UDV
Santa Fe Church can serve the Sacred Tea in its Christmas
service
- 12/12/2004 Jonathan
Goldman comments on the new legal victory obtained by UDV
in the US. The Supreme Court granted the permission for the
Santa Fe group to use ayahuasca tea as part of its services
this Christmas.
The
Ritual and Religious Use of Ayahuasca in Contemporary Brazil
- 08/03/2002
New article published
in the Archives section: Edward Macrae points
out the essential Brazilian elements which formed the Rainforest
Doctrine "Before
one can understand the functioning and the cultural significance
of this religious group, one must take into account some of
the particularities of Brazilian culture and religiosity.
Brazilian society is the result of a rich mixture of European,
Indian and African elements. The Portuguese colonization of
the region concentrated itself mainly along the Atlantic coastline
and although its influence extended itself into the interior
and almost to the Andes, only recently have the distant frontier
and Amazonian rainforest areas been fully integrated into
the life of the nation."
A Visit to the Santo
Daime
In
November and December of 2003 there were many pilgrimages to the
Daime Centers throughout Brazil. Here we present a report from one
group that visited the modernity of urban Brasilia and the primeval
forest of Amazonia. read more...
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