Sacred Connection News
A Journey of Enlightement: Rapé Maker Jesse tells the story behind the creation of his Paricá Rapé
[ux_video url=”https://youtu.be/mLH79FMCU78″] The Meaning of Caboclo In Brazilian culture, more specifically to the peoples that reside in the Amazon Forest, the word Caboclo carries the weight of the unification of different cultures: people considered to be caboclos are of mixed ancestry, often a genealogical combination of European, Indigenous and African heritage and genetics. This fusion […]
Shawãcaiá Shawãdawa – The Story of a Rapé Maker
[ux_video url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjPvxP1VaHE&t=172s”] Rupusuty: The snuff of the Shawãdawa Rupusuty is the name the Shawãdawa people give to their Rapé, a word whose meaning is closely related both to the practical study of medicinal plants itself and the spiritual strength that revolves around the sacred power of healing that Mother Nature shares with us. The Shawãdawa […]
The demystification of Sacred Medicine: an interview with Master Rapé Maker Gesileu Phasphy Ninawa
To this day, misconceptions and prejudiced opinions regarding natural medicine, especially the kind practiced by Native Folk, are still deeply rooted in our society. While some consider it to be lesser and inaccurate, claiming that there’s no science behind the beliefs and practices of these peoples and their healing, medicinal procedures and rituals, others simply […]
Caboclo Gesileu – Rapé of the month
Gesileu Phaspy Ninawa: A Guardian of the Living Pharmacy of the Amazon Rainforest In the city of Rio Branco, in the state of Acre, there resides an extraordinary man named Gesileu Phaspy Ninawa. Gesileu is a true master in the art of ancestral medicine. His knowledge has been acquired through years of studying with the […]
Haux Haux, its sacred meaning and history.
Haux In the beginning… In the tradition of the Huni Kuin creation began with the cosmic Jiboia or Boa constrictor who brought creation and taught the use of the sacred medicines to the people. The first sound emitted was Haux Haux, the beginning of all. As in many traditions it all started with sound sound […]
The Kuntanawa Family
The Kuntanawa Tribe The Kuntanawa were reportedly wiped out due to the violent targeting of indigenous peoples during the rubber plantings that were incorporated in Acre between the late 19th and early 20th centuries known as raids. The last known descendants of this society are part of a large family, previously referred to as “the […]
