Feel The LOVE Ritual
This Valentine’s ritual will help you focus on all the love in your life.
It also works on an energetic level to add more love to the collective consciousness, with each ripple of loving energy contributing to the currents of love that will eventually become the tides of change.
Note: if you don’t have a bath, you can do this ritual at your altar or usual meditation space.
First prepare your cacao (check out our videos if this is your first ritual).
Then mindfully scrub the bath, or clear your mediation space, cleaning it from all past energies and other people.
Turn off the lights, light some candles and put on some relaxing, meditative music. Or you may prefer to do your ritual in silence, depending on how you feel.
If you’re having a bath, run it nice and hot so the temperature helps you to relax and unwind. Add any essential oils that you associate with love such as rose, jasmine or neroli.
You could also add rose petals, Himalayan pink crystal salts or a piece of rose quartz to enhance those loving vibrations. If you are at your altar, you could anoint your body with essential oils and bring roses and crystals into your temple space.
Once the bath is full, gently lower yourself into the water until your body is fully submerged. Send out a prayer of love and gratitude, as this energy will amplify and vibrate in the water, surrounding you throughout your ritual.
Let yourself sink a little deeper and bring your awareness into your body. Close your eyes and tune into the blood flowing around your body. Slow your breathing down and drop into a deep relaxation. Let any worries fade into the background, and try to be present in the here and now.
You can now slowly and mindfully drink your cacao brew. As you drink, connect with your heart space and picture each person, place or thing you love and that enriches your life. Send them love and feel that energy returning back to you so your heart fills up with love.
Imagine that love turning into a golden white light, your inner sun, glowing from your heart. See the rays of that inner sun spreading out around the world. You can direct the energy anywhere you want, such as countries devastated by war or natural disasters, the oceans, the animal and plant kingdoms, or Mother Earth herself.
Take as long as you need. When you feel complete and ready, open your eyes and slowly wash yourself off. Try to avoid harsh lights, stimulants and social media for the rest of the evening, so you can take the loving energy you have cultivated with you to bed.
Before you go to sleep, ask the cacao goddess to show you in your dreams how you can generate more love for yourself and the world. Keep a notepad by your bed so you can write down any visuals, insights or symbols in the morning.
Wishing you a beautiful Valentine’s day.
Love Rebekah and the Ritual Cacao team x