Lady Lyn & Phoenix Spirit have participated in numerous Scarlet Sanctuaries, since 2008 and have taught POTQ Level I since 2011. They are members of Terra Incognita, a sex magic/qadishtu temple based in Chicago, hold POTQ Level I and Level II certifications, have taken Kenneth Ray Stubb’s Level I Sexual Shaman training, also have earned Moksha Magick Level I & Level II certifications. Lady Lyn & Phoenix Spirit are the co-founders of GLEE (Great Lakes Energy Exchange) a community of people who are interested in numerous ways of exploring energy. They have been known to travel and teach, they are sex positive, affirming, safe space inclusive LGBTQA+ and been known to create and support events around the country exploring sacred sexuality in all its forms.
David Torrey
My lifelong interest is the nexus point of spirituality and science. I was Educated as a chemical engineer and technical writer, but always curious about the things that rationalism can’t explain. Explaining how energy transfer works via consciousness has long been an obsession of mine.
In the late 1990s, driven by my mystical wife Amanda we created an intentional community called Temple Terra Incognita (TTI) to explore the edge-of-the-world places where monsters and magick exist.
The TTI membership had several commonalities – an interest in sacred sexuality and alternative lifestyles, as well as ideas that were ‘outside of the box’. One of them was reclaiming the concept of Qadishti – a mythic priesthood from Mesopotamia 5000 years ago that used sex magick to connect with their gods to benefit society. The modern Qadishti movement which we were an active part of, saw a way to adapt this and promote sexual education, healing and celebration.
Beginning in 2002 this was done at a variety of festivals and kink events via workshops and rituals, as well as individual client work. Events were also held at our home/temple space in Chicago. Circa 2009 TTI created the Deviant Minds NFP, doing podcasts and later a large citywide event called SexFest 2013. Today Q outreach is done primarily through mentoring and the publication of relevant books and articles. However, we are most proud of the community members and friends that created their own Qadishti-oriented pathways – the POTQ is one of them.
Troy
My favorite part as a student was learning the history of the Qadishtu. More over, the years of giving loving touch to others, has given me a sense of touching their soul in a time of need.
Linda
Since completing the program, I have continued my Quadishtu practice through various events, classes, and within my daily life.