The Story of Hape

The Huni Kuin and a Sacred Story of Mapacho

In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, the Huni Kuin tribe has long relied on the natural world for both survival and spiritual guidance. Their deep connection with the forest has given rise to a profound understanding of plant medicines, including the powerful use of tobacco as a healing agent.

According to Huni Kuin mythology, tobacco was gifted to them by the spirits of the forest as a means to connect with the spiritual realm and heal both the body and soul. The Huni Kuin healers, known as Pajés, discovered that tobacco, particularly Nicotiana rustica, could be used in various forms—smoked, chewed, or prepared as a snuff called Rapé also known in the western world and Hapé—to open spiritual channels and facilitate communication with the divine.

Rapé, a finely ground mixture of tobacco and other medicinal plants, is used in ceremonies to cleanse the mind, enhance sensory perception, and ground individuals within the natural world. The preparation and administration of Rapé are considered sacred acts, often accompanied by prayers and songs, known as Huni Meka, which invoke the spirits and seek their guidance and protection Rapé.

The spiritual use of tobacco is integral to Huni Kuin shamanic practices. It is believed to purify spaces, protect from negative energies, and offer a means of connecting deeply with nature and the ancestors. Tobacco ceremonies are conducted with great respect and intention, underscoring its role as a tool for healing and spiritual alignment while exploring the Cultural and Healing Traditions of the Huni Kuin.

In recent years, the Huni Kuin have shared their traditional knowledge with the world, participating in global shamanistic movements and environmental activism. This has brought greater awareness to the cultural and spiritual significance of their practices, including the use of tobacco as a sacred medicine.

Through these practices, the Huni Kuin demonstrate the profound interconnectedness of all life, viewing the natural world not merely as a resource but as a living system of which they are a part. This holistic approach to health and spirituality offers valuable lessons in sustainability and respect for the environment Exploring the Cultural and Healing Traditions of the Huni Kuin Tribes.

HAPE BLENDS INTRODUCTION

This is a brief introduction to the blends that we are currently working with. We are working on putting more detailed information together but hopefully this will assist you in choosing when to use the different blends.

All blends will clear your energy and auric field. The variation in the blends is important to understand when you want to work on a specific area (for example: upper or lower Chakras, the Mind, connecting with your inner child, tapping into the earth’s wisdom etc.) and can therefore harmonize with and strengthen your intention.

We have placed some strength indicators on the first line of each product. You may find that these differ based on your use. They are meant as a general guide to assist you.

We also have tools available (kuripe and tepi) to serve yourself or someone else.

If you are interested in ordering hape, please reach out to us directly at:
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Below are a list of our available blends:

LOWER 3 CHAKRAS

Cumaru (Katukina & yawanawa tribes) – Medium

Works on the lower three Chakras to bring balance to your earth being
Brings warmth to a person’s sense of belonging and relationships
Assists in clearing emotional blockages in relationship to self and others and helps create a space of abundance
Helps to create space for abundance by bringing light to areas where we hold on to patterns of negativity
Cumaru hape is mixed with the ash from the bark of the Amazonian tree Dypterix odorata also called Cumaru in Acre. Cumaru is a very big tree and firm tree, with little flowers that attract bees. It is traditionally used as an anti inflammatory, decongestant, upper respiratory issues, and anti-allergy.

Murici (Huni Kuin and Kaxinawa tribes) – Medium

Works on cleansing the energies of the lower belly
Works to re-gird the cellular memory of life, light and bring balance and grounding to your earth being
Helps to open up the cells in the lower Chakras to receive christaline vibrations
Physically, this blend contains Nicotiana Rustica known as Moi in Acre it is mixed with the ash from the bark of the Amazonian tree “Byrsonima crassifólia” (L.) Also known as Murici. This name is from Tupi and means “Little Tree.” It is used for anti inflamitory, fever , gastrointestinal issues, anti diarrhea cleanses energy in the lower belly.

Anis – Medium

Works on gut health. Great for smoothing out blockages in the digestive system. Helps one to release resistance to how you’re processing your life’s experiences.
Energetically clears blockages in intestinal system

Sapota – Medium

Works on third chakra & solar plexus
Ideal for building self esteem, calling in greater self love, protection, and support for yourself
Brings a sense of meditative calm

Cetico – Medium

Works on clearing and balancing root and second chakras
Clears and grounds your sexual energies and balances the feminine and masculine aspects
Ideal for calling in financial and creative support
Anchors your spirit and body to your physical life, reconnecting you to the earth’s life current
Made with Cecropia membranasea or commonly referred to as Cetico in Brazil, Research is showing that this plant is an effective hypoglycemic, analgesic, antiulcer, along with antimalarial properties and it also possess wound healing abilities.

Orange de Macau – Strong

Works on solar plexus, particularly the 2nd and 3rd chakras
Brings uplifting, vibrant, self-supportive invigorating energy

Pau Pereira (Katukina tribe)

Consider Pau Pereira when you wish to stabilize, ground, and calm your anxiety and emotions.
strongly clears the root chakra through fiery cleansing energy.
Pau Pereira is made from the ash of the Pau Pereira tree (Tabernae montana laevis). It is considered one of the most important Brazilian medicinal plants.
It brings clarity to the present moment, and can help clear anxiety. It can also clear the emotional body, and help with stomach and digestion issues. It’s a strong and firey hape.

