TEMPLO GUARACY DE LOS ANGELES (TGLA) FOLLOWS THE TRADITION OF TEMPLO GUARACY DO BRASIL.

Origins

Umbanda has its roots in West African spiritual traditions, brought to the New World during the transatlantic slave trade. In Brazil these traditions integrated elements of Catholicism and indigenous beliefs and practices, developing into what are now Candomble and Umbanda.

There are many forms of Umbanda and the principles and practices of Umbanda vary from temple to temple throughout Brazil. While the Templo Guaracy has its own distinct philosophy, it deeply respects all forms of Umbanda and all manifestations of wisdom as contained in many spiritual traditions around the world.

​The Templo Guaracy do Brasil was legally founded in 1973 by the Babalorixa Carlos Buby. Currently the Templo Guaracy has over 600 mediums worldwide, including the headquarters in São Paulo and nine other sites throughout Europe and North America.

Philosophy

​Templo Guaracy is deeply committed to the preservation and integral development of Life. This commitment includes a profound respect for nature, both the natural world and the natural processes of life. In this Guaracyan Philosophy, Life is recognized as the most essential expression of the primordial light that at a given moment of eternity, fragmented. This fragmentation gave birth to our different forms of reality.

​The tradition of Umbanda promotes the communication between the material and immaterial planes of existence, through the development of mediunity and perception. Templo Guaracy distinctly understands the purpose of this communication as providing guidance for spiritual growth and expansion of human consciousness.