Free Spirit Gathering XXIV List of Sacred Sex Classes
Free Spirit Gathering XXIV List of Sacred Sex Classes
All items on this list are subject to change
Honor, Service, and Devotion: Love in a Power Dynamic - Raven Kaldera
Can love exist healthily in a dominant/submissive power dynamic, for an hour or for a lifetime? This workshop explores the spiritual, emotional, ethical, and practical sides of consensual power exchange in relationships, whether part-time as play or full-time as a way of being in the world. We'll celebrate the many sacred archetypes of dominance and submission and see how they dance together... Predator and Prey, Master and Servant, Owner and Slave, Magician and Enchanted Object, Priest and Worshipper, Seeker and Psychopomp, Lord and Vassal, Teacher and Padawan, Dark Goddess and John Barleycorn, and many others. Bring your stories! And your collars, and chains, and leashes... both ends. [18+]
Kink Spirituality: Finding What Feeds You - Del
The body is a gateway to the spirit. Many people find their spiritual sensors stimulated during intense sex, scenes, and the like. You can learn to reproduce this experience on demand and use it to explore who you are spiritually, answering the deeper questions. Shamans and sociologists alike recognize the Path of the Flesh and the Path of Ordeal as valid ways to experience the divine and at the crossroads of the two is BDSM. As a shaman and a pervert, Del offers frank ecumenical discussion about the basics of altered states of consciousness brought about by various kinky activities and how it can be directed towards feeding your soul. Seekers and skeptics welcome. [18+]
Mindful Kissing and Foreplay - Godhooks
Are you fully present when you kiss your partner? Or are you a thousand miles away, wondering what you'll have for dinner, whether the trash has been taken out, if the bills will get paid, and what about those things you said at the fight you had this morning? All of us experience stresses and distractions, but these mental tangents can damage the delightful intimacy of our relationships. They can also weaken the spiritual bonds we forge with our beloveds, but it doesn't have to be this way! Instead, we invite you to join us as we call upon the guidance of Aphrodite and her consorts in this magical exploration of connection, intimacy and play. Through guided visualizations and structured exercises, we will lead you through the experience of giving and receiving sensual pleasure together with your beloved(s). Note: There will be no nudity or public sex. Instead, be prepared to enjoy an evening of sensual delights that are totally safe for public play. You must bring a partner or partners to participate in this class. [18+]
Mindful Love Making - Godhooks
Give yourself and your partner(s) the gift of loving, sensual attention that delights wholly in them. If you often find your mind drifting during sex, then this workshop is for you. Together, we'll discuss—and explore—a range of playful, erotic and mindful strategies for focusing on the present moment when intimate with our beloveds. We will call on Aphrodite and her consorts to guide us as we play in the intersection of Zen, Taoist, and Tantric meditation and thought, all with the potential to enrich our experience of sacred sex. Because our work will be both interactive and practical, we encourage you to bring a partner (or partners) to this workshop: touching and communication will be key. Come ready to feel, listen and learn from and with each other. Note: No one under 18 will be admitted. While actual intercourse is not a planned part of our work, it will not be forbidden. Please note that this is a beginners' workshop focused on the goal of bringing our whole selves to lovemaking, not a class on the practice of Tantra. You must bring a partner or partners to participate in this class. [18+]
Mindful Sex Play: Adding Spice! - Godhooks
Inspired by Aphrodite's relationship with Hephaestus, this workshop addresses the needs of established, experienced couples. Just as eating the same meal every night can get boring, making love the same way can gradually close the heart. Yes, the familiar can sustain you, but can it make you grow? Can it keep you happy forever? Making love the same way every night, while often lovely and comforting, can simply get dull. This workshop is for those who want to add as yet unexplored delights to their love lives. Perhaps you've thought of roleplaying together, or writing each other sexy love letters. What would it be like to push the boundaries you've established: to have sex outside, or be spanked, or ask your lover what they've never dared to do—yet? We'll explore many of the spicy, juicy ways you can wake up your heart and keep lovemaking fresh. Our work will be both interactive and practical; touching and communication will be key. Come ready to feel, listen and learn from and with each other. Note: No one under 18 will be admitted. While actual intercourse is not a planned part of our work, it will not be forbidden. You must bring a partner or partners to participate in this class. [18+]
The Nature of Submission - Eric S
Submission has many meanings and interpretations. In this class we will address the spiritual, physical, psychological and other aspects of submission in sexual, life, service, religious and other contexts. Questions and discussion are very welcome. [18+]
Psychic Shielding and Sacred Sex - Tannin Schwartzstein aka The Pink Sphinx
Sacred Sex can be an amazing tool for connecting with to the divine and other human beings. As wonderful as connecting with others on an energetic level can be, there can be unintended consequences and undesirable side effects if one does not know how to ground, center and shield properly in physically intimate circumstances. In this unusual and very informative workshop, The Pink Sphinx will talk about potential energetic and spiritual boundary issues that can crop up during practicing sacred sex with others, and how to troubleshoot them. [18+]
Sex Magic in the Northern Tradition - Raven Kaldera
In the Norse/Germanic cosmology, nine worlds spin around a world tree from heaven to underworld, and each has something to teach us about sexuality and sex magic. In the Northern Tradition, sex magic is a shamanic tool for raising power in many different ways, on different spectrums. Male, female, or in between? Sky, roots, or Midgard's earth? Transcendent, material, or community? Come and hear the stories of the northern Gods and their sexual magic. [18+]
Sexual Magickal Mystery Tour - Tannin Schwartzstein aka The Pink Sphinx
Tantra, charging a candle, seeking an audience with The Gods... it's all basically the same thing, right? The Pink Sphinx would beg to differ. From a magickian's point of view, the use of sexual energy to manifest change in the physical world can be quite separate from a spiritual or religious practice... and from the mystic's point of view, using sex as a tool for communing with the gods may not, in fact, be spell work. Come join the Pink Sphinx for an informative and clarifying tour of a few of the possible stops on a Sexual Magickal Mystery Tour! [18+]
Sexual Ritual Construction: An Elemental Primer - Tannin Schwartzstein aka The Pink Sphinx
There can be many methods and motivations for designing and executing a ritual that pivots on sexual energy. In this class, The Pink Sphinx of Babylon will offer helpful advice on designing and executing successful sex magick rituals for the solo practitioner and small groups. Subjects will include establishing goals, harnessing energy and use of magickal tools in a sacred sexual context. [18+]
Your Orgasm Can Change Your Life: Sex Magick 101 - Del
Regardless of what your personal spiritual path may be, placing your focus and energy towards a specific goal that somehow helps it manifest in your life is an ideological constant. Whether you call it a prayer, a ritual, a sacrifice, or an affirmation, they all fall into a similar pattern. With orgasm, there is a large release of energy that can easily be focused toward whatever it is you wish to achieve. This class will cover the very basics of using your sexual shenanigans towards a greater good, and requires no previous experience or specific belief structure although is taught from an admittedly pagan perspective. [18+]