CARNAVAL

1
SPIRITUAL GUIDES VISION ABOUT CARNIVAL
The dead also can follow the mas bands on the
Carnival parades... The Carnival mas bands are
not only followed by the dead.... CAETANO
VELOSO
2
Main Sources
Nas fronteiras da Loucura (On the Border of
Insanity) describes the aid activities developed
by a big spiritual team to save both incarnate
and discarnate, under the guidance of the spirit
Dr. Bezerra de Menezes during the days Brazilians
celebrated Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in the year
1982.
Between the Two Worlds describes the spiritual
help to the incarnate workers of the Gospel, who
were facing great dangers.
3
Vibrational atmosphere around the Earth
Right after I returned to my spiritual life, I
noticed that there were concentric vibrational
bands which envolved the Earth. These vibrational
bands started by the most condensed ones, closest
to the physical area, until the most subtle ones,
distant from the human movement on the Earth
crust. They are vitalized by the successive
mental waves emitted by the Earth inhabitants,
who also undergo their pernitious condensed
influence.
Source 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the
Border of Insanity) p. 135 by the Spirit
'Manoel P. Miranda'
4
MENTAL CONCENTRATION
The great mental concentration of millions of
people, in their eargerness for Carnival
celebrations, the irradiations emmitted by the
ones who participated actively in it, and the
ones who, for any reason, were feeling refrained
from taking part in the celebrations, would
negativelly affect the immense trevous area,
which in its turn would affect back the ones
responsible for its maintainence...
Source 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the
Border of Insanity) p. 137 by the Spirit 'Manoel
P. Miranda'
5
Collective Obsessions
During Carnival, regretful collective obsessions
are installed to numb millions of people,
decimate existences, and hallucinate valuable
individuals who are linked to beautiful
dignifying projects.
Source Entre os Dois Mundos (Between The Two
Worlds) p. 61 by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
6
Affinity

• Looking more accurately, I could notice, despite
  the strong light, there was a thick cloud, in
  which another crowd agitated itself. It was a
  discarnate crowd, meshing with terrestrial
  creatures. Both crowds were mixed up in such a
  way that it would be difficult to establish the
  border separating each one of the living
  vibrational bands.

by DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, dictated by the Spirit
MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA. Source ENTRE OS
DOIS MUNDOS (Between the Two Worlds), CAPÍTULO 4
7
Volunteer Victims of the Future Suffering

• Making it unbearable to the volunteer victims of
  the future suffering, the spiritual parasites who
  stick to them, the obsessors who dominate them,
  exploiting their energies, push them to the abyss
  of lust, of moral harm, of violence, so that they
  would keep them under a climate appropriate to
  the exaustive exploitation of their complete
  forces.

Dictated to DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, by the spirit
MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA. Source Between the
Two Worlds, CAPÍTULO 4
8
Difficulty to adjust to the normal life

• After the wave of intoxication of the senses, the
  ashes of the party will be present in the tired
  bodies, befuddled minds, ungoverned emotions, and
  the individuals will wake up with immense
  difficulty to readjust to normal life, to ethical
  conventions, in need of continuing in the same
  bacchanalia until the consumption of their entire
  energy.

Dictated to DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, by the Spirit
MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA. Source Between the
Two Worlds, CAPÍTULO 4
9
Spiritual Beset
Because of the emotional break-downs promoted by
the festivity exagerations of the less vigilant
creatures, there is a disturbing spiritual beset
on earthly society, when legions of unhappy idle
perverse spirits are attracted to and sincronized
with disadjusted minds
Source Entre os Dois Mundos (Between The Two
Worlds) p. 61 by the Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
10
Stopping the growing wave of sensuality

• It is very difficult, at this moment, to stop the
  growing wave of sensuality, eroticity, depravity,
  on the terrestrial glebe, especially in
  determined countries.
• That happens because authorities who lead some
  cities and nations, with some understanding
  exceptions, are more concerned with deceiving
  electors than interested in their education.

Dictated to DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, by the spirit
MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA. Source Between the
Two Worlds, CAPÍTULO 4
11
The Origins of Carnival

1. Popular feasts of primitive peoples, which would
   dedicate themselves to the collective pleasures

2. Roman feasts, called Saturnalia, when they
sacrificed a human victim, previously chosen
3. Bacchanalia, in Greece, when people honored
god Dyonisius. (Dr. Bezerra de Menezes)
Source 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the
Border of Insanity) p. 52 by the Spirit
'Manoel P. Miranda'
12
Words meaning

1. Saturnalia Roman feasts honoring
   Saturn (the Roman god of
   agriculture), in which licensing and orgy were
   predominant.

