Author Archives: Marcio Purusha
Plant Medicine Is Going Mainstream — Why Indigenous Tradition Must Lead the Way
US regulators just took historic steps toward studying sacred plants — and Indigenous nations are [...]
Jul
The Ashaninka: The Amazon’s Model Guardians Are Asking the World to Stand With Them
The Ashaninka rebuilt a forest territory the world calls a model of Indigenous stewardship. Now, [...]
Jul
Amazon Deforestation Hits a 10-Year Low: What This Rare Good News Means for the Forest
Amazon deforestation just fell to its lowest level in ten years — down 38% in [...]
Jul
Indigenous Wisdom: What the Guardians of the Amazon Can Teach a Changing World
Indigenous wisdom offers some of humanity’s oldest and most enduring teachings about community, resilience, spirituality, [...]
Jul
How to Choose Hapé Responsibly: Blends, Traditions and Safety
Learning how to choose hapé responsibly begins with understanding that different blends are not interchangeable [...]
Jul
The Huni Kuin People (Kaxinawá): Guardians of Ancestral Amazonian Wisdom
The Huni Kuin people — also known as the Kaxinawá — are one of the [...]
May
Hapé (Rapé) Benefits: 9 Powerful Effects for Mind, Body & Spirit
Rapéh (also spelled rapeh or rapé) is more than a traditional Amazonian medicine—it is a [...]
Apr
Why People Use Hapé (Rapé): 7 Reasons and Real Benefits
Why People Use Rapé: 7 Powerful Reasons Behind This Sacred Practice Across the Amazon rainforest, [...]
Apr
What Is a Tepi? Understanding the Hapé (Rapé) Serving Applicator
A tepi is a traditional rapé applicator used when one person serves rapé to another. [...]
Apr
What Is a Kuripe? Understanding the Hapé (Rapé) Self-Applicator
A kuripe is a traditional rapé self-applicator used to apply rapé to yourself. It is [...]
Apr