Quarterly Temple Weekend
We hold ceremonial temple weekends quarterly. Temples are events that have a specific intention and theme. We include ceremony, practices, experiences, and open play. Temple refers to the ancient practices of various cultures that utilize spirit, heart, and sexuality to transform. This is an extremely powerful, pleasurable, and impactful weekend experience!
Tantra
Tantra is the art and practice of being more present and aligned with all areas of your body, psyche, mind, eros, and heart in order to experience deeper connection with self and others. It involves both sensual and sexual practices.
Kink
Kink has many flavors - for us its celebrating the parts of each of us that feel hidden, repressed, taboo, or shamed and bringing them to life through sensual, sexual, and archetype practices/scenes. We play with polarity and turn-on to enhance experience.
Energy
Energy practice is kind of a buzz word (literally lol) - for us energy is important because it gives us access to deeper, more intimate, more pleasurable layers of our experiences in all areas of life including sensuality and sexuality.
Quarterly Temple
(May 24 - 26):
Activation of Power
Quarterly Temple Ceremony & Ritual Event (May 2024)
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Theme: Activation of Power
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As we enter this new season of the planet and consider the impact of this year, it is important that each of us access our soul power (spirit and body married in heart). As we access, we are invited to engage in our part to play as we allow life itself to flow through us. This temple will be a curated space to support our natural, soul selves by accessing our inner dragon and taking flight more fully. We will engage in individual and group practices that encourage soul based power to come through - power based on the heart with the service of life itself behind us.
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Our Invitation:
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We have a desire to create a temple culture that involves co-facilitation, co-leadership, and co-creation. We will use this group field to establish the essence of the Temple as we seek connection with the land, the planet, the cosmos, and additional wisdoms. We are inviting you to be a part of this group to take part in a sort of counsel and co-creation. We would like to hold several Zoom meetings to go deeper and get a feel for others involved as well as ways to participate.
We will also be holding our quarterly temple in ceremony on May 24 - 26 of this year. If you are not able to come, we understand but still invite you to be involved through Zoom meetings when available and other future events.
Main Temple: May 25th 2pm to May 26th 11am
Optional Schedule (May 24 - 26)
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General Schedule:
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May 24th (Friday):
*Optional: Advanced Temple Arts & Practices for those who feel called and are part of the council; we recommend this space for those that have attended our temples before and/or have experience in temple culture.
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4 - 6 pm Land Ceremony & Ritual
6 - 7:30 pm Potluck,
7:30 - 9:30 pm, Private, Intimate Temple for Council/Core Group.
9:30 - 11:30 pm, Connection Time
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May 25th (Saturday):
2 pm - 5:30pm, Tantric & Energetic Temple Practices Instruction; 5:30 - 7:00 pm Potluck,
7 - 9 pm Group Field Practices & Ceremony,
9pm - 2 am, Open Temple.
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May 26th (Sunday):
Closing of Temple (9:30 am),
10 - 11am Cleanup,
After 11am: Optional hiking and visiting sacred sites in the area for those who can attend, Location: TBA (Not held at the Temple in Whittier)
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*Optional attendance the 24th- 27th, we recommend priority given to the day and evening of the 26th.
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** Please plan to arrive at the Temple location in Whittier no earlier than 5pm on Saturday the 26th, and depart no later than 11am on the 27th in order to honor the dual nature of the space as both temple and family home.
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***Potential Council members will be involved in brainstorming/co-creation experiences; invitations to local/regional community will be sent for the general temple ceremony & play (5:30 pm - 10 am).
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****We will be reaching out via Email to send Temple address, location of other activities and final schedule.
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Donation amount:
$111 - $177/person ($144 recommended);
$188 - $333/couple ($244 recommended);
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**If cost is ever an issue, let us know, we have trade, scholarship, assistant and work opportunities always.**
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Accommodations:
Airbnb Rooms: 1 Queen $125
Main Home Rooms: $125/room (3 available)
Sleeping on Couches/Floor/etc.: no extra cost, bring your pillows and blankets.
Bring your own tent or vehicle and camp at no extra cost.
Local hotels are also available in Sylva, Dilsboro, Cherokee, and Bryson City, NC.
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Venmo is @wholeheart-1
PayPal Jared.dupree@gmail.com
Zelle is Anna.dupree@gmail.com (the name William will come up)
