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“The dead also can follow the mas bands on the Carnival parades...”
“The Carnival mas bands are not only followed by the dead...”. – CAETANO VELOSO
“The dead also can follow the mas bands on the Carnival parades...”
“The Carnival mas bands are not only followed by the dead...”. – CAETANO VELOSO
“Between the Two Worlds” describes the spiritual help to the incarnate workers of the
Gospel, who were facing great dangers.
‘Nas fronteiras da Loucura’ (On the Border of Insanity) describes the aid activities developed by a big spiritual
team to save both incarnate and discarnate, under the guidance of the spirit Dr.
Bezerra de Menezes during the days Brazilians celebrated Carnival in Rio de
Janeiro in the year 1982.
Vibrational atmosphere around the EarthVibrational atmosphere around the Earth
“Right after I returned to my spiritual life, I noticed that there were
concentric vibrational bands which envolved the Earth. These
vibrational bands started by the most condensed ones, closest to
the physical area, until the most subtle ones, distant from the
human movement on the Earth crust. They are vitalized by the
successive mental waves emitted by the Earth inhabitants, who
also undergo their pernitious condensed influence.”
Source: 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the Border of Insanity) – p. 135
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
MENTAL CONCENTRATIONMENTAL CONCENTRATION
“The great mental concentration of millions of people, in their eargerness for
Carnival celebrations, the irradiations emmitted by the ones who participated
actively in it, and the ones who, for any reason, were feeling refrained from
taking part in the celebrations, would negativelly affect the immense trevous
area, which in its turn would affect back the ones responsible for its
maintainence...”
Source: 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the Border of Insanity)– p. 137
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
Collective ObsessionsCollective Obsessions
“During Carnival, regretful collective obsessions
are installed to numb millions of people, decimate
existences, and hallucinate valuable individuals
who are linked to beautiful dignifying projects.”
Source: Entre os Dois Mundos (Between The Two Worlds) – p. 61
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
• Looking more accurately, I could notice, despite the strong light, there was a thick cloud, in
which another crowd agitated itself. It was a discarnate crowd, meshing with terrestrial
creatures. Both crowds were mixed up in such a way that it would be difficult to establish the
border separating each one of the living vibrational bands.
AffinityAffinity
by DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, dictated by the Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA.
Source: ENTRE OS DOIS MUNDOS (Between the Two Worlds), CAPÍTULO 4
by DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, dictated by the Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA.
Source: ENTRE OS DOIS MUNDOS (Between the Two Worlds), CAPÍTULO 4
Volunteer Victims of the Future Suffering
• “Making it unbearable to the volunteer victims of the future suffering, the spiritual parasites
who stick to them, the obsessors who dominate them, exploiting their energies, push them to the abyss of lust, of moral harm, of violence, so
that they would keep them under a climate appropriate to the exaustive exploitation of their
complete forces.
Dictated to DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, by the spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA. Source: Between the Two Worlds, CAPÍTULO 4
Dictated to DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, by the spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA. Source: Between the Two Worlds, CAPÍTULO 4
• After the wave of intoxication of the senses, the ashes of the party will be present in the tired
bodies, befuddled minds, ungoverned emotions, and the individuals will wake up with immense difficulty to readjust to normal life, to
ethical conventions, in need of continuing in the same bacchanalia until the consumption of their
entire energy.
Difficulty to adjust to the normal life Difficulty to adjust to the normal life
Dictated to DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, by the Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA. Source: Between the Two Worlds, CAPÍTULO 4
Dictated to DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, by the Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA. Source: Between the Two Worlds, CAPÍTULO 4
Spiritual BesetSpiritual Beset
“Because of the emotional break-downs promoted by the
festivity exagerations of the less vigilant creatures, there
is a disturbing spiritual beset on earthly society, when
legions of unhappy idle perverse spirits are attracted to
and sincronized with disadjusted minds”
Source: ‘Entre os Dois Mundos’ (Between The Two Worlds) – p. 61
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
Stopping the growing wave of sensuality
• It is very difficult, at this moment, to stop the growing wave of sensuality, eroticity, depravity,
on the terrestrial glebe, especially in determined countries.
