Damanhur Now on Display

The word is spreading. If 30,000 world-wideDeity who suffered a fall and merged with a
Christian denominations were not enough and youhuman body. One of the goals of Damanhur is to
simply couldn't align yourself with any of the otherhelp individuals return to what they call the original
religions of the world,other than being one who is"subtler" pre-fall state. They believe that a series
terribly hard to please, there just might beof synchronic lines traverse the surfacde of the
something new on the horizon for you. Of shouldearth as do other groups. The community located
I say, something underground that might flip yourtheir site at what they believe is a point of
switch. Can you say damanhur?convergence of three such lines. These "rivers of
A group in Italy started a secret temple in 1978energy surround the earth and link it to the
and made it all by hand! It's now open for theuniverse."
public. The group that built this more thanThey believe that a major ecological disaster may
elaborate cave calls themselves Damanhur! Theoccur in the near future. Can you say 2012?
temple they have constructed under ground is aDamanhur was born of a dream by a man named
maze of artwork, scultures, and structure itself isOberto Airaudi. He prefers Falco (falcon). A dream
more than amazing. There will be more and moreof a society based on optimism and the idea that
attention given to this unique band of believers;human beings can be the masters of their own
however, what we do know so far is that theydestiny, without having to depend on outside
are quite a mix of many religious traditions.forces. Isn't this also known as humanism?
Damanhur's beliefs are derived from severalThe Federation Of Damanhur is a commune and
ancient socities such as- Celtic Paganism, Celticspiritual community situated in the Piedmont region
Christianity, Egyptian and Greek Pagan religion.of northern Italy about 30 miles (50 km) north of
Influences from Gnosticism, the New Age andthe city of Turin. It is located in the foothills of the
Theosophy are also present. Their God is anAlps in the Valchiusella valley, bordering on the
unknowable one. Are all gods really and truly notGran Paradiso National Park. The community has
knowable, thus we must speak in metaphoriesits own constitution and currency, the Credito. Fiat
and allegories to get half way there.would have been a better name.
Damanhur is named after the Egyptian city ofSo, the next time you head to Italy put
Damanhur which was the site of a templeDamanhur on your travel plans.
They beleive that the first human was a Primeval