hello all
I have a really special connection with rapé. i went to the jungle to get deeper in my study with ayahuasca, but in the end, rapé was the greatest treasure i brought back for myself and others to share.
RAPÉ INGREDIENTS:
-TOBACCO:
It can be mapacho, the so called "rope tobacco" (tabaco de corda), or ideally Tabaco de Moy. you can also use tobacco that you plant yourself. the stronger the better. usually Moy and Rope tobacco have a curing process that will make it stronger, more aromatic, and enhance the ideal properties for the rapé. this process consist in dipping the tobaco leaves in specific molasses, twist many leaves together (this will make it look like a rope) and then inserting it inside a bamboo, leaving it there to cure for some time.
-ASHES:
The most common ashes used traditionally are:
- Tsunu - suspected to be the Platycyamus regnelli tree, but there is no proof that it is that one.
- Mulateiro - Calycophyllum spruceanum
- Cumarú - Dipteryx odorata
- Canela de Velho - Senna acuruensis
You can use basicly any ash that ash from medicinal trees, as long its not too alkaline, as it can dry and hurt you mucosa. I have had success with eucaliptus, copaíba, palo santo, some acacias,and caapi vine ashes.
Allways start with low ash content when experimenting new ashes, if it feels good and healthy, raise the quantity.
For the best rapé-suited ash quality, use the bark of the tree to make the ash, and not the wood itself.
-MEDICINAL PLANTS:
Here the possibilities are infinite, as long it doesn't irritate the mucosa, you can use virtually any plant. some will require extra care, for example chamomile has nice properties, but you have to use a very fine sieve, otherwise some tiny needle like particles will pass trough causing evere reactions.
-PREPARATION:
There are some important aspects relative to the rapé preparation: all ingredients SHOULD be Sun-dried, as this and any tobacco medicine as a strong connection with the sun. During winter, or rainy days, some people dry it near the fire, but it will not have the same strength.
It then should be crushed with mortar and pestle. I find it very efficient to crush it, mix it with the ashes, and then sieve it, that will allow the ashes to bind better with the tobacco and plants. You can use an actual sieve of a piece of cloth, so that only the finer particles come down.
IMPRINT YOU INTENTIONS! this is quite important. the diference between a regular tsunu based rapé, and a traditional Yawanawa rapé is thatthe indigenous sing healing and rapé specific songs trough the whole process. that will add extra strength and character.
-SOME RECIPES:
#1 - Based on a Huni Kuim Recipe
-Tobacco
-Mulateiro Ash
-Cumaru Ash
-Eucalyptus
-Rue
-wild basilicum
-Tipi (Petiveria alliacea)
#2 - Força (one of my favorite creations)
-Tobacco
-Cumaru Ash
-Tsunu Ash
-Caapi Ash
-Ayahuasca sedimentations (when preparing ayahuasca, in the filtering stage, there is allways some that stays in the cloth, I love to use that for rapé. If you have ayahuasca, but you dont do it yourself, you can also use the sediments that stay on the bottom of a bottle when you finish it)
-Chacruna Leaves
-Yopo (previously activated)
-RAPÉ MUSIC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn06OR9ZQg0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IglvKTELXao
ENJOY!
Healing someone is an act of love, but how can you love someone whitout loving yourself first?