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Spiritist Conversations

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Spiritist Conversations: a show where we sit down with friends to talk about the world through a Spiritist lens in an informal, unscripted, and unplugged way. Pull up a chair and join our conversations as we leverage the scientific, philosophic, and ethical aspects of Spiritism to untangle life -- and have some doing it.
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Episodes

War: What Is It Good For?

For the 40th episode, Dan, Suzana, and Flavio return to Atlanta, Georgia, to celebrate seven years of Spiritist Conversations. After a trip down memory lane, they engage in a timely conversation about war- of all kinds- with guest Edward Christie from New York.

Feb 09, 202447 minEp. 40

What Is Umbral?

Mackenzie Melo returns to Spiritist Conversations to discuss a concept that is often misunderstood in Spiritism: "Umbral." What is "umbral", anyway? What are these spiritual zones, and what do they have to do with us? Join Flavio, Suzana, and Dan for another Spiritist Conversations! -------- For a bonus read, visit Dan's blog to read " What is Umbral Anyway? "

Aug 31, 20231 hr 5 minEp. 39

Jesus, Leader

Jesus is often seen as a religious figure, but are there lessons we can learn from Him about leadership and management? International leadership coach Sharon Seivert joins Dan, Suzana, and Flavio for a conversation about Jesus' leadership style and insights we can gather for our day-to-day lives. Links: The Superpower of Balanced Leadership in Unbalanced Times: 6 Powers that Make You the Kind of Leader People Fearlessly Follow Through Good Times and Bad - Sharon's book at Amazon....

Jul 22, 202356 minEp. 38

What Are Spiritist Passes?

Passes, the application of spiritual and magnetic healing energies, is a popular activity at Spiritist groups. How does it work? What can it do for us? Dan, Flavio, and Suzana invite Dr. Sonai Doi, president of the International Spiritist Medical Association, to discuss passes and their uses.

May 20, 20231 hr 3 minEp. 37

Who Is Allan Kardec?

Spiritist Conversations returns for its 6th year by going back to the beginning of Spiritism by asking, "Who is Allan Kardec?" To help shed light on the topic, Spiritist researcher and friend Charles Kempf joins Dan, Suzana, and Flavio directly from France.

May 06, 20231 hr 4 minEp. 36

Lessons From the Pandemic

Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, what higher lessons have we learned? Dan, Suzana, and Flavio stop to reflect on mental health, virtual meetings, self-sufficiency, fear of death, and more.

Dec 03, 202149 minEp. 34

Halloween

Ghosts, spooky monsters, lots of candy, oh my! Join Dan and Flavio in a conversation with Mackenzie Melo and Angy Stewart about Halloween and the spiritual concepts behind the origin of one of the most enjoyed and misunderstood holidays in our calendar.

Oct 22, 202154 minEp. 33

Spiritism and Spiritualism: Brothers From Different Mothers

Dan, Suzana, and Flavio host a conversation with Lawrence Savill about Spiritualism and Spiritism. Lawrence is a Spiritualist from the Poole Spiritualist Church and, together with Fabricio Assunção from the Spiritist Society of Bournemouth, they've been carrying out joint events over the past year. Larry brings a great lens through which we can understand this close relationship between Spiritualism and Spiritism.

Oct 10, 20211 hr 21 minEp. 32

What Is This Mediumship Thing?

Dani, Suzana, and Flavio host a conversation about mediumship. What is it? What types of mediumship are there? What do we make of it?

Sep 22, 202157 minEp. 31

Is Spiritism A Religion?

Charles Kempf joins Flavio, Suzanna, and Dan to talk about a topic about Spiritism's own identity: is it a religion? Why or why not? And what does that mean?

Aug 03, 202158 minEp. 30

No Place for Hate

Dan and Flavio host Vanessa Anseloni and Frederico Gouveia to talk about hate and intolerance from a Spiritist perspective. It's 2021 and we still have lots of problems. How can that be? What can we do? Reincarnation may be the key.

Jun 28, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 29

Grateful for Gratitude

Dan Assisi, Suzana Simoes, and Flavio Zanetti get together to talk about gratitude. Join us for a conversation about the incredible impact it can have in our lives.

