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Ana Lúcia, born
in the city of
Parintins, in
the state of
Amazonas, has
been a Spiritist
since the age of
15. She’s been
living in Japan
for 16 years. In
Brazil, she
retired as a
teacher. She
used to attend
and work
voluntary at
Spiritist
Centres in
Brasília, before
moving to Japan.
In this
interview she
talks about the
challenge of
taking the
Spiritist
message to
Japanese lands
and about her
involvement with
the Spiritual
Study Group Dr.
Richard Dwannees
Stan, founded on
July 4th
2010.
Tell us a bit
more about that
study
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group. Why the
name Dr Richard Dwannees
Stan? |
Dr Ricardo, as
we call him, is
a spirit who
disincarnated
during the
Second World War
and who provides
assistance to
our group. We
came from Brazil
with the idea of
bringing the
message of Our
Master Jesus to
Japan. But it
took us 16 years
to achieve that
goal.
Is the group
attended only by
Brazilians?
Yes. For the
time being, we
are all
Brazilians.
What is your
schedule of
activities?
We gather here
on Sundays from
10 to 12. We
have
Evangelisation
for Children,
healing, we
study the core
works of Kardec
and we have
begun to develop
mediumship,
through practice
on automatic
writing.
Does the contact
with Spiritism
in Brazil help
you here?
Yes, we have
benefited
greatly from our
experience with
Spiritism in
Brazil.
Are there many
Spiritist groups
in Japan? Do
they exchange
information and
do things
together?
We are the only
group in Toyama
province, where
we live. But
there are
several groups
in Japan and
yes, we try to
keep in touch
and collaborate
with each
other.
Have Spiritist
books been
translated into
Japanese?
Yes, The
Gospel According
to Spiritism
was translated
by Mr Tomo, a
practicing
Spiritist, who
is Japanese and
speaks fluent
Portuguese.
There is also
The Spirits’
Book,
translated by an
unknown author.
How much does
the Japanese
culture
influence or
affect the
dissemination of
Spiritism?
It has a huge
impact. Japan
has no knowledge
of Spiritism,
and that makes
our task a lot
more difficult.
Is it true that
the idea of
reincarnation is
generally
accepted in
Japan?
Yes, most of the
Japanese people
seem to believe
in the principle
of
reincarnation.
But as their
knowledge about
it is not
profound, there
is some sort of
objection to it
and scepticism.
That is perhaps
the reason why
there are some
many cases of
suicide over
here.
What else would
you like to
add?
I would like to
say that we live
in a faraway
country, to
where we are
bringing the
message of
Spiritism. There
are many
challenges and
obstacles
indeed, but we
are happy to
help our
brothers and
sisters who
still ignore the
Spiritist
Doctrine and
what it teaches
about the
existence of God
and the constant
presence of our
Master Jesus and
all the
Spiritual
Benefactors in
our lives. We
are here to
offer them a
helping hand, to
allow the
Japanese people
to enjoy a bit
of peace, to
encourage them
to direct their
thoughts and
hearts towards
the reality we
are facing, that
of the
transformation
of planet Earth,
in its new phase
of Regeneration.
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