Upcoming Classes & Workshops
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Saturday, September 12th from 7-9pm
at the Be Free Healing Center in Fort Collins
1006 Spring Creek Ln b12, Fort Collins
Sliding Scale: $40-13
Queerness is a force that cannot be snuffed out — it springs forth from even the straightest of families. To the befuddlement of evolutionary biologists looking only for reproductive viability, queerness sits in a mysterious and bold defiance. And yet, it is often left out of spiritual spaces or at best, added as an afterthought — as a third wheel in some otherwise “complete” heteronormative assumption of divine masculinity and divine femininity.
But what if queerness was just as holy? What if queerness was a unique and necessary part of a spiritual ecology? Come explore and embrace the sacred nature of queerness! In this workshop, we will center queerness as a Divine Mystery, court it, ask what wisdom it has to offer, and feel for our spiritual role(s) as LGBTQ+ people.
During our time together we will:
Engage ritual tools such as grounding, circle casting, calling upon queer allies
Trance into the mystery of Queerness and explore the unique gifts we each have to offer
Open our channels of expression through writing, movement and song to let our sacred selves flow through
Affirm our inherent holiness as queer people.
We welcome those who identify as LGBTQ2S+ and those questioning their sexuality or gender identity. If you’re wondering if you’re “queer” enough, you are welcome here!
Queer Rites of Passage: Cycles of Life and Death is a 6-week virtual Reclaiming core class that will explore the cycles of life and death through myth, ritual, storytelling, trance, and dreamwork—looking and listening to how they speak to us and show us ways to deepen our own practices, become truer to ourselves, and unveil our own myth as a witch. Rites of Passage is designed to unite your creative and magical selves as you cultivate the skills to become your own priestex/ess.
We’ll do all of this through the queer lens, considering the “non-normative logics and organizations of community, sexual identity, embodiment, and activity in space and time" (Jack Halberstam). Queer as in to question the foundation of an existing structure, to look at existing norms, question their impact, and harness our potential for transformation. Queer as in (re)awakenings, (re)becomings, and all the ways we come (back) home to ourselves across life and death, that great circle with no beginning and no end.
You do not need to identify as queer or LGBTQIA2S+ to participate, but be prepared to proceed along this path queerly!
In this class, we will:
Explore and share the living myth/story of ourselves
Look at nature with a queer lens to listen for the wisdom that life and death offer
Learn about and practice leading trances
Engage dreamwork to deepen into our inner myth
Identify spirits, deities, and other allies who are ready and willing to assist us in this lifelong work
Aspecting, or “draw down” spirits, allies, or beings
Design our own ritual as a group to support who we are becoming.
This class is taught as a core class in the Reclaiming Witchcraft Tradition. Please note, Elements of Magic is a pre-requisite for this class.
Class Dates & Times
Classes will be held via Zoom on Sundays from 9am - 12pm PDT (San Francisco).
Classes are participatory, and attendance at all classes is encouraged. They will be: Sept. 20, Sept. 27, Oct. 4, Oct. 11, Oct. 18, Oct. 25.
Costs & Sign-Up
This class is being offered on a sliding scale of $450-$150 USD
Saturday, October 3rd from 3:30-5:30pm
at the Be Free Healing Center in Fort Collins
1006 Spring Creek Ln b12, Fort Collins
Ancestors are about more than our DNA relations – they are also about our Chosen Family, including Chosen Family beyond the grave. Join Silen in a ritual-based workshop where we honor the Queer Ancestors – those who inspire us, those fore-parents and activists who led the way for our queer selves to shine today.
In this workshop we will:
Gently pull on the threads of our (potentially complex) relationship to ancestry
Practice a triple soul alignment as a way of feeling into Ancestors of Blood, Ancestors of Land, and Ancestors of Craft
Honor the Queer Ancestors through shared altar making, singing, and movement
Dance and meditate with Queer Ancestors and Queer Descendents (those yet to come) to listen to the messages they have for us
Explore the Queer Ancestors we want to become.
We welcome those who identify as LGBTQ2S+ and those questioning their sexuality or gender identity to join. If you’re wondering if you’re “queer” enough, you are welcome here!
You are invited to bring an item (or two or three) for a Queer Ancestor altar. This could be a photo of a queer ancestor who inspires you, an offering of food, something you find beautiful, or an item that represents the ancestor you want to become.
Previous Classes
Here is a smattering of some of the previous classes I’ve offered. There are classes I’ve taught multiple cohorts of in the past, particularly Queering the Elements of Magic, and Iron Pentacle: the Queer, the Folk & the Fallen Ones.
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