entheogenic cacao

[MagicGing]

so ive recently been researching a bit about cacao and its history and effects. i came across someone known as the chocolate shaman online that apparently has high alk cacao thats been roasted and fermented the mayan way, so he says. im very interested in this cacao, as ive read that the mayans had a cacao god, cacao beans were used as currency, and as a wedding gift from the brides father to the groom (or something along those lines); so it was obviously important to the mayans
also, the genus of cacao is theobroma, translating to "the food of the gods"

ive read that cacao contains xanthines, b carbolines, anandamine, phenethylamine, and something about endorphins and dopamine. also cacao varies greatly with the amount and ratios of alkaloids it contains.

an interesting mayan myth/story goes some thing like this; when humans stray far enough from nature, the cacao brings the humans back to nature


i came across an interesting book called "chocolate: history, culture, and heritage". its an $85 ebook, yet i found the entire book online. it is quite informative.

Chocolate

International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 2010 Award Finalists in the Culinary History category. Chocolate. We all love it, but how much do we really know about it? In addition to pleasing palates since ancient times, chocolate has played an integral role in culture, society...

books.google.com

i hope true cacao makes the comeback it deserves

 

[obliguhl]

I hope so too. Raw cacao is hopelessly underrated as a psychoactive. I think finding synergistic combinations is the way forward, to bring out cacaos full potential. Keiths cacao is definatly active and very inexpensive. He is not the only vendor of potent cacao though. You just have to shop around and test, test, test ...

 

[Bancopuma]

I ingest cocoa powder in a smoothie every day pretty much and have been doing so for years now. I have a special appreciation for this plant and would like to explore it further.

This book may also be of interest, Jonathan Ott's 'The Cacahuatl Eater'.

 

[dreamer042]

A couple psychedelic salon talks on cacao.

A Drug Enhancer Called Chocolate

The Alchemy of Cacao