A chat with Father
François Brune

This week’s editorial, Social inequality is an evil that will end one day, examines the theme social inequality and what the spiritist doctrine tells us about the subject.

Author of "The Dead Speak on," Father François Brune, well known French scholar and theologian, talks about his experiences in the field of communications with the dead and the results obtained by the so called Instrumental Trans-communication. The interview, authored by our colleague José Lucas, from Portugal, is one of the features of this edition.

Another highlight this week is the special article “What is mystification and how to avoid it”, which focuses on the theme of mystification, its aspects and consequences. As noted in the text, mystification is not the same as animism. Mystification means deception, deceit, fraud, and abuse the credulity of someone.

The city of Santo Antônio da Platina, in Paraná, hosted the 2^nd Preview of CONMEL 2012 on December 4^th, a traditional event that brings together spiritist youth during Carnival. Read about this event in the article included in this issue and is one of its highlights. 

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On this date - December 18^th - Augusto Elias da Silva, founder of the magazine "Reformer" and the Brazilian Spiritist Federation passed away at 55. The year was 1903. Read about this remarkable pioneer in the special article published in issue #189 of this magazine. Here's the link: http://www.oconsolador.com.br/ano4/189/especial2.html.

This edition is the last of 2011. We thank the attention and support of our readers, whom we wish a Merry Christmas and a great New Year. We inform that the next edition of this magazine will circulate on January 1^st.