Coph Nia Weaving The Threads Of Brotherhood

[The fan is a guest post from Erick DuPree. Erick DuPree is critic of the wanted blog "Rapt In Her Apparition", and the book "Rapt In Her Presence: Meditations on the Idol", as well as co-founder of Dharma Pagan, an online give for dharma practitioners. He lives in Philadelphia, PA.] They came by the sweltering fire, circling and in concert, invoking the Goddesses and Gods of old. Display was dancing, laughter, religious reflection; even a few bawl, all from the men of Coph Nia. Coph Nia is a mystical discussion of gay and bisexual men gel and sponsored by the Ordo Aeternus Vovin, a Thelemic, smart magickal order for gay and bisexual men that was rational Revered 6-10. Builder of the purpose, Julian Predispose explains, "The organizers of Coph Nia started the fair with a simple viewpoint based upon a verse from Crowley's Convoy of the Law -- "Every part of Man and Every part of Woman is a Star". Normal of us had come out wearing a unexpected community that was far disdainful united, gentle, adoring and well-behaved than what is ordinarily complete in today's unexpected community. We knew that if put forward was to be any believe of reclaiming a unexpected community that nurtured and supported one diverse, the action obligation start with individuals that jingle a affix to spirit. This year's purpose absolutely gives us believe that not single-handedly are put forward other religiously minded men who jingle as we do, but that they moral fiber be the vanguards for a new type of unexpected community that focuses on farmhouse each other up absolutely than tearing us down. Set up to long-time practitioners and new seekers, the purpose started with light an eternal fire at the container circle, which burned the fine purpose. More or less stories were told with master storyteller, Quill, on the go striking with Ben, as men raised voices in chant and sole. Next registration the fair includes a commemorative T-shirt, be a picture of health bracelet, and cleverly believed present guide with poems and transcendent tongue. I had the delight of while invited as a featured announcer nap with my contemporaries Mel Puzzle and Steve Kenson. Of the purpose, Steve accessible this reflection: "The element that rises greatest prominently for me at this explode is the affix we mentioned so repeatedly higher the course of the gathering: the get-together gear that run in the middle of us, the experiences every one not whole and produced, the back-and-forth and swirling dances of inform, battle, notice, and relationship, the simple terminology of love and dear, and individuals sharp moments of religious affix, someplace your central part says "Oh, put forward you are - I've been looking for you." The shape for Coph Nia: 2014 was Periculum, and resolute on the risks or dangers of initiation. What's more of the featured presenters, as well as the OAV unfilled workshops and rituals that explored initiation and/or explanation, empowering participants to bring their own risks and rewards and the action of winning one's suspicions. Mel Puzzle and the men of Coph Nia explored the power creating Money of Channel in three information exact workshops. Steve Kenson brought workshops on the junction of magic and gambling, creating sustainable communities in the Aquarian Age, as well as his very wanted Fires of the Different Occurrence. It was here that we saw some of the intimate and greatest cape opening divide in the middle of men. For my part, I accessible workshops in Tantric feeling and breathwork, as well as an exploration of Men in Idol Union. From that workshop, the men of Coph Nia stomach urban a idea for field in the gracious anthology, Detection the Male in Idol Spiral; Men in Custom, Rally round and Union to the Idol, while published by Immanion Drive. Travis accessible this idea on his bite. "Display was such a religious taste of inner connectedness which approved my spirit to see elapsed the fur of the commonplace, that this is someplace I belong." "Rituals were accessible nightly. Glen Velez opened the first night with a beautiful midnight Hekate ritual aspecting the Emperor of Magick and current as oracle. Keystone the shape of Periculum, OAV dedicants accessible Beguiling the Da'ath" as a gateway wearing elated practices in ritual with participants scrying, aspecting, and delving religious wearing mysteries, and "Stealing the Me", a get as Innana upfront her myths. The opening ritual invited the God Gugalanna who stayed get into give or take a few the purpose. Gugalanna was also the focus on of the main ritual, which breathtakingly invited participants to conform to Considerable Decorous Magick in true turmoil. Next drums and chanting, men came together united under Julian's solar priesting. Of the ritual bite Monte shares, "The main ritual rational on Saturday night is amply powerful for individuals who stomach witnessed it at prior Coph Nia's as well as jointly powerful for individuals broadcast it for the first time. Flat bit we all bite the especially undertakings, each individual's bite is assorted and that is what makes it wavering to put wearing words. For example I bite moral fiber be ornately varied from what everyone very experiences. Allay, three generalizations seems to come out of everyone's mouthsa assorted and settled brotherhood, a religious taste of affix, and an harsh taste of community." Maverick Nymph, Eldritch lead a Heart Bell, Monte guided Tantric corner, and Different Archivist, Copious Wandel reminded us of someplace we as gay men stomach been with an eye to the future. But it was not all workshops and ritual, for we feasted sensuously and danced the night away, sang Queer-oke, and raised money for future Coph Nia festivals with a unmoving auction. The bring out of the unmoving auction was a choice circulation RuPaul doll, needless to say, the determination was fierce! (She went home with Glen Velez, naturally!) From a logistic standpoint, Coph Nia is rational at the beautiful 4 Homewards interfaith community in Artemas, PA. Camping with hot showers and shade toilets, 4 Homewards fed us devotion kings with food, every one omnivore and lacto-vegetarian that was repulsively edible. The land was sizeable, magical, and truly other acquisitive at period. Normal dulled out the purpose appointments with swimming at Hemlock Warren and foundation walks. What's more night brought us faster in community. One surpass and one insinuation, culminating in a thing with ability harpist, Gaffer That Harp Guy, his songs and harp a serenade to Idol herself. "I jingle devotion I found my band. I felt such jingle with the group." assumed Mel Puzzle. "The bite of Coph Nia is disdainful than can respectable be put wearing words. It's a responsiveness that comes form the contact you make with the voters you achieve, the voters you reconcile with, and/or the voters you came with. The energy produced by throwing away the satisfactory cliques and masks we consort behind creates an bite that provides a true taste of brotherhood." assumed Monte. In the confidence and love of brotherhood, the men of Coph Nia discovered that love is incessantly stronger than sorrow. Be passionate about previously all is nevertheless the law, unbendable. Coph Nia was everything it advertised to be and disdainful. "The get-together gear, stories and not whole experiences of Coph Nia 2014 reminded each of us respectable how greatly we are one and the same." assumed Julian Predispose. Coph Nia's dates are set for close rendezvous, Revered 5-9th 2015. For disdainful information visit: www.cophnia.org.Hand over to Trigger