WAY OF THE CROW

OUTWER SHADOW PRACTICE

WAY OF THE CROW

AN INITIATION INTO THE TANTRIC PATH OF YOGA
ROOTED IN THE SHAMANIC WISDOM OF INDIA

31 July | Descending Half Moon

Part 3 of 5 | THE LORD OF TIME SERIES

Part 4 of 4 | MOONS OF SATURN SERIES

20:oo - 23:oo CET | 19:oo-22:oo GMT
*A recording will be made available,
if you cannot make the exact date/time.
Please specify by email when registering."

The crow is a sacred magical creature that reveals the secrets of the unseen, many cultures upon earth have honoured the crow as a guardian of thresholds. He is the grand Guru of the unseen, unknown and unknowable. When we approach the Crow, we do not seek to make the unknown known, but to approach it as it is. The unknowable is the wellspring of magic. It is the heartbeat of the left-hand path of Tantra. Without diving into the unknown and unknowable the roots of the tree of life die and the fruit of magic cannot ripen. Shuni Kah, as he is known to the Tantrics, brings us the gift of Magic.

On this ritual night we well perch beneath the crow’s wings and further work with the Chaya Karana (Shadow) practices of this yogic line of Tantra. We will work with the Bhar Chaya (outer shadow) mudras. We will investigate The Gupt (secret or hidden) mudras of working with the Shadow.

Yogis have long since known that working with one’s shadow is a powerful doorway into the spiritual realm. Tantric techniques work with the shadow in a whole range of ways. Our Shadow is a teacher when it is approached and studied in a focussed way.

The Shadow is a doorway to healing the structures of the rational mind, working with one’s actual Shadow softens the hard edges of one’s soul and brings an awareness to the balance between day and night forces.
By giving our attention to this unknown friend, who never leaves our side, we come to the wisdom of that which we have forgotten.

Those who have an interest in opening portals to forgotten dimensions of themselves and the spirit world are welcomed to this ritual of Crow.

The ritual will be upon the day of Saturn, which is Saturday. This will be the half descending Moon, where the moon will once again balance before its descent back into dark retreat. And one again, in the eternal celestial cycle of lunar, we will meet on the other side of the Moon. Descending again with nature back to the dark phase that the Moon will be carrying us towards, that is, towards the depth of Saturns secrets.

Saturn is the black planet who comes of age on the half lunar descent. He is most potent at the dark moon. From this vantage point of the Dark Moon in sight, he sees his potency before him, on a downhill celestial introverting lunar slide. Secrets are to be exposed, but they are also to be empowered again in the dark. The movements of the Moon are a reminder of nature’s cycles of wisdom. This night will be Bhairav Astami.

Bhairav is the emissary of Saturn. On this night of Bhairav, we will work with the Saturnian crow and initiate practices that involve our shadow. A candle before you will be required for this ritual, it should be set up in such a way as to cast your shadow behind you. This practice is known as Chaya Karana. Which literally means Working with the Shadow. The Shadow is a doorway to many secrets.

Chaya means shadow, but it is also the name of the Mother of Saturn. His Mother is the Shadow Woman. We will go into the teaching story of the shadow woman on this nights ritual, and more importantly, we shall face her, as we face the portal of our own shadow on the wall behind us.

NOTE: For this ritual one will require a darkened room and a candle in-front that casts a shadow. Those in different time zones where it is daylight may receive a recording of the ritual to practice at dusk when the shadows come to life.

REST OF TIME SERIES

Part 1 | 05 March | BHAIRAV ASTAMI The 8 Directions of Time
Part 2 | 04 April | THE WAY OF THE DOGInner Shadow Work
Part 4 | 27 November | KANKALA DANDAThe Stick of Power
Part 5 | 19 December | TIME, DEATH & FEAR A Tantric Initiation

WHERE & HOW: It’s all Online.
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The rituals takes place ONLINE, from 8pm until ±11pm Central European Time (CET). *A recording will be made available, if you cannot make the exact date/time. Just specify by email when registering.

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BHARANI NAKSHATRA

The symbol of this Nakshatra is a Yoni,
which means the female vagina.
The ruling planet of Bharani is Shukracharia (Venus).
To find out more about this lunar constellation.

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WHAT IS 'WORKING WITH THE SHADOW'?

A short interview with Boonath.

ANCIENT & SACRED

On these healing circles you will practice a form of Yoga that is rarely available and accessible even in India today. You will take part in a sacred Yogic tradition that roots itself in India’s native shamanic wisdom & Tantric lineage handed down orally between generations of Yogis, Babas, Sadhus and Fakirs.
You will be exposed to the old tantric ways of seeking profound healing and spiritual awakening, including practicing in darkly-lit spaces to quieten the mind and awaken the senses to the body’s subtle energy currents, holding simple postures for long periods of time, and engaging in powerful breath-work to open-up the body and take the mind into altered states of consciousness.

