02. THE WATER TEMPLE
WATER | FERTILE VOID | APHRODESIA
Fertile Darkness, Opening Sensitivities + Receptivity, Water Blessings, Shamanic Drum Journey, Tantra Alchemy, Tantric Way of the Earth, Plant Spirit Bathing, Aphrodesia, Body Oiling, Womb Steam, Limpia, Womb Wisdom, Inanna/Ishtar + Sepdet.
SAVE THE DATES
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SUNDAY, MARCH 10 | 6pm est
New Moon Pisces
Lotus Water Blessing + Shamanic Drum Cave Journey
(2 hrs.)
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MONDAY | MARCH 18 | 7PM est
Spring Equinox
Lotus Goddess Temple
Aphrodesia Elixir, Plant Bathing, Lotus Body Oiling, Sacred Sounds.(1.5-2 hrs)
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tuesday | MARCH 26 | 10AM EST
Full Moon
Lotus Womb Steam + Tantra Inner Alchemy(1.5 hrs)
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Friday | March 29 | 11am est
Chat + Inspriation + Study circle
(1hr.)
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tuesday | april 2 | 10am est
Lotus Water Prayer
for Palestine + our collective with Nadia Gilbert
(45min.)
CONTENT
Medicine of the Month | Explorations + Invitations | Books + Resources | Ceremony Preparations | Recordings
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MEDICINES OF THE MONTH
“I anoint myself and rise from the lotus pool.”
LOTUS WATER + SPIRIT BATHING
Tuning in and opening to feel Lotus on your skin + in your energetic field. Communing, speaking your prayers, allowing Lotus to cleanse you, release tension and stress, bring your nervous system into a relaxed state of being, and open your senses to let go, feel, and receive. Exploring working with Lotus in the bath, shower, anointing oneself, foot bathing, whatever you feel called to.
Allow it to be a meditative experience—calling in the spirit of Lotus to be with you in this form, tuning in to how Lotus feels and what it reveals to you, and simply receiving.
Here, we can experience what it is like to be reborn in the waters of the Lotus.
What is Blue Lotus’ energy like in water?
What does it feel like on your skin? To unite your waters + bodies together?
What does it do to your energy during and after?
What do you see/feel reflected in the waters?
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FOR THE SHOWER:
1) Make a strong infusion as you do your tea - with a large glass jar + lid - with as many flowers as you’d like (I like to use around 4 for a bath) - or in a pot on the stove.
2) Use hot water but not fully boiled.
3) Place lid on and let infuse for 20 minutes or more.
4) Bring a jar of the infusion into the shower with you and take the lid off to allow it to cool down if needed.
you can also add some cold water to the jar if it is still too hot. Please be careful.
5) Bathe with soap first as you wish.
6) After you are bathed - hold your sacred waters at your heart and call in the spirit of Lotus and share your intentions.
7) Pour the sacred waters over your head, body, wherever you wish.
8) Do not rinse off - allow yourself to be covered in lotus water. You may want to strain your tea if using petals.
9) Pat dry + tune in to the energy of having lotus on your skin for the rest of the day or night.
FOR THE BATH:
1) Use a large pot with a lid.
2) Place a handful of petals or however many whole flowers you’d like - in the pot and fill with water.
3) Lid and heat on the stove on low - once water gets up to a warm/hot temperature of your liking, take the stove off and leave the flowers to infuse for about 20+ minutes.
4) Add to your bath water along with the infused petals/ flowers
5) Add in some extra dried flowers + petals if you desire.
*You can also simply just add a glass jar of your tea infusion to your bath as well. It does not have to be so strong or elaborate to commune. Play + experience it all.
ANOINTING + SPRITZ:
1) Make a strong Lotus Spirit Bath infusion to keep in a jar in your fridge - use as you feel called to, for your feet or hands, heart, face- to have on hand and allow it to weave into your daily ritual and support you when you need it.
2) Place the infusion in a spritz bottle and store in your fridge to spray your body + energetic field as you feel called to.
