VENUS retrograde DIARIES

MAY 22-26, 2020

MARRAKECH, MOROCCO

AT THE LEGENDARY RIAD ENIJA

SNAG MY SPOT WITH THE EARLY BIRD SPECIAL UNTIL FEB 23 

Sherene Vismaya

& KATELAN FOISY

will lead you through a mystical, mesmerizing 5-Day Journey through workshops, healing and ritual. 

  • Daily Morning Meditations, Breathwork, Journaling Prompts and Intention Setting with Sherene & Katelan

  • Polarity Subtle Body Healing to Integrate the Work

  • Mirror Work, Face-Reading, Glamour Magic, Palmistry & Tea Rituals

  • Bellydance and Authentic Movemement as Ritual Workshop

  • Invoking the Priestress Sunset Rooftop & Temple Photoshoot 

  • Invoking the Prosperity of Lakshmi Workshop

  • Venus Retrograde Seven Gates

  • Closing Ritual followed by special group dinner in the garden of the Riad by in-house chef.

THIs riad is also steeped in a rich history, which is felt most profoundly when I’m in the open-aired, enclosed courtyard.”


Mara Hoffman
for Vogue

As we explore the magic of Marrakech

We'll be sure to make time for a mix of exploration and inner work. The setting creates the perfect sanctuary to retreat after adventures in the Souk.

About the Riad

The setting is a 200 year old silk traders palace, named Enija.  The noise and hustle and bustle of narrow alleyways of the Jemaa El Fnaa Square in the Medina disappear as if by magic to be replaced by the gentle gurgling of the fountains and birds singing in the garden the end result of which is, of course, utter peace and a total escape from it all.

This beautiful Riad has 12 spacious and enchantingly decorated rooms and suites, tropical gardens and fountains around each corner.

Perfect to host a mystical retreat, the magic does not end here, as you open the doors you step into the heart of Marrakech’s humming souks, collorful alleys and bustling bazaars.

There is a famous private in-house chef creating the most authentic, sensual and healing Moroccan cuisine you can imagine. The famous Moroccan tea ritual is an integral part of this paradise.

About the Riad

The setting is a 200 year old silk traders palace, named Enija.  The noise and hustle and bustle of narrow alleyways of the Jemaa El Fnaa Square in the Medina disappear as if by magic to be replaced by the gentle gurgling of the fountains and birds singing in the garden the end result of which is, of course, utter peace and a total escape from it all.

This beautiful Riad has 12 spacious and enchantingly decorated rooms and suites, tropical gardens and fountains around each corner.

Perfect to host a mystical retreat, the magic does not end here, as you open the doors you step into the heart of Marrakech’s humming souks, collorful alleys and bustling bazaars.

There is a famous private in-house chef creating the most authentic, sensual and healing Moroccan cuisine you can imagine. The famous Moroccan tea ritual is an integral part of this paradise.

 

WE ARE DEVOTING THIS VENUS RETROGRADE DIARIES RETREAT IMMERSION TO ALL ACTS OF SELF-LOVE, BEAUTY AND CREATIVITY. MARRAKECH IS THE PERFECT SETTING TO CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY WITHIN AND WITHOUT. 

 

I believe that Marrakech ought to be earned as a destination. The journey is the preparation for the experience. Reaching it too fast derides it, makes it a little less easy to understand.” 
― Tahir Shah, In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

 

 

About the workshops:

MORNING MEDITATIONS ON THE ROOF WITH BREATHWORK AND JOURNALING PROMPTS.

BELLY DANCE and authentic movement AS RITUAL OFFERINGS AND ACTS OF SELF LOVE

seven gates ritual: VEnus Retrograde invokes a myth linked to THE SEVEN GATES OF INNANA: DELVING INTO WHAT TRULY SUPPORTS OUR SELF-LOVE JOURNEY ON EVERY LEVEL OF OUR PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL BEING THROUGH THIS GUIDED MEDITATION AND JOURNALING SESSION.

face-reading ritual: Physiognomy is the study of the human face and how the features interpret character, fortune, or health issues. Your facial features can show where there are blocKS, strengths. As we age the face changes as does our life path. We will go over the major aspects of the face and then spend some time deciphering our own facial map. 

 

Palmistry Ritual: Palmistry or Chiromancy is the art of telling one's fortune or character through the lines of the hands. It can teach us about major events in our lives, character qualities and how to focus on shifting those energies or better tapping into them. Together we'll learn the major lines of the palm, how to read the philanges of the figures, hand shapes, distinct markings, and astrological associations. We'll spend one part of the workshop learning these aspects and the other part deciphering the lines of our own palms and intuiting their maps. 
 

embodying your inner venus:
photos/ self portraits, and being in command of your presence

Working with the Empress/and your Venus Archetype: Through Jungian Active Imagination meditations, we'll hone in on your personal relationship with the Goddess of Beauty and Love BASED ON THE VENUS SIGN IN YOUR HOROSCOPE AND INTERPRETING YOUR LOVE LANGUAGE.

