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Spiritualism (spiritism)
spiritualism (spiritism). spiritualism or spiritism is the belief that the human personality survives death and can
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Extractions: SkepDic.com Spiritualism or spiritism is the belief that the human personality survives death and can communicate with the living through a sensitive medium . The spiritualist movement began in 1848 in upstate New York with the Fox sisters who claimed that spirits communicated with them by rapping on tables. (The "raps" were actually made by cracking their toe joints.) By the time the sisters admitted their fraud some thirty years later, there were tens of thousands of mediums holding séances where spirits entertained with numerous magical tricks such as making sounds, materializing objects, making lights glow, levitating tables and moving objects across the room. The mediums demonstrated every variety of psychic power from clairvoyance and clairaudience to telekinesis and telepathy . Repeated charges of fraud did little to stop the spiritualist movement until the 1920's when magicians such as Houdini exposed the techniques and methods of deceit used by mediums to fool even the wisest and holiest of men and women.
Spiritualism
spiritualism. spiritualism. Sometimes called Spiritism. What is it, and what do Spiritualists believe
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Extractions: Spiritualism. Sometimes called Spiritism. What is it, and what do Spiritualists believe ? Well it depends where you live. It appears that a number of people have attempted to make statements like "All Spiritualist believe........" Unfortunately it turns out that these various definitions are different. For example one spiritualist group in the U.S. suggests that spiritualists don't believe in reincarnation. Here in Australia though many spiritualists do believe in reincarnation. Other spiritualists believe that all spiritualists should be Christian. Not surprisingly some feel the opposite ! So is there anything all spiritualists believe in ? It seems that there aren't a lot of things they believe in worldwide however it seems that everyone appears to agree on the following points. Perhaps you would like to read the Majority Report of the Church of England committee appointed by Archbishop Lang and Archbishop Temple to investigate Spiritualism ? If so
Universal Spiritualist Association
The Universal Institute has educated Spiritualists for the Ministry of the Universal Spiritualist Category Society Religion and Spirituality Spiritualist Churches Office. John's familiarity with the traditions and future of spiritualismmake him an excellent officer for the corporation. He
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Extractions: E The Reverend John W. Heppner, elected President of the Board of Trustees of the Psychic Science Spiritualist Church, Indianapolis, March 23, 2003, has been appointed, by unanimous decision of the Universal Spiritualist Association's Board of Directors, to the position of Corporate Secretary to the Universal Spiritualist Association and Executive Secretary of the General Board. The appointment places him also on the Executive Committee. Psychic Science Spiritualist Church and the Universal Spiritualist Association are not affiliated. John's familiarity with the traditions and future of Spiritualism make him an excellent officer for the corporation. He completes his Bachelor's Degree in Business this May and will continue in graduate studies towards a Master's Degree, also in Business. He says that he cannot stop until he has his doctorate. We are fortunate to have this excellent minister, medium, and loyal supporter in our association's government. May God bless him as he fulfills his duties.
New Page 2
A philosophy based upon the New Thought Movement and modern spiritualism. The focus of this group is to advance spiritualism to the next evolutional step, by focusing not on demonstration of gifts but upon individual spiritual practices that are in harmony with natural and spiritual laws.
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Modern Spiritualism: A Subject Of Prophecy And A Sign Of The Times
A Subject of Prophecy and a Sign of the Times.