2. Bacchanalia a dissolute feast debauchery
orgy. Ancient feasts honoring Bacchus. Bacchus
Roman god of wine Dionysus The ancient Greek
god of wine
Sources Enciclopédia e dicionário ilustrado
(Encyclopedia and Illustrated Dictionary), by
Abrahão Koogam and Antônio Houaiss.
13
Reasons for the feasts
Need of discharging the tensions and repressions,
according to studies on behaviour and
psyche. Dr. Bezerra de Menezes
Source 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the
Border of Insanity) p. 52 by the Spirit
'Manoel P. Miranda'
14
Etimology of the word Carnival
Etymology from Latin "carnem levare" (eliminar a
carne). Italian carnevale, alteration of earlier
carnelevare, literally, removal of meat, from
carne flesh (from Latin carn-, caro) levare to
remove, from Latin, to raise. www.m-w.com Accordin
g to Dr. Bezerra de Menezes, the word Carnaval
(Carnival in Portuguese) is an acronym built up
from the expression CARne NAda VALe
Source 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the
Border of Insanity) p. 54 by the Spirit
'Manoel P. Miranda'
15
Feast of the Senses
Feast of the bodies, of the physical senses, in
which creatures forget about the scruples, and
about the shame, tangled up in alienation.
Source 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the
Border of Insanity) p. 123 by the Spirit
'Manoel P. Miranda'
16
Reasoning for CARNIVAL
A revealing vibrational band of terrestrian
human beings moves back and forth between the
limits of the instinct and the prolegomenon of
reasoning, rather eager for sensuality than for
superior emotions. It is natural that the
humanity allows itself to have the exagerations
repressed throughout a whole year sintonize with
similar entities. It is sad, however, that in
regular days many of them present themselves as
Jesus followers.
Source 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the
Border of Insanity) p. 52 by the Spirit 'Manoel
P. Miranda'
17
The invisible population

• 1. To the human eyes, the invisible population
  was excessively bigger than the incarnate
• 2. They disputed over the vapirization of the
  incarnate victims, who were commanded remotely
• 3. They estimulated the sensations and the
  alcoholic libations they took part in
• 4. They ingested drugs through their companions
  incarnate bodies.

Source 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the
Border of Insanity) p. 24, 51, 112 by the
Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
18
The invisible population

• 5. connected itself to deplorable transgressions
  and orgies
• 6. unbridled crowds attacked the burlesque
  transients, transmiting nefarious inductions
• 7. lingering nefarious obsessive processes
  started up this way
• 8. bestial and lupine like spirits, hangmen and
  techinicians in vampirazing the sexual tonus
  meshed with innumerous incarnates in an allarming
  promiscuity.

Source 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the
Border of Insanity) p. 24, 51, 112 by the
Spirit 'Manoel P. Miranda'
19
What does the Spiritism teaches?

• The thought modifies the environment. It attracts
  similar thoughts.

SOBRE O CARNAVAL (On Carnival) - by PEDRO
HERBERT C. ONOFRE DE RIBEIRÃO PRETO, São Paulo
(Brazil)
20
The Inspiration
Many people wearing costumes with gross
expressions had gotten inspired in visits to
inferior areas in the Lower Zone, where also many
horror masks and deformities costumes were found
in large numbers of copies.
Source 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the
Border of Insanity) p. 51 by the Spirit 'Manoel
P. Miranda'
21
Nefarious Consequences

• 1. grave molestations installed themselves in
  those opportunities
• 2. moral behaviours were altered because of the
  accelaration of the excessive appetites
• 3. affection disturbances are brought about after
  those illusions
• 4. lingering financial wreckage
• 5. delirious homicides, hallucinating suicides,
  cardiac arrests provoked by the excess of
  exercises and power exhaustion
• 6. discarnations by the excessive use of drugs

