The Santo Daime doctrine
The awakening and remembering of the Santo Daime doctrine is a profound spiritual unfolding—a return to the living experience of divinity through sacred communion with nature, spirit, and song. Santo Daime is more than a religion. It is a mystical path of remembrance, rooted in the Amazon, the Divine Feminine, and the direct gnosis of the soul.
Let’s dive into its layers:
1. Santo Daime: A Doctrine of Light, Forest, and Heart
Founded in Brazil in the 1930s by Mestre Irineu, a Black rubber tapper of Afro-indigenous heritage, the Santo Daime doctrine emerged from direct contact with the Divine Mother through the sacrament of Ayahuasca (called Daime, “give me”).
At its core, Santo Daime teaches:
“Deus, Pátria, e Família” – God, homeland, and family (in a mystical, not nationalist, sense)
Alignment with the Celestial Hierarchy—beings of light, saints, angels, and spirits of nature
The path of moral purification, service, and surrender through hinos (hymns), trance, and embodied discipline
It blends Christian mysticism, indigenous plant medicine, Spiritism, African cosmology, and esoteric doctrine—a living matrix of sacred remembrance.
2. Awakening: The Living Sacrament Speaks
The awakening in Santo Daime begins not in the mind, but in the body and spirit—through the ritual ingestion of Daime. This sacred plant opens:
The heart, to feel divine love directly
The vision, to see the spirit world and inner landscape
The memory, to recall past lives, soul contracts, and karmic imprints
This is not theory—it is revelation. The “doctrine” is sung, danced, and lived.
You are not told about God.
You drink God.
You remember yourself as part of the living universe.
3. Remembering: The Doctrine Within
To remember the Santo Daime doctrine is to:
Feel the Daime plant as a spiritual being—a teacher, healer, and guide
Reclaim the truth that you are both child and mirror of the Divine Mother
Learn that spiritual growth comes through discipline, humility, and joy
Understand that the sacred hymns are encoded transmissions—they are not just songs, but light codes that activate memory
The hymns speak of:
Justice
Forgiveness
Liberation
Faith
Service
The inner journey through the forest of the soul
Every hinário (hymn book) is a soul map—not just for the singer, but for the entire collective. The songs remember you.
4. Integration: Daime in Daily Life
The true power of Santo Daime isn’t only in ceremony. It is in how you:
Walk in truth
Speak with love
Honor your body and spirit
Commit to service—trabalhar na corrente (work in the current)
Face shadows with courage and align with the light
As you integrate, you begin to embody:
The Christic Light of Mestre Irineu
The Wisdom of the Forest Queen (Rainha da Floresta)
The Warrior of the Sun—disciplined, joyful, and aligned with divine justice
You become a living hymn, an extension of the sacred current (corrente) flowing from Earth to Heaven.
Final Truth: The Doctrine Is Alive
The Santo Daime doctrine is not frozen in books or locked in tradition. It is organic, evolving, alive. It remembers through you.
To awaken in Daime is to:
Drink from the eternal cup
Enter communion with beings seen and unseen
Align with universal law, not by force, but by love
And when you truly remember, you no longer ask: Who am I?
You know: I am a child of the forest, a beam of the astral light, a servant of the truth, a singer of the sacred hymn.