ISC Newsletter issue 66

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INTERNATIONAL SPIRITIST COUNCIL

B U L L E T I N 4TH SOUTH AMERICAN SPIRITIST CONGRESS pag. 9

TRANSFORMATION THROUGH EDUCATION

THEY TELL US ABOUT THE CARNIVAL...

pag. 13

pag. 20

CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF THE GENESIS...

“Through this book, as I told you, Spiritism is entering a new phase, which will prepare the path for the phase that will come later, because everything must happen at its proper time.”

Spiritist Magazine 1868 - Spirit Saint Louis; Medium Mr Desliens

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E DITORIAL

When launching the Spiritist Magazine in 1858, Allan Kardec still had nearly all his work to be done: WHAT IS SPIRITISM (1859)

Dissemination Media for the ISC Issued quarterly

THE MEDIUMS’ BOOK (1861)

Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, En-

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SPIRITISM (1864)

glish and French

HEAVEN AND HELL (1865)

Digital Version

THE GENESIS (1868).

Editor: Portuguese Spiritist Federation

In addition to these, other smaller publications have been launched:

e-mail: cei.spiritistcouncil@gmail.com

SPIRITISM IN ITS SIMPLEST EXPRESSION (1862) SPIRITIST JOURNEY IN 1862 (1862) SUMMARY OF THE LAW OF SPIRITIST PHENOMENA (1864) FEATURES OF THE SPIRITIST REVELATION (1868) “One cannot, therefore, refute the usefulness of a special instrument that keeps the public informed about the progress of this new science and guard it against excessive credulity and skepticism. It is this gap that we intend to fill with the publication of this magazine. Its purpose is to provide a mean of communication to all those interested in these matters, and bring together by a common link those who understand the Spiritist Doctrine under its true moral point of view: the practice of good and evangelical charity toward everyone.”

Spiritist Magazine, Introduction, January 1858.

CONTENTS

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Editorial .02 World Map .03 Executive Committee .03 Coordination Department for Africa .05 Coordination Department for Central America .06 Coordination Department for North America .07 Coordination Department for South America .08 .09 4th South American Spiritist Congress Coordination Department for Asia and Oceania .11 Transformation through Education .13 Coordination Department for Europe .15 They tell us about the carnival... .20 Contacts .22

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INTERNATIONAL SPIRITIST COUNCIL

COUNTRIES REPRESENTED ( I N T E R N AT I O N A L S P I R T I T I S T C O U N C I L ) MEMBERS:

CANADA

GUATEMALA

PERU

U.S.A.

PANAMA AND

VENEZUELA

CARIBBEAN

GERMANY

COLOMBIA

HOLLAND

PORTUGAL

ARGENTINA

CUBA

ITALY

SWEDEN

COORDINATING

NORTH AMERICA

BELGIUM

EL SALVADOR

IRELAND

SWITZERLAND

TEAMS

SOUTH AMERICA

BOLIVIA

SPAIN

MEXICO

U.K.

AFRICA

ASIA & OCEANIA

BRAZIL

FRANCE

PARAGUAY

URUGUAY

CENTRAL AMERICA,

EUROPE

ISC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTED IN LISBON - OCTOBER 9TH, 2016 Secretary General: Guatemala - Edwin Bravo

1st Treasurer: Cuba - Manuel de la Cruz

Jean Paul Évrard

1st Secretary: Portugal - Vitor Féria

2nd Treasurer: Uruguay - Eduardo Santos

Jorge Berrio

2 Secretary: United States - Jussara Korngold

Elsa Rossi

nd

Carlos Campetti

Marta Antunes Jorge Camargo

Fábio Villaraga

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4 - 6 October 2019, Mexico City

9 World Spiritist Congress th

9cem.mexico@gmail.com

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>> COORDINATION DEPARTMENT FOR AFRICA Coordinators:

Jean-Paul Evrard e

Jorge Godinho

ANGOLA 1 - Allan Kardec Spiritist Society of Angola Rua Amílcar Cabral, 29 - 4 °. B Luanda Angola Tel/Fax: + 2 442 334 030 (home) seakaangola@hotmail.com www.seaka.org 2 - Peace and Fraternity Spiritist Society - Angola Morro Bento, Rua dos Generais, FAVA-1 condominium, door 7, apartmento A - Luanda sepafra@gmail.com .......................................................

MOZAMBIQUE UNEMO - Spiritist Union of Mozambique Address: Maputo - Mozambique http://www.facebook.com/CEAK. MZ unemo.moz@gmail.com

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Integrated Groups: The Christian Spiritist Communion is dedicated to mediumship meetings, disobsession meetings through counselling, and to social assistance campaigns.

Elide - elidemz@gmail.com

The Allan Kardec Spiritist Centre carries out study meetings, disobsession meetings by magnetic current and social assistance campaigns. http://www.facebook.com/CEAK. MZ The Rainbow Group is dedicated to Spiritist studies, to the course on Phytotherapy and assistance through Phytotherapy. Gabriel Cunha - cunhanibalgabriel@gmail. com .......................................................

KENYA SPIRITIST GROUP OF KENYA Coordenador: Vivien Nyatichi Morada: box 1152-40200 Kisii, Kenya Vivienneosaka@gmail.com Vivienneosaka84@yahoo.com Contact mobile: +254 702 441 032 .......................................................

