Sorting The Harvest: An Autumn Equinox Ceremony

Don't bring the thing that failed you. Bring the one that didn't. Cacao and a shamanic journey into the last clear light of the year. Most of this work is built for the thing that already went wrong. You bring the wreckage, you set it down, everyone agrees it had to go. Nobody has to be the one who ended it. This is the other kind. Don't bring me the thing that failed you. Bring the one that didn't. The thing you grew on purpose and tended all year and would keep if the season were longer. It isn't. After the 22nd the dark takes the majority and holds it until December. Something good has to stay in the field. That is what the second harvest is. The first harvest is the cutting. This one is the deciding. What happens We open the four directions and sit together with ceremonial cacao. Cacao is a heart opener. It softens the edges of the thinking mind and makes the journey easier to receive. You'll have time with your cup before we begin. Then a shamanic journey to the land at the end of the day, where the animals are putting things away for the winter. You'll find what you grew this year and hold it in your own two hands. One hand keeps. One hand sets down. Whoever meets you there is whoever meets you. I don't choose that part. Afterward there is silence, and time to speak if you want it. No one is required to share. We close with a Lakota prayer. If you've never journeyed This is a good place to begin. There is nothing to learn first and nothing to do correctly. My voice and the drum do the carrying. Most people lie down, close their eyes, and follow. What to bring Wear what you can lie down in. Bring water. A blanket or pillow if you want one, though there are some here. A notebook if you like to write things down before they slip away. Details Sunday, September 20, 2026 4:30pm to 6:45pm 707 Arnold Avenue, Suite H, Point Pleasant Beach $77 per seat Eight seats