The Valley of the Dawn: A Brazilian Spiritual Movement Emphasizing Healing, Mutual Aid, and Restorative Justice

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Valley of the Dawn is a Brazilian-based religion with about 700 temples and 139,000 members that teaches Jaguars are reincarnated extraterrestrials who laid humanity’s blueprint, was re-founded by Aunt Neiva in 1964 amid apocalyptic forecasts, and blends free spirit-healing trabalhos, a merit-based education system awarding titles like Master or Commander, restorative justice through cobradores, and practical aid such as food, housing, and education to help people facing poverty and loneliness, offering an inclusive alternative to mainstream capitalism.

Brazilian mystics say they’re sent by aliens to ‘jump-start human evolution’ – but their vision for a more just society is not totally crazy
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Brazilian mystics say they’re sent by aliens to ‘jump-start human evolution’ – but their vision for a more just society is not totally crazy

Brazil’s Valley of the Dawn faith is often dismissed as a cult. But many of the group’s fantastical rituals are a recognizable reaction to this harsh world of inequality, loneliness and pandemics.