Behind the shelves of amethyst crystals, incense sticks and decks of tarot cards, educational witchy lessons will be held in Blackthorn Mercantile’s event room. Lisa Stagner created the North Williams mystic supply shop in the fall of 2020, transitioning it from a children’s boutique. Deliah Alexandra started off as a tarot card reader at Blackthorn Mercantile, but saw potential for something more.

She teamed up with Stagner to found the Blackthorn Mystery School, a centralized in-person hub for Portland’s mystics, launching in early September. Blackthorn Mystery School’s instructors will teach classes about metaphysical and ritual arts, scratching an itch for Halloween and back-to-school season all at once.

“I’m trying to bring Portland back into its weird roots and its in-person commun

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