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The huge numbers
of the life and
work of Chico
Xavier
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Leonardo
Marmo
Moreira |
Besides being
elected the
“Greatest
Brazilian in
History” in a
survey done by
Epoca
magazine, the
late medium was
chosen this
year, in a
competition
organized by a
Brazilian
television
network, the
“Greatest
Brazilian of All
Times”
Chico Xavier was
a multivalent
medium, that is,
his medium
faculties were
multi-faceted.
Among them we
highlight,
obviously,
psychography,
which work
comprises
different
subjects and
approaches
within the
principles of
Spiritualism and
the Gospel. In
fact,
evangelical
messages,
romances,
poetry,
chronicles,
short stories,
spiritual and
non-spiritual
reports,
historical
evaluations,
children’s
books, letters
(spiritual
mail), among
others,
constitute kinds
of texts
contemplated
with a copious
array of
examples by the
work of the
medium Francisco
de Paula Candido
Xavier.
The number of
titles published
amount to over
460. In fact,
412 works by the
medium of Pedro
Leopoldo, Minas
Gerais were
published while
he was
incarnated, but
the publication
of unedited
works of the
medium already
sum up 50 works,
totaling over
460 books
published. This
colossal body of
work has already
sold
approximately 45
million copies,
making Chico
Xavier the most
read author in
Latin America.
In fact, Chico
Xavier is the
most successful
Brazilian
author,
according to
“Isto e”
magazine
(February of
2010, Issue
2103). According
to “Isto e”
Magazine he has
already sold
twice as much as
Paulo Coelho,
our reference of
a best-seller.
In February
2010, therefore
over 2 years
ago, his 458
books (at that
time) comprised
approximately 45
million copies
sold, according
to Cesar Perri,
director of the
Brazilian
Spiritualistic
Federation
(FEB). “’Nosso
Lar’ alone, has
sold 2.5 million
copies in 15
languages”,
mentioned the
afore mentioned
director of FEB.
Chico Xavier
psychographed
seven (7) of the
ten (10) best
spiritualistic
books of the 20th
Century,
according to a
survey done by
the
spiritualistic
press (Organizacoes
Candeia), which
consulted
renowned names
of the Brazilian
Spiritualistic
movement in
order to arrive
at this
classification.
“Parnassus from
Beyond the
Grave”, from
1932, was his
first work
First place was
given to “Nosso
Lar” (Our Home),
dictated by the
Spirit Andre
Luiz (First
place: “Nosso
Lar”, Andre Luiz/
Chico Xavier;
Second place:
“Paulo and
Estevao”,
Emmanuel Chico
Xavier; Third
place :
“Parnassus from
Beyond the
Grave” Various
Spirirts/ Chico
Xavier Fourth
Place: “The
Problem of
Being, Destiny
and Pain”, Léon
Denis; Fifith
place: “Memories
of a Suicide”,
Camilo Castelo
Branco/Yvonne A.
Pereira; Sixth
place: “In the
Path of Light”,
Emmanuel/Chico
Xavier; Seventh
place: “The
Spirit and the
Time”, José
Herculano Pires;
Eight place:
“Two Thousand
Years Ago”,
Emmanuel/Chico
Xavier; Ninth
placer:
“Evolution in
Two Worlds”,
André Luiz/Chico
Xavier-Waldo
Vieira; Tenth
place:
“Missionaries of
the Light”,
André Luiz/Chico
Xavier.
Despite the
intellectual
elevation of his
work, Chico
Xavier only
attended, in
terms of formal
education,
primary school,
because he had
to provide for
his family.
These facts make
the moral
content, the
high level of
style in the
language and the
total volume of
his psychography
even more
impressive.
“Parnassus from
Beyond the
Grave” (book of
poetry published
in 1932), his
first
psychographed
work is to this
day a complex
enigma for
literature
scholars of a
materialistic
inclination, for
Chico brought
back great names
of literature in
the Portuguese
language, from
Brazil and
Portugal (56
disincarnated
poets), through
completely
unpublished
poems. The poems
showed,
undoubtedly, the
peculiar style
of each poet,
which was
ratified by the
analysis of
various renowned
authors of that
time, such as
Menotti Del
Picchia and
Humberto de
Campos.
According to an
entry in the web
site of Uniao
Espirita Mineira
(UEM), obtained
from Zenon
Vilela, Chico
Xavier
psychographed a
few works in
record time, as
follows:
In 1952, Chico
psychographed 2
books in 2 days:
“Roteiro”
(Script) from
Emmanuel (172
pages) and “Pai
Nosso” (Our
Father)
from Meimei (104
pages).
