Synopsis:
Just
outside the small town of Abadiania,
Brazil, one of the most unusual people
in the world is about to see a group
of strangers dressed in white. He
is known to westerners as John of
God. They call him a spiritual medium,
trance surgeon, healer and miracle
worker. What he does and how he does
it defies conventional logic
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This film will challenge your
understanding of how we interact
with the spirit world and the
notions of healing with assistance
from the other side.
Just
outside the small town of Abadiania,
Brazil, one of the most unusual
people in the world is about
to see a group of strangers
dressed in white. He is known
to westerners as John of God.
They call him a spiritual medium,
trance surgeon, healer and miracle
worker. What he does and how
he does it defies conventional
logic.
For over
40 years, John of God has received
visitors as a doctor might receive
patients. Even though he is
not a doctor and has no formal
schooling beyond the fourth
grade, he has performed countless
physical operations –
for free. He uses no anesthesia
and patients report little pain.
He scraps eyes, inserts surgical
clamps up noses and makes incisions
with simple instruments –
all while he is supposedly taken
over by spirits. There is very
little bleeding, few reports
of infections and numerous reports
of improved health – both
spiritually and physically.
John
of God says that God and over
30 compassionate spirits are
working through him and he does
not remember what he did once
he comes out of his trance.
We watch him perform these unusual
surgeries and follow several
people from around the world
with various physical problems
as they seek help from him and
the spirit world.
Laura
Van Wagner from Maui has come
to John of God to treat a life
threatening cancer. Her lymphoma
is causing rapid tumor growth
in her throat. Kristy First
was paralyzed in a car accident
in Florida and wants to regain
the use of her legs. Roland
Nip from Honolulu has been diagnosed
with defective heart valve.
Izzy Zalcberg, who suffers from
depression has traveled from
Chicago to Brazil with his wife
who has been diagnosed with
an incurable cancer. Lynn Debenham,
the south of England, will undergo
a physical surgery to remove
a tumor on her back.
Doctors,
as well as patients, are constantly
traveling to Brazil to observe
the man who can reportedly heal
others using spiritual assistance.
Reverend Doug Busby, MD from
LaPorte, Indiana is a doctor
who specializes in preventive
medicine.
For him, John of God may hold
the key to connecting the world
of prayer and healing. Philip
Bechtel, MD is a neurosurgeon
from Fort Worth, Texas who has
been to see John of God eleven
times. He operates on the deadliest
of brain tumors and is looking
for a means to help his desperately
ill patients. These two highly
respected medical doctors have
not only observed John of God
on several occasions, they have
assisted him with surgery. They
offer their opinions as to what
might be occurring at the healing
center known as the Casa de
Dom Inacio.
Production
Coordinators
COURTNEY EVERETT ENLOW BERGAN
SIPE
Additional
Videography By
BILL PARIS
GIDEON BOULTING BILL
HAYES
SCOTT ENLOW ROB
HUTCHISON
LEAH YANANTON
MANNY GARCIA
RON HUEBENER
SCOTT HOSSNER
KEVIN HARRINGTON
COLLIN IVY
STEVAN POPE
RANDY RIESEN
LORNE SCHUSSEL
Sound
ALVARO CHEREM
GIDEON BOULTING
LEAH YANANTON
Additional
Sound ROB
HUTCHISON
SHAUN BAKER
DAVID BARSOTTI
CHRISTIAN DOLAN
CHARLES ETHRIDGE
GREG KUSNIERZ
DAN TOKUMARU
REX MORRIS
STEVAN POPE
DAN WALKER
TIM WOLF
Interns
RICHARD CONSTABLE
MATTHEW ZULLO
NATHAN COLCHIN
Transcription
Services
MARY ANN BELLA
Archival
Footage
CASA DE DOM INACIO
HAINES ELY, MD
NORMAN DON, MD
Special
Thanks
GOD & THE COMPASSIONATE
SPIRITS
JOAO DE DEUS
THE STAFF OF THE CASA
DE DOM INACIO
DOUGLAS BUSBY, M.D.,
D.Min
PHILIP BECHTEL, M.D.
AMIT GOSWAMI, Ph.D.
GARY SCHWARTZ, Ph.D.
NORMAN DON, Ph.D.
RAY AND LAURA VAN WAGNER
ROLAND NIP
KRISTY FIRST
IZZY ZALCBERG
LYNN DEBENHAM
MARTIN DUFFY
ALEXANDER, EDWIN AND
TATIANA SEIJSENER
KEVIN COSTILLO
DREW UMBERS
ALICIA BRISL
GARLAND YEE, M.D.
LUCI ISHII, M.D.
MICHAEL SAVONA, M.D.
ROBERT A. HONG, M.D.
