Federation of Damanhur
Damunhur was founded by Oberto Alraudi in 1975. It is the largest communal group in the ancient wisdom-magical tradition. Aliraudi and his supporters purchased property in the Itlain Alps, a region of Peidmont less than 30 miles north of the city of Turin. Two dozen pioneers oranzied the settlement. It was named after an Egyptian city. The group now includes 800 citizens. There are hundreds of associated members who donate to the community and attend some of the functions. Damunhur believes in an extensive pantheon of supernatural beings consisting of a single, unknowable God, intermediate or primeval deities of which nine are self-generated, entities including angels, demons, and nature spirits. They believe that the first human was a primeval deity who suffered a fall and merged with a human body. One of the goals of Damunhur is to help individuals return to what they call the original subtler pre-fall state. They regard the earth as a living entity. They believe that a series of synchronic lines traverse its surface. They located their site at what they believe is a point of convergence of threee such lines. They believe that a major ecological disaster may occur in the near future. They view one of the many tasks as attempitng to reintegrate the Earth and prevent the catastrophe. They believe that three mother worlds were initially created, one each for humans, plants, and nature spirits.They have developed techniques that allow individuals to contact what they call the race minds of humanity and many animals. They live as acommunity is different homes usually about ten to fifteen people. Citizens abandon use of their family names and adopt two new names when they join the community. The first is the name of an animal species, the second is of a plant. The community has a programmed births project which attempts to time the arrival of children to meet astrological and economic criteria. They use magic and alchemy practices to promote a return to humanity's like forms. They are forbidden to use drugs. The most important activity of the community is the construction of its underground temple. They maintain their own currency, their own agriculture, their own public resource items. They run many buisinesses, and have built an open temple in Damyl which is accessible by the publicc. They limit their growth within the province of Turin. They do not actively proselytize. They have carved a unique building out of solid rocj inside a small mountain which is called the Temple of Mankind.
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