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About
Spiritualism
Spiritualism's Symbol
The sunflower

Spiritualism's Motto:
"As the sunflower turns its face
toward the light of the sun,
so Spiritualism turns the face
of humanity
toward the light of truth."
WHAT
SPIRITUALISM IS AND DOES…
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It teaches personal responsibility.
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It removes all fear of
death, which is really the portal of the spirit world.
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It teaches that death is
not the cessation of life, but mere change of condition.
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It teaches, not that a
man has a soul, but that man is a soul and has a body.
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That man is a spiritual being now, even while encased in flesh.
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That as a man sows on earth; he reaps in the life to come.
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That those who have passed on are conscious--not asleep.
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That communication between the living and the "dead" is
scientifically proved through mediumship.
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It thus brings comfort to the bereaved, and alleviates sorrow.
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Spiritualism is the Science, Philosophy and Religion of continuous
life based upon the demonstrated fact of communication, by means of
mediumship, with those who live in the spirit world.
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It brings to the surface man's spiritual gifts, such as inspiration,
clairvoyance, clairaudience and healing powers.
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It teaches that the spark of divinity dwells in all.
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That as a flower gradually unfolds in beauty, so the spirit of man
unfolds and develops in the spirit spheres.
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Spiritualism is God's message to mortals, declaring that THERE IS NO
DEATH. That all who have passed on still live.
That there is hope in the life beyond for the most sinful.
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That every soul will progress through the ages to heights, sublime
and glorious, where God is Love and Love is God.
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It is a manifestation, a demonstration and a proof of the continuity
of life and of the truth of the many Spirit manifestations recorded in the
Christian Bible.
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It demonstrates the many spiritual gifts with which mankind is
endowed but through which through want of knowledge have been allowed to
lie dormant, or through prejudice have been violently and unjustly
suppressed.
DEFINITIONS
Adopted by the
National Spiritualist Association of Churches - October 1914, 1919, 1930, 1950
- Spiritualism
is the Science, Philosophy and Religion of continuous life, based upon the
demonstrated fact of communication, by means of mediumship, with those who
live in the Spirit World. (1919)
- "Spiritualism
Is a Science" Because it investigates, analyzes and classifies facts
and manifestations demonstrated from the spirit side of life.
- "Spiritualism
Is a Philosophy" because it studies the Laws of Nature both on the
seen and unseen sides of life and bases its conclusions upon present
observed facts. It accepts statements of observed facts of past ages and
conclusions drawn there from, when sustained by reason and by results of
observed facts of the present day.
- "Spiritualism
Is a Religion" because it strives to understand and to comply with
the Physical, Mental and Spiritual Laws of Nature, which are the laws of
God.
- A
Spiritualist is one who believes, as the basis of his or her religion, in
the communication between this and the Spirit World by means of mediumship
and who endeavors to mould his or her character and conduct in accordance
with the highest teachings derived from such communication. (1914, Rev.
1938)
- A
Medium is one whose organism is sensitive to vibrations from the spirit
world and through whose instrumentality, intelligences in that world are
able to convey messages and produce the phenomena of Spiritualism. (1914)
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Spiritualist Healer is one who, either through one's own inherent powers
or through mediumship is able to impart vital, curative force to
pathologic conditions. (1930, 1993)
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Phenomena of Spiritualism consists of Prophecy, Clairvoyance,
Clairaudience, Gift of Tongues, Laying on of Hands, Healing, Visions,
Trance, Apports, Levitation, Raps, Automatic and
Independent Writings and Paintings, Voice, Materialization, Photography, Psychometry and any other manifestation proving the
continuity of life as demonstrated through the Physical and Spiritual
senses and faculties of man. (1950)
OBJECTS
The objects of the organized movement of Spiritualism may
be stated in part as follows:
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teach the truths and principles expressed in the Declaration of Principles
and in the Definitions of "Spiritualism," "A
Spiritualist", "A Medium" and "A Spiritualist
Healer" as adopted by the National Spiritualist Association of
Churches of the United States of America;
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To
teach and proclaim the Science, Philosophy and Religion of Modern Spiritualism;
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To
encourage lectures on all subjects pertaining to the spiritual and secular
welfare of humanity;
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To
protest against every attempt to compel humanity to worship God in any
particular or prescribed manner;
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To
advocate and promote spiritual healing, and to protect and encourage
Spiritualist teachers and mediums in all laudable efforts in giving
evidence of proof to humanity of a continued intercourse and relationship
between the living and the so-called dead;
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To
encourage every person in holding present beliefs always open to
restatement as growing thought and investigation reveal understanding of
new truths thereby, leaving every individual free to follow the dictates
of reason and conscience in spiritual as in secular affairs.
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