Conference Contributors & Speakers: AM21

Taylor Ellwood

Author, Occultist, Practitioner, Researcher

Working with the Outer Planets in Astrological Magic

I'm Taylor Ellwood. I'm an occult author and magical experimenter. I have written a number of books including The Process of Magic, The Magic of Art, Inner Alchemy and Space/time Magic. As a magical experimenter, my focus is on the evolution of magic and discovering how magic can be integrated with other disciplines to produce consistent results. To learn more about me, please visit magicalexperiments.com.

J.M. Hamade

Artist, Diviner, Educator, Practitioner

Sable Crossings: Underworld Markings Along the Milky Way

J.M. Hamade is a talismanic artist, florist, diviner, writer, and educator, currently residing in New York City. Specializing in various traditions of 'Image Magic,’ with a focus on astrology, star lore, and talismanic craftsmanship, his work seeks to bridge contemporary aesthetics with time tested magical techniques rooted in astrological magic. Possessing a keen interest in craft, he has apprenticed in the ways of butchery, the funerary arts, and most recently, the art of floristry. To this he has also received a BFA in Printmaking with a focus in the arts of metal engraving, intaglio, and works emphasizing etching and line. He currently offers courses as well as divination on these related subjects through The Cauldron Black. His blog, his contact, and news can be found at starnightdwell.com.

JD Kelley

Anthropologist, Astrologer, Educator, Practitioner

Refiguring Astral Magic

John-David (JD) Kelley finds his way through portent and presence. An anthropologist and educator by trade, JD is a student of magical and mystical traditions both young and old and an enthusiastic practitioner of astrology. He is the founder of the Astro Magia Conference. You can find him at Cunning as Folk where he teaches and practices his range of esoteric and interpretive arts, or you can follow his dance on all channels @cunningasfolk. cunningasfolk.com

Rory Keys

Astrologer, Practitioner

The Hermetic Lots: Reviving Ancient Astrology to Empower Modern Magic

Rory Keys discovered the magic of astrology whilst completing a degree in Acting & Contemporary Theatre in London, UK. He has since shifted his focus to the study and practice of Astrology, with a deep passion for the Hellenistic revival, and a fascination with all forms of astrologically-timed ritual performance. When consulting with clients, Rory’s speciality is in helping them mitigate difficult natal placements with novel remedial techniques. Find him via his website: keys2astrology.com.

Danny Larkin

Astrologer, Practitioner, Scholar

Splendor Solis by Candlelight

Danny is a former President of the Association for Young Astrologers. He lives and works in New York City as a reuse coordinator, art critic and astrologer. He is certified by the International Society of Astrological Research. He is currently perusing advanced certification in Hellenistic Astrology with Demetra George, and in modern astrology with the Faculty of Astrological Studies. Danny studied manuscript illumination as part of his BA in Art History (Magna Cum Laude) from Fordham.

Alexander D. MacMillan

Practitioner, Researcher

Avenues for Non-Electional Image Magic

Alex is the owner of Industrial Magic, a wholesale magical item manufacturer specializing in modern production methods for traditional magical items. He has a background in academia, Indian Tantra, Buddhism, Taoism, ceremonial magic, spirit work, and mediumship. Current projects include formalizing the language used to describe a magical items qualities, and testing commonly held assumptions about magic.

Rev. Charly McCreary

Astrologer, Educator, Performer, Practitioner

Where Heaven Meets Earth: Infusing Ritual Practice with Plant Magic

Rev. Charly McCreary has been immersed in astrological studies, ritual theatre, plant lore and magic, mythology, witchcraft, and astral and divinatory practices for over twenty years and is an ordained priestess. She enjoys blending intuitive and experiential magical practices with academic investigation and study in order to nurture and expand the Above and the Below within herself and those she mentors. Charly and her partner Isaiah Dearborne comprise The Inner Circle IC, a collaboration dedicated to education, healing, elevation, and ceremony currently based in Colorado.

Sabrina Moncini

Counsellor, Astrologer, Practitioner, Scholar, Teacher

Love Talismans in the Medieval and Renaissance Tradition

Sabrina Moncini D.F.Astrol.S, is a professional Astrologer and a Counsellor. She teaches different branches of Astrology, collaborating with International Astrological Schools (ISAR Italy). Sabrina blends modern and traditional astrology, using mostly traditional techniques with a special attention to the Client’s needs. She studied traditional astrology with Bernadette Brady, Horary, Electional and Astrological Magic with Christopher Warnock, growing her passion and practice in astrological magic since then. You can find her at www.sapienzaceleste.com

Rufus Opus

Author, Occultist, Practitioner

Planetary Magic for Life on Earth

Rufus Opus is the author of Seven Spheres and the Goetic Grimoire. His current focus is the online esoteric school Academia Hermetica.

