Letter to the reader

Year 14 - 700 - December 13, 2020

A year of contrasts, pain and sudden departures


The sentence that gives the title to this text refers to the year 2020, which is approaching its end. In fact, in addition to the contrasts, the pain, the sudden departures, this year ends with the hope that, thanks to the efforts of thousands of scientists from around the world, we will soon have a vaccine that can contain the coronavirus pandemic. These reflections make up the Special entitled “Christmas”, by our collaborator Marcos Paulo de Oliveira Santos. The article is one of the highlights of this edition.

Another highlight is the interview given to us by Rosana Silva, from Montes Claros (MG). She was born in Londrina (PR), participates in activities developed by the Spiritist Group Brother Sobreira, in which, in addition to dedicating herself to lectures, she is responsible for the dissemination sector and acts as monitor of EADE - In-depth Study of the Spiritist Doctrine. With extensive experience in Spiritist work, she speaks to us in the interview on the topic of Fraternal Service.

On a day like today, December 13th, in 1963 in São Paulo (SP), the foundation of the Brazilian Institute for Psychobiophysical Research (IBPP) was registered, an initiative of the parapsychologist, psychobiophysicist and spiritist researcher Hernani Guimarães Andrade, who was counting at the time 50 years old. He was born in Araguari (MG), Hernani disincarnated in April 2003, as shown by a special article written by our collaborator Ana Moraes.
 

  Astolfo O. de Oliveira Filho
Director of Writing
 

 
José Carlos Munhoz Pinto
Administrative Director

 

Translation:
Francine Prado
francine.cassia@hotmail.com

 

 
 

     
     

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