Gris-Gris Workshop
Spells You Wear
Discover the traditional art and intention behind creating your own Gris-Gris bag—a personal charm created to carry focused energy for Love, Health, Protection & Prosperity.
In this hands-on workshop with Jacqueline Spaargaren, CCSH, RMT, OLM, you’ll learn how to thoughtfully select and combine herbs, crystals and oils while exploring the meaning and purpose behind each ingredient.
You’ll create your own linen Gris-Gris bag during class, and you’ll receive a Grimoire describing the ingredients and their spiritual uses so you can continue working with what you’ve learned at home.
All materials are included. An optional wearable Gris-Gris necklace or bracelet upgrade will also be available.
$44 per person · Only 20 spots available
📍 The Dog House Pub
4519 S. Harlem · Forest View, IL
Divine Authentic Beauty Apothecary
Plant & Crystal-Powered Facial Elixirs
Step into the apothecary and discover the sacred art of natural beauty. Explore botanicals, oils and crystals while learning about three signature elixirs inspired by the wisdom of Maiden, Mother & Crone.
Choose the elixir best suited to your skin and create one personalized facial elixir to take home, along with the knowledge to continue your beauty ritual at home.
All ingredients included. No experience necessary.
The Oracle Within
Learn the Art of Intuitive Oracle Reading
Awaken your intuition and learn to trust the wisdom already within you. Explore three different oracle decks while learning card meanings, symbolism, intuitive interpretation, and techniques for giving meaningful readings.
Practice giving and receiving readings in a supportive setting while developing your own unique style and confidence as an intuitive reader.
You’ll receive one complete oracle deck to take home, along with a guide to spreads, meanings, and intuitive techniques to continue your practice.
No experience necessary.
Bone Divination Workshop
Learn the Ancient Art of Casting the Bones
Discover the sacred art of bone divination and learn how to cast, read and interpret the messages within your bones. Explore how placement, patterns, symbolism and intuition come together to reveal guidance, clarity and insight.
Work with the four elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water as you learn the meanings and energies of coyote bones, cowrie shell, feather, basalt stone and other ritual elements.
You’ll receive your own bone divination kit to take home, including six coyote bones, a cowrie shell, feather, basalt stone, earth elements and a divination bag for your sacred tools.
All materials included. All levels welcome.
Día de los Muertos — Honoring the Ancestors
Step into the rich history, symbolism, spirituality, and sacred traditions of Día de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead.
In this immersive workshop, Jacqueline Spaargaren, CCSH, RMT, OLM will explore the historical and cultural roots of Día de los Muertos and the beautiful traditions created to remember, celebrate, and honor those who have crossed before us.
You will learn how to create your own ancestral altar, or ofrenda, and understand the meaning and purpose behind the elements traditionally placed upon it. We will explore photographs, candles, flowers, food and drink offerings, personal mementos, sacred objects, and other ways an altar can become a meaningful place of remembrance and connection.
But an ancestral altar can be more than a place of remembrance. For those who approach ancestral work spiritually, it can also become a sacred space for developing an ongoing relationship with those who came before us.
In This Workshop You Will Learn:
- The history and cultural significance of Día de los Muertos
- The meaning and symbolism behind its traditional imagery and customs
- How to create and arrange an ancestral altar / ofrenda
- What offerings may be placed upon an altar and why
- Ways to honor, remember, and celebrate your ancestors
- Spiritual practices for connecting with ancestors who have passed on
- Ways to become more receptive to messages, signs, dreams, synchronicities, and intuitive impressions
- How to discern and interpret what those experiences may mean to you
- How ritual, meditation, prayer, and altar work can be used to create a sacred meeting place between the world of the living and the world of the ancestors
- How to develop a personal ancestral practice that can continue long after Día de los Muertos has passed
This class is both educational and experiential—a journey into history, remembrance, spirituality, and ancestral connection. Together, we will explore how Día de los Muertos reminds us that death does not have to erase relationship, memory, or love, and how sacred practice can symbolically bring the worlds of the living and the ancestors together.
A special collection of Día de los Muertos crystal healing jewelry, created by Jacqueline, will also be available for purchase during the workshop.
Come celebrate life, remembrance, ancestry, and the enduring bonds that connect us across generations.