Source 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the
Border of Insanity) p. 59 and 97 by the Spirit
'Manoel P. Miranda'
22
Mediunism during Carnival celebrations
In the convulsive atmosphere of orgy, the medium
would end up assimilating high charges of
pernicious fluids, which would disturb his/her
balance. This would made her become an easy prey
of nefarious spiritual influences.
Source 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the
Border of Insanity) p. 167 by the Spirit
'Manoel P. Miranda'
23
The negative influence of television
The advent of the TV... Brings to our homes high
burdens of information, which cannot be easily
diggested. ...Through TV, we watch programs with
lots of negative messages...
Source 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the
Border of Insanity) p. 193-194 by the Spirit
'Manoel P. Miranda'
24
The negative influence of television

• When the TV set is off, the TV watcher doesnt
  get ridd of the film with emotional content or
  the late news broadcasted. As a natural
  consequence, s/he gets agitated during the sleep
  detained in unsolved wonderings or going for the
  captured suggestions. It brings serious
  disturbances to her/his balance and to his/her
  personal peace.

Source 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the
Border of Insanity) p. 193-194 by the Spirit
'Manoel P. Miranda'
25
The negative influence of television

• The television broadcasts Carnival celebrations
  as the peak of its program schedule, influencing
  even more the unvigilant minds. Even the more
  well intentioned campaigns contribute to this
  reality.

SOBRE O CARNAVAL (On Carnival) by PEDRO
HERBERT C. ONOFRE from RIBEIRÃO PRETO, São Paulo
- SP
26
Explanations for the legalization

• More recently new explanations for the
  bacchanalia were found, under the mighty
  searchlights of the media and of tourism. They
  make the perveted cities, which are also tired of
  lust, become more profitable.

Psychographed by DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, by the
Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA, extracted
from ENTRE OS DOIS MUNDO (Between the Two
Worlds), chapter 4
27
Weird collective behaviours

• The weird collective behaviour indeed attracts
  the observant tourists. Those crowds are
  considered underdeveloped, primitive, taking
  their times inside luxurious boxes, just like the
  ancient Greeks contemplating the festive arenas,
  where legal homicides mixed themselves up with
  the dancing, gladiator fights, and the obscene
  theatre...

Psychographed by DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, by the
Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA, extracted
from ENTRE OS DOIS MUNDO (Between the Two
Worlds), chapter 4
28
The unbreathable air

• How to forget one of the lessons of the
  collection of books dictated by the Spirit ANDRÉ
  LUIZ, in which the author describes the migration
  of a phalanx of obscure spirits, seeming like
  shadows getting closer to the Brazilian cities
  during Carnival celebrations?
• Using André Luizs words the air is
  unbreathable.

SOBRE O CARNAVAL (About Carnival) by PEDRO
HERBERT C. ONOFRE from RIBEIRÃO PRETO, São Paulo
- SP
29
O ESPÍRITA E O CARNAVAL

• Many Spiritists, naively, judge that the
  participation in mimes fests, so adored by
  Brazilians, doesnt bring any evil to our
  psycho-spiritual integrity. And, in fact, there
  wouldnt be any bigger damage, if they all were
  thinking and playing in a healthy climate, of
  legitimate fraternity. Unfortunately, however,
  the reality is pretty different.

O ESPÍRITA E O CARNAVAL (The Spiritist and
Carnival) by PEDRO FEGUNDES AZEVEDO
30
Conclusions on Carnival

• According to an article published some time ago
  by Correio Brasiliense, an important newspaper in
  Brasilia, the capital city of Brazil, a group of
  psychologists came to some conclusions after
  studying about Carnival

O ESPÍRITA E O CARNAVAL (The Spiritist and
Carnival) - by PEDRO FEGUNDES AZEVEDO
31
Conclusions regarding Carnival

• (...) For every 10 couples who go
  enthusiastically for Carnival, 7 finish the night
  arguing (they undergo scenes of jelousy and
  intrigues) From the same 10 couples, 3 end up in
  adultery For each 10 people (men and women), at
  least 7 submit themselves to the use of alcohol
  or other drugs they usually are intimidated by in
  their dayly routines (...)

O ESPÍRITA E O CARNAVAL (The Spiritist and
Carnival) by PEDRO FEGUNDES AZEVEDO
32
Conclusions regarding Carnival

• This group of psychologists concluded that all
  that happens because of the ecstasy atained
  during the huge celebrations of Carnival, when
  the feeling of freedom and equity, but also the
  orgy and depravity, estimulated by alcohol, make
  people behave themselves outside their normal
  patterns (...).

