Trips for Health Professionals:
Visiting Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals and John of God

November 7-19, 2011, there will be a trip  exposing health professionals to the practical working of Spiritist treatments inside Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals in Brazil.  We will follow the same itinerary as the regular John of God trips, staying in Abadiania close to the Casa de Dom Inacio.  However, during our first week we will take side trips to visit two different Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals, speak with Spiritist Medical Doctors (conventionally trained MDs who practice Spiritist treatments alongside conventional bio-medical care), and witness treatments. Emma Bragdon will be sharing more of her experience about Spiritism in discussion groups.

A DVD can be rented and/or purchased on Amazon.com that describes Spiritism in more depth. Click here for details.

The second week of our trip we will participate fully in all of the activities at the Casa de Dom Inacio, including private consultations with John of God.

The cost of this trip is somewhat more expensive than the regular trip to cover expenses associated with the side trips’ travel and meals, as well as the time we spend with other presenters.  Contact Emma Bragdon for details: EBragdon@aol.com.

Bragdon's newest book, Spiritism and Mental Health, will be published and distributed in the USA in October, 2011 through Singing Dragon, an imprint of Jessica Kingsley Publishers.  Copies can be ordered through Carolyn.Busa@SingingDragon.com.

“Most Americans believe healing consists of manipulating the molecules in our body through the use of medications or surgery.  It comes as a surprise, therefore, to discover that sophisticated, effective healing traditions exist in other cultures that are based on a different approach.  Spiritism and Mental Health is a marvelous introduction to the Brazilian Spiritist tradition.  It is also a look at how consciousness-based research is transforming scientific medicine in our own culture.”
–Larry Dossey, MD Author: The Power of Premonitions, Healing Words,
and Reinventing Medicine

The Foundation for Energy Therapies is currently expanding and restructuring to incorporate a larger team able to take on more projects related to Energy Medicine.  We will post information here as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, our focus on the following two projects related to Spiritism’s contribution to effective Energy Medicine treatment protocols continues.  The Foundation is:

  • Collaborating with Brazilian colleagues for research in Brazil to explore what patients report receiving from Spiritist therapies in Spiritist Hospitals and Spiritist Centers

  • Setting up educational venues for graduate school students to learn about Spiritist therapies in Brazil, and become involved in research studies there.

To read the latest newsletter on all our projects click here or write directly to Emma Bragdon: EBragdon@aol.com