Ritual & Ceremony
Sacred ceremonies, plant medicine, and transformative rituals.
Terms in This Category
36 termsCacao Ceremony
A ritual using ceremonial-grade cacao to open the heart, set intentions, and connect with community.
Sweat Lodge
A purification ceremony in a heated dome structure, often led by Indigenous or trained facilitators.
Fire Ceremony
A sacred ritual using fire as a transformative element for releasing, offering, or manifesting intentions.
New Moon Ceremony
A ritual aligned with the new moon for setting intentions, planting seeds, and new beginnings.
Full Moon Ceremony
A ritual aligned with the full moon for release, gratitude, and celebrating completion.
Solstice Ceremony
Rituals aligned with the summer or winter solstice—honoring light and darkness cycles.
Equinox Ceremony
Rituals aligned with spring or fall equinox—celebrating balance between light and dark.
Blessing Way
A ceremony honoring transitions—especially pregnancy, birth, or life passages.
Despacho
An Andean offering ceremony—creating a prayer bundle for the earth and spirits.
Temazcal
Mexican/Mesoamerican sweat lodge ceremony for purification and rebirth.
Puja
Hindu worship ceremony—offerings of light, incense, flowers, and food to deities.
Yagya (Yajna)
Vedic fire ceremony—offerings into sacred fire with mantras for purification.
Havan
A sacred fire ritual where offerings are made while chanting mantras.
Moon Circle
Women's gathering aligned with lunar cycles for sharing, ritual, and connection.
Sacred Circle
A ritual space created for ceremony—often marked and opened with intention.
Altar
A sacred space created with meaningful objects for devotion, meditation, or ritual.
Cacao Ceremony
Heart-opening ritual using ceremonial-grade cacao.
Fire Ceremony
Sacred ritual using fire for transformation and release.
Sweat Lodge
Indigenous purification ceremony in a heated dome structure.
Vision Quest
Solo wilderness fast seeking vision and life direction.
Moon Ceremony
Ritual aligned with lunar cycles for intention and release.
New Moon Ritual
Ceremony for setting intentions during the new moon.
Full Moon Ritual
Ceremony for release and gratitude during full moon.
Solstice Ceremony
Seasonal ritual marking the longest and shortest days.
Equinox Ritual
Ceremony honoring the balance of light and dark.
Despacho
Andean offering ceremony creating a prayer bundle.
Homa
Vedic fire ritual offering ghee and herbs to sacred fire.
Puja
Hindu worship ceremony honoring deities with offerings.
Smudging
Burning sacred herbs for cleansing and purification.
Blessing Way
Celebration and blessing ceremony, especially for expectant mothers.
Rite of Passage
Ceremony marking life transitions and new phases.
Naming Ceremony
Ritual welcoming a child and bestowing their name.
Handfasting
Ancient Celtic marriage ceremony binding hands together.
Cord Cutting
Ritual releasing energetic attachments to people or situations.
Soul Retrieval
Shamanic ceremony recovering lost parts of the soul.
Death Cafe
Group gathering to discuss death over tea and cake.
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