Invoking Lakshmi: The Goddess of Material and Spiritual Wealth through meditation, mantra and ritual.

Conjuring the Glamour of Venus:
 glamour magic at its best, from hair brushes and mirrors to commanding a room with a nod.

Chapters of Heart Ritual:
Tending to the quarters of the heart and healing from within
Heart opening meditations

The Creative Space:
Learning to create without being a perfectionist. (tips and tricks that will help you hone into your creative side)

The Ritual of Tea and Tea Leaf Readings

The Wishing Ritual:
A romantic ritual filled with poetry, art, magic, herbs and ritual wishing.
Manifesting through images. How art, poetry, and song can formulate the perfect long term spell.

The Healing Touch Ritual:
How to do healing body work on yourself and others. Roots of the issue. A conversation with the inner critic and how to understand/transform the self-sabotage.

Within the ritual space each day we will take you on a journey of self- love and care through the power of Venus and Self-Love. We'll lead you into the chambers of the heart and soul purpose to mend what needs our attention and care and create rituals around our lives including healing touch, getting to the root of issues, creative spaces to allow our hands, words, and tongues become tools of manifestation.

We'll step into glamour magic through tea leaves, ritual, and photographs and teach you easy ways to hone into the glamour and magic that surrounds us. And we'll walk into the world of wishing and manifestation. A beautiful long term spell that is malleable and everlasting. There is beauty all around you.

This 5-Day retreat is the secret door to deepening your relationship to love and overflowing riches on all levels.

 

PRICE: 2,297$ USD/ or 1,950$ EUR
INCLUDES:

  • Elaborate breakfast/brunch with homemade breads, moroccan omelettes, fresh orange juice and fruit, Turkish coffee and more.

  • Your own Princess Sanctuary Suite at Riad Enija

  •  Last night Group Dinner with private in-house Moroccan Chef  

  • All workshops, healings and rituals with Katelan and Sherene

  • Discounted Private Session work with Sherene and Katelan

  • The airfaire is not included as well as transportation to the Riad (We will help you coordinate transportation with the Riad directly). Fly to Marrakech (RAK) for early evening of the 22nd. You can also fly direct to Paris and then book a cheap flight on Air Maroc or Easy Jet to Marrakech.

  • LIMITED TO 8 PEOPLE

  • NO REFUNDS

Sherene Schostak, M.A., is a Jungian Analyst, author and a professional astrologer in private practice in San Francisco and New York City for the past twenty years. Her yearly pilgramges to India have inspired her unique approach to combining the spiritual, the somatic and ritual elements to her work. 

 

She is the co-author of  Speculation Now; Transpersonal Astrology: Explorations at the Frontier, & Surviving Saturn's Return (McGrawHill), Dog Stars (Penguin Putnam) and Fate of your Date (Chronicle Books). She is the resident astrologer for both Elle UK and Anne Taylor, LOFT. She created Project 40: a Forty- Day online alchemical Jungian journaling intensive since 2010. She holds a Master’s Degree from New York University in Clinical Psychology, and a Master’s Degree in Psychoanalytic Studies from the New School for Social Research and her post-graduate studies via ISAP (Jungian Institute) in Zurich. Sherene holds certification from the D.O.M.E. the Inner Guide Meditation Center, as an Inner Guide Meditation Initiator. She teaches classes and workshops internationally.

Katelan Foisy is a multimedia artist, occultist, and writer. Her fine art pieces have been displayed at The Worcester Art Museum, Ohio History Museum, MODA, WEAM, A&D Gallery, and Last Rights. She has graced the pages of the Grammy Award programs and the stage of Cynthia von Buhler's immersive historical plays "Speakeasy Dollhouse" and "The Brothers Booth." Katelan has been featured in NY Times, Elle magazine, Paper Magazine, GQ Italy, Time Out NY, Witches & Pagans, and many others—for her work as an artist,curator and occultist. She has written for Motherboard/VICE, Electric Literature, Luna Luna, ERIS magazine,COILHOUSE and held events with Atlas Obscura and lectured at Morbid Anatomy. Her short films have been shown at Cinamatique Francaise as part of the Romani Avante Garde Film Sessions and illustrations are featured on The Smashing Pumpkins "Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour" as well as William Patrick Corgan's "Ogilala" tour. She is the artist for  the  Sibyls Oraculum with Tayannah McQuillar and the forthcoming Hoodoo Tarot . Chaos of the Third Mind with Vanessa Sinclair  will be released in 2020 from Fulgar Ltd, UK. She was called a “Female Jack Kerouac” by Taylor Mead, a “Modern Day Francesca Woodman” by Cynthia von Buhler, and William Patrick Corgan has said, "They used to burn witches like Katelan." 

Katelan comes from a long line of herbalists, mystics, and healers. She currently has over 20 years experience reading tarot .  She studies Afro-Cuban traditions under her Godfather Ochani Lele and is a confirmed child of Eleggua.  She lives in Chicago in an old hotel by the lake. www.katelanfoisy.com

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