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Extractions: Electronically Published with Permission of the Review and Herald Publishing Association Chapter Title Page # Preface Chapter One Opening Thought A Manifestation of Power ... Modern Spiritualism: A Subject of Prophecy and a Sign of the Times by Uriah Smith Review and Herald Publishing Association (55 West Oak Ridge Drive, Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740, United States of America; Telex: "Randh," Hagerstown, Maryland ; WWW: http://www.rhpa.org), a wholly owned and operated Seventh-day Adventist publishing house. This book is out-of-print and printed copies are not available from the publisher. The electronic text for this edition of Modern Spiritualism: A Subject of Prophecy and a Sign of the Times by Uriah Smith was not supplied by the Review and Herald Publishing Association. However, their permission was requested and secured to freely distribute it via the Internet. Please report any errors in the electronic text to Clarence L. Thomas IV
Phrenology, Mesmerism, And Spiritualism
with pseudosciences such as phrenology, mesmerism, and spiritualism was a cultural phenomena which arose during a
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Extractions: Victorian England's Search for Meaning by Paul Roach However Lavater did set forth some axioms that served as the direct forerunners of Gall's phrenology as well as what could be termed the Victorian obsession with death. According to physiognomy the "form height, arching, proportion, obliquity, and position of the skull, or bone of the forehead show the propensity, degree of power, thought, and sensibility of man"(378). Lavater formulated some easier to remember axioms such as "the more the chin, the more the man"(231) and "as are the lips so is the character"(394).12 Even more fascinating was Lavater's description of the dead countenance: Of the many dead persons I have seen, I have uniformly observed that sixteen, eighteen, or twenty-four hours after death (depending on the disease) they have had a more beautiful form, better defined, more proportionate, harmonized, homogenous, more noble, more exalted than they ever had during life(371).13 Here Lavater can be seen anticipating the spiritualist craze in England and America by at least one hundred years. Equally as important there is evidence in Elizabeth Gaskell's
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Spiritualism
spiritualism. The term spiritualism has been spiritualism, then,suitably stands opposed to materialism. We may say in general
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Extractions: Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... S > Spiritualism A B C D ... Z The term "spiritualism" has been frequently used to denote the belief in the possibility of communication with disembodied spirits, and the various devices employed to realize this belief in practice. The term "Spiritism" Aristotle fully recognized the spirituality of the higher rational activity of thought, but his treatment of its precise relation to the individual human soul is obscure. On the other hand, his conception of the union of soul and body, and of the unity of the human person, is much superior to that of Plato. Though the future life of the human soul, and consequently its capacity for an existence separate from the body, was one of the most fundamental and important doctrines of the Christian religion , yet ideas as to the precise meaning of spirituality were not at first clear, and we find several of the earliest Christian writers (though maintaining the future existence of the soul separate from the body), yet conceiving the soul in a more or less materialistic way (cf. Justin, Irenaeus, Tertullian , Clement, etc.). The Catholic philosophic doctrine of Spiritualism received much of its development from St. Augustine, the disciple of Platonic philosophy, and its completion from Albertus Magnus and St. Thomas, who perfected the
Spiritualism
spiritualism. spiritualism What is spiritualism? spiritualism is a religion but not one that forces its beliefs on
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Arthur Conan Doyle, Spiritualism, And Fairies
Doyle's belief in spiritualism and his credulous acceptance of the Cottingley fairy photographs.
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Extractions: By Donald E. Simanek While many of Arthur Conan Doyle's books are available as e-text on the Internet, and many web sites are devoted to him and his work, there's scant mention of Doyle's credulous acceptance of spiritualism, fairies and other occult ideas. This is a small effort to remedy that omission. "Modern" spiritualism began in the United States in the mid 19th century. Specifically, it arose in Western New York state, a region known to social historians for the religious fervor which made it a spawning ground for many religious sects. They refer to it as the "infected district" or the "burned over district." Spiritualism was born in the fertile religious fervor of immigrant Swedenborgians, Mesmerists, and other religions, a climate of thought receptive to spiritualist ideas. Mainstream religions promised eternal life, but in an era of emerging science which demanded verifiable physical evidence, many religious persons wished for tangible evidence of the claims of relgion, particularly of claims of an afterlife. The fox home was moved to the
Spiritualism
John Olav Oldertrøen on Physical Mediumship in contemporary England.Category Society Religion and Spirituality spiritualismJohn's pages of spiritualism, my research on Physical Mediumship in contemporaryEngland. spiritualism divided into physical mediumship and mental mediumship.
