International Medical Spiritist Association

An enormous success. This is the final balance of multiple international activities carried out by the International Spiritist Medical Association (AME – Int) during the month of October, 2008. The starting point was in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where the II United States Spiritist Medical Congress took place October 3 to 5. This flawless event was coordinated by the Spiritist Federation of Florida, under the able helm of Décio Santos and Maurício Cisneiros, and had the support of the recently established US Spiritist Medical Association (SMA-US), chaired by Sonia Doi, MD. An army of dedicated volunteers made sure that all details were carefully taken care of.

Every day of this congress was highly productive, with conferences presented in English, Spanish and Portuguese that conveyed a wealth of information and led to vivid discussions – one of the highlights of the event. In her presentation at the beginning of the congress, Marlene Nobre, MD, President of AME-Int, set the pace to be followed by other speakers. Amit Goswami, PhD, Institute of Theoretical Science, U. of Oregon, explained with great clarity how Quantum Physics concepts can be applied to our health and biological structure; Peter Fenwick, MD, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, presented his research about psychic phenomena occurring at the moment of death, much along the lines of late spiritist researcher Ernesto Bozzano; Julio Peres, PhD, U. of São Paulo, advanced some of the preliminary results of his joint research with Andrew Newberg, MD, U. of Pennsylvania; Alexander Moreira de Almeida, MD, Juiz de Fora Federal University, described his studies with automatic writing mediums wired to PET-Scan machines, in order to identify which areas of the brain are involved in this process, and last, but not least, Melvin Morse, MD, world famous author and researcher, presented amazing reports of children that had undergone near-death experiences (NDEs).

The Fort Lauderdale congress was followed by other events in five European cities: London, Bonn, Lisbon, Fribourg and Liege. All these events were a work of love of tireless volunteers under the coordination of experienced organizers: Elsa Rossi and Joca Dalledone, in London; Dagobert and Fernanda Goebels, in Bonn; Orlando Carvalho and Rosario Caedo, in Lisbon; Nelly Bertchold, in Fribourg, Switzerland, and Jean-Paul and Giselle Evrard, in Liege, Belgium.

As participants in different countries exchanged ideas and experiences, new possibilities for ground-breaking research in medicine and spirituality came to light. In the UK and in Germany, for example, it is expected that research and applied studies in spirit releasement therapy will greatly increase.

Similarly, the event in Liege provided an invaluable opportunity for Brazilian physicians to meet with renowned specialists, such as Jean-Jacques Charbonier, MD, from Toulouse, France, opening up new fields of research that emphasize the presence of some immaterial component in the human being.

At the end of this journey of Brazilian physicians, who visited six countries in two continents, it became quite clear that spirituality is slowly becoming established in all levels of society, thus making possible the construction of a bridge linking science and spirituality. This final alliance is a natural consequence of the advancement of human knowledge; without it, there is no future for mankind. As it had already been forecasted, there is no individual or leader with the necessary attributes to effect such change of paradigm. The reality is that there are a great number of people, in all corners of the world, that will implement this change, all of them under the inspiration of “The Spirit of Truth.” In conclusion, these are the people that are working hard, without seeking any personal recognition, towards the redemption of our planet. They are absolutely sure that only universal love can save humanity, which insists in clinging to old paradigms.

Blessed are those that can already envision this unique moment in the history of our planet, and even more, those that can work for its renovation and participate in this change.