For further information, please contact the relevant coordinators. .......................................................

One may challenge the qualification of science we give to Spiritism.

In any case, it cannot possibly have the characteristics of exact science, and this is precisely the mistake of those who intend to judge it and to experience it as a chemical analysis or a mathematical problem; it is already enough that it is a philosophical science.

SPIRITIST MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1858

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CUBA

>> CENTRAL AMERICA,

MEXICO AND THE CARIBBEAN

SOCIEDAD AMOR Y CARIDAD UNIVERSAL

www.cubaespirita.org

Coordinator: Edwin Bravo

EL SALVADOR

FEDERACIÓN ESPIRITA DE EL SALVADOR

catedraelmesias@gmail.com

MONTHLY CONFERENCES WITH BREAKFAST First Sunday of each month.

Conferences are held at a restaurant in the city to explain and disseminate the Spiritist Doctrine to people from different religions.

MEXICO GUATEMALA CADENA HELIOSOPHICA GUATEMALTECA

ebravo_1@hotmail.com

QUARTERLY CONFERENCES Cadena Heliosòphica Guatemalteca Aldea Nueva Esperanza, Concepción Tutuapa; San Marcos 27th January Activities: Evangelization for Children and Youth; Medical Assistance; Delivery of School Supplies; Conferences for about 900 people who come from the villages by lorries or by walking for more than 5 hours.

www.espiritismoenmexico.org www.facebook.com

CONFERENCES: THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL Anniversary of the CEEAK Mexico City 17 February

ONLINE SPIRITIST CONFERENCE Loss of Loved Ones, by Victor Carrasco 6th March at 8 pm

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SPIRITIST COUNCIL OF MEXICO, AC Torres Adalid 1957 interior 2 Colonia Narvarte Delegaciรณn Benito Juรกrez P. O. Box 03020 - Mexico City e-mail: contacto@ consejoespiritademexico.org http://espiritismoenmexico.org/

CANADร

>> NORTH AMERICA Coordinaors:

Yvon Doyle

Jussara Korngold

CANADIAN SPIRITIST COUNCIL

http://www. canadianspiritistcouncil.com/pt/

UNITED STATES UNITED STATES SPIRITIST FEDERATION

www.spiritist.us

United States Spiritist Federation and the Spiritist Federation of Florida invite everyone to participate in the events below. They will be broadcast through the Facebook of the Federations.

>> COORDINATION

DEPARTMENT FOR

CENTRAL AMERICA,

MEXICO AND THE CARIBBEAN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC The following work continue: Systematized Study of the Spiritist Doctrine and Mediumship; Lectures and Spiritual Healing, Vibrations at a distance.

Social Assistance for pregnant women and children in need Evangelization for Children and Youth

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ARGENTINA

>> SOUTH AMERICA Coordinators:

Fábio Villarraga

Eduardo Santos

Miriam Dusi

CONFEDERACIÓN ESPIRITISTA ARGENTINA

www.ceanet.com.ar ceaespiritista@gmail.com

BOLIVIA

FEDERACIÓN ESPIRITA BOLIVIANA

www.febol.org

PROPAGATION THROUGH CULTURE Exhibition at the FEB headquarters in Brasilia: The Peacemakers – it shows the life story and the struggle for peace by great personalities such as Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Albert Schweitzer, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela and Divaldo Franco, in an ambient which promotes reflection and a sense of peace.

In Rio de Janeiro downtown, from 24 March: the 150 years of “The Genesis - miracles and predictions according to Spiritism”, which will also be shown at FEB in Brasilia. Come and see it, and bring your family!

BRAZIL FEDERAÇÃO ESPÍRITA BRASILEIRA

www.febnet.org.br

FEB CELEBRATES 150 YEARS OF THE GENESIS Production of materials for propagation (stamp, posters) made available for download: http://www.febnet.org.br/ blog/geral/noticias/selo-dos-150-anosde-a-genese/) March: Exhibition about the book The Genesis in the hall of FEB will be a tribute to the 150th anniversary of the launch of this essential book.

“THE FAMILY” IN THE FEBRUARY ISSUE OF REFORMER The February issue of the Reformer magazine features the article “The Family” which describes how reincarnation can strengthen family ties, besides other articles such as: “Home as a Workshop for the Soul”, “Heirs of the Kingdom.” For further information: www.souleitorespirita. com.br/reformador

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STUDIES OF FEB The Studies of the Brazilian Spiritist Federation for 2018 began on 3 and 4 March. Systematized and Advanced Study of the Spiritist Doctrine, Mediumship, Esperanto, Childhood and Youth, Basic Works are some of the courses offered by FEB. Find out about it!

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4 th South American Spiritist Congress 14 -16 OC TOBER 2017, BOGOTA

presentations given by people well-versed in Spiritism from different countries such as Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, France, United States, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Mexico, Paraguay, Panama and chings. During the Congress, we had Venezuela. the selling of books, including the recently released “The Legacy of Allan The 4th South American Spiritist Con- Kardec” by Simoni Privato. The book Bogota received 800 participants gress was sponsored by the ISC (In- brings historical revelations about for the 4th South American Spiritist ternational Spiritist Council) in South the definitive content of “The Genesis, Congress, held from 14 to 16 October America, coordinated by Confecol (Co- Miracles and Predictions” from an in2017, with the central theme: “The lombian Spiritist Confederation) and vestigation carried out at the National Age of the Immortal Spirit”, marking organised by the FEC (Spiritist Federa- Library and the National Archives of France, the Argentine Spiritist Confethe 160 years of the publication of The deration, and the Constance Spiritist Spirits’ Book.