GENTLE

The practice draws on postures seldom used in modern styles of yoga, ancient sequences that honour the mother and the divine feminine, gently opening-up the body to its highest levels of flexibility through minimal effort.
Integral to this experience will be the exploration of sound-currents present in the body (Nada Yoga) – perhaps one of Yoga’s greatest secrets and one of the most powerful vehicles through which the karmic patterns stored in the chakras can be accessed and released in pursuit of profound healing.

UNIQUE

Unique to this tradition is its simultaneous employment of Asanas (postures), aerobic & anaerobic Pranayam (breathwork), Mudras (gestures), and Mantras (sacred sounds).
The synergy created by the employment of these various yogic tools will lead you into altered states of consciousness and dream-like experiences aimed at facilitating a greater openness to inward journeying and an easier access to your subconscious.

UNBOUND

Because we are going to play with shamanic yogic traditions, the practice will take place outside of clearly time constraints. Generally, the practice will last about 6 hours, but if the group is ready to practice longer we might carry well into the night.

INCLUSIVE

The Circle is open to those interested in the healing path.
Tantra and Yoga practitioners, and those seeking healing, practitioners of the mystic arts. Both advanced and beginners will find a place in this circle.
If you have had or are having psychosis please get in touch directly with us as this is important to know about in this work. The same goes for those with strong mobility issues. Drug and alcohol users also need to inform us of their condition. Thank you.

The practie usually takes place in the dark or darkly-lit spaces.
The pictures below were taken in daylight to capture the flow of a practice.

BOONATH

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BOONATH was born into a life of yoga. He grew up between Europe and India and was introduced as a child to yoga through his grandparents who were on both sides yoga practitioners.
His grandparents took him on his first Himalayan pilgrimage when he was just seven years old and he has been exposed to the world of yogis ever since.
Boonath has taken  initiation into the left hand path (that’s the path of the heart) and specialises in the branch of Chandra Parampara, that is a secret style of Moon practice that works with the night forces. It is a style of tantra that goes very deep into the subconscious roots It is first and foremostly a Healing System. Most of his family still lives in India and he has been travelling there regularly throughout his life  in pursuit of yoga. He has worked closely in apprenticeship with elders in the line of Siddha systems of healing and holds much knowledge in the use of rituals, mantras and body/spirit healing methods among other things.
Boonath has been working in this line and helping people with the implementation of these techniques for over 25 years to successfully overcome mental and physical problems, from chronic pain to addiction.
Boonath’s healing and yoga work sees him travelling across the whole of Europe to give workshops and healing sessions.  His travels and yoga workshops
continue to benefit people in deprived circumstances.
In recent years Boonath has been living and teaching yoga in Germany where he has a network of students. It was in Berlin that Boonath met Kim, with whom Boonath co-founded Working with the Shadow in 2014.

Formal studies and encounters have all left their impression on Boonath, but his teachings are deeply rooted in the Shamanic traditions of the mystical Babas and Fakirs of India, with whom Boonath has been studying closely since childhood to the present day.

KIM

KIM is an Eco-Activist turned Yogi and the founder of Healing in the Willows, the retreat company hosting Working with the Shadow, which he developed in 2014 in collaboration with Boonath, who he assists with the teaching. Kim discovered Yoga in 2005, following a burn-out at work that brought him onto the path of ‘Yog’. Kim had spent over 10 years coordinating international environmental campaigns in Brussels, Amsterdam and Berlin for major environmental NGOs, including Greenpeace, WWF, Friends of the Earth, ActionAid, and many others.
Kim practiced Yoga with many teachers from several modern styles of Yoga (including Iyengar, Astanga, Vinasa, Bikram, Sivananda, Scaravelli, Kundalini) all over Europe, India and further afield. In 2011 Kim set up a first yoga collective in Berlin, which he then expanded to a new location in 2013, in one of the economically deprived areas of town that was undergoing gentrification. The collective brought together a variety of local teachers to promote yoga on a donation basis within the surrounding community unable to afford the increasing cost of living. It was there that Kim met Boonath and, through Boonath, that his understanding of what Yoga is and what Yoga can do shifted entirely. Boonath’s rare and ancient Tantric lineage revolutionised Kim’s understanding of Yoga and initiated him into a mystical healing journey that impacted strongly also on Kim’s activist work.
Since then Kim has been collaborating with Boonath on developing Working with the Shadow through the retreats, workshops and online classes.

“It shifted my understanding of what Yoga actually is,
on a fundamental level”

Joe
Farmer & Activist | UK

REGISTRATION.

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STEP 1 | Make the payment
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STEP 2 | Send a proof of payment
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We will then:

STEP 3 | Send you a confirmation email confirming your registration.

STEP 4 | The day of the event, we will send you an email containing:

– all the technical details to connect to the class online,
– suggestions on how best to prepare for the practice (foods and drinks to avoid),
how to set-up your room for the practice,
props you might need during the practice (blankets, cushions, etc). 

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THE SESSION WILL HAPPEN ON ZOOM
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