This story, while miraculous, is also quite personal and it takes a bit of vulnerability on my part to share it. I was having trouble with being triggered by things that were bringing up a lot of very intense old anger, anger from things that happened more than 20 years ago. I had been through years of therapy, and nothing seemed to help. In general, I am a pretty calm and happy person, but it was very troubling when one little trigger could through me off for hours. So, I sa

copal used for cleansing. The room is small. Not ceremonial in the way people imagine ceremony. No costumes. No props arranged for effect. Just a modest space with blue walls, a low wooden bench, an altar table worn smooth by years of use. Don Francisco places the copal beneath the bench before I sit. Not on a table. Not raised. It burns underneath me — lemony smoke rising slowly through the wood, surrounding the body first, not the mind. A single candle is lit and left to bu

come heal from the wounds of unforgiveness as you come into alignment with this ancient Mayan ritual using candles, prayers, and the power of your words. Includes cacao recipes with forgiveness herbs

Sip your cacao with gratitude for the process that brings you life. Cacao is your ally. Allow it to warm your heart, comfort and strengthen you. For this is the goal of the ceremony of the cacao.

The offering is for the four Chaacs, the Maya rain gods whom are honored here and who care for the people by bringing fresh water to fill the ancient wells and quench the thirst of the land.

Xibalba. The Underworld. Place of Fear and Lords of Death. Why on earth would anyone want to open a portal to Xibalba?

full blood moon eclipse The Mayan cosmovision is one of duality. It is very yin yang like in its embracing of both the light and the...

Out with the old energy and in with the new! This is a powerful ceremony!

Guadalupe-Reyes is the season from December 12th to Jan 6th. It is almost a full month of celebration, observances, food, music, and...

Draw a circle on the ground. Do it slowly and with intention. If you like, you can set candles or flowers around it. . . Now step inside . .

My heel hurt. I mean it hurt a lot. Every step was painful. I knew I injured it, but the really weird part was how. (I mean SUPER WEIRD)

There is a cave in Yucatan where the locals have gone for millennia to perform the Chac Chaac ceremony, a ritual that brings the rain.

The ceremonies observed by these lovely, dark skinned Tzolzil people, were of origins both ancient and powerful. For on the floor, sacrifice

It is called a sastun in Maya and is powerful, magical, and necessary to be considered a shaman in the Yucatan. It is extremely rare!

There is something magical that happens when you go into the tiny villages of the Yucatan. The quiet lives of the Maya people have a...

Don Francisco drying wild harvest medicinal plants When we arrived, Don Francisco took us out into the garden behind his traditional Maya...

Don Francisco, our good friend and shaman, has often spoken of finding answers in your dreams. One day I was visiting with him and asking...

I hope this inspires you to take time to honor and remember those who have passed on. Keep in mind that this can be ancestors you have never

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Magical guardians get hungry. I know because when mine gets hungry, he starts looking for attention. And an alux that dosent get fed might..