My proposal for the Viridis Genii Symposium 2025– the Tenth of its name!– was accepted. Along many other amazing teachers and colleagues (plant magicians, green witches, drug wizards, and botany geeks all!), I’ll be presenting on a subject near and dear to my heart- the Magical Oil and its constituent parts, both material and immaterial. The conference is a long weekend near Olympia, Washington in July. Admission is for the whole conference. I have been every year since its creation, and spoken many times at the event. I highly recommend it, and also look for the accompanying publication that also comes out each year with articles from all the lecturers.
By Slick, By Grease, By Fat and Sap: The Devil’s in the Details
3 HOUR INTENSIVE WORKSHOP– space is limited to 15 participants
Building upon this exploration of the immaterial and the material oil, workshop attendees will explore a variety of materia- botanical and mineral, by which to construct their own magical oil. Using traditional and personal exemplars, we will discuss and explore seven different oils (four traditional recipes and three personal) detailing their construction, use, and care. Examples of empowerments and ensouling will be given as means of empowering the oil to life and purpose. Each participant will leave with a newly constructed ‘condition’ oil an oil used to aide a specific purpose. Further means by which each oil may be empowered and animated further will be detailed in further instructions should each participant choose to do so.