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History
shamanism
 Ayahuasca (Santo
Daime)
spiritual leadership
Master Irineu (1930-1971)
Pd. Sebastião (1971-1990)
Pd. Alfredo (1990-present)
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Master Irineu
 Raimundo
Irineu Serra (1892-1971) was born on December 15, 1892, in Maranhão,
a city located in the north of Brazil. He was a grandson of
slaves who were brought from Africa by the colonisators. Irineu,
who became a very tall and strong man, decided at the age of
18 to take the route of the rubber extraction soldiers, heading
west into the Amazonian rainforest. While in Peru, befriended
shamans acquainted him with the beverage known in the region
as ayahuasca.
The Doctrine of Santo Daime
The experience turned out to be a divine revelation from the
Virgin Mary, appearing as the 'Rainha da Floresta' (queen of
the rainforest), directly assigning Irineu to found a spiritual
doctrine, a syncretism which would be centered around the consecration
of that immemorially used beverage within the context of the
Christian culture and symbolism and taking advantage of the
American Indian, Brazilian, African, and Eastern transcendental
wisdom. In 1930, Irineu created the 'Doutrina do Santo Daime'
in Rio Branco, which was the first centre where people from
different origins could drink ayahuasca. The name 'Daime' comes
from the Portuguese words "Dai-me Força Dai-me
Luz Dai-me Amor" (give me strength, give me light,
give me love), and tells that the tea is there for everyone
who asks.
Spiritual message
Master Irineu was surrounded by people of several convictions
and social ranks. Without any trace of revenge, he achieved
an important victory, when he received the sacrament from the
hands of a suppressed people of the rainforest. He reconciled
the sacrament with the Christian belief - the same belief in
which name these inhuman actions of colonisation had initially
been committed. This action shows the spiritual contents of
his message: a message of universal love and peace, effective
for all people on earth.
Alto Santo
In 1945, the group of Master Irineu received a piece of land to create
the first community of Santo Daime, which was called Alto Santo. Irineu
started to channel messages from the spiritual dimension which came
to him in the form of simple chants, hymns, the doctrine’s guiding
principle.
He also became acknowledged for his assisting, helping,
and conducting all of those who became interested in his spiritual
work. He naturally began to deal with spiritual healing, mainly approaching
the cases in which medicine was fruitless and suffering met no relief.
Mestre Imperador
The Santo Daime worship movement grew up around Raimundo Irineu
Serra. In 1971, when he returned to the spiritual dimension,
Master Irineu was already known as the 'Mestre Imperador' (master
emperor), the monarch of a lineage ready to spread out for the
task of bringing the Daime to the world, as it
is said in his hymns. It was one of his disciples, Sebastião
Mota de Melo, who would take up that responsibility.
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South-America (1910-1971)
Raimundo Irineu Serra took the route of the rubber extraction
soldiers, heading west into the Amazonian rainforest. While
in Peru, befriended shamans acquainted him with their sacred
beverage called ayahuasca.
Hinário of Master Irineu
• 'O Cruzeiro' (130 hymns)
• 'A Santa Missa' (10 hymns)
Photos of Master Irineu
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