Possible ingredients:

This is a short list of the possible meanings to be used in Despacho offerings. You can add to this list or substitute other items that could also have a similar interpretation.

VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
although this is a generic list, many refinements can be made by proper selection of the specific harvest, location, and quality of the products listed below. In all cases, the item should be evaluated energetically through dowsing or divination in order to determine its qualities and meaning.

COPAL:                                                 Offering to the Lower World, the Shadow
FRANKINCENSE:                               Offering to the Upper World, the Light
PALO SANTO:                                    Holds Space for our Prayers
COCA:                                                   Sacred Wisdom of the Mother
TOBACCO:                                           Offering to the Sky Father
SAGE:                                                    Purification, Banishment of the Negative

ANISE:                                                  Celebration, The Senses
BERRIES:                                              Rewards, Fruits of Labour. CRANBERRIES – Native Berries to our Lands.
CEDAR:                                                 Wisdom of the Forest
CORN:                                                   A Gift of the Earth, Our Daily Sustenance. Growing corn in our lives.
CORNMEAL:                                       Offering to the Earth Mother
COTTON:                                             Dreams, Clouds, Mountain Snows
FIGS:                                                     Ancient Mountain Spirits
FLOWERS:                                           The Beauty of Nature, the Power of Light, Reproduction & Fertility. YELLOW for healing.
GARLIC:                                                Absorption of the Negative, Banishment
GRAINS:                                               Sustenance, Abundance
LAVENDER:                                         Purity, Purification
LAUREL:                                               Sacredness, Victory over Adversity
LEAVES:                                                Honouring Nature Spirits
LIMA BEANS:                                     Sacred Places, Huaqas, Power Spots
LIQUOR:                                               High Energy, Honouring the Spirit World, our Ancestors
PEANUTS:                                           Caves, Places for Elemental Spirits, Old Trees, Plant People
POLLEN:                                               Offering to all Living Creatures
RAISINS:                                              Offering to the Dead. Spirit of our Ancestors / Healing for them and us
RICE:                                                      Offerings to the Spirit World. Abundance, Fertility of our dreams and prayers and thanks.
SWEETS:                                               Fertility, Beginnings, Potential.  
SUGAR:                                                Sweetness, Feeding the Spirits
VEGETABLE OIL:                                Our connection to the Nourishing Power of Nature
WAYRUROS:                                       Seed of Protection
WINE, RED:                                         Honouring the Mother, Menstrual Blood
WINE, WHITE:                                    Honouring the Moon, Fluids of Purification, Urine

ANIMAL PRODUCTS:
Please note that specific animals or animal products will lend to the item the resonances proper to that animal, species, or individual. A quail egg, for example is very different from an eagle egg. A chicken's first egg is also distinct from her later eggs, and so on.

ANIMAL SHAPES:             Honouring our Relatives in the Animal Kingdom
FAT:                                       Purest form of energy
BLOOD:                                Life Force
BONE:                                   Our Inner Core, Structure, Connection to Animal Relatives
CORAL:                                 The Power of the Sea, The Subconscious
EGGS:                                   The Unborn, Purity, Healing
FEATHERS:                          Connection to Birds and to Native American wisdom
FETUS:                                  The Unborn, Pure Potential
FUR:                                      Boundaries, Our Relations in Nature
HUMAN HAIR:                   Honouring our Connection to the Animal World
INSECTS:                              Time, The Web of Life
MILK:                                    Connection to the Mother, Honouring Trees
PEARLS:                                Infinite Wisdom & Purity
STARFISH:                           Foundations, Successful New Beginnings
SEAHORSE:                         Delicacy & Balance
SHELLS:                                 Power of the Waters: Depth, Faith, Flexibility

MAN-MADE SYMBOLS & SYMBOLS:

ALPHABET NOODLES:     Language of the Soul, The Unwritten
ASHES:                                  Offering to Our Personal Ancestors
BEARS: P                              Personal Power
BUTTERFLIES:                     Happiness, Spontaneity
CANDLES:                            Celebrations & Rejoicing
CANDY:                                Compassion & Love. Represents the sweetness of life
CIRCLES:                               Completion, Good Luck
CONFETTI:                           Happiness, Celebrations
COINS:                                  Good Fortune, Wealth
IMAGES OF COUPLES:    Marriage, Love, Reproduction
CROSSES:                             Decisions, Coming Together
DICE:                                     Good Luck
FISH:                                      Abundance, Prosperity
FLUTES:                                                Voices of the Ancestors
FROGS:                                 Keepers & Guardians of the Waters
GOLD LEAF:                        Wisdom, Direct Knowledge from Nature. Message from the Mother
SILVER LEAF:                      Intuition, Clairvoyance, Message from the Moon
GOLD THREAD:                  Connection to the Earth Mother
HANDS:                                Sensitivity, Mastery
HEARTS:                               Working from Love, from the Centre
HOLY WATER:                    Blessings, Protection
KNOTS:                                 The Web of Life, Interdependence
MEN:                                     The Masculine Principle
MOON:                                The Feminine Principle, The Shadow, Nourishment
RAINBOWS:                        Meeting of Ordinary and Extraordinary
RABBITS:                              Fertility, Reproduction
SEQUINS:                            Happiness, Joy, Celebrations
SILVER THREAD:                Connection to the Mountain Spirits
SKULLS:                                Power of the Past, Power of the Ancestors
STARS:                                  Hope, Aspiration
SUN:                                      The Masculine Principle, The Light, Creation
SUN & MOON:                  Balance of Opposites, Harmonization
BUDDHA:                             Enlightenment, Attainment
THE GODDESS:                  The Feminine Principle Made Flesh
THUNDERBOLT:                Expression, Power of the Voice,
TURTLES:                             Healing Power
WOMEN:                             The Feminine Principle