• That happens because authorities who lead some cities and nations, with some
understanding exceptions, are more concerned with deceiving electors than
interested in their education.
Dictated to DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, by the spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA. Source: Between the Two Worlds, CAPÍTULO 4
Dictated to DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, by the spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA. Source: Between the Two Worlds, CAPÍTULO 4
The Origins of CarnivalThe Origins of Carnival
1. Popular feasts of primitive peoples, which would
dedicate themselves to the collective pleasures;
Source: 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the Border of Insanity) – p. 52
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
2. Roman feasts, called Saturnalia, when they sacrificed a human victim, previously chosen;
2. Roman feasts, called Saturnalia, when they sacrificed a human victim, previously chosen;
3. Bacchanalia, in Greece, when people honored god Dyonisius. (Dr. Bezerra de Menezes)
3. Bacchanalia, in Greece, when people honored god Dyonisius. (Dr. Bezerra de Menezes)
Words meaningWords meaning
1. Saturnalia = Roman feasts honoring
Saturn (the Roman god of agriculture), in which licensing
and orgy were predominant.
Sources: Enciclopédia e dicionário ilustrado (Encyclopedia and Illustrated Dictionary), by Abrahão
Koogam and Antônio Houaiss.
2. Bacchanalia = a dissolute feast; debauchery; orgy. Ancient feasts honoring Bacchus.
Bacchus = Roman god of wine
Dionysus = The ancient Greek god of wine
2. Bacchanalia = a dissolute feast; debauchery; orgy. Ancient feasts honoring Bacchus.
Bacchus = Roman god of wine
Dionysus = The ancient Greek god of wine
Reasons for the feastsReasons for the feasts
Need of discharging the tensions and
repressions, according to studies on behaviour
and psyche.
Dr. Bezerra de Menezes
Source: 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the Border of Insanity) – p. 52
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
Etimology of the word ‘Carnival’Etimology of the word ‘Carnival’
Etymology: from Latin "carnem levare" (eliminar a carne). Italian carnevale,
alteration of earlier carnelevare, literally, removal of meat, from carne flesh
(from Latin carn-, caro) + levare to remove, from Latin, to raise. www.m-w.com
According to Dr. Bezerra de Menezes, the word “Carnaval” (“Carnival” in
Portuguese) is an acronym built up from the expression
“CARne NAda VALe”
Source: 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the Border of Insanity) – p. 54
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
Feast of the SensesFeast of the Senses
Feast of the bodies, of the physical senses,
in which creatures forget about the scruples,
and about the shame, tangled up in
alienation.
Source: 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the Border of Insanity) – p. 123
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
Reasoning for CARNIVALReasoning for CARNIVAL
“A revealing vibrational band of terrestrian human beings
moves back and forth between the limits of the instinct
and the prolegomenon of reasoning, rather eager for
sensuality than for superior emotions. It is natural that
the humanity allows itself to have the exagerations
repressed throughout a whole year sintonize with similar
entities. It is sad, however, that in regular days many of
them present themselves as Jesus followers.”
Source: 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the Border of Insanity) – p. 52
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
1. To the human eyes, the invisible population was excessively bigger than the incarnate;
2. They disputed over the vapirization of the incarnate victims, who were commanded remotely;
3. They estimulated the sensations and the alcoholic libations they took part in;
4. They ingested drugs through their companions’ incarnate bodies.
The invisible populationThe invisible population
Source: 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the Border of Insanity) – p. 24, 51, 112
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
5. connected itself to deplorable transgressions and orgies;
6. unbridled crowds attacked the burlesque transients, transmiting nefarious inductions;
7. lingering nefarious obsessive processes started up this way;
8. bestial and lupine like spirits, hangmen and techinicians in vampirazing the sexual tonus meshed
with innumerous incarnates in an allarming promiscuity.
