With the arrival of August, we get to take a moment and connect with energies present at the collective level. The monthly invocation shared below is an invitation to connect with these overarching energies in your cacao rituals through the next month.
August Monthly Invocation
With the peak of Summer and activity abounding, we are invited to ground back into ourselves and anchor our AUTHENTICITY. Leo season offers us a beautiful portal to connect with our bold and unapologetic self expression. We have prepared this invocation to connect with these themes. You’re invited to work with this invocation during your cacao rituals this month. May this invocation help you connect with and emanate your authentic self to the world!
Thank you for this life and this opportunity to be me!
With awe I recognize that we are all connected across incarnations, timeliness, dimensions, and levels of consciousness.
Within this dance, I also recognize that I am a unique expression of divine consciousness.
I give thanks for this opportunity to express my unique essence with AUTHENTICITY.
This month I ask for the insight and experiences that permit me to know myself more clearly, deeply, truly.
To be able to express this in the world with confidence and clarity.
To shine my light brightly, take up space, and know that my authentic expression is not a threat to the authentic expressions of others.
I invite the celebration and joy of honoring what makes me unique and how I can best share this with others.
May this invocation inspire you to celebrate your self expression with joy!
August Ritual Report
We’ve highlighted key dates to plan your cacao rituals around this month! You can mark your calendars for these potent portals and check out our recommended cacaos to pair with your rituals.
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Sunday, August 4th | New Moon in Leo
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Thursday, August 8th | Lion’s Gate Portal
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Friday, August 9th | International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
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Monday, August 19th | Full Moon in Aquarius
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Friday, August 23rd | Virgo Season Begins
Sunday, August 4th | New Moon in Leo
With every new moon we are invited to plant the seeds of our intentions and creations to come to fruition in time. With the New Moon in Leo, we can find inspiration for our intentions by noticing the archetypal themes of Leo - that of radiant, authentic, unapologetic self expression.
Recommended Cacao: Oaxacan Spice
Anchor your courageous and boldest self with warming and enlivening spices of cinnamon, cayenne, and turmeric that supports motivation and courage, as well as a healthy heart and circulation.
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Thursday, August 8th | Lion’s Gate Portal
Yesterday’s date of August 8th (8/8) is known as the Lion’s Gate Portal. Cosmically, it is when the Earthly Sun in the sign of Leo is aligned with the Cosmic Sun of the Star Sirius. In Ancient Egypt, this was an auspicious day for ritual and also the flooding of the Nile. In today’s age, we can connect with the energies of an influx of cosmic solar energies to amplify our intentions. With the date of 8/8 we recognize the numerology of abundance as well as the cycle of infinity. Connect with the energies of this portal by clarifying intentions you have for life giving pursuits, the gifts of abundance, and the cyclical nature of all things that ebb and flow and rise again.
Friday, August 9th | International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
We honor the perseverance, resiliency, and courageous commitment of Indigenous people to keep their traditions alive despite the insurmountable challenges they have faced throughout history and to this day. Without the fierce commitment of the Indigenous in the Americas to guarding their traditions, we ourselves wouldn’t be benefitting from a medicine as sacred as cacao.
When you take your first sip of cacao this month, we invite you to raise your cup in gratitude to indigenous lands and Indigenous peoples and then go outside and offer the first sip of your cacao back to the Earth in solidarity. Let’s continue to learn how to be in right relationship with the wisdom, traditions, and medicines of Indigenous people - not just on a designated national holiday but as an intention we weave throughout our lives.
Monday, August 19th | Full Moon in Aquarius
At the Full Moon we have the opportunity to review what has come to fruition in our life - for releasing and also for celebrating. At this Full Moon we connect with the energies of Aquarius - the water bearer, revolutionary, humanitarian. As you reflect on what has blossomed in your life, consider in what ways you have been showing up in service to the greater, collective good? How are you offering the potency of your individual wisdom to support those in your wider community?
Recommended Cacao: Connected Colombia
This cacao is strongly connected with the energies of planetary balance and peace within all relations. Aquarius vibes well with this intention, as a sign that is concerned with finding the pathway to collective liberation.
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Friday, August 23rd | Virgo Season Begins
Near the end of this month we welcome the Sun’s shift into the zodiacal sign of Virgo. This archetype connects us with the digestive system, refinement, and the precise art of discerning what is effective from what is ready to be discarded. Virgo is sensitive, health conscious, analytical, process oriented, and deeply committed to service.
Recommended Cacao: Mystical Mushroom
This cacao is enhanced with a beautiful blend of mushroom allies that support overall wellness and immunity. Health conscious Virgo would welcome such a cacao to boost the optimal functioning of their entire being.
