Present life, the future life and the destiny of the human races. The spirits book 1857, written by allan kardec, is widely regarded as the most important piece of writing in the spiritist canon. It contains 1019 questions and answers about the nature of reality, our place in the universe, and the immortality of the soul. When two grave and serious spirits began speaking to a french academic through two young mediums and completely revolutionized his ideas and convictions, allan kardec decided to set down these spiritualistic revelations. Pdf spiritist views of mental disorders in brazil researchgate. The book on mediums, also known as the mediums book, was written by allan kardec and originally published in 1861. The united states spiritist federation has many posters with different topics for you to download.
The spirits book is the basic reading material for the study groups, along with the teaching. It is the set of principles, as revealed by the superior spirits, contained in allan kardec s works, which constitute the spiritist fundamentals. He is the author of the five books known as the spiritist codification, and is. What is the definitive text of the spirits book by. Since the publication of the spirits book, spiritism has grown into a global movement bridging science, philosophy, and religion into a new way of looking at life and the world around us both visible and invisible. Principles of spiritist doctrine on the immortality of the soul.
At the introduction of the spirits book, kardec created the word. It was the first and remains the most important spiritist book, because it addresses in first hand all questions developed subsequently by allan kardec. The task of spiritual guides the invisible guides, of man may not, in any manner, depart the material difficulties of his evolutionary pathways on the face of the earth. The spirits book was published in 1857 and marks the official birth of spiritism, a spiritualist philosophy. Book of magic, with instructions for invoking spirits, etc. The high moral tone of the mediums book, as of all the writings of allan kardec, is in unison with the assertion so often repeated by the spirits whose communications he has coordinated with such exceptional clearness and reach of thought, that the aim of the open intercourse which is now being established between. Children do not understand all that is understood by their parents, nor does an uneducated person understand all 66 allan kardec the spirits book that is understood by an educated one. With the teachings he received from higher spirits through various mediums, he wrote five books that would become the basis of the spiritist doctrine. The spirits book project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Spiritism started in paris in 1857 when allan kardec published the spirits book. Allan kardec porto alegres oldest spiritist society, founded in 1894. The spirits book allan kardec june 12, 2016 this book is a gathering of 1. The gospel according to spiritism contains explanations of the moral maxims of christ in accordance with spiritism and their application in various circumstances in life. It is for this reason that we have inscribed the words spiritualist philosophy on its titlepage. Figure 1 allan kardeca pseudonym of hippolyte leon denizard rivail 3 figures uploaded by. He was a french scholar who worked mainly as an educator and writer. When we started the project of translating allan kardec s books into chinese, the first question that came up was to determine which editions of his works should be used as source text, starting, naturally, with the spirits book in the case of the spirits book, the differences between the first edition 1857 and the second 1860 are substantial. It is the widely respected follow up to the spirits book which was published in 1857 and is the second in a series of five books that kardec wrote that are collectively known as the spiritist codification. The spirits book, the mediums book, the gospel according to spiritism, heaven and hell and the genesis. The classic guide to spiritism and the spirit world by kardec, allan, blackwell, anna isbn. Spirit of emmanuel from the book our daily bread psycographed by chico xavier received in the city of pedro leopoldo a sacred right. The world is my teacher, and the first i would like to give my great gratitude to, is life itself, which offers.
As such, it is normally studied continuously in every spiritist group or center. Allan kardec wrote only five spiritist books but these five books serve as the foundation to spiritism, a progressive body of knowledge that has continued to grow to near 1,000 books since kardec first published the spirits book in 1857. Questions from allan kardec s the spirits book the spirits book contains 420 pages of answers, written in 1860, to the following 1019 questions. The existence of spirits has no end and that is all that we can reveal at this time. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It was published by the educator on april 18, 1857. Spirits and their relations with the corporeal world. The spirits book allan kardec it was the first and remains the most important spiritist book. The book is written in the form of spirit responses to each of over questions. Since then, regarding issues related to spiritism, rivail started to be known as allan kardec.
