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Basics of Spiritualism

Spiritualism

is a common sense religion

one of

knowing and living

all truths and endeavor

to prove

their validity.

Truths

that

are found in nature, in other

religions, in writings, in science, in

philosophy, in Divine Law and are

received through spirit communication.

Spiritualists believe that the Infinite Intelligence is "ALL
That Is" -- and it is expressed through all creation by love,
light and law.

Humanity, the most complex life on earth, reaches this Divine
Source through prayer, meditation, listening to the inner
awareness, and service. Why service? Because every living thing
is a part of God, so as we serve life we also serve the Higher
Energies.

Life is consciousness - without consciousness there is no
existence. Consciousness is the totality of one's thoughts,
feelings, emotions and impressions on the mind. The state of
thinking is how we create our consciousness. Spiritualism
teaches that through the Law of Action/Reaction or Cause/Effect
we take control of our lives as we control our thoughts.
Positive thinking leads to happiness and assists the individual
to grow.

Spiritualism encourages growth of loving consciousness in the
physical world not only for the immediate benefits, but also
the future rewards in the Spiritual Dimension. The Law of
Continuity and the Law of Attraction teach us that "As within,
so without. As above, so below." A soul arriving in the next
plane of existence will find they take their consciousness with
them and will be in the company of like-minded entities. The
more loving and spiritual the soul has become, the more
beautiful and rewarding will be the new home and associates in
the spirit land.

Life is continuous, the consciousness never dies for it is part
of the Infinite. Upon the cessation of the physical housing the
spirit graduates to the next plane of existence. This plane is
similar to our earthly plane but at a higher rate of vibration
and luminosity. One method of service in spirit is to
communicate, assist and help illuminate those that are living
on the earth plane. Mediums in the Spirit World and mediums in
the physical world adjust their vibrations to enable
communications between the two planes of existence. It has been
demonstrated in our Churches, home circles and in scientific
investigations that "there is no death, there are no dead."

All life moves in a gradual state of evolution or change.
Arrival in the Spiritual realm does not mean instant knowing.
Rather the personality of the individual and the understanding
gleaned on the earth plane continue at the same level, ready to
begin the next phase of unfoldment. The physical world has
aches, pains and struggles. These are not taken to the
spiritual realm which is love, light, law, peace, cooperation,
sharing, and growth. The soul body is whole and shining forth
that which is within its essence. Falsehoods, separateness, and
illusions are left behind as the desire to progress awakens.
The rewards follow according to the goodness of the entity.

Life concerns growth. Spiritualists, try to keep an open, even
mind so new truths may be incorporated into principles. In
keeping with this, there are no bound creed or set of dogmas.

Humans are spiritual beings, an indivisible part of the Divine.
One of the desires of Spiritualism is to awaken this spirit
within, to move beyond the five senses to higher awareness.
Each person has free choice and is personally responsible, yet
Spiritualism, through communication with the higher teachings
derived from the Spirit World, tries to provide a way, a
guideline, a set of principles, to help the world travelers to
proceed upward, toward the light.

KEY DEFINITIONS:

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.

"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 therefrom,
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 the Infinite.

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.

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.

A 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.

The 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.

QUOTATIONS:

1. Confucianism -- What you don't want done to yourself, don't
do to others.
2. Buddhism -- Hurt not others with that which pains thyself.
3. Jainism -- In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we
should regard all creatures as we regard our own self, and
should therefore refrain from inflicting upon others such
injury as would appear undesirable to us if inflicted upon
ourselves.
4. Zoroastrianism -- Do not unto others all that which is not
well for oneself.
5. Classical Paganism -- May I do to others as I would that
they should do unto me.
6. Hinduism -- Do naught to others which if done to thee would
cause thee pain.
7. Judaism -- What is hateful to yourself, don't do to your
fellow man.
8. Christianity -- What soever ye would that men should do to
you, do ye even so to them.
9. Sikhism -- Treat others as thou wouldst be treated thyself.

SPIRITUAL MEDIUMSHIP:

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. The phenomena of
Spiritualism consists of: prophecy, clairvoyance,
clairaudience, gift of tongues, laying on of hands, healing,
visions, trance, apports, revelations, raps, levitation,
automatic and independent writing and painting, photography,
materialization, psychometry, direct and independent voice, and
any other manifestation which proves the continuity of life.

"The office of mediumship is to bless humanity, to enable the
race to overcome conditions of matter sufficiently to make such
the servant rather than the master of intelligent beings, to
enable it to guide (through intuition) the individual for their
own and others good." Mary T. Longley from "Teachings and
Illustrations As They Emanate From The Spirit World."

SPIRITUAL HEALING:

Spiritual healing, recognized in many ancient religions, has
been a principle of Spiritualism since its beginning. Today, on
a national basis, evidence is growing in the medical community
of the importance of spiritual healing to the cure of the
individual in need. Evidence is growing that the whole person
needs treatment, not just the illness.

A Spiritualist Healer is one who, either through his or her own
inborn power or through mediumship, is able to transmit
curative energies to physical conditions. The results of
Spiritual Healing are produced in several ways:

By spiritual influences working through the body of the medium
to transmit curative energies to the diseased parts of the
recipient's body.

By spiritual influences enlightening the mind of the medium so
that the cause, nature and seat of the disease in the recipient
is made known to the medium.

Through the application of absent healing treatments whereby
spiritual beings combine their own healing energies with the
energies of the medium and cause them to be absorbed by the
system of the recipient.

A Spiritualist Healer works with the spirit, mind, emotions,
and the body of the recipient. A Spiritualist Healer is aware
that once stress is removed from the mind and emotions, the
body will respond naturally. This brings about the necessary
healing for the one in need.

Spiritualist Healers acknowledge the importance of the medical
community and work in cooperation with it at all times.
Spiritualism recognizes that the medical community is an
instrument of healing of the Infinite.