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THE MEDIUM AND THE ENTITIES J ao Teixeira da Faria is a medium of extraordinary capabilities. His medi- umship enables him to take on, or incorpo- rate, thirty-three entities, all of whom were remarkable people during their own physi- cal lives. The entities are spirits of deceased doctors, surgeons, healers, psy- chologists and theologians who are of such high soul elevation they need no longer reincarnate to our physical plane. They do, however, continue to elevate in the spirit plane by the extent of their benevolence and charitable works. Joao is capable of incorporating only one entity at a time, although he can change entity at any time as the need arises. It does not preclude any number of entities performing operations at the same time outside his body. During incorporation, each entity carries with him his own per- sonality from the past life and, to those who work in the house regularly, each one can be recognised in Joao's behaviour. The first incorporation by Joao, when he was sixteen, was the spirit of King Solomon. He is still working with him today—a reminder that, unlike humans, the spirit is immortal. The principal entity is that of Dom Inacio de Loyola (St Ignatius Loyola), after whom the House is named. This Spanish nobleman was born in 1491 into one of the richest families in Spain. The Casa de Dom Inacio is so called because of the sim- ilarities between the life of this entity and the life of Joao. Both were lives of con- stant persecution, incarceration and ridicule. Both teachings maintain a simple, spiritual philosophy based on early reli- gions, a belief in God, Christ, Holy Spirit and reincarnation, but uncluttered by mod- ern religious dogma. oo support, including grateful legal practition- ers, resulted in an acquittal. The acquittal raised intense resentment amongst a minority group headed by a well-known An4polis doctor and political leader. On 17 August 1982 he arranged a serious attempt on Joao's life by four men in three cars. His survival was acclaimed as a miracle. Even as this book goes to print, there is an action in progress, prompted by the Regional Medical Council of Espirito Santo and pursued by the Public Prosecutor through the Brazilian Penal Code. What the outcome will be for Joao in the forth- coming court case is unknown. The para- dox of a judgement deliberated by the high- est judicial minds in the country, whilst publicly acknowledging their own personal experience of humanitarian relief so freely given by this man, albeit in defiance of the law, is a most unenviable situation. For Joao, however, the axe hangs over his head every day while ever there are those factions whose inflated sense of sophisticated professionalism causes them to feel (unjustifiably) threatened. Note: Author Robert Pellegrino-Estrich conducts regular tours to Abadiania, Brazil. For tour details and further infor- mation on the House of Dom Inacio, contact the author at: PO Box 965, Double Bay, NSW 2028, Australia; tele- phone/fax +61 (0)2 9327 1181; mobile (0411) 832111 (in Australia). Copies of The Miracle Man can be purchased from NEXUS offices in Australia, NZ, UK and the Netherlands. In the USA, contact Adventures Unlimited. See Book Reviews section this issue for more details. 82 - NEXUS — The Amazing Cures of a Brazilian Miracle Man — Continued from page 81 FEBRUARY - MARCH 1998