Presenters & Performers
Val Stormcrow
Understanding Exorcism
Have you ever encountered a negative spiritual presence and been at a loss as to what to do? Many in the magical community find themselves in this exact situation. In Understanding Exorcism, exorcist Val Stormcrow covers some easy to deploy techniques and general knowledge to help bolster one’s spiritual armory. Val has participated in over 100 exorcisms of people, places, and things using magic from a variety of cultures and practices. Bringing over a decade of experience in spiritual warfare, Val will guide us through some easy to do things he’s picked up in that time to enforce boundaries with the spiritual world.
Val Stormcrow is a Gothi (Norse priest) and professional wizard and has practiced magic and lived the Pagan way for 15 years. He is the High Priest of Serenity Circle which he leads with his wife and High Priestess, Irena. Val has been working with the spiritual world since childhood and works to find harmony between the spirit world and ours.
Dawn Hunt
Gathering Goodness
Kitchen witchery for cooking with, and for, the ancestors
In this workshop, we will discuss how ancestral magic has been passed from generation to generation through food. The discussion will include tips and practices that can be incorporated into your everyday life to invite the beloved Dead to join you in the Kitchen at Samhain and throughout the year. We will also discuss seasonal foods and how to use them for these purposes. A short meditation will be included if time allows.
Dawn Aurora Hunt, owner and CEO of Cucina Aurora Kitchen Witchery, has been teaching and writing on the topics of Kitchen Witchery and Spiritual Nutrition since 2010, when she started her own company making gourmet foods with a dash of magic and a heaping helping of positive vibes as the main ingredients. With simple ingredients and the power of intention, Hunt teaches people how to cook simple meals in a mindful way to help achieve spiritual goals. Incorporating magic and energy work into food, she has grown her brand to reach people from all faiths and spiritual backgrounds. She is the host of popular podcast Conversational Witchcraft and the author of Tastes from the Temple, A Kitchen Witch’s Guide to Love and Romance, and Kitchen Witchcraft for beginners. Her latest project is a Culinary Magickal Oracle Card Deck, due to release in early 2025
Diana Harris
Ancestral Healing: Reclaiming Our Roots, Restoring Our Future
At Samhain, the veil between worlds grows thin, and we are reminded that our ancestors walk with us. Their voices, struggles, and gifts echo in our lives today – shaping our choices, our challenges, and even the world we live in. What we inherit is more than our eye color or family stories; it is also the unhealed pain, beliefs, and patterns that travel silently through generations.
Right now, America and humanity are at a crossroads. The unrest and dysfunction we see rising are not new – they are ancestral patterns resurfacing, calling us to transform them. Our evolution depends on remembering our roots and engaging in the healing work our ancestors have long awaited.
In this keynote presentation, Diana Harris will guide you into the heart of Ancestral Healing -the process of bringing light to your lineage so you, and those who come after you, may walk free. Together we will explore:
- Why ancestral healing matters to both individual and collective consciousness
- How generational trauma and inherited beliefs show up in our daily lives
- The wisdom held within our spiritual DNA
- Ways to transform ancestral wounds, karma, and pain into power, healing, and love
- How to build authentic relationships with your ancestors as allies on your path
This is not about looking backward – it is about reclaiming your future. If you feel called to this gathering, trust that your ancestors are already whispering to you. They are asking you to step forward, to heal, and to carry their wisdom into a brighter tomorrow.
Diana Harris is a nationally known intuitive counselor, holistic healer, medium, and educator, with a dedicated practice spanning over 25 years. Widely recognized for the clarity of her intuitive and mediumship services, as well as her engaging workshops, Diana has earned a reputation as a sought-after professional in her field.
She maintains a deep connection with Mother Earth and her Wisdom Keepers. Diana’s practice incorporates a wealth of knowledge, including shamanism, archetypes, vibrational medicine, and angels. These ancient teachings serve as a powerful methodology for self-discovery, healing, and spiritual growth.
Lyrion ApTower
Speaking of the Dead – Ritual
This ritual will focus on naming and honoring those who have died. There will be music, songs, a “lit” cauldron to gather around, some poetry, reading of the names of the dead, soul cakes and ale (cider?), and a gift of mystery.
Lyrion ApTower is High Priestess of the (New Hampshire) Granite Tower. She is an accomplished ritualist who conducts all Rites of Passage for individuals and Covens throughout the New England area. In addition to conducting or facilitating Wiccan Sabbats and Esbats, Lady Lyrion has written and led many dozen Wiccanings, Handfastings, presided over 57 legal weddings, Elderings or Croning rituals and rituals of passing, transition and loss of all types. She is regularly consulted by practitioners of different spiritual paths about life crises, and she creates personalized ceremonies to help ease those crises.
Rev. Shannon “Bear” LaVallee-Cothran
Introduction to Internal Alchemy
In this class, we’ll explore the connection between mind, body, and soul, and discover how to create intentional triggers and personal rituals that can support transformation in your daily life.
We will cover:
The Mind–Body–Spirit Connection
The Illusion of Choice
Understanding Triggers
Creating Simple Daily Rituals
Why and How This Works
Rev. Shannon “Bear” LaVallee-Cothran is an ordained minister and practicing Godhi of over a decade. An amateur historian, he specializes in Migration Period and early Medieval Northern European history and folk traditions. A former security professional, author, and blacksmith, Bear bridges scholarship, spirituality, and craft—bringing his understanding of our ancestors’ practices and culture into modern, lived expression.
The L.I.A.R.S.
Live Performance
The Ladies of Integrity, Aristocracy, Repute, and Society, or L.I.A.R.S., are a troupe of women who love to raise their voices together in song. They often perform at Renaissance Faires, but also perform traditional folk songs and sea shanties for a more modern audience.
The five lovely ladies, who go by the names of Temperance, Modesty, Serenity, Grace, and Patience have stated their goal to spread lovely harmonies and a love and appreciation of traditional music and sea chanties wherever they go.
https://www.facebook.com/LadiesofIntegrity
Keira Curtis & Ashborne
Live Performance
Keira is a talented artist and singer from Concord NH who has been creating music for the last 10 years and specializes in indi pop blues with a spiritual twist. She is the lead singer of the band Ashborne as well as a solo artist. Kiera’s music is passionate and soulful and will definitely get you on your feet and grooving.
https://www.facebook.com/keira.curtis.7
Untitl’d – Derek O’Sullivan & Ed Newton
Live Performance
Bonding over shamanism, science fiction, and archaic music styles like Rush, The Doors, and Neil Young when they met, Untitl’d was born out of a conversation about blending those interests into their own tasty musical eggroll. Combining electric and acoustic sounds with world instruments to express interests in various musical and spiritual influences for their storytelling, they have been active for the last 20 years. Over those years, they have also added their unique noises to musical acts like Hollow, Eddy Dyer & the Walking Shoe Revival, Penpa Tsering, SUMO, and the Jenna Greene Band, as well as ritual music for numerous local pagan communities and churches around New England.
Justin Hunt
Live Performance
Justin Hunt is a versatile musician who has played in different styles for the last 20+ years. Rhythm guitarist for doom metal band Tenebrae, bassist for pagan folk band Featherscale, and currently live bass player for dark electronic band Delusive Relics. He also does recording work and produces theme music for podcasts.