![]() ![]() Robert teaches traditional Pennsylvania German Powwow and is the founder of the Phoenix Line of Cumberland County, which now has well over 40 active Powwowers. He was featured in the documentary Hex Hollow: Witchcraft and Murder in Pennsylvania (2015) and has been interviewed for countless podcasts and venues, as well as having been published in Thomas White’s Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania (2012) and the forthcoming Llewellyn’s Book of North American Folk Magic (2023). In 2014 he wrote The Powwow Grimoire, an approachable how-to book about Powwow. In 2008, he started his website where he shares all the information he finds and learns about the tradition. For the past two decades he has been working hard to separate historical and cultural practice of Powwow from the New Age elements that muddied the waters in the 1990’s. His family is a mix of Austrian, German, and Irish descendants. Robert Matthew Phoenix is a practitioner of Pennsylvania German Braucherei (Powwow) in Southcentral Pennsylvania. Join Robert Phoenix, Powwow practitioner, for this fun and educational workshop covering the basics of Powwow’s history, it’s place in the community and it’s survival into modern day. Powwow is the Pennsylvania-born faith healing and folk magic tradition of the Pennsylvania German culture. Powwow: History, Survival and the Renewal of Ancient Magic White currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Institute for Hermetic Studies. He is an initiate into several esoteric traditions. His research interests include many aspects of psychoanalytic practice, Christian mysticism, the history and practices of New Thought, alchemy, and various links among psychology, parapsychology, philosophy, and esotericism. He was a philosophy professor for twenty years, prior to becoming a psychoanalyst. Jung Institute Analyst Training Program of Pittsburgh. White, Ph.D., LPC (Pittsburgh PA) is a Jungian psychoanalyst and mental health counselor and is also Coordinator of the C. Finally, I offer an illustration of that process, in part drawn from my own experience. Second, I suggest a general process for developing a theurgic practice. I begin with a brief discussion of theurgy as it was understood in the Classical world. ![]() In this presentation, I illustrate a process of developing one’s own theurgic practices, using contemporary and readily available materials drawn from the Aurum Solis tradition and the Institute for Hermetic Studies. A practice both mystical and magical in nature, combining devotional exercises aimed at union with a divine being with ritual action invoking the divine energies, the development of a personal theurgic practice can in principle enhance every aspect of one’s spiritual practice. ![]() John WhiteĬlassical Theurgy in the Modern World: Developing Your Own Theurgic Practice Theurgy, the occult practice of ritually identifying with a God, was understood to be both the goal and the highpoint of Western magical practice in the Classical world. ![]() Stan was a founding member of the Pennsylvania Paranormal Association, host of the weekly radio show, Paranormal Science on WILK-FM, he currently hosts a Facebook podcast on Sunday evenings to explore a variaty of local and international paranormal topics. Stan Zurek has written two books, Suscon Screams and Suscon Screams Louder that tell about all the unusual events that occur on Suscon Road throughout the years. Stan will share stories from my own experiences and others who have observed strange happenings while on the quest for answers. After many years of hearing and experiencing things that can’t be explained, he decided to put the stories in writing to share with others that are curious about the things that go bump in the night in his hometown. Stan Zurek has lived in Suscon, PA (Pittston Township) his entire life. Suscon Screams: A Paranormal Legend and Search for the Unknown Live streamed with video available on Teachable afterwards.ħ:00pm – 8:30pm Tony Brooks – Tour of Historic Hollenback Cemetery with the IHS-Men of LettersĠ9:45 – 10:00am Mark Stavish – Introductionġ0:00 – 11:00am Stanley Zurek – Suscon Screams: A Paranormal Legend and Search for the Unknownġ1:15-12:15pm John White – Classical Theurgy in the Modern Worldġ:30-2:30pmRobert Phoenix – Powwow: History, Survival, and Renewal of Ancient MagicĢ:45-3:45pm Ned Heindel – Philosophies and Methodologies in Early Pennsylvania-German “Transference” Healingģ:45-4pm Mark Stavish- Announcements and Closing Remarksġ0:00-12:00pm Ike Baker – “O, Creative Sigh” An Exploration of Number, Harmony, and Creationġ2:30-2:00 Bob Smith of Sixty Skills – The Outer Planets in the Magic of Franz Bardon Join us as we celebrate our 6th Annual Conference AND our 25th Anniversary!Ģ42 Highland Park Blvd, Wilkes-Barre Township, PA 18702 ![]()
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