PRIVATE CACAO ceremony
“The three sacred cacao ceremonies Angela led that I participated in were nothing less than life changing events for me. Angela is truly a gifted priestess on the planet at this time. She creates a safe, open portal for divine guidance and healing to come in. During the ceremonies I was part of, the field she created allowed me to open up to profound levels of divinely inspired information for myself and others. Having studied and lived the path of the Holy Woman with such dedication, Angela has become a gifted ritual leader and Oracle of sacred wisdom.”
Cacao Ceremony is a beautiful, meaningful way to connect with others. If you are gathering with friends or family, on retreat for healing work or creative projects, or looking to honor an important life passage, coming together with others in sacred space is a powerful way to bring your group blessings, guidance, healing, and heart-opening connection.
Find everything you need to know about booking a private Cacao Ceremony below:
ABOUT CACAO MEDICINE:
Cacao Ceremony is a powerful way to experience the fullness of Love within your heart.
Sacred Cacao is a gentle, yet profound plant medicine that guides you deep into the heart center, illuminating the truth of your heart. Cacao opens your heart to bless your life with unconditional love for yourself and others. Cacao can stimulate healing in your heart, helping you to bring attention to that which is unresolved and often hidden from your awareness. The subtle medicine of Cacao helps you to access all of the answers held within your heart.
The Spirit of Cacao teaches us how to love ourselves more, helping us to love those in our lives more, and thus bring more love into the world. In ceremony, Sacred Cacao lovingly facilitates this time of inner focus and reflection, opening our hearts to recognize all of the gifts that are held within and to embrace all that makes us who we are. A journey into the heart guided by Cacao Spirit is a safe, intimate experience filled with bliss, presence, and connection.
In ceremony, Cacao medicine is imbibed with gratitude, intention and reverence for the great gift it is to work with this sacred plant with ancient origins in these modern times.
ABOUT ME:
I am a well-established Cacao Priestess with many years of experience holding group ceremonies. I have held countless ceremonies for nearly 10 years, predominately in Joshua Tree, California where I’ve lived since 2011, and as far as on the Nile on a riverboat in Egypt.
I began working with Sacred Cacao in a ceremonial way in 2014, after experiencing my first Cacao Ceremony with my esteemed teacher, the late angel Paola I’x of KakawSana. The heart-opening medicine called to me increasingly after that first ceremony, and with Paola’s guidance I began sitting daily with Cacao for over a year on my own and developed a deeply personal relationship with Cacao Spirit.
Paola and her partner Gustavo Ik have been integral teachers for me on my path with Cacao, and I was blessed to spend time with them in Mexico going deep with the plant medicine early in my journey. While it was never my intention to share ceremony myself, eventually the asking from others wanting to experience the medicine journey became so strong that with the blessing and support of my teachers, I officially offered my first Cacao Ceremony in 2015.
Sharing ceremony is my calling in life, my dharma. It is my heart’s joy. I bring the fullness of my heart and spirit to anyone who joins in sacred space with me. It is a true honor to be of service to others in this heart-expanding way. My intention as a Cacao Ceremonialist is to share the sacrament of Cacao with reverence, honor, and integrity, and to create an impeccable container that allows for the greatest possible healing and heart-opening to take place.
There are many ways Cacao Ceremony is shared out in the world, and in my work with Cacao, I offer this medicine in her pure form to help others establish an intimate and authentic relationship with her out of honor for the lineage in which I received these teachings. I am passionate about what is possible with Cacao when we open to the depth of purity of her spirit.
I offer private ceremonies, apprenticeships and retreats for others to learn more deeply about the path of Cacao. I am also in service to others through my work as a Spiritual Teacher and Healer. I have 10+ years experience holding transformative space for clients one-on-one as well as in group circles.
Cacao Spirit herself gave me the directive to share her medicine with others. It is a role I embody with reverence, with humbleness, and with utsmost joy at the gift it is to be in sacred service to others in this heart-expanding way.
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
Your group will be lovingly guided in receiving the sacrament of Sacred Cacao in a full-spectrum ceremonial journey.