In 1963, Chico
psychographed 2
books in 2 days
(in this
instance, half
the works, once
they were works
psychographed by
Chico Xavier and
Waldo Vieira):
Spiritualistic
Opinion (204
pages in total);
and “Sex and
Destiny” (360
pages in
total).
“Two Thousand
Years Ago” was
his first
romance written
as a medium
On March 31st,1969,
a hundred years
after the
passing of Allan
Kardec, Chico
psychographed 2
books on the
same Day:
“Passos da Vida)
(156 pages) and
“Estante da
Vida” (184
pages).
His first
romance written
as a medium “Two
Thousand Years
Ago” was
psychographed in
a short period
of time, from
10/24/1938 to
2/9/1939
(approximately 3
and a half
months), between
his professional
activities. Such
psychography
calls attention,
because the
so-called “roman
chronology” was
recognized by
specialists in
the subject.
It fomented
directly and
indirectly a
colossal number
of works of
evangelical-doctrinarian
content from
other
spiritualists
and
non-spiritualist
authors, who
stood by
orientations,
medium
experiences,
life
experiences,
evangelical-doctrinarian
dissertations
and specific
works within the
spiritualistic
movement
narrated and
experienced by
Chico Xavier.
There are over
one hundred
(100)
biographical
books inspired
by the life of
Chico Xavier
alone.
He took part in
the direction
and doctrinarian
orientation of
countless
spiritualistic
houses in Pedro
Leopoldo and in
Uberaba,
especially
Centro Espirita
Luiz Gonzaga
(Pedro Leopoldo-MG),
a Comunhao
Espirita Crista
(Uberaba-MG) and
Grupo Espirita
da Prece (Pedro
Leopoldo). He
acted as a
channeling
medium in
countless
disobssesion
sessions, in
which he was an
instrument of
the
evangelical-doctrinarian
teaching of a
great number of
suffering
Spirits.
He was
materialization
medium and took
parts in many
sessions of
materialization,
in which
extraordinary
phenomena were
verified by many
reputable
spiritualists
and
non-spiritualists
alike.
He channeled
many messages
from Spirits
who, at the time
of dying left
their families
desperate, thus
becoming a
vehicle of the
confirmation of
immortality, of
comfort and hope
for thousands of
families. In
fact, the
so-called “Mail
of Light” a
difficult task
for constituting
a somewhat
public medium
session, caused
great physical
strain to the
medium, not
harming the
psychography of
the afore
mentioned books,
which were
written in
alternative
hours.
Chico Xavier
never took
advantage of his
works
The so-called
“Mail of Light”
was developed
with Chico
Xavier
surrounded by
400 to 500
people on
average, giving
credit to medium
communications,
including
handwriting
analysis of the
“dead”.
He never
received any
financial
recourse from
his 412
channeled books
in life,
becoming an
incomparable
example of the
practice of
gratuitous
mediumship, that
is, the true
spiritualistic
mediumship. All
his copyrights
were donated to
charitable
institutions, to
which they
contributed to
the maintenance
of charities for
the needed.
His medium
excellence was
never an
obstacle to the
faithful
accomplishment
of his
activities in
the material
realm, which
were done
superbly. In
fact, according
to some
biographers, he
never missed one
single day at
work.
A study
developed by
specialists in
the area of
mediumship and
natural
sciences, it was
noted that Chico
Xavier showed a
brain scan like
the profile of
someone with
epilepsy,
although in his
92 years of life
the medium never
showed any
symptoms of this
illness. This
fact, which is
still a
reference for
the current
studies about
mediumship,
shows that in no
way the medium
he was
“pretending”,
that is to say,
the so-called
“altered state
of
consciousness”
was real. In
fact, it’d be
impossible the
accomplishment
of any
intellectual
work, not to
mention the kind
that was done by
Chico Xavier,
during an
outbreak of
epilepsy.
He sponsored and
guided a
countless number
of mediums,
lecturers,
writers and
spiritualistic
directors in
their respective
doctrinarian
activities
through
brotherly
dialogue,
through letters,
becoming a
reference and an
indirect guide
to a great
number of
spiritualistic
houses in
Brazil.
He awoke and
inspired many
people to study,
to join and work
with
Spiritualism,
due to the
excellence of
his work, from a
intellectual-moral
point of view,
as well as the
moral excellence
of his life.
