Chalice

A Chalice, also known as a Wisdom Chalice or Chillum Chalice, is a type of smoking pipe used most often by members of the Rastafari movement. It is a sort of water pipe with a hose, or draw-tube, for inhaling. The water cools and filters the smoke and the hose provides additional airspace for cooling. A screen embedded in the crater protects against drawing in burning particles to clog the interior.

The word Chalice (along other pronunciations such as chalwa, chali, etc.) is often used to refer to itself, which certain Rastafari consider to be of specific religious importance as they believe it is a gift from Jah. Holy and sacred pipe, the coconut chalice. Burning the holy sacrament within the chalice which carries the 4 elements, earth, wind, water and fire create a mystic smoke for communion with the most high, Jah, to reach the knowledge, wisdom and overstanding.

People don't understand that using the Chalice pipe is how we commune with the most high and receive clear understanding and knowledge.- Lance Simmons

In Rastafari culture, marijuana and the use of the Chalice Pipe are often associated with drug abuse, and a negative image. The actual act (of smoking) is often referred to as Ciphers, Building, Inna Da Yard, Meditation, etc., and is believed it to be a spiritual act, often accompanied by Bible study, discussion with family, and seen as a time of overstanding (not understanding).