Cacao ceremony is the gentlest ceremony on the land and often the first one people join. Ceremonial cacao is the whole bean, roasted, ground and melted into hot water, without sugar or milk. It is mildly stimulating, warming, and it opens the chest a little, which is why the tradition, rooted in Mesoamerica, uses it for heart work: gratitude, grief, intention.
A ceremony on the land is small: a circle at dawn, the cup passed round, an intention spoken or kept, some silence, some song, and then breakfast. It is legal everywhere, safe for nearly everyone (people on certain antidepressants and those pregnant should ask first), and it holds people who would never sit through anything heavier.
The land’s connection to Mexico, through the spiritual.mx family and the lineage some of the circle carries, is part of why cacao sits close to the centre. It is treated with respect for where it comes from, not as a wellness product.
Related words
- CeremonyA marked moment with a clear beginning, a clear end and someone trusted holding the space in between.
- IntegrationThe time and company after a ceremony or strong experience in which it is spoken, settled and carried into ordinary life.
- Sharing circleA group seated in a ring where one person speaks at a time, uninterrupted, and nobody fixes, argues with or comments on what is said.
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