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Extractions: M y fieldwork concerned belief and practice in Spiritualism in contemporary England. There has not been, as far as I know, any recently anthropological investigation concerning Spiritualism in western societies. The exception is Swatos' study of a famous Icelandic medium, but still, that study is not contemporary. My choice of ethnographic region was England because Britain was the first European country which opened itself for Spiritualism when it first came from the US to Europe in the late 19.th century. T hen, in the last part of the 19.th century and the first part of the 20.th century, Spiritualism grew rapidly and spread to all parts of the population in England and in the continental Europe. S piritualism divided into physical mediumship and mental mediumship. Christian Spiritualists was fighting against the church and the non-Christian Spiritualists. Some parts of the Spiritualist-movement turned to New-Age movements, while still others became influenced on numerous other ways. But still, the main thing in Spiritualism endures: the belief in the Afterlife, and the possibility to communicate with those on the other side. "The Death is the biggest Lie on earth" T here has been a lot of investigation concerning Spiritualism, but not about Spiritualism in general. The early and later researchers were all concerned about how to prove or disprove
REAL SPIRITUALISM
Utilizing intuition to counsel people on their personal development, and physical and emotional wellbeing.
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Extractions: THIS IS THE HOME PAGE OF: REAL SPIRITUALISM opgvt@sympatico.ca . Thank you. WELCOME TO THE ONLY REAL English SPIRITUAL NON RELIGIOUS, NON SECTARIAN NON DOGMATIC, WEB SITE ON THE INTERNET! I am not affiliated with anyone or any group or any association or company. This WEB site is dedicated to explaining the " Why s " of ourselves and of life. It is dedicated to the truths of issues. NOT hearsay, nor oldwives tales, nor fallacies, nor how it has been for the last 3500 years, but how it is. How it really was before the truth was - in most cases as the understandings were lost the truths were lost or purposefully, distorted. REAL SPIRITUALISM is easy. It is not complex, there is nothing complicated to do, there are no rituals - if you want to ritualise something so that it works for you, that's O.K., however; it does take courage and it does take your consent and desire to be with your other self. In REAL SPIRITUALISM there is - to name but a few: YOU - it is 99% about you. NO praying, instead we talk with our being - our entire body
Religious Movements Homepage: Spiritualism
spiritualism. I. Group Profile. Name spiritualism
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Extractions: Name: Spiritualism Founder: Emanuel Swedenborg Date of Birth: Birth Place: Sweden Year Founded: Swedenborg started his work in 1744, but modern spiritualism was made popular in the U.S. by the Fox sisters in 1848. Brief History: Even before modern spiritualism was founded in 1848, many of the ideas of this belief system were already in circulation. The Swedish scientist Emanuel Swedenborg is credited with being the first significant practitioner and promoter of the central tenets of spiritualism. Swedenborg claimed to be able to communicate with spirits and travel through the spirit world, and his followers believed that he was a highly skilled medium. He wrote many books on his experiences, though he said that the books were not written by himself. Rather, he claimed they were inspired by spirits and angels from the spirit world. Some of his books, he claimed, were inspired by infants. He also claimed to have developed skillful powers of clairivoyance and psychic ability. From his study of dreams, Swedenborg concluded, came predictions of future events. Swedenborg demonstrated his ability before Queen Louisa Ulrica of Sweden. He told her that he knew about a secret correspondence that she had had with her brother while he was still alive because he was able to communicate with his dead spirit. Swedenborg also helped people find things that deceased relatives had left for them.
Didaskalos Ministries Cults Exposed Spiritualism Dm063h.htm
A detailed look at spiritualism and how it is in direct contrast to Christianity.
