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An Cailleach & Samhain by Aldo Jordan
As the golden light of summer slowly fades and the earth begins to surrender to the darker half of the year, an ancient presence awakens across the mountains, valleys and wild coastlines of Ireland. She is An Cailleach, the great Winter Goddess, the wise old woman of the land, and the keeper of mysteries as old as the hills themselves. Long before the arrival of Christianity, our ancestors lived in deep connection with the natural world. They understood the changing seasons not simply as movements of time, but as sacred cycles filled with spirit, meaning and purpose. The earth was alive to them. The mountains, rivers, stones, winds and forests all held their own energy and consciousness. Within this living landscape dwelt An Cailleach, the ancient feminine spirit who ruled over the darker months of the year.
Ceremonial Cacao as a therapeutic tool in Psychotherapy
Siân Williams is a counsellor, psychotherapist and cacao facilitator. This essay explores the utilisation of ceremonical cacao in the context of psychotherapy and highlights the need for ethical practice and ethical cacao producers.
Meet the Artist – Carmela Palmieri
Meet Carmela Palmieri, an artist whose work exists at the meeting point of nature, spirituality and the unseen. From childhood Carmela has followed a deep curiosity for the natural world, mythology, fauna and flora, and the mysteries of the inner world.
Saoró supports The Orangutan Project
Saoro is proud to be a Green Supporter of The Orangutan Project, donating €2 from the sale of our Borneo and Bali Cacaos to support conservation and protection projects to save the Critically Endangered Bornean orangutan and its habitat.
WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS: Anandamide and Anxiety
This week we are looking into one of cacao’s main compounds, anandamide, and its role within anxiety.
WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS: Cacao for menstrual pain & cramping
This week we are exploring the research on cacao for women's health, in particular the effects of cacao in modulating period pain and cramping.