Leo Zagami – On the 14th of December 2018, a Brazilian judge issued an arrest warrant for a famed Brazilian faith healer who has been accused of sexual abuse by more than 300 women.  Three days later the police arrested the VIP psychic healer João Teixeira de Faria, 76, known as João de Deus (“John of God”), who became a worldwide celebrity when Oprah Winfrey reported his magical healing methods back in 2013.

Faria became a leading guru, on the American New Age/left-wing scene led by Oprah Winfrey,  when on November 17, 2010, Susan Casey wrote in O Magazine about her amazing trip to see him in Brazil, and the event was subsequently covered on The Oprah Winfrey Show.  The article  Cassey wrote was entitled “Leap of Faith: Meet John of God”.

The show was entitled “Do You Believe in Miracles?” In both, Susan Casey discusses her need to deal with the traumatic loss of her father. She wondered if Faria could help heal her grief. She met him twice and later stated:  “Three hours went by like 20 minutes, and it was blissful–it was like I was floating.” Casey claims she was able to speak with her dead father. “It was very real,”she says. “More of a vision than I had ever had before. … I got this feeling like I shouldn’t be sad, that everything was okay.” Continue reading →