About Cacao
The sacred tree
Theobroma Cacao is a small evergreen tree from the family of the Malvaceae, native to the tropical regions of central and south America. The fruits of this tree are big pods that vary from green, orange and purple colors, and inside is the bean of “love”, the Cacao bean, inside a white juicy and sweet flesh. From this bean to becoming chocolate is a big journey.
Cacao in its purest form comes from beans that have been naturally sun dried, allowing a fermentation process to activate medicinal properties, then hand peeled and milled to form a paste. From this purest form of cacao, we made our ceremonial brew, by mixing it with water, spices and very often some natural sweetener.
Some of Cacao’s medicinal properties for the body, mind and spirit are:
Enlivens our body, enhances vitality and mental clarity as it is packed full with minerals such as magnesium, calcium, and iron, amongst many others.
Soften our heart space, allowing emotional blockages to be seen and gentle dissolved
Elevates our mood and helps us to sustain our energy naturally
Allow us to experience bliss state
A sense of connection to self, others and what’s around us
Many others to be discovered by your own connection with the medicine
Roots & current expansion
The ceremonial approach to cacao dates back to thousands of years, in areas of northern Peru, where indigenous tribes consumed cacao as a form of prayer to connect to ancestors. Archaeological sites have been found in which there are still traces of cacao and the temples suggest a ceremonial approach to this plant, as many other sacred plants. Nowadays, the ceremony of cacao is held by indigenous groups in different areas of Peru, Mexico and Guatemala. There is a big movement of Cacao Ceremonies happening in the western culture at the moment, and we truly believe it is the plant that wants to travel and provide healing on a global scale. This medicine is a very gentle yet powerful way to heal the heart, come back to self, be authentic and explore nature with a different lense.
We believe all plants are sacred beings, each to their own wisdom and healing powers. We, as humans, we’ve been commuting with these medicines for different purposes since our genesis, and we have forgotten how to relate to plants in a sacred way, especially these days, in which nature has been so industrialized and abused.
