Full Moon Despacho Ceremony (Online)
Sunday 10am - 12pm, 1st February 2026
Live from Peru | Online for Australia
Dear Friends,
On the Full Moon, we invite you to gather for an online Despacho ceremony to step into the energies of the New Year through the ancestral wisdom and sacred reciprocity of the Andes.
Guided by Vilma Pinedo, who carries the medicine of her native lineage from Cusco, Peru, we will come together to perform a traditional “Ofrenda”, a ritual of gratitude for the Earth and the spirits of nature.
This will be a time to release the weight of the past cycle and align our hearts with the opportunities of the year ahead.
Our ceremony will center on the principle of Ayni, or sacred balance. Vilma will lead us through the creation of a symbolic offering, using simple natural elements to carry our prayers and thanks. This ritual acts as a bridge between the physical and spiritual worlds, helping us bring our own energy into harmony with the rhythms of the planet and the specific lands where you live across Australia.
Even meeting through a screen, we will create a shared space that honours our deep connection to the natural world. This experience offers a moment of grounding and renewal for those of us who spend our time supporting others in our work or navigating a personal path of discovery, allowing us to welcome the new year with clarity and a grounded sense of purpose.
What Is a Despacho Ceremony?
Traditionally, a Despacho ceremony is performed individually or communally after each earth cycle to renew and reconnect the powers of nature on our energy body to reconnect with the universe and accomplish balance, not only for us personally but for the wellbeing of our community.
A despacho brings us into harmonious relationship with heaven and earth. Each item of offering represents a prayer and a gift of power that sparks the momentum for energy shifts and healing within ourselves and others. Despacho ceremonies have been practiced in the Andes for thousands of years.
Vilma creates a unique despacho for you to faciliate healing and create positive change in your life.
About Vilma Pinedo
An indigenous healer from Huasao, Peru ( near Cusco), Vilma comes from a long lineage of Andean shamans. She was initiated into her healing life when her mother was struck by lightning while she was pregnant with Vilma. She is the granddaughter of Doña Natividad Challayku and Don Benito Qoriwaman, the famous teacher of Professor Juan Nuñez del Prado.
Vilma began her work as a healer at the age of 12 with coca leaf readings and divination. She grew up surrounded by highly-regarded master shamans, actively learning from them. She was one of the people invited to accompany the Dalai Lama to Machu Picchu.
Vilma considers the condor, the spirit of the Upper World to be her protector.
Vilma is a powerful healer, using coca leaves, divination and her strong intuition to provide life-changing guidance to her clients. Vilma is fluent in Quechua, spanish and she also speaks English. Making her sessions more accessible and even more valuable to her English-speaking clients.
Why the Full Moon?
The Full Moon is a time of:
Illumination and clarity
Release and completion
Heightened emotional and spiritual awareness
Despachos created under the Full Moon are especially powerful for:
Letting go of burdens, grief, and old patterns
Offering gratitude for what has come to fruition
Calling in balance, healing, and blessings for the next cycle
Participating From Home
(What You’ll Need)
You will be guided step-by-step during the ceremony.
Please gather what you can, perfection is not required. Intention is everything.
Base / Foundation
2 large sheets of yellow paper (to build your despacho on)
Offerings (choose intuitively)
Sugar or Honey - 2 spoonfuls
Handful of dry raisins
Grains, rice, quinoa, corn, oats, or seeds (native seeds are a bonus)
Handful of lentils, chickpeas or beans
A bunch of Red, White and Yellow Carnations or other flowers (native flowers are a bonus)
4 x Sunflowers
36 x Bay Leaves
Cotton Wool
Small natural objects (shells, feathers, earth, etc.)
1 cup x Red Wine
Eucalyptus Leaves (Optional)
1 x candle (smal. birthday candle)
Other
2 x incence sticks for burning
Sage, Palo Santo or Frankincense for cleansing
Ribbon to tie the Despacho together once complete
What Happens to the Despacho?
Traditionally, despachos are:
Burned (fire offering)
Buried (earth offering)
Offered to water (rivers or oceans)
During this online ceremony:
Vilma will guide the traditional prayers
You will be guided to complete your despacho
Instructions will be given for how and when to offer yours safely after the ceremony, in alignment with your local environment
What to Expect During the Ceremony
Opening prayer and intention setting
Teachings on despacho symbolism
Guided creation of your personal despacho
Energetic clearing and blessing
Q & A
No prior experience is necessary.
Who This Is For
This ceremony is for you if you are:
Seeking healing, clarity, or release
Feeling called to reconnect with Pachamama
Honouring a life transition or threshold
Wanting to experience authentic Andean ceremony from home
Longing for ritual, meaning, and sacred connection
Across oceans and lands, we gather in Ayni, sacred reciprocity, remembering that prayer travels, the Earth listens, and healing is possible when offered with humility and love.
$10 from every ticket sale goes to plant 10 trees in the Andes
For my 40th birthday, I’m inviting my community to support the planting of 4,000 native trees in the Andean mountains of Peru, in collaboration with a local, community-led reforestation project working directly with the land. $10 from each ticket sold will go directly back to the land.