The Feri Tradition (sometimes spelled Faery, Faerie, or referred to as Anderson Feri) is an oral, initiatory tradition of modern Neopagan witchcraft. It is an ecstatic, rather than a fertility, tradition stemming from the teachings of Cora and Victor Anderson . Strong emphasis is placed on sensual experience and awareness, including sexual mysticism, which is not limited to heterosexual expression.
Among the distinguishing features of the Feri tradition is the use of a specific Feri power or energetic current which characterizes the lineage. Feri witches often see themselves as "fey": outside social definitions, on the road to Faeryland. They believe that much of reality is unseen, or at least has uncertain boundaries. Within the tradition there is a deep respect for the wisdom of nature, a love of beauty, and an appreciation of bardic and mantic creativity.
Core teachings acknowledged by many branches of the tradition include the concepts of the Three Souls and the Black Heart of Innocence, the tools of Iron and Pearl Pentacle, as well as an awareness of "energy ecology", which admonishes practitioners to never give away or waste their personal power, and emphasizing techniques to transmute "negative" energy into a pure, more useful form to be reclaimed and stored. Trance experiences and personal connection to the Divine are at the heart of this path, leading to a wide variety of practices throughout the larger body of the tradition. Much of the practices and lore are considered secret and are transmitted only to students and initiates; however, more material has become publicly available over the last several years, on the Internet and elsewhere.
Feri is not a tradition of Wicca; there are Wiccan groups and traditions sometimes calling themselves "Fairy" (Faerie, Faery, etc.), but these are distinct from the Feri Tradition.
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Among the distinguishing features of the Feri tradition is the use of a specific Feri power or energetic current which characterizes the lineage. Feri witches often see themselves as "fey": outside social definitions, on the road to Faeryland. They believe that much of reality is unseen, or at least has uncertain boundaries. Within the tradition there is a deep respect for the wisdom of nature, a love of beauty, and an appreciation of bardic and mantic creativity.
Core teachings acknowledged by many branches of the tradition include the concepts of the Three Souls and the Black Heart of Innocence, the tools of Iron and Pearl Pentacle, as well as an awareness of "energy ecology", which admonishes practitioners to never give away or waste their personal power, and emphasizing techniques to transmute "negative" energy into a pure, more useful form to be reclaimed and stored. Trance experiences and personal connection to the Divine are at the heart of this path, leading to a wide variety of practices throughout the larger body of the tradition. Much of the practices and lore are considered secret and are transmitted only to students and initiates; however, more material has become publicly available over the last several years, on the Internet and elsewhere.
Feri is not a tradition of Wicca; there are Wiccan groups and traditions sometimes calling themselves "Fairy" (Faerie, Faery, etc.), but these are distinct from the Feri Tradition.
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