14/06/2026
Dear Community of Light,
I am so honoured to invite you to:
The Star Compass
Returning to the Heart of the Pacific�
14–21 November 2026 | Rarotonga
10 Women only | Grief, Gratitude, and the Rising Light
The Calling
Do you feel it?
That low, persistent pull in your chest. The one you notice in the quiet moments — when the house is still, when you are driving alone, when you wake just before dawn.
It is not restlessness. It is navigation.
Something is calling you to the water. Not a vacation. Not an escape. A return.
Rarotonga — the sleeping volcano, the heart chakra of the Pacific — has been holding space for you since before you were born. She knows your name. She has been saying it in the wind, waiting for you to recognise the sound.
Close your eyes. Breathe.
Can you smell the frangipani? Can you feel the warm rain on your skin? Can you hear the lagoon breathing in and out, like the chest of a sleeping grandmother?
You are not lost. You are navigating.
This voyage does not come to change you. It comes to remind you of who you have always been: a woman of depth, of courage, of sacred light.
Welcome to The Star Compass: Returning to the Heart of the Pacific.
A small circle. Ten women. One island. A voyage for the ones who are ready to listen — not to the world, but to the stars within.
A Gentle Overview of Our Days Together
Day 1 – Saturday, 14 November: Arrival
Moon in Sagittarius – hope, expansion, travel
You arrive not in grief, but in curiosity. The island welcomes you with open sky. A welcome circle faces the ocean. A single candle is lit for those who could not come. Then dinner. Then rest. The island will wait.
Day 2 – Sunday, 15 November: Opening
Morning ritual at Avana Harbour – where ancient voyagers once departed, not knowing if they would ever return. Teachings on how the Star Compass works. Afternoon leisure. Evening star-gazing. The Southern Cross appears. One star chooses you. It will guide you home.
Day 3 – Monday, 16 November: The Land Awakens
With Kura and Jacopo, custodians of the moana and enua
Today, you meet Kura—an eco-warrior whose love for the sea runs deeper than the passage where green turtles rest. Her partner, Jacopo, who came from Milan and never left, knows the inland jungles and mountains as if he grew roots there.
Reef Explorer Tour. You walk the reef at low tide. Sea cucumbers, starfish, moray eels, and coral gardens. Kura names them like relatives. If you are lucky, a green turtle or eagle ray will cross your path. The Council will be with you in the shallows.
Inland Discoveries Walk. You climb through riverbeds and private fruit plantations. Jackfruit, mangosteen, rambutan. The Kakerori bird calls from the canopy. At the ridgeline, Rua Manga ("The Needle") rises before you. You will taste in-season fruit, drink fresh coconut, and learn what it means to live gently on the land.
Evening star-gazing. The Southern Cross appears again. Tonight, you will know it by name.
Day 4 – Tuesday, 17 November: Ancestors
Star navigation teaching. Village walking – taro patches, bananas, papaya. Umu cooking class. Weave a basket. Grate coconut. Gratitude before the feast changes the feast. Feast and fire show. Evening drumming on the beach. Close your eyes for the first three minutes. Feel the rhythm before you watch it.
Day 5 – Wednesday, 18 November: The Forest and the Sea
Another day with Kura and Jacopo – deeper this time
Today, they take you to sacred sites by private coach. You will visit villages that are not on the tourist maps. You will rest in Mother Nature’s quiet places—a stream that has been listening for centuries, a grove of trees that feels like church.
Kura will speak of the ancestors who sailed here.
Jacopo will show you where the wild hibiscus grows.
You will meditate by the water, your feet in the sand, the Council of Light holding the silence.
Late afternoon: a ceremony of release on the beach. Gentle drums. Each woman writes one word on a leaf. The wave takes it. The Council seals the release. Expect unexpected tears. Trust it. Hold space.
Day 6 – Thursday, 19 November: Integration
A free afternoon to swim, sleep, shop, or do nothing. A cooking class – laughter required. Dinner together. A soft evening blessing. The day you do the least may be the day you receive the most.
Day 7 – Friday, 20 November: Water Healing
Moon in Pisces – dreamy, compassionate, watery
Lagoon ceremony. Waist-deep water. Floating on your back, staring at the sky. The water holds your body. The Council holds your spirit. A release ritual. Live drumming and cultural show at sunset. Farewell dinner. One sentence each: "What I am sailing toward now..." No applause. No fixing. Just witnessing.
Day 8 – Saturday, 21 November: Departure
Moon moves into Aries – courage, new beginnings
Final gathering. Offerings to the ocean. You take home a stone. It is not a souvenir. It is a reminder: I left something behind. I carry something forward. Both are true. You do not return home. You set sail into a new chapter.
A Note on Kura and Jacopo
They are not just guides. They are custodians. Kura has been walking the reef since she was a child. Jacopo crossed an ocean to find this island, and the island claimed him. Together, they will show you a Rarotonga that most visitors never see—not because it is hidden, but because it requires a quiet heart to receive.
The Council has blessed them. Now you will walk with them.
What Is Included
7 nights poolside accommodation at Sunset Resort (twin share or single – two pools, gardens that whisper, rooms that hold your dreams)
All breakfasts + Welcome Dinner + Cultural Dinner (Umu feast) + Farewell Dinner + two lunches
Airport transfers (arrival and departure)
Sacred Sites Tour with lunch (with Kura and Jacopo)
Reef Explorer Tour with Kura
Inland Discoveries Walk with Jacopo
Private coach tour to sacred villages and meditation sites
Umu Feast, String Band & Fire Show
Village & dinner tour
Half-day walking & beach storytelling tour
Cultural show & live drummer (1 hour drumming + 15 minute show at sunset)
Sacred sites personal cultural show on the beach with gentle drums
Council of Light teachings & channellings – mornings after breakfast, evenings after dinner
Lagoon release ceremony
Candle & star-gazing circles – your candle burns until it chooses to go out. The Council watches over the flames.
Journaling & reflection time
Deep rest & free time – unscheduled moments are where the magic lives
A New Closing Paragraph
This voyage is not for everyone. It is for the woman who feels the pull. The one who is tired of performing, tired of pretending, tired of navigating by maps that were drawn by someone else.
If that is you — if something in this letter has made your chest tighten or your eyes sting — then the star compass is pointing your way.
Ten women. One island. A voyage of grief, gratitude, and the rising light.
Will you answer the call?
With love, and the guidance of the Council of Light,
Dellaina
A Blessing for the Women Who Are Coming
May the woman who needs this voyage
read these words on a day when she is tired of pretending.
May she feel Kura's reef under her feet before she ever leaves home.
May she hear Jacopo's voice naming the jackfruit
in a dream she will forget but her body will remember.
And may she click "register"
not because she has all the answers
but because the question has finally become too loud to ignore.
Shlama. Gebo. Arohanui. Aste. X
—Amaan, Almora & the Council of Light
🕯️🌊🌴💚🐾
Important Details
Group size: 10 women only – very limited spaces
Private rooms: Very limited – first-come, first-served
Flights: Not included – you book your own to Rarotonga (RAR)
Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhRrmfcSp50&t=2s
Bookings and more information
https://almora.co.nz/event/raro/