Above, the medium Gildette
César incorporated with the entity "Tia Joana"
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An "Obrigação" of the Guaracy Spiritual Tent on a beach, in 1950. |
Gildette César
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Gildette incorporating the spirit "Caboclo Guaracy", during a session in the Copacabana tent seat, in 1986. |
Gildette (right below) incorporated with a child spirit, giving counsels to Tent frequenters (Cosmas and Damian Party, September 1986)
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in Linhas (Lines), each one headed by an Orixá (spirit with a mission) and composed
by Legiões (Legions), subdivided in Falanges (Phalanges). Zambi (God) is the supreme boss of all Lines. The Umbanda Lines are:
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- Linha de Iemanjá - headed by Saint Mary and composed by Caboclas do Mar e dos Rios(Sea and River Indian women), Mermaids, Sailors, etc.
- Linha de Oxóssi - headed by Saint Sebastian, composed by Caboclos (indians).
- Linha de Ogum - headed by Saint George, composed by various personifications of this saint: Ogum Beira-Mar (Ogum Margin-Sea)
, from beaches ; Ogum Rompe-Mato (Ogum Break-Bush), from jungles ; Ogum Iára, from rivers, etc
- Linha de Xangô - headed by Saint Jerome, composed by caboclos, Inhaçã and Quenguelê (blacks).
- Linha Africana - headed by Saint Cyprian, composed by negros from various african regions.
- Linha de Oxalá - headed by Jesus and composed by catholic saints.
- Linha do Oriente - headed by Saint John the Baptist, composed by doctors, cientists, hindus, Japaneses, Chineses, arabians, etc.
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| The concepts above are based on the spiritual teachings of Gildette César, a medium that directed the Tenda Espírita Guaracy (Guaracy`s Spiritual Tent) for more than 50 years in Rio de Janeiro. Gildette begans the works in her Tenda in 1946. Before this, she was very sick and undeceived by the doctors. In 1946, as she related, she incorporated an indian spirit (Caboclo Guaracy) and, after this, she was saved from the death. It is curious to observe that, before this, Gildette always hated anything related to Spiritism, Umbanda or religions in general, as she said: "turning my face back and keeping away when passing near Umbanda things". She had said "Saint is just a wood doll", before she incorporated the Caboclo. When the incorporation happened for the first time, her family believed she was mad by the disease. Nevertheless, Gildette opened her Center, at first in a big mansion in Rio North Zone. In 1964, this mansion was demolished for construction of the Radial Oeste highway, and Gildette was forced to transfer the Spiritual Tent for a little apartment in Copacabana. In spite of the smaller space, she kept the spiritual works during more than 35 years, until her death in March, 2000. Gildette was a tireless fighter for her faith. Coming from a very humble origin, surpassing immense difficulties, she won just based on the Charity ideal: to help the others as the reason for life.
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Click here to listen Gildette and the Tent frequenters singing some Pontos. They were recorded in 1983, during a Spiritual Session in the Tenda Espírita Guaracy. Each Ponto evokes one saint or entity. The english lyrics are literals translations from original in portuguese, keeping the musical rhythm as possible.
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