Cairbar Schutel, the
kind man, friend of the
poor
and sick
Cairbar Schutel was born
140 years ago, on
September 22, 1868.
Carioca, stood out in
the public life in Matão
(SP), where
he founded the
Spiritist Center Lovers
of Poverty, the
newspaper O Clarim
and the
International Magazine
of Spiritism, a
renowned publication
The feeling and wisdom –
says Emmanuel – are the
two wings which soul
will get to infinite
perfection. In our
humble Earth, they are
classified as moral
advancement and
intellectual
advancement, both
fundamental to our
progress.
How does Cairbar Schutel
fit in this quotation?
As for the felling area
– or the moral one – no
one who follows the
Spiritist Movement can
ignore the moral status
of Cairbar Schutel,
the kind
man, friend of the
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poor and sick, who
did not only cure
the sickness of the
matter, but also the
spiritual ones. |
Nature lover, it is
known the love that
Cairbar felt for the
animals. Nhonhô, the cat
who was sacrificed by
Cairbar after a fight,
looked at him with
attention when Cairbar
wrote.
Cabrito, his last horse,
retired by Cairbar when
he bought his first car,
received so much love
from his owner that,
minutes before dying,
came up to say good bye
to his protector and
friend.
The dogs Rolf e Leão,
two Danish ones, sat at
the table and were first
served by their owner.
Rolf loved cooked eggs,
although he was really
mad about ice cream. And
he also liked to ride a
car when Cairbar visited
the sick ones, when
sitting on the backseat,
looked like a lord.
Helping the poor and
sick who got to Matão,
Cairbar was so attentive
that sometimes would
take them to his house,
where he built some
rooms in his backyard,
so that he could welcome
and help them.
As for the wisdom area –
or the intellectual one
– there is a facet of
the work by Cairbar that
has been little studied
by the biographers.
Obviously, everybody
knows the
Cairbar-journalist,
founder of O Clarim
and the International
Magazine of Spiritism
and first to talk about
Spiritism on the radio;
the Cairbar-speaker and
a enthusiastic person;
the Cairbar-writer,
author of 17 books
including “Parables and
Teachings of Jesus”,
“Life and Work of the
Apostles”, “The Spirit
of Christianity”,
“Spiritism for Kids” and
many others. The full
list of the 17 books by
Cairbar is found in the
last Page of “Mediums
and Mediumship”.
It is not much spoken,
though, the deepness
that Cairbar examined
various topics related
to mediumship and the
conditions of life in
the Spirit-world,
something that was rare
in that time, the 40s,
before the Nosso Lar
series.
As it is known, Cairbar
disincarnated in January,
1938.
The confrere Antenor de
Souza, who also passed
away, said that in 1944,
when the first edition
of the book Nosso Lar,
by André Luiz, was
released, many confreres
of this country, like
Leopold Machado, had
many doubts about the
aspects of the spiritual
life, something
absolutely unknown by
that time in the
Spiritist literature,
though Cairbar Schutel
had already studied this
12 years before.
Those are some
highlights of this
study.
Mediumistic practice
From the book “Mediums
and Mediumship”:
Influence of
surroundings on
spirit-manifestations
– Communications with
the Spirits need a lot
of silence, respect, and
education. The
environment plays a
major role for the
meeting to be successful.
Jesus was followed by
three apostles in the
Mount Tabor story. In
Bethsaida (Mark, 8:22),
he led the blind man out
of the town before
healing him. The same
happened to the deaf and
stutter man, who Jesus
took him away from the
crowd and help him alone
(Mark, 7:32), and Jairus’
daughter (Matthew,
9:18). (Mediums and
Mediumship, pp. 73 and
74.)
Mediumistic meetings in
private – The sessions
should be held in
private, with a small
number of attendants,
because strange elements
hinder the results. It
is not acceptable,
though, public
mediumistic meetings,
with open doors, with no
criteria. (pp. 53 and
72.)
Obligations of mediums –
First off, study,
because study is
indispensable for the
practice of mediumship.
