Cacao is a medicine of the heart. And when we share it, something beautiful happens. We make space for one another. Maybe it was a long conversation that began over breakfast and somehow carried on until sunset. Friends gathered in the garden, laughing at nothing and putting the world to rights. A quiet moment with your partner when, for once, neither of you needed to be anywhere else. Sometimes, all it takes is a warm cup of cacao, a little time, and someone willing to sit b

This is our most important offering: a way of drinking cacao that was shared with us, that we have lived with for years, and that we share whenever we sit together with people. Everything else we make grows out of this cup. It asks for very little — a good piece of the block, hot water, a spoon — and opens a sacred moment right in the middle of an ordinary day. Water, cacao, and nothing else Thirty to forty-five grams (about 1 to 1½ oz) of cacao for one person, broken from th

In the early months of Cacao Magic, something kept showing up in our ceremonies and celebrations: more women than men, and the women were experiencing something deeper. They were singing. Dancing with their full bodies. Speaking honestly, without filters. Radiating. It made us ask: what is behind this special connection between live cacao and the feminine? What "Live" Cacao Actually Means Most cacao sold commercially is roasted. Roasting extends shelf life and creates the fla