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-Bathing with Lotus as you intuitively feel called to.
-Spiritual Bathing before bed + seeing how your sleep + dreams are.
-Tea Meditation/drinking Lotus in the bath or shower.
-Drinking Lotus at the waters near you.
-Daily Anointing with Lotus Waters like a perfume.
This month we open ourselves to our Lotus Glycerine/Aphrodesia Elixir. A beautiful medicine of the senses, like drinking the mothers milk of the cosmos + waters - Lotus is a gorgeous aphrodisiac medicine that offers profound healing along the way.
Herbal Aphrodesiacs are defined as plants/spices/substances that affect the mind as well as the body and have been regarded as sacred throughout millennia. Their use is documented to at least 60,000 years ago. All cultures and peoples of the world have used, and continue to use, herbal aphrodisiacs. They serve as a source of joy to encourage and celebrate our love for ourselves, for life, for each other, and to nourish our love life and our life of love. They enhance + nourish + support the energy and creativity of erotisism as they help increase enhance, stimulate, and maintain physical desire, and thus nourish sexuality + sensuality.
What does it mean to be sensual? Sensual = gratification of the senses, something that gives pleasure to your physical senses
What does it mean to be sensitive? Sensitive = quick to detect slight changes or influences, delicately aware.
What does it mean to be receptive? Receptive = able to receive
LOTUS GLYCERINE ELIXIR
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I invite you to take a few moments when you take a dropper full in your mouth to close your eyes and breathe, bringing in some presence and welcoming Blue Lotus into your body with gratitude.
Take 1-3 dropper fulls when you feel called to.
Wait 2-3 hours before taking more in one day.
Take up to 3 times in one day.
Tune in to when your heart is feeling called to take it - and take notice when the medicine is calling to you.I find it is strong and I usually only take it once (3 droppers full) of Glycerine and feel it with me all day and night.
Journal your experience and take note of how it feels different in your body,and how it feels working with her in this way.
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Blue Lotus Glycerine + Aphrodesiac Medicine
- Sensory Stimulating Aphrodesiac
- open the channels + receptivity
-enhances the senses
- euphoric state that connects us to all senses of the body
- relaxing + uplifting bliss
- stimulates arousal
- increases libido
- increases circulation, gets blood flowing
- opening to the center of intuition
- consciousness shifts us into a sacred place
- connects the heart + womb
- heart opening
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BLUE LOTUS GLYCERINE
Supplies:
- Glass Jar with Lid
- Organic food-grade vegetable glycerine
- spring or filtered water
- Lotus Flowers/Petals
How To:
- Fill your jar half way with Lotus Flowers/Petals
- You will then fill your jar with a 3:1 Ratio of Glycerine:Water, so fill your jar 3/4 of the way with Glycerine and then the rest water.
- Place lid on and give a really good shake, mixing the water + glycereine fully, and releasing any air bubbles.
- After you shake if there is space at the top of your jar, top with some more water.
- Give another shake + label it with “Lotus Glycerine” and the date.
- Place somewhere in a cool + shaded place.
- Let infuse for 1 moon cycle (4 weeks), shaking occasionally while it infuses.
- Once its ready, strain and bottle as you wish.
- Store the strained medicine jar in a cool + shaded place.
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Blue Lotus Honey
Honey is a beautifil aphrodesiac in itself. A sweet golden nectar of the Goddess, that nourishes the sweet + sensual nature of life.
Honey also makes a beautiful offering to the ancestors and the goddess on your altar.
Supplies:
- Lotus flowers/petals
- Organic Honey
- chop stick/something to stir
How To:
- Fill a jar half way with Lotus Flowers/Petals
& top with honey, preferably one that is more liquid and able to pour
- Use a chopstick or something of that nature to give it a good stir, releasing air bubbles, and topping off with more honey as you go if needed.
- Place lid on and let infuse for 3 weeks.
- Label with the date you made it on.
- You can leave your lotus in the honey to serve and use, or you can fish it out if you’d lile.
