So, what are these Fires of which we speak?

The Fires of Venus are an experiment based upon various other traditions of fire-working including the Alchemical Fire Circles done at Fires Rising and other events around the country. They are an attempt to combine the magic of the fire with the work on Sacred Sexuality we've done at our Beltane event for the last several years.

The physical Fire Circle, located in a different place from the traditional fire circles at Beltane and Free Spirit Gathering, is a magical container which we will alter for each night's work during the day. Attendees are invited to help in the process of preparing the space each afternoon, and of course they are welcome to partake of the circle each night.

When we light the Fires each night, there will be a beginning ceremony. Though it is not required that you be at this ceremony, it is recommended that you do so since this will set the tone for the rest of the night's work.

Each night has its own flavor and its own lead facilitator(s). Thursday night is our "Vanilla" night, which we look at as a kind of foreplay for the rest of the weekend. Sabrina Mari and Kate will be facilitating Thursday night's fire. On Friday, we move to the darker side of our event, with a fire flavored with a more BDSM feel and facilitated by Whittney. To culminate our work, Saturday night's Fire will be facilitated by Sacred Mark Sanctuary and will embrace people of all flavors and sexual bents in a ritual which will run from 11 pm till dawn.

All of this is a grand experiment, and one which we hope will inform many more Fires of Venus in the years to come. We hope you will lend your energy to this endeavor by drumming, dancing, watching, chanting, playing, loving, or whatever you feel moved to do.

Because this is a challenging environment for many of us, there will be specific rules we will be requiring all attendees to read and sign an agreement to when they arrive onsite. These rules exist to help us create a safe space in which to play and work at a level of intensity perhaps previously unheard-of at one of our events.