In this 2-day immersion into the Mayan Cosmovision, participants will gain traditional knowledge and insight on how the Mayan Cosmovision relates to Sacred Cacao and Cacao Ceremonies. Foundational to the Cacao is the understanding of the Nawales and energies of the day, the Mayan Fire, invocation, hygiene and music for Ceremonial purposes.
Dates: September 18th & 19th; time: 11 am - 3:30 pm, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
SCHEDULE
DAY 1, September 18th, 2023: Jun aq'ab'al 1 aq’ab’al
Copal and Copalera: The activity begins by welcoming the participants with the sacred smoke of the copal.
Nana Marina: Invocation to request permission from the creator of life
Heart of Heaven by Tata Pedro Cruz
All: Presentation of the participants, their name, and their mission.
Nana Marina Cruz: Introduction to the Mayan worldview.
Heart of heaven and its surroundings
Heart of the Earth and its existence
Mayan spirituality and the sacred fire.
The sacred path and the mission
Mayan calendar and its influence on the life of the human being
Order of the calendar and its influence on humanity (a calendar image will be shared)
Relationship of Cacao with the energies of the nawales of the Mayan calendar.
The value of music in sacred circles.
Break 3:30-5:00 pm
Cacao ceremony with music
Preparation of Cacao, by thirteen-year students.
DAY 2, September 19th, 2023: Ka'i' k'at, 2 K’at
Welcome: The activity begins by welcoming the participants with the sacred smoke of the copal
Invocation to request permission from the creator of life
History of Cacao from the Mayan worldview based on sacred documents and oral tradition.
The activity will begin with the questions to the participants: What is Cacao for you? What do you know about the history of Cacao?
Nana Marina: The meaning of the Cacao preparation process.
Roasted and ground Cacao.
The preparation of Cacao, and types of utensils. Explanation and meaning of each instrument used for cocoa preparations.
Relationship of Cacao with the sacred elements, fire, earth, water, and air.
The meaning of colors and directions (from the energy of the day and materials).
The Mayan calendar and its relationship with the elements resumes.
Explanation of the sacred colors Colors of candles and copies of the Mayan calendar.
Ceremonies and types of ceremonies.
The types of ceremonies will be explained according to the energies of the Mayan calendar.
3:30-5:00 pm BREAK
Closing of activities with Ceremony ceremony preparations, students, and participants.
Exchange: $300 for both days, no one turned away for lack of funds however due to the expenses related to the training and elders, limited scholarships will be available.
Nana Marina Cruz is an Ajq'ij (spiritual guide) of the Tz ́utujil People of Guatemaya. She is the daughter of Tata Pedro & works not just as a healer and therapist with natural folk methods, but as a ceremonial leader of fire, tobacco, cacao and temescal. She is a teacher of the Mayan calendar and the Mayan cosmovision. She works closely with the midwives of her community to coordinate prenatal, birth, and postpartum care. She emphasizes the importance of being truly connected in body and spirit. She believes that all things have a meaning, every emotion, every disease, and that these energies all have their origin. It is by finding the origin, that we can truly heal the spirit and body.