Sessions
please read for complete instructions as each session is a bit different in terms of protocol
1. 30-minute yijing (i ching) divination sessions at a sliding scale of 50-75usd. includes zoom recording.
a brief primer:
yijing is good for a few different kinds of questions. one is a general kind of question, such as "what is really going on with x situation?", "what do i need to watch out for on the trip i’m about to take?", "what are the general auspices of such and such situation?" etc.
another type of question is a yes-x, no-x style. this would always be a pair of questions around a single variable with each question being the yes or no option of said variable. ex: "i am going to go to spain in july, what is your advice?" and "i am not going to go to spain in july, what is your advice?"
the second type of question is more for specific choices you plan on making, while the first is about knowing greater or hidden contexts (which might lead you to the yes/no style of questioning).
the who we are asking for advice is a combination of dao, heaven and the ancestors, though people can and do tailor this specifically.
in 30 minutes only one type of question is usually possible due to time limits.
email dariussohei0@gmail.com to request a session, after confirmation you can send your donation to venmo @dare-sohei or paypal.me/daresohei
2. daoist polestar natal astrology readings at a sliding scale starting at $75/hr. Polestar readings are long (really), packed with information and reflection. includes zoom recording and google drive folder.
3 hours on average though an initial understanding of your natal chart may take upwards of 6 hours depending on factors and comprehension. This can be broken up into chunks of time, say 2 hours each, etc.
this wisdom science is extremely complex and not “light reading”. expect to be in reflection with your natal chart for a long time.
the protocol for this is as follows:
you email me saying you want a polestar session, knowing that 2 hours is minimum and may take longer than that, and you agree to understanding all this, that you may not be complete in 2 hours. included in this request email is your full birth data: year, day, month, and time (as close to exact as possible), including location of birth. send your donation - sliding scale $75+/hr to venmo @dare-sohei or paypal.me/daresohei
i then do paperwork and research, which includes sending you a google drive folder of your charts and ask you to print them out before the sessions, etc.
then i reach out to schedule assuming all charts/data are correct and printed out as verified by you. this step may be included in step 2.
then we do the ritual/reading for the alotted time. this is recorded for you.
3. Creative Coaching Mentorship with dare - Deathpractice & Deathclown
The focus of my approach is two-fold:
Deathpractice, which is an integration of nondual animistic practices including various kinds of meditation, dream practice, divination, somatics, biomechanics, hygiene and ritual - aimed at relating with reality in better ways so that as things die and when you die you can go in a good way, without resentment and aversions to pain, fear and hunger. Instead, through deathpractice you learn to ally with Pain, Fear and Hunger as wisdom forces, as you learn to relate with Death as True Mirror and Mother. This goes beyond social justice to "soul justice". It is not some morbid fascination with grief and loss. It is a practice that helps us realize the loss of loss.
Deathclown is a theatrical, artistic application of deathpractice that involves using everything as material in the artmaking and soulmaking process. During a session someone once said I was like an "Idea Doula"; it's a good a term as any for what this work might feel like.
These sessions can be booked for personal and/or small groups.
Details & Logistics
Deathpractice and deathclown are inherently vitalizing practices. Contrary to popular belief, death is a kind of birth, and birth contains all sorts of energies -- pain, fear, desire, rage, love, humility, etc, all existing simultaneously within a whole system that is not in competition for space and time. It is our willingness to engage with these intense forces and our determination to gain the skill to do so in more creative ways that opens us up to more vitality and more sobriety, more maturity, and more playfulness.
All of these things require radical self-responsibility alongside collectivist mutual aid, consent alongside strong boundaries, nothing less than the total abolition of the internalized caste system within your heart, your mind, your body and your soul. The coordinated movements of both stabilization and destabilization within a multi-plural system called a human. Moving from colonial, fictional ideas of selfhood and individuality, into a much more expansive, collectivist truth about spirits and bodies and worlds within worlds. Animism as applied to not just material reality, but the place material reality comes from and returns to.
The practices require us to learn how to experience more with less. To give up our addictions and biases in order to actually be sane enough and respectful enough and responsive enough to be able to encounter real intimacy beyond the segregated confines of our modern ideals.
If all this sounds like something you'd like to engage with, the contact info is at the bottom of this page. Be forewarned - this is not western attachment therapy; this is not a coddling space. This is an adventure. (Yes, I am trained in many of the western therapeutic buzzwords, but I am not the kind of person you see for years to slowly get over being mad at mom and dad. While that type of counsel is necessary for some people, I am offering something else.)
Rates:
The basic rate is sliding scale 300-150USD/hour over zoom. Sessions can range from 45 to 90-ish minutes depending on many factors such as your capacity to integrate and your previous experiences/skill with nonduality, somatics and artmaking, as well as how much energy I personally have to manage to hold space for your karma/fate. An initial session could be two hours long so plan and budget accordingly.
Other Notes:
These sessions can be used for personal and/or small group containers.
If you look around the site you will see other containers: many free podcasts and lectures, my blog, as well as a Deathpractice Group Series of seminars you can purchase individually. All of these may be more suited to your situation.
Contact
Please respect both our times by clearly communicating why you want to work with me & what you hope to learn and/or work on.
Understand that I am selective with who I work with due to the intense spiritual and social issues that come from doing the kind of work I do and holding space in the way that I do in this western colonial context. We have lost a great deal of our integrity, and this is just one way I am trying to assist.