Rose & Cacao Spiral
An eight-week journey into winter
October 26 – December 21, 2026
There comes a time in the turning of the year when the invitation is no longer to reach farther, produce more, or become something new.
The invitation is to come closer.
To notice what you have been carrying.
To remember what nourishes you.
To make room for rest, play, pleasure, boundaries, tenderness and change.
And perhaps, before any of that, to give yourself permission.
Rose & Cacao Spiral is an eight-week self-guided ritual journey through the darkening weeks between autumn and Yule, accompanied by Rose and Grandmother Cacao.
It is not a challenge to complete or a promise that eight weeks will transform you.
It is a container.
A place to step away from the noise for a little while. To prepare cacao slowly. To sit with a question without needing to immediately answer it. To explore ritual, reflection and the wisdom of the natural world—and to notice what becomes possible when you intentionally make space for yourself.
You cannot fall behind in a spiral.
There is no perfect way to walk this journey.
Some weeks may ask you to linger. Some practices may speak loudly; others may leave you wondering. You may write pages one week and three words the next. You may discover something entirely different from what was intended.
That belongs here, too.
Because this journey isn't about being told what Rose means, what Cacao means, what you should release, or who you should become.
The Spiral offers a container, not a conclusion.
You bring the meaning.
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every spiral needs companions.
rose & grandmother cacao
rose and cacao arrive in this spiral not as answers, but as companions.
rose carries softness and thorn, beauty and boundary, bloom and release. she reminds us that opening and protecting can exist together—and that every season of becoming has its place.
cacao asks us to slow down. to prepare with intention. to taste bitterness alongside richness, to nourish the body while creating space to listen inward.
throughout these eight weeks, we will return to them again and again—not to be told what they mean, but to notice what they awaken, reflect or reveal within our own experience.
they accompany the journey.
you decide what the journey means.
five gifts of the spiral
before the spiral begins, five gifts will arrive at your door—each an invitation to experience the journey in a different way.
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cacao roses
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rose petal powder
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rose-quartz bracelet
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rose + cacao-shell soak
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“I am emboldened”
a 22 card encouragement deck
how the spiral unfolds
the seed
permission
the vessel
presence
the roots
release
the falling petal
rest
the thorn
boundaries
the bloom
pleasure
the dark soil
remembering
the sleeping rose
becoming
there is no pace to keep. only a path to return to.
for eight weeks, we will move through one turn of the spiral at a time—following rose through her seasons while making space to notice our own.
what your week might look like
each week, a new turn of the spiral will open.
you might prepare cacao, sit with a question, explore a ritual, write, make something, wander outside, soak your feet, rest—or simply notice.
some weeks may invite more of you. others may ask very little.
there are no assignments to submit, no meetings to attend and no place you need to be at a particular time. the weekly offerings are yours to enter when and how you choose.
you may spend an afternoon with them. you may carry a question for several days. you may return to something weeks later.
the practice is not keeping up.
the practice is returning.
you do not accumulate unfinished work here.
miss a day, a ritual, an email or even an entire turn of the spiral and there is nothing waiting to be made up. every doorway opens from where you are.
each turn may include
an opening reflection · cacao ritual · journal invitation · creative or sensory practice · something to carry into the week
the practical magic
when
october 26 – december 21, 2026
where
wherever you are. the entire journey is held online and explored in your own time.
each monday
a new private turn of the spiral will open. once opened, it remains available to you throughout the journey.
throughout the week
gentle reflections and invitations will arrive by email. they are companions, not assignments. read them when they serve you. let them pass when they don't.
your ritual kit
the five gifts of the spiral will be mailed to you before our first turn begins.
your time
there are no live meetings, required check-ins or assignments to submit. some weeks you may linger; others you may simply visit. there is no catching up to do.
an invitation to walk the spiral
eight weeks.
eight turns.
eight cacao roses.
five gifts.
one path that asks only that you meet it where you are.
$333
your journey includes
the complete eight-week rose & cacao spiral
a new private turn of the spiral each week
daily email reflections and invitations
the five gifts of the spiral ritual kit
eight handmade 100% puerto rican cacao roses
21 days of yule to carry the practice forward
u.s. shipping
the spiral begins october 26.
your five gifts will arrive before we take our first turn together.
rose & cacao · the spiral
october 26 – december 21, 2026
an eight-week journey with rose and Grandmother Cacao through permission, presence, release, rest, boundaries, pleasure, remembering and becoming.
includes the complete eight-week spiral, gentle email companions throughout the journey, and the Five Gifts ritual kit.
u.s. shipping included.