Practiced in community centers and psychiatric hospitals throughout Brazil, Spiritist therapies are gaining increasing recognition internationally for their ability to complement conventional medicine. This pioneering text is the first comprehensive account of the philosophy, theory, practical applications and wider relevance of Spiritist therapies to be published in the English language.
Leading practitioners and researchers in the field describe the history, principles and diagnostic processes of the Spiritist approach to mental health, and provide an extensive summary of the various methodologies used, including spiritual mediumship, energy work, prayer, homeopathy, past life regression and the practice of integrating spirituality into counselling and psychotherapy. Considering the ways in which Spiritism aligns with contemporary science, they show that the Spiritist model has the potential to bring about a positive transformation in the ways in which mental health care is conceptualized and delivered around the globe. The final part of the book explores how Spiritist centers and psychiatric hospitals are established and financed, with specific examples from Brazil and the USA.
Providing important new insights into the rich tradition of Brazilian Spiritism, this authoritative text will be of interest to mental health professionals, counselors, therapists and alternative and complementary health practitioners.
Contributions by: Stanley Krippner, Decio Iandoli, Homero Vallada, Allan Wallace, Carlos Appel, Andrew Powell, Andrew Powell, Linda Russek, Beverly Rubik, Dean Radin, William Braud, Alan Sanderson, Roberto Lucio Viera de de Souza, Julio Peres, Tani Appel, Giancarlo Lucchetti, Alexander Moreira Almeida, Linda Russek, William Braud, Allan Wallace, Gilson Roberto, Mario Sergio Silveira, Gelson Roberto, Roberto Lucio Viera de Souza, Alexander Moreira-Almeida, Frederico Leao, Candido Vallada, Melvin Morse, Gérald Magnan, Camilla Casaletti Casaletti Braghetta, Janet Duncan, Gerald Magnan, Julio Peres, Marlene Nobre
Foreword by: James Lake