O Espírita e o Carnaval (The Spiritist and
Carnival) by Pedro Fegundes Azevedo
33
Will Carnival come to an end one day?
Carnival is a vestige of barbarism and
primitivism still rulling on Earth. It will
vanish from Earth when the pure happiness, youth,
satisfaction,and the real jubilation replace the
passions of violent pleasures and when mankind
awake to beauty, and to arts, without
aggressiveness or promiscuity.
Source 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the
Border of Insanity) p. 52 and 53 by the Spirit
'Manoel P. Miranda'
34
Emmanuels opinion

• No Spirit in good reasoning and facing the common
  sense, which should preside the existence of
  creatures, can make an eulogy to generalized
  insanity which make the conscience fall asleep
  during the Carnival celebration.

AuthorCHICO XAVIER (Medium)EMMANUEL (Spirit)
35
Emmanuels Opinion

• During those moments of sentimental indiscipline,
  there is a large access from the trevous forces
  to the hearts and sometimes a whole existence is
  not enough to make precise repairings of one hour
  of insanity and forgetfulness of duties.

AuthorCHICO XAVIER (Medium)EMMANUEL (Spirit)
36
Emmanuels Opinion

• Instead of investing in similar celebrations, a
  highly meritorious action would be to use all
  that investiment in social assistance to the
  needy of bread and warmth.

AuthorCHICO XAVIER (Medium)EMMANUEL (Spirit)
37
Andre Luizs Opinion

• The SPIRITIST MUST MOVE AWAY OF REGRETTABLE
  PARTIES LIKE THAT WHICH MARKS THE PASSAGE OF
  CARNIVAL, INCLUDING THE ONES THAT STAND OUT FOR
  the EXCESSES OF GLUTTONY, DISORDERS OR EXTERIOR
  SPECTACULAR DEMONSTRATIONS.

Author ANDRÉ LUIZPSYCOGRAPHED by WALDO VIEIRA.
Source CONDUTA ESPÍRITA (Spiritist Conduct)
38
How does Spiritism evaluates this popular
party?

• Spiritism clarifies what the consequences for
  those acts are. We have to use our free will to
  chose which way we want to take.

SOBRE O CARNAVAL (About Carnival) by PEDRO
HERBERT C. ONOFRE From RIBEIRÃO PRETO, SP
39
Education as a primary base

• When the ethics and the morals revive in the
  social organism, only education will show that to
  be happy and to have fun, it is not necessary to
  slander the being or desintegrate it in a single
  day, forgeting about its eternity.

Psychographed by DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO, dictated
by the Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA.
Source ENTRE OS DOIS MUNDO, (Between the Two
Worlds) - Chapter 4
40
Bibliography

• ENTRE OS DOIS MUNDO (Between the Two Worlds)
  psychographed by DIVALDO PEREIRA FRANCO. Dictated
  by the Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO DE MIRANDA.
• 'Nas Fronteiras da Loucura' (On the Border of
  Insanity) psychographed by DIVALDO PEREIRA
  FRANCO. Dictated by the Spirit MANOEL PHILOMENO
  DE MIRANDA
• SOBRE O CARNAVAL (About Carnival) by PEDRO
  HERBERT C. ONOFRE DE RIBEIRÃO PRETO, São Paulo
• CONDUTA ESPÍRITA (Spirit Conduct)
  Psychographed by WALDO VIEIRA. Dictated by the
  Spirit ANDRÉ LUIZ
• MENSAGEM SOBRE O CARNAVAL (A Message About
  Carnival). Psychographed by CHICO XAVIER
  Dictated by EMMANUEL
• Article O ESPÍRITA e o CARNAVAL (The Spiritist
  and Carnival) by PEDRO FEGUNDES AZEVEDO
• Article SOBRE O CARNAVAL (About Carnival) by
  PEDRO HERBERT C. ONOFRE DE RIBEIRÃO PRETO, São
  Paulo
• ENCICLOPÉDIA E DICIONÁRIO ILUSTRADO
  (Encyclopedia and Illustrated Dictionary), by
  ABRAHÃO KOOGAM and ANTÔNIO HOUAISS.
• O CARNAVAL NA VISÃO DOS ORIENTADORES
  ESPIRITUAIS (CEFAK) (Carnival according to
  Spiritual Guiders perspective)

41
The End
GRUPO ESPÍRITA ALLAN KARDECwww.luzdoespiritismo.c
om Translated by Ana Claudia Monteiro Silva -
Canadá