The invisible populationThe invisible population
Source: 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the Border of Insanity)
– p. 24, 51, 112
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
What does the Spiritism teaches?
The thought modifies the environment. It attracts similar thoughts.
‘SOBRE O CARNAVAL’ (On Carnival) - by PEDRO HERBERT C. ONOFRE
DE RIBEIRÃO PRETO, São Paulo (Brazil)
‘SOBRE O CARNAVAL’ (On Carnival) - by PEDRO HERBERT C. ONOFRE
DE RIBEIRÃO PRETO, São Paulo (Brazil)
The InspirationThe Inspiration
“Many people wearing costumes with gross
expressions had gotten inspired in visits to
inferior areas in the Lower Zone, where also
many horror masks and deformities costumes
were found in large numbers of copies”.
Source: 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the Border of Insanity) – p. 51
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
• 1. grave molestations installed themselves in those opportunities;
• 2. moral behaviours were altered because of the accelaration of the excessive appetites;
• 3. affection disturbances are brought about after those illusions;
• 4. lingering financial wreckage;• 5. delirious homicides, hallucinating suicides, cardiac arrests
provoked by the excess of exercises and power exhaustion;• 6. discarnations by the excessive use of drugs;
Nefarious ConsequencesNefarious Consequences
Source: 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the Border of Insanity) – p. 59 and 97
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
Mediunism during Carnival celebrationsMediunism during Carnival celebrations
“In the convulsive atmosphere of orgy, the medium
would end up assimilating high charges of pernicious
fluids, which would disturb his/her balance. This would
made her become an easy prey of nefarious spiritual
influences.”
Source: 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the Border of Insanity) – p. 167
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
The negative influence of televisionThe negative influence of television
“The advent of the TV... Brings to our homes high
burdens of information, which cannot be easily
diggested.
...Through TV, we watch programs with lots of negative
messages...
Source: 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the Border of Insanity) – p. 193-194
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
When the TV set is off, the TV watcher doesn’t get ridd
of the film with emotional content or the late news
broadcasted. As a natural consequence, s/he gets
agitated during the sleep detained in unsolved
wonderings or going for the captured suggestions. It
brings serious disturbances to her/his balance and to
his/her personal peace”.
The negative influence of televisionThe negative influence of television
Source: 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the Border of Insanity)
– p. 193-194
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
• The television broadcasts Carnival celebrations as the peak of its program schedule, influencing even more the unvigilant minds. Even the more
well intentioned campaigns contribute to this reality.
‘SOBRE O CARNAVAL’ (On Carnival) – by PEDRO HERBERT C. ONOFRE
from RIBEIRÃO PRETO, São Paulo - SP
‘SOBRE O CARNAVAL’ (On Carnival) – by PEDRO HERBERT C. ONOFRE
from RIBEIRÃO PRETO, São Paulo - SP
The negative influence of televisionThe negative influence of television
Explanations for the legalization
• More recently new explanations for the bacchanalia were found, under the mighty searchlights of the media and of tourism. They make the perveted cities, which are also tired of lust, become more profitable.
Psychographed by DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, by the Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA, extracted from ‘ENTRE OS DOIS MUNDO’ (Between
the Two Worlds), chapter 4
Psychographed by DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, by the Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA, extracted from ‘ENTRE OS DOIS MUNDO’ (Between
the Two Worlds), chapter 4
Weird collective behaviours
• The weird collective behaviour indeed attracts the observant tourists. Those crowds are
considered underdeveloped, primitive, taking their times inside luxurious boxes, just like the
ancient Greeks contemplating the festive arenas, where legal homicides mixed
themselves up with the dancing, gladiator fights, and the obscene theatre...
Psychographed by DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, by the Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA, extracted from ‘ENTRE OS DOIS MUNDO’ (Between
the Two Worlds), chapter 4
Psychographed by DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, by the Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA, extracted from ‘ENTRE OS DOIS MUNDO’ (Between
the Two Worlds), chapter 4
• How to forget one of the lessons of the collection of books dictated by the Spirit
ANDRÉ LUIZ, in which the author describes the migration of a phalanx of obscure spirits,
seeming like shadows getting closer to the Brazilian cities during Carnival celebrations?
