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Biographies
Francisco
C. Xavier
Sir
William Crookes Spiritist Society
June 2002
Great Exponents of Spiritism
(From the Brazilian Spiritist Federation Website)
Francisco
Cândido Xavier, or Chico Xavier, as he is known in
Brazil
, is considered the most prolific psychographic medium of all time. He was born
in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais,
Brazil
, on
2 April 1910
. He has lived in the town of
Uberaba
since 1959. He only completed his primary studies and worked as a shop
assistant and later as a modest civil servant. He has been retired since 1958.
He had a difficult childhood and the need to work from an early age was, in his
words, “an indescribable blessing.”
His
first Spiritist meeting was in May 1927. Two months later he started to exercise
his mediumship publicly, at the age of 17. In 1931 he saw his mentor Emmanuel
for the first time. In those early days, Emmanuel asked
Chico
if he was really willing to work on mediumship with Jesus. He said he was, if
the Good Spirits stayed with him. Emmanuel said he would not be forsaken, but
added that he needed to work, study and make efforts for goodness.
Chico
asked Emmanuel if he thought he was up to the task. Emmanuel replied:
“Certainly, provided you try and respect the three basic points in this
Service…” As the benefactor remained silent, the young man asked: “What is
the first one?” “Discipline”, Emmanuel replied. “And the second one?”
“Discipline” was the answer. “And the third one?” “Discipline”. The
medium remembers another important teaching he received in those early days:
“I
remember that in one of his first contacts with me, Emmanuel told me that he
intended to work with me for a long time, but that I should above all, try to
follow the teachings of Jesus and the lessons of Allan Kardec. He added that if
one day he taught me something that were not in accordance with Jesus or Kardec,
then I should stay with Jesus and Kardec, and try to forget him.”
In
1932, the Brazilian Spiritist Federation (FEB) published his first book, “
Parnassus
of the Beyond”. Today his published books count more than 400. Several are
translated into English, Esperanto, French, Greek, Japanese, etc. Always simple
and humble, he has never profited in any way from his mediumship. He has
withstood criticism and mockery of all possible sorts with true Christian
resignation. With the medium Waldo Vieira, he travelled to the
United States
and
Europe
, where they visited
England
,
France
,
Italy
,
Spain
and
Portugal
, always serving the Spiritist Doctrine. From the books he has published, over
12 million copies have been sold, only of those edited by FEB, which count 88.
His historical novels, “2000 Years Ago”, “50 Years Later”, “Hail,
Christ” and “Paul and Stephen”, prompted the author Roberto Macedo to
write the book “Historical-Geographic Vocabulary of Emmanuel’s Novels”, in
which the writer explains the historical events contained in those books.
The
André Luiz collection of books is at one time revealing, doctrinal and
scientific. The 15 books in great part complete previous works about life after
discarnation by authors such as Swedenborg, A. Jackson Davis, Reverend G Vale
Owen and others. The books “Nosso Lar – A Spiritual Home” and “And Life
Goes On”, already available in English, are part of that collection.
In
1997, Francisco C. Xavier completed 70 years of continuous mediumistic activity.
Until that year he received more than 400 books, by hundreds of Spiritual
authors, about the most diverse subjects and in various styles, including poems,
chronicles, novels and short stories about general and Brazilian History,
science, philosophy, religion, children’s books, etc.
He
has dedicated days and nights to his brothers and sisters in humanity. Health
problems in his youth and middle age, including eye problems and surgeries, have
not stopped him from fulfilling his mission to assist those in need. His outlook
is only one: love of his neighbours, disinterest in material gains and a
constant and exclusive concern with other people’s happiness.
Chico
Xavier is a gift from Above to our troubled times, enriching our values with his
life of true Christian spirit.
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Spiritist Alliance for Books
Endearing
Gems From Francisco C. Xavier
by Jussara
Korngold and Marie Levinson
And
for the rest of our lives
by Wallace
Leal Rodrigues
Genesis
by Allan
Kardec
Heaven
and Hell
by Allan
Kardec
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