I am not a master, I am not a guru, I do not know what the truth is, and I cannot change the world. I can only change how I see the world. I am a human being who, like you, seeks a little more peace and balance in this life.
I was born into a spiritualist family. My father and mother attended Umbanda gatherings, one uncle belonged to the Rosicrucian Order, and another practiced astral projection. From an early age, subjects such as spirituality, metaphysics and occultism were always very familiar to me.
At the age of 12, I had my first astral projection experience. I was asleep when, in the middle of the night, I opened my eyes and could not move. I panicked.
The next day, I spoke with my uncle, who practiced astral projection, and described what had happened. He explained that I had experienced projective catalepsy, that it would happen again, and invited me to join the group he attended on the subject.
The group was led by Hermínio Reis, my first spiritual teacher. Hermínio Reis and Bianca taught astral projection in the 1970s. At that time, there was very little material on the subject in Brazil, and they were among the first to speak about and teach conscious astral projection.
I attended Hermínio's group for more than 20 years. There, we practiced techniques for developing the pineal gland, developing the chakras, leaving the body and much more. It was my first great school of consciousness.
At the age of 18, when it was time to choose a university degree, I had to decide what I would study. Because I was already studying philosophy, occultism and metaphysics, philosophy was the natural choice.
Studying philosophy at university was very important in my journey because it taught me how to think. Far beyond memorizing authors or concepts, I was able to train and develop critical thinking and, above all, understand that we do not have all the answers, that truth is subjective, and that we can practice the art of thinking without becoming trapped in dogmas or predefined concepts.
During those university years, I also immersed myself more deeply in theater. Before being a teacher or holding any earthly title, I am a trained actor. Theater has always been, and will always be, my great passion in this life.
For nearly 15 years, I worked as an actor, theater director and playwright. Theater set me free; it was the great school in which I learned to exercise freedom in life.
During the same period, my adult life was marked by searching, rebellion and restlessness. I attended Umbanda temples, Spiritist centers, Buddhist groups, the Rosicrucian Order, the Great White Brotherhood, Eubiose and occult study groups. I wanted to know more, go deeper, and understand who I was, what I was doing here and where I was going. That was what I thought I wanted, but deep down I wanted real contact with God.
Astral projection gave me the depth of reality, philosophy trained me to think, and theater gave me the key to freedom.
In January 2008, I had just left a gathering of the Great White Brotherhood near Paulista Avenue in São Paulo. As I walked along the avenue, I took a step and could not feel the ground. I looked at the buildings and they were not buildings; I looked at the people and they were not people: everything was God.
The sensation lasted only a few seconds, but in that moment everything fell into place. It was as if a search spanning many lifetimes had come to an end. I understood: there is no Tibério, no building, no Maria, no ground. Everything is God.
From that day on, my view of life and reality changed completely.
In 2013, a friend began attending a study group and sent me a DVD to watch. It featured Prof. Hélio Couto.
Hélio Couto became my second spiritual teacher. Through him, all the knowledge I had acquired throughout my life came together in a logical way. He led me to study quantum mechanics and, through his work, I was finally able to form a single, organized view of everything I had studied about spirituality and metaphysics.
I ordered all the DVDs — they really were DVDs at the time — and spent a year studying and following the entire sequence of lectures.
Knowing this is one thing; living it is another.
It was a statement by Hélio Couto that placed me on the path I still follow today.
In 2014, I graduated in acupuncture and then completed postgraduate studies in naturopathy. I began seeing clients in private practice, combining acupuncture and psychotherapy. There, facing real people and real issues, much of what I had studied for thirty years ceased to be merely theoretical.
During the same period, I began giving lectures and teaching courses in private venues and holistic centers, trying to organize and share everything I had learned up to that point.
In 2018, I decided to open a YouTube channel and began recording videos without any particular commitment. I did not like the digital world and was even prejudiced against it.
In 2020, the pandemic began and I decided to do my part by helping whoever I could. I started recording and holding daily live sessions, which often lasted more than four hours. That was when students began asking for courses and materials, and the online project took shape.
Once you understand, there is no other path than helping other people understand.
Prof. Hélio Couto
What began as improvised live sessions became an entire body of work. Today, it includes online courses, e-books, a YouTube channel and more than two hundred published articles, all created with the same intention: to organize what I have learned and make it available to anyone who wishes to study at their own pace.
I am not seeking to teach truths, I am not seeking to change the world, I do not want to be a guru, and I do not want to create closed groups or sects. What I sincerely hope is that what I teach may help some people who, like me, simply want a little peace and clarity in their lives.
Thank you very much.
Prof. Tibério Z
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