Meet The Shaman Using Ancient Chocolate Rituals To Revive Mayan Traditions | Still Standing

[@josuereyes7622]

As a Guatemalan I can tell: We do not believe in cultural appropiation. If you take to your country clothing or things made here and you share it with others it is actually appreciated. The most people gets to know our culture, then more opportunities for our communities to shine. Do not let this "cultural appreciation" sh*t to stop you from showing yourself with things from our country

[@2degucitas]

Thank you.

[@annabobanaasmr8411]

From my understanding at least from the native populations in my area, the cultures want to be known and shared, but people don't like when an aspect of that culture being told or demonstrated incorrectly or half assed by people outside said community. Which I can understand. Because then misinformation or misunderstanding forms? I agree though, I think we should all appreciate cultures we're involved in, and share methods and knowledge with each other respectfully.

[@Mike-sn3gr]

As a Guatemalan i can confirm this

[@farticlesofconflatulation]

As a Mexican I agree with you. There are too many Karens telling scared white people what they should consider offensive.

[@sofascialistadankulamegado1781]

Cultural appropriation was made into an evil by clueless humanities university students that happened to be "far left leaning" politically.

[@ionokiero5141]

Love having indigenous heritage being revived and shared with other cultures. There is so much richness and and depth in most of their traditions.

[@guamazolopez6456]

Human sacrifices, dancing around fires and being a hippie. No thank you

[@aleale6277]

Especially the human sacrifices part

[@michaelsamuel9917]

@@aleale6277 Mayans NEVER did human sacrifices that was the Aztecs.

[@bengeiser3709]

@@michaelsamuel9917 Actually they did. It was mostly reserved for captured kings and nobles of rival states.

[@chestersabajo5527]

@@guamazolopez6456 300 years of Slavery,burning witches spanish inquisition,no thank you😉

[@tc4906]

The indigenous people of the Americas and the Caribbean Archipelago have a wealth of knowledge that they are willing to share with each other and others. They will rise again, triumphantly.

[@noahnoah2747]

You mean they'll get their land back?

[@lunix3259]

They should've patent it, look how corporates make money off traditions

[@fabiante]

@@lunix3259 they should have patent something that is free from mother nature right. No wonder ancient knowledge is still more intelligent than this mentality. I love it when the irony is still unfelt.

[@floridaredfishin8209]

Naw

[@fabiante]

@@floridaredfishin8209 exactly this mentality " naw" so funny!

[@Ugapiku]

I'm not into religion or rituals, but the fact that you can taste a real cocoa instead of those powder things is something that would make me want to visit this place.

[@noahnoah2747]

They taste good!

[@noahnoah2747]

But it's not at all like the powder

[@noahnoah2747]

You would probably like it.. it's a fruit after all. It's acidic, almost closer to coffee!

[@hi-mw7pn]

It depends on the person, but I hated it. I'm very open to new foods, but this was NOT good.

[@noahnoah2747]

@@hi-mw7pn it's not like a food, it's like to go with a meal or a drink y'know

[@combs3445]

I love seeing two people of different cultures work towards the same thing, even if it is in different ways. Shows there’s still humanity left in this world

[@melissasalasblair5273]

They have an amazing business sharing their cultures, and more. L🌓ve-love 🎑🧺❤‍🔥

[@delvine13]

I like to see old ways come back(as long as no ones being hurt).

[@combs3445]

HUMAN SACRIFICE

[@mosthated2469]

@@combs3445 the government already does it 🤷‍♂️

[@insectbite1714]

@@combs3445 good, sounds like a good solution to overpopulation

[@guamazolopez6456]

@@mosthated2469 I'm not here to talk about the government doing stuff, but simply killing people isn't sacrifice, killing people for "gods" and other stuff is sacrifice

[@philipeanthonybattung3860]

@@mosthated2469 that's called business

[@Felinos.Guatemala]

I'm from Guatemala and is super common to drink cacao or eat cacao (not chocolate) at any occasion, you can find it easily in any supermarkets like Wal-Mart or any street market. The actual Maya communities traditions are a Mix of the ancient Maya cosmovision and Christianity, mostly evangelical. Cacao is and always been a traditional drink and food here, nothing new.

