Forever the Forest

Join us for a Fundraiser supporting: ANCIENT VOICES ELDERS OF BRAZIL, COLOMBIA AND PERU REVEAL THE MYSTERIES OF ANCIENT PLANT-BASED MEDICINES AND HEALING TRADITIONS. What is Ancient Voices? A Documentary in the making exploring the ancient roots, different traditions, expansion and profound impact of the Sacred Brew in the world today. The goal of the […]

The Amazon Rainforest has been described as the “Lungs of our Planet” because it provides the essential environmental world service of continuously recyling carbon dioxide into oxygen. More than 20 percent of the world oxygen is produced in the Amazon Rainforest.     Amazonas is also the name of a state in Brazil, which covers […]

“The pineal gland, an endocrine gland located in the brain, is said to be the seat of the soul. Also referred to as the Third Eye, this small gland is believed to be involved in reaching higher levels of consciousness, acting as a gateway to dimensions beyond our brain-created reality.” “The 3 pillars of self, […]

ELDERS OF BRAZIL, COLOMBIA AND PERU REVEAL THE MYSTERIES OF ANCIENT PLANT-BASED MEDICINES AND HEALING TRADITIONS. Ancient Voices Footage Collection  A Special Treat for our Members, here are many of the films and footage that we collected on our last trip and are incorporating into our Film one way or another. We are also restoring […]

Comunidade Estrela Brilhante The Christian Enlightenment Center Bright Star Irineu Serra- CICEBRIS was officially founded on March 27, 2009, at Maranhão Daniel Arcelino Serra. Estrela Brilhante is a religious institution of doctrinal principles of the Santo Daime, founded in the 30s, in the state of Acre, by then Maranhão’s Irineu Serra – Mestre Irineu. The Santo […]

View some of the interviews we filmed in 2015 and recently added subtitles so our […]

The Peace Prayer, traditionally attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi, is one of the most loved prayers in the world. Below are its words, and a sung version recorded by Francisco Santágata with musicians in Mapiá, in the Brazilian Amazon. The prayer “O Lord, make me an instrument of Thy Peace! Where there is hatred, […]

Padrinho Daniel Serra Daniel Arcelino Serra was born in 1932 in the village of Santa Teresa in the municipality of San Vicente Ferrer – in the state of Maranhão. As a child, he was raised by his aunt, grandfather Joan Serra, Mestre Irineu’s mother. Early Daniel Serra heard stories about his uncle. In his memories, […]

Great Spirit May the Sun enlighten us by day And the Moon illuminate our paths at night May the power of the Stars show us the way And your Angels watch over us May our Totem Teachers guide us May the Queen of the Forest unite with the God within us And may we thereby […]

Next Edition of our Retreat is October 2017  Vera Froes, one of the elders of the Santo Daime, is a revolutionary ethno-botanist, alchemist, professor, guardian and healer of the Planet. She carries sacred knowledge and wisdom passed down by the elders of the rainforest and Santo Daime community. Vera dedicated her life to protecting the planet […]