Ok, I admit.. being „on cacao“ sounds a little ridiculous. But what most people don’t know is you can alter the state of your consciousness with cacao for real. If you wanna know more about this, check out my post about Cacao as a Plant Medicine.
I had a day off and little plans. On my to-do list was only painting the walls of our bathroom and doing some inner work. So, I prepared raw cacao as a drink (recipe here) using 40g. Which was the highest I ever took, esp. on a sober stomach. It hit almost immediately and build up over the course of an hour.
The Physical & Emotional Shifts
The energy of Cocoa moves from your heart up to your throat. Then from the sides of your temples to the middle of your forehead. The best way to describe it is that you feel „love drunk“. I felt quite sensual in my body. Cacao opens the heart and with it literally your whole being. Also in the beginning I felt like there is nothing I „have to get done“. I felt timeless. This feeling stayed for quite a while.
After an hour I felt ready to move on with life. This always happens for me with cacao: I feel the urge to go out. To engage with the world instead of staying home. It felt like I hit a plateau of calm and serence, while also feeling a little nauseaus. This was probably when the cacao had left my stomach and hit my liver or kidneys. This state felt much more grounded and lasted for about another hour.
Another major change I noticed was that I felt MUCH more communicative. I stopped holding back my urge to connect by freely giving compliments and talking to people. I also felt an intense urge to write down my thoughts.
Some Mental Insights
Insight #1: As an introverted person, I had a particular question in my mind: How can I establish more connection? Especially during these times. The answer was surprising: Focusing on in-alignment action of connection. So instead of pushing more for connection, I’m using the place I already have available. And that is to have a general state of openness and receptivity to every person I meet, regardless of whether I will ever see them again in my life. Whether they are close to me or strangers, whether they stay in my life or whether I only see them once in my life = a sense of connectedness to the world & as if I am part of the human family at large.
A good technique I have already learned is to focus positively on a person and then mentally say what I love about that person while sending love from my heart to theirs. I’ve done this with complete strangers and the effect is incredible. For example, when I see a woman on the street wearing pink clothing, I applaud her internally for wearing such bright clothing in a culture where everyone stares and judges. Then I visualize the love radiating from my heart directly into hers. Suddenly, I started manifesting all kinds of beautiful little things. If you do this with your friends or co-workers, it’s even better because you know these people and can focus on more than just superficial things.
Insight #2: All this time I was frustrated with my love for creating content, but hating to market it on social media. The second insight was: Why the fu am I not getting an app for this? If I can’t find/pay other people to do marketing for me, why haven’t I thought about this before? = empowerment
Insight #3: Aaandd I realized how I had manifested all these cool things in my life and had never celebrated them properly. I’ve been literally manifesting right and left, but have been focusing so much on lack and cant’s. So, I literally said to myself: „Girl, you need to celebrate your manifestations.“ So I’m going to do this now.
Note for next time: 40g on a sober stomach was definitely too much for my digestive system. But keep in mind I am a tiny person (160 cm/ 5 feet 2) and can’t even drink coffee without getting anxious and running to the toilet. So, next time I’ll stick to my 30 grams or just eat something beforehand.
My Summary For You
The best way to consume Ceremonial Cacao is with other people, but if you want to try it by yourself like I did, I definitely recommend giving it a try. Ceremonial Cacao gives you an incredible sense of timelessness, openness to life, and connection. It lifts the corners of your mouth and instead of feeling detached, you feel grounded and a little lightheaded in the best possible way (keyword „lovedrunk“).
The Cacao I bought (not sponsored in any way) is from https://cacaoloves.me/
If you have any more questions, feel free to write me.
Lots of Love, Frauke
