk Magic
This is a deep dive into using rarely used divination techniques (egg readings, chicken feet, and scrying) Sherry will share ways that hoodoo and African traditions use objects like eggs, chickens feet, and nuts (plentiful in Africa) in their spiritual practices. We’ll discuss why these tools are shunned and cast aside by Christian religions – and symbolically similar (rebirth, sacrifice, purity)We will show how you can integrate these practices respectfully in your own culture and tradition (reading bubbles, yolk, water patterns and adding sacred herbs)Ethical and moral considerations
Uncovering the Mystery of Hoodoo Poppets and Dollies
A hoodoo poppet or doll – a human likeness or energy put into an inanimate object. The doll or poppet is intended to take on the energy of the intended human with it’s features, characteristics and energy is required for deeper conjure work. The doll is provided with energy, life and herbs and roots and bible verses. The doll (even though it is meant to invoke a human or animal quality doesn’t necessarily have to be in a human shape. It can be in any shape (circle, triangle, body outline, cat, dog, fish, vegetable or fruit). Hoodoo or conjure techniques are used to make the doll real. Use of slavery traditions is encouraged rather than adding new age techniques. A history of doll magic (including poppets, healing dolls, and dedication dolls that represent ancestors)
* Hoodoo origins of dollies in the South
* African origins of using this divination technique
* How enslaved people used dolls for protection, healing, and to give and receive messages and how we can still use them in justice work today
Emrys Abner (of Mac & Cheese)
The Politics of Angels
An overview of angels as they’ve appeared in sacred texts; their actions, purpose and motivations. Then I would use material from the 72 book and expand upon it to paint a picture of how angels view Earthly politics, our role in leadership as a sacred act, and how to work with those angels to accomplish political acts or to influence leaders. The main thesis of the presentation will be that angels come down on the side of benevolence, honesty, justice, and peace, and are opposed to cruelty, dishonesty, oppression, tyranny, and war. I would like to conclude the presentation with a group ritual for protection from evil and greater national harmony.
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