Tobacco Apprenticeship Honor Codes
Sex - It is imperative that we keep our sexual energy contained, calm and internally circulating.
No Sex
No Masturbation
No Ejaculation
No Exchanges of Erotic Energy // Such as Erotic Touch or Heavy Kissing
No Sleepovers with others who are not your Primary Partner
No Pornography
Stay in Command of Sexual Fantasies
Substances & Medicines - It is imperative that we keep our diet free of anything which could strain the liver.
No Alcohol
No Drugs
No Pharmaceuticals
Avoid strong medicinal herbs including medicinal mushrooms. “Neutral consciousness” supplements like vitamins and minerals are okay.
Ceremonies & Shamanic Practices - It is imperative that we keep our diet free of other plant medicine ceremonies.
No plant medicine ceremonies outside of our container. It is possible to sit in another’s ceremony as a guardian or angel without ingesting medicines.
No smoking of tobacco until our closing ceremonies, unless you have already completed a full Apprenticeship cycle, in which case you can smoke freely at our New Moon ceremonies.
Food - It is imperative that we keep our eating simple, fresh, alive and neutral.
No Pork
No Shellfish
No Red Meat
No Dairy
No Fermented Foods
No Canned or Preserved foods included cured foods like smoked fish
No White Sugar
No Iced Cold Drinks, drink warm or lukewarm
No Spicy as in chili peppers
No Caffeine (Cacao is okay)
No Heavy Oils such as deep fried food
Avoid Herbal Teas that overly heat the body such as excess ginger or turmeric.
Avoid excess black pepper.
Avoid food with preservatives, seed oils and industrial ingredients.
Lifestyle
No Tattoos
No Acupunture
No Energy Work on The Body, such as Reiki or Network Spinal
Avoid High Intensity Workouts - Mild is supportive
Avoid Sauna Overexposure - Mild is supportive
Media, Speech & Other Forms of Intimacy - It is imperative that we stay mindful of what comes in and what goes out on all levels.
Avoid Violent and Overtly Sexualized Media—including music.
Avoid speaking to others exterior to the container about one’s process until our container is closed. Therapists are an exception to this as they represent a closed loop with professional codes of non-disclosure.
Avoid Intimacy (cuddling, kissing, deep emotional outpourings) with anyone who is not your partner or well-established soul family.
Communication Within the Container
⁜ Always Speak with Respect ⁜
Do not call each other out or give advice in our group calls or in our circles—please keep your shares to your own process.
Do not gossip in the container about each other. When communicating with accountability partners, please leave others out of your talk. If there is an interpersonal that needs to be worked out with another individual in the container, please reach out to the individual directly and another brother to help mediate.
In-Person Ceremonial Ground Rules
No physical contact with other participants during ceremony; hugs after please <3
No speaking outside of necessary exchanges
No other medicines such as rapé, sananga or cannabis
No cosmetics, skin cream, essential oils or perfumes—Agua Florida is permissible.
No leaving the designated ceremony area, except for bathroom breaks and to refill water.
No phones, computers or screens in our ceremonial space.
No singing icaros alongside facilitator. When the guitar comes out everyone is welcome to join & there will be invitations for everyone’s voice to be heard.
After ceremony is finished, please empty your purge bucket by a tree away from common areas.