The Importance of Ceremony
“We do not go into ceremony to talk about God. We go into ceremony to talk with God.” --Chief Quanah Parker
The Ceremony Space
When sitting with Kambo, it is important to make sure the setting is conducive to the inner work that is required to get through the experience. Therefore, it is necessary to express our reverence and respect for it by creating ceremony around its use. An important way to honor the sacredness of a Kambo ceremony is to use many tools to help create the proper space for Kambo to do its work.
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Prayer – used to protect us during ceremony, to invoke any helpers we may need, and to show respect.
Intention – used to help remind us why we are sitting with Kambo, and to ground us and keep us focused.
Sananga – used to settle people in to their heart by getting them in touch with their emotions.
Sage – used to cleanse and clear the ceremony space; also used to bring on purge if a person is struggling.
Palo Santo – used to help release energy and calm any anxiety that may arise.
Aqua de Florida – used to energize, ground in to one’s heart space, and clear negative energy.
Sound – (chimes, flutes, singing bowls, etc.) used to impact our frequency, energetic flow, and vibration to be more receptive and balanced.
Music/Song – used to help people connect to the experience; affects people on an emotional level.
Rattles and Drums – used to help with the purge process, to unblock us, and to remove negative energy.
Rapé (hapeh) – used to ground us in our hearts, to close (or open) the ceremony, and to give us balance.
Feathers – used when burning sage and Palo Santo; also used to cool and refresh people.
Dragons Blood – used to treat and protect the gates once Kambo is removed from the skin.
The Ceremony Mindset
The most important tool is the mindset that an individual has during ceremony. One must have the capacity to surrender to and trust in the process, and the willingness to go within and tap into their emotional intelligence—to breathe, to sit with self, to embrace whatever comes up, and to control one’s thinking. When this happens, the benefits can be enormous, which is why so many people find their way to Kambo, and return often to sit with the frog in ceremony.
The Integration of Ceremony
When we create ceremony, we discover the sacredness of who we are and the capacity we have for healing and self-understanding. The mindset we bring to a Kambo ceremony must be maintained long after the ceremony ends. We must stay in our heart space, we must find ways to remain grounded, and we must give ourselves ceremonial reminders of how to keep doing the work—meditation, journaling, being in nature, eating healthy, introspection, a daily practice, prayer, and the like. We deserve and need Kambo, but we must also earn what it has to offer us through ceremony, mindset, and integration.