Hapé (pronounced ha-peh), also known as Rapé or Rapeh, is a sacred plant medicine carried by Indigenous cultures of the Amazon Basin for generations. It is a finely ground blend, most often made from mapacho (a powerful strain of Nicotiana rustica) and sacred ashes from medicinal trees, seeds, and barks. Used in spiritual, ceremonial, and healing contexts, Hapé is not a recreational substance — it is a spirit ally and a sacred snuff. It serves as a tool for grounding, energetic cleansing, and aligning with higher consciousness. Collective Journey Art prefers using the term Hapé to honor its sacred essence and to carry forward the integrity of its origins. As the founder, I walk this path not as a seller but as a lineage holder. Born into a family of traditional (tribal) healers through both maternal and paternal lines, I was called to this work not by trend, but by blood, prayer, and vision that the plants fulfilled me with throughout numerous sacred circles. I am humbled to have been among the first to introduce Hapé since 2014 beyond the forest in sacred spaces and only recently have we begun offering this medicine online. Su-Ata, Collective Journey Art Founder Every blend we share comes with this history, responsibility, and love. Other Names for Hapé Different tribes refer to Hapé with names that reflect their own language and cosmology. Each variation holds unique ceremonial use and cultural significance: • Rome Poto / Rome Poté (Huni Kuin / Katukina) • Paricá (Yawanawá, Katukina often includes visionary plants like Yopo or wilka seeds) • Yopo (Yanomami, Orinoco from Anadenanthera peregrina) • Epẽ / Epema (Apurinã a feminine-energy, tobacco-free variation) • Rume (used among the Kaxinawá) • Nunu (Matsés – blown through traditional bone pipes) While many refer to it as Rapé in wider circles, these names reflect deeper relational and cultural layers that must be respected. 

1. Know Your Intention;

Begin by asking yourself:

Why am I working with hapé medicine right now?

What am I truly seeking from this sacred Amazonian snuff?

- Grounding

- Clearing / Energetic Reset

- Focus

- Emotional Balance

- Trauma Release

- Connection to Source

- Daily Spiritual Alignment

Your intention creates the energetic container. Some blends are calming and soothing, others more activating. Feel into their energetic signature - do you need something mild, medium, or robust?

2. Understand the Medicine;

What is this medicine about? Where does this particular blend come from? Who is offering it - and can they answer your questions clearly?

Sadly, the rising popularity of hapé has led to corrupted sourcing and deliveries. Many groups now enter the field without ancestral connection or proper training, energetic misalignment or simply out of integrity. Also raise the awareness to large distributors’ brain washing campaigns such as claiming 'direct tribal sourcing’ etc while they often produce blends in factory-like setups without prayer or sacred intent.

Please remember: there are no hapé factories among the tribes in the Amazon.

Ask:

- How do you source and distribute hapé medicine?

-Avoid "luggage traders” as most likely it was sourced from middle men who wouldn’t know maker of it either. Or the medicine sourced from the popular or trendy areas of Colombia, Peru and Brazil.

-Have you worked with hapé yourself, how long, what was your take and motivation you offering(selling) it?

-What is your background (preoccupations) before you start offering it? Look for profound plant medicine experience or some reasonable level of satisfaction.

- Is this person rooted in a healing path?

- Do they carry true lineage or sacred connection?

-What tribe, region, or lineage made this hapé?

- How was it prepared ? They used wooden or stone mortar and pestle to grind? These are traditional ones and safe. If no answer, abstein.

- Metal grinders? Avoid these - they can leave toxic residues. If the answer is unclear - do not buy it.

Choose based on spirit and source, not trend.

3. Listen to Your Body and Spirit

True discernment isn't always logical - it's intuitive.

When you read about a blend or hold it in your hands:

- Do you feel warmth or contraction?

- Does your body lean in or away?

- Does it feel sacred, or off?

Your body and spirit know. Trust them.

4. Work with Trusted Stewards

Avoid 'limited edition’, ‘ exclusive hapé’ gimmicks or flashy branding. This medicine works through your third eye - your most sacred, sensitive center. Would you trust just anyone with that?

Trendy names like 'bullet hapé' or unclear mixes (‘exclusive’ 'limited edition’ )often lack integrity and creates health risks. Trust your instincts. Feel the auric energy behind the offering.

5. Start Slow, Go Deep

You don't need to try everything. Begin with one or two blends. Build a relationship with each. Work

in reverence. Let the medicine guide you - it will.

Remember

Discernment is a sacred form of respect.

It protects you. It protects the tribes.

It protects the plants and our Mother Earth.

And it honors the ancestors who have carried this earth medicine for generations. Aho!

