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Mhara Starling was born in North Wales, raised on the Isle of Anglesey, and speaks Welsh as her native language. She is a Swynwraig, a modern day Welsh Witch. Mhara is also an Awenydd of the Anglesey Druid Order, a published author, and teaches on the subject of Welsh magic and lore both online and in person. ⁠https://linktr.ee/mhara_starling

Amy Blackthorn is a professional intuitive, and best-selling author of the Blackthorn’s Botanicals series, and has appeared on tv, news and print media as a witchcraft expert for more than 25 years. Renowned herbalist Amy Blackthorn shows readers how to bring plant spirits into their daily spiritual practice with therapeutic access, subconscious learning, and divining skills that help them understand plant spirits on a deeper level. AmyBlackthorn.com BlackthornsBotanicals.com Instagram.com/amyblackthornauthor

Laura Tempest Zakroff is a professional artist, author, dancer, designer, and Modern Traditional Witch based in New England. She holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and her artwork has received awards and honors worldwide. Her work embodies myth and the esoteric through her drawings and paintings, jewelry, talismans, and other designs. Laura is the author of the best-selling books Weave the Liminal: Living Modern Traditional Witchcraft and Sigil Witchery: A Witch’s Guide to Crafting Magick Symbols, as well as the Liminal Spirits Oracle (artist/author) and Anatomy of a Witch. Laura edited The New Aradia: A Witch's Handbook to Magical Resistance (Revelore Press). She blogs for Patheos as A Modern Traditional Witch, contributes to The Witches' Almanac, Ltd, and creates the Witchual Workout and other programming on her YouTube channel. www.LauraTempestZakroff.com www.instagram.com/owlkeyme.arts/ www.patreon.com/owlkeyme https://twitter.com/ltempestz

Mat Auryn is the renowned author of multiple award-winning and internationally-acclaimed best-sellers such as 'Psychic Witch' and 'Mastering Magick,' which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He is a witch, an occult teacher, a highly sought-after speaker, and a retired professional psychic. With decades of experience, Mat has been initiated into several esoteric orders and witchcraft traditions, allowing him to learn from some of the Craft's most esteemed teachers and elders. Moreover, he serves as a High Priest in the Sacred Fires Tradition of Witchcraft and teaches at Modern Witch University. His work has been showcased in various magazines, radio shows, podcasts, books, anthologies, blogs, and other periodicals, including his column in Witches & Pagans Magazine, titled 'Extra-Sensory Witchcraft.' His work is proudly displayed at the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick, and he was the first recipient of the 'Most Supportive Witch Award' from Witch Way Magazine in recognition of his ongoing support and encouragement of others in the witchcraft community and for focusing on inclusivity within the Craft. He is the co-owner of the metaphysical shop Datura Trading, Co. www.Auryn.net

Christopher Penczak is a Witch, teacher, writer and healing practitioner. His practice draws upon the foundation of both modern and traditional Witchcraft blended with the wisdom of mystical traditions from across the globe as a practitioner and teacher of shamanism, tarot, Reiki healing, herbalism, astrology and Qabalah.He is the founder of the Temple of Witchcraft tradition and system of magickal training based upon the material of his books and classes. He is an ordained minister primarily serving the New Hampshire and Massachusetts pagan and metaphysical communities through public rituals, private counsel and teaching, though he travels extensively teaching throughout the United States. https://christopherpenczak.com http://www.templeofwitchcraft.org https://twitter.com/penczak https://www.instagram.com/christopherpenczak/

Gwion Raven is a tattooed Pagan, writer, traveler, musician, cook, kitchen witch, occult shop owner, and teacher. Although initiated in three magickal traditions, Gwion describes his practice as virtually anything that celebrates the wild, sensuous, living, breathing, dancing, ecstatic, divine experiences of this lifetime. Born and raised in London, England, he now resides in Northern California and shares space with redwood trees, the Pacific ocean, and his beloved partner. RECIPE ⁠Chicken Parmesan⁠ LINKS ⁠Gwionraven.com⁠ ⁠Thewitchesnextdoor.net⁠ INSTAGRAM ⁠@The_witches_next _door⁠ ⁠@Themagickoffood⁠ ⁠@Gwionraven⁠

Nicholas Pearson has been immersed in all aspects of the mineral kingdom for more than thirty years. As one of the 
leading voices in crystal healing today, he offers a unique blend of science and spirituality alongside a grounded, 
practical approach to working with crystals. He is a regular on the metaphysical circuit, frequently teaching and 
making appearances on podcasts and doing interviews. The author of ten books, including Crystal Basics, he 
lives in Orlando, Florida. https://theluminouspearl.com/ www.linktr.ee/theluminouspearl 
www.patreon.com/theluminouspearl 
www.instagram.com/theluminouspearl

Acclaimed musician, sound healer and psychic medium Laura Carbone founded Cosmic Dreaming to share her craft and gifts after suppressing them for years due to her limiting beliefs. Through intuitive tarot readings and channeling, she helps her clients express their most authentic gifts and shine. https://www.thecosmicdreaming.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lauracarbone_/?hl=en

