Matrimony in Real Time with author Stephen Jenkinson

Name: Matrimony in Real Time with author Stephen Jenkinson
Start: 2026-03-20T10:30:00-07:00
End: 2026-03-21T14:30:00-07:00
Location: Church of Truth

Schedule

Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 10:30 am to Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 02:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Church of Truth | Victoria, BC

In the wake of Stephen’s new book 'Matrimony: Ritual, Culture and the Heart’s Work', this is one of only two events in Canada to mark this occasion.
March 21-22, 2026
Live in-person event with Stephen Jenkinson
in Victoria BC, Canada
~Matrimony in Real Time~
Stephen Jenkinson has invited Karen Paule, one of the Grandmothers of Ceremony from the Orphan Wisdom wedding days and Sean Aiken, someone Stephen married, as his honoured guests for this event.
Not love – though veritable and worthy it is; not partnering – though it could use a little clarifying; not even marrying, though it grows scarcer and scarcer.
No, this is about the alchemy, the shape shift, the confabulation of that moment when every possibility that loomed in potential is sheared off for the sake of one actual here and now labour of the human heart. This is a moment that working cultures craft for the sake of their ancestors, for the sake of the not yet born, for the sake of a better day. It is the wrangling of strangerhood, the employment of besottedness, the bricks and mortar of radical hospitality and the spirit etiquette of trade. This will be a steep climb up the rocky path of Old Order Matrimony.
Details
This is an in-person event, come join us, there is no online option
Three sessions over 2 days with Stephen and his honoured guests
Location: Church of Truth, Victoria, BC, Canada. This is a small intimate venue (directions and parking instructions included in confirmation email for attendees)
Registration: no refunds
$250 CAD for Canadian residents
$250 USD for international folks