Sex
Magick:
Exploring the Boundaries of Intimacy
Q. What is it about?
A. This workshop is about intimacy and sex. It might be more about one
than the other. It depends on how you participate. It's about your willingness
to open up to another person, to trust, to have faith and explore deeper
dimensions of yourself and allow others to witness your more authentic
self.
A. There are some similarities. We have guided group exercises that may involve touch and expanding your physical comfort zone. On the other hand, we rely on and encourage the specific group dynamic to help shape the container. It's less instructional and more crafted by our common energy.
Q. How does it work?
A. Through an intensive and concentrated series of processes, we begin
to form a container where our authentic selves will emerge. We see it
in others and others see it in us. We move together within the container
to new levels of intimacy. We explore these new levels of physical and
emotional intimacy together.
A. Every day will have time allocated to sitting in circle and working with the other participants to achieve "sacred space." There will be plenty of free time for shared cooking and cleaning, hikes, swimming, sunning, reading and maybe a little excursion or two.
Q. What is "sacred space?"
A. A little hard to explain, but it's the time when the circle achieves
a level of comfort and trust with each other to begin the deeper exploration
of intimacy. Wonderful things happen in sacred space.
Q. Is there sex?
A. Yes, no and maybe. We try to create a magical container where sex is
one element of the energy exchanged. It may be more sensual than sexual
or it may be very hot. It depends on the group. The potential is there.
A. We agree to respect individual boundaries. We do ask you to commit to the process.
A. Yes. We ask participants to commit to the entire time. To leave early or come late disrupts the communal energy and flow not to mention short changes you of the full experience.
Q. When is it?
A. The workshop will begin Saturday, at noon and finish Saturday after
lunch.. The dates for the 2012 workshops are:
- May 26-June 6 - Wolf Creek Sanctuary, Oregon
- Tentatively August - Dearborn, MO in Western Missouri
- Tentatively October 1-8, in the neighborhood of Short Mountain Sanctuary, Liberty, TN
- Tentatively November - Loon Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Q. Where is it?
A.
Wolf Creek Sanctuary in southern
Oregon consists of eighty acres of wooded land and open meadows and
a few buildings. We'll be meeting in the "barn" and have plenty
of time to explore this beautiful and historic land.
We expect to be hosted by one of the neighbors at Short Mountain Sanctuary in Tennessee about an hour outside Nashville. Short Mountain is the oldest Faerie Sanctuary with a couple of dozen full time residents and many more in neighboring properties.
Dearborn, Missouri. Here we'll convene in a farm house surrounded by 600 acres of Missouri countryside and farmland. Lots of tent camping and some indoor accommodations available.
Loon Lake is a camp ground about an hour east of Vancouver, British Columbia on a large, pristine mountain lake. It's located in the mountains in a beautiful valley within the Malcom Knapp Research Forest. There are stunning views with the potential for snow and all the wonderful things that come with that.
Faerie Camp Destiny is in Southern Vermont. It's a thriving East Coast Faerie sanctuary with views, plenty of space to camp, a wonderful new kitchen and bathhouse and plenty of privacy.
A. The cost for the seven days is $550-650 and includes food and tent camping at Wolf Creek and Short Mountain. Loon Lake indoors and includes beding and linens. No matter where you are you'll be in a room full of emotionally present men. Our long standing Faerie policy: No One Will Be Turned Away for Lack of Funds (NOTAFLOF) applies to Wolf Creek and Short Mountain. Because of the costs of Loon Lake, we need to have more people pay the full fee. It may be possible to subidize others, but it depends on getting enough people to participate in paying the costs.
A. Loon Lake is a educational and research centered owned and operated by the University of British Columbia. It sits within 5,000 hectares of forest land. There are multiple buildings, though we will all be in the staff house with sleeping accommodations for 24, a kitchen and large living room where we'll be meeting. It's super private and has a large fireplace. Food will be prepared by staff and served in a separate building.
Wolf Creek land is 80 private acres of hills, streams and reasonable flat areas. Most people will be in their own tents. If you have a camper, you can park that in the parking lot. There may be some limited indoor spaces available. The land is not wheelchair friendly.
Short Mountain and the vicinity of neighbors includes over 1,200 acres of tertiary temperate forests, streams, hills and history. There is primarily tent camping with some indoor spaces for those in need. September weather is still pretty mild, so it should be comfortable in a tent, though rain is likely. We will have indoor spaces to gather, cook and clean up as well as get comfortable with each other. There are miles of trails and places to get lost in.
Faerie Camp Destiny, situated in southern Vermont, this "magickly delicious" forest includes 166 acres of reforested farmland, meandering stone walls, a rushing stream and miles of hiking trails.
A. For Wolf Creek and Short Mountain we eat what the group wants to eat. We buy good quality organic food and prepare delicious vegetarian meals. We work together to prepare the meals, so if you want something special, help put it together. If you have special dietary needs, please include those in the comments in the registration form.
Loon Lake will accommodate our special needs and prepare good, healthy meals, though they may not be vegan or vegetarian. Food promises to be healthy and plentiful!
A. Loon Lake will be coldr though not terrible. It's likely to be rainy. While there might be snow, it's likely to be wet either from ran or snow. We'll stay dry inside and have time to play in the snow and experience the superb landscape rain or shine.
Wolf Creek is unlikely to have too much rain. The days will be hot and sunny and the nights clear and cooler. There is a creek for swimming and keeping cool with lots of shade.
Short Mountain in the fall is quite beautiful. Though we will be there before the colors change, it will also not be too cold at night. Days will still be warm and rain is likely.