 This study examined the behavior of a ferroelectric liquid crystal when exposed to external electric fields. When the liquid crystal was subjected to a certain threshold voltage, it exhibited a fingering instability similar to those seen in charged droplets in electric fields or circular drop type instabilities seen in ferromagnetic liquids in magnetic fields. The frequency of this instability depended on the geometry of the liquid crystal. The pneumatic director and ferroelectric polarization were found to be aligned with the tips of the fingers, suggesting that the ferroelectric polarization is parallel to the director. This result is consistent with the Rayleigh and circular drop type instabilities. This article was authored by Marcel T. Bourmaif, Bender Gosfakis, Las Lopita, and others.