Ritual Steel is a transformative ritual piercing event intended to provide a unique and education experience, as well as a “first look” for many people into the world of body-based rituals.
This iteration of Ritual Steel is being held in conjunction with Kinky Kollege Spring Break, and will be a somewhat expanded offering.
Open to any attendee of KK who purchases the “add on” ticket for Ritual Steel, the ritual event is structured to provide a unique experience based on the needs of each participant. Through piercing, weights, hook pulls, cheek spears, flesh suspensions, and other piercing rituals, the producers of Ritual Steel will work with the participants to provide coming-of-age transformation, catharsis, rebirth, and other energetic or spiritual revelations through extreme sensory experiences.
Ritual Steel events are anchored by a workshop, social, and ritual. For KK, we will have a number of workshops and discussions held both before and after the main event that are OPEN TO ALL ATTENDEES. Only the Saturday night Ritual will require a special ticket.
The Friday afternoon workshop will cover intention setting for Ritual, as well as a participatory Salt ritual and altar opening. This will allow participants and their friends to begin establishing connections for the weekend events and establish intent.
The meet-and-greet social on Friday evening is for all KK participants to meet and mingle. Ritual Steel staff will be available to answer questions and make connections with other participants as well.
Saturday workshops will include a suspension demonstration as well as a lunch discussion covering related historical body rituals and their overlap with other body ordeals found within BDSM, including the history of the hook pull from ancient origins to our variant for Ritual Steel.
Finally, doors will open on Saturday at 7:30pm, and after an opening ritual participants will be pierced in a manner of their choosing for their experience
.—Hook/energy pull: Generally two hooks in the chest or back, but other locations are available; talk to your piercer. The hooks are tied with a length of line and a carabiner. Once pierced, participants may choose to attach their carabiner to anything they wish (weights, solid objects, other people’s carabiners), gradually increasing the tension on their piercings to achieve their desired sensory experience.
.—-Suspensions: 2 or more larger gauge hooks in the body, with a guided experience to help the participant get off the ground and “fly”. This individualized focus requires significantly more time and piercing resources per person, and requires a surcharge on top of the normal ticket price. Anyone interested in suspending will already have a Ritual Steel participant ticket, and will attend the suspension workshop on Saturday.
The Hook Pull ritual will typically last from 3-4 hours, and will conclude with a brief closing. Our ability to facilitate suspensions will be determined by the limitations of the venue.
On Sunday, there will be a workshop and demonstration of branding rituals, as well as a Ritual Steel follow-up discussion/Q&A for all participants.
There are 40 spots available for the Saturday night Ritual Steel tickets will be available for purchase on site Friday and Saturday afternoon.
Suspensions are an additional $100, paid at the time of piercing. If you are interested in suspending, you must be present for a discussion after the suspension workshop on Saturday.
For more information about Ritual Steel you can email RitualSteelinfo@gmail.com
