Organic Cacao Powder/Beans | Love & Heart Magic | Esoteric Roots 100g

Organic Cacao (Theobroma cacao), whose botanical name literally means "food of the gods," has been revered as a sacred plant for over 3,000 years. Both the powder and whole beans carry powerful magical properties, particularly in matters of love, passion, and heart-centred healing. This organic cacao brings the pure essence of this ancient sacred plant to your magical practise.

Magical Properties:

• Attracting love and deepening romantic connections
• Opening and healing the heart chakra
• Enhancing passion and sensuality
• Promoting self-love and emotional healing
• Increasing prosperity and abundance
• Strengthening spiritual connection and meditation
• Boosting energy and vitality in magical work
• Facilitating emotional release and transformation

Uses in Practise:

• Add to love spell sachets and charm bags
• Use in ritual chocolate offerings to deities
• Burn as incense for heart-opening ceremonies
• Include in self-love and healing rituals
• Add to prosperity and abundance workings
• Use in sacred cacao ceremonies for spiritual connection
• Incorporate into aphrodisiac and passion spells
• Place on altar during heart chakra healing work
• Add to meditation practises for deeper awareness

Folklore:

Cacao holds one of the most sacred places in Mesoamerican spiritual traditions, where it was considered a gift from the gods themselves. The ancient Maya and Aztec civilisations used cacao in their most important religious ceremonies, believing it connected the earthly realm to the divine. Aztec emperor Montezuma reportedly drank 50 cups of chocolate daily to increase his vitality and romantic prowess, and cacao beans were so valuable they were used as currency.

In Mayan cosmology, cacao was associated with the god Ek Chuah, the patron of merchants and cacao growers. The Maya prepared sacred chocolate drinks for weddings, births, and funerary rites, believing the beverage facilitated communication with ancestors and deities. Cacao ceremonies were central to their spiritual practise, with the bitter chocolate drink inducing altered states of consciousness that allowed priests and shamans to receive divine visions.

The Aztecs associated cacao with Xochiquetzal, the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. They believed that consuming cacao opened the heart and increased one's capacity for love and pleasure. Warriors drank chocolate before battle for strength and courage, whilst lovers shared it to deepen their bond. The frothy chocolate drink was considered an aphrodisiac and was served at wedding ceremonies to bless the union.

When cacao reached Europe in the 16th century, it quickly gained a reputation as a love potion and aphrodisiac. European nobility consumed chocolate to enhance romance and passion, and it became associated with courtship and seduction. The Catholic Church debated whether chocolate was too sinfully pleasurable to consume during Lent.

In modern spiritual practise, cacao ceremonies have experienced a revival, with practitioners using ceremonial-grade cacao to facilitate heart-opening, emotional healing, and spiritual connection. The plant spirit of cacao is considered gentle yet powerful, helping to dissolve emotional blockages and connect practitioners to unconditional love. Many traditions honour cacao as a sacred plant medicine that works on both physical and spiritual levels to heal and transform.

Packaging: 50g supplied in a peel and seal envelope, approximately 3.54 x 4.72 inches / 9 x 12 cm.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: For spiritual and magical purposes only. Not for consumption. This product is sold as a curio for magical and spiritual practise only. Whilst Cacao has traditional uses in herbal medicine, this product is not sold for medicinal purposes and should not be ingested. Keep out of reach of children and pets. If you are pregnant, nursing, or have any medical conditions, consult a healthcare professional before handling herbs. External use only in spiritual practise. The seller takes no responsibility for the outcomes of any magical workings performed with this product.