The speakers at Alchemy Academy are world-renowned experts in their fields, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to inspire and empower attendees. From tarot mastery and astrology to spellwork and divination, each session is designed to deepen your understanding and enhance your spiritual practice. With their engaging teaching styles and unique insights, these experts will guide you on a transformative journey into the mystical arts.
Our Esteemed Speakers and Teachers
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Our Speakers
Keynote speaker
Stefanie Caponi
Stefanie Caponi (she/her) is an author, intuitive tarot reader, astrologer and illustrator with over 25 years of experience. She is the creator of The Moon Void Tarot and the author of the acclaimed Guided Tarot, Tarot for Manifestation, and the Guided Astrology Workbook. Stefanie believes tarot is not about predicting the future, it’s about understanding yourself more deeply. She uses tarot and astrology as tools for shadow work, creative exploration and personal transformation, helping others feel safe in the unknown and confident in navigating life’s transitions. To her, the tarot is a gentle confrontation: an honest conversation with the self that invites growth, clarity and courage. She has written monthly horoscopes for Dame and shared her insights in Well+Good, Refinery29, The Everygirl, Elite Daily and more.
Court Card Initiation: Guidance from Your Inner Self
Synopsis: In this 90 minute workshop participants will discover an alternative way to see & connect to the court cards within tarot readings focused on healing and transformation—rather than representing people outside of yourself, seeing them as significant parts of your subconscious personality that are asking for something that is simmering beneath the surface of awareness. Learn to meet them, receive their guidance and deepen your tarot practice.
Keynote speaker
Melissa Cynova
Melissa Cynova is an award winning, internationally known, author, tarot reader and witch from St. Louis, Mo. She lives with her darling Joe, five cats and a dog and a tortoise named Phil. In her spare time, she does crosswords in ink. The hubris! She also watches her amazing children grow into grown ups and is a steadfast supporter of Captain Olivia Benson, SVU. She's spent her life as a social worker and a tarot reader, giving her a brain full of an encyclopedic knowledge of the human condition. You can find her on her website or Patreon, or the podcast Cardslingers Coast to Coast.
POP Goes the Tarot
Just when you thought that being an obsessive fan wouldn't help you in your tarot journey, here comes a class to show you
new ways to look at your Major Arcana. All you need to bring is your favorite fandom and a pen. This is going to be fun.
Keynote speaker
Meg Jones Wall
Meg Jones Wall (they/she) is a queer, chronically-ill tarot reader and teacher, who creates tarot resources and courses for spiritual misfits through her business, 3am.tarot. Meg is the author of Finding the Fool: A Tarot Journey to Radical Transformation and Tarot Spreads: How To Read Them, Create Them, and Revise Them, with another book on the Devil tarot archetype forthcoming. They are based in NYC.
Keynote speaker
Mary K. Greer
Mary K. Greer is a scholar, writer, teacher and professional tarot consultant. With more than forty years experience in tarot as an author and teacher, she advocates a revolutionary approach to learning and using the cards that emphasizes personal insight and creativity. As an expert tarot reader, she works as a ‘midwife of the soul,’ using techniques that are interactive, transformational and empowering.
Mary is the founder of Tools and Rites of Transformation (T.A.R.O.T.) and is a member of many international tarot organizations. She is a featured speaker at tarot conferences and symposia around the world. The author of nine books on tarot and a biography of four female magicians, Mary’s latest book is Who Are You in the Tarot? (RedWheel/Weiser, 2011). Her previous book, 21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card (Llewellyn, 2008) won the COVR award for best divination book.
Mary is the proud recipient of the 2007 International Tarot Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2006 Mercury Award from the Mary Redman Foundation for “excellence in communication in the metaphysical field.” With an M.A. in English literature, Mary was a faculty member and administrator of a college in San Francisco for eleven years. She is an Arch-Priestess/Hierophant in the Fellowship of Isis. As a world traveler, she has lived in Japan, Germany, England, Mexico, six states in the U.S., and currently resides in Northern California.
Keynote speaker
Abiola Abrams
Abiola Abrams is an intuitive self-worth coach, popular keynote speaker, award-winning author, international retreat leader, columnist, and media personality who empowers Big Vision Women to find freedom from fear, manifest authentic power, and align with purpose.
