• What is the doctrine of Santo Daime?

    A doctrine is generally considered to be a set of beliefs held and taught by a church. In the Santo Daime, however, this understanding of the word “doctrine” may be incomplete. For a powerful aspect of the doctrine of Santo Daime is the healing current created by singing Santo Daime hymns.

  • The meaning of the Santo Daime double cross

    In the center of every Santo Daime altar, there is a double cross. Unlike a traditional Christian cross, the Santo Daime cross has two horizontal bars. The symbolism of the double cross is that Christ will come again to Earth. But this time, the light of Christ will arrive through each one of us as we do our work of healing.

  • Going through instead of taking refuge

    One of the most important things for us to correct is the misunderstanding that we have the option to either take refuge from our problems—to run away from them—or make our way through them. In fact, we remain locked in the cycles of dying and being reborn, of struggling with pain and conflict—spiritually and psychologically as well as physically—exactly because we think we can make this choice.

  • Our Perspectives about Santo Daime

    Our perspectives about Santo Daime

    We were both called to this path after working deeply with another powerful spiritual path—following the teachings of the Pathwork Guide—for several decades. So we build our perspectives on a mature spiritual foundation.