Spiritualism. - Page 1/37

Subject: Spiritualism.
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paul757 1.04.12 - 06:45pm
Spiritualism is a beliefsystem or religion,postulating the belief thatspirits of the dead residing inthe spirit world have both theability and the inclination tocommunicate with the living.Anyone may receive spiritmessages, but formalcommunication sessions( sances) are held bymediums, who can thenprovide information about theafterlife.(1) * +

paul757 1.04.12 - 06:46pm
Although various Spiritualist traditions have their own beliefs, known as Principles, there are some shared concepts: A belief in spirit communication. A belief that the soul continues to exist after the death of the physical body. Personal responsibility for life circ*mstances. Even after death it is possible for the soul to learn and improve A belief in a God, often referred to as Infinite Intelligence. The natural world considered as an expression of said intelligence. * +

paul757 1.04.12 - 06:48pm
They believe that spirits are capable of growth and perfection, progressing through higher spheres or planes. The afterlife is not a static place, but one in which spirits evolve. The two beliefs that contact with spirits is possible, and that spirits may lie on a higher planelead to a third belief, that spirits can provide knowledge about moral and ethical issues, as well as about God and the afterlife. * +

paul757 1.04.12 - 06:50pm
Christianity and Spiritualism are different. Spiritualists do not believe that the works or faith of a mortal during a brief lifetime can serve as a basis for assigning a soul to an eternity of Heaven or Hell; they view the afterlife as containing hierarchical spheres, through which each spirit can progress. Spiritualists differ from Protestant Christians in that the Judeo-Christian Bible is not the primary source from which they derive knowledge of God and the afterlife: * +

paul757 1.04.12 - 06:52pm
Christians, generally speaking, accept and believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay for all the sins of all humanity from the dawn of time to eternity. The great majority of Spiritualists do not accept that the death of Jesus Christ on the cross was to pay for all of humanity's sins.(citation needed) Instead, they believe that each individual is personally responsible and may have to answer for all of their own thoughts, words, and deeds after death upon their return to the spirit rea * +

irnbrux 1.04.12 - 06:53pm
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paul757 1.04.12 - 06:56pm
Spiritism, the branch of Spiritualism developed by Allan Kardec and today found mostly in Brazil, has emphasised reincarnation. According to Arthur Conan Doyle, most British Spiritualists of the early 20th century were indifferent to the doctrine of reincarnation, few supported it, while a significant minority were opposed, since it had never been mentioned by spirits contacted in sances. Thus, according to Doyle, it is the empirical bent of Anglophone Spiritualismits effort to develop religious * +

mab21 1.04.12 - 06:57pm

@ paul757 - 1.04.12 - 06:48pm
They believe that spirits are capable of growth and perfection, progressing through higher spheres or planes. The afterlife is not a static place, but one in which spirits evolve. The two beliefs that contact with spirits is possible, and that spirits may lie on a higher planelead to a third belief, that spirits can provide knowledge about moral and ethical issues, as well as about God and the afterlife.