Mediums claim that they can somehow feel the spirits of deceased people. According to spiritist terminology, these spirits are called“ discarnate”. The famous Brazilian medium
Allan Kardec
Chico Xavier, who died in 2002, wrote more than 400 books by 600 spiritual authors but never took credit for being the author of any of them. Heavily influenced by the works of 19th-century French spiritist Allan Kardec, Xavier professed that his hand was guided by spirits who dictated to him. An estimated 50 million copies of his books have been sold, and all the profits from these sales have been channelled into charity work. In 1981 and 1982, Xavier was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Furthermore, he attended to, free of charge, around 60 people per day in his modest home in the city of Uberaba. Apart from books, Xavier wrote letters from deceased people whose family members were visiting him.
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Mediums claim that they can somehow feel the spirits of deceased people. According to spiritist terminology, these spirits are called“ discarnate”. The famous Brazilian medium
Allan Kardec
Chico Xavier, who died in 2002, wrote more than 400 books by 600 spiritual authors but never took credit for being the author of any of them. Heavily influenced by the works of 19th-century French spiritist Allan Kardec, Xavier professed that his hand was guided by spirits who dictated to him. An estimated 50 million copies of his books have been sold, and all the profits from these sales have been channelled into charity work. In 1981 and 1982, Xavier was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Furthermore, he attended to, free of charge, around 60 people per day in his modest home in the city of Uberaba. Apart from books, Xavier wrote letters from deceased people whose family members were visiting him.