• Using André Luiz’s words: ‘the air is unbreathable’.
The unbreathable air
‘SOBRE O CARNAVAL’ (About Carnival) – by PEDRO HERBERT C. ONOFRE
from RIBEIRÃO PRETO, São Paulo - SP
‘SOBRE O CARNAVAL’ (About Carnival) – by PEDRO HERBERT C. ONOFRE
from RIBEIRÃO PRETO, São Paulo - SP
• Many Spiritists, naively, judge that the participation in mime’s fests, so adored by
Brazilians, doesn’t bring any evil to our psycho-spiritual integrity. And, in fact, there wouldn’t be any bigger damage, if they all were thinking and
playing in a healthy climate, of legitimate fraternity. Unfortunately, however, the reality is
pretty different.
‘O ESPÍRITA E O CARNAVAL’ (The Spiritist and Carnival) – by PEDRO FEGUNDES AZEVEDO
‘O ESPÍRITA E O CARNAVAL’ (The Spiritist and Carnival) – by PEDRO FEGUNDES AZEVEDO
O ESPÍRITA E O CARNAVALO ESPÍRITA E O CARNAVAL
• According to an article published some time ago by Correio Brasiliense, an important
newspaper in Brasilia, the capital city of Brazil, a group of psychologists came to some
conclusions after studying about Carnival:
‘O ESPÍRITA E O CARNAVAL’ (The Spiritist and Carnival) - by PEDRO FEGUNDES AZEVEDO
‘O ESPÍRITA E O CARNAVAL’ (The Spiritist and Carnival) - by PEDRO FEGUNDES AZEVEDO
Conclusions on CarnivalConclusions on Carnival
• “(...) For every 10 couples who go enthusiastically for Carnival, 7 finish the night arguing (they undergo scenes of jelousy and
intrigues); From the same 10 couples, 3 end up in adultery; For each 10 people (men and
women), at least 7 submit themselves to the use of alcohol or other drugs they usually are
intimidated by in their dayly routines (...)
‘O ESPÍRITA E O CARNAVAL’ (The Spiritist and Carnival) – by PEDRO FEGUNDES AZEVEDO
‘O ESPÍRITA E O CARNAVAL’ (The Spiritist and Carnival) – by PEDRO FEGUNDES AZEVEDO
Conclusions regarding CarnivalConclusions regarding Carnival
• “This group of psychologists concluded that all that happens because of the
ecstasy atained during the huge celebrations of Carnival, when the feeling of freedom and equity, but also the orgy and depravity, estimulated by alcohol,
make people behave themselves outside their normal patterns (...)”.
‘O Espírita e o Carnaval’ (The Spiritist and Carnival)
– by Pedro Fegundes Azevedo
‘O Espírita e o Carnaval’ (The Spiritist and Carnival)
– by Pedro Fegundes Azevedo
Conclusions regarding CarnivalConclusions regarding Carnival
Will Carnival come to an end one dayWill Carnival come to an end one day??
“Carnival is a vestige of barbarism and primitivism still
rulling on Earth. It will vanish from Earth when the pure
happiness, youth, satisfaction,and the real jubilation
replace the passions of violent pleasures and when
mankind awake to beauty, and to arts, without
aggressiveness or promiscuity.”
Source: ‘'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura'’ (On the Border of Insanity) – p. 52 and 53
by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
No Spirit in good reasoning and facing the common sense, which should preside the
existence of creatures, can make an eulogy to generalized insanity which make
the conscience fall asleep during the Carnival celebration.
Author:CHICO XAVIER (Medium)
EMMANUEL (Spirit)
Author:CHICO XAVIER (Medium)
EMMANUEL (Spirit)
Emmanuel’s opinionEmmanuel’s opinion
During those moments of sentimental indiscipline, there is a large access from the
trevous forces to the hearts and sometimes a whole existence is not enough to make precise
repairings of one hour of insanity and forgetfulness of duties.
