Join us for an intimate ceremony of cacao followed by a shamanic drum journey, where we create a sacred space, turn the lights off, let the drum guide us, and go deep into our souls.
Once everyone participating has arrived we create a sacred space together, cleansing ourselves of outside energies and grounding our energy and focus in the present. We call upon our ancestors and guides to help create the sacred space and hold this ceremony with us, so that we only receive information and knowings that are in the spirit of love and light, that truly serve our highest good.
After opening the sacred space together, we will pour the cacao and each hold it, speaking aloud our intentions to imbue it with something we would like to invite into our lives, then consuming the cacao to embody this. As the cacao begins to work, you will make yourself comfy and experience a short sound bath. The cacao and sound bath together can be an opportunity for really releasing our hold on the physical world, for the purposes of healing and manifesting, and is also a great tool to enhance the ancient shamanic practice that follows.
The shamanic drum ceremony will then begin, which typically consists of two rounds of drumming - each round followed by the sharing of our experiences or visions with the circle. It is not necessary to share your experiences with the group, but the magic of this sacred space means people almost always do. This sharing also allows us to reflect more deeply on any findings together, and help guide one another with our different understandings of imagery and symbols that sometimes appear.
As the ceremony draws to a close, we thank our guides, ancestors, and everyone present for participating in this sacred rite, and we close the circle.
Note: Please refraing from eating 2-3hours before coming so the cacao can work its magic. Fasting before cacao is also highly recommended if you are comfortable. Wear comfy warm clothes, bring fluffy socks and a yoga mat if you have one. If you have any objects of significance like jewellery or crystals that you would like to imbue with the sacred energy of the ceremony you should also bring those. We will place them in the centre before opening the circle, and much like a battery, they will hold the energy of our practice for a while after you take them home. ♡
If you are experienced with shamanic journeys, think about what intention you would like to set for your journey before coming, as it can be different to the group.