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Puyanawa Rapé – Sacred Medicine from the Forest Guardians
Who Are the Puyanawa?
The Puyanawa are an Indigenouspeople of western Acre, Brazil, whose territory lies near the border with Peru along the Moa River. They inhabit the officially recognized Indigenous Land Poyanawa, where two main villages, Barão do Rio Branco and Ipiranga, serve as cultural centers for the community.
For decades, the Puyanawa have worked to recover and protect their heritage after suffering cultural suppression during the rubber boom era. Despite historical displacement, forced assimilation, and the loss of language and tradition, they have made a powerful return to their roots through education, plant medicine, and spiritual reconnection.
Today, the Puyanawa are known for their strong cultural revitalization efforts, including the recovery of their ancestral language, Ûdikuî, and the preservation of sacred healing practices such as the preparation and ceremonial use of Rapé.
The Tapir (Anta): Power Animal of the Puyanawa
Unlike other tribes whose cosmologies revere the jaguar, the spiritual totem of the Puyanawa is the Anta, or tapir. The tapir is a quiet yet powerful animal of the forest, representing endurance, groundedness, and intuitive movement. For the Puyanawa, the Anta embodies qualities necessary for survival and spiritual evolution: strength without aggression, wisdom through listening, and a deep-rooted connection to the Earth.
This connection to the Anta reflects the Puyanawa’s character — a tribe that moves forward by remembering, who walk carefully and powerfully through the forest of time and history.
Puyanawa Shamanism and Spiritual Practices
The Puyanawa worldview is animistic, meaning all of nature — trees, rivers, animals, wind, fire — is seen as alive, conscious, and filled with spirit. Healing is not just physical, but also emotional, energetic, and ancestral.
Their spiritual leaders and healers, sometimes referred to as pajés, work with sacred plants to restore balance in the body and community. Rapé, Ayahuasca, and herbal medicines are used to cleanse, realign, and reconnect individuals to both their inner selves and the larger spiritual web they belong to.
In ceremony, the use of Rapé serves multiple purposes: to ground before Ayahuasca, to clear the mind for spiritual listening, or to dispel heavy energies that disrupt mental, emotional, or spiritual well-being.
What Is Puyanawa Rapé?
Puyanawa Rapé is a traditional Amazonian snuff made by grinding sacred plant material and ash, typically combined with strong Nicotiana rustica tobacco. It is used ceremonially by the Puyanawa for spiritual cleansing, focus, protection, and ancestral connection.
Each Rapé blend is handcrafted by skilled artisans who understand not only the preparation process but also the energetic properties of each ingredient. In Puyanawa tradition, Rapé is medicine — not a product, but a tool for transformation.
Its use is typically accompanied by prayer, intention, and silence. The Puyanawa do not separate the plant from the spirit. When Rapé is prepared or used, it is done with reverence, as an offering and a request for balance.
Our Puyanawa Partner – Iraqui Puyanawa
We are proud to offer Puyanawa Rapé in partnership with Iraqui Puyanawa, a cultural guardian, educator, and medicine maker from the Barão do Rio Branco village.
Iraqui is deeply involved in revitalizing the Puyanawa language, Ûdikuî, teaching it to younger generations to ensure it is never lost again. Alongside this, he carries forward the knowledge of his elders in preparing sacred medicines like Rapé.
Each batch prepared by Iraqui is made with intention, care, and traditional wisdom. The process is ceremonial from start to finish. When you use Rapé made by Iraqui, you’re connecting to a living tradition — not a replicated formula, but a medicine infused with the culture, energy, and prayer of its people.
Puyanawa Rapé Blends at Sacred Connection
We currently offer two authentic Puyanawa Rapé blends, both crafted by Iraqui Puyanawa using plants sustainably harvested from the surrounding forest:
🌿 Puyanawa Pixuri Rapé
This aromatic blend is made with Pixuri (Licaria puchury), a sacred herb known for its uplifting scent and spiritual protective properties.
- Traditionally used in herbal baths for spiritual cleansing and aura clearing
- Carries a pleasant, clear aroma that refreshes and relaxes the mind
- Said to assist with headaches, emotional stress, and energetic heaviness
Pixuri is used not only in Indigenous rituals but also in Afro-Brazilian spiritual baths, especially in practices aligned with healing and renewal.
🌿 Puyanawa Jagube Rapé
This powerful blend includes ashes from the Jagube vine (Banisteriopsis caapi), the sacred vine of Ayahuasca.
- Deeply grounding and introspective
- Ideal for use before or after Ayahuasca ceremonies
- Enhances focus, protection, and spiritual depth
Jagube is known as the Mother Vine and carries profound spiritual energy. Its inclusion in Rapé creates a blend that helps users root their energy and move into stillness and awareness.
How to Use Puyanawa Rapé
Using Puyanawa Rapé is a spiritual act. While each tribe has its own protocol, the core elements of respect, intention, and presence remain the same.
Preparation and Intention
Before using Rapé, take a quiet moment to set your intention. Ask yourself why you’re using the medicine: to ground, to release, to connect, to pray?
Application
Use a kuripe (for self-application) or tepi (when applied by another person). The Rapé is blown into each nostril with force — not inhaled like smoke, but delivered as a shock of energy and presence.
This may cause watering eyes, sneezing, or a rush of emotion — all part of the medicine moving through and releasing blockages.
After the Application
Sit or lie quietly. Let the medicine do its work. Many people report a sense of clarity, expanded perception, or even ancestral messages coming through after the moment of intensity.
Do not rush the process. Rapé is a teacher, not a stimulant.
Responsible Use and Cultural Respect
Puyanawa Rapé is a sacred Indigenous medicine, not a novelty or trend. To use it respectfully means:
- Understanding its origins and context
- Sourcing it ethically, through direct community partnership
- Using it in prayer or intentional practice
- Honoring the culture from which it comes
At Sacred Connection, we work in direct relationship with Indigenous communities like the Puyanawa. Your purchase supports not only traditional medicine but also language revitalization, education, and forest protection.
Buy Puyanawa Rapé from Sacred Connection
When you choose to buy Puyanawa Rapé from Sacred Connection, you are not only acquiring a powerful spiritual tool — you are joining a movement to preserve ancestral knowledge and support cultural resilience.
All our Puyanawa blends are:
- Made by Iraqui Puyanawa in his home village
- Crafted with fresh, ethically sourced ingredients
- Prepared with ceremony and tradition
- Delivered with respect, care, and intention
These are not mass-produced blends. They are living medicines, created by people who carry them with honor.
Take a look at others sacred snuffs!
Indigenous communities in the Amazon Basin use a wide range of Rapé mixtures and discovering them can provide a glimpse into the rich cultural heritage and customs of these communities.
Every Rapé blend contains a distinct combination of plant materials, ashes, and other natural substances that are meticulously chosen and blended in accordance with specific traditions and beliefs.
