Tell us about
your experience
in the
dissemination of
Spiritism
through the
local USE
Indaiatuba
(Union of
Spiritist
Societies).
I joined USE Indaiatube in
2012. We decided then to
create a page on Facebook
with the aim of reaching
more people, including those
beyond our city. We began to
publicise the Spiritist
events held in and around
the city. Our aim had always
been to disseminate
Spiritism and share
information about the
Spiritist Movement. In the
beginning we struggled to
gather information, as we
were still very insular. It
was very interesting for me,
as that experience allowed
me to meet many people and
to get up to date with
Spiritist activities.
How much feedback do you get
on your website? Do you
think your virtual portal
has reached its aims of
disseminating Spiritism?
I don’t think so. I was
never in favour of the
creation of a specific
website for USE Indaiatuba.
First, we don’t have enough
content to keep a site
going. Sedond, there aren’t
people with the time and
skills needed for updating
it as frequently as it
requires (and if you cannot
update a website frequently,
it is better not to have
one, other wise you will
damage your reputation). And
thirdly the Facebook(1) page
we have is, for the time
being, more than enough and
does the job well.
How about the Boletim
Colmeia de Luz publication?
Tell us a bit about it.
BCL (Boletim Colmeia de
Luz) began
being published 24 years
ago. About two years ago we
revamped it, changing
especially its layout, which
was too busy, which
discouraged readers. The
stories focused pretty much
on the same issues and the
typeface was too small. When
I was given autonomy to make
the changes I wanted, I
changed the format, the
logo, I changed the typeface
and I chose a bigger size
font. I also invited
different people to write
and recommended more
consistency in their
articles. The main aim of
BCL is to spread information
and spiritual comforting, as
well as helping disseminate
Spiritism.
What is your assessment of
the local Spiritist
Movement?
In Indaiatuba and nearby
cities we have 11 different
Spiritist organisations.
Each one organises and
promotes their own events. I
don’t see that as a major
problem. I believe that the
lack of integration between
the different organisations
is the result of their
financial constraints. After
all, to organise any event
you need financial resources
and workers or volunteers.
In the current crisis Brazil
is going through, it isn’t
easy to produce big events.
What feedback do you get
from the newspaper? And how
do you finance it?
I don’t have the precise
details of feedback in
figures, but many people
contact me via email or the
social networks to make
comments about the new
format and the quality of
the articles. That is very
gratifying as my intention
is really to reach people
and awaken to the reality of
the spiritual world. I work
as a volunteer at BCL, like
most of our contributors.
The publication is paid by
its ads, which have become
more frequent. We publish
about 2,500 copies, which
are distributed free of
charge (by its director, Mr
Deoracy) in Spiritist
organisations and some
shops. I look after the
whole production and edition
process and also publish it
online.
Is there any particular
event or aspect from your
experience that you would
like to share with us?
One of the most special
moments was when Divaldo
Franco, came to Indaiatuba.
I took part in the
organisation of the event
from the beginning and we
wrote a special report of
the visit for BCL. The
opportunity to share some
moments and to be close to
the medium and his team has
certainly not been forgotten
by any of us.
Is there anything you would
like to add?
I think we are in the right
path. There is a time for
everything and we cannot
prejudge or force people to
behave in any particular
way. Each one of us is what
they can be. Those who
complain but don’t suggest
anything to improve things
don’t deserve any credit.
The secret is to carry on
working and doing our best.
That way we will certainly
reap the benefits.
(1) USE
Indaiatuba’s profile on
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/useindaiatuba/?fref=ts
