About Céu do Montreal / ​History of Céu do Montréal

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Céu do Montréal was founded in 1997, a year after Madrinha Jessica’s initiation into the Santo Daime religion. In 1996, after the International Transpersonal Conference in Manaus, Brazil, she, together with forty-five other professionals, journeyed on an excursion to Mapia. The tour The Wisdom of the Serpent was organized by Stephen Larsen Ph.D. and Robin Larsen Ph.D. Mapia is a Santo Daime community in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, which had branched out from the line of the founder of the religion, Mestre Irineu.

It was during a Work (the name of a Santo Daime ritual) deep in the rainforest that Madrinha Jessica received the message to bring the Santo Daime tradition back to Canada. On her return she shared her experiences with friends and colleagues, many of whom expressed the desire to participate in Works. By the time a year had passed, she had returned to Brazil and had formally become a member of the Santo Daime. The small group that had been meeting regularly to study the hymns and principles, and participate in Works, made the commitment with her to found a Centre, Céu do Montréal. Over the next few years, many people in Québec and Ontario visited our Centre and over time many other centres/groups branched out from Céu do Montréal.

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In 2010 Céu do Montréal became an independent Santo Daime Centre. Céu do Montréal participates in the Feitio of Céu Sagrado, of Sorocaba, Brazil.

For more information:
Ceu do Montreal, From Orthodoxy to Universalism (PDF)