The_Spiritist_Magazine-Apr-June2008.pdf

THE

The official publication of the

International Spiritist Council

MAGAZINE

English Edition N. 3 - April 2008

improve

mental health?

Why American

Spirituality needs

Spiritism

150 years of the First

Spiritist Center and

The Spiritist Magazine

Can Spiritism

INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE

Y ou definitely will not solve

If you do not have the means to lead groups that will accelerate changes that the world

needs, change yourself inwardly, ennobling yourself with good actions and solidarity.

From the book Happy Life by Joanna de Angelis/Divaldo Franco

Joy

Meimei

Joy is the song of the hours when God caresses your passage through the world.

Everywhere flowers bloom as smiles of nature and the wind combs the fields’ hair with

resting music.

The water from the fountain is liquefied care in Earth’s heart and the small golden grain of

sand is a message of joy from the ground.

Do not allow, therefore, that your difficulty transforms itself into numbing sadness for others.

Even if everything appears to conspire against the happiness that you await, lift your eyes

to the smiling face of life that envelops you and bolster joy wherever you go.

Bless and serve always, even among tears.

The rose, although subjugated by thorns, still offers its perfume and

sunrise awaits, generously, for the night to finish in order to renew itself, daily,

in a party of love and light.

Psychographed message by the medium Francisco C. Xavier (translated by Luis Almeida,

MD, PhD, revised by Lisa Pellegrino, MS e Rodney Simões, BS)

all of the world’s problems.

However, you can and should

c o n t r i b u t e t o t h a t g o a l .

If you cannot stop wars from happening,

you have the resources to keep disturbing dis-

cussions away from you.

If you are not able to feed the hungering

masses, you still have a crust of bread to offer to

someone.

If you cannot give health to the sick, you

can still assist a patient.

If you cannot solve human dramas, you

can still help calm a person down.

EDITORIAL

W ellness and health have become

THE

the ultimate search in our planet.

And, despite the great advance-

ments of science and technology, humanity

is in need of effective and long lasting solu-

tions for its innumerable problems.

MAGAZINE

The official publication of the International Spiritist

Council (ISC)

English edition of the Revue Spirite founded by

Allan Kardec on January 1st,1858

Spiritism, then, comes with a frame-

work of explanations and tools to provide

hope to all indistinctly. Hope, when founded

in reasoning and love, leads to a balanced

life. And to have a balanced life, we most

certainly need answers. In this regard, the

Enlightened Spirits brought to us 1,019 an-

swers to the ultimate questions that puzzle

our minds. Those answers are in The Spirits’

Book by Allan Kardec and encompass the

guidance that may foster integral healing,

the healing of mind-body-spirit.

Publishing Director:

ISC Secretary General, Nestor João Masotti

General Director of Editions:

Roger Perez

Administrative Director:

Antonio Cesar Perri de Carvalho

Editor-in-Chief (English Edition):

Vanessa Anseloni, PsyD, PhD

Associate Editors

Daniel Santos, PharmD, PhD

Mauricio Cisneiros Filho, BS

Jussara Korngold, MBA

Nahur Fonseca, PhD

Anisio Resem, EE

Susana Simoes, PhD

Julio Carvalho, BS

Joca Dalledone, BMus

Therefore, we dedicate this issue

of The Spiritist Magazine to the integral

healing of the human soul, while celebrat-

ing 150 years of the first Spiritist Center

on Earth and the first Spiritist magazine,

both founded by Allan Kardec. The Spirit-

ist Magazine – English Edition is an initia-

tive sponsored by the International Spiritist

Council (ISC). The first two issues of the

English Edition were published in 2004

and 2006 under the name Spiritist Review.

Revisiting Kardec’s foundational works,

the ISC and the editors of the English Edi-

tion decided to change its name to The

Spiritist Magazine.

Copy Editor

Lisa Pellegrino, MS

Design and Art Editor

Debora Motherway, BGD

Advertising Associate

Marcelo Netto, BS

Address:

International Spiritist Council

General Secretariat

SGAN - Q.603 - Conj. F

70530-030 - Brasilia - Brazil

spiritist@spiritist.org

Dear reader, we hope you enjoy it!

ISC Executive Committee

Nestor Masotti - General Secretary

Charles Kempf - First Secretary

Elsa Rossi - Deputy Secretary

Antonio Cesar Perri de Carvalho - First Treasurer

Vanderlei Marques - Deputy Treasurer

Vitor Mora Feria

Ricardo Lequerica

Fábio Villarraga

Jean Paul Evrard

Olof Bergman

Salvador Martin

Edwin Bravo

The Editor-in-Chief

Please, check our website

www.thespiritistmagazine.com

in order to see rules and regulations for submission of

articles. Any questions, please contact us at

info@thespiritistmagazine.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIALOGUE BETWEEN SPIRITISM AND SOCIETY

Why American Spirituality Needs Spiritism

SUGGESTION

Ben Franklin’s 13 Virtues

LA REVUE SPIRITE

Advices on Healing Mediumship

HISTORY

150 Years of The Launching of The Spiritist Magazine and

The Foundation of The First Spiritist Society

TESTIMONIAL

Phenomenon is Only The Beginning

SCIENCE (COVER STORY)

Can Spiritism Improve Our Mental Health ?

REFLECTING

Mediumship and Its Therapeutic Features

PHILOSOPHY

Moving Inner Mountains with Spiritism

RELIGION

The Power of Prayer

INTERVIEW

The Purpose of Mediumship

MOVIE & BOOK REVIEW

Yesterday’s Children

SPIRITIST TOOLS

Spiritist Tools for Integral Healing

INSPIRATION

Courage to Live

POETRY

Secret Thoughts

SPIRITIST EVENTS

MEMBERS OF THE ISC

INTERNATIONAL SPIRITIST COUNCIL NEWS

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