For months, I had been sending silent appeals, like messages in a bottle. Nothing. No response. The desert. And then, that day, when I felt I was at the end of a dead-end road, an answer came. His message was simple, direct, but filled with astonishing kindness. He was opening a door for me.

To carry the Pipe, for me, means a deep commitment, a self-offering, an act of service. I wasn’t seeking recognition or power. Only the opportunity to listen and to transmit, to honor the voice of the Spirits with humility.

In traditional Shipibo medicine, Tobacco holds a central place. As a master plant, a powerful spirit, it is used in many ways: smoked, blown, inhaled as a liquid through the nose, ingested to purify the body, or "diet" in retreats of silence and isolation.Plante maîtresse, esprit puissant, il est utilisé de multiples façons : fumé, soufflé, inspiré dans le nez sous forme liquide, ingéré pour purifier le corps, ou encore « diété » dans des retraites de silence et d’isolement.

The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year, a peak of light when the sun reaches its highest position in the sky. This sacred moment invites a deep pause, a symbolic pause in the natural cycle.