2024 Headliners
Ivo Dominguez, Jr.
Ivo Dominguez, Jr. has been active in the Wiccan and Pagan community since 1978 and has been teaching since 1982. Ivo is a founding member and former High Priest of Keepers of the Holly Chalice, the first Assembly of the Sacred Wheel coven. He currently serves as one of the Elders of the 14 ASW covens. Ivo has been published in numerous periodicals and is the author of The Four Elements of the Wise; Keys to Perception: A Practical Guide to Psychic Development; Practical Astrology for Witches and Pagans; Casting Sacred Space; and Spirit Speak, among other works. He is the anchor author for the new twelve book Witch’s Sun Sign Series. In his mundane life, he has been a computer programmer, the executive director of an AIDS/HIV service organization, a bookstore owner, and many other things. He is queer, poly, and lives in the woods of Southern Delaware with his family of choice.
To learn more about Ivo and his publications, please see https://www.ivodominguezjr.com/
Iya Funlayo E. Wood, PhD
Iya Funlayo E. Wood, PhD, affectionately known as Your Favorite Scholar-Priestess, is an Ifa-Orisa priestess, diviner, meditation teacher, and South Carolina- and Virginia-descended Hoodoo. She was initiated in Isara Remo, Nigeria in 2008 and earned her PhD in African and African American Studies and the Study of Religion from Harvard University in 2017. Iya Funlayo is the chief priestess of Ile Ase Ire, Inc. and the founding director of the African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association. A dedicated public scholar, she lectures frequently and has appeared in documentaries for PBS and the National Geographic Channel.
Learn more about Funlayo at https://aseire.com/.
Ellen Evert Hopman
Ellen Evert Hopman is the author of many books of Herbalism and Celtic lore, including the forthcoming Celtic Druidry: Rituals, Techniques, and Magical Practices (2024). As a teacher of Herbalism since 1983 and of Druidism since 1990, she is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild and has presented on Druidism, herbal lore, tree lore, Paganism and magic at conferences, festivals, and events in Northern Ireland, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, and the United States. Ellen has participated in numerous radio and television programs including National Public Radio's "Vox Pop" and was featured in a documentary about Druids on A & E Television. Ellen is a lay Homeopath who holds an M.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling. She is the former Archdruid and founder of Tribe of the Oak Grove, a Celtic Reconstructionist Druid Grove that seeks to preserve and pass on the traditional ways of the ancient Celts. Vice President of The Henge of Keltria, an international Druid Fellowship, for nine years, Ellen and has been at times a member of The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship (ADF).
Learn more about her at https://elleneverthopman.com/
Yeshe Matthews
Yeshe Matthews is Mandala Priestess of the Mt Shasta Goddess Temple and owner of The Sacred Well metaphysical shop in Dunsmuir, CA. Yeshe has dedicated her life to female mysteries and sacred healing practices, with ongoing study and practice in Tibetan Buddhism, Siberian/Mongolian Shamanism, Ifa, Mayan Cosmology, herbal healing, and Dianic Goddess Spirituality. With a Master's degree in Women's History from Sarah Lawrence College in New York, she has studied women's mysticism, shamanism, and matriarchal communities for over twenty years. She maintains a public shrine to Kuan Yin that is visited by thousands of people each year. She has been a professional diviner for over 20 years, and has performed more than 15,000 readings. She also takes people on small group pilgrimages to holy sites of the ancient world.
To learn more about Yeshe and the Mt Shasta Goddess Temple, please see https://priestessyeshe.com/
Sandra Tabatha Cicero and Chic Cicero
Sandra Tabatha Cicero and Chic Cicero are Chief Adepts of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn as re-established by their friend Israel Regardie. The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, of which Chic is the G.H. Imperator and Tabatha is the G.H. Cancellaria, is an international Order with temples in several countries. Tabatha is also the Imperatrix of the Societas Rosicruciana in America. Together they have published nine books including The Essential Golden Dawn, The Golden Dawn Magical Tarot, and Secrets of a Golden Dawn Temple, as well as new annotated editions of books by Israel Regardie including The Middle Pillar: The Balance Between Mind and Magic and A Garden of Pomegranates: Skrying on the Tree of Life.
A lifelong fascination with the creative arts has served to inspire Tabitha’s work in the magical world and she spent five years working on the paintings for The Golden Dawn Magical Tarot which she began at the encouragement of Israel Regardie. Chic was a lead musician in several jazz, blues and rock ensembles, working with many famous performers. He is a Past Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar in Florida (2010–2011) and a Past Chief Adept of the Florida College of the Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis.
Ginger Doss & Lynda Millard
Experience an uplifting set of music that will open your heart, realign your connection to the divine and leave your spirit recharged! The music of award winning singer-songwriter Ginger Doss (They/Them) transforms a life long spiritual quest into songs that range from funky tribal drumming to inspiring spiritual anthems. Joining them will be their long time musical cohort Lynda Millard whose breathtaking songs, amazing vocals, dazzling flute and bass thrill music lovers of all types. Together they have a harmonic grace and command of their instruments that can only come from years of playing and singing together. Drum, dance and journey on sparkling waves of musical bliss as they weave their melodic magic with rocking grooves and spine tingling harmonies that have earned them international acclaim.