[@mibtt]

Guess you're missing the point miss thing. If you cannot appreciate it let others do it, cheers

[@fangyyuh8442]

When did anyone say this was new, they literally said the Aztecs used it

[@josuereyes7622]

@@ryukho9675 natural cacao drink has a stronger flavor. If you come tl Guatemala visit Xela or San Marcos and you will find great quality cacao and prepared drinks

[@noahnoah2747]

@@mibtt no they are actually much more well informed than you

[@missourimongoose7643]

Is the taste comparable to chocolate milk or yohoo? I'd like to try it for sure

[@vishal_on_yt]

Man! The guy blew the conch. We Hindus do this regularly while praying.

[@tazeenkhan4726]

I didn't know hindus drank cacao

[@jochuMira]

@@tazeenkhan4726 can you read his sentence again

[@xlprer]

Mayans aryans and Hindus are similar and oldest civilization of this world ....

[@shayanraj7840]

I don't know why experts don't notice this but Hinduism and ancient south american religion has great connection and many similarity.

[@Satya2408]

I am from India, we have the same grinding stone at home to grind spices for our curries and meat dishes. 😍

[@TheGeenat]

Yum

[@shaiqiyahceoinc.9329]

Blessings to this family for staying true to their calling and the methods of the ancestors.👑✨❤️

[@KindredForestUK]

This is such an important reminder of cacao’s deep cultural and spiritual significance! It’s incredible to see communities in Guatemala reclaiming the ritual of drinking pure cacao and honouring its traditions. It’s a beautiful way to connect with the past and respect the plant’s sacred role in Indigenous cultures. We should also celebrate how initiatives like ours preserve traditional practices while promoting sustainability in the chocolate industry, by selling Bolivian wild cacao chocolate bars. Here’s to honoring cacao’s rich heritage! 🍫💚✨

[@vincen.5649]

It's amazing to see that certain groups of people still prepare chocolate this traditional way. My granda used to do this when I was young. Nothings tastes better than a traditionally prepared choco! Btw, Im from the Philippines.

[@ipeemilk2011]

I'm Guatemalan and born in the USA, I can feel something missing inside me I can't ever fill, could it be I miss my culture and homeland

[@Cocadavermelha]

Izaias has found a gold mine selling chocolate to hip Europeans and Americans, what a genius. Also, isn't cinnamon from East-Asia? How can it be in a 3000yo recipe from pre-colonization America? I mean, of course it is just to make it taste better, but don't sell it as the original from the mayans, idk.

[@gustavomiyazono3951]

Shhhh, Enrico. Don't question Izaias or the history of the recipe! The hip whites are only there to help "reestablish the balance" much like their ancestors already did hahaha Also, Izaias is a shaman, an energy worker, a true spiritual leader! Not at all a businessman HAHAHAHAHAHHA

[@rayochapin]

The process of processing and consuming pure cacao is the subject here, that's what you get when you buy one of the brick, pure raw processed chocolate, no sugar, no cinnamon, that's the original recipe and it is way over 3,000 years old, did she add cinnamon to her drink? Yes, but she never claimed that it was the original way to make it. I mean, unless I missed something? So yes, when you buy the product cinnamon is not even mentioned in the packaging, it say says, PURE CACAO PASTE. How and the fudge you got so many likes for such a foolish comment is beyond me.

[@TheSongwritingCat]

I appreciate how many people he employs but this sounds like BS pseudo-spiritual talk specifically targeted to sell to aging hippies.

[@a.m7619]

I'm an Anthropologist from Guatemala the truth behind this is a new form of colonialism and terrible cultural appropriation. Rich foreign people taking the land from indigenous communities to create successful businesses, and selling maya spirituality to white hippies that are in a journey "to find themselves". It's so sad the way turists wear mayan textiles without any respect or knowledge of the meaning of each type of textile. This is why Mayan weavers are fighting to create a new law to protect the intellectual property rights of mayan textiles, and also they are fighting against all these fake organisations that pretend to "empower the poor indigenous ones" but in reality get cheap labour and success in the tourist market.

[@magnusharrison2715]

Well those tourists are helping the Guatemalan economy, at least they’re keeping traditions alive, no matter who you are either a native Mayan or a white hippie,

[@a.m7619]

@@magnusharrison2715 what a surprise a foreign coment about how white people are the heroes that help the poor ones, and keep the "traditions alive". Maybe you could read articles about the impact of tourism in indigenous communities in Latinoamérica, and read about neo-colonialism and cultural appropriation.