Jun 28, 20201 hrEp. 28

Can Tech and Spirituality Connect?

Join us for a special edition of Spiritist Conversations recorded live at the U.S. Spiritist Symposium. Dan Assisi helps start the conversation with Anna Moreno, Peter Hays, Sunshine Beck, Adrian Martinez and... YOU!

Jun 10, 202059 minEp. 27

Music, Spiritually

Time for Music! Flavio Zanetti and Dan Assisi will be joined by Adam Osborne (UK) and Frederico Gouveia (NY) for a conversation about music -- but from a spiritual perspective.

May 26, 20201 hr 4 minEp. 26

What's This Planetary Transition Thing?

Join Suzana Simoes, Flavio Zanetti, Dan Assisi and guest Heather Bollech-Fonseca for a conversation about the meaning behind a modern Spiritist term that is highly relevant during COVID times: "Planetary Transition".

May 10, 20201 hr 3 minEp. 25

Kardec, The Movie

Dan and Flavio are joined by Jussara Korngold to talk about the movie "Kardec" with director Wagner de Assis.

Apr 15, 20201 hr 8 minEp. 24

Spiritual Vs. Physical Healing

What's healing? Which is more important, physical or spiritual healing? In these times of COVID, we continue to bring you a set of conversations to help ground us in the spiritual. On this one, Kirsten Santos joins Dan Assisi, Suzana Simoes, and Flavio Zanetti for a live broadcast about healing from a spiritual perspective.

Apr 08, 20201 hr 4 minEp. 23

How Did I End Up In This Family?

In these times of COVID, let's talk about those quarantining at home next to us: our families! Join Suzana, Dan, Flavio and Andreia for a live broadcast about family from a spiritual perspective.

Mar 31, 20201 hr 3 minEp. 22

COVID-19

Dr Sonia Doi from the Spiritist Medical Association joins Suzana, Flavio, and Dan live on Facebook for a conversation about COVID-19, the latest Coronavirus.

Mar 27, 20201 hr 2 minEp. 21

We Have to Talk About Suicide

Suicides are getting out of hand: let's talk about it. Join Dan, Flavio, and Mackenzie for a spiritual take on suicide, its causes, and what we can do to help out.

Dec 29, 201948 minEp. 20

How Can Spiritism Help Us?

Join the conversation on how Spiritism can help us make sense of the world. Dan Assisi, Jussara Korngold, Julio Carvalho, Nahur Fonseca, and Eduardo Haddad talk live at the 13th US Spiritist Symposium on May 4, 2019. (Video version available on YouTube or FB)

Jun 17, 201944 minEp. 18

Why Should We Change?

Do we need to work on ourselves? Join Dan in a conversation with Heather, Jana, Lia, and David in exploring the question of personal growth. Filmed with a live audience at the 13th US Spiritist Symposium in New Jersey on May 4, 2019.

May 04, 201937 minEp. 17

What is The Spirits' Book?

Join Dan Assisi, Suzana Simoes, and Flavio Zanetti live as they celebrate the 166th anniversary of the publishing of Spiritism's seminal work, "The Spirits' Book".

Apr 22, 201956 minEp. 16

What is a Spiritist Center?

Dan and Suzana join Daniela Oliveira at the 10th-anniversary of the Spiritist Society of Chicago to talk about what is a Spiritist Center. What is it, after all?

Nov 22, 201841 minEp. 15

Who Is Janet Duncan?

Dan goes to London and talks a little history with Janet Duncan, the first translator into English of The Gospel According to Spiritism, at the Spiritist Society of London.

Jun 07, 201816 minEp. 14

Spiritist Family Retreat 2017

Flavio and Dan go to 14th Spiritist Family Retreat in Connecticut and talk to grown-ups and kids about this day-long event full of learning and fellowship that brings 7 different Spiritist groups together every year. Why are you not here? :)

Apr 05, 201837 minEp. 13

Carpool History

Join Charles Kempf, Helga Schmiedt, and Dan Assisi as they drive from Brisbane to Gold Coast in Australia while talking about the early Spiritist history in France!

Feb 26, 201833 minEp. 12
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