GOLD BEADS                      Represents the Sun

SILVER BEADS                    Represents the Moon

GOLD CORD                        Connection to Earth

SILVER CORD                      Connection to Mountain Spirits

CHOCOLATE                       For the Earth

SEEDS                                    That Feed Us

LENTILES                              Abundance of the earth

SPRINKLES                          Represent the elementals

LIQUORICE                          Protection

MONEY                                                To ensure successfulness of Despacho – Measure of success

COTTON WOOL                 Clouds – Provider of waters

RAINBOW YARN               Connects the Clouds / Bridge between the Worlds / Rainbow

RED YARN                            Path of life (Red Thread)

MINERALS:
Various minerals will resonate differently with different traditions, but some aspects are common to all. There are nuances, however, depending on place or origin, manner of extraction, the relative age of the mineral, in whose possession it might have been, and so on. Old jewellery is a valuable source of quality minerals that can be also understood as being returned to the Mother, especially in burial despachos.

GOLD:                                   Masculine, The Sun, Insight
SILVER:                                 Feminine, The Moon, Intuition
AGATE:                                 Acceptance, Emotional & Physical Balance, Raises Consciousness
AMBER:                                Protection, Memory, Calming
AMETHYST:                         Higher Knowledge, Insight, Grounded Psychic Growth, Courage, Self-esteem
AVENTURINE:                    Joy, Mental Clarity, Positive Attitudes
BLOODSTONE:                   Blood & Heart Healing, Vitality, Courage, Higher States of Consciousness
CALCITE:                              Astral Projection, Balances Yin/Yang qualities
CITRINE:                               Successful Relationships, Letting go of Addictions, Self Confidence
COPPER:                              The Earth’s Gift, Conductivity
DIAMOND:                         Removes Blockages, Balances the Mind, Sexuality & Power
FLUORITE:                           Practicality, Getting Things Done, Ability to Perceive Higher Levels of Reality
GARNET:                              Circulation, Stimulates Imagination, Self-esteem & Willpower, Calms Anger
HEMATITE:                          Protection, Aids Astral Projection, Increases Self-Esteem
HERKIMER:                         Cleanses Subtle Bodies, Past life Memory, Clairvoyance & Dream work
IRON:                                    Strength, Persistence, Endurance, Direction
JADE:                                     Good Luck & Prosperity, Strong Immune System, Divine Love, Protection
LOADSTONE:                      The Power to Attract & Bind Together
MOONSTONE:                   Open up to feminine qualities: Receptivity, Intuition, Sensitivity, Clairvoyance
OBSIDIAN:                          Removal of Obstacles & Negativity, Prophetic Vision
OPAL:                                    Protection, Cosmic Consciousness, Intuition, Emotional Balance
PERIDOT:                             Clarity, Patience, Clairvoyance, Positive Emotional Outlooks
PYRITE:                                 Material Realization, Good Fortune, Eases Anxiety
CLEAR QUARTZ:                Purity of Perception, Purity of Intention
ROSE QUARTZ:                 Love & Romance, Purity of Feeling, Confidence, Expression, Creativity
SMOKEY QUARTZ:           Purification, Elimination of Shadow Aspects, Fertility, Creativity, Joy
RUTILATE QUARTZ:         Breaks old Patterns, Childhood Blockages, Ease Depression
RHODOCHROSITE:           Cleansing of Subconscious, Self-Identity, Strengthens Androgyny
RUBY:                                    Spiritual Balance, Heart Healing, Confidence, Flexibility, Vitality, Leadership
SALT:                                     Protection, Boundaries
SAPPHIRE:                           Communication w. Spirit Guides, Clairvoyance, Telepathy, Expression
TIGER EYE:                           Works on Mass Consciousness to Separates Desire from Need
TOURMALINE                    Dispels Fear, Negativity & Grief, Promotes Balance, Eases Compulsiveness
TURQUOISE:                      Fresh Starts, Offering to the Ancestors, Strength of Entire Body, Protection