[@truckin3266]

@@a.m7619 would you rather the mayan tradition barely survive within the confines of the mayan natives? i dont see anything wrong with people who appreciate and propagate a culture, as long as they do it respectfully. i will admit this keith character is a shady conman masquerading as a hippie but the other man is doing nothing wrong in my eyes. (and before you come at my character, i am not mayan but i am not white either)

[@lurkingarachnid7475]

pure cacao has good anti-inflammatory properties

[@SaadNabil]

Without Cacao, there's no chocolate! 🍫 Ancient Mayans and Aztecs made the chocolate and calendars. As much as I do love chocolate and they are always, always, and always delicious. This is interesting to see how chocolates are made.

[@Coconut____________214]

@@ralphlaguna6168 chocolate comes from cocao

[@mariacortez5931]

Not our current calendar and they made a drink that was bitter. They did not have sugar cane

[@frederiklauber-richter1110]

nothing like a hot choccy before cutting someones heart out

[@creativeUtubehandle]

No one wants cold choccy before the main event

[@AllPileup]

Now, this heart will be sacrificed on this blessed altar of the Earth. So tell me God: do you want some hot chocky?

[@Ravael123X]

Nothing like demonizing indigenous folks before straight up genocide

[@jonahs92]

@@Ravael123X So condemning human sacrifice is demonization? How so?

[@Ravael123X]

@@jonahs92 cmon now bud, you're sounding just like those damn Catholic priests

[@scarletwitch6023]

I had pure cacao in St Lucia at the Hotel Chocolate plantation, we had a whole lecture about the history of chocolate and it’s significance. Then we made our own chocolate bars- it was the most bitter taste I’ve ever had!! Props to anyone who can drink cacao without sugar!

[@aladrasullivan9018]

They used honey in it

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Cacao actually very good for depression, blood pressure and for skin. The study most about the aphrodisiac side, not the other.

[@alliyahanderson3243]

My ex-husband is Guatemalan. I want to bring our daughter to Guatemala and while there to go see a ceremony. She shares their blood. I want her to not forget that she’s part Guatemalan. It matters.

[@billpojas7126]

Spirituality is a good business.

[@atomictraveller]

business is a mediocre spirituality

[@alvinkoeswanto8622]

Chocolate is also a good business. So it's like hitting 2 birds with one stone.

[@kworlz]

If you want to try something similar try “Crio Bru Brewed Cacao” we get cacao beans imported from all over the world and roast, grind, and package them so you can brew it in a coffee maker or French press.

[@tessiepinkman]

This is making me want to go and have a real indigenous cacao ceremony. I believe we in the western world have a LOOOOT to learn from these older cultures. Cultures that existed thousands upon THOUSANDS of years before us.

[@dinavalentini9423]

Where do you live? Ceremonial cacao has been spreading around the world and many of us do rituals and ceremonies using cacao from that we import from the Caribbean.

[@rosariocardona7037]

People that think cacao is chocolate, you are in for a shock. Cacao is NOT sweet. Europeans mixed the sugar. Moctezuma drank "Shokolatl", it had NO sugar, it was HOT, made with water (not milk). Drink for the Gods, and without the sugary taste it does taste a little like coffee without sugar. I take my coffee black and hot. I always wondered why, now I know; I like cacao drink since I was a kid.

[@superuce]

Samoans have been drinking this for centuries and still to this day. Prepared the same way as it was then. Very, very similar to the Guatemalans.

[@chips1752]

it's sad that everything is called cultural apropriation, when all I'm seeing is cultural appreciation.

[@LelLel]

Wdym killing people is a culture that should be appreciated? Are you out of your mind?

[@2degucitas]

@@LelLel Ok, why did you take it in that direction? NO ONE said anything about killing, except for that bit about ancient aztecs!

[@LelLel]

@@2degucitas i didnt take it to any direction you have to stop supporting murders

[@chips1752]

​@@LelLel You can celebrate the good aspects in something, without celebrating the negative. The world isn't black or white, it's just gray. Obviously, I don't support murder, very few do. But I won't default completely against something because I don't like a part of it.

