The Cacao Thing

Last night I did a daft thing. I made myself some raw chocolate yesterday. Then I made the mistake of eating it waaaay too late in the day. (About 9pm actually). I've had this experience before and should have known better. 

Last time was on Karen Knowler's Raw Coach Training. Most of the participants had Russell James' Chocolate Torte, (utterly gorgeous by the way) again, fairly late in the evening. Few of us slept that night. The lovely lady I shared a room with and I were chatting in the dark for hours. I still remember looking at my clock saying 3am and we were still putting the world to rights. All really spiritual stuff too. I had a similar experience last night and this morning I am still racing, but with a headache. Now I am sipping a nice glass of green juice!

All this has made me realise something. Cacao was originally a shamanic plant. Hence the powerful effect it has. Cook it, then mix it with milk and refined sugar (like a conventional chocolate bar) and most of the properties are apparently lost. Eat it raw with other powerful foods such as manuka honey and bee pollen (like I did) and you're in for an interesting ride!

This morning I was reminded of the power (or lack) of the substances we put in our bodies. I'm a fan of Abraham Hicks and Abraham are always reminding us that everything is vibration. The food we eat has a vibration and has the power to change ours. Sometimes radically.  

Like many people, when I started eating raw food, and certainly when I was juice feasting, I went through a process of detox. And how does that feel? Does it have anything in common with hang overs, and generally feeling a bit poorly? What is this? Well I think this is the body trying to accommodate a big change in vibration. If you eat a junk food diet, then change to 100% raw overnight, this is going to produce a profound effect on your vibration... and some major detox symptoms too.

When I hear about people taking shamanic herbs like ayahuasca, (not something I've tried myself by the way), they end up with the "shits" along with a profound spiritual experience, caused by the huge vibrational shift. Cacao is a shamanic plant too.

There is a lot of controversy in the raw food world about the pros and cons of eating cacao. It has loads of anti oxidants and is mineral rich, so it is considered healthy. It also contains theobromine and was once used medically as a heart stimulant. Too much can also play havoc with your adrenal glands.

When I first went raw I thought I had given up chocolate for good and had grown accustomed to my raw carob. So when raw cacao came in I was in raptures. (Like any woman!) Cacao is a fun food. It is a treat, wonderful to share socially (It raises everyone's vibration and makes us all fun to be around!) and I love it. But raw cacao is not like a "cooked" bar of chocolate. The shamanic properties remain and that is why I believe it needs to be treated with respect. (Note to self here...)

If you want to know what I put in my bar of chocolate here's the recipe.

1/2 cup melted cacao butter or coconut oil (or a mixture).

1/2 cup cacao powder

1/4 cup ground cashews

1 dsp manuka honey

1 dsp agave

1 tbsp bee pollen

A few drops of vanilla essence.

Melt the cacao/coconut butter in a bowl over warm water, or in a dehydrator.

Add the other ingredients and mix well.

Put in a bar shaped mold, or ice cube tray (for individual chocolates).

Refrigerate for a few hours or put in the freezer for half an hour to set.

Comments

[Carl Thomas]

Never knew Cacao was used in Shamanism but it doesn't surprise me. I've also heard of the controversy on Youtube about Cacao but as long as you don't pig out on it and treat it with respect you'll be fine. I can never eat more than a few small pieces of raw chocolate.

My wife's in the process of juice feasting and her skin has gone cold which freaks me out a bit. Is this natural? I thought it was her lack of fruit (low sugar levels making her blood pressure drop) but she's put apples through the juicer and although it seemed to work at first, in the long run the cold skin started getting cold again. Apart from that she looks ten years younger and has lost about a stone in just 3 or 4 weeks. Her blog is on my raw networking site....http://nutsaboutsprouts.ning.com/ I'll be putting up another part soon that she's just put up on her 'Raw Living' Yahoo Group.

I've always imagines or thought of everything being vibrations as we are just energy given form, like everything else. I've also read that everything is made of crystals, especially stone or cement. The world often seems more interesting when you think that even a 14 story tower block is made of crystal.

I'll leave the page open and take a look at your other post tomorrow. I have an interest in sprouting as you can see from the name of my site;-)

[Christine]

Hi Carl,

Thanks for your comment.

I did the Global Juice Feast in 2008 and I remember the cold feelings well. It;s a detox thing and will pass after a while, or after the feast is finished. Don't worry.

Is your wife on the Juice feasting Green Room? http://juicefeastinggreenroom.ning.com

I found it a great support. And there are some really experienced people on there if you have questions.

Happy sprouting!

Love Christine x

[Carl Thomas]

Hi Christine,

Glad to know the coldness is a result of the detox. I've joined up at the green room but they're taking an age to give me membership. Also found this site http://juicefeasting.com/ to see what's going on there.

All the best,

Carl