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February is here -- and so is your edition of The Spiritist Radar!
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In this edition of The Spiritist Radar:
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- The Spiritist Time Machine: February
- Featured Resources
- The Spiritist Review -- A Virtual Study Group
- Psychology and Spirituality -- A New Weekly Podcast
- Events:
- Feb 15th: Spirituality in Guiding Clinical Practice in Mental Health Care
- March 18/19th: The 12th Spiritist Federation of Florida Conference
- Giving Back: TSI's "Spiritist Books For All" Program
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Read it in order, or jump ahead to the section you want.
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THE SPIRITIST TIME MACHINE
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Let's travel back in time to revisit interesting events:
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- 1802: Victor Hugo, French author, early adopter of Spiritism, and Spirit author, is born in Besançon, France, on February 26.
- 1822: The nun Joana Angélica de Jesus, martyr of Brazilian independence and former incarnation of the spirit author Joanna de Ângelis, discarnates on February 19.
- 1832: on February 6, Allan Kardec marries Amélie Boudet.
- 1842: Camille Flammarion, French astronomer, author, and early exponent of Spiritism is born in Val-de-Meuse, France, on February 26.
- 1926: Gabriel Delanne discarnates on the 15th of February in Paris.
- 1939: The spirit Emmanuel finishes writing the Spiritist bestseller "Two Thousand Years Ago" through the medium Francisco Xavier on February 9.
- 1949: The renowned Spiritist medium Divaldo Franco psychographed his first spirit message on February 27. The spirit Marco Prisco was the author.
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FEATURED RESOURCES
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Resources and tools worth a look this month:
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The Spiritist Review - A Virtual Study Group
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The group will study The Spiritist Review, a magazine where Allan Kardec would share essays and news about Spiritism during its early years. The group will meet every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month via Zoom.
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You can join via ZOOM -- Meeting ID: 890 7256 3865 | Passcode: 1857
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Psychology and Spirituality - A Weekly Podcast
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Starting on February 3, Dr. Anahy Fonseca, Jussara Korngold, and guests will come together to kick off this new program sponsored by AME Brasil, TV Mansão do Caminho, the US Spiritist Federation, and the International Spiritist Council.
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The Psychology and Spirituality weekly talks are based on the works by Joanna de Angelis and will offer a safe space to confront, compare, correlate, and expand spirituality concepts from a psychological lens bringing insights, actionable tips, and real-world advice to help you lead a better life. Subscribe to receive notifications of new episodes at bit.ly/psychology-spirituality.
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EVENTS
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Feb 15th: Spirituality in Guiding Clinical Practice in Mental Health Care
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The Spiritist Medical Association presents the second webinar of its series on Spirituality in Mental Health. The next webinar will be on February 15th with Dr. Elaine Drysdale, who will give a presentation on “Spirituality in Guiding Clinical Practice in Mental Health Care”.
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Following the lecture, there will be a 30-min session for questions from the audience. The webinars are open to everyone, and a nominal fee of $20 per event is charged to help SMA defray the costs involved with the event. Register for this webinar at https://sma-us.org/events/.
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March 18/19th: The 12th Spiritist Federation of Florida Conference
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The Spiritist Federation of Florida's annual conference is back in Miami on March 18 and 19 at the Kovens Conference Center. This 2-day event will feature four Spiritist speakers from Brazil and live interpretation into English.
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Help Place Spiritist Books in Public Libraries!
100% of your donation will go towards placing quality Spiritist books into public libraries and community centers worldwide, where others who are unfamiliar with Spiritism's uplifting messages may find them.
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(Donated Spiritist books on display at a public library in Fairfield, Iowa)
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Help bring Spiritist books to a new library this year!
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Any amount helps. And please share!
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(Can't donate today but would like to help? Reply to this email to suggest a library near you that could add Spiritist books to their collection.)
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Do you know of any other great opportunities to give back? Let us know!
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We hope you enjoyed what's on our radar for this month.
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Email us with suggestions about what we should feature and
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The Spiritist Radar is a publication of The Spiritist Institute.
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