RON
ROTH
HARVEY MARTIN
PHYLLIS BENNETT
RON RELAFORD
JANET ROMINE
RONNIE MAYOR
ELISABETH CAMARGO BOSQUEROLLI
LOUISE LUMLEY
KATE MOYNIHAN
DEANE BELFIELD
DUANE SMITH
GISELA GULLEK
SUZE CREDE
COURTNEY EVERSOLE
ANA MARIA MIHALCEA
CYRLEY ALEXANDRE
SOPHIE PARTRIDGE
BARBARA GLUCK
BERT BUENO
THERESA and ROMA VITA
BYRNE
STEPHEN MAHER
ROBBIE WHYMARK
ELIJAH ENCERTI
DR. PAT SWOOP
ALINA ENISTA, M.D.
ELVA POZNANSKI, M.D.
RICK MCKINNEY, M.D.
KATHARINE WEISER, M.D.
DR. CHERYL JOY BRATMAN
LEONARD JOHNSON, M.D.
DAN ROBINSON
FRANKIE ROBINSON
REVEREND ERNIE CHU
ARVIE D. GRADY
STEVE, CAROL AND DUKE
GADD
MARCILENE DA SILVA OLIVEIRA
CATERINA
PELLEGRINO
HEATHER CUMMING
ROBERT ESTRICH
JOSIE RAVEN WING
JOAO ANTONIO S. FILHO
CHRISTINA DOUGHERTY
SISTER JUDIAN BREITENBACH
NATALIE GALLO
FIORELLA VAYDER
ANGEL GAIL KONZ
GRACIELLA GATTI
TESS ST. JOHN HUGHES
BOB WARTHER
MAURICIO TAGLE AND JARDIM
DOS ANJOS
DOROTHY AND DON COOKE
SWAMI TJAGANANDA
JANE KATRA
STEVE MANUEL
CHRISTOPHER SHEPPARD
JEFFREY REDIGER, M.D.
EMMA BRAGDON, Ph.D.
HAINES ELY, M.D.
ISMAR
ESTULANO GARCIA
DR. OTTOMAN
DR. JOSE AROLDO JACOMO
DO COUTO
THE
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
CENTER FOR FRONTIER
MEDICINE IN BIOFIELD
SCIENCE
HUMAN ENERGY SYSTEMS
LABORATORY
FORT WORTH BRAIN AND
SPINE INSTITUTE, LLP
MANY KIND PEOPLE IN
ABADIANIA, BRAZIL
FRUTTIS
CAFÉ CENTRAL
HOTEL AMAZONAS
In
Loving Memory Of
ELISA PELLEGRINO
EILEEN WHYMARK
ANN HOLBROOK
SIRLEI H. LERNER
For Discovery
Channel
Production
Manager
ERIKA WOLF
Production
Coordinator
HEATHER SHRECKENGOST
Executive Producer
MAUREEN LEMIRE
Extras
Available for
Purchase on DVD or VHS
Total Running Time: 50 minutes
Closed Captioning Available (DVD only)
DVD Bonus Features included
Produced in 2005
DVDs
are not regioned and will work in
any DVD player.
Online
VHS orders are NTSC only.
PAL VHS orders will incur an additional
fee and wait time. In order to place
a PAL VHS order, please contact us
at: onlinestore@figure8films.tv
After
30 years a paraplegic and wheelchair
user, paralysed from the waist
down, TV Producer, Martin Duffy
intends to do something he previously
believed impossible. He intends
to walk again.
A
surprise email led Martin to
the Casa de Dom Inácio
in Brazil where he met the Miracle
Man – John of God and
witnessed first-hand seemingly
unexplainable, miraculous cures
- cancer, aids, blind people
regaining sight and the lame
walking again.
Martin
is shifting his perceptions
and exercising his mind, body
and spirit to manifest Martin’s
Miracle - a fit and able body
cured of paraplegia.
Martin
has published a website to share
his story, healing tips, helpful
products and discoveries to
encourage others to expect success
in their lives too. Martin is
also producing Martin’s
Miracle Radio, Martin’s
Miracle TV and Martin’s
Miracle Podcasts. His motto
is Expect Success. For more
information go to www.martinsmiracle.co.uk
AMP
Recommendation
For further reading on the subject
of John of God and his healing
ministries in Brazil, we would
like to endorse Emma Bragdon's
wonderful book, "Spiritual
Alliances." Ms. Bragdon
has been a wonderful resource
and friend throughout the creation
process of this show. Please
visit her website at:
SPIRITUAL ALLIANCES reveals
ancient dimensions to healing
that have been forgotten by
conventional medicine. One day
these methods will be taught
in our medical schools because
of a compelling reason: they
work. For a look at the majestic
power of consciousness, compassion,
and prayer in healing, Dr. Emma
Bragdon's book is highly recommended.
- Larry Dossey, MD
Author "Healing Beyond
The Body, Reinventing Medicine,"
and "Healing Words"
Executive Editor, "Alternative
Therapies in Health & Medicine"
Synopsis:
For further reading on the subject
of John of God and his healing
ministries in Brazil, we would
like to endorse Emma Bragdon's
wonderful book, "Spiritual
Alliances." Ms. Bragdon
has been a wonderful resource
and friend throughout the creation
process of this show. Please
visit her website at: 
