Unlocking the Power of Plant Spirits: A Guide to Mindful Consumption
Try to at least temporarily let go of everything you may have already learned about a particular plant and its attributes and any other preconceived ideas about it, no matter how common the ideas may seem to be, before eating one of these chocolate nightshade truffles…We are like the plant spirits’ children and they will develop unique and powerful relationships with each one of us as individuals. Each one of us…
Datura
Customers consistently report back positive, healing, and nurturing experiences with Datura. Datura serves as a pivotal ingredient in my handcrafted chocolate nightshade truffles. When indulging in these decadent treats, most individuals find themselves enveloped in Datura's boundless compassion, which she expresses through attentive listening and the ability to offer profound insights. This unique connection with Datura often leads to…
Searching for Ancestral Roots and Connection
…Occasionally I would just feel that intense hunger to find meaning and connection in my Scottish, German, and English heritage. Today as I reflect on this, I am suddenly reminded that with these plants, I am tapping into roots, much deeper and older. I am tapping into a part of my roots and a time before any of those countries meant anything…
Ceremonial Tattoos and Piercings Using Truffles
I do not take the doing of such things lightly and I imagine many of you are the same so I thought I would share how I used a truffle to help me with the ceremonial part today. In a spot deep in my head I created my place of ceremony. I created a special altar especially for this occasion and kept working on it until it was just so. I got all of my supplies ready…
Walking in Two Worlds
the truffle is waiting for me to come back & I have gotten some of my deepest and most profound insights at times like this. Its a great way to sharpen your skills at being functional in two worlds at once.
Plant Symphonies
Getting ready to process some more fresh Solandra that my friend who spent some time living with the Huichol sent me. He told me that his godfather there taught him that Solandra, or Kieri as they call it, is the counterpoint to Peyote and for me who has found myself coming full circle with these plants it just makes so much sense….
Elevating the Ordinary
At Emporium Black, I am committed to weaving together the realms of gourmet indulgence with the profound depths of spiritual and occult practices. My Chocolate Nightshade Truffles, each carefully handcrafted from premium Belgian chocolate, offer more than just a sensory feast. They are powerful vessels for personal transformation, providing a direct pathway to engage with and understand the spirits of sacred plants.
Into The Liminal, Into The Ethers
These truffles are great for taking us to the liminal, to the Ethers, to the portals of both everything and nothingness. Whether you use them as a gateway to the unconscious or something more magical and/or esoteric…
The Journey Within
Sexuality can be so confusing, for me atleast. When I transitioned (at 50) I assumed I’d be gay after my lifelong love of men but I felt inadequate with the idea of me as a gay man when...
Journey to Authenticity
I’ve been giving my transition a lot of thought lately. I started transitioning 8 years ago at age 50 & yes, along with having my kids, it’s hands down the best thing I’ve ever done. On honest reflection I…
Peacock Medicine
Peacocks, mesmerizing creatures, possess a remarkable ability to gracefully consume even the most toxic plants and snakes, leaving no trace of harm…
Winter Lessons from These Plants
As I get my hour walk in this morning I can’t help but reflect on these plants I use in my truffles. I was thinking about how well Mandrake, Belladonna and Datura grow…
Making Choices
Greeting the day with my early morning walk, today in a cool sprinkle. Absolutely invigorating. I get in 4 to 5 miles a day and I like to get out there by 6:30 am. I feel it’s important for me to begin each day making this healthy choice. Watching the sky and the earth wake up with me each morning lends to a much more expansive outlook and that bigger view helps me stay more objective as I continue to make my choices throughout the day…
Rethinking Age
The idea that people in their fifties and sixties are ‘old’ I am finally realizing must be the construct of younger people. I’m going to turn 56 the day after Christmas and I do not feel old at all. I may not feel old, but I do appreciate the wisdom that is inherent with being on the earth this many years.
~Wild Swan ~ Taking Flight ~Why be the feather when you can be the swan~
The other day I saw a wild swan for the first time since I moved back to the midwest. It was a swan couple and I had forgotten just how large and magnificent they get. The profoundness of seeing them at that moment was not lost on me for just moments before I had just received an amazing insight after an over twenty-year spiritual study of mine came full circle and revealed itself in such simplified clarity that it was like a complete revelation to me and all of my work.
Trust! (Truffle Prompt)
Trust! We must learn to trust ourselves. If we can’t trust ourselves it is very hard to trust what we receive from the plant spirits, our ancestors, and any other relations that are trying to reach out to us. We need to let go of that need for validation. That we need someone to confirm what we think is true
Forming Personal Relationships with the Plants
It can be cathartic to accept that these plants in our truffles really will form a relationship that is unique and special to each one of us as independent individuals. They aren't drugs or medications that are designed to affect everyone the same way. The plants in our truffles have so much more to offer and one of the greatest things that they do offer is their ability to recognize each person's needs and how best to help and heal each one of us based on each of our own particular strengths and weaknesses.
The Art of Patience
The various preparations I make from these plants are the result of years of learning. To me they are not something I could ever teach in a class. Working with these plants is a calling and a lifelong process of building the relationships with each plant and letting them guide me and incorporating that information with everything else I’ve taken in until that point. Preparations (especially for ingestion) are not something to be taken lightly or knowledge that can be acquired after a series of lessons or reading a couple of books. I was lucky enough to be taken under the wings of several different healers and elders along the way.
Encouraging Trust
To me the best teachers are the ones we find upon reflection, looking back over our lives. Sometimes there were people who may not have even been in our lives very long but something they did or said managed to stick with us for a lifetime, forever influencing who we continue to be.
Grief & Trauma
Another kind of work you can do with these truffles is helping yourself through extremely painful times, grief, loss, and horrors from your past, etc., that you can't let go of and/or you're having a hard time moving beyond.