Allan kardec is the pen name of the french teacher and educator hippolyte leon denizard known as the systematizer of spiritism for which he laid the foundation with the five books of the spiritist codification. The book begins with a thorough introduction of kardec s observations and then contains several chapters of questions being posed with the corresponding answers that were revealed during his spiritist. Pdf allan kardec and the development of a research program in. Book of spirits article about book of spirits by the. The book begins with a thorough introduction of kardec s observations and then contains several chapters of questions being posed with the corresponding answers that were revealed during his spiritist studies. Allan kardec 18041869 was one of the first scholars to propose a scientific investigation of psychicspiritual phenomena, but his research work is not well known. The more clearly a principle is understood by the intellect, the more inexcusable is the neglect to put it into practice. The spirits book is part of the spiritist codification, and is regarded as one of the five fundamental works of spiritism. It is the result of extensive research by allan kardec and others on a series of seemingly unexplained phenomena taking place during the 1850s in paris and a significant milestone in the field of human thought as it more clearly unveiles the relationship between the. Basic principles of the spiritist doctrine youtube. Rivail as allan kardec published his first book on spiritism, the spirits. The words spiritual, spiritualist, spiritualism, have a definite acceptation.
The spiritist center has the primary duty to bring the. The spirits book, the mediums book, the gospel explained by spiritism, heaven and hell, and the genesis. The ethical teachings of the higher spirits may be summed up in the words of. Free pdf spiritist books in several languages kardec a. The spirits book is the first and, in a way, most important book by allan kardec, in that it contains the foundations of the entire spiritist system. Allan kardec is the pen name of the french educator, translator and author hippolyte leon. The spirits instructed him to write a book and publish under the pseudonym, allan kardec.
In his introduction to the spirits book, allan kardec expresses his opinion that new ideas need new terms and so he formulated the words spiritist and. The spirits book quotes showing 18 of 8 if we had never seen fishes, we should be at a loss to understand how any living beings could exist in the sea. These two books deal with life in spirit, and the evolution of the soul. On 18 april 1857, rivail as allan kardec published his first book on spiritism, the spirits book, comprising a series of answered questions 502 in the first edition and 1,019 in later editions citation needed exploring matters concerning the nature of spirits, the spirit world, and the relationship between the spirit world and the. On april 18, 1857 rivail signing himself allan kardec published his first book on spiritism, the spirits book, comprising a series of 1,018 answered questions n 1 exploring matters concerning the nature of spirits, the spirit world, and the relations between the spirit. How allan kardec organized the spirits book and his. The only true guarantee for spirits teachings is in the overall agreement amongst revelations made spontaneously through a large number of mediums unknown to one other and in several places. It was the first and remains the most important spiritist book. But allan kardec was not destined to witness the realisation of the project in. Free download of the first five books written by allan kardec.
He states that when climate conditions became suitable for human life, the incarnation of human spirits began. The spirits book by allan kardec is arguably the bible of spiritualism. When published in 1857, it became very popular, making converts not only in france, but all over the continent. The book on mediums by allan kardec white crow books. The spirits book was the first book spiritism published by allan kardec in 1857, a mere nine years after the fox sisters triggered the spiritual renaissance. This course is centered on allan kardec s first two books. Spirit of emmanuel from the book our daily bread psycographed by chico xavier received in the city of pedro leopoldo. A second dissolution has to occur, under the action of the good. It is the first in a series of five books that kardec wrote that are collectively known as the spiritist codification. The spirits book le livre des esprits in original is part of the, and is regarded as one of the five fundamental works of. Allan kardec spiritist group of new zealand welcome. It was published by the french educator allan kardec on april 18, 1857.
Introduction to spiritism the science and philosophy behind mesa blanca. The spirits book contains the basic tenets of the spiritist. Containing the principles of spiritist philosophy on the immortality of the soul. The book of spirits by a funky looking monkey preword there are so incredibly many who have inspired me and motivated me to write this book. A spirit who apparently knows details from a private conversation he had with his wife, and the revelation that rivail used to be a druid known as allan kardec an idea he becomes enamored with.
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