This thesis, entitled, Ceu do Montreal; From Orthodoxy to Universalism explores the role of my Inter-Faith training with All Faiths Seminary International which took place during the time of the transformation of Ceu do Montreal (Eclectic Centre for the Universal Flowing Light) from an Orthodox Santo Daime Church to an independent, Universalist Santo Daime Centre.
The Santo Daime is a syncretic spiritual practice founded in the Brazilian Amazonic state of Acre in the 1930’s by Raimundo Irineu Serra, known as Mestre Irineu. The Santo Daime is syncretic, in that it incorporates elements of several religious or spiritual traditions, including; Christianity, South American Shamanism, African Animism, Kardec Spiritism and Eastern transcendental wisdom. Central to the Santo Daime practice is the sacrament, also known as Santo Daime or Daime taken in spiritual rituals, referred to as Works. The Santo Daime became a worldwide movement in the 1990’s, and currently has an international presence.