Nettle & Cacao Ceremony
A ceremonial space for you to connect to the spirit & healing medicine of these two incredible plants: Stinging Nettle and Ceremonial Cacao.
Gathering Nettle, March 2023, Vestsjælland
Nettle & Cacao in ceremony
Okay - we are excited about this mixture! Both these plants are incredible master teachers in each their unique way. Combining Nettle and Cacao is something we have done for years and are happy to finally share with the world, and we tell you: this will be fun!
These two plants teaches in each their way but have an overlap especially in:
FUN
NOURISHMENT & NUTRITION
FIRE, HOT & SENSUAL
They are showing us about our health in body, mind and spirit - how our love and healthy (or unhealthy) boundaries is reflected in our health. Both are super boosters of minerals and nutrition. Both are guides in sensual exploration. They guide us on our path on stepping deeper into our authentic being, becoming more ourselves - in a fun, playful, REAL way.
If you feel called to dive deeper with the spirit of Nettle - check out our NETTLE MASTERCLASS (1st and 8th June). This Masterclass is an initiation into the energy of Nettle as a powerful teacher plant.
The Nettle & Cacao Ceremony is the first evening of the masterclass.
Cacao pods (inside are the cacao beans that is used to make ceremonial cacao)
The Ceremony
Guided by the spirit of Nettle & Cacao, acoustic music and the energy of the rising spring we will gather and journey inwards.
We will off cause for this meeting of hot plants meet outside around the fire. However, if the rain is pouring down we will take the ceremony indoors.
This is an opportunity for giving yourself a pause, a rest, a oasis of medicine with whatever you need at that moment in the embrace of the spirit of Cacao & Nettle, singing and the shamanic drum. A space where you can allow yourself to be present with exactly what is right for you at that moment.
The Program
16:45-17:00 Arrive and land
17:00 Nettle & Cacao ceremony
Welcoming circle & intentions
Sound journey with Cacao & Nettle
Prayer rounds
Sharing circle
20:30 Potluck snack
21:15 Ending Circle
This ceremony will be a 4 hour intuitive Cacao/Nettle journey where we allow the plants to facilitate the flow. It will be a mixture of meditation, sounds, singing, shamanic drumming, shamanic treatments, relaxation, prayer and more.
There are no prerequisites & nothing you have to do, no specific way you have to be or preform during the ceremony. Come as you are with all that you are.
Together we will share a potluck lunch/dinner (sammenskudsgilde) and invite you to see this meal as part of the medicine as well.
Price
Price for the Nettle & Cacao Ceremony is 660 kr. inkl. moms
Cacao & cups from cacao ceremony August 2021
More about Nettle & Cacao
Stinging Nettle
Stinging Nettle is an amazing plant ally! S/he is a powerhouse and we love her/him!
Nettle comes up after a long dark winter right when we really need her medicine and nourishment. A plant amazingly rich in minerals: let her fertilize your inner garden, your inner soils and flowers of beauty. Making the garden of your heart blooming and filled with wonders.
Get intoxicated by her sweet smell, work with your boundaries through her fiery, sensual touch - her spirit is medicine, her spirit is strong!
The fruitful motherly spirit of Cacao
Cacao has been used as a sacred plant medicine in rituals, ceremonies and rites of passage for many thousands of years in south and central America. It is an amazing and profoundly healing plant medicine - both gentle, powerful and enjoyable!
The energy of cacao can be like a mother - so grounded, so loving, so deeply nourishing and connected to the earth. It is a wise, ancient and powerful plant medicine.
Cacao allows us to deepen into whatever practice or connection intentionally work with. Some comes to our ceremonies to reconnect to their hearts. Others comes for a pause, a resting place between the sometimes stressed everyday life. Others come to connect deeper with the healing energy, wisdom and medicine of nature. Whatever perspective you come from you are welcome.
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Ceremonial cacao is quite different than the hot cocoa you might remember from your childhood.
Our Ceremonial Cacao comes from non-hybridized, non-plantation under-story trees in the ancient tropical rain forest of Guatemala. It goes through minimum processing thus retain the active compounds and nutrients.
It is a natural aphrodisiac, elevates the mood & energy. It increases blood flow and stimulates the cardiovascular system (your heart and blood vessels, that supplies your organs with oxygen and nutrients). Basically, it is a magical bomb of nutrients and psychoactive compounds that is highly beneficial for the body as well as supporting us in being present, mindful & connected to ourselves and our hearts.
We work with 100% Pure, direct traded ‘Ceremonial Grade’ Cacao from Guatemala.
Want to know more about cacao and how we work with it?
Eva with a Peruvian Cacao pod, Iquitos, Peru 2022
Preparation
Intention/Prayer
As preparation for this ceremony we invite you to have an intention/prayer. This can be one theme or several related themes. It tends to be beneficial and more clear when going into ceremony with one mayor theme (that can have several under-topics).
As you prepare the days before and especially on the day itself you might want to bring the intention/prayer into your meditations and practices. Here are a few inspirational questions that might support you in zooming in on your intention/prayer:
What is your prayer for yourself and your life, your family and relations and for the earth?
What emotions/visions/themes comes up when you connect to the energy of Bobinsana/Cacao?
What are the present themes in your life right now that you might want to address/explore in ceremony?
What is the most important for you to dive into / get a new perspective on right now?
Is there a specific way of being that you would like to practice during ceremony?
Are you experiencing strong blockages or openings in your life that you want to address/explore?
What feels the most nourishing and loving to look at?
Where do you feel your curiosity goes towards?
Physical preparation
Ceremonial cacao can be a little dehydrating so it is good to drink lots of water before and after the ceremony
It is a good idea to eat healthy during the day and avoid coffee, big amounts of sugar and dairy products and everything that is very “noisy” physically and energetically.
Please arrive to the ceremony on an empty stomach (aka stop eating 2 hours before). However, we will not be eating until 21:00-ish on the day so if you do have challenges with your blood sugar be sure to eat something stable right beforehand.
We invite you to avoid substances such as alcohol and marijuana on the day itself and possibly a few days before as well.
Once you register for the event we’ll send you a preparation guide for the ceremonial cacao.
Practicalities
Language
We’ll guide the evening in English. However, you are always invited to share in whichever language you feel called to and we can also translate for you.
Place
Dyrehaven, Copenhagen
Remember to bring
A cup for the cacao
A candlelight + candlelight-holder for the alter
Blanket/skin/pillows - whatever you need to sit & lay comfortable outside.
Pen + notebook (we do not work with the notebook in the official program but many participants enjoy writing notes in their journal after ceremony)
Food for the potluck (we invite you to see this food as medicine and cooked/bought with intention)
Comfortable and warm clothes
Price
Price for the Nettle & Cacao Ceremony is 660 kr. inkl. moms
Any Questions?
If you have any questions, doubts or needs please let us know by sending an email to connect@mightytree.dk
Blessings and lots of plant-love your way,
Stephan and Eva Maria