Hello and welcome.
This beautiful kick-out ceremony is all about the energy for the waning crescent moon.
It's the natural time for rest,
Surrender,
Self-care,
Nourishment and reflection.
And I wanted to honour this moon phase because we so often focus on the new moon which is beautiful and the full moon which is also very lovely.
But this waning crescent energy is the one that I personally feel people forget more than anything because taking time out to rest and surrender is really hard.
So the intention for this is all about saying yes to rest.
So whether you're listening to this under a waning crescent moon or just wanting to give yourself that permission to rest,
I hope this ceremony gives you exactly what it is you need today.
If you don't already have your cacao prepared,
Press pause,
Prepare your cacao and have it ready.
If you are ready,
I want you to make yourself nice and comfortable.
Just leave your cacao beside you for the moment.
Close your eyes.
I want you to place both your hands over your heart and start taking some nice deep breaths.
And I want to open this ceremony with a protection prayer.
As I call upon the beautiful goddess,
Thank you for this day.
Please guide and protect us as we honour your way.
Your light of protection,
We carry it strong.
No ill wishes or troubles can come along.
Nothing can harm us or weaken our soul because light is our weapon and peace is our goal.
May the universe surround us with its beautiful light and love to protect and shield us from above.
Surrounding us with a shield so bright,
Keeping us safe both day and night.
I invite you to breathe in that beautiful energy,
That beautiful white light that surrounds us,
That protects us,
That connects us.
Breathing it in,
Perhaps you might even breathe it in,
Visualizing it streaming in through your crown chakra at the top of your head.
Feeling it not only surrounding your being but coming inside of yourself,
Feeling that protection,
That love,
That safety.
You may also visualize long healthy roots growing from your base chakra down into Mother Earth.
As we breathe in that white light for protection,
We can also breathe out those roots for grounding.
Just breathing it in,
Breathing in that light,
Breathing out those roots,
Breathing in that protection,
Breathing out that grounding.
And I invite you now to grab your cacao and I'm going to be drinking along with you and as we hold our cacao in cupped hands,
Feeling the warmth radiating up your fingers,
Up your hands,
Smelling that beautiful aroma of your cacao.
I'm going to open the ceremony with a blessing as we pay our gratitude to Mama Cacao.
Thank you Mama Cacao for your divine gift that we're about to receive.
We respectfully acknowledge the traditional owners,
Farmers and ancestors of the sacred lands from which you came.
And the lands on which we all now stand,
We pay respect to all the elders past,
Present and emerging.
And with this cup of cacao we open and connect to the wisdom of our hearts.
We gather together under this waning moon to say yes to rest without guilt,
Without shame,
Just soul deep permission to soften,
To slow down and to surrender.
Dear Mama Cacao,
With your wise and loving heart medicine,
As we open this sacred space we invite you to walk with us,
To guide us through all that we have been,
All that we are and all we are becoming.
And as we take our first sip together,
This sip is in honor of our past self.
We honor the one that we have been,
The one who walked through fire,
Who carried burdens,
Who made mistakes,
Who learned,
Who survived.
We drink to their strength,
We drink to the one who walked before me and I thank them for bringing me here.
We sip in honor of our past self.
And as we breathe into our hearts,
Feeling that first sip entering our body,
The waning moon reminds us that we don't need to carry it all.
What is complete can now be released.
We release the weight of what was,
We honor the past and we let it rest.
With our second sip together,
We honor our present self,
We meet the us of now,
The one breathing in this moment,
Feeling,
Listening and softening.
May we be present with our truth,
Held in compassion and rooted in love,
Exactly as we are.
We call in presence,
Power and truth and we ask to be here fully,
Wildly and tenderly.
We sip in honor of our present self.
And as we breathe in the energy of our second sip,
The waning moon invites us inwards to soften into our own quiet knowing,
To choose rest,
To trust stillness and to know that we are enough,
Just as we are,
Right here,
Right now.
And with our third sip together,
We drink in honor of our future self.
We bless the one we are becoming,
The dreamer,
The healer,
The ever-evolving soul.
May we walk with courage,
With vision and with trust.
And may we continue to grow as our path ahead be lit with magic,
Wonder and the excitement of new journeys.
We drink in honor of our future self.
And as we breathe in the energy of that sip,
The future doesn't need to be forced,
Just trust with an open heart,
Ready to receive.
We surrender to becoming,
To move forward with grace and ease.
Mama Cacao,
Thank you for weaving us back to our wholeness,
Our past,
Our present and our future held in one heart.
I invite you to finish your cacao.
And as you drink,
As you remember,
Allow yourself to become,
Allow yourself to surrender.
Once you have finished your cacao,
You can pop your cup down.
I then invite you to make yourself as comfortable as you can,
Closing those eyes again,
Placing your hands over your heart,
Reconnecting to your breath.
As we take a little journey together with this beautiful cacao running through our bodies,
Connecting us.
I invite you to imagine yourself standing in a quiet,
Open field.
The only thing you can see is a giant tree right in the center.
The moon above is a soft waning crescent and its faint silvery light is leading you towards the tree.
As you reach the tree,
You hear it whispering to you,
Inviting you to sit down.
And as you look down,
There within the roots of this beautiful tree is a space large enough for you to nestle in amongst the moss and the grass that surrounds the roots.
The energy from the tree wraps around you like a warm,
Soft,
Cozy blanket.
You feel safe and at ease.
A gentle wind carries away anything that you're done holding onto.
And as you snuggle into the base of this great wise tree,
Its roots whisper,
You are allowed to rest.
You do not have to earn it.
As you breathe,
Just feel your body sinking.
You are resting,
Not because you're broken,
But because you are wise.
Take this moment to let the earth hold you.
Let the moon sing you into stillness.
Let your breath be enough.
And in this moment you realize you don't need to do anything but receive.
You are worthy of rest.
You honor the rhythm of your soul and say yes to slowing down.
As you slowly awaken from this peaceful rest,
From this pause in your day,
You rise and start to walk back along that silvery glow of the moonlight.
You are walking back into yourself,
Lighter,
At peace.
Knowing that you can give yourself permission to rest anytime you need.
As you gently come back into your body,
Taking a moment,
A nice deep breath to pay gratitude to Mama Cacao for the energy that comes with that beautiful waning crescent moon.
Gratitude to yourself for showing up and receiving this gift of rest and grounding moment.
And whenever you are ready,
Perhaps starting to wiggle your fingers and your toes.
And just ever so gently starting to stretch,
Gently opening your eyes,
Returning into your surroundings.
Knowing that with just a little bit of rest can actually re-energize you for your day ahead because you deserve it and you don't have to earn it.
Thank you beautiful friends for being here.
I hope you have a lovely rest of your day.
God bless you.
Blessed Be.