I provide: Ceremonial Cacao, drinking vessels for groups up to 20, an altar, ceremonial items including candles and incense, and stovetop pot for the Ceremonial Cacao.
I will only need a place to heat the pot of Cacao and a space large enough for your group to be seated on the floor in a circle.
I do not provide sit cushions and blankets, but these items are ideal for creating a comfortable space for the group if you have those items available. Suggest to your group that everyone attending bring a sit cushion and/or blanket for the ceremony.
For groups larger than 20, it is ideal for participants to bring their own drinking vessels if possible.
Time length: 2 hours is the typical amount of time needed for arriving and set up and the duration of the ceremony. If there is a time constraint, I can definitely work with that.
The ceremony: The general flow includes a guided grounding meditation, teachings about Cacao medicine, drinking Cacao, opportunities for setting intentions and releasing rituals, a guided journey into the heart, group sharing, song offerings, and circle closing with integration guidance.
If there is a specific vision or intention for the ceremony, I am happy to customize the ceremony to honor your inspired theme.
The ceremony holds the potential for extraordinary healing to take place, and can be as deep and expansive as you want it to be. At the very least, the group can expect to feel blissful heart connection with one another. It is a powerful, beautiful ceremony that always leaves participants feeling transformed!
HOW TO PREPARE:
These guidelines help your group to have the best possible experience with Cacao's sacred medicine:
Participants are encouraged to reflect on their intention for the ceremony beforehand.
Please abstain from any other altering substances (including alcohol) for 24 hours before the ceremony to make the most of this subtle experience.
Please avoid eating a big meal beforehand.
Afterwards, plan for the enjoyment of a shared meal amongst your group. This is the perfect way to integrate the ceremony together.
Be sure to hydrate well with water post-ceremony and the following day as Cacao can be dehydrating.
If you have a heart condition or take anti-depressants, please consult with your doctor before drinking Ceremonial Cacao. If this applies to you, you might want to have just a few sips of Cacao or simply just sit with her medicine instead of drinking. Even if you don’t drink the medicine, her heart-opening, healing spirit will touch everyone in the ceremony!
Please share these guidelines with your guests!
HOW TO BOOK:
Private ceremony fees are determined by the size of your group and the location.
Depending on your location there may be an additional travel fee based on my Joshua Tree location.
Once the ceremony fee has been established and agreed upon, a non-refundable 50% deposit of the ceremony fee is required to schedule it (though if for any reason I must cancel, the deposit would be refunded). The remaining balance must be paid in full 72 hours prior to the scheduled ceremony.
TERMS + CONDITIONS:
There is a lot of time, energy, and planning put into my ceremonies, thus ceremony cancellations 72 hours and less must pay in full. Your payment can go towards a rescheduled ceremony that must take place within 30 days of the full payment. Should the number of participants decrease after the deposit has been paid, the remaining balance due remains the same. Should the number of participants increase after the deposit has been paid, the new fee will be assessed and an updated ceremony balance due will be provided.
All payments due will be invoiced to you directly.
There are no refunds for provided ceremonies.
By making your non-refundable deposit, you are agreeing to these terms.
Thank you for supporting this sacred work!
Please fill out this form to receive a quote for your ceremony and to confirm availability for your preferred dates:
WITH GRATITUDE
It is a great honor for me to share Cacao with others, and I am deeply grateful to my teachers, their teachers, and the ancient Mayans and all of the indigenous ones who have carried this medicine before me for making this path possible, and for giving permission for these sacred ceremonies to be shared with the world.
And I thank you for the opportunity to share this sacred experience with your group.
Please feel welcome to connect with me for any further questions.
May you be blessed in every way today.
GRATITUDE FOR MY TEACHERS!
With my Cacao teacher, Paola, sharing some of my juice medicine with her in Mexico, 2015.
With my Cacao teacher, Gustavo, 2021.
Paola, center, and myself to her left, assisting her in Cacao Ceremony, 2015.
Ceremony Images: Elena Ray