As origens de uma casa de cura do daime: o pronto socorro espiritual Raimundo Irineu Serra

Abstract

This article will discuss how Centro Pronto Socorro Espiritual Raimundo Irineu Ser-ra (CEPSERIS) (Spiritual Center Emergency Aid Raimundo Irineu Serra), which is lo-cated in the rural area of Rio Branco, Acre, arose and which, besides being another care-taker center of the teachings left by Raimundo Irineu Serra, has the specificity of beingreadily willing to meet, through the use of the Daime in healing works, that comes to the house for healing. Through a bibliographical research and the narratives of former fol-lowers it is possible to tell a little of the history of Wilson Carneiro de Souza, how he received from the founder of the doctrine, in the 1960s, the function of supporting the sick. From the experience of eight years with the group located in Vila Carneiro we pro-pose an interpretation about how this mission was over time being re-signified and inten-sified by their families. We also set out how the debate on the regulation of the therapeutic use of ayahuasca is going, trying to describe the position of the "Emergency Aid" as a religious institution, but also carries out a therapeutic work with the use of the drink. We hope to contribute by presenting experiences and narratives about this spiritual center of the Daime, which is part of the history of consumption expansion of ayahuasca and the doctrine left by Irineu Serra, and is a reference for other spiritual centers in various parts of the country. Keywords: History, Daime, Pronto Socorro, Religious and Therapeutic Use.