Association of Buenos Aires. The event ended with the announcement about The 50 conferences held during the the upcoming events, that is to say, three days of the event exalted the the South American Spiritist Congress philosophical, scientific and moral held every two years, which will be aspects of the Spiritist Doctrine. The held in Bolivia in 2019 and Venezuela Brazilian Spiritist Divaldo Pereira in 2021.

Franco gave the two main conferences, the opening and the closing one, and led a workshop for young people. tion of Cudinamarca), and held at the Jorge Berrio Bustillo, President Compensar Auditorium, in Bogota. Luis F. Vargas Lozano, General Secretary The other 48 conferences were held Among the themes of the conferences in different auditoriums, always with were Instinct and Intelligence in the three simultaneous presentations. Service of Good; Integral Health in the This format allowed the participan- Interaction between Spirit, Perispirit ts to select their favourite theme in and Physical Body; The Current Investigations about the Soul and its Faculties; The Usefulness of the Memories of Bodily Existence; The Need for Life in Society; Prayer and much more.

On the first day of the event, before the beginning of the conferences, training sessions were held for Spiritist workers to improve their work in different areas such as mediumship, social assistance, propagation, and activities related to the Spiritist tea-

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COLOMBIA CONFEDERACIÓN ESPIRITA COLOMBIANA

www.confecol.org DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES From 5 March to 30 April, FEB makes more study groups available for March and April online courses. The EAD Spiritism brings themes such as “The beginnings of the Spiritist Doctrine”, “Basic Principles of the Spiritist Doctrine”, “Reincarnation, Plurality of the Inhabited Worlds”, “The Moral Laws - Divine or Natural Law”. For further information: http://sistemas.febnet.org.br/ead_ espiritismo ou eadespiritismo@febnet.org.br COURSES STARTED IN JANUARY FEB started several courses in January.

The several topics covered include: What is Spiritism; Posthumous Works; Transition through Death; Irradiation and Mediumistic Assistance; Preparation and the Role of the Dialogue Facilitator in a Mediumship Meeting; Intuition versus Intuitive Psychophony and Psychography - there is a difference. The classes were given at the FEB headquarters located in Brasilia.

17TH COLOMBIAN SPIRITIST CONGRESS 2-5 November City: Pereira Central Theme: Spirituality and Immortality of the Soul, with the motto: The Answers by the Spiritist Doctrine The Congress will be sponsored by the Colombian Spiritist Confederation (CONFECOL), and the logistics will be organised by the Federación Espírita Centro Occidente and Norte del Valle (FESCO), with the participation of the National Spiritist Federations. Further information: http://confecol.org/ congreso/ Bookings: venue for the event: Hotel Movich, Pereira – Colombia, Dirección: Cra 13 n° 15-71 Tel.: + 57 3154500827

PERU UNION ESPIRITA DEL PERU

unionespiritaperu@yahoo.com

SERIES OF CONFERENCES Jorge Berrio Bustillo 2-8 March

FAMILY ACTIVITIES Jan - April

PARAGUAY CLOSING OF THE EXHIBITION ABOUT YVONNE PEREIRA The Exhibition on the life story of the medium Yvonne do Amaral Pereira covering 60 years of the book Memoirs of a Suicide closed in February. The exhibition Yvonne Pereira - Perfect Love had autobiographical texts, plays, photographs, letters that were part of this history of life and work based on mediumship and help to suicides.

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URUGUAY FEDERACIÓN ESPIRITA URUGUAYA

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>> COORDINATION DEPARTMENT FOR

ASIA AND OCEANIA

Coordinator: Elsa Rossi

AUSTRALIA FEB visits Australia Marta Antunes, Vice-President of the Brazilian Spiritist Federation (FEB) and Fátima Guimarães, director of FEB, will visit Australia for the first time, from 1st to 20th June 2018. During this time, they will travel throughout the country and participate in workshops on Mediumship and Spiritual Healing, aiming to increase the technical and practical knowledge of the Spiritist workers from the Spiritist Centres in Australia.

A new Spiritist Centre opens in Queensland On 24 November 2017, another Study Group of the Spiritist Doctrine, the Allan Kardec Spiritist Center-Cairns, was born in the city of Cairns, in the north of the state of Queensland.

Meetings are held on Wednesdays from 6.30 to 7.30 pm to study the book What is Spiritism. In addition to the studies, the group has a small library and will participate for the first time February in the 13th Gathering of Spiritist Centres in Australia. For further information: aksc.cairns@gmail.com

LATIN AMERICAN CONGRESS ON MEDICINE AND SPIRITUALITY 16-18 March

VENEZUELA ASSOCIACIÓN CIVIL “SOCRATES” www.facebook.com

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Annual Gathering of Spiritist Centres in Brisbane The Spiritist Centres in Australia have been meeting for the last 13 years for a weekend to exchange mutual experiences and learning. Date: 24 & 25 February.