Joshua B. Proto

Astrologer, Practitioner, Researcher

Planetary Liberation: Creating Mutual Prosperity between Planets and Mages with Sutric Position and Pedagogy

Josh Proto Since 2014, Joshua Proto (he/him/they/them) has created over 100 astrological talismans according to traditional sources like the Picatrix, 3 Books of Occult Philosophy, and the oral teachings of select Buddhist Texts. Josh frequently helps clients find talismanic and ritual solutions to a variety of astrological and magical problems through his website: stellartalismans.com.

Sasha Ravitch

Astrologer, Counsellor, Educator, Practitioner, Researcher

Haunted Houses: Identifying Ancestral Curses & Blessings in the Nativity

Sasha Ravitch is a professional astrologer, educator, folk-necromancer, and counsellor based in New Orleans, LA. She strives to support her students and clients in cultivating magical and mundane lenses of seeing and healing, with deep respect and passion for connecting to the familial dead and their daemons, and a tenderness and affection, in particular, for Saturn.

Chris Reppucci

Artist, Astrologer, Practitioner, Researcher

Snakes and Gates: The Nodal Zodiacal Layer of the 28 Shapes

Chris Reppucci grew up in a household surrounded with cartomancy, mediumship, and hallucinatory Catholicism, watching his grandmother read cards, palms, talk to the dead and prepare candles for clients with astrology books on the shelves, begetting a lifelong magical practice which weaves through his expression of art, consultation, research, and performance. He is currently involved, along with Elodie St-Onge Aubut, in a project of immersion in the traditions of 28ism in the sublunar realm.

Erica Shadowsong

Practitioner, Storyteller

Celestial Myths from the African Diaspora

My academic background is in folklore, storytelling, and music. I currently work as a director of programs for a Unitarian Universalist congregation, where I frequently use storytelling in worship, and offer classes on topics related to religion and spirituality. I am also a pagan in my personal spirituality.

Frank Sivilli

Artist, Astrologer, Counsellor, Practitioner

In the Image of God: Foundations of Image and Sympathy in The Picatrix

Frank Sivilli is an artist, counsellor, spirit worker, and astrologer based out of Queens, NY. He practices Hellenistic and Archetypal astrology with a focus on the western astrological magic tradition. His research focuses on psychodynamics and depth psychology from a Jungian and Interpersonal perspective and how this intersects with the practice of magic and spirit. You can find him on Instagram at @anti.bishop, or at franksivilli.com.

Tere Parsley Starnes

Astrologer, Practitioner, Teacher

Tending Relationship/Shaping Change: Everyday Magic of a Queer Witch

My astrology is rooted in the cycles and wisdom of the Earth. It is queer, radical, and oriented towards activism. A professional consulting astrologer since 1995, I write and teach astrology and earth-based spirituality. I am a hedge witch and hag. The Reclaiming Tradition of Witchcraft is one of my spiritual homes. I am a co-founder of Starsdance Mystery School: an online astrological community using astrology for personal and collective magic. www.starsdanceastrology.com www.starsdancemysteryschool.com

Elodie St-Onge Aubut

Astrologer, Diviner, Researcher

Snakes and Gates: The Nodal Zodiacal Layer of the 28 Shapes

Elodie St-Onge-Aubut is a French Canadian Astrologer born on the East coast of Québec and currently living on the island of Newfoundland. Elodie writes a monthly horoscope column for the Astrograph website and has a thriving consultation practice. Astrological research and divination are her two main focuses but her passion lies in teaching astrology. For the last two years Elodie has been involved in an ongoing research project on the Lunar Mansions. You can find more information on this research project at lunarzodiac.com otherwise you can find her personal work at 9thhouseastrology.com.

Christopher Warnock

Astrologer, Practitioner, Researcher, Scholar, Teacher

Speaking with the Spirits: The Devotional Practice of Astrological Magic

Christopher Warnock has been a traditional astrologer and Renaissance astrological magician since 1998. He has been called "the father of the traditional astrological magic revival" and the "elder statesman" of astrological magic. With John Michael Greer, Mr. Warnock translated the Latin Picatrix, the most important grimoire of traditional astrological magic and has written and published many books on astrological magic and traditional astrology. Mr. Warnock also teaches astrology and magic courses and offers authentic astrological talismans. His website is Renaissance Astrology.

Dr Jenn Zahrt

Alchemist, Astrologer, Practitioner, Publisher, Scholar

Working with Vesta’s Sovereign Fire

My name is Jenn Zahrt, and I founded Revelore Press; I've been fluent in astrology since 1998 and began my alchemical journeys in 2015. I make talismanic oils and publish books on esoteric subjects. I teach astrology, and work as a consulting astrologer as well as a publisher of all trades (everything from running Revelore to copyediting Zé Leitão's latest papers on Portuguese astrology for academic journals). I am multipassionate and interdisciplinary to the core.