Barbara Schriek
The Wisdom
of Cacao
A guide to cacao ceremonies
Cacao is not a drink. It is a plant with a spirit that has been used for centuries to open the heart and bring you closer to yourself. So you can feel again what lives within you.
This book is for you if you want to work with cacao for yourself. For your own process, your own connection, your own ceremonies.
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Why this book exists
You can attend a cacao ceremony. You can do another training. You can spend hours listening to others describe what cacao means to them.
But eventually the same question returns:
"How do you build your own relationship with cacao? Not following scripts. Not because someone tells you how it should be done. But in a way that feels true for you."There are hundreds of ways to drink cacao. But very few places where you learn how to create your own ceremony. Without scripts. Without imitating someone else. Without feeling like you need ten more trainings first.
What readers say
"A wonderfully pleasant book to read, and a beautiful reference to return to. What I love is that it weaves together Barbara's personal experience and insights from different cultures. The sentences flow effortlessly. No long-winded passages or half-finished thoughts. Just a really enjoyable read."
★★★★★
Rosa
★★★★★
No complicated theory. No fixed rules about how it should be done. Just a clear book that helps you build your own relationship with cacao.
Inside this book
- ✓ Why cacao has been used ceremonially for centuries
- ✓ How to create a safe and simple ceremony for yourself
- ✓ The difference between following a ritual and truly being present
- ✓ How cacao continues to work after the ceremony, in how you live, feel and choose
- ✓ Why the relationship with the plant matters more than the perfect ceremony
The three layers of the book
I.
Building a relationship with cacao
Not as a tool. Not as a trend. But as a plant you learn to work with. Respect, intention and presence, for your own process.
II.
Holding your own ceremony
Without scripts. Without a perfect picture. With trust in what arises. Staying present in what unfolds, even when it goes differently than expected.
III.
When the ceremony is over
Because the real value is not in the ritual. It is in what you see, feel and choose differently afterwards. Cacao as a way of being, not a one-off experience.
Why this book matters now
Cacao is becoming increasingly popular. Yet most people learn how to execute a ceremony. Not how to build their own relationship with the plant.
This book brings you back to the foundation. So you no longer depend on someone else's experience. So cacao does not remain a standalone ritual, but becomes part of who you are.
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