SACRED

SHADOW

Sacred Shadow is a grounding and visionary brew designed to hold you as you journey inward. Bitter earth notes from dandelion root, sage, and mugwort root you into truth, while lavender, rose, and skullcap soften the descent, bringing compassion and calm. Protective herbs like rosemary and yarrow guard the threshold, while motherwort and holy basil guide you with steady courage.

This tea is for shadow work, integration, and rituals of release. It invites you to confront what is hidden, not as an enemy but as a teacher, revealing the wisdom and power within your darkness.

RITUAL
USE &
TIMING

When To Use:

  • During full moons, eclipses, or seasons of transition

  • When doing intentional shadow work, journaling, or therapy integration

  • Before rituals of release, cord-cutting, or deep meditation

  • As a bath soak (infuse in muslin bag) for cleansing and shadow integration

How To Use:

  • Prepare your space with dim lighting, candles/smoke, and grounding music or silence.

  • Brew your tea with intention, whispering the incantation as it steeps.

  • Sit with your cup and journal, ready to meet yourself fully.

  • Sip slowly, allowing the warmth and bitterness to mirror the truth of what you uncover.

  • Close with the mantra, sealing your insight with compassion.

SHADOW WORK RITUAL
JOURNAL

How To Begin:

Brew your tea with intention, whispering the crafting incantation as it steeps. Sit somewhere quiet with your journal. Before writing, close your eyes, place a hand over your cup, and breathe in the steam. Imagine yourself diving deep into the depth or entering a dark cave. Sip slowly, then begin with these prompts.

Suggested Journal Guiding Questions for Shadow exploration:

  1. Revealing — What am I avoiding seeing about myself right now?

  2. Pattern — What recurring emotion, thought, or behavior feels heavy or limiting?

  3. Roots — Where does this shadow first appear in my story? Whose voice or belief might it carry?

  4. Integration — How might this shadow actually be trying to protect or teach me?

  5. Compassion — What does this part of me need most in order to heal and belong?

  6. Release — What am I ready to let go of, and what do I choose to carry forward with love?

Closing The Ritual:

End your journaling by placing your hand over your cup or heart. Speak one phrase aloud from your writing that feels like a vow. Sip the last of your tea or pour a few drops into the earth as an offering of release.

INCANTATION FOR BREWING

“Shadow deep and spirit near,
I call your wisdom, free from fear.
Guard my heart, reveal what’s true,
Through root and leaf, I journey through.
Softened light and courage flow,
I meet myself, I choose to grow.

MANTRA FOR DRINKING

“With each sip, I face the hidden.
I see, I honor, I integrate.
My shadow is my teacher.
My wholeness is my power.”

ENHANCING
YOUR RITUAL
WITH TAROT

The Moon — Shadow Work & the Subconscious

The Moon is the keeper of what lives beneath the surface.

This card speaks to illusion, fear, memory, and intuition—the parts of us that operate quietly, often without language. Where The Magician works in clarity and intention, The Moon works in ambiguity and feeling.

The Moon invites you into the liminal space between what you know and what you sense. It reveals the shadows not to frighten you, but to be seen, felt, and integrated. This is not a card of fixing—it is a card of listening.

The Moon spread 3 card pull:

Shadow work through The Moon is about allowing what has been hidden to rise gently, without forcing answers or resolution.

Start by shuffling your deck and hold your intention in mind: “Show me what is ready to be witnessed in my shadows.”

Once you’ve shuffled and feel you’re ready, find The Moon, place it at the center, face up.

Card 1 — Beneath the Surface (placed below The Moon)

  • This card represents what is currently moving in the subconscious:

    • What emotion, fear, or memory is asking to be acknowledged?

Card 2 — The illusion or fear (placed to the left of The Moon)

  • This card reveals how the shadow shows up through distortion:

    • What am I afraid will happen if I look too closely?

Card 3 — The gentle integration (placed to the right of The Moon)

  • This card offers guidance for holding the shadow with care:

    • What support—internal or external—does this shadow need?

Journal or note any further insights about your shadow and allow the Tarot to guide you through the energies around you. This practice shows that The Moon becomes a lantern—not to expose everything at once, but to softly illuminate what is ready. It reminds us that darkness is not something to defeat, but something to navigate with intuition as our guide.