Author:CHICO XAVIER (Medium)
EMMANUEL (Spirit)
Author:CHICO XAVIER (Medium)
EMMANUEL (Spirit)
Emmanuel’s OpinionEmmanuel’s Opinion
Instead of investing in similar celebrations, a highly meritorious action would be to use all that investiment in social assistance to the
needy of bread and warmth.
Author:CHICO XAVIER (Medium)
EMMANUEL (Spirit)
Author:CHICO XAVIER (Medium)
EMMANUEL (Spirit)
Emmanuel’s OpinionEmmanuel’s Opinion
The SPIRITIST MUST MOVE AWAY OF REGRETTABLE PARTIES LIKE THAT WHICH
MARKS THE PASSAGE OF CARNIVAL, INCLUDING THE ONES THAT STAND OUT
FOR the EXCESSES OF GLUTTONY, DISORDERS OR EXTERIOR SPECTACULAR
DEMONSTRATIONS.
Andre Luiz’s OpinionAndre Luiz’s Opinion
Author: ANDRÉ LUIZPSYCOGRAPHED by WALDO VIEIRA. Source:
‘CONDUTA ESPÍRITA’ (Spiritist Conduct)
Author: ANDRÉ LUIZPSYCOGRAPHED by WALDO VIEIRA. Source:
‘CONDUTA ESPÍRITA’ (Spiritist Conduct)
• Spiritism clarifies what the consequences for those acts are. We have to use our free will to chose which way we want to take.
“How does Spiritism evaluates this popular party?”
‘SOBRE O CARNAVAL’ (About Carnival) – by PEDRO HERBERT C. ONOFRE
From RIBEIRÃO PRETO, SP
‘SOBRE O CARNAVAL’ (About Carnival) – by PEDRO HERBERT C. ONOFRE
From RIBEIRÃO PRETO, SP
Education as a primary base
• “When the ethics and the morals revive in the social organism, only education will
show that to be happy and to have fun, it is not necessary to slander the being or desintegrate it in a single day, forgeting
about its eternity.”
Psychographed by DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, dictated by the Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA.
Source: ‘ENTRE OS DOIS MUNDO’, (Between the Two Worlds) - Chapter 4
Psychographed by DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, dictated by the Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA.
Source: ‘ENTRE OS DOIS MUNDO’, (Between the Two Worlds) - Chapter 4
‘ENTRE OS DOIS MUNDO’ (Between the Two Worlds) – psychographed by DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO. Dictated by the Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA.
‘'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura'’ (On the Border of Insanity) psychographed by DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO. Dictated by the Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA
‘SOBRE O CARNAVAL’ (About Carnival) – by PEDRO HERBERT C. ONOFRE DE RIBEIRÃO PRETO, São Paulo
‘CONDUTA ESPÍRITA’ (Spirit Conduct) – Psychographed by WALDO VIEIRA. Dictated by the Spirit ANDRÉ LUIZ
‘MENSAGEM SOBRE O CARNAVAL’ (A Message About Carnival). Psychographed by: CHICO XAVIER Dictated by EMMANUEL
Article: ‘O ESPÍRITA e o CARNAVAL’ (The Spiritist and Carnival) – by PEDRO FEGUNDES AZEVEDO
Article: ‘SOBRE O CARNAVAL’ (About Carnival) – by PEDRO HERBERT C. ONOFRE DE RIBEIRÃO PRETO, São Paulo
‘ENCICLOPÉDIA E DICIONÁRIO ILUSTRADO’ (Encyclopedia and Illustrated Dictionary), by ABRAHÃO KOOGAM and ANTÔNIO HOUAISS.
‘O CARNAVAL NA VISÃO DOS ORIENTADORES ESPIRITUAIS’ (CEFAK) – (Carnival according to Spiritual Guiders’ perspective)
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