The Sacred Ritual of Making Raw Chocolate

Today the powerful effects of raw cacao are becoming well known and many people are enjoying the sacred ritual around cacao through ceremony. Theobroma Cacao has a great history dating back as far as 15,000 years. The Aztecs even used the beans as currency, which continued in Mexico until 1887. The cacao beans are the seeds of the fruit, which grows mainly in Africa and South America and it is from these beans that all chocolate is made. 

Throughout its history, cacao has been revered as a sacred plant medicine often used in ancient rituals and ceremonies to reach higher states of awareness. Today, cacao is making a comeback as a highly nutritious superfood and as a plant medicine that we can safely use to raise our own energy vibration beginning with an energetic opening of the heart centre. 

The ritualistic element is so important as it takes us into the space in between ordinary time, sometimes referred to as the dreamtime. In this transcendent space we are able to open our hearts on an energetic level and connect to each other, to ourselves and to the earth on a much deeper and extraordinary level.

There is a state of awareness that I experience that takes me into my own inner world when I eat raw cacao and when making my own raw chocolate.

It’s a bit like a meditative state but instead of a meditation with my eyes closed and being in stillness, the ritual of raw chocolate making is a meditative state that grounds me. As I move through the deliberate motions, weighing out all the ingredients and beginning the slow and deliberate process of crafting the raw chocolate, this alchemy becomes a sacred ritual. 

Even though raw chocolate has gained popularity in recent years, there are still many people who are unaware of its existence and unsure of what it is exactly. The taste of raw chocolate differs from brand to brand, but generally, the flavour of the cacao in raw chocolate is stronger than ordinary chocolate.

Dandy’s Raw Choc is made up of a combination of superfoods that alchemise its unique flavour, providing natural sweetness without refined sugar and, due to its gentle heating process, it maintains all its nutritional value, making it a nutrient-dense food that satisfies both the taste buds and a healthy lifestyle. Each bar is wrapped in home compostable packaging and demonstrates a way of giving back to Mother Earth what we have taken to make the chocolate bars.

The seven flavours of Dandy’s Raw Choc are also associated with the seven energy centres of the (LEF), Luminous Energy Field. This is to encourage an awareness of how we are all connected to the earth, and through the sacred ritual of making raw chocolate or eating it, we can aspire to remember this as part of our daily lifestyle.

Words: Dandy Christofi

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