THE LIBRARY OF ESOTERICA & HOUSE OF HACKNEY PRESENT:
THE GARDEN OF TOMORROW 2025
SATURDAY JULY 26 IN LOS ANGELES
We’re hosting a festival of ideas alongside our community and kin – a gathering to re-enchant ourselves with the magick of Nature, to remember our rightful place within it, and to celebrate the power of connection in cultivating a flourishing future.
ABOUT THE GARDEN OF TOMORROW
The Garden of Tomorrow Festival is a collective of positive disruptors, activists, artists and organisations. We believe in the power of creativity and collaboration to make a change. We believe in a future where we are a part of Nature, not apart from it.
The Garden is a place where we plant and cultivate ideas, transforming radical vision into inspiring action to urgently protect the collective garden we call home: our planet.
It is an open-to-all programme designed to ignite new ways of being and doing, rooted in honouring all life on Earth. This is a not-for-profit event, all profits will be donated to the Altadena Seed Library.
WHY?
In the face of the Climate & Nature crises, it is a space where imagination meets action, where bold ideas take root, and where new blueprints for a regenerative future begin to flourish, showing how we can live and work in harmony with the natural world.
More than just a gathering, it serves as a think tank for change. Through a programme of talks and workshops, and activations, it seeks to inspire people to rethink the way we live, create, and consume – shifting towards practices that are in true service to our planet and all living beings.
EVENTS
RADICAL RE-ENCHANTMENT PANEL DISCUSSION
Hosted by The Library of Esoterica editor & author, Jessica Hundley, who is joined by writer & curator, Pam Grossman activist Aditi Mayer, Meredith Markworth Pollack of PALMA Collectiva and artist Lily Kwong.
Auditorium 1:00PM – 2:00PM
What if we reclaimed wonder as a catalyst for change?
The natural world is a place of magick; let’s re-enchant ourselves with the wonder all around us.
We’ll be exploring re-enchantment and reconnection with Nature as radical acts of protection – offering an alternative to the prevailing climate narrative of alarm and anxiety. We’re choosing beauty, wonder and reverence as catalysts for change.
When we shift the story from depletion to abundance and from separation to belonging, we remember that caring for the Earth isn’t just a matter of science or policy, it’s a matter of love.
By reclaiming wonder as a guiding force, we begin to see climate action not as an obligation, but as an act of devotion – something deeply joyful, rooted in connection, and alive with possibility.
WE ARE NATURE PANEL DISCUSSION
Hosted by Isaias Hernandez (Queer Brown Vegan) joined by House of Hackney founder, Frieda Gormley, actor & activist Bonnie Wright and artist & food writer Jess Damuck.
Auditorium 3:00PM – 4:00PM
How words change worlds: what if remembering we are Nature is the answer to our collective healing?
Language shapes how we see the world – and when we see ourselves as part of Nature, we are far more likely to protect it.
This remembering sparked the We Are Nature campaign – an initiative led by Lawyers for Nature and House of Hackney, calling on major English-language dictionaries to redefine the word Nature, which has long excluded humans. The campaign successfully persuaded the Oxford English Dictionary to update their definition to include humans, and is now in discussion with leading American dictionaries; with support from voices such as Robin Wall Kimmerer, Joanna Macy, Lauret Savoy, Janine Benyus, and many others.
The panel will explore why all this matters: the power of language, the societal impact of redefining Nature, and the practical steps we can take to bridge the perceived divide between people and planet by deepening our awareness and relationship with the living world.
PLANT MAGICK WORKSHOPS & CONVERSATION
Opening Meditation with Jessica Hundley & Pam Grossman
Courtyard 11:00AM – 11:15AM
Go Gently Exploring Our Magical Planet – Episode One Screening, with Bonnie Wright
Auditorium 4:05 PM – 4:55PM
Go Gently takes you on an unforgettable road trip along the West Coast of America with Bonnie Wright and Pattie Gonia as they explore the magic of our natural world and the inspiring people working to protect it. This feel-good series shifts the focus to real, tangible solutions—showcasing local changemakers who are mitigating the impacts of a changing climate by working in harmony with nature and their communities. With breathtaking landscapes, heartwarming stories, and a deep sense of hope, Go Gently will leave you inspired by the power of friendship, collective action, and our shared ability to create a better future for our planet.
