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Plant Spirit Medicine


Day 11 – The Breath Between Roots and Stars



As the final sliver of the Libra moon fades, the Earth grows quiet enough for the plants to speak. Their language is older than words, carried through scent, smoke, and song.


For the Taíno Behique of Borikén, every plant was a being with soul and purpose. Cassava fed the body. Tobacco purified breath and opened communication with the unseen. Cacao softened the heart and invoked joy. Cohoba, the sacred snuff, carried the mind into higher vision. These were not separate practices—they were prayers disguised as leaves.



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The Lineage of Living Medicine



Across the waters, the Amazonians held the same understanding. Their shamans blew smoke to cleanse, drank cacao to open heartspace, and inhaled hape (or rapé) in reverent ceremony—tobacco and tree ashes mixed to ground the soul and focus intention. The songs may differ, but the current is the same river of spirit running from the Caribbean to the Amazon basin.


Both traditions teach that plants are elders. They choose when to work with us, and they retreat when we forget to honor them.



Did you know the word “tobacco” comes directly from the Taíno language? The Taíno called their sacred rolled leaves tabako or tobako, describing both the plant and the ceremonial pipe used to send prayers into the sky. What began as a ritual tool for healing, purification, and communion with spirit was later misunderstood and exploited by colonizers. Remembering the Taíno origin of this word helps us restore tobacco’s sacred identity—as a bridge between worlds, not a habit, but a holy breath. 🌬️


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A Lesson in Reciprocity



There was a time I leaned too heavily on tobacco. What began as reverence shifted into dependency, and the spirit of the plant withdrew. It took humility—and ceremony—to understand: when we misuse a medicine, we silence its voice.


Now I return to these allies in balance.


  • Cacao to open the heart before ceremony or creative work.

  • Nootropic mushrooms to support clear thought and gentle neuro-rewiring.

  • Hape as a grounding breath, carrying prayer to the stars.



Each use begins with gratitude and ends with offering. I blow thanks into the Earth, into the fire, into the wind.



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Root to Stars



Tonight’s CE-5 Shamanic Root to Stars Gathering carries that same pulse: Earth below, cosmos above, breath as the bridge. When we meet the sky beings, we also honor the roots that feed us. The plants remind us that cosmic consciousness isn’t “out there”—it grows right here, leaf by leaf, in the soil of remembrance.



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The Medicine Is Alive



Every culture has its plant keepers. Every land offers allies for those who listen. Whether your ancestors walked the Caribbean, the tundra, or the rainforest, their knowledge still blooms through you.


Healing is not about collecting medicines—it’s about becoming one: a vessel through which the wisdom of the Earth can breathe again.





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Reflection & Invitation



Before bed tonight, hold a cup of cacao or even a simple herbal tea.

💫 Ask: Which plant wishes to walk beside me in this next moon cycle?

Offer thanks—then sip slowly, listening for the answer between each heartbeat.




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