✨ No matter which technique you use, remember: It is not just the breath that matters, it is the intention behind it. Every breath is a prayer. Every act of service is a dialogue between you and the spirit of the medicine. The breath you choose should reflect your purpose: Healing. Clarity. Energetic Resetting. Transformation. Connection. When you serve or receive Hapé, you are not simply blowing powder; You are serving a sacred medicine comes with a lot of wisdom already and you are becoming one with the rhythm of spirit. Calling on the wisdom of the forest, And surrendering to the unfolding of your inner journey.

May your breath be clear. May your path be sacred. — Su-Ata, Hapé Practitioner / Healer

⚠ Important Safety Note Hapé should always be administered using a proper applicator: • Use a Kuripe for self-application • Use a Tepi when serving someone else This is essential because Hapé contains extremely fine particles from mapacho and ashes, which are not meant to be inhaled into the lungs. The medicine must be directed toward the upper nasal cavity, where it is absorbed safely and effectively.

Hapé Serving Techniques The Sacred Art of Blowing the Medicine:

Serving Hapé is not merely an act of administration, it is also a spiritual transmission. The breath you use becomes the bridge for the medicine’s wisdom, allowing it to journey through the body and spirit with clarity, intention, and reverence. Whether you are serving yourself or others, the quality of your breath matters. Below are traditional techniques drawn from deep practice of our teachers and our founder Su-Ata’s over eleven years of practice. Each aligned with a particular purpose and energetic signature. All are rooted in the understanding that Hapé is not just medicine, but a messenger of spirit.

🦌 1. The Deer Breath (Breath of Power) A foundational and widely used technique, the Deer Breath calls upon inner strength and focused grounding. It is a steady, deliberate breath that guides the medicine with confidence and control. • Inhale deeply into the belly, grounding into your inner power. • As you exhale, release the breath in one smooth but firm motion. • At the end of the exhale, seal your throat briefly to direct the final force of air, anchoring the medicine into the upper nasal passage. This breath is ideal for cleansing, protection, and stabilization. It embodies presence, power, and the capacity to navigate challenge with rooted grace.

2. The Hummingbird Breath (Breath of Precision): Graceful and exact, the Hummingbird Breath is used when gentle clarity and subtle direction are needed. It is soft, yet purposeful, carrying the medicine with care.

• Inhale lightly and intentionally, tuning in to the delicate energy of the moment.

• Exhale in a slow, even stream, much like the flutter of a hummingbird’s wings. This breath is best for refined, focused energy work; when you wish to support clarity, peace, and heart-centered insight without overwhelming the system.

3. The Serpent Breath -Breath of Transformation: The Serpent Breath is the breath of deep release for letting go of old stories, stagnant emotions, or energetic blockages.

• Inhale with full presence, visualizing transformation coiling within you.

• Exhale in a long, undisturbed wave, like a serpent gliding across earth. This breath supports emotional shedding, energetic clearing, and personal evolution. It is powerful medicine for those ready to leave behind what no longer serves.

🎶 4. The Humming Breath-Breath of Sacred Sound: The Humming Breath blends vibration and breath to create an inner resonance harmonizing body, mind, and spirit.

• Inhale deeply through your nose.

• As you exhale, hum softly a smooth, steady tone that vibrates through your chest and sinuses. This breath is best for soothing the nervous system, activating your heart field, and entering a calm, connected meditative space. It is often used when emotional balance, clarity, or heart healing is desired.

🦅 5. The Eagle’s (or Condor’s) Breath (Breath of Vision) The Eagle’s Breath is expansive and activating. It opens the channels to receive higher guidance, insight, and visionary clarity.

• Inhale fully, visualizing yourself soaring high above and beyond limitation.

• Exhale with strength and upward direction, delivering the medicine with elevation and purpose. This technique is used during vision quests, prayer journeys, or moments of spiritual expansion, when calling in wisdom from above and beyond. 

(A Ritual Guide for Personal Practice, you can always adopt into your own rituals and practices)

Working with Hapé medicine is a sacred act one that calls for intention, presence, and reverence. This is not about dosing a substance; it is about entering into a prayerful relationship with the spirit of the plants. Below is a four-step ceremonial framework to support your personal journey with Hapé.

1. Setting Your Space & Intention • Find Your Seat: Choose a quiet space where you can sit grounded — ideally close to the earth or on a natural surface. Keep your posture upright yet relaxed. • Prepare the Medicine: Pour a small, intentional amount of Hapé into your palm. This is the portion for your first nostril. • Scoop with Presence: Use the long edge of your kuripe (V-shaped self-applicator) to gently scoop the medicine. • Center Yourself: Pause. Take a few deep breaths. Drop into your body. Feel your spirit soften into the space. Let your mind settle. Let your heart speak your intention — clearly and sincerely.

