Okay. Long response coming because I feel like waxing philosophical.

With mushrooms, we talk about the trip as possibly a shared experience - the mushroom needs us to ingest it so it can experience the trip, just as we need it.

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So many plants *want* to be eaten. It& #39;s part of how they reproduce and spread. But eating is also part of how we commune with the plant.

Flavor is a language in itself. And all food impacts our brain chemistry in one way or another - as eating transforms food, it transforms us.

Eating, like cooking, is a transformative process, and therefore potentially magical. You& #39;re sharing an experience with your food. And it& #39;s gone through a lot to get to you, that& #39;s true! So make it worth it.

Acknowledge your food. Be present with it and invite it to also be present. Inform it of your intentions (transformation can be stressful if you& #39;re not prepared for it).

If you want something from the food, tell it that too - like you& #39;re making a mojo bag. Communicate clearly.

If you& #39;re cooking it, cook well. If you burn it, apologize. Learn, & do better next time.

When you eat & cook food, PAY ATTENTION. Be present & responsive. Relish it. Notice the subtleties of flavor.

At the end of the day, we all want to be seen & known. Do this for your food.

Every living thing has to eat. It& #39;s our most deeply ingrained alchemical cycle -- destruction, transformation, creation, integration. We are cauldrons.

You bless your food by paying attention to it, by being present with it, and by respecting it.

That& #39;s how you bless anyone.