The Sacred Space Conference

In more modern use, the term “Heka” has come to be used as another word for “magick”, particularly if your work includes Kemetic overlays. However, to the Ancient Egyptians, Heka had multiple layers of meaning and understanding for those who actively engaged its essence. The principle of Heka flowed through every aspect of mundane/magickal experience and the deep connections of As Above, So Below informed the cosmology of their practice. Using this same intention, Spirit truly informs matter and the place within where the mundane and magickal are opened. That opening becomes the liminal space for communication and guidance from the Higher Self. This ritual uses the underpinnings of Heka as participants walk the path of the elements, claim their name of power, call forth the pranic life force, and awaken the subtle bodies that illuminate Heka within. What to bring: An amulet to empower; ritual robes (if available) and water to hydrate. Please eat lightly before the ritual.

When we know and claim our rightful place in the world, we comprehend both the gifts we offer and our duty to the world. We are all magical beings. Iron from the stars flows in our blood. We live on planet Earth, and gaze into the sky, guided by the stars. We traverse the astral planes and climb the trees of magic between the realms. By orienting ourselves here on earth, we make the first move to claim our place. Let our bodies move with Serpent energy in order to shed our skins, transform our spirits, and awaken our sovereignty. Let us move out further—together—and find our place in the cosmos, singing our own song to blend with the songs of our siblings as they take their place as well. Claim your place. Offer your gifts. This is an active magical working. The doors will be barred ten minutes into this session.

Within Welsh folk tradition the term “Sarff/Sarffes Goch” is used to refer to the folkloric Devil. However, literally translated “Sarffes Goch” is the Red Serpent. Serpents are regarded as beings of cunning intelligence, magic, and mystery. Deeply linked with Witchcraft and forms of folk magic, the Sarff Goch acts as a representation of the serpentine currents of the Earth in contemporary forms of Witchcraft and magic. In this ritual we will draw the power of the serpent to us, and metaphorically shed our skin so as to step into an embodied sense of empowerment and security.

Party with performances by Kindred Crow and Nathaniel Johnstone