On Sacred Hunger: Ritual Pleasure for Embodiment and Resistance

with Ellie Howell

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-convivial-x-ellie-howell-tickets-1990651966619

What becomes possible personally, collectively and politically when pleasure is treated as a sacred and transgressive practice?

This talk is an invitation to think differently about the erotic, the magical and the body. Drawing on their practice as a somatic coach, bodyworker and occultist, Ellie Howell makes the case that sex magic deserves a wider audience, and that the shroud around witchcraft can and must be lifted.

Can embodied eroticism inform the ways in which we face the world we live in, and enlarge our lives with purpose and joy too?

Expect a conversation about body sovereignty, ritual, desire and resistance. Together we will explore what it means to use pleasure and the body as primary instruments of transformation, and the act of choosing to inhabit yourself fully.

This talk is warmly open to all, including the spiritually curious, existing witchcraft practitioners, those exploring their bodies for healing and aliveness and everyone in between. This talk isn’t aimed at titillation, rather thinking about agency and pleasure: where we can find it, and how to cultivate it.

The speaker

Ellie Howell (they/them) is a writer and witch whose practice centres on somatic magick and the body as sacred instrument. Their work explores the intersections of erotic mysticism, embodied gnosis and literary form. Alongside their writing, Ellie offers trauma-informed bodywork, spellcraft and is currently training in ceremonial yoni massage alongside their existing practice.

They can be found on Substack at @ametaphoricbody.

What to expect

This Summer session of The Convivial will be held - weather permitting - in a dingly dell in the Penryn Woods, so we have a slightly different schedule to our usual talks...

• 6pm - arrive at 18 Lower Market St, Penryn

• 6.15 - walk

• 6.35 - arrive in the woods, sit

• 6.40 - the talk begins...

• 7.50 - a simple vegan dinner in the woods will be served

• 8.20 - discussions, sharings, Q&A

• 9pm - soft close - socialising, pack down

We will be operating a Leave No Trace policy in the woods. Please come with something to sit on - a mat or a blanket to share. This is our first time experimenting with an outdoor session, so bear with us! If the weather proves untenable, we will be inside at The Convivial's usual learning space.

Tickets

Please refer to the following suggestions when booking your place:

• No spare income - £1

• Low spare income - £5

• Medium spare income - £10 (actual cost of producing the event)

• High spare income - £15

• Pay it forwards (fund a low-cost ticket) - £20

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-convivial-x-ellie-howell-tickets-1990651966619