All right,
So if you are ready,
I'm going to invite you to close your eyes,
Placing both your hands over your heart,
Taking in some nice,
Beautiful,
Nourishing breaths.
As we call upon the beautiful goddess,
I call to you,
Surround me with light,
Steady and true,
Wrap me in love,
Safe and sound,
Whisper your wisdom so I may stand my ground.
And I invite you to breathe in that beautiful white light,
Breathe in that energy from the universe,
Breathe in its protection,
Its safety,
Its warmth.
Feeling it wrapping around you like a warm blanket,
Feeling it starting to connect us here in this space tonight.
Let's breathe into that white light,
Into that love,
Into that safety.
Tonight's cacao ceremony is all about the cycles of life,
Feminine power,
Strong,
Pure magic,
The cycles of life represented by the triple moon,
The triple goddess,
The maiden,
The mother and the crone.
So I'm going to invite you to grab your cacao,
Holding it in cupped hands so that you feel the warmth around your fingers,
You feel the warmth starting to grow up your arms.
Perhaps even placing your cup gently against your chest so that you feel the warmth radiating into your heart,
That warmth against your chest as we open with our blessing and our gratitude to Mama Cacao.
So we're going to take our first three sips together,
We're going to do a little journey along the way.
These sips are in honour of each part of the cycle.
Our first sip together is in honour of the maiden,
She's the beginning of the cycle,
A waxing moon,
The innocent,
The young,
The free spirit who is finding her way.
A maiden expresses herself in this new world with an open heart full of fun,
Wonder and curiosity.
With our first sip,
Let us play like the maiden.
And as you breathe into that first sip as it enters your body,
I invite you to imagine the maiden dancing under a waxing moon and she's calling to you,
She's asking you,
Who were you before the world told you who you should be?
Just watch her dancing around,
Playing,
Being free.
And now she asks you,
What still stirs excitement inside you?
Where in your life do you long to begin again?
Just feel into that maiden energy,
Embrace its magic.
As you say to yourself,
I am allowed to want.
I'm allowed to dream.
I'm allowed to begin again.
And I will learn to play like the maiden.
Breathing into that energy,
Play like the maiden.
Be wild and free.
Embrace the excitement and wonder and curiosity of life.
And with our second sip together,
This is in honour of the mother.
The warm,
Nurturing,
Loving and protective maternal figure.
The one who cares for others.
Always with a warm,
Supportive hug.
The mother is represented by the full moon,
Embodying hope,
Deep love and sometimes tiredness.
We sip in honour of loving like the mother.
As you breathe into the energy of that sip,
Imagine the mother energy standing before you,
Arms wide open,
Ready with an unconditional hug.
She's lit by the glow of the full moon.
She is a safe place that feels like home.
And as you embrace this mother energy,
She softly asks you,
Where have you been giving too much?
What is in you asking to be nourished?
This mother energy is here to remind us that we don't just care for other people.
That we need to nurture,
Love,
Protect ourselves.
As you take in a nice,
Beautiful,
Deep breath,
Just say to yourself,
I do not have to carry it all.
I am worthy of my own love.
I can rest so that I don't break.
The mother energy is here to remind you that you don't need to carry it all alone.
We can love others as well as loving ourself.
We can nurture,
We can embrace,
We can embody that mother energy for ourself as much and as often as for other people.
Breathing into that mother energy.
With our third sip together,
This is in honour of the Crone.
The old and wise,
The cheeky and wild.
She's the one who has lived,
Loved and lost.
And she knows how to listen to the whispers.
She's represented by the waning moon.
She represents a cycle ending.
And we sip in honour of thinking like the Crone.
And as you breathe into the energy of that sip,
Imagine the Crone coming towards you.
With eyes that have seen lifetimes.
She may be aged and wrinkled,
But she is full of truth and wild wisdom.
And in the soft glow of the waning moon,
She calmly and quietly asks you.
What is done that you are still clinging on to?
What are you ready to stop pretending about?
Because the Crone is here to remind you to remove the mask,
To be yourself,
To live as you would like to live.
To listen to your own intuition and your own wisdom.
So as you breathe into that Crone energy,
Say to yourself,
I no longer need permission to be real.
I no longer need to shrink my knowing.
I no longer need to carry what has expired.
Just breathing into that Crone energy.
And each one of these beautiful archetypes,
The maiden,
The mother,
The Crone,
They live within you.
The maiden lives in your desires.
The mother lives in your heart.
And the Crone lives in your bones.
You are not just one.
You are all of these.
And you can embrace their energy any time that you need more fun and playfulness.
More loving and nurturing.
Or more trust in your own intuition and wisdom.
The maiden,
The mother,
The Crone,
They are here to remind you to begin,
To hold,
To know.
Placing maybe one hand over your heart.
As you whisper to yourself,
I honour my becoming.
I honour my knowing.
I honour my cycles.
I honour my whole self.
Because these beautiful energies represent our whole cycle.
Continue to sip your cacao,
Feeling its energy flowing through you.
As we weave together the maiden,
The mother and the Crone energy,
Not as ages,
But as medicine.
New beginnings,
A cycle starts.
And just breathe into that energy.
As we remember to carry the maiden in your breath.
Carry the mother in your heart.
Carry the Crone in your spine.
Just taking a moment to breathe into your heart.
Recognising your own maiden,
Mother and Crone energies.
Remembering that you can begin again.
Remembering that you can love deeply.
Remembering that you are wise.
Remembering that with every ending,
A new beginning starts again.
Thank you and blessed be.