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Extractions: Skip Introduction When I was growing up whenever someone was caught telling a lie we always said "Liar, Liar, pants on fire!". Childish, yes, but very appropriate if you think about it. All cults have several things in common. First, they mimic Christianity , though they are only a pseudo-form of the truth. Several of the cults, like the Mormon Church, have gone so far into mimicry that they are actually considered a separate denomination like the Presbyterian or Methodist Churches. Second, the cults twist the Scripture to suit their platform of belief, rather than conform what they believe to what the Scripture teaches. Many of the cults, though not all, use various forms of brainwashing techniques to gather and retain their converts. They use holy deception , as they call it, to trick a person into their midst, then on tearing down the barriers of the person's old belief system they slowly inculcate the new, cultic doctrines. "Liar, Liar, pants on fire!" is a true saying, for those deceived by cults are walking a pathway that can only lead to eternal damnation in the next life. Jesus said, " I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me
WELCOME TO ALAN PETERS WEBSITE EASY TO UNDERSTAND ENLIGHTENING ESSAYS
Dedicated to Medieval spiritualism, Alchemy, and Taoism. Essays from Gnostic writers, Alchemy term glossary, Middle Age Symbolism described with photographs. Tao Teh Ching in full, and Alchemy Poem.
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Extractions: Get Five DVDs for $.49 each. Join now. Tell me when this page is updated WELCOME TO ALAN PETERS WEBSITE EASY TO UNDERSTAND ENLIGHTENING ESSAYS GNOSTIC HOME PAGE, ONE OF MY FAVORITE SUBJECTS GNOSTICISM A HISTORY AND OVERVIEW GNOSTIC ESSAY 7 SERMONS TO THE DEAD WRITTEN IN 120 C.E. BY BASILIDES GNOSTIC TEACHINGS ... GLOSSARY OF GNOSTIC TERMS THIS WEBSITE IS DEDICATED TO MEDIEVAL SPIRITUALITY AND GNOSTIC THOUGHTS FROM 50 CE TO 1600 CE. CLICK HOME TO VISIT MY OTHER MEDIEVAL WEBSITE CLICK NEXT TO VISIT MY KNIGHTS TEMPLAR WEBSITE WELCOME TO THE HOME PAGE OF ALAN PETERS. I HOPE YOU STAY TO READ SOME OF THESE ESSAYS THAT I'VE FOUND. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BELIEVE WHAT YOU WILL. I DON'T FOLLOW ALL THE THOUGHTS OF THESE WRITINGS, BUT THE BEST OF THESE HAVE AT THE HEART OF THEM A VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND SPIRITUAL MESSAGE ABLE TO HELP ANYONE WHO HAS BEING READING GNOSTIC OR EASTERN MYSTERY RELIGION TEXTS. THESE WRITINGS HAVE, FOR ME, BEEN A GREAT ENJOYMENT OVER THE YEARS. THIS IS A COLLECTION OF MY FAVORITE. WHO AM I?
About The First Spiritual Temple: Spiritualism & The FST
A Non-Denominational Christian Spiritualist Church, deeply embedded within the philosophy of spiritualism Category Society Religion and Spirituality Spiritualist ChurchesA NonDenominational Christian Spiritualist Church, deeply embedded within thephilosophy of spiritualism. spiritualism And The First Spiritual Temple
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Extractions: March 31, 1848, is the established founding date of the Modern Spiritualist Movement . No one doubts the significance of this date; however, it represents but one link in a wondrous chain of events which led to the reincarnation of Ancient Spiritualism within a modern world. We want to share with you the wonder and mystery of what Spirit was attempting to do and fulfill, not simply on the evening of March 31, 1848, but prior to that fateful date and up to more recent times. Spiritualism belongs to all people and to all religions. It is a gift of and for the SPIRIT, not of and for any particular church body. We hope you enjoy these pages . Thank you and Godspeed!
