Immersed in what the spirits told her she gave up her professional life and worked to implant the system that today is known as the Vale do Amanhecer.
According to her own writings, as soon as she was able to dominate the technique of projecting her body, she began to visit other spiritual plains, where she received instructions that she applied among her community of mediums.
Among the teachers of Tia Neiva was a Tibetan monk called Umahã, who she allegedly visited daily between 1959 and 1964 and who supposedly died in 1981.
A large sect has been built around Neiva, who had incredible powers of organisation and ability to convince the authorities to acquire land and funding.
[1] American filmmaker Janell Shirtcliff directed a documentary about Neiva called Mother of the Dawn, which debuted at the 2022 South by Southwest festival.