Botanical Expression: Hibiscus Dyeing & Intuitive Art with Meagan Boyd
Lecture Room 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Begin with a tea circle to connect with the heart-opening, purifying essence of hibiscus. We’ll dye handmade paper in a vibrant hibiscus infusion, then intuitively paint on our creations using gouache and handmade pigments. This ritual invites sensuality, emotional healing, and deep creative flow through the magic of plant spirit and self-expression.
Keywords: Love • Purification • Intuition • Beauty • Transformation • Sensuality • Heart-opening
Seed Packing with Nina Raj & Altadena Seed Library
Lecture Room 2:00PM – 3:00PM
Join Altadena Seed Library for an interactive workshop processing and packaging seeds. These packets will be distributed to seed library outposts across the city, helping neighbors grow their own food, shade, and green spaces. Seed processing is a meditative exercise that helps humans connect to our natural counterparts and to one another.
Nature as Medicine: A Conversation & Sound Meditation with Lorraine Weiss
Lecture Room 3:30PM – 4:30PM
Nature as Ritual: A Conversation with Paige Emery & Eve Gaines of Rituel Life
Library 11:30AM – 12:30PM
Sounds in the Key of Green: Soundbath & Meditation Performance by Liberate Elemental Forces
Library 1:30PM – 2:30PM
Nature as Muse: Workshop and Meditation with Jessica Hundley & LEF.
Library 2:30PM – 3:30PM
Plants, trees, and the natural world have ignited inspiration in artists and writers across time and culture. Join Library of Esoterica Editor and Author Jessica Hundley as she explores the ways nature has served as primary muse to a host of prolific creatives. With a focus on the fourth volume in her ongoing encyclopedia series, PLANT MAGICK, Hundley will weave storytelling, imagery, and creative prompts into this immersive lecture and workshop. Join us for writing exercises, group discussion and a select curation of artwork and readings, as we celebrate our evolving creative connection with Mother Earth.
Please bring a journal/notebook and pen.
Plant Dreaming Deep: Workshop with the EMPATHS & Megan Whitmarsh
Library 4:00PM – 5:00PM
A sonic guided drawing session with artist Megan Whitmarsh & the EMPATHS.
You are invited to tune into plant consciousness and imagine a garden of the future. Dream, draw and travel through time while immersed in a cosmos of quasars and quarks as the EMPATHS retrieve and radiate floral melodies.
Tarot & Astrology Readings with Sophia Knapp
Bookstore, available from 12:30PM – 4:30PM
✿ CLAIRVOYANT TAROT READING11 mins · $44A focused reading attuned to your unique energetic frequency. Sophia reads the Tarot symbolically and psychically, offering insight into the present moment, life path, or love. A space for reflection, clarity, and intuitive support.
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✽ CLAIRVOYANT TAROT READING25 mins · $77A deeper exploration of your energy using clairvoyant Tarot. Bring a question or simply see what arises. Sophia tunes in with care and precision, offering guidance through symbolism and direct psychic attunement.
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✼ SYNERGY SESSION: ASTROLOGY + TAROT25 mins · $95A multidimensional session weaving natal astrology and clairvoyant Tarot. Explore your cosmic blueprint and current energies in a reflective, intuitive container. Ideal for clarity, alignment, and spiritual support.