[@insectbite1714]

@@LelLel guess what, the sacrifice they make is fine as there is overpopulation these days. Your replies are more evil than this religion

[@robertanthonybermudez5545]

The business here is the religion. Cacao is just an instrument

[@sasikanthmynampati158]

It's not christianity

[@freddiebeltran8174]

Lol hahaha 😝 for real

[@Geoduck.]

I would recommend folks try making a true Cacao drink. You would be surprised how good it tastes and the mild uplifting feeling it provides. My wife is from Philippines she adds a small amount of cane sugar. It's delicious.

[@nmana9759]

Just made one for myself today, adding nutmeg, cinnamon and honey. Just delicious

[@ninj0shikirei]

Oooh i miss tablea :)

[@rhaynhillyard9772]

Didn't they give human sacrifices some to make them at ease befor the deed

[@PotionsMaster666]

@@rhaynhillyard9772 So delectable, you can, as you did, say it's a killer ! 😋

[@AdrianneVillanueva]

I completely agree. The sacred rituals of Indigenous Peoples and the deep understanding of the Creator and His power among us are being colonized and diminished by organized religion. I’ve experienced a very toxic religious environment, and after my awakening, I realized how painful it is to feel trapped in a belief system that doesn’t truly advocate healing. Many religions promote practices like giving money to churches and reading the Bible, but often fail to guide individuals toward true self-healing. While not all religions are like this, I hope we each take the time to truly know ourselves and open the path to genuine healing.

[@roggerhenry8863]

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[@clairemendoza5402]

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[@monicamaria6101]

How do we get paid?

[@brendacarla4657]

Is it through online investment platform?

[@jennydave9666]

Yes through online investment platform

[@investorjenni2260]

i get paid directly to my bank account

[@lindseymayeux6691]

Keith is a wonderful human being, I had the opportunity of staying with him for a few months about 8 years ago. The ceremonies were beautiful, I understand not everybody is into the hippie culture but it's definitely an experience I recommend. But don't just come to San Marcos la Laguna for cacao, come for everything; the people, the food and the beauty of this land.

[@Babette1986]

This is really cool. I'm glad the traditions are being preserved and displayed for those that want to learn. I would love to go and try it.

[@brazileiro1irock]

If you are reading this and planning on traveling Guatemala is a must!

[@JulieNelsonRichWitch]

My favourite beverage and yes it does make me feel euphoric. I love this and thank you for bringing it back to life xxx I have been drinking and using cacao in my own rituals for many many years.

[@jennylawson1980]

Such a beautiful culture. So fun to learn about and gain knowledge of these extraordinary places and ways of life.

[@aladrasullivan9018]

Yes!

[@Garl_Vinland]

Oh spirit of chocolate. Grant me your power!!! *Blows Conch shell*

[@Kate-B4]

ALL amazing people !!! I can feel the love !!! They make this world a better place, they follow their heart, they teach and they respect eachothers !!! LOVE IT !! ... by the way I watched this video wile eating some raw cacao beans !! Love you all !!

[@LianaBuzea]

In my culture, Romanian, we say that when a woman makes a very fine polenta (meaning without chunks), she is ready to marry. So funny how this goes around in different cultures. 🥰

[@Tya-8542]

Thanks for keeping the tradition alive

[@jordanahamed4316]

I've been to Guatemala, one of the most beautiful places in the world, because the people are so beautiful

[@yulnikita]

I would've like to hear about the ancestral traditions of guatemala from guatemalans

[@periasamy5515]

Sweet Wishes from Tamilnadu, india.

[@chestersabajo5527]

Ancient Mayans are from Tamil Nadu 😉 RaMayana

[@raj3shj226]

The colonization era killed the indigenous rituals to promote the Christianity, I am glad they are not fully successful in India. Its good to see a lot of people reinventing the indigenous rituals and practices

[@TheHealingVibrations]

it is all about INTENTION, the intent ( the frequency of intent and the connection to the frequency of love, ) a respect for each other , and the culture. It is not important that your rituals are this or that, they are TOOLS to focus your intention of love and healing. ... i work with cacao also, and have respect for something that has been around for more than 3000 years , bringing people together.. this is what is important in my view ..

[@annalisabeery]

The cacao fruit is actually really delicious but for the most part it doesn't get used

[@rawtinanlal6304]

Thank you keeping yor tradition is very important to us as a people in the world stand strongly for your roots❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@MeMyself_andAI]

I respect that they keep their traditions alive. As an american i feel as though i have lost the things that made my ancestors irish and scottish.

