How They’re Made
Each one of our nightshade truffles is made with endless stages of intention thoughtfully worked into them. We grow most of our own plants and make all of our own oils, tinctures and brews. Each variety of truffle filling is handmade in small batches with hand chopped chocolate. Once cooled, the truffle filling is individually portioned by weight and then hand shaped…
Gratitude (Truffle Prompt)
Gratitude. Even though I do see some people freely discussing the importance of gratitude, I think there are even perhaps more that struggle with the word and the concept. I believe this dichotomy of thought exists because of unhealthy connotations towards the idea of gratitude that so many carry from their own personal pasts.
Emporium Black’s New Clothes
A large print of Mucha’s La Plume Calendar hung framed by my bedroom door for the majority of my childhood and I always loved it. My bed was positioned in the opposite corner of the room so every night as I lay in bed I would study that incredible piece of art and when I awoke it would be one of the first things I saw. To this day I still see Mucha’s style reflected in my own taste and illustration style. Art influences our lives.
Pest Control and Ladybug Cowboys
A video discussing our new favorite way to deal with pests in indoor gardening organically
Discovering Meaning in Feathers: A Tale of Mindfulness and Connection
Today when I was taking out the trash I saw some small feathers floating in a pool of rainwater. Towards the edge I saw a slightly larger feather and I decided to pick it up and clean it off and bring it in. During that moment of mindfulness I happened to see a circle of white off in the courtyard I would have otherwise missed. Feather in hand I went to examine the white circle and…
Q: How long will the experience last?
Q: How long will the experience last? A: The most noticeable part of your experience will happen within the first hour and will continue to gently fade over the next five to six hours, though many customers report a feeling of well being and connectedness that stays with them for days, as well as restorative and healing sleep frequently colored by vivid dreams.
Q: Will I be impaired or heavily under the influence?
Q: Will I be impaired or heavily under the influence? A: Our truffles are created for gentle and subtle experiences when working with these sacred plants. Even as subtle as they may be, the first hour is when you’ll feel it at its strongest. We always recommend dedicating that time to listening and connecting with the plants and the truffles and save tasks like driving, etc…
Q: Will the truffles make me drowsy?
Q: Will the truffles make me drowsy?
A: The truffles do tend to slow people down and can have a calming and sedative quality. I think for many in today’s world who are used to pushing ourselves so hard, the plants in these truffles help us see just how exhausted we sometimes are and that maybe that is something we need to look at in order to take better care of ourselves.
The Calling of the Plants (My Own Road)
Mandrake was the nightshade that initially called out to me. One day, out of the blue, just became obsessed with it. Spiritually I come from a different background and wasn’t really familiar with the more Euro-based occult and witchcraft practitioners that had been working with it for years, so I did not have any prior information on it, accurate or not. I was never someone to watch movies or television series on such things either…
Good Self-Care
I know that I, as do many others who use these truffles on a regular basis, go through periods where we use them almost daily for two to three weeks in a row and everyone seems to agree that they only find benefit in doing so…
Drink from the Well
What does the world need right now? I asked this of plants and they answered that what so many people need right now is the permission to feel happiness and joy again. There is an important difference between the joy and happiness that start to emerge from shadow work, soul searching, and a willingness to confront one’s darkest truths vs the empty and false appearance of an assumed joy and happiness that is affected by sheer will, but absent of personal growth. The joy and happiness gained by pathwork may not be quick to come but they are as real as the pain and darkness that preceded them.
A Dream Reading With Datura
Hey! I know this is a little random but I was wondering if I could get some insight on a short dream I had regarding datura.. if you say no I totally understand and it won’t hurt my feelings at all.. I can wait and pay you when I get paid also.. it wasn’t while eating a truffle.. I just recently bought my first bby datura plant, and then I had this curious dream about it and you’re the only person I know to turn to regarding the spirit of datura…
Being Receptive to the Lessons
There are people we meet on our paths that, regardless of what they call themselves, we later realize they were our teachers. We end up learning things from them that forever shaped our walks.
The Puzzle of Who We Are
I can deeply empathize with the feeling of having one or two extra puzzle pieces that no matter how hard we try to figure out where they belong, they just never seem to fit in. Consequently, we never seem to feel whole or complete. Perhaps the reason we can't find where they fit is because we assumed we had put the rest of the puzzle together correctly. Perhaps the finished image is supposed to look different from what we assumed.
Reverence for Our Inner Voice
For me, a big part of working with these nightshade truffles and these plants is learning to tune in and trust our own inner voice and the guidance we are given from the plants and any other guides that are reaching out to us rather than having someone else tell us what something is or how something should be done. So many people are reaching out to their ancestors and other spirits and this is such a great way to wean ourselves off of a dependence on a middleman or books that may of may not be correct in what they are telling us.
Gentle Expansion Without Being Altered
As far as a fear of being ‘altered’, I have grown to having a very strong aversion to being altered myself. I don't drink or smoke pot and haven't for years. I no longer have any interest in using any entheogen that would make me 'trip' no matter how spiritual it supposedly is. That’s a big part of why I do love these truffles and these plants (nightshades). They really are that gentle. The amount is much more than a
Learning to Use the Unused Parts of Your Brain
Learning to use the unused parts of your brain. I think you’ll find with continued use that it may take less (truffle) to get to that same place which is partially why I don't offer a stronger variety. They are all quite strong as they are now, it just takes a little practice to work with them. When we eat them we are learning to use new parts of our brain and learning to exercise with muscles we've never used before.
Restoring Ancient Memories
For me, it’s more that these plants are one of the best facilitators out there to help us achieve the paradigm shifts needed to free ourselves from our learned outlooks on things such as education, teaching, academia, learning, higher consciousness, etc. Once we are free of them, we can start seeing how much that old thinking limited us….
Journeying with a Friend
A new customer and her partner were looking for some feedback as they didn’t get much from their first experience. This is what I shared….
On Knowing which Truffles to Choose
The truffles really do work differently for different people. Think of them as actual people…a bunch of elders and they each will have a different take on what you are working with but all of them are working in what is your best interest.
I encourage people to look at our various truffles with an empty mind and see if any jump out. They just stick in your head and memory. In my mind that is them calling to you subconsciously. The truffles really do work differently for different people. You could also try reading through our list of truffles and then writing down from memory the ones