My Favorite Cacaos
A sacred offering from the heart of the earth, Ceremonial Cacao fosters a sensation of softness, love, remembrance, and connection within when consumed with reverence, gratitude, and intention.
It is a spirit from the earth that helps you awaken and amplify the life force energy within you.
Cacao tastes like rich, creamy hot chocolate—though it is 100% pure and without any additives or preservatives—and it has been cultivated by the Mayans for centuries. It is quite powerful as it stimulates the central nervous system, relaxes smooth muscles, and dilates blood vessels, sending more oxygen toward the heart. Consumed in ceremonial dosages with intention, Cacao offers healing, transformation, and expansion.
In Mayan cosmology, Ix is the energy of Cacao itself, as well as the jaguar spirit that represents the earth, its altars and shrines, and the divine feminine.
Maggie received training and the permissions necessary by a counsel of spiritual leaders to hold Cacao rituals with the elements of the Maya tradition and will invite in those energies to support our collective expansion.
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I have worked with various styles and brands of Ceremonial Cacao over the last 11+ years. These are the brands that I return to time and again. They represent offerings across the spectrum in terms of price and type, but most originate from sacred lands of the Mayan civilization.
Mayan Wisdom Project
Cultivated in Guatemala, this Cacao is handcrafted by a family collective in Lanquin, Guatemala. It is a little more raw and slightly bitter so will require sweetener. It is called Fifth Element Lanquin Cacao.
Cacao Junajpu
Cultivated in Antigua, Guatemala, this high-vibe Cacao is made by Mayan day-keepers (Ajq’ji) according to the energies of the Mayan Sacred Calendar. It is already spiced and sweetened (and considered a little spicy by some). I drink it just as is with slightly cooled, boiled water. It is potent and magical.
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Ora Cacao
I use this Cacao most often in meditation and ceremony. It is offered as discs that you combine with hot water. You may also opt to add sweetener like honey. Here are my three favorites—
Oaxacan Spice * This is my preferred Cacao while the Guatemalan is sold out
Boundless Belize * This is also a favorite for a pure and neutral Cacao flavor
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Legacy Cacao
I use this Cacao during profound periods of trials and transformation. It is offered as small granules which you combine with hot water. It is already spiced and sweetened so I do not add extra sweetener. From the Legacy Cacao website—
“Hand-crafted in small batches by a Mayan Priestess, each vintage is unique in its degrees of earthy, floral, and spicy elements. Each batch is infused with the energies of the day according to the Mayan calendar.”
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Cacao Guardians
I have participated in circles and wisdom keeper sessions with Cacao Guardians and their Mayan wisdom keepers, and trust the quality of this Cacao and the reverence with which it is held. From their website—
“We are very proud to be one of the few companies worldwide offering Pure Ceremonial Cacao, single origin, crafted by Native artisans from the lands of GuateMaya using ancient, traditional practices.”
This company will ship throughout Europe so I recommend it to my European clients.
“My journeys with Ceremonial Cacao are not like other ceremonies. In Mayan traditions, they actually do not hold ceremonies with Cacao.
Instead, they make kotzij' (rituals) to offer reverence, intention, and gratitude to the heart of the earth (Cacao) and energies that create and support our reality, paving a path for our spiritual evolution.
My ancestors called me to Cacao and offered me a program that fosters an inner journey to retrieve parts of your Soul and reconcile or make peace within your ancestral lines.
In a circle or journey with me, you will witness the rising of your own Soul’s wisdom and feel a deep sense of connection to your ancestors.”
—Maggie Battista