Preparation:
- Cleaning up your body, no booze, no weed, no red meat, lots of raw food and exercise.
- Clean the ceremony space and surrounding areas, do all dishes, vacuum, wash bedding and blankets. Be caught up to work commitments and take the following day off. Ceremony should begin at 10:30pm with pre-smudge meditation.
- Shower, shave and get a haircut if necessary.
- Skip Dinner, do not drink too much water 2 hours before, less washroom breaks the better, staying in the ceremony space as much as possible.
Session Info:
- Tobacco offering with ceremonial tobacco, thank the 4 directions and ask for guidance from each direction. Give gratitude to the great spirit, mother earth, your spirit guides, thank the tobacco for all the other plants and their positive influences and reaffirm your intention.
- Make up the warm cocoa drink for mixing or drinking with the medicine, place on coffee warmer.
- While listening to mantra music, smudge entire area including bathroom, counter clockwise circle, smudge the lay down space 3 times slowly, ask the spirit of the sweet grass, sage or copol to keep you safe from negativity and distractions.
- Ask your spirit guides and allies to be present for help and protection, you are on the side of love and healing.
- Ask the mushrooms to be gentle and teach you what you need to know, recite your prepared intention to yourself and consume the medicine, a 1.5 gram dose.
- Drink little water during the ceremony, rinse your mouth with water or sip the cocoa when thirsty.
- Lay down in the space and begin listening to the playlist with headphones on and let the first 1.5 grams take hold.
- After one-two hours consume another 3 grams of medicine and continue with playlist.
- Make sure you are warm and as comfortable as possible. Lots of pillows and blankets.
- Light sweetgrass incense randomly throughout the ceremony.
- Practice being as silent as possible and keep breathing no matter what.
- Do not assume the fetal position, sit up or be laying down as straight as possible, a straight spine and breathing will minimize anxiety.
- If fearful thoughts arise, know that they will pass, be the witness, do not leave the area that has been smudged.
- Bathroom is candle lit, toilet is easily visible, spend as little time as possible in there.
- Close the ceremony with meditation and tobacco offering to give gratitude to the great spirit, mother earth and your spirit guides.