book in advance to guarantee a reading: https://tarotbysophia.as.me/got
Closing Meditation with Jessica Hundley & Lorraine Weiss
Courtyard 5:00PM
VENDORS
MANEATINGPLANT will be our onsite food vendor
Earth Medicine Apothecary with Paige Emery
Flower Fortunes by Lucky Star Creative Studio
Meagan Boyd Art
The Library of Esoterica
Altadena Seed Library
ABOUT THE PANELLISTS & HOSTS
JESSICA HUNDLEY
Jessica Hundley is a Los Angeles-based author, filmmaker, and creative director whose work delves into music, counterculture, metaphysics, and psychedelia. She is the creator and series editor of The Library of Esoterica from Taschen, a visually rich collection exploring the histories of Tarot, Astrology, Witchcraft, Plant Magick, and Sacred Sites. Hundley has authored and edited over a dozen books, including an acclaimed biography of Gram Parsons, collaborations with David Lynch, and a photographic monograph with Dennis Hopper. Her journalism has appeared in Rolling Stone, Vogue, and The New York Times, and she has held editorial roles at Dazed & Confused and The Fader. As a filmmaker, she directed the feature documentary Such Hawks, Such Hounds and numerous music videos. Hundley also serves as a creative director for artists and brands, including projects with John Legend and immersive art experiences like DomeRX. Her multidisciplinary work is united by a passion for storytelling and a deep curiosity about the mystical and the unseen.
PAM GROSSMAN
Pam Grossman is a writer, curator, and educator exploring the intersections of art, magic, and culture. She is the author of Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power and co-editor of Taschen’s WITCHCRAFT volume. Her new book, Magic Maker: The Enchanted Path to Creativity will be out from Penguin Life in October. Known as “the Terry Gross of witches,” she hosts the podcast The Witch Wave and has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, and Ms. Magazine. Grossman co-founded the Occult Humanities Conference at NYU, curated the acclaimed exhibition Language of the Birds, and has been featured on such programs as All of Them Witches (AMC) and WITCH (BBC). She lives in Brooklyn and the Catskills with her husband and their two feline familiars.
BONNIE WRIGHT
Bonnie Wright is an actor, activist, author and film maker. She is a passionate advocate for environmental conservation and sustainability, working with organisations like Greenpeace and the Rainforest Alliance. Bonnie is founder of the Go Gently community, a space to share practical projects and recipes to support a resourceful lifestyle that impart a positive impact on Mother Earth. She is working with Patti Gonia on a documentary series inspired by the Go Gently community and book, meeting people in the United States who work to protect the planet and celebrate the joy of living.
LILY KWONG
Lily Kwong is a landscape artist with roots in the urban planning and design worlds whose mission is to reconnect people to nature. Lily specializes in creating transformative environments that combine horticulture, design, education and visual arts to create cultural experiences that harmonize people with their environment. She earned her degree in Urban Studies from Columbia University and is an important voice in the growing sustainable movement.
Lily was named by The New York Times as one of the ‘9 Young New Yorkers Poised for Creative Greatness’ and inducted into Forbes’s ’30 Under 30: 2018′ in the Art & Style category. Studio Lily Kwong’s botanical art installations have been featured on The High Line, Grand Central’s iconic Vanderbilt Hall, New York Botanical Garden’s Orchid Show, Madison Square Park and more.
ADITI MAYER
Aditi Mayer is a storyteller whose work spans film, photography, journalism, modeling, and creative direction – anchored in narratives of craft, culture, and climate. Through her independent studio, she creates both editorial and branded content that merges art, social justice, and environmental stewardship. Her pieces have appeared in Vogue, National Geographic, and other major outlets, while her thought leadership has earned her speaking roles ranging from academic panels to international fashion weeks.
Her journey began in the aftermath of the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse, when she emerged as a labor-rights advocate in Los Angeles’ garment district. In 2020, she was named a National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow for her work exploring fashion through agriculture and Indian artisan communities. She also sits on the Creative Advisory Council for State of Fashion, guiding global dialogue on sustainable systems.
Aditi is currently working on her first book: an immersive exploration of movement-building, ancestral wisdom, ecofeminism, craft lineages, and cultural memory through the lens of fashion.
