Chico xavier biography of barack

The taste is the same, and the verse generally obeys the same musical flow; loose and ingenuous in Casimiro [de Abreu], broad and sonorous in Castro Alves, sarcastic and varied in Guerra Junqueiro, funeral and serious in [Antero] de Quental, and philosophical and profound in Augusto dos Anjos. Media Interest Inthe prominent newspaper O Globo sent reporter Clementino de Alencar to Pedro Leopoldo to investigate this hitherto unknown writer who had become a literary sensation.

There was, Alencar noted, no poetry — Chico insisted he never read any — and nothing at all by Humberto de Campos. It included novels, both historical and contemporary, stories for children, essays, a constant stream of poems by authors both known and unknown, a history of Brazil allegedly by the discarnate Humberto de Campos and numerous works of Spiritist philosophy.

Much of his writing was done at public sessions, several of which were filmed showing him at work, his left hand covering his eyes and his right hand filling sheet after sheet of paper at extraordinary speed. Thus there was clearly no time for him to do any research, nor was there any local library where he could have done it. One of his early novels, set in Rome in the first century, contained such an abundance of details about Rome and its empire that a guide to the historical and geographical references in it ran to pages and contained more than entries.

No plausible explanation of how Chico could have acquired such information by conventional methods has yet been given. He added that if one day he taught me something that were not in accordance with Jesus or Kardec, then I should stay with Jesus and Kardec, and try to forget him. Today his published books count more than Always simple and humble, he has never profited in any way from his mediumship.

He has withstood criticism and mockery of all possible sorts with true Christian resignation. From the books he has published, over 12 million copies have been sold, only of those edited by FEB, which count Directed by Daniel Filhothe film dramatized Xavier's life. He embarked on a career as a sales clerk. Contact with Spiritism [ edit ] Spiritist Center Luiz Gonzaga In May his sister, Maria Xavier, was having mental disturbances, which many believed was caused by spiritual sources known as obsession Spiritism.

This episode allowed Francisco to support his sister with his mediumship capacities and introduced him to the Spiritism Doctrine as well. Simultaneously he allegedly received a new message from his mother in which she recommended him to accomplish all his duties and thoroughly study the books of Allan Kardec ; In June; Francisco founded the Spiritist Center Luiz Gonzaga, in a wooden chico xavier biography of barack owned by his brother.

In July, under the guidance of a so-called "benevolent spirit", he started to psychograph, writing seventeen pages. Later, Xavier would claim that several deceased Poets had begun to manifest themselves through him, but they only started to identify themselves in That year was marked by the medium's "adulthood" and when he firstly met his spiritual Mentor Emmanuel, "Under a tree, near a water reservoir According to Chico his Mentor informed about his mission to psychograph a sequence of thirty books and to achieve such a task he would require 3 mandatory conditions: "discipline, discipline and discipline".

Emmanuel instructed him to be loyal to Jesus and Kardec, even if it was against his religious basis. Brazilian Spiritualist Federation The compilation of poetry dictated by spirits of Brazilian and Portuguese poets achieved enormous impact in the Brazilian press and public opinion, and yet caused strong polemic among the ones involved with Brazilian literature, whose opinions were divided between recognition and accusations of pastiche.

The impact increased even more when it was revealed that the books had been written by a "humble clerk" from a warehouse in the countryside of Minas Gerais Brazilian state where the medium was bornwho had barely finished primary school. It is said that the spirit of his mother advised him not to respond to the criticism. The copyrights of all his books were kindly granted to FEB.

Still at the same period, an ocular cataract was found, problem which he had to live with for the rest of his life. The spirits and his mentors, Emmanuel and Bezerra de Menezesinstructed him to be treated with the resources of human medicine and told him not to count on any kind of privileges from the spirits. At the same time; a long refusal of gifts and honors started and lasted all his life, as an example: Fred Figner granted Francisco a huge amount of money in his will; which was promptly granted to FEB; by the medium.

Chico xavier biography of barack

As well as notoriety, the criticism from people who tried to discredit him strongly persisted. Chico Xavier said that also spiritual foes tried to involve him into negative fluids and temptations, apart from all living people. Souto Maior Brazilian journalist reports an attempted of "lynching by spirits", as well as an episode which naked girls tried to seduce the medium in his bathtub.

Note that; in both episodes there are common narrative aspects to the other proofs, commonly mentioned in stories of holiness. The medium's defense was supported by FEB, further resulting in the classic A Psicografia Perante os Tribunais, the psychography in the view of court written by the lawyer Miguel Timponi. It is important to highlight that; along his career as a public worker; there is no record of any absence from work.

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