From left to right (in the direction of the flag), the esteemed contemporaries of Mestre Irineu are profiled: Guilherme Gomes da Silva (introducer of “Vivas!”), Emílio Furtado (Benemérito Conciliar Member), Francisco Granjeiro Filho (Comandante do Feitio), José Lima (Conciliar Novice Member), José F. das Neves (Councillor) and Leôncio Gomes (President and Immediate Master). NOTE: José […]
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The Force Calls Cipriano recounts in an interview his journey to arrive at the mission of Mestre Irineu. Cipriano: I was born on October 12, 1935, in Belém do Pará, in a town called Primavera that was 50 hours away — over there they say 50 leagues, right? Here they say 50 hours, far from […]
Introduction English Translation Could you comment on the “White Waters” and the “Waves of the Sacred Sea” that Mestre talks about? This was when Mestre still lived in the house included in the photo (included above). The young Marise Carioca de Souza (known as Jane in the Alto Santo community, also pictured above) approached Mestre […]
Usage of tobacco Tobacco is used throughout the daime . Irineu did use tobacco but did not pass this down. There are many things Irineu did as he was a high initiate with knowledge of indigineous traditions. He would blow mapacho smoke over the Daime. (source)