The founder of Mawu's Goddess Mystery School and the international Goddess Retreats, Abiola is the author of THE DIVINE FREQUENCY: HARNESS THE MAGIC OF UNIVERSAL LAWS FOR TRANSFORMATION, MANIFESTATION, AND FREEDOM and FROM IMAGINATION TO REALITY: SECRET MANIFESTATION LESSONS AND THE LAW OF ASSUMPTION FROM ABDULLAH, MASTER ALCHEMIST. She is also the author of the acclaimed Hay House womanist theology guidebook AFRICAN GODDESS INITIATION: SACRED RITUALS FOR SELF-LOVE, PROSPERITY AND JOY, and the creator of oracle decks including FACES OF OSHUN ORACLE, SECRETS OF THE ANCESTORS ORACLE, and the bestselling AFRICAN GODDESS RISING ORACLE. Her meditation albums include ENTER THE GODDESS TEMPLE and CHAKRA BALANCING MEDITATIONS TO MANIFEST MONEY, CONFIDENCE & LOVE.
In addition to her popular online group coaching programs and courses, Abiola has shared motivational guidance on networks from The CW, BET, and Discovery Channel to MTV and the BBC, as well as in outlets including DailyOm, Huffington Post, Match.com, and Essence Magazine.
Keynote speaker
Colin Bedell
Colin Bedell is an artist who uses astrology as his primary medium to improve the quality of our wellbeing and relationships. He co-founded QueerCosmos, a platform bringing astrology into conversation with LGBTQIA+ lives and communities. Named one of the most influential people in wellness by Well + Good, Colin is the resident astrologer for THEM, the author of three books, and the creator of the Star Crossed deck. His work has been featured on Good Morning America, MTV, New York Magazine, and The Sunday Times (UK), and he appeared as an astrologer on Discovery+’s Written In The Stars.
Keynote speaker
Marcella Kroll
Marcella Kroll is an autistic artist, psychic medium, occult practitioner, and spiritual counselor with over 25 years of experience. Her work bridges art and the esoteric, rooted in ethical engagement with the unseen, cultural memory, and the reclamation of intuitive knowledge. Known for making mysticism accessible and inclusive, she fosters personal empowerment and transformation for diverse audiences, especially those who have long felt outside the margins or without a place to land.
Her artwork is held in the permanent collections of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum and Beth DeWoody’s Bunker Artspace, and she has presented at institutions including the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, the Lucas Museum, the Philosophical Research Society, and the Los Angeles Public Library’s long-running Tarot for Teens program. Her clients include notable figures and brands such as Versace.
Marcella is the author of Healing the Liminal, Priestess, and Magical Shielding (forthcoming 2027), coauthor of Tarot in Taschen’s Library of Esoterica series, and creator of multiple tarot and oracle decks, including Sacred Symbols Oracle, Nature Nurture Oracle, The Dreamers Tarot, The Roast Iconic Oracle, and The Initiates Oracle.
www.marcellakroll.com
Instagram & TikTok: @marcellakroll
Keynote speaker
Nicholas Pearson
Nicholas Pearson has been immersed in all aspects of the mineral kingdom for nearly 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 more than ten books, including Crystal Basics and The Witching Stones, he lives in Orlando, Florida. Learn more about his work at www.theluminouspearl.com.
Gemstone Alchemy
Crystals are our most ancient teachers and guides, and they continue to lend their energy to magic, alchemy, and other spiritual practice today. Join Nicholas Pearson, award-winning author and one of the leading voices in crystals today, on an exploration of how to harness crystal energy to transform your lives. Participants will meet four powerful gemstones to assist in all kinds of alchemy, from transmuting bad vibes to letting your inner light shine and learn an array of hands-on techniques to upgrade your crystal practice.
“I have been feeling such a disconnect with everything and everyone around me. Something was missing. I came across a posting for this event and something inside me said ‘do it’. I am so very glad I attended because it helped me realize what was causing me to feel so separated from self. I was missing my spiritual self, my path, my journey. Since attending, I feel my connection with spirit again. A connection that was lost for a long time.”
-S.A.
"So for the feedback, I mean what else can I say other then, and you know, I will be back. I do feel like I found a tribe I want to vibe and grow with.... feels good. Dani and Dina's passions and sense of humor with the pure love of life attracts ALL of us ... They inspire us to not stop, dream bigger always and keep motivating us on our spiritual journey. I was so excited I was invited and couldn't wait to sit across from my gurus and laugh and laugh!"
-K.T.
"For someone like me who didn't know where to begin and what practice I resonated more with, this was the class to take. The food was delicious and the silent dinner was emotional but one thing that stood out to me is that it's ok to feel those feelings, your not alone and that's what we are here for to feel things and learn from them, see the positive in life. Thank you so much to Amityville Apothecary for such an amazing experience and a wonderful day with a beautiful community they have created!"
-J.R.
