WELCOME TO 2020, A NEW YEAR OF CLARITY AND VISION.
The spirits have spoken and we are listening... and now we are doing our best to create the time and space for a very powerful few weeks of ceremony, medicine and togetherness in beautiful Guatemala.
The ceremonial festivities kick off with a Ceremonial council to honor Earth Day as we unite efforts for our Mother Earth - and showcasing solutions that we can support in the care and healing of our Mother Earth. Tat Erick Gonzalez and Sweet Medicine Nation head up the council and bring many peoples together for the future of our planet. Please see http://www.spiritjaguar.com/event-calendar for more info on this most wonderful event!
Directly after council, in honor of this auspicious work, we will be offering ourselves up as sentinals, guardians, warriors, healers and caretakers of this world by cleansing and healing ourselves through Kambó, Temescal and other medicine ceremonies. When we truly take the time to heal within, only then do we have the possibility of caring for the world around us.
Your hard work and transformation, will resonate out to the great mother and father and spirits of this land. By cleansing yourself of unwanted toxins (emotional, spiritual, and physical) and connecting with your ancestral wisdom and rights of passage, the Kambo experience can be a powerful way to start the purging all of the pain, trauma and sickness you and this world no longer need to carry. Together with Kambó practitioner, A. Raven Cruz and Tata Erick Gonzalez we are offering you this magical medicine and ceremonies held in a container of utmost love and support.
KAMBO INITIATION April 27th - May 4th, 2020 in Guatemala
The Retreat will Include:
• Stay at the beautiful Patziapa sanctuary on lake Atitlan (limited space) or Hotel Tiosh Abaj (7minute boat ride across the Lake) see http://www.spiritjaguar.com/patziapa-sanctuary and https://www.tioshabaj.com)
• Lovingly prepared food and drinks to support your initiation
• 3 rounds of Kambo medicine
• 2 Temescal ceremonies. You will learn about this version of the North American Inipi or Sweat Lodge
• 1 Medicine integration ceremony, if you have questions about this please contact us for questions.
• Pipe, Senanga and Rapé offerings will also be a part of your journey
If you haven’t previously sat in three Kambó ceremonies in one 28 day period, then it is mandatory to come to all of the three. Three rounds in one moon cycle is the initiation into this medicines, and is the surest way for maximum, long-term healing to be achieved. Along with three rounds of Kambó, each participant will also be invited to explore the medicine of Senanga, a traditional eye cleansing plant medicine, and Rapé, a sacred tobacco and plant ash medicine, both of which are said to heighten awareness of the senses, clear and align your mind and instincts, and help promote deep cleansing of the mind, body, and spirit. Kambó does not have any psychoactive compounds and is not a psychedelic medicine. It is 100% legal and it is very important that the frogs are not harmed in the process of giving up and collecting their secretions.
Spiritually, Kambö has been associated with clearing unwanted psychic debris and baggage known as ‘Panema’. Panema’ is the accumulated plaque that we carry inside of us, coming from the hardships and traumas that we have personally experienced, those of our ancestors (expressed epigenetically) and the cultural conditioning that we unwittingly inherited. About Kambó: Kambó comes from a secretion produced by the Phyllomedusa bicolor, more commonly known as The Giant Monkey Frog. This beautiful, bright green frog releases a neuro-toxic poison that is collected and administered very specifically, directly into the human lymphatic system via small superficial burns on the skin. Here, the poison transforms into a cleanser and immune boosting healing agent in the human body.
Kambó contains a range of medicinal and traditional therapeutic applications. It is an entourage of bioactive peptides – short chain amino acids that bind to human cell receptors and catalyze transformative physical detoxification and psychic/spiritual renewal. These peptides exhibit potent antimicrobial, anti-cancerous, anti-inflammatory and immune modulating effects. Kambó has been used to treat variety of conditions such as depression, anxiety, addiction, chronic pain, autoimmune conditions, chronic fatigue, lyme disease, herpes, arthritis, cancer, and more.
About Raven: Raven is descended from the Hopi Indians (presently settled in Arizona, Utah), a North American desert people and the Mexica people of Southern Mexico. Raven’s great-grandmother was kidnapped by Spanish slavers and sold into slavery in Mexico City at the age of five. The generations of children taken from their villages this way, are known as the “Lost Birds or Genízaros.” Many accounts of this terrible period in American History are starting to surface and has since fueled Ravens journey deeper into medicine and ceremonies as an act of reclaiming and reconciling his mix-blood heritage. He has undergone a 20-year journey into medicine ceremonies, traditional rituals and practices taught to him by medicine people from many nations all over the world. He also took to learning from nutritionists and doctors wherever he could.His journey in ceremony, as well as a practice in Buddhism and Yoga began to culminate into a working practice when he began the study of Neurology and Unified Field Physics in early 2009. After studying the brain and diving deeper into biochemistry, he searched for ways to optimize the bodies health by first addressing all systems collaborating for harmony in a human. A certified Neurofeedback practitioner, Raven has also developed several highly effective food and nutrition programs for many of his clients to help them heal from numerous health problems and disorders. Raven’s work is aptly described as a synergist, he has strived to connect the best and most sacred of traditions, foods and medicines for all those who wish to emerge into a new era of human consciousness. HIs work has always been with people who are ready to discover entirely new versions of themselves. Versions that have been latent, hiding within the realms of the unconscious, waiting to be germinated, sprouted, cultivated and shared.
Click here to learn more about Tat Erick Gonzalez.
A common tradition of the Maya and the Mexica peoples, is the using of Tattoo’s as medicine, ceremony, clearing or initiation for a petitioner choosing to learn the spirit ways. If you have been called to Tattoo’s as medicine or have an image that has been speaking to you, as a spirit or animal totem, talk to Raven or Erick about the possibility of having Ericks trusted artist avaibale for a Tattoo ceremony. This (if recommended or desired), will be individually priced with the artist.
What to Bring:
Your mesa (altar) if you have one, and a petition offering. If you do not have a mesa or are unfamiliar with the customs of traditional peoples, we suggest a pre council with Raven to discuss the importance of this in your work. Your favorite pillow and or blankie. It is recommended you bring some comfort clothes or bedding items for your journey. Ample changes of clothes, it can be a messy process... healing. Sweating, purging, secretion of toxins, means you want to be able to change frequently and have enough clothes to do so.
CONTRAINDICATIONS: This medicine may conflict with the following issues or chemicals:
• Those that have serious heart problems.
• Women who are pregnant or nursing.
• Low blood pressure medications.
• Anyone that has had a stroke Addison’s disease.
• Those recovering from surgery.
Cost: Kambo Initiation + all ceremony materials, medicines and offering items: $1650 Food Lodging and transport to and from airport including possible hotel out of Guate City (Stay Only) = $900 (shared rooms) Total Loving contribution = $2550 complete package.
A $750 non-refundable deposit via PayPal or Venmo is appreciated to hold your spot. The rest can be brought upon arrival, in cash or paid via paypal or venmo.
• It is of paramount importance that you finish all three ceremonies. Once you begin...you are in! No matter how hard it may be, please know that you come in here to finish all three. I have seen people not finish all three and it can get really wonky. As such, once you begin the process and pay up front for all three rounds, your non-refundable financial commitment is made.
Deposits can be sent to: PayPal: a.ravencruz@ gmail.com or Venmo @raven-cruz