Edgard Armond

He was born on June 14, 1894, in the city of Guaratinguetá, State of São Paulo, and disincarnated on November 29, 1982, in the city of São Paulo. He developed, from 1914, a brilliant career in the Public Force of the State of São Paulo, reaching the commander position. Among his achievements, the construction of the Tamoios Road, connecting the North Coast to the Paraíba Valley, stands out. In 1936, an invitation from Dr Canuto Abreu, contributed to the formation of a group of spiritist studies that worked at the residence of that emeritus writer. In 1940 he became Secretary-General of the Federação Espírita do Estado de São Paulo – FEESP (Spiritist Federation of the State of São Paulo), remaining in this role until 1967, when he left for health reasons. In 1947, he contributed to the foundation of USE - União Social Espírita (today Union of Spiritist Societies of São Paulo), being its first president. On May 6, 1950, Edgard Armond implanted, at FEESP, the Schools for Gospel Apprentices, enrolling himself as a student with the enrollment number 1. He also created the Passes and Mediums Courses, and the Standardized Spiritual Assistance. In 1973, the Aliança Espírita Evangélica (Evangelical Spiritist Alliance) was founded for its inspiration. He wrote dozens of works: novels (The Double Personality, Love and Justice, On the Banks of the Sacred River), books on mediumship (Mediumship, Mediumship Development, Passes and Radiations), books on spiritual history (The Exiles of the Capella, In the Curtain of Time, Related Souls, Psalms), doctrinal comments (While it is Time, Reading and Learning, At Sowing, Answering and Clarifying, Truths and Concepts), spiritist culture (Recalling the Past, Religions and Philosophies, Missionary Tiradentes), doctrinal studies (Demonology, Spiritism - Redeeming Religion, Studies and Themes, Free Will, Conjugal Separations in the Light of Spiritism) and several other works.