Awakening Eros:
A Ceremony of Sacred Sensuality
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Bethany Joy & Dr. Kirstin Hotelling Zona
May 4, 2025
4pmPT/6pmCT/7pmETÂ
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AWAKENING EROS is a sacred workshop & ceremony designed to return you to your deepest source of vitality, power, pleasure and purpose.
You’ve felt Eros before…
In the touch of a beloved.
In the pull of a soulmate or lover.
In an exquisite work of art, a song that opens your soul, or the wild beauty of nature that takes your breath away.
These moments feel like bliss. Like Divinity. And we yearn for more.
Eros is not just desire—
It is the essence of creativity, the animating principle of Life itself.
The Greeks called it Eros.
The Hindus call it Shakti.
The Chinese call it Chi.
The Egyptians called it Sekhem.
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By embodying Eros, you become a vessel of love, beauty, passion, and divine creation.
You move through life magnetically alive—radiating sensuality, creativity, and deep connection with the sacred.
But let’s be honest—
Most of us do not live this way.
Our erotic nature—our natural state—has been tamed, shamed, repressed, and feared.
We’ve been taught to mistrust it.
We’ve been told it’s “too much,” “unhinged,” dangerous, rebellious, even “crazy.”
But the truth is:
Eros is medicinal.
It is visionary, joyous, present, and nourishing.
And it is far more available to us than we’ve been led to believe.
Whether you’re partnered or single, young or old, your Eros is always here.
And when you are safely guided back into remembrance and reclamation…
Your entire life begins to wake up.
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What is Eros?
Eros is the divine force of love, passion, and creative life energy that permeates all existence.
It is not merely physical or romantic love—
It is a sacred, ecstatic longing for Oneness, for transformation, for deep connection with the Divine.Â
Eros is our original and natural state.
It is the vital pulse of life—animating love, sensuality, creativity, and ecstatic union with the sacred.Â
You’ve felt it before…
Among the soaring oaks.
Beneath the night sky.
In the depths of lovemaking.
In the presence of a clear, impassioned heart.
In the stillness that swallows time.Â
 That blissful essence?
That’s Eros.Â
Why Eros?
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Eros is not just sexual energy—it is the sacred, creative life-force that fuels everything:  Art. Love. Healing. Joy. Radiance. Courage. Truth.
Through Eros, we remember who we truly are:
🔥 Wildly alive
🔥 Deeply intuitive
🔥 Sensually embodied
🔥 Spiritually radiant
Reclaiming your erotic energy awakens every aspect of your life. It heals. It empowers. It magnetizes.Â
Eros is the unadulterated life force known as ecstasy or bliss and is our original and most natural state. Â
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When the scaffolding around our wounds and hearts dissolves, the purity of Eros flows freely.
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In our daily lives, Eros can feel elusive. Yet Eros is our birthright: awakening Eros is a process wherein we become radically present with our senses, expanding our capacity to feel and experience the full spectrum of Life itself.
Are you ready to welcome more EROS into your life?
Eros is holy.
A God/dess state.
An open heart to life.Â
It is enormous vitality, radiance, and an insatiable love of Life.
For our Eros Ceremony of Sacred Sensuality you will need:
- An item from nature (feather, stone, shell, leaf, etc)
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A fresh rose or flower (any color- amazing if it is one that has fragrance)
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 Honey
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 Fresh fruit
(a small amount) -
Your favorite massage oil
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Space to move
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Comfortable clothes
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A journal & pen
- Candle & Lighter
(best to not eat a large meal beforehand)
Awakening Eros
A Homecoming to Your Body, Beauty, Desires & Unique Erotic Essence
This workshop is an invitation back to yourself—
To your sensual body, your sacred beauty, your desires, and your unique erotic expression.
You’ll leave feeling:
🌹 Reconnected to your sensual body
🌹 Lit up from within
🌹 Rooted in self-trust and inner power
🌹 More creative, clear, and magnetic
🌹 In tune with your spiritual and erotic truth
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During Our Workshop, You’ll Experience:
✔️ Sensual Embodiment Practices
✔️ Teachings on Eros, Sexual Energy & Spiritual Awakening
✔️ Guided Meditation Journey to Awaken Your Erotic Nature
✔️ Writing & Group Discussion for Deep Integration
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Eros is the energy of creation itself.
It inspires art, love, relationships—and even the universe.
It is the pulse of existence.
The holy longing that brings ideas, dreams, and souls into form.
This Workshop Is For You If:
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You crave more aliveness, radiance, and connection with your body.
- You feel your sensuality has been repressed, judged, or buried.
- You want to feel magnetic, expressive, and free.
- You long to integrate your spirituality with your body, your pleasure, and your joy.
- Â You're curious and magnetized to Mystery School paths like Tantra, Gnosticism, and the Rose Lineage.
- You want clarity and direction about your mission or purpose
- You are compelled to contribute to the healing of our collective
- You’re ready to embody sacred sensuality and creative power in everyday life.
Too Much? Or Just Fully Alive?
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We live in a culture that mistrusts Eros—labeling it as dangerous, inappropriate, “too much.”
Society judges those who have Eros coursing through them.
And yet… why are they so magnetic?
Why does sensuality drip from their pores in a way that feels almost offensive to others?
Why are they labeled whores, fckboys, or too much?
Why does society want to tame them, use them, or shut them down?
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Because Eros is power.
And power that cannot be controlled threatens the status quo.
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You were not born to live a gray, muted life. You were not born to survive on autopilot.
You are not here to:
- Run endlessly on a hamster wheel.
- Scroll numbly through your free time.
- Drown in survival mode.
- Be so exhausted by your life that you can’t feel its beauty.
- Be a slave to a system that depletes you.
The erotic is dangerous—not because it’s wrong,
but because it unapologetically announces your deepest desires, longings, and needs.
And that kind of truth is radical.
That kind of truth is revolutionary.
That kind of truth is yours.
Your Guides
Bethany Joy
Bethany is the founder and creator of the Priestess School & Sanctuary for the modern-day Priestess. For more than 15 years she has guided fellow lightworkers, starseeds, priestesses, and healers to reclaim their innate power and gifts to live as their highest, embodied selves.
Bethany has studied under yogis, shamans, and mystics around the world, yet through it all, she was constantly guided back to her own Heart - her own fountain of Truth and Light – and the immense wisdom we all hold within.
She is humbled to be mentored by the lineage of Isis, Mary Magdalene and Mother Mary. Through their guidance, she has come to understand that the energies of the Venus Path, Rose Lineage and Beauty Way are crucial medicine for the times that we live in, and embodying this essence is a key factor in birthing our New Earth.
Bethany's courses, retreats, and programs guide women of the Rose Lineage to live as their Highest Selves so they may become the world's leaders of light, truth, and love.
Kirstin Hotelling Zona
Kirstin Hotelling Zona, PhD is a Certified Master Life Coach, Spiritual Mentor, and Transformational Facilitator. In all of her work, Kirstin draws on her 25 years as a professor and scholar of poetry, during which time she developed a popular signature course on human potential and the art of embodied learning and leadership.
Kirstin also teaches and speaks about women’s sexuality, desire, and pleasure, and is a “demo” model for OMGYes, the widely-known online instructional platform co-hosted with the Kinsey Institute that explores and educates about female sexual pleasure.
Kirstin mentors private clients, runs intimate group programs and mystic trainings, and has hosted over 30 retreats in both the U.S. and abroad. At once intuitive and intellectual, sensual and spiritual, she has helped thousands of people embody their eros so that they can shine as loving leaders and divine lovers, in full service to their sacred contributions in this lifetime.