Central Theme: Paul of Tarsus Representatives of all the Spiritist Centres of the country will be attending. Organisation: by Pedro Emmanuel and Brisbane Spiritist Centres.

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Notes - The Brisbane Spiritist Centre resumed its activities earlier this year, at the beginning of January, and the group is developing a course for mediums for the workers.

of the month - 9.30 am. Location: Tochigi-Ken, Utsunomya-shi.

For information: -080 4060 1964 - Gabriel -090 1753 3630 - Jorge

The Brisbane and Paul & Stephen Centres in Melbourne have new classes for the School of Apprentices of the Gospel, which works on important concepts and tools for inner reform. There are still vacancies for those interested. News from Australia sent by Cinthia de Paula from the Arising Sun-Gold Coast: arisingsun@gmail.com .......................................................

Francis de Assisi Japan Spiritist Group offers 6 activities of studies, talks and assistance to the public. It maintains the regular studies about Spiritism. The next bulletin will bring news about the entire Spiritist Movement in Japan. spiritism.japan@gmail.com

ARAB EMIRATES Spiritist Group Christian Awakening – coordinated by Patricia Farias - will let us know in the next issue about the two Groups in Dubai, where we also have the Spiritist Group Path of Light, coordinated by Ana Elisa Vilhena.

We will also hear from two groups in Qatar, contacto.gecd@gmail.com https://espacodespertar.blogspot. co.uk/ .......................................................

PHILIPPINES There are many Spiritist groups in the Philippines. One of the groups celebrated 34 years of foundation with a choir of Young Spiritists. Kuya is responsible for organising the coordination of areas divided into regions. .......................................................

JAPAN NEJA - The Spiritist Center Joanna de Ângelis. Meetings: 1st Sunday

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NEW ZEALAND

activities of the AKSGNZ in January and February, please click the following link: Monthly Newsletter Allan Kardec Spiritist Group of New Zealand Jubilee Building, 545 Parnell Road Parnell. Auckland www.allankardec.org.nz allankardecnz@gmail.com www.facebook.com/AllanKardecNZ .......................................................

SINGAPORE Seara Espírita Cristo RedentorSingapore

Allan Kardec Spiritist Group of New Zealand. Weekly Public Meetings: first Wednesdays of the month, talk in English; last week of the month, talk in Portuguese.

The final Course of the Systematized Study of the Spiritist Doctrine (ESDE) begins in February for those who completed the volume I and II. New ESDE I Course for beginners, in Portuguese. Further information: allankardecnz@gmail.com with “ESDE I” as the subject. We intend to introduce a Study Group for Children and Youth in March; international guest speakers for talks in February, June and October and Workshops and Seminars throughout the year.

For 2018, the SECR will have the following activities: Tuesday: Fraternal Gathering (7.20 to 9 pm) Tuesday: Studies in English (7.20 to 9 pm) Friday: Public Talks (1.20 to 2.30 pm)

2018 started with a new Spiritist Study Group in Tauranga, and we are very happy and enthusiastic about it.

Contact: spiritistgroupoftauranga@ gmail.com Mobile: 022 354 2361.

Facebook: Spiritist-Group-ofTauranga For further information about the

Address: 5001 Beach Road # 07- 17 - Golden Mile Complex - 199588 Singapore For information: sesp. cristoredentor@gmail.com

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Children Evangelization (second Saturday of the month): - From the womb to the 3 years: from 8.30 to 9.30 am - From 4 years to young age: 10 am to 12 pm Course for beginners in Spiritism: - Monday from 8 pm to 9.30 pm - Friday from 10 am to 12 pm

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Transformation through Education

MIRIAM MASOT TI DUSI

“I imagine myself in a The testimony of the young Fernanvery, very dark room. I somehow try to see, but I am not able to! Then,

da, 19, presents us a beautiful and meaningful metaphor. When she compares the Spiritist Doctrine with a light bulb, she recognises its enlightening and inspiring power for the great inner transformations to which Divine Providence invites us.

suddenly, a light bulb is Referring to question 383 of The Spilit, which shows me how much the room is messy, disorganised, everything out of place! The light bulb will not fix this mess for me, but it showed me how much I have to do.

rits’ Book, we identify the purpose of reincarnation – self-improvement – understanding it as a legitimate, continuous, non-transferable and unde- achievements from new frames of layable process of inner reform to references, for correcting past misbuild a new world from a new man. takes and for opening new paths of learning and growth.

During reincarnation, numerous lessons are added to the already The outside world, however, reflects existing repertoire of previous expe- the contradictions and difficulties riences, favouring the construction still in existence in one’s inner world. of new ideas, feelings, and attitudes Intellectual and technological advanin line with current existential para- ces, currently in evidence in different meters. From this point of view, life corners of the planet, still need moral constitutes an opportunity for new advances to match them so as to en-

The Spiritist Doctrine is my light bulb!” 1 (FERNANDA, 19 ANOS)

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Testimony of young people who participated in the virtual poll DIJ/FEB from April to June 2013, with the participation of 1,072 respondents.

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that “is an art of building a person’s character”, enabling the acquisition of habits (id, question 685a).