HEART

Tsunu (Yawanawa tribe) – Strong

Heart Chakra strengthening and opening
Brings warmth and balance to the heart center, much like igniting the heart light within
Balances and blends the earth and spirit ways of being within ourselves
Enhances feelings of compassion for oneself and others

Tsunu Mint (Yawanawa tribe) – Strong

Heart Chakra expanding
Deep heart work is done with this blend
Works like Tsunu (above) with a special ability to clear any debris lingering in the aura of the heart
Allows you to recognize where you’ve shut down your heart to help you re-open it

Cacao (Yawanomi tribe) – Medium

Gentle, sweet heart Chakra opening for deeper, authentic love-based connection with yourself, others and the world of all life
Cacao is a powerful assistant for inner work and creative guidance
This energy of this blend is very soothing, peaceful, warming and nurturing. It helps you to feel that which needs more loving and nurturing
Brings balance in masculine and feminine energies
this blend is made from the ash of the Cacau tree Theobroma Cacau. It increases dopamine uptake in the brain. It is a powerful antioxidant, and a diuretic as well which can aid in cleansing the sweat ducts.

Copaiba / Bobinsana (puyanawa tribe) – Medium

Very light, floral blend that calms anxiety. Removing heart chakra blockages, thus allowing us to dive deep and see clearly to the root of past traumas and fears that inform our patterns and created personas.
Contains parts of the master plan Bobinsana. Bobinsana’s qualities are spiritual protection, heart healing and enhances psychic awareness and one’s psychic abilities.
In addition to bobinsana, this blend contains the ash of the copaiba tree which is a stimulant, and is traditionally used by the Yaviza people to impart knowledge, and ward off hexes. In Peru this tree is used as insect repellant. The tree has a high concentration of BCP which is used to treat inflammation, pain, atherosclerosis, and osteoporosis. BCP also works in conjunction with the cannabinoid receptors and affects the body similarly to CBD.

Macambo – Strong

Strong heart chakra opening blend
Macambo is the “parent” plant to cacao; it’s a stronger version of how cacao works in the heart space
Aligns and “retunes” each chakra to your heart vibration

5th CHAKRA

Jatoba (Puyanawa tribe) Medium / Strong

Supports communication and aids in bringing clarity to one’s communication
Brings greater awareness to one’s gifts and how to express your gifts
Assists in shifting you from victim into creator energy
This blend is amazing for holding space or others
It is made with the ash of the Jatoba tree (Hymenaea courbaril or Brazilian Cherry), or West Indian Locust Tree as it is more commonly known in the English. The tree is very solid and sturdy, yet the pulp of this tree is commonly used for food by indigenous peoples because of its high concentrations of starches and proteins. The resin of the tree is traditionally used to treat diseases of the lungs.

MIND

Pimenta Longa (Puyanawa tribe) Medium

Works on the mind
Assists in working through the “monkey mind” and the stories we tell ourselves by quieting the mind so that we can tune in easier to the wisdom of the heart
Calms and assists with anxiety or a “racing mind”
Allows overactive mind energy to drop down into your heart so you can re-center
Great to help with headaches, inflammation and to purify the body. Made with ground tobacco, murici ashes and seeds of the plant known as long or squeezed red pepper, which does not burn like ordinary pepper, but has a fresh and intense aroma, reminiscent of forest leaves.

Chili Longa (Puyanawa tribe) Strong

Works on the energies around the mind
Assists in quieting the mind with a playful energy that sparks your imagination

UPPER 3 CHAKRAS

Nukini – Strong

Works on the upper three Chakras
Great for meditating and opening the channels of inspiration to strengthen your spiritual connection
Very grounding in the process

Parica (Shenanawa tribe) – Strong

Works on upper three Chakras
Opens channels of inspiration with directional energy and light from Source
Brings clarity to our self-talk and self-vision in
Energetically, this Hape blend connects us with our ancestors, allowing us to clear ancestral karma and hear the deep lessons associated with the spirits that have gone before us.
It also contains a small amount of ground shells of Anadenanthera peregrina.

Samauma (Kuntanawa tribe) – Strong

Works on strengthening the crown Chakra while firmly rooting the base Chakra to maintain groundedness
Samauma is one of the largest trees in the Amazon, it can reach 90 meters in height. The Samauma tree is considered the “Mother of all trees” by the indigenous people.
Balances energies in the body, mind and spirit
Connects you to the spirit world. It is also used to connect us with our roots and to communicate with nature.
This Hape’ is made by the Kuntanawa Tribe which roughly translates to “Coconut People”
It is used as a diuretic, for headaches, and to strengthen the organs

Jurema Preta (Fulnio Tribe) – Crown chakra & third eye – Strong

Helps in clairvoyance and connection to the spiritual realms
Shamans in Brazil use this blend to prepare themselves for rituals and ceremonies
The indigenous of Brazil use it to invoke the enchanted beings of the forest.
Jurema gives us the opportunity to be more who we are and help strengthen our communication and harmony with the spirits of nature and mother Tiera
Jurema Preta is also known as Mimosa Hostilis, a visionary plant that possesses psychoactive properties which lead to a visionary state.In the form of rapé, the jurema does not manifest its psychoactive effects. This power of medicine makes the spirit of Mother Jurema present itself to those connected with this divine energy.
Jurema preta is a dream facilitator, an ideal medicine for meditation or when sleeping, giving the opportunity for dreams to be lucid and visionary, where a lot of information is transmitted.

