Books & Cacao
Books and Cacao (starting in January of 2025) is a discussion group focused on books from diverse perspectives and knowledge systems that explore the consciousness of plants, animals, and fungi. Those who engage in these circles are responsible for obtaining Cacao from Quatro Manos y Cinco Volcanes and the books being discussed from a local library, favorite local book store, or other venue. Participants will receive a video about how to prepare their Cacao ahead of time, and participants are expected to read the book associated with the circle(s) they choose to join. During these circles, we will connect with Cacao, discuss the book for the month, and ask Cacao to act as a conduit through whom to connect with species explored in the book for the month.
Meetings are on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7pm EST. Circles will be recorded and copies of the recordings will be sent out to those who have registered before the circle begins.
CLICK HERE to register for upcoming Books & Cacao circles.
Below, you will find a schedule that includes the dates on which we’ll meet and a list of the books currently selected for each month:
January 16th - Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures – Merlin Sheldrake
February 20th - Things That Go Bump in the Universe: How Astronomers Decode Cosmic Chaos – C. Renée James
March 20th - Deep Water: the world in the ocean – James Bradley
April 17th - Super Volcanoes: What They Reveal about Earth and the Worlds Beyond – Robin George Andrews
May 15th - Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest – Suzanne Simard
June 19th - How to Speak Whale: the Power and Wonder of Listening to Animals – Tom Mustill
July 17th - The Soul of an Octupus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness – Sy Montgomery
August 21st - An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us – Ed Yong
September 18th - The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth – Zoë Schlanger
October 16th - If Nietzche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity
November 20th -
December 18th -