In this sense, the educational process assumes a broad perspective of an integral education for individuals, going beyond the cognitive aspect to provide an innermost development of feelings and culminate into attitudes that agree with the values of peace. We recognise Spiritism as a teaching of light that has been enlightening consciences and consoling hearts for 160 years. As such, we can consider that thinking, feeling and acting, according to the regenerative values of humanity, means bringing together knowledge (faith by reason), moral improvement (experiencing love) and opportunity for social transforsure that knowledge is suitably di- mation (practising good). rected towards the good of humanity. The current “disparity” between Therefore, it is a serious and beauintellectual and moral advances tiful process into which we are all invites us to take a sensitive and immersed, invited to “fix the mess” attentive look at the investments (using the words of young Fernanmade and the approaches that will da), enlightened by the Spiritist Teaenable the development and transi- chings which strengthen a person’s responsibility through their inner tion of the planet. reform.

In the comments concerning question 917 of The Spirits’ Book, Allan Let us, therefore, trust the success of Kardec highlights the commendable the great investment of Divine Proefforts made for the progress of hu- vidence, being sure that education manity. However, he points out the will help to build an inner and ouneed to attack the evil of selfishness ter world of regeneration: “educate at its root – that is to say, “through men, and we will have a truly transeducation, but not education which formed and happy Earth!”. (Guillon tends to make educated men, but Ribeiro1). the one which tends to make good men”. He adds that “an education properly understood is the key to moral progress”.

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MIRIAM MASOTTI DUSI ACADEMIC EDUCATION Psychologist Master’s Degree in Psychology Area of Human Development in a sociocultural context Specialization in Psycho-pedagogy and Gestalt Therapy WORK EXPERIENCE / PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATION Educator, she works in the field of Further Education of Professionals in Education SPIRITIST INSTITUTION FREQUENTED BY HER BRAZILIAN SPIRITIST FEDERATION Director of the Brazilian Spiritist Federation (FEB) and National Coordinator of the Children and Youth Department of the National Federative Council (NFC) of FEB. This field of work aims to boost the Spiritist Gospel work, to promote the study, practice and propagation of the Spiritist Doctrine among children and young people, helping them with their knowledge about Spiritism and their moral improvement and providing them with an opportunity for social transformation.

She is the author of the children’s book “The Great Journey”, published by Edicei, the publisher of the International Spiritist Council, and the organiser of the book “Sublime Sowing: Spiritist Evangelization for Children and Youth”, published by FEB Editora.

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GERMANY

>> EUROPE

Coordinator:

Charles Kempf

D.S.V.-e.V Stuttgart /União Espírita Alemã www.spiritismus-dsv.de

BELGIUM

SPAIN FEDERACION ESPIRITA ESPAÑOLA

www.espiritismo.es

SPIRITIST MAGAZINE - NEW EDITION

UNION SPIRITE BELGE

www.spirite.be

17TH MEETING OF THE ISC, COORDINATION DEPARTMENT FOR EUROPE AND 5TH EUROPEAN GATHERING OF SPIRITIST EDUCATORS FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES 23 - 25 March Château de Wégimont

CONFERENCE: PLANNING THE NEXT REINCARNATION

24 January – Ileana Azevedo de Mattos Amélia Boudet Spiritist Center

11TH TARGARINAS SPIRITIST GATHERING 19TH FRANCOPHONE SYMPOSIUM OF WÉGIMONT

12-13 May - Château de Wégimont Central Themes: Personal Reform and 150th Anniversary of “The Genesis” Bookings: www.spirite.be

24 - 25 February Further information: otusineram@gmail.com Lleida

THE “HEART WITH NO ROOF” ASSOCIATION (seen on Facebook:

COEUR SDF - Aide aux sans-abris de Liège) prepared a special Christmas meal at the USB, located at Rue Maghin in Liege.

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MAGAZINE “VIGNES DE LUMIÈRE” - ISSUE 13

CENTRE OF SPIRITIST STUDIES OF SEVILLE ASSOCIATION

http://www.espiritassevilla.es/

available at: https://www.conseilspirite.org/book/vignes-delumiere-13/

TALK: MISSION OF SPIRITISTS

BY HUMBERTO WERDINE

OTHER INFORMATION

2 February – Leon Denis Spiritist Centre. Further information: leondenisce@gmail.com

At the Annual General Meeting in December 2017 in Paris, a decision was made to change the administrative structure of the institution and to approve new criteria considered to represent the current reality better.

2ND CONGRESS

13 - 14 October in Nice Theme: What is the future with Spiritism? Congress organised together with the French Medical Spiritist Association; registration is open, places are limited. https://www.conseil-spirite.org/lecongres-2018/

2017 LYON CONGRESS

FRANCE CONSEIL SPIRITE FRANÇAIS

www.conseil-spirite.org

Theme: Gabriel Delanne and Science can be viewed on youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UCMspsamSx_bExAn1AiaFGzA/ featured

IRELAND

DUBLIN – SPIRITISM SOCIETY OF IRELAND

www.spiritismireland.com

HOLLAND NEDERLANDSE RAAD VOOR HET SPIRITISME

www.nrsp.nl

SPIRITIST EDUCATION SEMINAR

18 March For Educators and Families

17TH NATIONAL SPIRITIST GATHERING

6 May - Amsterdam Central Theme: Loneliness and Social Isolation by Marta Antunes

BIOGRAPHY OF GABRIEL DELANNE

This book, now available in French, written by Paul Bodier and Henri Regnault had been translated into Portuguese with the title: Gabriel Delanne, his life, his apostolate and his work.