Angico (Filnio Tribe) Throat, crown & Third eye chakras – Strong

Good for concentration
The Angico tree is has a very dense wood, and it’s commonly used by the Fulni-o and Cariri-xokó natives to make rapé. Its ashes are a dark grey (rather than the typical white) which gives this hape its darker color.
Angico hapé supports the energy field of our physical body and gives us strength to meditate and to be awakened all night during ceremonies.

Nunu (“Ne-ne”) (Matses tribe) – Strong

Connection to spirit animals
Hunter/Gatherer energy
Great for assisting with sleep and enhancing dreams.
Used to awaken one’s inner warrior energy
The word Matsés comes from the word for “people” in the Matsés language. They are also known as the Mayoruna. The name Mayoruna comes from the Quechua (Runa Simi) language and means “river people.” In Brazil, the Matsés people are generally referred to as Mayorunas, while in Peru they are usually called Matsés.

Unactivated Yopo – Strong

Creates a cleansing spiritual connection that confronts the ego and offers the consciousness of unity
Made with he seeds of the yopo plant
This is great for opening your crown chakra and allowing for deep visionary meditation

Activated Yopo / Y2 $60 – Strong

Creates a cleansing spiritual connection that confronts the ego and offers the consciousness of unity
Made with he seeds of the yopo plant. Yopo Seeds as know as Anadenanthera Peregrina, the genus Anadenanthera, a member of the leguminosae family, has been used for its psychoactive effects for thousands of years. Anadenanthera Colubrina (Yopo) was traditionally used in shamanism by the Indians of the Southern region of the Andes.
This is great for opening your crown chakra and allowing for deep visionary meditation

Y2 – medium

Creates a cleansing spiritual connection that confronts the ego and offers the consciousness of unity
Made with he seeds of the yopo plant
This is great for opening your crown chakra and allowing for deep visionary meditation

Vashawa (Katukina tribe) – Strong

This blend has great power of awakening and liberation
It aids you to bring up your kundalini energies from your root up and out through the crown
Vasahawa in the Katukina language means “Serpent”

Nutmeg (Katukina tribe) – Strong

OVERAL CHAKRA CLEANSING

Eucalyptus (Katukina and Puyanawa tribes) – Gentle

Works on cleansing and enlivening of all Chakras
Washes over the auric bodies to gently release any energetic blockages.
Good blend to use when someone is being introduced to Rape for the first time
Physically, this blend is made from the ash of the ash of the Cacau tree Theobroma Cacau
Creates calm thinking and clearing

Menta – Strong

Works on cleansing all Chakras
Washes over the auric bodies similar to Eucalyptus but to release any energetic blockages that require a little more firmness.

Murici Mint (Huni Kuin and Kaxinawa tribes) – Strong

Works on strongly cleansing all Chakras and auric field
Washes over the auric bodies to release deep rooted energetic blockages. Great for increasing clarity and grounding
Use this blend for deep / more advanced work
This blend has a very intense cooling sensation and will clear the nasal cavity and head energy. Also ideal for colds as it clears nasal congestion
Helps to increase alertness and removes stuck energies in the head

OVERAL CHAKRA ALIGNMENT

Package for Overall Chakra Cleansing & Alignment – Temple of Hermes

Canela de Cheiro (Yawanawa tribe) – Strong

Aligns all the Chakras to allow for the divine flow of energy to move unobstructed from the crown through the root.
Re-centers your energy back into your core
Fire energy
Good for turning “inward” in mediation

Canela de Vei / Canela Mint (Yawanawa tribe) – Strong

Works similar to the Canela de Chiero and will align the Chakras to create energetic flow.
Rather than centering your energy in your core, this blend radiates throughout the auric field to remove blockages in the energy field.

Mulateiro (Yawanawa and huni kuin tribes) – Medium / Strong

Works on all Chakras, particularly the crown and third eye
Used to reconnect your cells with your inner child energy.
The bark of the Mulateiro tree is used as a tea for its anti-aging properties.
Is made from the ash of the Capirona tree and mapacho. The Capirona tree is a very old tree that grows 30+ meters tall and sheds its bark completely about two times a year to rid itself of fungus and lichens. This tree has been used since ancient times for its anti-parasitic, anti-fungal, and anti-bacterial effects
Historically, The Huni Kuin tribes say that the female warriors bathed in the full moon with a mixture of this tree and other herbs to maintain their youth and beauty. The tribe as a whole drink the tea for stamina and strength. Many have looked as this tree as a sort of fountain of youth.

Cana de Macau (feminine) – medium

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