Oberto Airaudi
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Oberto Airaudi was born in Balangero
Balangero
Balangero is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km northwest of Turin.Balangero borders the following municipalities: Corio, Coassolo Torinese, Mathi, Lanzo Torinese, and Cafasse....
, near Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy
Italy
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on May 29, 1950. He is a philosopher, healer, writer, and painter.
In 1975 he and a group of fellow friends and researchers founded the spiritual, human, and social experience of the Federation of Damanhur
Federation of Damanhur
The Federation Of Damanhur, often called simply Damanhur, is a commune, ecovillage, and spiritual community situated in the Piedmont region of northern Italy about 30 miles north of the city of Turin. It is located in the foothills of the Alps in the Valchiusella valley, bordering on the Gran...
, for which he serves as the spiritual guide and the inspiration behind the construction of the Temples of Humankind
Temples of Humankind
The Temples of Humankind are a collection of subterranean temples buried 100 ft underground. They are decorated in several motifs stressing peaceful human collaboration...
. The path that he proposes "leads to the awakening of the inner teacher through study, research, experimentation and the complete expression of individual potential."
Based on the tradition of Damanhur
Damanhur
Damanhur is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate. It is located northwest of Cairo, and E.S.E. of Alexandria, in the middle of the western Nile Delta....
ian citizens adopting animal names, Airaudi also goes by the name of "Falcon".