When and how did
you become a
Spiritist?
Well, a number
of things
happened at the
same time:
mediunimic
phenomena in our
house, like
objects flying
around, chairs
moving, and the
sound of steps;
the loss of a
family member;
and clearer
mediunimic
phenomena
involving a
brother-in-law,
who invited me
so we could find
in the Spiritist
Teachings the
answers for so
many things we
simply could not
explain. All
that happened in
1992. Our time
had come to get
to know these
wonderful
Teachings, which
explains
everything and
lifts a veil of
so many
mysterious
things.
Your Spiritist
talks are very
well research
and presented.
Should that be
the main
requirement for
those who wish
to work as
Spiritist
speakers?
Yes, because we
carry a huge
responsibility
of passing on
the Spiritist
Teachings and
that must be
done in a clear
and truthful
manner. We must
bear in mind
that we are
being heard by
incarnates and
discarnates.
Depending on the
issue we are
addressing, the
Spiritual
Benefactors
record the talk
and play it in
areas where
discarnate
spirits need to
hear it.
What is the best
way of remaining
faithful to the
work codified by
Allan Kardec?
It is to read
always the five
basic works of
Kardec, which
contain the
Teachings from
the Spirits. The
Teachings were
dictated by them
and Kardec did a
brilliant job
compiling them.
Any new
Spiritist book
or work must,
therefore, be
checked against
the basic
teachings to see
if they clash or
not. I can quote
Kardec here when
he advised us to
“use the sieve
of reason”. We
need to be open
to all new work.
But we need to
use the sieve of
reason, as
Kardec’s widow,
Amélie Bouchet,
did after he
passed away
whenever she
wanted to
publish anything
on the Spiritist
Review.
What do you
think the public
who attend
Spiritist
meetings need to
hear the most?
That is a
difficult
question. All
the Teachings
from Jesus need
to be heard so
we can have the
guidelines to
seek spiritual
progress. After
all, that is the
goal we strive
to achieve in
our incarnations
on earth: to
reach relative
perfection.
Absolute
perfection is
something
reserved to God.
That is why it
is so important
that we hear
about the
importance of
forgiving, about
unshaken faith,
love for other
people, charity
and the need to
tackle our
selfishness and
pride. People
need to wake up
urgently for the
need to carry
out their inner
reform.
In your talks,
what themes do
you like to
discuss?
The passages
from Our Master
Jesus, who set
out through his
example the
rules we should
follow. If we
behave the way
he did, we will
be on the right
path for
spiritual
growth. His
parables are
immensely rich.
If we study and
analyse them
well we will be
able to read
between the
lines much more
than we can
imagine.
Tell us a bit
about the many
books you have
written.
When I write for
children, I
focus on stories
that deal with
the Teachings of
Jesus, such as
the importance
of love,
charity,
forgiveness,
humility and the
need of getting
rid of all types
of prejudices.
When I write for
adults, my main
concern is to
make a call for
the need to
adopt certain
attitudes that
have an impact,
such as
preserving
nature,
respecting and
loving others,
doing charity
and tackling
abortion,
preconceived
ideas, anorexia
and bullying. I
am working in a
second booked
written through
automatic
writing or
psycography.
You are known
for your passion
for D. Pedro II
[who was
Brazil’s last
emperor and was
sent to exile
after the
proclamation of
Republic in
1889]. What
would you like
to say about
him?
I am a volunteer
worker in a
Spiritist Centre
named after him.
I do admire him
greatly. He was
a spirit called
Longinus who was
asked by Jesus
himself to take
on the post of
Emperor of
Brazil [in the
XIX Century]. He
represented a
great deal for
our nation. He
was an honest,
charitable and
human man, who
knew how to
govern with love
and balance. His
delay in putting
an end to
slavery was a
sensible worry
to do it
gradually in a
country whose
economy was
based on slave
work. But he
always displayed
his horror to
that inhumane
practice. He
fulfilled what
he promised
Jesus until the
end and he was
very dignified
in the face of
the people’s
ingratitude,
sending him into
exile. He was
offered four
tonnes and a
half of gold,
which he refused
to take with
him. He still
looks after the
destiny of our
country from the
Spirit World.