A. Mato Watakpe, “Poppa Capp”, is a Priest of Alexandrian Witchcraft, an Upāsaka of Ch’an Buddhism, and a seasoned ceremonial magician.
A mystic at his core, Poppa began studying occultism, religion, philosophy, and psychology around the age of fourteen. His exploration of devotional practice, experimentation with magical praxis and various divinatory methods, and his communion with spiritual entities commenced shortly after his studies began.
Poppa has been a full-time ritual spell worker, tarot reader, astrologer, writer, teacher, artisan, and purveyor of spirituality and the occult since October 2018. Throughout his years of service, he has read tarot and deciphered astrological charts for thousands of clients and has successfully changed the lives of several hundreds more through his spellcasting.
During September and October of 2020, Poppa began his journey of teaching at magical conferences and when he was invited to teach his Ceremonial Magic 101-104 class series. He was first invited as an honored presenter at WitchCon and HexFest 2022, and has been invited to teach at both prestigious magical conferences in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Poppa taught his Rootwork Masterclass series with Mystic Resource Center throughout April of 2025 and was a presenter at Spectral Evidence 2025.
Poppa’s writing was first published in April of 2021 with Llewellyn Worldwide in Astrea Taylor’s book: Air Magic. His writing was again published in July of 2024 with Warlock Press in Brian Cain’s book: The Religion of Witchcraft.
He has been selling his artisan herbal occult products through his online store since November 2021, and his products have been sold in occult stores and magical conventions across the US since August 2022.
Before the Keys of Solomon: The Ancestry of the Grimoiric Tradition
Sunday, Aug 9, 9:00am
St Ann Cottage 2 [map]
