Organization:Valley of the Dawn
| Formation | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Planaltina, Federal District (Brazil) |
Official language | Portuguese |
Mentor | Pai Seta Branca |
Key people | Tia Neiva |
Valley of the Dawn (Portuguese: Vale do Amanhecer) is a new religious movement and UFO religion founded in the 1960s in Brazil.[1] With around 600 temples in Brazil and worldwide, it is centered around a mother temple located in an eponymous town in Planaltina, Federal District, Brazil.[2]
History
Physical structure
Doctrine
The Vale do Amanhecer practices a syncretic religion which incorporates various elements of Christianity, Spiritism, Umbanda, religious beliefs in UFOs and esoteric beliefs.[1][3][4]
Two kinds of people attend to Vale Do Amanhecer: Mediums and Visitants (also called patients). The mediums are basically divided into two basic groups in The Dawn Valley: Aparás and Doctriners.
The Mediums wear special robes with bright colours. Most of the mediums are considered the reincarnation of an extraterrestrial giant people, "the Equitumans" (also known as Jaguars),[5] who supposedly landed on the Earth 32,000 years ago, and later returned in successive reincarnations in civilizations like the Hittites, the Ionians, the Dorians, the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Mayans etc. The Equitumans supposedly established themselves in the region of the Andes and are buried in Lake Titicaca, which was formed by a tear of the Glowing Star. According to the cosmology of the followers of the doctrine, Tia Neiva commanded the spiritual mission of this people on the Earth following the orders of the supreme commander, Pai Seta Branca (Father White Arrow), who seems to be an amalgam of several indigenous figures, Incan and American-Indian. Valley of the Dawn members perform spirit-healing rituals called “trabalhos,” or works, daily at their main temple outside Brasília.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ "The Vale do Amanhecer religious community in Brazil – in pictures" (in en-GB). the Guardian. 2019-05-03. ISSN 0261-3077. http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2019/may/03/the-vale-do-amanhecer-religious-community-in-brazil-in-pictures.
- ↑ Taylor, Alan. "Photos: The Worshippers of the Valley of the Dawn - The Atlantic" (in en). https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/05/photos-worshipers-valley-of-the-dawn/588475/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hayes, Kelly E. (29 April 2020). "Brazilian mystics say they're sent by aliens to 'jump-start human evolution' – but their vision for a more just society is not totally crazy". The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/brazilian-mystics-say-theyre-sent-by-aliens-to-jump-start-human-evolution-but-their-vision-for-a-more-just-society-is-not-totally-crazy-132730.
External links
- Official Site (in Portuguese)
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