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9TH DUTCH CONGRESS OF MEDICINE AND SPIRITUALITY

Please note in your agenda: 27 October

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PORTUGAL

UNITED KINGDOM

FEDERAÇÃO ESPÍRITA PORTUGUESA

BRITISH UNION OF SPIRITIST SOCIETIES

www.feportuguesa.pt

www.buss.org.uk

160 YEARS OF THE SPIRITIST MAGAZINE & 150 YEARS OF THE GENESIS – talks related to both

publications and their contents in various Spiritist Centres throughout 2018.

The Portuguese Spiritist Federation continues the intense work of PRODUCING BOOKS, valuing and making known the names of people of the Portuguese Spiritist Movement.

PAGES OF THE PAST by Manuela Vasconcelos. More 3 great Portuguese Spiritists: Adelaide Yvone de Sousa, Afonso Acácio Martins Velho and António Castanheira de Moura

Fundada em 26 de Maio de 1926, a Federação Espírita tem como objetivos Portuguesa :

MARTINS VELHO

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Unir, associativ a e fraternalmente, todos os Centros e Grupos Espíritas de Portugal e do Mundo; Estudar o Espiritism o científico, experimen sob os seus aspectos: e social, bem assim tal, filosófico, moral como os seus princípios básicos: sobrevivência da reencarnacionismo alma, ou vidas sucessivas lei da causalida , de e comunicação entre encarnado s e desencarnados, intermédio das por mediunidades; e ainda as ciências psíquicas que se relacionam o Espiritismo, bem com como as forças hiper físicas do Universo;

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BOOKS FOR YOUNGSTERS 12+

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26 - 28 January Talks – Evidence of the Immortality of the Soul, Thanatology and Care for Terminal Patients. He also carried out Mediumistic Painting.

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SEMINAR WITH MARTA ANTUNES

31 March - Theme: Mediumship Fully booked.

SWITZERLAND UNION CENTRES D’ÉTUDES SPIRITES EN SUISSE

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TALKS BY ANDRÉ LUÍS VILAR

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TALKS BY MIRIAM DUSI

UCESS CELEBRATES THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY

21 - 22 March - London Themes: The Role of the Family in Education | The Child and the Young as Immortal Spirits

Theatre “Violets in the Window” 6 March - Geneva, Teatre de la Madelaine 10 March - Basel, Musical Theatre

EADE GATHERING - BOOK IV

The Promised Comforter (Study Module I) February -------------------------------------Zurich: CEEJA www.ceejazh.ch Geneva: CESG www.cesg-ge.ch Geneva: CISCO www.centre-spirite.com Bern: ESTESIA www.estesia.ch

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SVENSKA SPIRITISTISKA www.casadefrancisco.org Basel: NEACL www.neaclbasel.com FÖRBUNDET

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>> COORDINATION

DEPARTMENT FOR EUROPE

Coordinator: Charles Kempf

AUSTRIA SEEJA - Weekly Study Schedule.

Evangelization for Infants, Children and Young people. Spiritist Book Reading Club - monthly talk (books by Divaldo Franco/Manoel Philomeno Miranda). www.seeja.at Prager Strasse, 43-47, 1210 - WIEN secretariado.seejaangelis@gmail.com SPIRITISTISCHE LEHRE EMMANUEL (the works are in German) Mondays - 9.15 am – Coffee with the Gospel (live on Emmanuel.vienna Facebook). Wednesdays - 7 pm – Study of the Gospel. www.emmanuel-vienna.at Lustkandlgasse, 52/5, A-1090 - Wien U-bahn U6 Station Nussdorferstrasse emmanuelviena@gmail.com .......................................................

FINLAND Allan Kardecin opin ystävät ry Weekly Studies (Finnish) Study Group (skype) - English Next book release in Finnish: Mental Health (Jaider Rodrigues de Paulo/ AMEMG) .......................................................

FRANCE Fédération Spirite Française The FSF collaborates with the Francophone Spiritist Movement (LMSF) in several ways: reprinting of The Genesis, according to the four editions published when Allan Kardec was alive. Scanning and progressive online availability on the website of Encyclopédie Spirite, www.spiritisme. net of Le Spiritisme magazine. www.spiritisme.org https://www.facebook.com/ federationspiritefrancaise/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UC7fsQ-VAkSmwZIiSTTj3Oxg

Parapsy - Paris, 7 - 12 February The FSF is present to disseminate the Spiritist Philosophy to the general public. Books by Allan Kardec, Chico Xavier and other authors will be

sold and the leaflets No to Drugs, Euthanasia and Get to know Spiritism will be available.

Allan Kardec Journey – 159th Anniversary of his disincarnation 31 March. Visit to pay respect at his grave in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, organising talks and Q&A in the afternoon. .......................................................

ITALY Federazione Spiritista Italiana www.fidesItalia.org / fides@fidesitalia.org The Spiritist Movement in Italy has been growing significantly. The FIDES has as a priority to encourage local speakers in Italian who are familiar with local reality and culture. The federation activities begin on 18 February with the participation of Elsa Rossi, followed by Cintia Soares on 28 March 2018. In the following months, study activities and local meetings will take place, resuming activities with international guest speakers in September. .......................................................

