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Releases and Flyers

2008 Fall postcard flyer featuring Mason
 
2008 Spring postcard flyer featuring Jane
 
2007 Fall postcard flyer featuring Courtney

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Event Text Summary

Ancient Tribal Rituals meet Modern Body Piercing at SuspenDC

Event: SuspenDC
When: September 28, 2008; 2-9pm
Where: The Crucible, 1816 Half Street SW, Washington, DC
Contact: Whittney Matlock, 202-841-8128

 

July 7, 2007 — At SuspenDC, held September 28, 2008 at The Crucible in Washington, D.C., modern body piercing enthusiasts can "take flight" using suspension techniques borrowed from ancient tribal initiations and rituals.

Body piercers from the Sacred Mark Sanctuary of Washington, D.C. will pierce participants in the chest, back, or arms with large stainless steel hooks, which are then attached by rope to a rigging or other pierced participants.

By undergoing such a physical and mental ordeal, those who are suspended may achieve an altered state of consciousness or have a spiritual experience, often leading to a sense of camaraderie among the event participants.

"The people were all wonderful. It was such a nice and welcoming atmosphere," says Jane Baden, who attended SuspenDC last September. "Everyone was so supportive, and even though I was new I felt like I really was among good friends."

The suspensions were accompanied by rhythms from a small drum circle in which anyone could play. Mike Bryan "really enjoyed playing in the drum circle, and even though I didn't have a drum with me, there were extras available. It made me feel at home and at peace."

SuspendDC was launched in spring 2007 by Kindlers of the Sacred Rhythm with resounding success, and grew with a fall 2007 event that boasted eighty local body piercing enthusiasts and five body piercers.

Participants must be 18 years old and sign a liability waiver. To register, or to learn more, visit www.suspendc.com.

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Kindlers of the Sacred Rhythm (Kindlers) is a spiritual group following the path of Ordeal, exploring the energy of extremes through ritual and trance. Combining ritual intention with intense physical stimulation to create altered states of awareness, Kindlers connects with Spirit through the ecstasy created by overcoming ordeal.
www.sacredrhythms.org

Sacred Mark Sanctuary (SMS) combines ancient, modern, and tribal spiritual practices to promote and explore the interconnection of body and spirit. SMS assists individuals and communities along their spiritual journey through offerings such as workshops, group ordeal and ecstatic ritual facilitation, individual ritual body modification, reiki, energy healing, and the arts.
www.sacredmarks.com

 

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