"The Guardian of the Gates", "The Keeper of the Black Heart". Described through poetry and myth, this Feri Mystery of the Center calls our original lusty energy to manifest in all of its beauty. Explore the inheritance of the original orgasm that gave birth to the universe and that runs through each living being.

The Feri prayer says, "I would know myself in all of my parts." Using shadow work techniques we will delve into patterns and beliefs about who we think are and who we cannot or must not be. We will experiment with some of our many modes: our essential, wild nature, our relationship to others as social animals, and our relationship with our divine self, the Black Heart that lies within each of us: Core Worth, Authentic Self. For, "My Law is Love unto all Beings"

The more you get the practices going mindfully, consciously, the slower the reaction. These practices slow down the emotional reaction of the right brain so that the practices have the effect. This is why shadow work, bringing to consciousness coupled with mindfulness of inner/outer presence has the effect of repatterning the brain. -- Don Goewey