The last week in December is a wonderful time to see John of God.
Why? Its very quiet. The pousadas (hotels) are quiet, the Casa de Dom Inacio is quiet. Currents are shorter, and the energy is more peaceful.

How long should you spend with John of God at the Casa de Dom Inacio? That is a good question, and a difficult one to answer.
many Brazilians come long distances and only spend one day here, Two or three is they are lucky (for many of them it can be a 20-30 hour bus ride!
I […]

After the morning session at the Casa de Dom Inacio, they want you to stay and have some of the free blessed soup. It is a vegetable soup, it’s free, and they believe it is an important part of the healing.
Its also a great time to meet interesting people from all over the world. Sometimes […]

A note of warning: if you have a spiritual operation from John of God, there are some guidelines to promote the positive effects of the healing. For 40 days: no alcohol, no pork products, no black pepper, and no “raising of the sexual energy”. So if you are intending for part of your trip to […]

When it is your turn, it will happen very fast. The translators will tell him your requests and questions (if you have any). You will probably get a very brief response, and you may or may not get any answer to your question. Common answers are:

“Operation tomorrow at 8 O’Clock”
“Have 2 crystal baths and come […]

So thy have finally called for the “primeira” line (see previous posts).
Sometimes this line is very long, sometimes it is short; it just depends how many people have shown up that session for their first visit to John of God.
Unless you aren’t feeling well, it doesn’t matter that much where you are in the line. […]

Usually they call the operation line first. It is for people who have already seen John of God and were told to come back at that time for an operation (see the upcoming post on operations). They can call the surgery/operation line at anytime, but it is typically from 20-30 minutes after the time the […]

 
There are 2 sessions a day, one starts at 8 AM, the other at 2 PM. Your first time you don’t have to be there early, but I would recommend being there at least 15 minutes early (if it’s a very busy time, 20 minutes); just so that you can relax and feel less stressed […]