From the mind behind the work

Cacao

Cacao as medicine of the heart — part plant, part ceremony.

A growing archive on ceremonial cacao, written to become the most honest resource of its kind — where the science of the bean and the ceremony of the cup are kept in the same room, because that is how cacao is actually lived.

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Where to start

The Plant

Understanding Cacao

What cacao actually is — the plant, the chemistry, and the difference between cacao and chocolate.

7 min read
The Plant

The Truth About Ceremonial Cacao

Why most ceremonial cacao is not what it claims to be — the industrial processes, the marketing deception, and how to find real integrity.

8 min read
The Medicine

Ceremony & Practice

A practical guide to holding ceremonial cacao — dosage, preparation, the arc of a journey, and what not to do.

8 min read

The Plant

the science & the sourcing

The Medicine

the ceremony & the spirit

The Library

Other rooms

From the mind behind the work

The Inner Current

In preparation
Munduk, North Bali

The Mountain

In preparation
What you wear to ceremony

The Wardrobe

In preparation