Estudo preliminar da casa de Força Xamânica: organização religiosa Núcleo Flor da Vida na Raposa – Maranhão

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze and/or design a Temple for Shamanic Ceremonies in an attempt to ensure that this Healing home meets the needs of its members and their religious practices. It is necessary to discuss this topic, since the amount of space devoted to the practice of Universal Shamanism in Maranhão is lacking, contributing to a slow process of dissemination and healing. Such discussion has relevance for the legal and social environment, because, with this research, the society of Maranhão and, mainly, the members of the Núcleo Flor da Vida will be able to deepen their knowledge about Universal Shamanism and with the accomplishment of the project of the Shamanic Healing Home, they will be able to take shelter and perform their religious practices in a more comfortable and viable way to meet the needs of all. During this study, before reaching the end of the research, other themes were analyzed to provide further clarification on the subject. Thus, the characteristics and historical evolution of Shamanism were demonstrated, how the ancestral practices are performed. It was also addressed how the Maranhense's interest in these religious practices arose. As such, the Ancestral Practices of Shamanism in Raposa-MA were emphasized through reports of Tamantaê Shivananda, the spiritual name of the founder and leader of Núcleo Flor da Vida, Hannyery Maciel, so that the Shamanic Healing Home project could be possible.