Spirituality, diversity and collective learning.

Spirituality can be expressed through many paths. Our ceremonies may draw on themes, symbols and teachings from different traditions, while respecting the meaning and history of each one.

Being open to different traditions does not give us permission to take what is not ours. We respect where each teaching comes from and do not claim to represent peoples or lineages beyond our own path.

Four directors share the leadership of the Sanctuary. This reflects our principle of non-specialism: knowledge, service and responsibility are built together, rather than placed in a single spiritual authority.

Directors, guardians and participants are all learning. Having a different role never gives anyone the right to diagnose another person or impose an interpretation on their experience.

The Sanctuary welcomes human diversity. People of different origins, beliefs, gender identities, sexual orientations and ways of being are treated with the same respect.

The rainbow has several meanings in our history. It also speaks of diversity: different colors sharing the same sky without losing what makes each one unique.

We honor Indigenous knowledge by naming its sources, listening carefully and respecting clear limits. Our encounters with Indigenous people are shared as experiences of relationship and learning, never as permission to reproduce rites or speak for a people.

The Sanctuary has its own ritual practice and is not formally affiliated with Santo Daime, União do Vegetal or any other ayahuasca religion.