On one side there is a crystal palace with golden, violet, green lights, and on the other side there is darkness and evil beings. He then took on the role of paternal head of the movement and was seen as the avatar of Christ. His doctrine was very strongly based in the shamanistic thought of autochthonous people, as well as in popular Catholicism, and also on Spiritism, Hinduism, Afro-Brazilian religions, and esoteric religions. Here, a different group of people start joining the community. Since then Santo Daime spread to other regions of Brazil, as well as to other countries such as USA, Germany, and Switzerland.
Today there are three main groups.
The first is the one that comes from the founder, Irineu, the second is led by Sebasti o Mota Melo, who was a disciple of Irineu. The third is a more syncretic tendency combining elements of Umbanda Quinbanda and Candombl .