Hapé, or rapé, is pronounced ‘haa-pay’ in English. This plant medicine is a very sacred herbal snuff, made by the indigenous tribes of the Amazon, with Tobacco and varying Amazonian healing plants, leaves, trees, and seeds from native lands. Hapé is applied through the nostrils using an applicator (Kuripe or Tepi) in prayer, meditation, and ceremony. It is used for deep connection to the plants, animal kingdoms and all of Mother Nature. This healing snuff has the ability to cleanse the mind, purify the thoughts, bring clarity, spiritual alignment, and clear negativity and heaviness from the body, mind, & soul. This plant medicine takes days to make and is a very labor intensive process made in a ceremonial way with chants, song, and prayer.
We are honored to be the leader in the ethical sourcing of Hapé. Traditional peoples have used this medicine for millennia to connect more deeply to Nature. With great care, we are working directly with indigenous tribes to integrate this ancient plant wisdom into a modern spiritual practice.
Our goal is to educate you and provide the necessary resources from which to cultivate a sacred relationship with Hapé and with Tobacco. Tobacco is an extremely powerful plant and these artisanal jungle tobaccos do still have nicotine in them, which can become addictive. Hapé should always be worked with in a ceremonial setting, with prayer and intention. Hapé should never be used habitually, socially, or recreationally. Thank you for respecting the plants and this ancient tradition.
Benefits of Hapé
- Purifies and cleanses the sinuses and respiratory tract. Can help heal sinus issues and reduce mucus.
- Supports the digestive system, moves the bowels
- Offers energetic protection that comes from connecting with the tobacco plant, an ally for strength, clarity, and focus.
- Connects you to the Earth, is grounding, centering.
- Clears negativity and stills the mind
If this is your first time working with Hapé or you are newer to the medicine we highly recommend watching our video on forming a practice with Hapé.
Working with this medicine is such an intuitive process, helping and supporting us to find empowerment through nature. Each Hapé carries its own unique properties, different healing herbs, and prayers. For those beginning their relationship with Hapé, a common question we are asked is, which Hapé is right for me? Below you’ll find a list and description of all of Four Visions Hapés, their descriptions, strengths, and ingredients which can help you decide which blend is right for you. As you begin studying and working with each of the different hapés, you will tune into your own understanding of each particular medicine and how they connect with you. It is a very beautiful process as the Hapé begins teaching us, guiding us, informing us, and becoming our ally.
Please remember to trust your intuition when choosing as the plants will call to you.
Yawanawa Tribe:Known as the people of the Boar, this tribe is well known for their mastery of the tobacco snuff and their strong recipes.
Nukini Tribe: The Nukini are from the Pano linguistic root. They live close to the border of Peru in the Jurua region along the Serra do Divisor (A large mountain range in Brazil). In this tribe it is the women who are the traditional guardians & makers of the hapé.
Huni Kuin Tribe: The Huni Kuin, or Kaxinawa people, are known to have a strong call for the spirit, which they call the “yuxin“. Their hapé carries powerful grounding properties.
Shanenawa Tribe:Shane means bird and Nawa means foreign people. They are a gentle people who guarded their traditions until very recently when they started sharing their medicines with the west.
Kuntanawa Tribe: Known as the Start People, their mythology of their origin explains that they flew here from the stars in their spaceships which were palm trees.
Shawadawa:A small tribe of less than 1000 people known as the “People of the Macaw”.
Spiritual Purification – a wonderful every day hapé. For use against mental disturbance and tiredness, as well as to build spiritual connection.
Strength:Medium Strong
Katukina Tribe:A strong & powerful people made up of six clans: The Varinawa (people of the Sun), The Kamanawa (people of the Jaguar), The Satanawa (people of the Otter), The Waninawa (people of the Peachpalm), The Nainawa (people of the Sky) and The Numanawa (people of the Dove)
Apurina Tribe: possessing a rich cosmological and ritual universe, The Apurina have a strong story and healing medicine that they infuse in their hapé.