LUXEMBOURG 26 - 27 March Marta Antunes (Vice-President of FEB) will visit various groups.

Allan Kardec Spiritist Group of Luxembourg allankardeclux@yahoo.fr Société d’Études Spirites de Luxembourg soesp.lu@gmail.com Public Meetings: Thursdays, 8 pm (in French) .......................................................

NORWAY GEEB – Eurípedes Barsanulfo Spiritist Group / Gruppen for spiritistiske studier Eurípedes Barsanulfo 1st Saturday of the month – 10.30 - 11.30 am – Spiritist Study for Children. 2nd Saturday of the month – 10.30-11.30 am – Study of The Spirits’ Book (in Norwegian). 3rd and 4th Saturday of the month – 10.3011.30 am – Study of The Spirits’ Book and ESE. You can participate through skype: spiritismeibergen spiritismeibergen@gmail.com

GEXC - Chico Xavier Spiritist Study Group / Spiritismeforening i Trondheim Wednesdays – 6.15 - 7.15 pm – Study of Spiritism.

Last Saturday of the month – 10.30 11 am – Spiritist Study for Infants.

12.30 -1.30 pm - Spiritist Study for Children spiritismen.trondheim@gmail.com GEEAK Norge - Allan Kardec Spiritist Study Group Mondays - 6-7 pm - Study and Education of the Mediumship (Portuguese).

Tuesdays - 6 - 7.30 pm - Study of The Spirits’ Book (Norwegian).

Wednesdays - 6 - 7.30 pm - Study of the Gospel (Portuguese).

Saturday - 10-11 am - Spiritist Education for Children and Infants (Portuguese). post@geeaknorge.com www.geeaknorge.com Facebook: GEEAK Norge - Gruppen for spiritistiske studier Allan Kardec DNSSF - Den Norske Spiritistiske Studentforening denossfor@gmail.com Monday - 10 to 11 pm – Online Study of the Gospel according to Spiritism spiritismen.aalesund@gmail.com .......................................................

SWITZERLAND FESUISSE fesuisse.org Seminar on Spiritual Healing and Healers 28 Jan 2018 - from 10 am - 6 pm, Winterthur This seminar brings together several Spiritist Centres in Switzerland with the objective of updating the knowledge about this extremely important activity and collaborating in the formation of new healers.

1st Spiritist Gathering for Parents and Educators, 18 Mar 2018, from 10 am - 5 pm Winterthur With the theme Educate to Progress. .......................................................

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About the Carnival...

DIVALDO . CHICO XAVIER . RAUL TEIXEIRA

DIVALDO TELLS US ABOUT THE CARNIVAL...

great popular artists reveal themselves with their craftsman works worthy of a Michelangelo and songs (...) carnival has become a tragedy of great popular composers. of daily life. I received a book by automatic writing about 25 years ago But this is the show... the promiscuientitled ‘On the Frontiers of Madness’ ty is what is disturbing. The intenwhich studies in-depth the carnival in tion is criminalising, destroying and Rio de Janeiro around 1968. Venerab- polluting people. There is mugging, le entities then led by Dr Adolfo Be- violence, rapes, aggression in the zerra de Menezes rescued the victims crowd that follows the lines of people of the carnival, the spiritual victims, behind the carnival parade trucks. the passionate and disturbed entities thirsty for blood, who use people to Carnival has become a manifestation exhaust them for their enjoyment to of the “Thanatos” (the God of Death the maximum extent until they are in Greek mythology), a manifestadepleted. They, then, contaminate tion of death because as soon as he themselves, not only with today’s passes, what remains is the carnival dangerous AIDS but with syphilis of illusion where people turn other days every epoch, a sexually transmitted into a permanent carnival as if life infectious disease. were only made of pleasure.

The parade of samba schools is a mo- And harmful effects come: unwanted numental show of art, beauty, magic, pregnancy for neglecting contracepculture and mainly of history where tive care or inadvertently not using a condom; degenerative diseases and abandonment also come because the illusion finishes. When the awakening of consciousness comes, there is regret; emotional upset; obsessions by spirits who used those days of folly to disturb the psychophysical balance of the victims.

re we have our reincarnation for our process of evolution. So, what to do in the next days of carnival? For the Spiritists, we can offer a few solutions: use the carnival days for good reading, to visit the sick, to be around your family, to restructure your plans and projects, for studies, peace, and meditation.

Naturally, we could use the carnival for parties; we can go to balls. Logically! The problem is not the carnival itself; it is the person’s behaviour in the carnival... because a person may be tormented by sexual conflicts, by torments of their own behaviour.

We can go to the galleries to see the samba parade; we have the one that pleases us, the school that moves us, (...) this is part of life, it helps us vibrate. The problem is our mental and moral conduct, the way we use our days of pleasure to indulge in depraved behaviour and then recover the mask of puritanical hypocrisy.

So, flesh is worthless, but the Spirit is This is what is reprehensible.

