Report open group truffle ceremony
The report below was written by a participant of the last truffle ceremony For participants participating in a truffle ceremony with strangers. Although this participant is willing to share their story, we have withheld their last name at their request. The account below is beautifully and clearly written and shows exactly why we love this work.
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Truffle ceremony Saturday August 28, 2021
Nathaniel
I arrived at the loft in Schiedam at three o'clock. I was greeted by Marcel and Rafaëla.
(the ceremony leaders). She showed me around the loft and then we took our seats on a
number of benches. The other two participants in the ceremony also entered and were briefly
warmly welcomed. Marcel immediately offered us relaxing tea with blue lotus and cocoa.
After enjoying a cup of tea we talked about the upcoming ceremony and what
We might expect. Marcel asked us very specifically about our intention for the ceremony.
My intention was in line with my spiritual journey, my work towards samadhi. In the
In the past few months, in preparation for this ceremony, I have been practicing yoga
intensified to twice a day, adjusted my diet and focused my self-study more on this
moment. The week before the ceremony I read the eighth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, in which
Krishna indicates that the entire material reality is only an incarnation of his being. As the
Greek gods incarnated themselves in an animal or a human, Krishna incarnated himself in ours
reality. I have taken this into account in my meditation and have emphasized it in this
ceremony.
After discussing our intentions, Marcel offered us a first cup of truffle tea. After drinking
We chatted some more and after about twenty minutes I noticed my body calming down and my
thoughts started to float. I sat down on a mattress and focused on a painting of a
lion's head. Before I wandered off further, I quickly wrote in my diary: 'I want all sorts of things... but
...I especially want to be.'’
When I returned my focus to the lion it began to undulate and there was a goddess standing over it
danced around his head and invited me in and even pulled me.
I lay down on the mattress and sank into a deep sleep, staring at the ceiling.
and let the peace come over me.
After a while Marcel came to me and offered me a second cup of truffle tea. I had that while sitting on
drank up the couch and after about ten minutes I felt myself sinking even further. It cost me
Then I had some difficulty surrendering to the trip again. I asked Marcel something, and he said:
‘'It's best if you just lie down and throw up now. Is that okay with you?' At this point I'm back
lay down on the mattress and for a long time, with my eyes closed, I drifted away to the music that
unfolded in colours and shapes, but especially in images and small, eternal journeys.
A number of themes took on significant meaning for me during this trip:
Love
The day before the trip I had a photoshoot with my family. We were together with a photographer
in the forest and we had a lot of fun together, striking different poses.
was that afternoon itself, it was nice to see how well we are together. We are a family where a
lots of fun can be had and where individuality is important.
During the trip I experienced the whole afternoon with my family, as it were, from above. It was
as if I was floating above the four of us, taking in the whole thing. I was overwhelmed by a
feeling of love and happiness. Love for my children and my wife and the immense happiness that I have
may live with them.
Security
At one point during the trip it became a bit more restless around me and I got up from the mattress
where I lay and started to wander around. After a while I told Rafaela I wanted to hide.
under a blanket. She then led me to a bed, tucked me in under a blanket and said, 'Go here
but just lie there comfortably.' I immediately fell asleep. During my trip, I was then taken by Mother Earth
A small boat floated on a quiet river. Mother Earth sang the most beautiful songs. I
felt protected and supported in a special way.
This had special meaning for me as I have always had a difficult relationship with my own mother
I've struggled with that a lot in my childhood and in my adult life, as a father of a
own family. After this experience, I immediately felt a sense that things are okay the way they are. My mother
has made her own journey, and unfortunately it is coming to an end. I too have my own journey and may
letting go, without having to cherish expectations, but in the infinite security of my
Mother Earth. This gives me the love and space to care.
Power
I love going out into nature, alone or with friends, and I have lost my heart to a specific mountain and
a certain stream in Scotland. In my trip I stood by that stream and on that mountain. In the music there was
at that moment a scream, which lifted me up and I flew away like an eagle above the mountain
out. This all felt so natural. As if it were perfectly normal that I could fly away. The scream
didn't seem to come from outside, but came from my own heart and was, as it were, the scream
of the eagle that I was. I experienced enormous strength in this to go my own way and create space
to take to find that path.
