Chico Xavier

Dead Man Talking: Brazil’s Spiritists Redefine Religion

Chico Xavier: An Extraordinary Channel  In Brazil, dead people write books. Not only do they write books, they sell them. Many fly off the shelves. The process is called psicografía or psychography, also known in English as
Collaborative Mental Health Therapy

Collaborative and Indigenous Mental Health Therapy: A Book Review

Collaborative Mental Health Therapy: A Book Review This book explores a living collaboration between a traditional Mãori healer in New Zealand and a clinical psychiatrist. Mãori healer, Wiremu NiaNia outlines the key concepts that are
Spiritism and Spiritualism

What is the Difference Between Spiritism and Spiritualism?

It’s in the Original Mission Both Spiritism and Spiritualism believe that the spirit world exists and spirits have an impact on human beings.  The impact may be positive or negative, informative or deceptive.  Both Spiritism
meta physical spiritual healing

Alien Life, Spiritualism and Channeling

 [The following reflection on spiritualism may be of interest in the wake of the scandal around João Teixera de Faria, known as John of God, a world-renowned, sensational, spiritualist healer in Brazil who was recently
Evolution in Mental Healthcare: Brazil-Style

The (r)Evolution in Mental Healthcare: Brazil-Style

 (Discount available for November 4-11 Brazil Trip–see below) There is currently an epidemic of mental health disorders in the U.S. One in five Americans is estimated to be taking one or more prescribed psychiatric medications,