[@anzarm.a8547]

Hey, business insider, you should do a still standing video on Queen Elizabeth cuz she is older than a fricking bread slicer🍞🪓😂

[@marthaandrade2585]

Wow. It's Greta to see how Isiah teaches where how the cacao came from. I would love to buy some of his cacao. It is truly organic. Great job Isiah and to all of his employees, of course his wife too. 😀

[@user-tq9uj8cw7y]

It was used as currency. A lot of the chocolate drinking parts of the America's switched to coffee when it was introduced. Now ground cacao is making a comeback like Yerba Mate. Mmm... Caffeine.

[@sherryelebeauty]

I love learning about other cultures and their beliefs! We all need to learn about each other and where we come from. Thank you for this video...

[@Emma_Sooo]

You can eat the innards raw? I thiught you were supposed to cook that first

[@Mack_Worlds_Media]

Perfect restroom video 👍

[@leaalex63]

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[@benwood7021]

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[@conradbayron6840]

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[@giftbestman5191]

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[@giftbestman5191]

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[@uhurus2]

You can always rely on a white westerner to come and twist sacred culture

[@amrutha7741]

I'm an Indian from the state of Kerala. We use same sort of metchanism to grind spices, herbs or making curry ingredients we have electric blender and grinder though.

[@luislopez1050]

Beautiful way of live I remember those day I saw my grandma making masa in a stone grinder like the one she has.god bless the old and new

[@gladys6611]

This is my favorite fruit here in Philippines before making it into a ( tablea) for hot chocolate... I knew how to make it, inherited from my late grandma. ❤

[@alfikamuis9849]

I like the way how grandpa sat while explaining about chocolate

[@bobbymengel7054]

I don't know why but this made me cry

[@charlottelatinda633]

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[@ameriajane9069]

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[@Alfalfa_Male]

That American guy be wildin'

[@rabbitazteca23]

His parents were soo colonized that their child trying to find his roots and traditions is considered "going into darkness"... classic

[@bernardjameswilson]

And they don't really realize that they are. The same thing with my mom. We were watching the local news and it was about a guy who started a cult and managed to gather a lot of followers. By telling them he's the second coming of christ and that they will go to hell if they don't do as he says. And my mom said "How are they so stupid to believe that?" And I told her "Your religion was probably pitched the same way to our ancestors".

[@josss3336]

That's so beatiful I'm mexican and i still making chocolate in metate (the stone) as my ancestors did before me but i just make it for Mole in spetial celebrations

[@josss3336]

@@ralphlaguna6168 I said that I continue using metate too but I did it just to make chocolate for Mole, I didn't said that they're making chocolate in the vedeo

[@kngokul]

India is the only country that was able hold of it's religion. South and Central American countries and there people converted to foreign religion.

[@kentershackle1329]

The word is FORCED to... ya didn't.

[@jecs28]

Guatemala is so blessed ❤

[@Dilbrein]

People viewing these comments wish their parents had been alive for more years, God bless your family 🙏🥰👍🙏😊

[@babagandu]

أنا أحب الرقص

[@dreplays3118]

They smoking that good shit

[@AmerBoyo]

Well I don’t know about all that religious stuff but it’s certainly a delicious wonder-food!

[@ViVaL4e5cR0]

This poppin off!

[@Tya-8542]

I love my chocolate. I always bring traditional cocoa home to Canada , and use it through the year. I do buy mine in Atitlan, but now I am curious about the one from San Marcos . I will keep it on my bucket list. ☕️ 😋

[@k.3004]

We prepare cacao as a drink the same way here in the Philippines

[@PakaBubi]

The hippie fella is just high

[@atomictraveller]

wouldn't touch a c compiler or a chainsaw without being high holmes get over it

[@vijilakshmi9399]

The stone they used to grind is called ammikal. Still used in Tamil Nadu villages. Exactly looks same traditional grinding of Tamil people

[@soumyadeep5]

Shil pata is used all over in India, not only in TN.

[@karinec.2131]

500 + yrs later and not much has changed...and yes I’m of Guatemalan descent .

[@vinu1505]

The traditions looks similar to Sanathan (Hindu) traditions. Everyone have to respect their origins and ancient traditions and add modern touches to suit today world.

