DAY 1 – CEREMONIAL IMMERSION WITH HERIBERTO VILLASEÑOR

Name: DAY 1 – CEREMONIAL IMMERSION WITH HERIBERTO VILLASEÑOR
Start: 2025-11-17T16:00:00+11:00
End: 2025-11-18T03:00:00+11:00
Location: Byron Bay, Australia

Schedule

Mon, 17 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm to Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 03:00 am

UTC+11:00

Location

Byron Bay, Australia | Byron Bay, NS

Step into a sacred portal of remembrance, reconnection, and inner transformation.
This is more than just a retreat—it’s a rare opportunity to sit with a wisdom keeper, Kiva carrier, and Sundance Chief, and to receive the living teachings of the Sacred Fire. Guided by Heriberto Villaseñor, this one-day immersion offers powerful transmission and ceremony for those walking the spiritual path, preparing for vision quest, or simply seeking to remember their connection to Earth, Spirit, and Community.
Through firekeeping practices, traditional knowledge, and the transformative power of the Temazcal (Sweatlodge), you’ll be guided into deeper purpose, personal prayer, and spiritual activation. We gather not only for ourselves—but for the generations to come.
🔥 The Path of the Sacred Fire & Inner Vision
📅 Monday, November 17th, 2025 - 10am to 9pm
📍 Byron Bay Hinterland, Australia
🎟️ Contribution for the Full Day: From $55 AUD
🎁 OFFERINGS & PREPARATION
As part of walking the sacred path, we invite you to bring a personal gift or offering for Heriberto as a gesture of gratitude and respect. This could be a bundle of tobacco, a sacred object, handmade craft, natural item, or anything that carries your heart’s intention.
Please also bring:
🌿 Extra tobacco for the workshop.
🕘 SCHEDULE: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
✨ OPENING THE SACRED CIRCLE
10:00 AM – Opening Ceremony with Heriberto Villaseñor
(PLEASE ARRIVE AT 9:30 AM)!
Heriberto opens the day in prayer and presence, calling in the Spirit of the Fire, the Ancestors, and the Four Directions. As we enter the circle, we are reminded that ceremony begins with intention, reverence, and relationship—with the Earth, with the Spirit, and with one another.
“The fire is alive. It hears, it speaks, and it guides us back to the root of our being.”
– Heriberto Villaseñor
🌀 TEACHINGS OF FIRE, KIVA & THE QUEST
The Sacred Fire, the Kiva, and the Visionary Path
Heriberto shares the living traditions of his path:
🔥 Firekeeping as a sacred responsibility and daily practice
🪶 The Kiva Ceremony: its origin, purpose, and role in reconnecting the Five Continents
🌞 The Sundance path: sacrifice, prayer, and renewal through dance, vision, and sweat
🌿 The Vision Quest: four days of solitude, fasting, and prayer in nature
This talk will help participants understand how these ceremonies are interwoven in one vision—a global prayer for humanity and the Earth.
Includes an open space for Q&A and group dialogue.
🍲 COMMUNITY LUNCH
1:00 PM – Shared Meal (Please bring something to offer)
Gather around the table with open hearts. Sharing food is sacred—nourishing our bodies while continuing the teachings in informal, heartfelt connection.
🌱 CEREMONIAL WORKSHOP
2:00 PM – Firekeeper’s Preparation: Ofrendas & Prayer Bundles
In this hands-on workshop you will:
Learn how to build and tend a ceremonial fire with respect and care
Prepare prayer offerings, intention ribbons, and Earth bundles
Create tobacco prayer ties using the colored fabrics you brought
Receive teachings on altar creation and how to sustain personal practice at home
Learn how to support Kiva and Sundance ceremonies through daily prayer and reciprocity
This is a time to ground the morning teachings into sacred action and create from the heart.
🔥 WALK TO THE FIRE
5:00 PM – Ceremonial Procession to the Sweat Lodge Fire
In silent prayer, we walk together to the fire site. This is a transitional moment—leaving the mind and entering the mystery. The fire is already lit, and the stones are being heated for the lodge. We connect, prepare, and offer our intentions.
🌎 TEMAZCAL CEREMONY
6:00 PM – Traditional Sweat Lodge with Heriberto
Enter the Temazcal—the womb of Mother Earth—for deep purification, healing, and rebirth.
Inside this ancient ceremony:
Sing medicine songs of the Sundance and Kiva
Offer prayers for yourself, your lineage, and the Earth
Be reborn through steam, silence, song, and Spirit
This Temazcal is conducted with deep reverence, integrity, and honor for the traditions that guide it.
🌙 CLOSING & INTEGRATION
8:30 PM – Community Sharing Circle & Blessing
We complete the day in circle, sharing insights, visions, and reflections. This is a time to anchor the medicine, give thanks, and honor the sacred work we've done together.