Tabernanthe (Maanii) - Cosmic Pearl
 
The Deva of Tabernanthe Maanii, the gentler branch of the Tabernanthe lineage, carries the ancestral wisdom of West Central Africa in a softer, more yielding expression. While Tabernanthe iboga is revered in the Bwiti tradition as a profound initiatory teacher, Maanii offers support through reflection, reconciliation, and gentle transformation rather than intensity.
 
This Deva holds the resonance of cosmic light shining through a full pearlescent moon - unconditionally holding all within a field of compassionate illumination. Its loving presence can lift both sweetness and bitterness to the surface, inviting a deeper meeting with what has been buried, hidden, or left unacknowledged.
 
Tabernanthe works as a cosmic mirror, revealing what has lingered in the shadows so it can rise, soften, and transform. Its presence helps the raw edges of bitterness alchemise into pearls of insight. This ally holds space with steady tenderness, guiding awareness toward the roots of pain and encouraging reconciliation with what has felt divided within. The medicine reminds us that true blossoming comes not from bypassing discomfort but from meeting it with honesty - allowing it to move, release, and return to wholeness.
 
The Support This Essence Offers:
Healing ancestral and generational wounds
Gently releasing suppressed emotions or memories
Reconciling opposites - bitterness and sweetness, shadow and light
Transforming resentment or heaviness into peace and understanding
Bringing clarity to emotionally layered or unresolved situations
Deepening connection to intuitive wisdom and Soul alignment
Embracing the bittersweet nature of life as part of sacred wholeness

Working With This Essence:
Sit with Tabernanthe when ready to meet what has been buried—unspoken griefs, old resentments, or ancestral echoes.
Allow the essence’s gentle radiance to draw hidden layers to the surface, trusting you are held compassionately as they soften into insight.
Use this essence before meditation, reflection, journaling, or ancestral work to support clarity and emotional release.
Place a drop on the heart or third eye if you feel called, inviting its iridescent light to guide your awareness.
 
Suggested Invocation to Enter into Partnership with this Essence 
“Tabernanthe Maanii, Cosmic Pearl and luminous ally, help me embrace the bittersweet within. Gently guide my heart to soften, my shadows to rise, and my Soul to find peace in wholeness. I welcome your Grace.”
 
Essence Allies:
Cacao – softens and grounds the journey
Rose – wraps the process in unconditional love
Ayahuasca – offers ancestral depth and weaving of shadow and light