[@babagandu]

Saheeb jee

[@chaitanyareddymuthyala2967]

Also blowing conch , is similar, thousands of cultures and traditions were killed by the religious terrorists , I'm happy that our dharma is still standing , but sad for those who can't , peace for those great souls

[@Vampybattie]

Eww pajeet

[@fluffypinkpandas]

You can keep your spirituality. I just want to feel my taste buds and heart go brrrrrr

[@max0390rip]

So the blocks I buy are not ground by hand?

[@NotMyWar]

My Slavic ancestors were pagans and I wouldn’t go back to that, but to each their own

[@Woah595]

Yeah, I heard your women danced naked in the forest.. actually that doesn't sound too bad..

[@NotMyWar]

@@Woah595 I can have that now and with modern conveniences, minus the human sacrifice.

[@NotMyWar]

@Artoria Pendragon that’s cool, glad y’all have tradition.

[@jwilson544]

Respect to that one guy who admits that he's not doing his business for the ritual and is actually doing it for his western culture. So many jerks try to spin things to make it sound like they're selling the ritual or the culture and end up bastardising it with appropriation. If you're gonna sell this stuff, don't sell a lie with it

[@vrajgajjar6881]

Keith being cool and all wearing 2 glasses 😎

[@ayie.r5710]

that's similar to our rituals in india,

[@crabtastic7]

Chocolate is my biggest addiction

[@lifeisbutavapor9396]

So glad people are stepping out of the chains of religion to rediscover the natural ways

[@jasona7029]

I'm not into the rituals or hippie look, I'm into the cacao and the taste of it

[@davsquaredo79]

I’ve had this chocolate when I visited Cancún, very earthy chocolate it was very good I took 3 bars home :)

[@unknowncreature-0069]

To be honest, the church disempowers a lot of other religions in my experience. We've lost so many fascinating pagan religions because of Christianity..

[@DocHoliday9224]

Can you imagine how tasty and delicious their hot chocolate is.. that's premium stuff right there.

[@nevershoutleeann]

pretty well rounded doc

[@tashikoweinstein435]

I like to remind people that Cacao is NATIVE to SOUTH AMERICA! and what you see is the result of Trade between the continents! So, the next time you meet or go to South America remember that we gave you Cacao!!!

[@yay-cat]

And tomatoes

[@amysifuentes55]

Love seeing all my indigenous people practice our traditions bc indigenous culture isn’t as represented as Europeanized religions. But i don’t love the practice of selling our sacredness to colonizers by including any in our ceremonies.

[@gustavomiyazono3951]

Y tu eres indigena? Also, the faith of Abraham is not European, it is native to the Levant and middle east.

[@jayleemittens9858]

Cry more

[@jayanthisrinivasan9055]

So inspiring.

[@TomS-ce8hi]

Whether these are genuinely and respectfully connected to Mayan culture, or are a way to extract money from rich and patronising white people who are on a 'journey' to 'find themselves' is hard to discern. I've been to San Marcos La Laguna in Guatemala and, to be honest, didn't want to go back. It felt like an enclave of uptight hippies (not a contradiction in terms) who had colonised the edge of a very beautiful lake.

[@a.m7619]

I am from Guatemala, and I completely agree with this. Is nice to find people who understand the real problem here.

[@atomictraveller]

generally those "uptight hippies" are operatives there to provide suitable experiences for tourists. eg. hang around indigo children or astrology communities and spot the masonic or military vernacular.

[@tz7245]

Sorry Keith you’re not a chocolate shaman. Or any kind of shaman. You’re just a savvy American who saw a business opportunity.. don’t kid yourself.

[@abdebee3221]

Exactly! He even talks about "competition" in his sector. There is nothing spiritual about him.

[@a.m7619]

Exactly! Thank you for saying this. I'm an Anthropologist from Guatemala and I can tell you how white rich people steal the land and traditions from indigenous communities, just to create their own businesses

[@Trathaal]

I’d love to eat that freshly ground stuff… looks decadent

[@kingstonstreet3726]

I’m Jamaican and we make chocolate tea too🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@manoharchandrashekar2085]

So great 👍👍👍

[@debbiemarquis3231]

Wow..what an Exchange...

[@combinedlegacy]

Get the chocolate shaman on Joe Rogan!!! Upvote this!!

[@BrownGringo0]

Watching this while making brownies.....