we gather in...
what is council?
Council is a timeless technology, universal in form and function, practiced in countless cultures across time and space. The recipe is simple, two or more beings circled around an altar, often a fire, with a talking stick and an intention, whom speak and listen from the heart. Rather simple ingredients, whose alchemy provides access to a rich and fertile field of collective resource, resilience, remedy and resolve — beyond that of each individual.
who is this council for?
This offering is for the organic ones — those spiritualizing matter — living at the precipice of becoming and who stand at the emergent and living edge of possibility, where there are no maps or reference points for what awaits. If you're open, welcoming, and receptive to the experience of a communal space to bring, breathe and be you; to digest, absorb, assimilate and eliminate the contents of your life experience; and to sow seeds, tend blooms, and harvest fruits of heart — in service to all of life — than this circle is definitely for you.
why council now?
In these radical times a nourishing space for path-cutters to connect is critical, especially as the thin ice of what has been dissolves at an accelerating pace — and what will be looms as a thick fog just over the horizon. In gathering, connecting, and communing with intention and from the heart, the awe-ful and terrifying somatic experience of groudlessness is grounded — and wild fires like doubt; depression; shame; isolation; and hopelessness are quelled by the cooling waters of camaraderie. It is with kin, new and old, where new and old cracks and crevices reveal to heal thru alchemy — and bridges of light are built to day to morrow.
about your facilitator:
My name is kenneth fried and i am a holy luminous miracle as vast as the cosmos having a human experience. Since my youth i've enjoyed the alchemy of deep and meaningful connection; and catalyzing conversation — juxtaposed with silence, solitude, and stillness.i am a living paradox of presence; and both i and my life are a mystery to many, including myself. While i do much in service to life, the bulk of what i do is be — beneath, behind, between, and beyond.i invite you to this rare and precious opportunity to deep dive with me and your kin for a perception-provoking; emotionally-enriching; and heart-monizing experience [+ muC—H more] at our next event.Interested in hosting a council with kin or have a question? Write to me from your heart: [email protected]
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my why:
i need this love — this love being this expression of my desire to include — and if i need this love then we need this love; for in Oneness there is no separation. i have chosen —by way of a choiceless choice; a deep and rooted commitment to life; and an especially rigorous initiatory path — to sit with, tend, and walk thru fire to forge thru transfiguration this holy vessel into the embodiment of inner-architecture required — to birth; be; and hold this container — for source to resource us precisely as can only happen here, now, and in this council.
when's the next council?
Our first council is October 11th @ T:BD — and here's why. i am the facilitator of CwK and a conduit to assist the coordination and synchronization of infinite intent. i have dates in mind for Council; and in the spirit of participation and collaboration, i call on you, my kin, to share your availability with me and us because you + me = we; and for this offering, we decide.
council with [your] kin:
the cost to attend is $29+/council
— your first council is 50% off —
access to participatory scheduling:
Once i've decided on a date for council, i will send you a link to a poll with potential meeting times. Then when polling closes, i'll email you a link to register and pay. That link will also be shared to this page for those who would like to join, but missed the polling window.This process will be repeated on a rolling basis for each Council with Kin.
For this to work, i need you to decide to contribute—and then contribute
...even if your contribution at council is your beingness!
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