EXPLORATIONS
+ INVITATIONS
SHAMANIC JOURNEYING - DRUM - BRAINWAVES
Humandkind’s oldest healing tradition.
Beloved Inanna/Qetesh/Ishtar - Our myth & archetype this month we are communing with this month.
Listen to it a few times, bask in it, see what arises for you.
What does this story say to you?
What guidance does it share?
What does it represent?
DESCENT OF INANNA
“What world is possible if human beings devote themselves - personally + spiritually - to that which gives life?”
THE SACREDNESS OF WATER
RELATIONSHIP + COMMUNION WITH WATER
GRIEF IN THE WATERS
SENSUALITY + SACRAL
Opening to the Earth as beloved & essence of the sacral
THE TANTRIC WAY OF THE EARTH
with Carla
GUIDED WOMB MASSAGE
BOOKS + RESOURCES
WATERS RISING
A mosaic of voices of water protectors, activists, artists, organizers, stewards, community leaders and visionaries who have dedicated their lives in service to water and wellbeing in their communities - of those deeply engaged with water to reflect upon what they have learned form water as teacher and guide in their lives.
“We invite you to experience and bear witness to the magic and complexity that emerges when those reflections mingle and co-exist throughout these pages. Like tributaries joining a river, these poems, paintings, prayers, meditations, illustrations, and stories each offer wisdom and insight into what life could be if we again reconnect to the water body of the Earth and ourselves, to remember the water we are.”
I added a few of my favorite pages below to sift through.
A very beautiful, raw story of awareness + love of the Nile today and the Nubians relationship to these sacred waters.
Read Here.
“You know, they straightened out the Mississippi River in places to make room for houses and liveable acreage. Occasionally the river floods these places. ‘Floods’ is the word they use, but in fact it is not flooding; it is remembering. Remembering where it used to be. All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.”
– Toni Morrison, The Site of Memory
CEREMONY
PREPARATIONS
LOTUS WATER BLESSING
+ UNDERWORLD JOURNEY
Sunday, March 10th - 6pm est
Shamanic Drum Journey, Dark Waters of Cosmic Womb, Descent of Inanna, Ancient Initiation Rite.
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Make a strong, overnight infusion of about 4 cups+.
Do not strain - keep flowers and/or petals in your vessel for ceremony.
I invite you to make your infusion in with intention + presence, whispering in prayers for your journey that lies ahead.
This will be used to both drink and for our water blessing.
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Set up in a comfortable space where you will not be disturbed.
Prepare your space to be as dimly lit as possible. Have your blinds down if it is daytime, etc.
Set up on the floor with cushions, support, and whatever you need to feel comfortable to sit and lay down on the floor.
Please prepare an altar with your items that will support your underworld journey - if any. Maybe it is items that represent the goddess, your guides, water, the fertile void, the light that guides you.
Have a lotus flower or petals there with you too.& a candle if possible (inviting you to have a stash of candles to always have one burning during our ceremonies.)
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Come as you are - in comfortable clothing.
Prepare yourself for ceremony in whatever way feels good to you. Maybe it's anointing your body with oils, clearing your body with sacred smoke, laying on the Earth outside.
If you are able - I invite you to shower/bathe before ceremony to wash off the day/night.
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-Lotus Tea Infusion - full jar with flower.
-Tea Cup
-Small/medium Bowl that you can put lotus water in.
-A washcloth
-A small handtowel
-Journal + pen
-Sacred smoke + light
-Candle
-Eye pillow or something to cover your eyes with
-Cushions, pillow, or any support you may need to lay on the floor
-Blanket or sweater if you need to keep the body warm when laying down
THE LOTUS
GODDESS TEMPLE
Monday, March 18th - 7pm est
Aphrodesia Elixir, Plant Bathing, Lotus Body Oiling, Sacred Sounds, Summoning the Goddess.
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I invite you to brew in prayer a Lotus Plant Spirit Bath/Shower (see our “Medicine of the Month” for how to) - and let infuse as we are in ceremony together. Maybe you want to bring it into your space to infuse in our ceremony.
