Entry No. 54 — the Denver file — filed under: witchy
Alchemy Ritual Goods
BIPOC- and women-founded ritual shop in the historic Savoy building that hides something most shoppers walk right past: an Ancestral Medicine Clinic offering acupuncture, energy and ancestral work, and divination on a donation basis — suggested $55 minimum, but they turn no one away. The retail floor (apothecary, books, sacred tools, local jewelry) is the cover story; the clinic and the monthly workshops are the real draw. Press knows the store; almost nobody writes up the clinic.
The story
On paper, Alchemy Ritual Goods looks like an elevated metaphysical shop. Step into Suite 101 of the 1889 Savoy building at 2700 Arapahoe Street, and you'll find sunlight streaming across jars of loose-leaf herbs, crystal stacks, tarot decks, and locally crafted jewelry. Founded by Lalania Simone, Faatma Be Oné, and Flor Marquez, the store operates as a BIPOC- and women-owned apothecary in Denver's Curtis Park neighborhood. Most browsers buy a bag of tea or an incense bundle and leave, completely unaware of what is happening behind the retail floor.
The shop floor is effectively the cover story. Tucked into the back rooms is the Ancestral Medicine Clinic—a community wellness initiative offering lineage-based practices like Mexica limpias (energetic cleansings), cowrie shell divination, tea leaf readings, acudetox, and decolonial tarot. Instead of high-end wellness prices, sessions run on a sliding donation scale with a suggested minimum of $55, maintaining a strict policy that no one seeking care is turned away for lack of funds.
That structure is a deliberate act of community care in Curtis Park, Denver's oldest residential neighborhood, where gentrification continues to alter the streetscape. By using retail sales to subsidize traditional care, the founders ensure lineage healing remains accessible. Upstairs in the Savoy's vintage theater space, they also host monthly candle-making workshops, herbalism classes, and mystic markets, anchoring the historic building in collective practice rather than pure commerce.
What it's like
You walk in off Arapahoe Street through the main shop, where the air is thick with the scent of burning copal, dried botanicals, and custom tinctures. There is no exterior entrance or front desk for the Ancestral Medicine Clinic; to reach your practitioner, you walk past the apothecary counters straight into the back room healing spaces. The environment is quiet and intentional, so treat it as a working spiritual space rather than a photo op. The key detail you didn't hear from us: clinic practitioners keep their own appointment calendars separate from retail floor hours, meaning drop-in visits for back-room energy work or readings will not work—you must book online in advance.
The move: Browse the apothecary together, then book a back-room divination or energy session as a pair — or catch one of the monthly DIY herbal-remedy or candle-making workshops.
📍 Before you go It's the ground-floor retail suite (Ste 101) of the historic 1889 Savoy building, at the crossroads of RiNo and Five Points/Curtis Park — Denver's oldest residential neighborhood, so park considerately and keep voices low on the side streets. There's no separate clinic door: you reach the back-room healing space by walking through the shop, so come in like a browser. Treat it as a working spiritual space, not a photo op. Healing and divination sessions are by appointment on their own schedule, so book ahead rather than dropping in (hours shift — confirm before you go). It's indoors and open year-round; pair a visit with a RiNo mural-and-gallery stroll or a walk past Curtis Park's Victorian streets.
- 📍 Five Points / Curtis Park (Savoy building)
- 💸 $$
- ⚡ Low-key
- 🌗 Indoors
Where: 2700 Arapahoe St, Ste 101, Denver, CO 80205 (Ancestral Medicine Clinic is inside the shop)
Hours: Clinic runs on a separate booking schedule from retail; check the site to reserve a session rather than dropping in for healing services.
Pair it with
- Cassady's — Neal Cassady's Barbershop Site, 2558 Champa St. — Walk two blocks down Champa Street to stand outside the tiny 400-square-foot brick footprint where Beat icon Neal Cassady got his hair cut.
- Welton Street Cafe — Head three blocks south into Five Points for smothered pork chops and fried chicken at a neighborhood Black-owned institution open since 1986.
- Black American West Museum & Heritage Center — Stroll four blocks east to an 1890s Victorian housing a deep archive dedicated to the Black cowboys who helped settle the Old West.
- Dateline Gallery — Walk three blocks north into RiNo to check out an unpretentious, artist-run DIY gallery space operating out of a former storefront.
Good to know
Where inside the Savoy building is the shop located?
Alchemy Ritual Goods occupies ground-floor retail suite 101 inside the historic 1889 Savoy building at 2700 Arapahoe Street.
How do I access the Ancestral Medicine Clinic once inside?
There is no separate outside clinic door. You walk directly through the main retail floor past the apothecary displays to reach the healing rooms in the back.
How much do clinic services cost and do I need to book ahead?
Clinic services run on a sliding donation scale with a suggested minimum of $55, though no one is turned away. You must book online ahead of time because practitioners manage their own appointment schedules independently of retail shop hours.
What specific healing modalities and readings are available?
Offerings include Mexica limpias (energetic cleansing), ancestral medicine, cowrie shell readings, tea leaf divination, acudetox, neuromuscular massage, and decolonial tarot.
What are the retail store hours?
The retail shop floor is open seven days a week, Monday through Sunday, from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.
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Further reading: Official site · Yelp · shopbipoc.com · Westword
last checked: 2026-06-07