Rest
There was sometimes a moment of silence between the pieces of music. In those moments I was drawn away
of all images and forms and I was several times in the complete emptiness of the universe. I
I experienced an enormous peace in it. I was aware that there were stars around me and that there
Matter was. But nothingness was good and enough.
These small, but eternal moments, I found the most intense. Throughout my life, partly because of
the life I've lived, but also because of my sensitivity to stimuli and my introversion, a lot of tension
experience. Knowing that there is an eternal place of infinite peace within my being, gives me instant peace.
body and in my mind. I could already reach this place in my meditation, but not in a way that
I have experienced in this trip. I long to return to this place among the stars, where my consciousness
can be, can enjoy the eternal light of the stars and where everything is good. Where all the tensions,
in body and mind, be still.
Life energy
When at one point I heard voices in the background, I got back into my head. I
I was worried about others and sometimes doubted myself. I learned from this that I
such moments I have to give myself space and therefore also take the space to be, to
to clearly indicate boundaries and requests for help and to choose for myself. This creates
life energy.
Around half past seven I was sitting on a chair in the sitting area again. I know it was half past seven because I was thinking of Rafaëla
asked what time it was. 'Half past seven.' I nodded, thought about it for a moment, and replied, 'Half past seven.'
'In the morning?' And as for time, I really had no idea whether it was evening or morning. She had to laugh
and I thought it would be a good idea if I just retreated to a mattress for a while. When I sat there again,
they sit with me and we talked about all the things that were slowly landing in my mind again
Memory. This helped me. After talking and laughing for a bit, I lay back down on my mattress.
and the lady next to me slowly came to. We chatted together about what we had experienced.
had and about the memories that came back. It was nice to be able to reminisce in this way.
to wake up and reinvent everything.
Freedom
In the coming down I had to consciously recall my entire life before the trip
I noticed that I could immediately fill in all the thought patterns myself and choose how I would do that.
wanted to do. That showed me that I can do that every day. Every day I can change my own thought patterns
to arrange it the way I want, and thereby change my actions. As if I can dance in complete freedom in
the reality of existence.
To reinforce this I have adopted Ram Dass's mantra to use for the time being: 'I am
loving awareness.' I've been reciting this at many different points in my day these past few days.
and notice that this mattress also resonates in my head when I'm talking to people around me, or
during my work. I enjoy it. And I hope this helps to share the experiences I've had.
to consolidate experience into my daily life.
When we all three landed, Rafaëla offered us a salad. The first bite tasted really good.
Delicious. As if it was the first bite of food I had ever eaten. After that, I really needed to
things to taste and enjoyed some chocolate. After that we danced. I thought
It's wonderful to dance with the others and be able to move freely. Without the restraint
that I normally experience there. I consciously enjoyed it and absorbed it.
Everything then felt like I was experiencing it for the first time. The first shower felt like I was under a
waterfall stood, all food tasted more intense, the first chirping of the birds outside sounded like the
most beautiful sound I ever heard and the first bird I saw looked like it had just been born
was.
After I had been in contact with my consciousness in the stillness of the universe, I experienced a
enormous energy to live. After the trip I skipped a night where I barely
I was left feeling tired. I tried to sleep because I thought my body and
my thinking that would be necessary. But my thinking was mainly concerned with all the new patterns
to explore and discover. My body released so much after the trip that it seemed like it was flushing out all the toxins.
wanted to say goodbye. Both my physical and mental state were full of energy after the trip. The first
yoga series I practiced after the trip, I was more flexible and energetic than I was before the trip. It seems
or whether the connections in my body have released certain tensions. Also in dealing with the
I notice a huge change in the people around me. The mantra 'I am loving awareness' continues
My head sounds during conversations, I am more open and notice that I experience great love and joy in
the contacts I have.
Would you like to participate in a truffle ceremony yourself?
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