2. Breathwork & Sacred Serving • Three Deep Breaths: 1. Inhale deeply and exhale toward Mother Earth, grounding yourself. 2. Inhale again and exhale toward Father Sky, offering gratitude and surrender. 3. Inhale fully a third time, drawing the kuripe close to your heart center. • Administer with Grace: Hold your breath gently. Place the short end of the kuripe in your mouth and the long end at the opening of your first nostril. With balanced breath pressure, blow the medicine toward the upper bridge of the nasal cavity; not forceful, not timid. Just present.

3. Journey Through Both Nostrils • First Nostril – Letting Go: This first serving represents letting go of what’s dead. Let it carry out old patterns, stagnant energy, or anything no longer in service to your path. Exhale fully through the mouth, and continue mouth-breathing throughout the rest of the practice.

• Second Nostril – Invite Rebirth: Now serve the second nostril with intention to welcome in the new ; clarity, creativity, protection, joy. Blow with a slower but fuller exhalation, ending with a final firm breath to fully clear the kuripe. Again, exhale through the mouth and remain in this state for a few minutes.

4. Receive & Integrate; You are now in the compassionate hands of the medicine. Allow the spirits and prayers infused into the blend to unfold within you ; without resistance. Stay seated, still, and meditative for at least 10–15 minutes. Avoid blowing your nose during this time. Simply wipe gently as needed. When you feel internal movement -a sense of release in the back of the throat or respiratory system - then and only then, blow softly. Let Hapé do what it came to do. Be in stillness. Be in gratitude. Be in the ceremony. 

Aho Mitakuye Oyasin! (Lakota prayer: “To all my relations” ; a call for unity and harmony.)

While Hapé is traditionally used in ceremony, it can also be part of a personal grounding or clarity ritual. Below is a simplified version for safe and respectful use:

1. Sit Comfortably: Find a seated position on the floor or ground. Keep your posture relaxed but upright to support breath flow and focus.

2. Prepare the Medicine: Pour a small amount of Hapé into your palm. For first-time use, a pea-sized amount per nostril is recommended. Use the long side of your kuripe (self-applicator) to scoop the powder.

3. Center Your Energy : Take a full, deep breath. Bring the kuripe to your heart, and silently invite your inner guidance or personal allies to be with you.

4. Administer the First Nostril: Hold your breath. Place the short side of the kuripe in your mouth and the long side gently into one nostril. Blow the medicine in with firm, steady breath. If serving someone else: make sure they also hold their breath before receiving the medicine.

5. Administer the Second Nostril :Blow the second nostril as soon as possible after the first. This brings balance to the energetic and physical effects of the medicine.

6. Breathe Through the Mouth : After each serving, the person receiving should only breathe through the mouth. Exhale fully and slowly.

7. Rest & Integrate Remain seated and still for 10–15 minutes. Breathe only through your mouth. Avoid blowing your nose — simply wipe gently if needed. Only blow once you feel natural fluidity or a release in the back of the throat.

⚠ Important Safety Note Hapé should always be administered using a proper applicator: • Use a Kuripe for self-application • Use a Tepi when serving someone else This is essential because Hapé contains extremely fine particles from mapacho and ashes, which are not meant to be inhaled into the lungs. The medicine must be directed toward the upper nasal cavity, where it is absorbed safely and effectively. 

Aho Mitakuye Oyasin! (Lakota prayer: “To all my relations” ; a call for unity and harmony.)

1. Sit Comfortably: Find a seated position on the floor or ground. Keep your posture relaxed but upright to support breath flow and focus.

2. Prepare the Medicine: (If self serving) Pour a small amount of Hapé into your palm. For first-time use, a pea-sized amount per nostril is recommended. Use the long side of your kuripe (self-applicator) to scoop the powder.

3. Center Your Energy : Take a full, deep breath. Bring the Kuripe to your heart, and silently invite your inner guidance or personal allies to be with you.

4. Receiving the First Nostril: Hold your breath to the top of your lungs every time you receive hapé or sacred snuff. This is the most secured way to avoid ingesting fine particles into lungs Place the short side of the kuripe in your mouth and the long side gently into one nostril. If being served the same, help the server to place the applicator targeting the upper bridge of your nose. Not the walls orsides of your nostrils. The applicator must be aligned with your nose’s direction uninterruptedly. Blow or let the person do so in using a breath tecnique. If being served: make sure they also hold their breath before they blow the medicine.

5. Administer the Second Nostril : Get the second nostril blown as soon as possible after the first. This brings balance to the energetic and physical effects of the medicine.

6. Breathe Through the Mouth : After each serving or receiving only breathe through the mouth. Exhale fully and slowly. This is also your power to calm the effect of the jolts one may feel, ideally remembering to breathe as needed while surrendering to it.

7. Rest & Integrate Remain seated and still for 10–15 minutes. Breathe only through your mouth until medicine is moisten fully on the upper bridge of your nose. Avoid blowing your nose soon after — simply wipe gently if needed. Only blow once you feel natural fluidity or a release in the back of the throat.