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ABOUT THE CARNIVAL

BY EMMANUEL / PSYCHOGRAPHY

BY CHICO XAVIER No balanced Spirit in the presence of common sense, which should preside over people’s existence, can passionately defend the general madness that numbs consciences at carnival parties.

It is regrettable that nowadays when new knowledge felicitates the human mentality, providing it with the marvellous key of its elevated destinies, and revealing to it the beauties and sacred objectives of life, excesses of this kind are found in societies that strut with the title of “civilisation”. On the one side, blessed works and pain, often misunderstood by men, improve their characters and feelings, abundantly providing them with priceless benefits of spiritual progress. On the other side, in the souls who are indecisive and in need of moral support from other more enlightened Spirits, the licentiousness of these harmful days operates the revival of animalities, which only the long learning can make disappear.

In these moments of sentimental indiscipline, broad access of the forces

of darkness reach people’s hearts, and ABOUT THE CARNIVAL sometimes an entire existence is not TELL US RAUL TEIXEIRA... enough to make the necessary repairs of an hour of insanity and forgetful- According to the type of Spirits reinness of duty. carnated at certain times, the cultural feasts, inherited from our ancestors, While there are poor people who ex- take on different characteristics. The tend their supplicating hands and are same occurs with any party, be it in need as well as very hungry, there Christmas, Carnival, Easter, or Brazilian is an excess of abundant contributions bonfire June festivals. to adorn the halls and to increase the oblivion of sacred duties by souls Unfortunately, carnival today suffers whose evolution depends on the aus- from the predominance of addiction, tere fulfilment of social and divine violence and pornography because duties.

A highly meritorious action would be of perverted Spirits who take part in to employ all the money consumed this madness. But if we look at it like in such celebrations in social help to a healthy relaxation, a true joy, it is, of those in need of bread and affection. course, a positive party. Our position should not be against this festivity, Alongside the masked people of pseu- which can happen at any time of the do-joy, the lepers, the blind, abando- year. We must rather show to people ned children, and afflicted and suffe- how to use their freedom and the ring mothers pass. Why postpone this opportunity to be happy, even if it is necessary action of the joint forces of through the playfulness of the world those who are concerned about the since for the conscious Spiritists, there noble problems of life, so that the su- can be no room for unproductive radiperfluous can be transformed into the calism or ignorance about the levels of blessed crumb of bread and affection understanding or development of each which will be the hope of those who creature. weep and suffer? May our Spiritist brothers and sisters understand such Taken from an interview held at the headquarobjectives of our unpretentious opi- ters of the Fraternity Spiritist Society, published nions, collaborating with us within in the Spiritist Mail newspaper in March 2007. their possibilities so that we can reconstruct and rebuild customs for the good of all souls.

It is undeniable that society can, with its collective free will, display superfluous things and Nababesque luxuries, but as long as there is an abandoned beggar near its fame and grandeur, society, with this, can only provide an eloquent attestation of its moral poverty.

Received by automatic writing by Chico Xavier in July 1939

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INTERNATIONAL SPIRITIST COUNCIL

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Coordinators and Country Members

AFRICA

SOUTH AMERICA

EUROPE

Jean-Paul Evrard e-mail: jean-paul.evrard@lmsf.org Jorge Godinho e-mail: jgodinho@febnet.org.br

Fábio Villarraga e-mail: fabiovillarraga@gmail.com Eduardo Santos e-mail: edudosantos@hotmail.com Miriam Dusi e-mail: miriam.dusi@gmail.com

Charles Kempf e-mail: kempf.charles@orange.fr

BELGIUM e-mail: jean-paul.evrard@lmsf.org

Edwin Bravo e-mail: ebravo_1@hotmail.com

ARGENTINA e-mail: ceaespiritista@gmail.com website: ceanet.com.ar facebook: facebook.com/confederacion

CUBA e-mail: delacruzmanny@hotmail.com

BOLIVIA e-mail: cardosomarco@scbbs.net

EL SALVADOR e-mail: catedraelmesias@gmail.com

BRAZIL e-mail: martaantunesmoura@gmail.com website: febnet.org.br

CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO & CARIBBEAN

GUATEMALA e-mail: ebravo_1@hotmail.com MEXICO consejoespiritademexico@gmail.com website: espiritismoenmexico.org

NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATED OF AMERICA Jussara Korngold e-mail: info@spiritist.us facebook: United States Spiritism Federation what’sApp:1(917)797-0462 website: spiritist.us CANADA Yvon Doyle secretary@canadianspiritistcouncil.com website: canadianspiritistcouncil.com

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ASIA & OCEANIA Elsa Rossi e-mail: elsarossikardec@gmail.com what’sApp: 00447950181581

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SPAIN e-mail: contactofee@espiritismo.es website: http://espiritismo.es FRANCE e-mail: info@conseil-spirite.fr website: conseil.spirite.org IRELAND e-mail: spiritismireland@gmail.com NETHERLANDS e-mail: info@nrsp.nl website: nrsp.nl PORTUGAL e-mail: geral@feportuguesa.pt website: feportuguesa.pt UNITED KINGDOM e-mail: office@buss.org.uk website: www.buss.org.uk SWEDEN e-mail: spiritismen@hotmail.com website: http://ssf-sverige.wix.com/ spiritismen SWITZERLAND e-mail: ucess.presidencia@gmail.com website: ucess.ch