First, Rapé powder is blown into the left nostril, then into the right.
The left nostril symbolizes death. Right - birth.
Rapé is blown through the nose using tepi or curipe - tubes made from bone, bamboo, Palo Santo or Ayahuasca wood.
Rapé can be used independently: pour the powder inside, draw air into the chest, insert the long end of the tube into the nose and the short end into the mouth, and, exhaling sharply, blow rapé into the nose. During insufflation, breathe only through your mouth!
Tepi - intended to be injected into another person.
After insufflation, your eyes may begin to water, you may feel dizzy or have a headache, or you may feel like sneezing. In some cases, nausea may occur. These are normal body cleansing processes.
During the ritual, you need to listen to yourself - your inner self, meditate. It is better to take an upright position and breathe deeply.
Since rapé comes in different types, cleansing can also be different: soft or hard, accompanied only by a feeling of physical and mental cleansing, or also by mystical experiences.
