Despacho Ceremonies
Traditional roots - contemporary relevance
Despacho Ceremonies
Despacho Ceremonies are an ancient and powerful form of prayerful offering and can be used to celebrate all occasions and transitions in life; to harmonise differences; for healing of self in relationship with nature and other people; to invoke the help of mother earth in new ventures; to come into right relationship and clear the way for new directions. Despacho is also a beautiful way to honour weddings, naming days, deaths, rites of passage.
I can undertake a bespoke despacho ceremony for your own healing or to mark a life event or stage. See below for more info or please contact me to discuss. 07866642549
The images above are of a Despacho, created in the traditional Q'echuan way, being offerred to the River Thames and an offering of flowers to the River Frome in Stroud.
Beautiful Offerings to Spirit
Traditionally in the Andes, HEALING is mediated through Despachos, a type of medicine bundle which is offered to spirit either by being buried or released into water or burnt on the sacred fire. It is built with love and reverence and holds your prayers. In the Andean tradition you offer your gratitude in advance of receiving that which you ask. In south America 100,000,000 people use this ancient form of prayer and conflict resolution ancient every year.
Healing & Celebration
The despacho ceremony is often a healing process as well as a time of celebration. It honours where you are in your life and in relation to spirit. The despacho mediates RITES OF PASSAGE. Typically a despacho ceremony brings you into right relationship as you move into the next stage of your life. Despacho can be used for many purposes : sacred activism, conflict resolution, harmonising energies, marriage, birth, death, naming, new job, dreaming into new ventures, personal healing, all types of personal transition
Sacred Space
Held in Sacred Space, fuelled by your intent, guided by me, and with the playful participation of all guests, the Despacho can be a deeply nourishing focus for ceremonies to CELEBRATE or mark any type of life change at any stage of life: puberty, menarche, menopause, marriage, childbirth, naming ceremony, retirement, moving home or job, divorce, death rites, birthdays and any other transitions or crossroads in life.
Tailor-made
Ceremonies are tailor-made to your individual requirements, incorporating your own spiritual path as well as honouring sacred space. The bundles are made up with flowers, food, candles, sweets, incense, objects representing all of creation, and objects representing that which you want to release and/or invite into your life as well as that which you want to celebrate, honour and express gratitude for. At every stage of the preparation we can co-create a beautiful ceremony to suit the occasion.
Personal & Bespoke
My despacho Ceremonies are both public and private, bespoke events that bring about healing, transition from what's come to an end to the next stage and celebration. Despacho is an unparalleled way of harmonising energies: between people; between people and nature; within the psyche of the individual.