An Hekatean Priestex, Reiki Master Teacher, and certified trauma specialist, Rossa uses their healing journey through the role of author and artist for several publications, including “Queer Herbal Medicine,” “Wound Work: A Witch’s Grimoire for Healing,” “Queer Meditations for Dark Times,” and “Modular Magick: Rituals to Simplify Your Spiritual Practice.” Their highly-anticipated “The Lilith Oracle Deck” and “The Art Witch’s Grimoire for Shadow Work” is slated for release in early 2026 through Microcosm Publishing. A staunch advocate for queer and gender equality, Rossa founded the “Rossa Crean Presents” performance series in Chicago, Illinois, which showcases emerging BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ composers and performers.

Ayana is a witch, herbalist, soil scientist, yoga teacher, and creator devoted to earth wisdom and spiritual reclamation. She’s the voice behind Root & Ritual on Substack, where she shares seasonal insights, lunar rituals, and intuitive practices for living in rhythm with the Earth and the self. As a queer, neurodivergent mother and former fundamentalist Christian, Ayana’s journey has been one of deep remembering, not only of ancestral ways, but of the truth that we are magic. Through her work on TikTok and in her Patreon community, she guides others in reconnecting with their own intuitive magic, the kind that rises from the body, the land, the kitchen, and the breath. Her offerings are woven with reverence, resistance, and the deep knowing that healing is our birthright. She’s honored to be part of this conversation and to share her magic with us today. https://www.tiktok.com/@ayanamadrone?_t=ZP-8xYYWvSIzL4&_r=1 https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56622924&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator https://substack.com/@ayanamadrone?r=5fr4z1&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile

Christine Ashworth is a romance author and has published around 10 novels and two non-fiction books, plus numerous short stories and novellas in various anthologies. A solitary witch, she loves cooking, gardening, and getting into good trouble. She lives in the Los Angeles area. christineashworth.com Instagram.com/ashworthchristine Facebook.com/christineashworthauthor

Lauren Parker is a fourth generation female breadwinner descended from male charlatans, and thus has grown up to become a very educated liar. She is a writer, zine maker, poet, and visual artist. Her work focuses on the intersection of class, queerness, and the occult. She’s the author of the poetry collection We Are Now the Thing in the Woods (Bottlecap Press, 2023), Dark Way Down (Animal Heart Press, 2025), and Spells for Success (Simon Element, 2025). She has a newsletter, Do You Want to Do Some Witchcraft? https://laureneparker.com/ https://buttondown.com/laureneparker https://www.instagram.com/fuckyeahlaurenparker/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fuckyeahlaurenparker

Jenny C. Bell is the author Spirit Crystals: Discover Your Crystal Guide for Healing and Empowerment (July 2025), founder of the Our Coven online community, host of the Cozy Coven Chats podcast, and a practicing witch. For three decades, Jenny has practiced yoga, meditation, read tarot cards and worked with the healing powers of crystals. A Reiki master, meditation teacher, and lover of crystals, Jenny uses her years of wisdom to champion others on their witchy journey. Jenny lives in the PNW with her family and pets where she practices as a fortune teller, creator, and writer. Jenny is a contributor for Insight Timer. She is also an instructor on Udemy with five courses. https://www.jennycbell.com/ youtube: https://www.jennycbell.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/ourcovencommunity/# Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jenny_c_bell

Tiffany Lazic is a Registered Psychotherapist, Spiritual Director, and Certified Havening Techniques Practitioner with a private practice in individual, couples, and group therapy. She is the founder of the Soul Alchemist Academy offering online courses in personal transformation, energy healing and psychopomps work. She is the author of The Great Work: Self-Knowledge and Healing Through the Wheel of the Year, The Noble Art: From Shadow to Essence Through the Wheel of the Year, and her newest book, Psychopomps and the Soul: Traversing Death and Life for Healing and Wholeness. Tiffany is an international presenter and retreat facilitator, having led emotional and spiritual healing groups in Canada, Mexico, the UK, and India. In 2022, she transplanted her deeply entrenched Canadian roots to the welcoming shores of Anglesey in Wales, a move that fulfilled a lifelong dream https://www.tiffanylazic.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tiffany.lazic.3/ https://www.instagram.com/tiffanylazic6/ https://www.tiktok.com/@tiffany.lazic

Pamela Chen is a magical business and manifestation coach. She is the co-founder of The Academy with her business partner Alexandra Hanly, they train the next generation of spiritual leaders teachers and coaches to become multi 6 figure earners in a heart centered way and to become powerful energetic masters and healers so that they can empower humanity, help raise the consciousness of our planet, and to activate our new timeline of the new earth. 
Pamela is also an author and deck creator with Llewellyn worldwide, US Games and Hay House, when she is not teaching or typing, she loves to cuddle with her chickens, watch Asian drama, and eat spicy Cheeto puffs with avocado. www.Magicalpam.com    Instagram.com/pamelaunicorn