Fenômenos mediúnicos no Santo Daime: um estudo sobre o transe de incorporação na igreja daimista de Mãe Baixinha

Abstract

Santo Daime is a syncretic Brazilian religion that blends Spiritism and Christian aspects with elements from various spiritual traditions, such as Indigenous shamanism, popular Catholicism, Kardecism, Umbanda and also incorporates ideas from oriental religiosity and Western esotericism. The spiritual believes as well as an existence of a spiritual dimension of reality, reincarnation and spiritual development are deep rooted in Daime cosmology and liturgy, giving opportunity to medium manifestations in the ritual environments. Among many mediumistic phenomena that may occur during ritualistic contexts in this religion, this research focused on the incorporation of spirits. In order to better understand this phenomenon, a field research was conducted using methodological tools for analysis such as participant observation, field journal and interviews with mediums at Flor da Montanha, a Daime church located in the city of Lumiar, Nova Friburgo district, Rio de Janeiro state. This church is known among its people as a reference in terms of medium phenomena, once its founder, mãe de santo Baixinha, was responsible for introducing elements from Umbanda into Santo Daime. Based on the information gathered, it is visible that the group studied articulates a variety of symbolisms into Santo Daime cosmology and rituals, transforming medium incorporations into a sui genesis phenomenon.