DEC. 5 ~ The Wisdom in the Dark: A Full Moon Kali Fire Ceremony

Friday, December 5, 7:00 – 9:30pm
MĀ Wellness & Yoga, Victoria, BC

As we move toward the stillness of winter, we gather on the final full moon of the year – a threshold that is both a clearing and a blessing – a way to enter the season with more truth, clarity, presence, and devotion.

We will invoke Goddess Kalī, the fierce Mother of Liberation, whose fire burns through illusion and awakens the clarity of truth. She reminds us that darkness is not something to avoid or escape, but to enter – courageously, reverently – for it holds the wisdom that guides our becoming.

Through mantra, storytelling, sacred offerings, and guided fire ritual, we’ll offer the fire of wisdom what we are ready to transform – fear, doubt, and self-limiting patterns – opening space for Kalī’s purifying energy to reveal the light that lives within all.

This ceremony invites you to meet your depths, to soften into not knowing, and to trust the unseen cycles of renewal the dark season brings. Kalī teaches that darkness itself is sacred – a time for gestation, rest, and rebirth. What we fear holds the seeds of our power. What we resist becomes our teacher.

What You’ll Experience:

Guided Vedic fire ceremony invoking Maa Kalī’s transformative energy
Mantra chanting and meditation to attune your heart to the pulse of Kalī’s truth and grace
Storytelling on Kali’s gifts and blessings – endings as thresholds, transformation as grace
Anointment with sacred ash and Ganges water from India, to honour release and renewal
Prasad (sweet offering) to seal our devotion and gratitude

No previous ceremony experience is required – all are welcome.

Bring your intention, your offering, your willingness to meet the dark with open eyes.

This offering is rooted in the Vedic lineage and Bhakti Yoga – and honours Satya’s ancestral connection to these sacred traditions.

Background on Ceremony

In ceremony, we sit in circle, we hold our intention, we chant, we pray, we offer, we surrender. Together, we hold this charged space co-creatively. We invoke and commune with very subtle sacred energies – the deities (aka: spirits/goddess/Creator – or whatever you call Source). The fire of wisdom burns away all that does not serve. Ultimately, this holy fire transforms, purifies, cleanses and heals.

Using the agency of fire inside a copper vessel, and connecting with the biodynamic rhythm of Mother Earth while we chant – the Vedic Fire Ceremony serves as a direct portal to the deities. It is one of the most ancient forms of ritual in the world, originating from Satya’s ancestral land of India some 10,000 years ago. It was channelled by rishis and seers in the high Indian Himalayas. It serves as an altar to the Divine – and a space for healing, emotional purification, karmic cleansing, and deep transformation. It is a symbol of that which we are (Satya/Truth), and that which we are not (Mitya/not-Truth). It is a ceremony that re-patterns trauma, and a sacred space where we can let go of everything that is keeping us separate, including fear and attachment. ॐ

*This ceremony is also known as agni yajna, fire puja, and havan.

Learn more about ceremony here

YOUR FACILITATOR

Satya Amrita Kumari Jehman (Vedic Priestess Temple)

Born into the Vedic lineage, Satya has been living the traditional path of yoga all her life – with a more concentrated practice over the last 23 years. Satya carries the gift of fire ceremony and ritual by the grace of her ancestors from North India. She completed a year-long Yoga Apprenticeship in 2015 (Vijnana Yoga RYT200), and a deep dive study into jnana yoga (Vedic scripture study/self inquiry) with her teacher in her ancestral homeland of India amid a trio of winters from 2011-2013. While there in 2016, Satya was initiated into the Sidh Kunjika Stotram – the highest call to Maha Shakti (Divine Mother). She apprenticed in fire ceremony with two of her teachers in North India. She has been furthering her yogic studies in India with regular trips there for the past 16 years.

Satya has also completed a leadership training with a focus on Trauma-informed Leadership, Transformational Leadership, and Coaching with Outward Bound.

Encouraged by her teachers, Satya is a facilitator of Retreats, Workshops, Ceremony, Ritual, One-on-One Guide on Salt Spring Island and surrounding communities, in India – as well as online. She offers from the deepest place in her with utmost respect and reverence to her ancestors, to You, to the Divine, and to the Self.

Learn more about Satya’s offerings at @vedic_priestess_temple (Instagram) + @vedicpriestesstemple108 (Facebook).

ENERGY EXCHANGE:

$45

Reserve Your Spot Now – Spaces Limited – Registration Is Required

*Registration closes on Saturday, December 5 at 12pm or when ceremony fills, whichever comes first.

*A pre-ceremony guidance e-mail will be sent out 24-48hrs before we gather to help you prepare for our ceremony.

0“Thank you for sharing the wisdom/traditions of your lineage, Satya. I appreciated the chance to participate in a ritual that is outside my culture and spiritual background. I appreciated the sense of sacred community and sharing, the joining of voices in chanting – and the beautiful space.” ~ Shawna K

1“I most appreciated it was culturally/spiritually authentic. Your knowledge, study and lineage was important to me, to attend.” ~ Leila R

2“I very much appreciated the depth of learning and the connection of ritual and ceremony to learning about the Goddess. I had some great ’a-ha’ moments. I was very moved by the inclusion of your own lineage in the ceremony, Satya. It’s an incredible gift.” ~ Christie R

3“Thank you for providing our community with such a beautiful ceremony. You have a gift! And I felt like I was in India. I am still feeling the effects of the ceremony with a kind of wild goddess energy. It was very special that you brought water from the Ganges River.” ~ Laurissa W

4“I wanted to share with you about my mother’s healing following the ceremony. She was deep in my prayer during the ceremony, and her issue has cleared, and it didn’t come back. I shared with her about the ceremony, and she said she was guessing this was the case. I’m so grateful! Thanks for all.” ~ Karin D

5“I was awestruck watching Satya chant.” ~ Kim M

7“Thank you for your presence, thank you for your sharing, thank you for your courage – it is a very powerful ceremony!” ~ Anna K

8“It was a beautiful and powerful ceremony, what a gift!” ~ Mike N

9“It was a really amazing ceremony and Satya is just Divine.” ~ Augustina Ma

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

I DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT VEDIC FIRE CEREMONY OR GODDESS KALI. IS THIS GATHERING SUITABLE FOR ME?

Yes, this gathering is suitable to those new to Goddess Kalī and Vedic Fire Ceremony, as it will be a great way to learn more about both and deepen into your intention.
All are welcome, including yogis and yoginis, yoga teachers and healing practitioners, those new to yoga, lovers of Indian culture and tradition, ritual and ceremony folks, bhakti folks, etc.

WHAT IS THE CANCELLATION POLICY?

Full refund before Thursday, December 4 at 7pm. Unfortunately, no refunds after December 4 at 7pm.

For questions please contact satya@vedicpriestesstemple.com