Exploring the World of Ceremonial Grade Delights
Sacred Ecology of Cacao: Forest Spirits, Agrofo...
We honor cacao (Theobroma cacao) as both a keystone forest species and a ceremonial plant woven through Indigenous cosmologies from Mesoamerica to Amazonia. In living landscapes, cacao is not a plantation...
Sacred Ecology of Cacao: Forest Spirits, Agrofo...
We honor cacao (Theobroma cacao) as both a keystone forest species and a ceremonial plant woven through Indigenous cosmologies from Mesoamerica to Amazonia. In living landscapes, cacao is not a plantation...
Guardians of the Sacred Bean: Biocultural Conse...
We honor ceremonial cacao as more than a beverage. It is a living archive of memory, cultivated over millennia by Indigenous communities who shaped landscapes, languages, and rituals around the sacred...
Guardians of the Sacred Bean: Biocultural Conse...
We honor ceremonial cacao as more than a beverage. It is a living archive of memory, cultivated over millennia by Indigenous communities who shaped landscapes, languages, and rituals around the sacred...
Cacao as a Cultural Pharmakon: Healing, Poison,...
We approach cacao through the lens of the pharmakon—a concept that holds remedy, poison, and enchantment in dynamic tension. In ritual contexts across Mesoamerica and the Amazon, cacao is simultaneously food,...
Cacao as a Cultural Pharmakon: Healing, Poison,...
We approach cacao through the lens of the pharmakon—a concept that holds remedy, poison, and enchantment in dynamic tension. In ritual contexts across Mesoamerica and the Amazon, cacao is simultaneously food,...
Ceremonial Cacao as Cultural Technology: Bridgi...
Ceremonial cacao is far more than a beverage or plant-based product—it is a cultural technology that has traversed centuries, carrying with it the wisdom of Mesoamerican civilizations, as well as...
Ceremonial Cacao as Cultural Technology: Bridgi...
Ceremonial cacao is far more than a beverage or plant-based product—it is a cultural technology that has traversed centuries, carrying with it the wisdom of Mesoamerican civilizations, as well as...
The Axis Mundi of Cacao: Plant Symbolism in Pre...
The sacred cacao tree has long been recognized as more than a source of nourishment. For Pre-Columbian civilizations, cacao symbolized the axis that connected heaven, earth, and the underworld. It was...
The Axis Mundi of Cacao: Plant Symbolism in Pre...
The sacred cacao tree has long been recognized as more than a source of nourishment. For Pre-Columbian civilizations, cacao symbolized the axis that connected heaven, earth, and the underworld. It was...
Cacao Cosmologies: Mapping Indigenous Myth and ...
The cacao bean, often referred to as the "food of the gods," has been deeply woven into the spiritual, cultural, and social fabric of Mesoamerican civilizations. Far beyond its modern role...
Cacao Cosmologies: Mapping Indigenous Myth and ...
The cacao bean, often referred to as the "food of the gods," has been deeply woven into the spiritual, cultural, and social fabric of Mesoamerican civilizations. Far beyond its modern role...