Let's take a moment to arrive here fully,
Closing our eyes,
Feeling your body,
Feeling yourself sitting here,
Supported by the chair,
By the floor,
And taking a nice slow breath in and out.
Noticing your heartbeat.
Noticing your presence.
Noticing your life.
Beautiful Goddess,
We call to you.
Thank you for this day,
Sacred and new.
Wrap us in love and light,
Tender and true.
Guide and protect us in all that we do.
Invite you to breathe in that light.
Breathing in that beautiful love and white light from the universe.
It's the light that surrounds us.
It's the light that protects us.
It's the light that energizes us.
And it's that light,
It's that love that connects us in spaces like this.
So just breathe in that energy.
Breathe in that love.
Breathe in that light.
Feeling it wrapping around you.
Surrounding you like that beautiful protection that it is.
Breathing it in.
One more nice,
Big,
Deep,
Nourishing breath as I invite you to grab your cacao.
Holding it in cupped hands so that you feel the warmth around your fingers as we take a moment to pay gratitude for this beautiful plant medicine.
Thank you Mama Cacao for your sacred gift that we are about to receive.
We honour the ancestors whose care of the lands tended and carried this medicine to our hands.
With gratitude,
Respect and deep care,
We give thanks to the earth,
The water,
The fire and the air.
Thank you Mama Cacao.
We receive this gift with an open heart and we welcome the whispered wisdoms and insights from you as you guide and support us here tonight.
Thank you,
Thank you,
Thank you.
Taking in a nice deep breath as you smell that aroma of your cacao.
Perhaps even placing your cacao against your chest so that you feel the warmth in your heart as we breathe in this beautiful medicine.
With this cup of cacao,
We gather here tonight to open and connect to the world beyond and to invite our spirit familiars into our circle.
And we start by connecting to ourself and taking a moment to just be present with our body.
Breathing into our hearts.
I'm going to invite you to take your first slow sip of cacao.
Noticing its warmth,
Its taste and its texture.
Feeling it settle in your body,
Warming your heart.
Taking a nice slow sip and as that first sip enters your body,
Say to yourself,
I arrive fully in body,
In breath,
In heart and just breathe into that energy.
Feeling the warmth of cacao in your hands and in your heart.
Breathing that in.
I arrive fully in body,
In breath,
In heart.
And in today's journey,
We're not being transported to a faraway place.
We are staying here in our own home.
A space that we know well.
You may be in your kitchen,
In your living room or in your bed.
Visualize those everyday surroundings,
Your chair,
Your bed,
Your cup,
Your table.
These everyday items that are always here.
Your constant.
Breathe into that.
And now let this ordinary space become magical.
Allow a gentle shimmer to appear.
Notice the corners softening.
There might be a soft hum of sounds,
A flickering candle,
Crystals,
Plants,
Books,
Jars,
A warm blanket or a soft cushion in your favorite color.
The magic in the everyday,
The magic in the ordinary.
Visualize this everyday space coming alive.
A subtle shift in energy.
You're still here in your home.
You're just opening to the magic beyond.
We're connecting with the space between the worlds.
What extra things that you can have in your everyday space that make it even more magical.
The more magic you visualize,
The more we open to connect to those worlds in between.
In the space in between awaits your spirit familiar.
Not summoned,
Not conjured.
They're already there,
Patiently waiting at the edge of your awareness.
Ready to step closer as the two worlds meet.
Taking another slow mindful sip of your cacao as you start to feel your spirit familiar,
Their energy,
Just sense their presence.
You might sense fur,
Feathers,
Scales or just an energy.
You don't need to see it clearly.
The moment we're just sensing it as we sip.
Breathing into that sip,
I invite you to say,
I welcome you.
I am open to your guidance.
Feel the curiosity,
The gentleness,
The wildness or the wisdom that your spirit familiar brings.
I welcome you.
I'm open to your guidance.
Feeling their presence beside you,
At your feet,
On your lap,
In your heart.
Notice their rhythm,
Their movements,
Their warmth,
Their heartbeat as you meet them fully.
Where do you feel it in your body?
What qualities does your spirit familiar bring you?
Courage,
Comfort,
Playfulness,
Protection,
Patience.
Breathe into that energy,
Allowing it to connect with you.
Opening yourself up to what feels true for you.
I invite you to spend some time here,
Absorbing their guidance,
Their energy,
Their companionship.
Let it merge with your own heartbeat,
Your breath,
Your body,
As you take another slow sip of cacao.
Just say to yourself,
I see you,
I feel you,
I honour your presence.
As you get to know your spirit familiar,
You might whisper a name,
Feel their heartbeat or just sense their movement.
I see you,
I feel you,
I honour your presence.
I invite you to continue to sip your cacao,
To continue to be with your companion,
To listen to any guidance or insights they are bringing you.
Whether they are covered in fur,
In feathers,
In scales,
Or just pure energy,
Connecting in with their wisdom,
With their energy,
With their heartbeats.
Our familiars,
Our guides,
Our companions.
I invite you to place one hand over your heart,
And breathe into that space.
Let your energy absorb their energy,
Because you are not alone,
You are not on your own.
Your spirit familiar is there,
Walking with you,
Guiding you between the worlds.
Anytime you need reconnecting to them,
Just remember the magic,
The magic amongst the ordinary,
That's open to us whenever we tap into its energy,
That's right there.
It's right there behind the everyday,
Just waiting for us.
Taking a moment to feel gratitude for this magic,
That holds your companion,
Your guide,
Your spirit familiar.
In this magic,
Their energy is with you always.
As you say,
Thank you,
Thank you my companion,
I carry your energy with me into my heart.
I carry your energy with me into my day.
You are here,
Walking with me.
I am not alone.
Thank you,
And blessed be.
