Damon Stang

Spirt led Gnosis

Damon Stang is one of the rising stars of the New York occult community. “Hip, edgy and charming,” he has made a name for himself as a charismatic reader and spiritual worker.

Raised in South Africa, he cut his teeth as a teenager reading in street fairs later honing his craft in the botanicas of NYC.

He moved to New York City about 15 years ago.  His mother is South African and his father’s family is Puerto Rican, most of whom live in the NYC area.

“New York City is edgy, beautiful, and has a soul,” he says. “It is a perfect city for me.  I have always been a bit of a rebel, living in the liminal edges of a place.”

Stang quickly established himself in NYC as a popular tarot reader, working out of venues like Catland and Namaste bookstore.  He also became a popular icon in the NYC witch community, as a member of several covens, including being a senior member of the Minoan Brotherhood and a long-time initiate with the New York Coven of Witches.   Stang, who trained in performance art, has also become known for his public full moon and seasonal rituals with the Witch’s Compass.

“I never studied Tarot as a career, but rather to guide my life,” he says.  “This has all been a wild ride.”

Stang comes from a mystical family, that he describes as being steeped in “eccentric Catholic folk magic.”  He says that his own reading style combines divination, witchcraft, and Urban Folk Magic.

He has described his readings as “traditional cartomantic prediction, spirit-led gnosis and good, old-fashioned common sense,” during an interview with Theresa Reed.  He sees tarot as a “tool of empowerment and transformation.”

Stang says that he usually used two or three packs of cards at a time during a reading, as well as bone dice and “other objects that bring spiritual guidance from my family of spirits.”

“My readings are very direct,” he says.  “They are aimed at overcoming what is preventing a client from getting what they need.  They are both pragmatic and mystical – with a few laughs along the way.”

Available in pop-up readings and Crowdcast classes.