Stressing the body is often done to indelibly print the significance of a ritual. Kavadi pilgrimages, Sundance, firewalking... these practices show sacrifice and can help achieve transcendence. Delve into the history of such rituals and explore how various body modifications and stresses can be used to recreate useful rituals in our lives. We’ll facilitate a kavadi pilgrimage inspired flesh hook ritual for one participant and a modern blood ritual in the second portion of the experience.
Level 1