Rapé Circle

Tobacco is one of the most prevalent and respected sacred plants among Indigenous and traditional peoples of the Americas. One of the ways it is traditionally consumed is in the form of rapé snuff.

Rapé snuff is a sacred medicine used not only ritually but also on festive and social occasions. The fine powder of tobacco leaves (Nicotiana spp.) and ashes of tsunu (Platycyamus regnellii) are blown into the nasal passages for a powerful visionary experience.

Join BPS for an evening of experiential learning about rapé. This is a chance to make direct contact with the world of visionary plants, and to sit with teachers who carry these medicines with the blessing and permission of their partners in the Amazon.

• Prepare for the upcoming Synchronicity Unconference with the Brooklyn psychedelic community
• Learn about the history, traditions, and contemporary uses of rapé
• Explore a new relationship with tobacco
• Come away with your own rapé and kuripe (pipe for self-administration)
• Support Glauber’s work and contribute to decolonization and cultural exchange in the psychedelic space

The evening will begin with a brief educational talk, followed by the music and fellowship of a co-created rapé circle. We hope you can join us!

Important Note: This will be a closed circle event. In order to respect everyone’s experience, we cannot let anyone in after 7:10pm. Please arrive 15 minutes early to settle in. We appreciate your cooperation with this!

Bio:

Dr. Glauber Loures de Assis is Associate Director of Chacruna Latinoamérica in Brazil and an ayahuasca practitioner with 15 years of experience. He has built this practice in dialogue with his local Brazilian ayahuasca community and with the blessings of Indigenous elders and activists in Brazil.