DESPACHO CEREMONY FROM BIMINI by karen chrappa
A Spirit journey led to a circle of dolphins.
A ceremony to ascend in JOY manifested in form.
The new moon is a time I often create despachos. Traditionally the prayers of a despacho are blown into cocoa leaves, placed with offerings in wrapping paper then tied up like a gift and burned in a ceremonial fire. During the new moon in July I had plans to be on a wild dolphin retreat in Bimini so it was there a despacho would be created.
Spirit had even bigger plans. During our first meeting over lunch I learned that sacred lodge sister Carla Goddard was going to be on the west coast at the same time I would be at the Atlantic. The Ascension to Joy ceremony was born.
Rather than create a traditional despacho in wrapping paper I was inspired to use the natural elements of Bimini to create a despacho in sand. Instead of fire water would be the element to which our despacho would return, washed clean by the tides.
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