Entering the Mystery: Foundational Feri Lore, Exercises and Liturgy

March 29-30, 2008. St. Louis, MO Metro Area

This workshop deals with Foundational Feri materials and is an excellent introduction for seekers and those who have been exposed to Feri only through written materials. It is also of value to more advanced practitioners for each initiate brings their own intellectual understanding and unique embodiment of the Feri current to their work and teachings.

Entering the Mystery offers an intense exploration of Feri through discussion of the tradition's history, lineages, ethics, lore and energetic patterns. In this lively discussion we hope to address the following questions (as well as any you might add): How does Feri differ from other Craft, Wiccan, pagan and shamanic traditions? How is it similar? Feri has deep roots in many of the world's mystical traditions—why and what are they? Is Feri a kind of Witchcraft, Shamanism, Mystical Path, or what? What is the Black Heart of Innocence? What is a Warrior Ethic? Why is Feri sometimes called a martial tradition or a left-handed path while other times it is referred to as devotional or ecstatic? Why is there such strong emphasis on the passing of the tradition orally? What is the Feri "current?" What are the requirements for initiation?

Certainly, it wouldn't be a Feri Intensive if it just included discussion! In a carefully created container for this work we will move into the foundational Feri exercises of Soul Alignment and the Kala Rite. In Feri, we understand the human being as a Three-Fold or Triple-Souled Spirit with a dense physical body. All Feri magic is dependent upon the alignment of the Three Souls in order that we bring our whole self to the work at hand and, indeed, into our entire lives. Alignment is not the whole of it though, for the souls may carry complexes (deeply held fears, beliefs, guilt or shame) which can hinder or negate our attempts at alignment. The cleansing or purification of these complexes is called making "Kala," a Hawaiian word which translates, roughly, as "washed clean; made whole." It has been said that if the only Feri tools one ever uses are Alignment and Kala, one can go very far and very deep. We will spend a good deal of time discussing the etheric anatomy of the human, the root-causes of complexes and various ways of making Kala.

Finally, we will move into a brief discussion of the Feri Gods with special emphasis placed on the Star Goddess, the Mother of All the Worlds. Through her holy lust, she birthed all that is, was and is yet to be. We'll touch upon the gods of the lemniscate and how we might begin to approach them in our life and magical practice.

It is suggested that workshop participants have experience with some exposure to pagan and/or Craft concepts as this is not an introduction to paganism but to Feri Tradition. Other important skills include grounding, a sense of self-responsibility, respect for the group mind as well as for individual participants, and finally, a willingness to push beyond your established boundaries.

Space is limited. Early Registration not only helps us organize this event, it will assure your place.

When: March 29 & 30, 2008
Where: St. Louis MO Metro Area—specifics TBA January 08.
Tuition: $135 per person.
Pre-registration required by March 10, 2008.
To register electronically or by mail, download the registration form (36K PDF).