KAVA

Piper methysticum came to me in her concentrated form and at once with swift and purposeful action she triggered an opening to more profound levels of intuition which in turn has sent me in a new direction of progress in even deeper levels of self knowledge and healing, with rejuvenated focus.  

Once Kava was used to heighten the intuitive sense of other realms in menarchal festivities. As we follow the lunar cycle and align our menses to the waxing and waning of the Moon, our senses are heightened and the use of Kava was a staple in women rituals acted out in circles with clapping and chanting as protection against the spirits that dwelled in this new unforeseen realm. Woman would chew the root of Kava there-by stimulating the starch, activating the fermentation process with their saliva.

This sacred elixir accentuated the natural flow of vision and intuition to the feminine/lunar realms as does menstruation. The hormonal flux affects the endocrine system opening woman to intensified trance states or altered states of consciousness. Kava’s ability as a GABA allosteric modulator is why I believe it’s a key contributor to its capacity along with her (Kava’s)  spirit to assist woman in their communal rituals of sacred unification into the unknown as they received the blessing of their Mother Earth with her generous nature of creation through the womb.  These ancient rituals were then changed into communal welcoming from one pacific islanders tribe to another and eventually women became excluded from these rituals to conjoin communities all together, with the exception of a virgin chewing the root to catalyze the fermentation for the welcoming rituals. 

Kava’s spirit prompted me to take a different street on a morning walk to get coffee and on that walk I found a sacred Ceiba tree or the tree also known as Wakah Chan the animus mundi tree to the Mayans, growing taller then a two story house covered in its sacred flowers here in the middle of Phoenix, Arizona. I just stared in awe as the neighbor came out and said that people come from all over to see the tree but he didn’t know why. I immediately searched for it on my phone and to my surprise the Ceiba tree was so revered by the people’s of ancient Mexico as the symbol between the cosmos and the Earth. This only confirmed my new interest in the Mayan/Toltec art of lucid dreaming that I had been investigating and growing very intrigued by. 

I truly believe that Kava’s spirit desires to support anyone willing to listen to her ancient knowledge and her assistance in opening us to the Lunar realms as a dream herb is one of her many gifts to humanity. 

As woman have lost their sacred ways and now are seeking the hidden knowledge, we know that delving into our own ancestral mitochondrial DNA is where the true answers lie. With great gratitude and appreciation I feel that Kava is a sister to all woman seeking guidance on this journey and with her help we will slowly unfold our true history and gifts. Aligning yourself with your own truth as a woman through the dreaming realms will bring forth great healing for all. We are in need of these capacities and Kava can help assist you in your personal journey. May I spark an inquiry or interest in her great medicine.

Love,

Kristy