MEREDITH MARKWORTH POLLACK
Meredith Markworth-Pollack has been a Costume Designer For Film + TV for the past eighteen years, designing such shows as Impeachment and Dynasty. However a calling to honor her true nature has led her away from the industry, and toward a holistic and curated approach to wellness. She is currently Reiki III certified and hosting ceremonies, events and retreats.
ISAIAS HERNANDEZ
Isaias Hernandez is an environmentalist, educator, and creative devoted to improving environmental literacy through content creation, storytelling, and public engagements.
Isaias is more commonly known by his moniker, Queer Brown Vegan: the independent media platform he started to bring intersectional environmental education to all.
His journey to deconstruct complex issues, while centering diversity and authenticity, has resonated with a worldwide audience. He also collaborates with other leaders from the private and public sectors to uplift and produce stories of change for his independent web series, Teaching Climate Together.
Isaias has been featured in several noteworthy publications, including Vogue, New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and Business Insider.
FRIEDA GORMLEY
Frieda Gormley founded B Corp interiors brand House of Hackney in 2011 with her husband and co-collaborator, Javvy M Royle. With Nature as their muse, they set out to create a new model of business; one that valued people and planet above profit, was led by values, championed slow, sustainable growth and used less invasive production methods.
Today the brand is evolving from a B Corp ‘sustainable’ brand to a measurably regenerative one. This means going beyond simply ‘sustaining’ and instead, actively making things better. With Mother Nature & Future Generations on their board of directors, they pledge to use business as a force for good.
JESS DAMUCK
Jess Damuck is a recipe developer, food stylist, and New York Times Bestselling cookbook author. After a decade of being one of Martha Stewart’s right hands in creating magazines and television shows, she moved to Los Angeles to have more dinner parties, make ceramics, focus on produce-driven cooking, and spend time in her garden with her dogs and her partner, Ben.
NINA RAJ
Nina Raj founded Altedena Seed Library with the intention of creating a community resource to promote seed equity, education, and distribution. Nina holds certification as a UC Naturalist, UC Master Gardener, Docent Naturalist at Eaton Canyon, Theodore Payne Native Plant Landscaper, ayurvedic Herbalist and Grow LA Gardens Trainee.
MEAGAN BOYD
Meagan Boyd is an artist, poet, and activist based in Altadena, California. While she works across media, painting remains at the heart of her creative practice.
Rooted in ritual and introspection, Meagan’s visual poems channel symbolic visions of joy, mythology, and interconnected visions of nature- illuminating the deep kinship between humanity and the natural world. Her work celebrates both earthly and celestial realms through the lens of collective liberation.
She has exhibited internationally and collaborated on fashion collections, album covers, and global brand campaigns. Her art has been featured in four volumes of Taschen’s Library of Esoterica, as well as Vogue, Hi-Fructose, and VICE’s Creator’s Project.
LIBERATE ELEMENTAL FORCES (L.E.F.)
Liberate Elemental Forces (L.E.F.) is an Indian classical experimental band from Los Angeles. Instrumentation is centered on the sitar and tabla while incorporating slide guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, tanpura, flute and swarmandal to create their sound. The music is based on the fundamental architecture of Indian classical ragas and rhythm cycles but also fuses aspects of spiritual jazz and krautrock.
The core of the group has trained in both LA and Kolkata with their music guru Pandit Shashanka Bakshi – a tabla master who played with greats like Ravi Shankar and Nikhil Banerjee.
The members of L.E.F. have toured the world as musicians in various incarnations but come together in their mutual love of devotional music and the philosophy of Sufi mystic Hazrat Khan. The name “Liberate Elemental Forces” comes from his Sufi vision of drawing sound from the unseen world into being.
The band has performed extensively in and around LA at some of its most beloved venues such as The Masonic Lodge, The Belasco, a month long residency at Zebulon, Lodge Room, Philosophical Research Society, NeueHouse, Bronson Canyon, Meditation Mount in Ojai, the Levitt Pavilion. Disney Concert Hall and in the homes of notable visionaries such as gallerist Jeffrey Deitch.
