Aphrodite's Temple

Sacred Sex Rituals

At Aphrodite's Temple, we celebrate the Energies by holding Sacred Sex Rituals.  We put on our main Sacred Sex Ritual that is reflective of the season of the year and base the theme of the ritual around the Pagan Sabbat being celebrated. Each night the Temple opens with a Sacred Sex Performance Piece which is based on ancient and/or modern mythology.  The Prostitute Priestess either performs herself or invites Temple patrons to put on their own performance piece.

A sex-positive environment is a central philosophy of Aphrodite's Temple.  All rituals and performance pieces incorporate sex-positive behaviors and contain sacred sex educational components.  Often themes and symbols are used that will bring up archetypal memories of each participant.  Many of our rituals will offer ordeals and challenges that each participant must face.  These ordeals and challenges are designed to foster psychosexual growth and bring each participant to a deeper awareness of sacred sex energy.  

Aphrodite's Temple is not for spectators.  Each person is required to participate at a level in which they feel comfortable.  For some, participation may include putting erotic energy back into the circle through soft drumming, chanting, or erotic dancing.  For others, participation may include more active involvement in the ritual.  It is up to each individual to decide what level in which they want to engage.

Presented below is one of the Spring Fertility Rituals that we perform in the Temple.  It is interesting to note that all participants reported that as the ritual progressed, they each got into a primal mode and each experienced changes in their perceptions.  

The Stag Hunt, A Spring Fertility Ritual is a sacred sex ritual that we have performed in Aphrodite's Temple. Participants could choose to play the role of a stag or a hunter. For those who wanted to play a less active role, they could choose to play the role of Fire Keepers or drummers. All participants were required to either wear erotic clothing or go naked for the entire ritual. Females and males could choose either role of stag or hunter.

All participants were given the general overview of the ritual. Basically individuals could choose to be stags or hunters. The hunter's objective is to capture one or more stags and bring them back to the Temple. Hunters could team up to capture stags or hunt on their own. After the hunt, stags are required to perform sensual / sexual favors for the hunter(s) that caught them in order to be released back to the wild. What sensual /sexual favors were to be performed where open to negotiation between all parties involved.

About an hour before the ritual began, the stags gathered and were given instructions to prepare for the ritual. The energy levels were rising and I could feel the primitive erotic forces rising in each participant. As the Priestess, I led the stags to their grazing territory.

The stags were given their instructions. The boundaries of their territory were defined. From this point on, you are to get into a stag's headspace. From this point on you will not speak as a human, you are an animal. Specifically, you are part of a heard. You can smell fear. You are connected to the Earth by primitive forces. It is springtime and the deer are in heat. You smell their scent and it drives you into a frenzy, building urges to mate and to mark out your territory with your own scents. Claim your space from the other stags and gather the deer that you choose for mates. As stags, you may have conflicts with other stags over territory issues and/or choice of mates. Go forth and mark your territory. Return to the campfire when the gong sounds for final instructions and the start of the ritual.

At the same time, the hunters gathered near the campfire and were instructed to prepare for the hunt by getting into the hunter's headspace. When I returned from the wild after releasing the stags, I gave the hunters their instructions. The boundaries of their hunting territory were defined. From this point on you are a member of a tribe of hunter / gathers. It has been a long winter and spring has finally arrived and your tribe is in need of replenished stores of food. Your scouts have sighted many prey and tonight's hunt promises to be bountiful. Paint your bodies and prepare your weapons. When the gong sounds, we shall start the ritual and the hunt. The hunters were provided with body paint and instructed to paint one another for the hunt.

After all was ready, the gong was sounded. Stags gathered nervously on one side of the fire. Hunters gathered on the other side of the fire with fierce chanting. Tonight we are gathered to enact what our distant ancestors lived. The Great Stag Hunt is about to begin. Let us make offerings to the goddess for a bountiful hunt. Shortly the stags will be released into the wild. Shortly afterward, the gong will sound and the hunters will be sent out for the kill. Take a few moments to fully get into your roles. Take deep breaths as you prepare yourself.

I released the stags into the wild. The full moon shone brightly, illuminating the trees and the land. I turned to the hunters. It is time for the hunting dance around the fire. Chant and dance to ensure capture of the great stags. Your tribe is counting on each of you. The drummers started a heightened energy beat for the hunting dance.

Then the hunt began. As the stags were caught, they were brought back to the campfire to await their ordeal with the hunter. One by one, and sometimes by small groups, the stags were captured and brought to their holding pen by the campfire. The tension in the air mounted as stags pondered what services would be required for their release.

Every once in a while one could hear the heavy pursuit of stags off in the forest. After a while, the last stag was captured and brought in to the holding pen. We opened the Sacred Sex Temple and the hunters led their prey into the Temple after negotiating the terms of release. After services were rendered, the stags were released back to the wild and the ritual ended.

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