I will invite you after we spend our time together to wash + cleanse with your spirit bath to close our ritual. This is a really special and important part so please do make the time to do it <3
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as always, come as you are.
Come with freshly cleansed skin from the shower/bath.
Wear a robe or something loose that you will take off later to be naked for oiling.
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Create a sacred goddess temple space in whatever way feels good to you.
maybe you want some fresh flowers, candles lit all around, cleanse the space with some smoke, etc.
Have a lotus flower or petals on your altar or with you as always.
Set up cozy on the floor if you are able to - and lay a towel down with some space to stretch out your body for oiling.
Have a seat cushion if you’d like for our meditation part.
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- Lotus Glycerine (the larger dropper bottle)
- Lotus Body Oil (clear bottle with the black cap)
- Sacred Smoke + light
- Towel laid down for oiling
WOMB/SACRAL STEAM
+ TANTRA MEDITATION
Lotus Aphrodesia Glycerine Elixir - Opening to receive Lotus deeper into the Sacral/Womb - Nourishing + Releasing the Waters - Tantric Volcano Under Water with Guest Guide Birjiwan - Sound Bathing
Tuesday, March 26th - 10am est
If you are contraindicated to Steam (see below the contraindications), bleeding, or do not have a womb - I will offer an alternative way to steam (Sacral Steam), so please set up in the same way and join <3
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- Prepare a kettle full of hot boiled water (or can be done in a pot with lid) about 10/15 minutes before ceremony. Bring this kettle/pot safely to ceremony.
- Gather a large bowl or pot that you will kneel over - Glass / ceramic / stainless steel - no plastic. + a lid.
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- Prepare for ceremony in whatever way feels good to you.
-Maybe you want to take a spirit bath/shower before <3
- Please wear a maxi skirt if you have one - ideally something that has a sinched/closed waist.
or you can wear a long dress + have something that you can wrap + tie around your waist, like a piece of fabric.
- You can also simply have a towel that you wrap around your waist and wear as a skirt as well.
- Also wear something that covers your chest + shoulders/overall keeps your body nice and comfortably warm. This can be a shawl you put over yourself or a blanket even.
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- Set up somewhere on the floor. In a space that is quiet + will be undisturbed. A space where you can absolutely relax.
- Allow your floor set up to be comfortable, we will also by laying down here after.
- Have a towel down that you will steam atop of.
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- Prepare your altar in whatever way feels good to you.
- Maybe you want to gather your sacred objects that represent Water, the womb, the sacral, the feminine, the mother, etc.
- Have your sacred smoke + Lotus flower/petals.
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- Your Blue Lotus Glycerine Elixir
- Your Kettle/Pot of hot water with a LID for it to stay warm.
- Your Womb Steam Bowl/Pot with a lid/something to cover it.
- 1 Lotus Flower or a small handful of Petals for steam.- Towel to sit on.
- Sacred Smoke + light.
- Journal + Pen.
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Below are contraindications to Womb steaming. If you meet any of these - you should not steam your yoni/womb directly - but you can still join and I will offer an alternative approach (Sacral Steam). Set up the same as above.
Hard Contraindications:
If you meet any of these - you should not steam your yoni/womb directly - but you can still join and I will offer an alternative approach.-You are currently bleeding
-It’s been less than 24 hours since you stopped bleeding.
-Pregnant or may be pregnant.
-Trying to get pregnant and its post insemination.
-You have experienced spontaneous bleeding in the recent 3 months (having 2 periods within one month - including spotting - within 19 days.)
-Post surgery: C-section, fibroid removal, surgery in the uterus/womb/yoni
Soft Contraindications:
These are okay to steam with and up to you to decide if you’d like to as they can possibly cause issues.
-Experience burning/itch/infections of the yoni - Yeast infections, etc. - Steaming may be uncomfortable.
-Birth Control Inserts - Essure, Patch implant, IUD, Tubes tied. Steaming may loosen the implants/IUD etc.
