nikumma - Rapé

Rapé is a sacred medicine used for thousands of years by different tribes that inhabit the Amazon (Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela), it is a great tool to calm the mind and connect with the essence of the universe.

It is the medicine of the air, in the blow you receive the blessing of the grandfather wind, universal source of energy, cleaning our perception, clearing the mind and opening the superior energy channels, to connect us with the highest of our being, it can move us to different states depending on your use.

It is composed of various Amazonian plants that are roasted and ground, mainly TOBACCO, (Nicotiana tabacum, or Nicotiana Rústica), finely ground and sifted, ashes from ceremonial fire, and other sacred plants that determine its subtle alchemy.

When rapé is applied, it must be done with respect on the part of those who blow it and those who receive it and with the awareness that an ancestral medicine that enters you,  possesses the powerful spirit of the mountain, the forest, the jungle and the spirits. healers of each of the plants.

Types of Rape

The varieties of Rápe with a higher proportion of ashes are lighter and greyish; They are considered “Air” varieties, their effect is more stimulating, and they are indicated for situations in which we want to rise and float, connect with the suttle and the divine. They are varieties generally more recommended for beginners.

The Rapé varieties with a higher proportion of tobacco are darker and brownish; They are “earth” varieties, their effect is more sedative, and they are indicated to connect with depth, roots, ancestors. They are varieties indicated for more advanced users.
Between these two extremes, there is a wide range of varieties, each with its own spirit and subtleties, which will determine if the Rapé has healing powers, concentration power, warrior qualities or other connections.
Some of the Rape are named after the tribes that use them, such as the Yawanawa, Nukini, Manchinery, Kaxinawa tribes, among others.

**WHAT ARE THE PROPERTIES OF RAPÉ?

Its effects and benefits are at various levels both in the physical body, in mental and psychic states, as well as in the spiritual aspect.

• It is very effective in treating respiratory system problems such as sinusitis, rhinitis as it helps expel dirt, mucus and parasites from the frontal and nasal sinuses.
• Healing and antibiotic applied on wounds.
• Used to help cutting the habit of the nicotine
• It expels the excess of accumulated phlegm caused by food and the particles of all the atmospheric contamination that are stored.
• It is also very powerful to treat the digestive system, deworms, cleanses and helps intestinal peristaltic regulation
• Decompresses the pressure of the skull
• Eliminates headaches, body aches, dullness and lightheadedness
• On a psychological level, it treats fears and anxiety
• Calms the mind and stops the internal dialogue, quieting the thoughts and opening the inner silence, providing relaxation and serenity because the Rape frees the brain from burdens and blockages
• Allows you to be present in order to see beyond your interpretations
• Cleanses, orders and aligns your energy fields, especially the third eye and crown chakras, and from there up and down the spine
• The body loosens up and loosens up when receiving the snuff, remaining in an excellent state to do meditation
• Removes anxieties and other emotions and energies connected to the solar plexus, causing the person to vomit the dense energies accumulated there
• It is possible that with a strong breath the person reaches deep states of connection with their areas of unconsciousness
• Medicine for the vision of the spirit Helps achieve deep meditative states
• Helps connect with visions and expand consciousness
• Commonly used during Ayahuasca shots to intensify or unclog processes.
• Also his Spirit puts you more in touch with the jungle and its energy
• anxieties and other energies connected to the solar plexus, causing the person to vomit thus eliminating the dense energies accumulated there.
• Useful to treat depression, obsessive fears, insomnia and anxiety among others

To receive this sacred medicine, try to be receptive, in inner calm and with an attitude of humility.
Inhale and exhale deeply to connect with the present moment.
Before the moment of receiving the projection, inhale deeply, hold your breath and close your glottis as if you were going to submerge yourself under water, in this way you prevent the RAPÉ from lowering to the throat and stomach.
Immediately after being thrown, breathe through your mouth, refraining from breathing through the nose for a few seconds, in this way we prevent the RAPÉ from going down in the form of dust through the respiratory tract.
To put it on or project it, you blow through a bamboo straw called a projector through each of your nostrils, it can be blown by the facilitator  or by your own self; There is an auto projector so that you can apply it yourself.
The snuff after being blown makes a tour of the person in the form of tickling and numbs or distends body parts where it identifies there is tension
You can get to connect with archaic fears and anxieties, which gives you discomfort, but after a while you end up with a feeling of cleanliness, lightness, stillness and tranquility
It is important the way you blow yourself, do it with affection, with love, to bring peace to your mind and your body.
It must be blown in both nostrils, to balance the two energetic currents of the body, the masculine and the feminine.

TYPES OF RAPE

Rapé Yawanawa: (Soft) Created by the Yawanawa tribe, it contains more ash than most other Rapé mixes which makes it very soft and extremely useful for cleansing the body and mind. Her feminine energy offers a high vibrational experience and a deeply grounded approach.
This Rapé brings strength and concentration, integrates and balances thoughts and helps us to respect better, it also works the solar plexus, it is used to cleanse this chakra, there is a lot of mental elevation during the process.

Rapé Murici: (strong) Known as the tobacco of warriors, it provides a beautiful masculine energy, the connection to the earth, it helps to contact our inner power, to find the strength to act, to concentrate and have mental clarity. It acts strongly cleaning the accumulated energies in the first, second and third chakras (base, sacrum and solar plexus), it does an extreme cleaning and generates a sharp and clear vibration.
Made by the Amazonian Huni Kuin – Kaxinawa tribe, with Murici tree ash, Amazonian tobacco and other plants.

Rapé Tigre: (Strong) Contains Macambo ash, a plant closely related to the cocoa plant, with great flavor and qualities to increase serotonin. It is a powerful mixture of Amazonian plants, which improves both your energy and your mood.

Rapé Kaxinawa: (Strong) Possesses strong and powerful energizing qualities, grounding the masculine, working on the energy centers as a warrior of the heart.
The energy of this medicine connects the mind and heart, immediately entering the crown chakra and slowly moving down to the heart chakra, continuing to do its work through each chakra until it reaches the root chakra. Next, loop around the energy centers in the back, working the lower back, mid-back, back of the heart, solar plexus, and the back of the head.
It is energizing and can be a purgative when used in large amounts.
Prepared by the Amazonian Huni Kuin tribe.

Rapé TSUNU: (Soft) The Tsunu bark is considered one of the 10 most important Brazilian medicinal plants. This Rapé contains more ashes than the other mixtures. Which makes it very gentle and extremely useful for a deep cleansing of the body and mind, its energy is feminine, which produces a deep and grounded focus. It is an intense medicine, but once the first effects wear off it is very comfortable and gives a feeling of opening, which takes place within the brain points around the back of the head.
It comes from the Yawanawa tribe and is ideal for balancing energies and finding stability.

Rapé Nukini: (strong) This rapé carries the spirit of Mother Earth, the Amazon jungle and the
Jaguar, which is a symbol of creativity and power.
NUKINI rape is used for healing and cleansing works, it helps with anxiety and reestablishes the connection with the Cosmic Mother, helping us to cleanse our thoughts. The jaguar looks at the paths within the chaos, teaches us to move without fear in the dark and clears the vision.
It is made of wild tobacco and ash from the Tsunu "Amazonian sacred tree", and is prepared by NUKINI women in the Brazilian Amazon and with your purchase you help the survival of the NUKINI people.

The Nukini ethnic group is located on the left bank of the Môa River, State of Acre, Brazil. And it is one of the most protected territories of the Brazilian Amazon.