The numbers of people attending Spiritist activities in Brazil is growing rapidly right now.  It’s estimated that 20-40 million people use the services of Spiritist Centers in Brazil.  The activities include training to become healers, as well as classroom study, spiritual healing (similar to Reiki), peer counseling, diagnosis by medical intuitive, and an unusual treatment that is similar to exorcism.  All of these benefits are given for free in the Spiritist Centers and all people of all ages, cultural and religious backgrounds are welcomed.  The centers offer what we would call free complementary healthcare.  Even the hospitals are in a position to offer free services to the poor for a period of almost a month.