Mediums need to have,
also, persistence,
patience, perseverance
in the meetings and
studies, to better
communicate with the
invisible. ( pp. 75 and
76.)
Talking to
disincarnating people –
It is advisable to let
the communicator speak.
( p. 53.)
The place of mediumistic
meetings – Sessions
require an environment
semi-dark or illuminated
by a dim light. (p. 51.)
(N.R.: See New Treasure
of Youth, vol. 1, p.
167.)
Description about life
in the Spirit-World
From the book “Life in
the Spirit-World”:
The several dimensions
of the Spirit-World
– There are many
dimensions of life in
the Spirit-World, and
could not be different,
because Spirits, covered
by their spiritual
bodies, cannot live in a
place which is not
according to their
spiritual body, related
to their moral and
intellectuality. A
region with no oxygen
would be harmful to
Spirits that still need
it. The circles which
surround the Earth are
different according to
the density of matter
that is contained
within.
(Life in the
Spirit-World, pp. 82,
83, 85 and 107.)
Similitude between our
world and the
Spirit-World
– The first dimension of
the Spirit-World is very
similar to ours. We can
say that our world here
is a materialized copy
of that dimension, which
explains their building
being similar to ours.
(pp. 87 - 89.)
Books and scholars on
this subject
– More than one book
talks about the
existence of, houses,
hospitals, temples and
palaces in the
Spirit-World. Conan
Doyle mentions in his
book “History of
Spiritism” many cases,
as well as Sir Oliver
Lodge, Carl du Prel,
Swedenborg, Winifred
Mayes and Lillian
Walbrook.
(pp. 54, 56, 57, 78, 92,
95, 96, 97, 102 and
103.)
Food in the Spirit-World
– In the messages
written by Conan Doyle,
besides the reference to
the existence of
beautiful houses and
flowers, one of the
communicators talks
about the food where he
lived, not similar to
ours because it is more
delicate and tasty.
(pp. 95 - 97.)
Swedenborg
– The Swede mentioned
houses, temples,
palaces. Children are
welcome in the
Spirit-World, baptized
or not, and there they
grow cared by young
women, until it is time
to meet their real
mothers.
(pp. 98 - 100.)
Work in the Spirit-World
– From the book “The
case of Lester Coltman”,
by Lillian Walbrook,
there is a message left
by Coltman: “My work is
continued here as it
began on earth, in
scientific channels,
and, in order to
pursue my studies, I
visit frequently a
laboratory possessing
extraordinarily
complete facilities
for the carrying on
of experiments. I
have a home of my
own, delightful in
the extreme, complete
with library filled
with books of
reference—historical,
scientific,
medical—and, in fact,
with every type of
literature. To us these
books are as substantial
as those used on earth
are to you. I have a
music-room containing
every mode of
sound-expression. I
have pictures of rare
beauty and furnishings
of exquisite design.”
Later, Lester Coltman
refers to beautiful
scenery he saw from his
window and he also said
there were great schools
for children.
(pp. 93 - 95.)
The destiny of man after
death
– This is what Cairbar
wrote about it: “The
grave is not the final
point of existence. We
are bound for greatness.
There are worlds of
light, where truth is
dominant; worlds that
will be ours one day! As
progress characterizes
the gradual evolution of
our planet, that will be
a paradise one day, this
is the Law, which is
equal to all worlds,
preparing us to happy
livings, in the Lord’s
House, that is the
Infinite Cosmos.
“We shall have faith and
study!
Ignore? Progress!
From study and research
come the truth which
clarifies the
intelligence, and, then,
the spiritual evolution,
that takes us to the
highness, to understand
the things of Spirits,
things that God reserves
for all who look to
develop in His knowledge
and His grace. May the
lights of charity, that
we conquer, illuminate
all Science, Religion,
Philosophy, so that we
can, then, observe the
magnificent Universe and
be aware of immortality
and Eternity of life.”
(“Life in the
Spirit-World”, by
Cairbar Schutel, 5th
edition, 1978, p. 126.)
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