Welcome,
Everybody.
Thank you for coming.
I appreciate you being here and spending this beautiful new moon ceremony with me.
Let's get started.
I'm going to invite you to close your eyes and place your hands over your heart.
And just start taking some nice deep breaths.
Starting to arrive here in our bodies.
Breathing into our heart as we settle in and we open tonight's ceremony.
Beautiful moon,
So dark,
So new.
We bow in awe.
We honour you.
Guide us gently,
Keep us near,
Your darkness softens all our fear.
Sacred universe,
Above,
Around,
Wrap us in your loving sound.
Bless this journey we take tonight and let us be held in love and light.
Guide our path with gentle hand and hold us safe where we stand.
Breathing in that love,
Breathing in that light.
Visualizing that light wrapping around you,
Feeling it.
Wrapping around you.
Like a warm blanket.
That light from the universe.
Keeps us safe.
Protected.
And connected.
As we breathe it into our hearts.
Feeling its energy.
Feeling us all coming here together tonight under this beautiful new moon.
Just continue taking those beautiful,
Deep,
Nourishing breaths.
As you grab your cacao.
Holding it so you can feel the warmth in your hands.
Or placing it against your chest so that you feel the warmth in your heart.
With deep gratitude,
We honour Mama Cacao and the sacred medicine she offers.
Gratitude for her grounding presence.
Her heart opening magic.
And the gentle reminder that even in the dark,
Something beautiful is rising.
We give thanks to the ancestors,
The wisdom keepers and the traditional custodians of the sacred lands from which this cacao was born.
We pay respect to the farmers,
To their hands that planted,
Tended and harvested this cacao before it found its way to our cups tonight.
And we offer gratitude to the Earth that grew Mama Cacao.
The rain that nourished her,
The sun that warmed her.
And the winds that carried her here.
May we receive this cacao with open hearts and deep respect as we gather beneath the sacred darkness of this new moon where all things begin unseen.
So although the sky tonight is dark,
The new moon hiding her face,
It's not in absence but in invitation.
She calls us inwards into quiet places.
Into the dreams of new beginnings.
And with our first sip together,
We honour the new moon,
The void,
The unseen.
And we sip as we soften with the dark.
As you breathe in,
Feeling that first sip entering your body.
Just say to yourself,
I honor the dark.
I honor the dark.
Breathing into that energy.
With our second sip together.
We open to the gentle guidance from the darkness.
We sip as we listen for what is whispering.
As you breathe in to the energy of that sip.
Just say to yourself,
I am open.
I am open.
Or easing into that energy.
And as we take our third sip together.
We welcome what wants to begin.
We sip as we rise with the moon.
Breathing into the energy of that sip,
As you say to yourself,
I rise with the moon.
I rise with the moon.
Breathing into that energy.
Honoring the darkness.
Opening to its guidance.
And rising,
Ready to begin.
Tonight,
I'm going to invite you to continue sipping your cacao as we take our journey.
Breath by breath,
Sip by sip.
Settle in.
And imagine that you are standing at the edge of an ancient forest.
The night is dark and quiet.
As the trees sparkle with dew on this moonless but magic night.
You know that you are safe.
You carry a small lantern so that you can see the way ahead.
With each step into the forest.
You feel more relaxed.
The path is made of soft moss that cradles your feet.
A gentle breeze carries scents of the earth.
As you walk you see signs from spirit from the universe a feather.
A dragonfly?
Crystal glinting in the dark soil.
Each one of these signs holds a message.
A reminder.
That you are guided.
You come now to a clearing.
And in its center stands a pool of water.
Still and dark.
The surface shimmers black like obsidian.
And a sign says,
This is the pool of possibility.
What wants to begin?
You kneel at the edge and gaze into the dark surface.
Asking.
What do I want to begin?
You see a vision of your path forward.
Hints of what wants to be born through you in this moon cycle.
Take your time,
Let images rise,
A feeling,
A word,
A symbol,
A knowing.
As you look back into the pool.
You see that the water has now become crystal clear.
And on the bottom is one lone stone.
So you reach in and pick it up.
Only it's not a stone,
It is a seed.
The seed is your vision.
Ready to be planted into your life.
As you stand up,
Thanking the pool for this gift.
Slowly wandering back through the forest.
With your lantern even brighter than it was before.
With your seed,
Your vision,
Your intention safely in your hand.
You are reminded that you hold the magic of your path ahead.
What you choose to do with your seed,
And how you choose to nourish it,
Rests with you.
I plant the seeds of courage.
Creativity inspired action,
Balance,
Hope,
Gratitude,
Joy,
Peace,
Adventure.
Focus,
Consistency.
And rise with the moon.
So moldy.
We rise with the moon so low did be With courage we plant and we weep new stories we are ready to breathe with roots running deep and souls running free.
Rise with the moon,
So won't it be?
With courage we plant and we reap.
♪ New stories we are ready to breathe ♪ ♪ With roots running deep ♪ and souls running free.
We rise with the moon,
So mote it be.
Bye!
Courage we plant and we reap.
New stories we are ready to bring.
With roots running deep.
And souls running free.
We rise with the moon,
So won't it be?
Let it sink.
Bless you.
You breathe into that energy.
Never forget that you hold the magic of your path ahead.
What you choose to do with your seed.
And how you choose to nourish it rests with you.
Thank you,
And blessed be.