⚠ Important Safety Note Hapé should always be administered using a proper applicator: • Use a Kuripe for self-application • Use a Tepi when serving someone else. This is essential because Hapé contains extremely fine particles from mapacho and ashes, which are not meant to be inhaled into the lungs. The medicine must be directed toward the upper nasal cavity, where it is absorbed safely and effectively. 

Let Your Body Lead the Rhythm

There is no strict rule for how often to work with Hapé. In traditional Amazonian cultures, it is used as needed; sometimes daily, sometimes ceremonially. The most important guide is your own intuition and body awareness.

Listen closely:

If your spirit feels scattered, your breath feels stuck, or your mind is clouded — the medicine may be calling you.

Other times, the most sacred choice is simply to rest.

🌿 How Hapé Supports You

Hapé works on multiple levels — not just the physical. Its effects may support:

Mental clarity and release of mental noise

Emotional grounding and calm

Energetic cleansing of the auric field

Spiritual alignment, especially through the third eye and pineal gland

When used with intention, it can awaken the senses, deepen self-awareness, and help you reconnect with your center.

🌀 Daily, Ceremonial & Ritual Use🌀

In many Amazonian lineages, Hapé is used:

Before, during, or after ceremonies (such as Ayahuasca, Kambô, or prayer circles)

As a standalone ritual for grounding or meditation.

In daily use to prepare for prayer, focus, rite of passage or energetic protection.

Even before hunting, to enhance awareness and sensory sharpness

Whether you use it occasionally or regularly, the key is balance.

Ask yourself: Am I reaching for the medicine consciously, or by habit?

Let your practice remain sacred, not automatic. Do not let self to be programmed, be the programmer! Aho!

⚖️ Finding Your Rhythm

There are no known contraindications to working with Hapé, aside from your own comfort level. Some people work with it daily, others weekly, or only during ceremony or transition. Your body will tell you, so please listen.

Additionally stay attuned with your nostrils. Hapé can absorb and release moisture in excessive and abusive use. This may cause dry nose and upper respiratory discomfort. Please moisten your nostrils before and after your hape intakes or use nose oil (Nasya).

💡 Gentle guidance:

For grounding and clarity: use in small amounts a few times a week

For deeper energetic work: allow integration between sessions

When in doubt: pause and listen, the hapé medicine will speak to you

Let your body lead. Let the breath guide. Let the medicine teach.

Again: You are not following a schedule, you are following a relationship.

A Pathway to Prayer, Purging & Spiritual Presence

Hapé is not simply a plant preparation — it is a ritual of return. A return to prayer, to presence, and to the intelligence of the body integrating with the wisdom of our Sacred Earth. In sacred moments, singing medicine songs, mantras, or prayers can amplify the experience of Hapé. These vibrations create a bridge between the physical and spiritual, allowing the medicine to flow more deeply through your energetic field. Even in silence, Hapé naturally guides the mind into meditation, often softening mental noise and activating inner stillness. At times, it may also open channels for purging or energetic release — including shaking, bowel movements, or emotional outbursts. Though less common with smaller doses, these experiences are not side effects. They are signs the medicine is doing its sacred work — clearing stagnation, releasing trauma, and restoring alignment.

Begin by asking yourself:
Why am I working with hapé medicine right now?
What am I truly seeking from this sacred tool?
- Grounding
- Clearing / Energetic Reset
- Focus
- Emotional Balance
- Trauma Release
- Connection to Source
- Daily Spiritual Alignment

Your intention creates the energetic container. Some blends are calming and soothing, others more
activating. Feel into their energetic signature - do you need something mild, medium, or robust?

Where does this blend come from?

Who is offering it - and can they answer your questions clearly? Ask them for their plant medicine experience or simply their background and be comfortable with their auric energy.
Sadly, the rising popularity of hapé has led to corrupted sourcing while also attracting a lot of ineligable or non-aligned practitioners. Many groups now enter the field
without ancestral connection or proper training.

Also large distributors may claim 'direct tribal sourcing'
but often produce blends in factory-like setups without prayer or sacred intent.

Please remember: there are no hapé factories among the tribes in the Amazon. Ask: - What tribe, region, or lineage made this hapé?
- How was it prepared?
- Wooden or stone mortar and pestle? These are traditional and safe, if they cannot answer such questions opt out.
- Metal grinders? Avoid these - they can leave toxic residues in such tiny particles.
If the answer is unclear - do not buy it.
Choose based on spirit and source, not trend.

Avoid any plastic, treated cardboard and metal containers as these materials can be toxicant for this sacred hapé medicine. Prefer airtight caps and non porous materials, glass containers with no plastic caps or lids are the safest and also keeps the potency of the medicine for much longer time.