Vale do Amanhecer
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Vale do Amanhecer is a religious community located in the Federal District of Brazil six kilometres from the satellite city of Planaltina and 50 kilometres from Brasília
.
Conceived by the ex-truck driver and medium
, Tia Neiva
(born Neiva Chaves Zelaya--died 1985), it was installed in its present location in 1969. The Valley occupies an area belonging to the government of the Federal District. There are approximately 500 residents, many of whom, according to the official web site, are abandoned children taken in by Tia Neiva. A juridicial entity, called Lar das Crianças de Matildes, was created to give legality to the community. Around the Valley there is a community of approximately 20,000 people, many of whom work or have connections to the Valley.
Among the residents are the directors who worked with Tia Neiva, some families of mediums, those who take care of the maintenance, and occasional people taken in to cure alcoholism.
The focal point of the community is the Temple of Dawn, built of stone, in the format of an ellipse, with a covered area of about 2,400 square metres. Inside you have the impression you are inside a colored labyrinth with several distinct spaces, each one with its function connected to the spiritual works carried out daily. At the back of the temple there is an enormous statue of Pai Seta Branca, the pre-Columbian spirit who allegedly began to talk to Tia Neiva in 1957. He is always shown as an attractive Indian, young and muscular, wearing a blue tunic, a long headdress and leather sandals. In his hands there is an arrow.
Nearby there is a complex built in the open air, called Solar dos Médiums or Estrela Candente (Shooting Star). It has artificial waterfalls, a lake in the shape of a star, a radius of 79 metres, lakes, staircases of stone, and grass huts. There are several statues of orixas of the Candomblé religion, like Janaína and Iemanjá.
The Valley has a primary school of more than 200 students, under government control, restaurants, an auto repair shop, and a bookshop specializing in religious and spiritualist works.
The doctrine practices a complex syncretism
with elements of Christianity
, Spiritism
, mysticism, Afro-Brazilian religions, belief in flying saucer
s, and ancient Egyptian beliefs.
The Valley of Dawn is composed of types of people: Mediums and Clients.
The mediums are basically divided into two basic groups in The Valley of Dawn: Aparás and Doctrinators.
Between three and four thousand people visit the Valley every day seeking help for their spiritual or personal problems.
The Mediums wear special robes with bright colours. Most of the mediums are considered the reincarnation of an extraterrestrial giant people, "the Equitumans", who supposedly landed on the Earth 32,000 years ago, and later returned in successive reincarnations in civilizations like the Hittites, the Jonians, 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 Shooting 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. Pai Seta Branca is also known to be the reeincarnation of Francis of Assisi
.
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
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Conceived by the ex-truck driver and medium
Mediumship
Mediumship is described as a form of communication with spirits. It is a practice in religious beliefs such as Spiritualism, Spiritism, Espiritismo, Candomblé, Voodoo and Umbanda.- Concept :...
, Tia Neiva
Tia Neiva
Tia Neiva was a Brazilian medium and founder of the mystical community called Vale do Amanhecer located near Brasília, Brazil....
(born Neiva Chaves Zelaya--died 1985), it was installed in its present location in 1969. The Valley occupies an area belonging to the government of the Federal District. There are approximately 500 residents, many of whom, according to the official web site, are abandoned children taken in by Tia Neiva. A juridicial entity, called Lar das Crianças de Matildes, was created to give legality to the community. Around the Valley there is a community of approximately 20,000 people, many of whom work or have connections to the Valley.
Among the residents are the directors who worked with Tia Neiva, some families of mediums, those who take care of the maintenance, and occasional people taken in to cure alcoholism.
The focal point of the community is the Temple of Dawn, built of stone, in the format of an ellipse, with a covered area of about 2,400 square metres. Inside you have the impression you are inside a colored labyrinth with several distinct spaces, each one with its function connected to the spiritual works carried out daily. At the back of the temple there is an enormous statue of Pai Seta Branca, the pre-Columbian spirit who allegedly began to talk to Tia Neiva in 1957. He is always shown as an attractive Indian, young and muscular, wearing a blue tunic, a long headdress and leather sandals. In his hands there is an arrow.
Nearby there is a complex built in the open air, called Solar dos Médiums or Estrela Candente (Shooting Star). It has artificial waterfalls, a lake in the shape of a star, a radius of 79 metres, lakes, staircases of stone, and grass huts. There are several statues of orixas of the Candomblé religion, like Janaína and Iemanjá.
The Valley has a primary school of more than 200 students, under government control, restaurants, an auto repair shop, and a bookshop specializing in religious and spiritualist works.
The doctrine practices a complex syncretism
Syncretism
Syncretism is the combining of different beliefs, often while melding practices of various schools of thought. The term means "combining", but see below for the origin of the word...
with elements of Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
, Spiritism
Spiritism
Spiritism is a loose corpus of religious faiths having in common the general belief in the survival of a spirit after death. In a stricter sense, it is the religion, beliefs and practices of the people affiliated to the International Spiritist Union, based on the works of Allan Kardec and others...
, mysticism, Afro-Brazilian religions, belief in flying saucer
Flying saucer
A flying saucer is a type of unidentified flying object sometimes believed to be of alien origin with a disc or saucer-shaped body, usually described as silver or metallic, occasionally reported as covered with running lights or surrounded with a glowing light, hovering or moving rapidly either...
s, and ancient Egyptian beliefs.
The Valley of Dawn is composed of types of people: Mediums and Clients.
The mediums are basically divided into two basic groups in The Valley of Dawn: Aparás and Doctrinators.
Between three and four thousand people visit the Valley every day seeking help for their spiritual or personal problems.
The Mediums wear special robes with bright colours. Most of the mediums are considered the reincarnation of an extraterrestrial giant people, "the Equitumans", who supposedly landed on the Earth 32,000 years ago, and later returned in successive reincarnations in civilizations like the Hittites, the Jonians, 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 Shooting 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. Pai Seta Branca is also known to be the reeincarnation of Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St...
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