Falco Tarassaco, née Oberto Airaudi (1950 - 2013), was the founder and spiritual leader of Damanhur. From childhood, Falco exhibited a precise spiritual vision and a capacity for healing that he developed through constant experimentation outside of traditional, academic institutions. Philosopher, healer, writer and painter, he was an active researcher in the fields of wellness, art and new sciences. Falco's writings had a distinctive philosophical, poetic and esoteric character and have been translated into many languages. As a painter, he gave birth to a field of alchemical painting called, Selfic painting. His teachings are focused on action, sensibility, exchange with others and positive thinking as tools to discover the divinity hidden inside each one of us.