Our History

The Witches Altar began as a jewelry-making endeavor by Owner and Artisan Lewanna Manche. She designs specialized pieces to enhance the spiritual practice of witchcraft. Unable to find the jewelry she felt most suited to her journey, she set out to make her own. These charms became a core element of her path, and the paths of many others as she expanded her business to include her insights within the worlds of divination and spellwork. Now, TWA offers sacred space for any witch—or curious folk—aiming to amplify their practice in Richmond, Williamsburg, and Fredricksburg, VA.

Meet the Team

Lewanna Manche

Head Witch AKA Owner & Artisan

A woman on a mission to support fellow witches in developing their own empowered spiritual path, offering tarot and spellwork services along with the tools to supplement the journey. Lewanna founded 'The Witches Altar' in 2016 as the ultimate expression of her dedication to this endeavor.

Bree NicGarran

Facilitator: Witches Table: WMSBRG

Bree NicGarran grew up in the wilds of Bucks County, PA, and now resides near Williamsburg, VA. Her first solo book, Grovedaughter Witchery: Practical Spellcraft, was published in January 2017. In May of 2020, Bree launched “Hex Positive” on the Nerd and Tie Podcast Network, a monthly podcast about practical secular witchcraft, with plenty of tips for witching on a budget, finding good resources, furthering your magical education, and keeping your common sense superpowers strong.

Rayne Corvus

Right-Hand Heathen AKA Co-Owner & Creative Director
Facilitator: Divination Circle

Our resident inclusive heathen, Rayne contributes their skaldic talents to the design and branding of TWA. They are the co-host of The Witches Table podcast and author of Bone Dust, a book of heathen poetry. Rayne is a writer (and lover) of dark tales and poetry featuring ghosts, vampyres, death, and outcasts. Ask nicely, and they will bring their Horror Tarot deck to the next Divination Circle. :)

Kat Devereaux

Facilitator: Witchling Circle

Kat Devereaux is your sassy, queer, witchy, neurodivergent, Jewish Jersey mama bear therapist with a flair for tarot, romantasy novels, and cozy sim games. As the proud owner of Phases Therapy, Inc. in Richmond and Fredericksburg, Va, she brings an empowering and compassionate touch to her work, all while weaving in a bit of humor. Kat specializes in trauma/PTSD, ADHD, gender and sexuality, feminism empowerment, narcissistic abuse syndrome, alternative lifestyles like Polyamory, BDSM/Kink, and more.