Despite being
poor, he was the
bread-winner
He overcame
sectarian
prejudices from
religious
people,
scientists and
materialists,
inspiring
respect from
other religious
denominations
towards himself,
mediumship and
the
Spiritualistic
Doctrine,
contributing
decisively to
lowering the
level of
prejudice
against
Spiritualism in
our society.
He was offended,
slandered, sued
and physically
attacked
countless time,
without ever
fighting back,
denoting a
patience and
moral
discipline, in
face of all
kinds of
pressure, that
are very rare in
all the history
of mankind, even
among
individuals who
are reference of
true behavioral
santity.
He contributed
with material
charities,
helping a great
number of
individuals in
need in Pedro
Leopoldo and
Uberaba, either
though his work
of
spiritualistic
promotion and
social
assistance of
the entities he
is linked to, or
through his
personal effort.
It is worth
remembering,
that in a piece
done by Jorge
Rizzini, was
aired in “Globo
Reporter” (a tv
program), lines
of people
flocked to
Uberaba around
Christmas, when
countless people
in need were
assited.
He kept a very
high
professional
level in his
activities
associated with
the “material
bread”, without
harming his
medium-evangelical-doctrinarian
activities, as
well as his
excellence as a
medium was never
an obstacle to
his activities
in the material
tasks.
He was a
reference of
citizenship and
education for
spiritualist and
non-spiritualists
in Pedro
Leopoldo and
Uberaba, cities
in Minas Gerais
where he lived,
respectively for
48 and 44,
approximately.
Chico Xavier was
the Bread winner
of his family,
having a total
of 14 siblings,
eight (8) of
them from the
marriage of his
father, Sr. Joao
Xavier, with his
mother, Dona
Maria Joao de
Deus. Out of
their nine
children – Maria
Candida, Luiza,
Carmosina, Jose,
Maria de
Lourdes, Chico
Xavier, Raimundo,
Maria da
Conceicao e
Geralda – six,
including Chico,
were given to
Godparents and
friends. It’s
worth pointing
out that Chico
suffered a lot
during this
phase of his
life, because he
was given to his
Godmother Rita
de Cassia, who
was a troubled
woman, who used
to beat him up
at least three
(3) times daily,
besides
submitting him
to
humiliations.
People of Brazil
elected him the
greatest
Brazilian in
history
This phase
lasted about two
(2) years. The
other six (6)
brothers were
the fruit of his
father’s second
marriage, who,
after the
passing of Dona
Maria Joao de
Deus, married
Dona Cidalia
Batista. His six
new sblings -
Andre Luiz,
Lucilia, Neusa,
Cidalia,
Doralice e João
Candido – gave
him a great
number of nieces
and nephews.
Chico helped
them all
materially and
spiritually,
being crucial
for the material
upkeep of the
family,
including the
upbringing of
his nephews and
nieces,
especially after
the premature
passing of his
older brother,
Jose Xavier, and
the rheumatism
of his father,
Joao Xavier.
Being born to a
poor family, he
suffered all
sorts of
hardships in
order to keep up
the charitable
work, which was
a constant
throughout his
life of 92
years. As we all
know, he
disincarnated on
6/30/2002.
He slept an
average of only
4 hours a day in
order to be able
to conclude all
the material and
spiritualistic/
spiritual that
constituted the
approximately 20
hours remaining
and each of the
seven days a
week, without
stop.
He suffered with
countless health
problems
throughout his
existence, such
as tuberculosis,
cataract, heart
failure, angina,
prostate
problems, a
blind eye, etc.;
he never claimed
physical
indisposition or
material
impediment for
the
accomplishment
of his task.
He adopted,
brought up and
educated as his
own son,
Euripedes Higino
dos Reis, who
graduated as a
dentist in
Uberaba-MG.
He was nominated
for the Nobel
Peace Prize in
the beginning of
the 1980’s in a
campaign that
mobilized great
names of the
country. He was
elected the
“Mineiro of the
Century”, in a
promotion held
by Telemar and
Globo Network.
Through and
election
organized by
independent
auditors of the
Internal Revenue
Service he was
considered one
of the eight (8)
greatest
personalities of
the world
side-by-side
Mother Tereza of
Calcuta, Nelson
Mandela, Sabin,
Carlitos, Santos
Dumont, Gandhi
and Che Guevara.
He was elected
the “Greatest
Brazilian in
History” in a
promotion held
by Epoca
Magazine in 2006
and, on the 3rd
of October of
this year, was
the winner of a
‘competition’
organized by SBT
which
consecrated him
as “The Greatest
Brazilian of All
Times”.
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