Fortifying Your Temple: A New Moon Oracular Ritual
Fortifying Your Temple: A New Moon Oracular Ritual
The Ritual Prayer
In devotion and reverence, we tend to our interior temple. On behalf of the greater web of life, all our relations- seen and unseen, we trust that as our temple flourishes – all are strengthened. Honoring the natural cycles of life, we bid farewell to the weeds that have served their purpose, creating space for new seeds to flourish.
About this Altar
Join us for a ritual to awaken your inner oracular wisdom. This potent new moon ritual is an offering to the emergent consciousness that is awakening here on Earth in this time of prophecy. This oracular altar, as taught and passed through the Academy of Oracle Arts apprenticeship, is devoted to restoring harmony between the human, divine, and natural realms. Each ritual conducted serves this and the greater Web of Life. This ritual technology is rooted in various highly revered wisdom, mystical, and hermetic lineages.
What You Will Receive:
The opportunity to fully express what is alive in your mind, body, and spirit in a held container
A ritual that integrates devotion, play, sincerity, humor, and mystery
Specific tools and rites to nurture your inner temple - the sanctuary of self
A personalized mantra for you to take home as you continue to tend to your interior temple
A gift bag of Blue Lotus that is prayed over in the ritual for your ongoing healing
Who is This For:
If you feel the weight of the world
If you are fascinated by the Mysteries of Life
If you seek a community of prayer that honors all lineages, ancient and modern
If you would like to be a part of ushering in the New Earth
Everyone under the sun
Guided By: Shaina, Katherine, Talia
Shaina Garfield
Shaina is a Death Doula, Grief Guide, Ceremonialist, and founder of Leaves With You. Devoted to the sacred continuum of life and death, she provides compassionate support to those navigating dying and grieving processes. Her mission centers on cultivating profound connections with Earth and the Divine, fostering harmony within the Web of Life through ritual-based approaches that transform grief, reclaim spirit, and honor the Mystery of Death.
Beyond her work with the dying, Shaina serves anyone experiencing loss throughout life's journey. She offers individual and group grief sessions, handcrafts natural macrame coffins, facilitates pre- and post-death funerary rites, and provides nurturing ceremonies including Blue Lotus Ceremonies, Rose Healings, and Sound Journeys. As an initiate of the Academy of Oracle Arts Apprenticeship and Oracle Clan, Shaina brings ancient wisdom to all her compassionate offerings.
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Katherine Brannick
After experiencing a series of unusual and reality-altering events, Kat committed herself to a karmic path at the age of 8. Now 31, she brings over 18 years of experience in ritual practice, along with 8 certifications and numerous recognitions in the field of esoteric and spiritual studies.
Her focus is on supporting individuals who feel called to a similar path—those seeking to deepen their understanding of spiritual development through ritual, symbolism, and conscious awareness. She is a member of several long-standing organizations, including the Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids (OBOD) and Ancient Mystical Order RosiCrucians(AMORC). In addition to being an initiated Apprentice and current student within the Academy of Oracle Arts.
Kat’s core philosophy is based on the concept of “conscious condition”: the idea that by recognizing the agreed upon limitations of our human nature, we are able to reconnect with the truth of our unified self and live in the deepest alignment with the world around us. It's with this principle that Kat knows that these teachings have found you in perfect alignment, and she can’t wait to meet you at the altar!
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Talia Gosiaco
Talia's life-long curiosity towards the natural world has led them to the fascinating world of mycology, inspiring them to make their life's work in devotion to our plant & fungal allies.
Talia is an applied mycologist and alchemy nerd, working on anything from mushroom cultivation to crafting fungal & herbal medicine in the lab. They are founder of Lacuna Medicinals apothecary, where they offer a source of unique quality grown and curated alchemical medicines.
As a proud initiate of the Academy of Oracle arts and eternal student to the mysteries, Talia's prayer with their work is to illuminate the importance of our relations with both the human and non-human communities that we live among. Their passions revolve around bridging science and spirit, working in reciprocity with nature as a way to remember where we come from.
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