Mysterious handbags are prevalent in ancient carvings worldwide. Enchanted purses appear in depictions made by the Sumerians, in the ruins of Turkish temples, in decorations of the Maori, and in crafts made by the Olmecs. Cacao was an extremely important element of Olmec spiritual life, and the beans were used in rituals and funerary contexts. During the Classic Maya era (250-900 CE), the ancient Mayans employed cacao beans as currency, trading them for products and services. For example, a rabbit might cost 10 beans, an earthen pot between 12 and 25. The Maya also recognized cacao for its revitalizing medicinal properties, and host of uses in spiritual and medicinal practices are well documented. The counterfeiting cacao beans out of painted clay even became a thriving industry!

These Magic Purses, however, are not counterfeit! They are veritable vaults of vril - petite pouches of power - which each carry individually-wrapped solid morsels of magic.