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by Malcolm Bason. Introduction to UK spiritualism, with chatroom, the seven principles, and notes Category Society Religion and Spirituality spiritualismspiritualism. I am a whole thing! From that day I haven't looked backand I want to encourage you to investigate spiritualism too. Over
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Extractions: SPIRITUALISM I am a Spiritualist and have been since 1982 when I first visited a Spiritualist Church situated in St. Michaels road, Northampton. At that Sunday service I received a contact from the spirit world which, though I did not realise it at the time, would change my whole outlook on 'life'. I soon understood that 'life' meant more than just the physical existence I was experiencing then and there! As well as receiving what I conceived to be 'proof' of life after death, I was also drawn to the religious aspect of Spiritualism; after all, here I was going to services in a church, during which prayers were offered to God, and the service was taken my a Minister. There were similarities with orthodox religious services, yet it was in a way, totally different!
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by Malcolm Bason. Introduction to UK spiritualism, with chatroom, the seven principles, and notes on Spiritual Healing
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Extractions: SPIRITUALISM I am a Spiritualist and have been since 1982 when I first visited a Spiritualist Church situated in St. Michaels road, Northampton. At that Sunday service I received a contact from the spirit world which, though I did not realise it at the time, would change my whole outlook on 'life'. I soon understood that 'life' meant more than just the physical existence I was experiencing then and there! As well as receiving what I conceived to be 'proof' of life after death, I was also drawn to the religious aspect of Spiritualism; after all, here I was going to services in a church, during which prayers were offered to God, and the service was taken my a Minister. There were similarities with orthodox religious services, yet it was in a way, totally different!
SPIRITUALISM MODERN SCIENCE AND ANCIENT HISTORY
An analysis of Hindu scientific beliefs and a call to initiate worldwide research on ancient science for reviving a glorious culture on earth.
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Extractions: SPIRITUALISM, MODERN SCIENCE AND ANCIENT HISTORY Mission Beliefs Research Topics About Author An Analysis... ...And A Clarion Call This is a sincere effort to bring together all like-minded people who resonate with these thoughts, to launch a concerted and dedicated research programme. Come - let's make our glorious past our future again. Questions / Information : rock@hwr.bhel.co.in Update : December 21, 2001
CARE Spiritualism
A congregational association of Spiritualist churches, camps and individuals reflecting the ideas Category Society Religion and Spirituality Organizations Groups, CARE spiritualism, CAREspiritualism@groups.msn.com, Groups Home, , My Groups, , Language, , Help. Mailing List. Tools. CARE spiritualism. The name says it all!
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Extractions: CARE Spiritualism CARESpiritualism@groups.msn.com Groups Home My Groups Language Help ... Tools CARE Spiritualism The name says it all! We are an association of Spiritualist people and groups, offering education, training and certification in all aspects of Spiritualism, but with ideas that suit the new millennium. Affiliated with the International Spiritualist Federation (ISF). Pages Announcements Message Board Documents Member Details Welcome to our site. You are visitor number Email us Join Invite someone to join E-mail the members More Paranormal Web Sites Notice: Microsoft has no responsibility for the content featured in this Group. Click here for more info. MSN - More Useful Everyday MSN Home My MSN ... GetNetWise
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Gospel music box, information on spiritualism, spirituality links, message board.Category Regional North America Society and Culture Religion Return to Selection at top of page. spiritualism is .. An introduction tospiritualism. Return to Selection at top of page. Sunday Evening Service.
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Extractions: here. Visit our healing page if you or someone you know would like to receive distant healing. The Webmaster, who is also a Reiki Master, has a network of nearly seven hundred volunteer healers and prayer groups from many different countries around the world, who provide distant healing help to our requestees on an individual basis. This is a FREE service and you are invited to partake of the service if we can be of help Return to Selection at top of page Another healing page specifically for pets. We have a number of volunteers who are experienced in remote healing work with pets, especially cats, dogs and horses, although we will work with other animals as well. This is a FREE service. A Worldwide Directory of Links to Spiritualist Churches that are on the web. If your church is on the web and not listed, please let me know, using the e-mail link on the directory page.

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