 Before I went to Brazil, I did some research on world-class healers. I discovered that the most famous healers in the world were in the Philippines and Brazil. I went to the Philippines for three weeks, but it’s very difficult to get reliable references there. I ultimately became fascinated with the healers in Brazil.
Brazil produces world-class healers the way that Kenya produces world-class runners. Brazil is historically rich with healers of many kinds.
I settled on the most famous healer in Brazil,
Joao de Deus, known to Americans as "John of God". There were three reasons for this:
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Joao de Deus is accessible to English-speaking visitors.
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There’s a lot of information on John of God. There are many documented cases of "miraculous" healings that he has performed.
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Word of mouth: I met several people who had first-hand experiences of positive - even "miraculous" - healings with "John of God".
The first time I traveled to Brazil, I took my 75 year-old mother, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease. Western medicine couldn’t reverse her condition.
My mother went through life-changing experiences in Brazil, beyond anything I could have imagined. We didn’t have to check her into a managed care facility. Years later, she’s still living independently, in her own home.
As a
licensed therapist, I couldn’t ignore the results that I saw. People were experiencing remarkable
physical healings. But people were also experiencing
emotional,
psychological and
spiritual transformation – changes that might have taken years (if not decades) in
traditional therapy.
I had to learn more. The following year, I spent several months in Brazil. At the end of my fourth visit, I was named a "Son of the Casa" and given permission to lead tours to Abadiania, Brazil. I have led tours to Abadiania since then. Each visit has been remarkable.
My experiences in Brazil have profoundly influenced and transformed the way I approach therapy with my clients. I see much deeper, longer lasting changes taking place in far shorter periods of time. For more information, see the section on
Source Work.
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