PAIGE EMERY
Paige Emery is a medicine woman, herbalist, and ecological artist exploring rituals of remembering the Earth. Her work interweaves healing arts, ecopoetics and socioenvironmental community work. As a way of life, her practice is rooted in reciprocity with the Earth.
Paige’s practice stems from a background in art, herbalism, ancestral medicine, eco-philosophy, environmentalism, and learning from the Earth. Her work serves as a bridge between the internal and external landscapes of ecological consciousness through guided plant rituals, multispecies installations, ecopoetic meditations, embodied ecology walks, herbal healing sessions, music performances for more-than-human connection, and sharing plant remedies with her community.
MEGAN WHITMARSH
Megan is a magic art gardener. She nourishes & invokes creative ideas that grow into compelling artifacts that inhabit the space set aside for “art” and “craft”. Collaboration is an active element in their practice and speaks to her desire to collide creation with community. Megan has an omnivorous approach to thought & making. Coming up are studies in hypnogogic therapies and a sequel to “The Garden” at PRS.
LORRAINE WEISS
Lorraine Weiss is an internationally renowned musician, teacher, and guide in the fields of consciousness, healing, and spirituality. With over five decades of experience as a professional musician, she has performed across diverse settings—from festivals and concerts to meditation gatherings and multimedia productions—collaborating with artists across a wide spectrum of genres. Since 1991, Lorraine has also served as a facilitator and practitioner within plant medicine traditions, a path that began with her own profound healing journey. This transformative experience led her to explore the therapeutic power of music and vibrational frequency to shift consciousness, support emotional integration, and foster holistic healing.
Now based in the high desert of New Mexico, Weiss draws her inspiration from the region’s vast stillness and elemental beauty—qualities that infuse her sound with presence and intention. Her work integrates musical artistry with spiritual inquiry, a sound is shaped by both technical mastery and intuitive connection to energy and landscape. Rooted in a lifelong commitment to inner exploration, Weiss’ sonic journeys are an invitation into a deeper awareness of our sacred relationship with the natural world.
EVE GAINES
Eve Gaines is the founder of RITUEL, a nature refuge and retreat center nestled on 20 acres at the border of Topanga and Malibu in the Santa Monica Mountains. Dedicated to the remembrance of our place in nature, RITUEL offers immersive experiences that support healing, growth, and the reclamation of rhythm, resonance, and soul alignment.
Eve holds a degree in medical and psychological anthropology with a focus on rites and rituals—a path that has shaped her life’s work. Her honors thesis explored the cultural absence of meaningful initiation for women in Western society, a gap she now addresses through curated life cycle rituals and transformational experiences. Her academic background in eco-psychology and embodied leadership, alongside extensive training in holistic wellness, yoga therapy, and somatic integration, is further deepened by years of apprenticeship with teachers and elders across diverse healing traditions.
As a seasoned ceremonialist, Eve supports individuals through life’s most pivotal transitions, guiding them into deeper alignment with their true nature. She honors the truth that our deepest wounds and greatest potentials are often intertwined, and she holds space with clarity, reverence, and attuned presence as others navigate these inner thresholds of transformation.
Eve and her family are honored to steward the land where RITUEL is located — as an ever-evolving sanctuary for reconnection, renewal, and the sacred work of remembering.
SOPHIA KNAPP
Sophia Knapp is a clairvoyant channel, artist, and musician who blends natural second sight with tools like Tarot, Reiki, and Western astrology to help others connect with their intuition, wisdom, clarity, and creative spark. She has taught with The DEN Meditation and collaborated with brands such as Meta, The Four Seasons, Netflix, and Soho House. Sophia holds a BFA from The Cooper Union and is best known as a musical artist performing under her own name. She is currently based in Topanga Canyon, on unceded Tongva and Chumash land, and works with clients worldwide. Whether in session, in class, or on stage, Sophia’s aim is singular: to help others witness and celebrate their inner knowing, splendor, and truth.