Dearest Grandmother, thank you for your teachings. Your wisdom. Your lessons and your healings.
-Christine Marie
Three years ago, I answered the call towards one of the most profound experiences on my spiritual journey.
Weeks after just having released my first book, Breaking Free: A Self-Healing Journey, I felt a deep purge of old stories, trauma and conditioning energetically leaving my body, just by the sacred act of publishing Breaking Free. Not only was sharing my story a great milestone to celebrate, but it also shape-shifted into a well of grief that I was not prepared for.
This book that I spent four years writing and curating, that was my lifeline through some of my deepest and darkest nights, wasn’t just mine to hold anymore.
And yet, something unexpectedly magical opened up for me after the energetic release, the way that a Desert Rose does after a three-day storm. Every night I would wake up noticing, sensing, feeling, that there was a plant spirit knocking on my dream door. My intuitive senses knew that it was Her.
At this point, Grandmother Ayahuasca had been calling me for years. She would show me visions of myself lying in the middle of the jungle, taking refuge among Mother Gaia, while communing with shamans, helpers and healers. I remember telling only a handful of trusted friends that this was a call my heart would follow someday. And after such a wild self-initiation with the birth of my first book, I knew it was time to answer it.
Since my first ceremony, my life has never been the same.
I cannot help but feel an ocean of deep gratitude that my first exchange with Her began by my entire face being buried in a black, plastic bucket, purging out all the ways I abused myself by staying and remaining small.
Among many other messages and healings, she also guided me towards the immense power and strength I’ve always carried, and showed me that it was time to wield it for the intention of bringing service and love to the greater collective.
That first week I sat with Her, she planted the seed of beginning the Healing Circle within me; showing me a ceremonial space where I would utilize my gifts of connecting to sacred plant spirits, shamanic journeying, energy and sound healing, to bring community together for healing, joy and exploring altered states of consciousness.
In February’s Energy Expression Reading, I shared the importance of how taking inspired action on our creative visions is an opportunity for greater alignment anmd meaning. That following spring, I began hosting The Healing Circle (THC) both online and in-person, and to this day, this sacred container has supported thousands of participants in ways I could have never dreamed.
Grandmother Medicine has supported this birth into being, and she continues to guide it along its many changes, transitions and iterations. She’s the OG, the co-creator, after all.
After THC being sold out for the past year, she gave me the green light that it’s finally time to take it on the road and expand it to broader horizons!
THE HEALING CIRCLE IS OFFICIALLY GOING ON ITS FIRST WEST COAST TOUR!! ⭐️
P.S. Are we coming to a city/town near you?!
While being held in a high vibrational and safe container, you will experience a powerful healing circle filled with ceremonial breathwork and cacao, shamanic drum journeying, reiki and sound healing, with the support of my Beloved (who is also a sound alchemist, men’s group space-holder, and psychedelic guide).
You can register for your ticket here:
Feb 17: Portland, OR - Awakenings Wellness Center
Mar 01: Bend, OR - Hanai
Mar 03: Mount Shasta, CA - Shasta Yoga
Mar 08: Santa Barbara, CA - Yoga Soup
Mar 12: Los Angeles, CA - TBA
Mar 20: Portland, OR - Awakenings Wellness Center
We cannot wait to see you all and bring the energetics of Her spirit, among many other earth and spirit allies, to you and your community.
Xx
Christine Marie
[DISCLAIMER: The plants and compounds mentioned in this newsletter are illegal in many countries, and even possession can carry severe criminal penalties. The contents of this newsletter are for entertainment purposes only and do NOT involve the provision of any form of medical, psychological, legal, or health-care advice or services.]
P.S. Peep a behind-the-scenes poem never before seen below 💌 (from my next book)