I offer to hold Cacao Ceremony at any suitable location. Please contact me to discuss details.
Cacao is pure Love, a Heart Opener and one of Mother Earth’s greatest gifts.
Legend has it that it was given to the Toltecs (Artists or Men and Women of Knowledge) and passed down to the younger civilizations, including ours.
Cacao is a superfood, which contains most the antioxidant of all foods. Cacao is a cardiovascular system stimulant and it is a lot gentler than coffee, which is a nervous system stimulant.
In my daily practice I sing to Cacao as I prepare a nutritious drink. I sing while I am preparing Cacao, just like other people sing they are while harvesting or cooking. The song expresses feelings and gives rhythm to the activity.
This is the song I sing:
Todo Cura, Todo Sana,
Todo lleva medicina adentro
Cura cura, sana sana
Cacaocita medicina del amor
(Credit: Caro Arevalo)
I use ceremonial grade Cacao, about 28 grams, which I mix with cinnamon (a blood cleanser), reishi mushroom (an adaptogen) powder and a dash of maple syrup. Sometimes I add some chili. I prepare the drink at about 60 degrees, to preserve as much of the nutrients as possible, while allowing it to mix with water.
Before i have the first sip I clearly and loudly say, “Thank You, I love You!”. I express my gratitude and accept the nourishing and loving gift and shift the focus from myself to Cacao. Then I am a changed man.
Time slows down, my breathing deepens and my heart opens to the cosmos (universe). My younger son also loves Cacao, and he joins me regularly during the preparation and sings with me.
I have experimented with a drink containing 45 grams of Cacao, a meditational dose, on an empty stomach. I felt a much deeper calmness and time seemed to flow much slower.
Cacao paste is made from cacao beans, only by crushing them and allowing a natural fermentation to occur. That is it. Cacao paste can be separated into cacao butter and powder, but it is best consumed as whole. Munching on cacao beans or nibs is just as good, especially if you eat them with goji berry, another superfood.