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Aztec Folklore and Cacao Mythology: Quetzacoatl’s Gift To Humanity | Cacao’s Stories Part 3
Cacao remains deeply tethered to the ancient civilisations that revered and drank this sacred plant throughout Mesoamerica. Its journey weaves across timelines and countries, and through these stories, continues to...
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Mayan Folklore and Cacao Mythology: Ixcacao the Deity of Cacao | Cacao’s Stories Part 2
Cacao remains deeply tethered to the ancient civilisations that revered and drank this sacred plant throughout Mesoamerica. Its journey weaves across timelines and countries, and through these stories, continues to...
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The Chemistry Behind Ceremonial Cacao: A Psychoactive Plant & Natures Food of the Gods
In 1753, Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus named the cacao tree Theobroma cacao. From the Greek theos (god) and broma (food): food of the gods. For the communities in the Cusco...
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Peruvian Folklore & Cacao Mythology: Ceremonial Cacao, Andean Cosmovision and the Inca Creation Story | Cacao’s Stories Part 1.
Cacao remains deeply tethered to the ancient civilisations that revered and drank this sacred plant throughout Mesoamerica. Its journey weaves across timelines and countries, and through these stories, continues to...
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Smoke and Ceremony: Why Smoke is used during rituals and how to explore your own smoke practices
Smoke has been used in ritual for thousands of years. Burning botanicals, resins, and woods from the lands we inhabit allows us to develop a transpersonal relationship with the Earth...
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Cacao as a Plant Ally: Indigenous Wisdom and Honouring the Earth
What is a Plant Ally? A plant ally is a plant, herb, or tree with which we develop a deeper - often spiritual - relationship for emotional, physical, and spiritual...
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Cacao’s Regional Recipes
Traditional Cacao Recipes from Mesoamerica: How cacao was prepared and drunk (plus our favourite recipes) Cacao was enjoyed throughout Mesoamerica, and each civilization had its own way of preparing and...
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What makes Cacao Ceremonial: Exploring the nuances behind its sacred status.
What actually makes cacao ‘ceremonial’. The answer isn’t just about flavour or purity - it’s about process, lineage, and the people who have carried this plant with reverence for generations....
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Cacao Kitchen: A Spiced Cup
In the final episode of the first season of our ongoing collaboration with Therapy Kitchen, Charlotte uses the spiced orange infusion prepared in the last episode to make a cup...
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Cacao Kitchen: Infusing Intention
Following on from making a simple cup of cacao with either milk or water, Charlotte from Therapy Kitchen shows us how to make an infusion from orange peels and spices....
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Introducing Tabather: Cacao Mama, Creative, Devoted to the path of Yoga, Spirituality & Regenerative Culture
At Cacao Co. we’re committed to sharing cacao with you – to nurture community and honour the belief that wellbeing is something we all deserve. Alongside offering organic ceremonial criollo...
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Honouring the Spring Equinox with Homemade Ceremonial Cacao Chocolates
As we move into spring, we arrive at the Spring Equinox (around 20th March), a natural point of balance - as the sun crosses the earth's equator where day and...
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