Owen Marciano of Nonna Terra Tarot received a spiritual download early in 2025 and began designing a ritual for trans, nonbinary, Intersex, Two Spirit, and other gender expansive people to remember and reclaim our sacredness, to practice listening to our wise and courageous Transcestors, and to create and fortify spiritual protection for all gender expansive people. Owen has a strong ancestral listening practice that has fortified him for his entire life, and has heard a call to support others in reconnecting to Transcestors (Trans Ancestors) as part of his work at this particular political moment.

TranSacred Ritual is a closed space, a chance for us to gather and practice listening to our Trancestors together. There will be some praying, some reflecting, some listening for blessings, and some sharing of blessings with each other. There will be some singing, some listening to music, and some resting we will do together.  All of these are offerings you may witness and/or participate in, depending on your interest and desire.

There will be offerings for you to receive – plants, herbs, teas, art, snacks, etc. – and take home with you at the end of the ritual.

While it will be difficult to predict exactly how many people we will expect, the space (a yoga classroom at Odigo Wellness Center) has a maximum occupancy of around 25 people, so attendance will likely be around that number or smaller.

Transacred Ritual offering will primarily be held by Owen (a white, fat, queer, transmasc, genderqueer, disabled artist of european descent & dissent). He felt called to offer this and to ask for support from trans & nonbinary people he knows through a group of people of european descent/dissent actively engaged in decolonial ancestral reconnection and repair work. Six trans and/or nonbinary folks of european descent & dissent have contributed ideas and are supporting the logistics of the event. We are a group of artists, body workers, yoga instructors, personal trainers, spiritual practitioners, herbalists, and weirdos. We are looking forward to hosting you.

The space where we will be having the ritual is on the first floor of Odigo Wellness Center, on Hennepin between 31st and 32nd in Uptown, Minneapolis. There is a parking lot at the back of the building, which leads to a door that is wheelchair accessible. There is street parking available all along Hennepin, and there is a door into the building from the street that is also wheelchair accessible. The building is accessible via Metro Transit bus lines 21, 4, 6, 23, 114.

There are 2 all-gender restrooms on the first floor. One of these is wheelchair accessible. There is an additional, non-accessible, all-gender restroom on the 2nd floor. 

The ritual will be presented in English. We are working on ASL interpretation, but at the time of this writing, we haven’t yet confirmed with an interpreter.

We will be using visuals (images and words projected on a screen) as part of the ritual, and the facilitator (Owen) will do his best to describe and read aloud whatever is shown on the screen.

We will have some art materials available for those who find it helpful to be doodling or writing as they practice presence.

If you have access needs or requests that are not already addressed, please let us know by filling out the registration form and telling us what you would need in order to join for the ritual.

While we have not specifically centered children in our dreaming and designing of this ritual, we welcome you and your kids! We will have some art supplies available for all to use, we might have some toys to share (please bring some with you if you’d like), and generally sound and movement around the space will be encouraged.

N95 (or similar) masks will be required for all who attend the ritual. We will have extra masks available for those who don’t bring their own.

We will have room air filters running in the space.

While we may offer some light prepackaged snacks and beverages outside our meeting room, we are asking folks not to eat or drink in the ritual space itself, but to step out to do so.

There may be children in the space who are too young to be masking.

Owen, the ritual facilitator, will try to stay masked but may be unmasked at times to better project his voice or if he needs quick sips of water to keep his throat lubricated as he speaks. Owen is fully vaccinated, masks most of the time, tests often, & will take a test before holding the ritual.

TranSacred Ritual is FREE to attend! And, if you would like to offer support in the form of money, we gratefully accept! 

Those of us holding this ritual are not doing this as part of a job or in any way getting paid for it. Any cash you can contribute toward this ritual will go to cover our space rental costs. Anything over that will be shared with us, the ritual hosts. Anything over that will be offered back to the community, either through donation to a trans organization or toward future rituals like this one.

You can offer money through the blessings form, or if you are planning to attend, you can bring cash with you.

Not for this event, but there may be future rituals like this one, depending on how it is received by our community, and having virtual rituals in the future is certainly a possibility.

There is a similar event happening on 3/19 that is a virtual offering. You can register for that event here.

If you would like to attend a future ritual, virtual or in person, please fill out the registration form and let us know

Yes! You can use this form to submit a blessing for the ritual, whether or not you are planning to attend.

If you are interested in receiving blessings after the ritual and are unable to attend, please fill out the registration form and let us know. We will follow up with details after we receive your request for a blessing.

No, pre-registration is not required, but it is encouraged! This is the best way to help us get a realistic sense of how many folks to expect and prepare for. If you are able to register ahead of time, please do!

The best way to do this is through the registration form. There is a spot on the form for you to name any access needs or requests. Naming your needs here does not guarantee that we will be able to meet them, but the sooner you can let us know what you think you’ll need, the better able we’ll be to make sure we can accommodate you.

No preparation is necessary. Please come as you are. 

And, if you would like to prepare, you are invited to bring with you a sacred object – something small that you might place on our collective altar for the ritual that helps you remember that you are sacred, that trans/NB/TS/I++ people are sacred, and that connects you with Spirit, with the Land, with anything that you consider sacred. (All altar objects you bring will be returned to you at the end of the ritual.)

We will have yoga mats, cushions, and chairs available for guests. If you have a favorite sit-upon, please feel free to bring it with you.

Please send us blessings! We are looking for messages of love and support, art, images, spells, prayers, cash money, and anything else you can think to offer that will help trans/NB/TS/I folks know we are not alone in these dangerous times.