The Natural Mystic Fair returns to the backyard of Tassili’s Raw Reality Café September 5 through 7 after last year’s one-off camping experiment. Produced by Tassili’s Raw Reality Café and I Am Ascension Temple of Love, the festival resumes its in-town format. “We tried that last year, and the location, as beautiful as it was, was not conducive to what we wanted to do,” says Tassili Ma’at, founder and owner of the café.

This year’s theme is “Afro Futurism: I n I and AI.” Sunday’s keynote speaker, author Theo Chambers, visits from Jamaica to explore “ancestral intelligence” and ideas from his book Digital Pandora’s Box: Unleashing AI’s Total Knowledge. Other speakers include Aquarius Maximus, who integrates AI into divination through the I Ching and Ifa—two ancient systems of divination and wisdom—and presenters addressing the future of food and AI together. Ma’at expects up to 20 speakers over the three days. 

Friday’s Libation ceremony, which takes place from 4 to 8 p.m., “honors the ancestors and Divine Intelligence” with the pouring of consecrated liquid. It features artist Raury and community African dance with Arata Ma’at. As is custom, the location is not revealed until the day of the event. 

The Sankonscious Percussion Ensemble opens the festivities on Saturday and Sunday, followed by vegan food vendors, artisans and merchant booths. Festival hours are 2 to 11 p.m. on both days.

For more information, visit TassilisRaw.com. Tassili’s Raw Reality Café is located at 1059 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW in Atlanta.