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Alírio de
Cerqueira Filho
(photo)
is a doctor,
born and brought
up in the
capital of the
western
Brazilian state
of Mato Grosso,
Cuiabá. He
became a
Spiritist in
1978. He’s a
member of the
state’s
Spiritist
Federation and
the author of
several books.
His work has
focused on
disseminating
the message of
Joanna de
Ângelis, the
spiritual author
of many books on
Psychology, and
the Spiritise
Project is part
of that goal.
O Consolador:
Tell us more
about the
project, its
aims and how it
was devised.
It was created
by the Spiritist
Federation
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of the state of Mato Grosso four
years ago, aimed
at following the
three guidelines
of Joanna de
Ângelis, the
spiritual mentor
of the great
medium, Divaldo
Franco. |
O Consolador: In
which way are
the proposals
linked to the
Gospel and
Spiritism?
After a number
of discussions,
we in the
Spiritist
Federation of
Mato Grosso came
to the
conclusion that
Joanna de
Ângelis advised
us to follow
that trinity –
to improve the
quality, to
humanise and to
spiritise – in
order to enhance
the commitment
of the Spiritist
Movement to the
Doctrine, to the
teachings
codified by
Allan Kardec.
The ultimate
goal of
Spiritism is to
revive the
Gospel of Jesus
according to the
Spirit of
Truth.
O Consolador:
What has been
the reaction to
the proposal at
a national
level, in other
Brazilian
states?
It’s been very
positive. We’ve
been going round
the country and
even abroad,
doing seminars
and lectures on
the theme. We
have also put
into DVDs
several courses
and seminars,
which has
allowed
Spiritist
Centres in other
parts of Brazil
to follow the
guidelines of
the Spiritize
Project.
O Consolador:
Has Divaldo
Franco followed
in his lectures
around the world
the guidelines
of Joanna de
Ângelis?
Absolutely! All
his work is
aimed at getting
the Spiritist
Movement closer
to the
principles of
the Doctrine
codified by
Kardec.
O Consolador:
Where can we
find, in the
basic books of
Spiritism,
reference to the
guidelines of
the project?
I believe that
to ‘spiritise’
Spiritism, we
need to humanise
our workers, we
need to be
really aware of
the importance
the Doctrine has
to our lives. It
is the console
promised by
Jesus. The
project invites
us to bring the
teachings of the
Doctrine and
apply it to our
daily lives, as
real pupils of
Master Jesus.
The idea is
that, encouraged
by Christian
love, we will be
able to practice
hard
self-knowledge
and
self-transformation,
or interior
illumination.
That is what we
can find in The Gospel
According
Spiritism,
chapter XVII,
item 4. Allan
Kardec, the
codifier, says:
“We can
recognise the
real Spiritist
for their moral
transformation
and for the
efforts they
make in order to
control their
bad
inclinations.”
O Consolador:
Has the
Spiritise
Project been an
inspiration to
your books and
public
lectures?
Yes, I have
tried to follow
the guidelines
in all my
activities, so
we can offer
some resistance
to the attacks
of the
“organised gangs
from the
dark” (as
defined by
Manoel Philomeno
de Miranda, in
his latest
book), who have
been carrying
out a concerted
action in order
to ridicule
Spiritism and
the truth about
mediums and
psychic powers.
O Consolador:
Which subjects
have grabbed the
attention of
most fellow
Spiritists?
The biggest
number of
request has been
for a lecture I
prepared, titled Obsession
and Spiritism,
which draws
attention to our
responsibilities
as Spiritists.
O Consolador: As
an author, which
of the books you
wrote had the
greatest impact
on you?
It was, without
any doubt, the
first one I
published, Psychotherapy
in the Light of
the Gospel of
Jesus, which
was prefaced by
Joanna de
Ângelis. That
book was the
result of
several years of
research on her
works.
O Consolador:
Tell us a bit
about your book, Without
Charity, There’s
No Salvation.
That book
focuses on how
to provide
assistance and
help according
to the teachings
of Spiritism.
Many still
believe our work
should be
restricted to
basic assistance
and hand outs.
The book
provides
guidelines for
Spiritist
workers based on
the parables in
the Gospel of
Jesus.
O Consolador:
Your final
words, please.
My final message
is to request
that we work
hard in order to
follow the real
teachings of the
Spiritist
Doctrine. We
should study the
works of Kardec,
we should
reflect on the
Gospel of Jesus,
so that we can
really change
ourselves and
become better
people. That’s
particularly
relevant in the
current period
we are living,
the Great
Transition, as
the Earth leaves
the stage of
Trials and
Tribulations to
become a planet
of Regeneration.
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