The Spirits' Book

Author: Allan Kardec
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1596059583
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 425

Book Description
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. The result electrified the high society of the mid 19th century, which was already fascinated by "spirit tapping" and other paranormalities, and earned Kardec-a pseudonym his spirits commanded him to use-a place in this history of the paranormal as the father of spiritism. Kardec "interviews" the spirits, asking more than 1000 questions about morality, the nature of the soul, the history of humanity, and more, including: . "Is the soul reincarnated immediately after its separation from the body?" . "Does the spirit remember his corporeal existence?" . "Could two beings, who have already known and loved each other, meet again and recognise one another, in another corporeal existence?" . "What is to be thought of the signification attributed to dreams?" . "Are good and evil absolute for all men?" . "What is the aim of God in visiting mankind with destructive calamities?" . "Is it possible for man to enjoy perfect happiness upon the earth?" Promising nothing less than the secret of the destiny of the human race, this extraordinary book, first published in 1856, is as curious today as it was a century and a half ago. French scholar HIPPOLYTE LEON DENIZARD RIVAIL (1804-1869), aka Allan Kardec, was a longtime teacher of mathematics, astronomy, and other scientific disciplines before turning to the paranormal.

The Spirit Book

Author: Raymond Buckland
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
ISBN: 1578592895
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 522

Book Description
Never say die! Can the living communicate with the dead? Many believe that spirits are constantly about us and that it is possible, through a variety of means, to speak to them and to have them speak to us. The Spirit Book: The Encyclopedia of Clairvoyance, Channeling, and Spirit Communication looks at these methods of communication, their history, and the personalities involved throughout the past three hundred years of this eternal quest. The fascinating history of Spiritualism is coaxed into the material realm as the object of this perceptive and sweeping overview by that legendary author of the occult and supernatural, Raymond Buckland. Drawing on decades of research, writing, and transcendence, he describes sundry methods of channeling, events associated with Spiritualism, including séances and exorcism, organizations focused on clairvoyance, and a colorful host of mortals—famous and infamous—who delved into Spiritualism. Nostradamus, Helena Blavatsky, and Edgar Cayce receive their due, as well as Joan of Arc, William Blake, Susan B. Anthony, Winston Churchill, Arthur Conan Doyle, Mahatma Gandhi, Harry Houdini, and Mae West (look up and see her sometime). The Spirit Book explores Qabbalah, Sibyls, Fairies, Poltergeists; phenomena such as intuition and karma; objects useful in the attempt to cross the divide, including tarot cards, flower reading, and runes; and related practices such as Shamanism, transfiguration, meditation, and mesmerism. This comprehensive reference also reports on investigations of contemporary manifestations, including electronic voice phenomena and spirit appearances on TV screens, plus channeling, fraud, psychic research, and possession. Containing more than 500 entries and 100 illustrations, this fun, fact-filled tome is richly illustrated. Its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness.

A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-called Dead, with Their Own Materialized Hands, by the Process of Independent Slate-writing, Through Mrs. Lizzie S. Green and Others, as Mediums

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Spiritualism and psychical research
Languages : en
Pages : 278

Book Description

History and Didactics of the Book of Spirits

Author: Wanderlino Arruda
Publisher: Millenium
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 81

Book Description
During the planning and organization of a lecture to be given at the Spiritist Society of Dallas, Texas, USA, in June of this year, I thought it important to present, from this side, some additions. Some because of the need for detail, others to increase resources in favor of establishing teaching and learning , the natural objective of any presentation, whether spoken or written. Wanting to carry out an open game, an experience with maximum participation – real teamwork – I put the entire theme under discussion from the beginning, first with an analysis by my daughters Gracielle and Wladênia, from a visual aspect , on the other the emphasis on content and cohesion. For the public on Sunday, from Fraternidade Espírita Canacy , after asking for collaboration, I made the initial presentation with everything that was entitled to criticisms and suggestions, including an evaluation of the time spent. The observations of all were excellent, in several points.

Spiritualist Philosophy. The Spirits' Book

Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382838095
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 514

Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

A Dynamic Reading of the Holy Spirit in Revelation

Author: Hee Youl Lee
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725248328
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
A Dynamic Reading of the Holy Spirit in Revelation attempts to read the book of Revelation in a new way as a narrative, embracing literary elements such as plot, point of view, narrative voice, character, and story structure to help readers discover its meanings by tracing the story anew. Lee's unique narrative perspective offers readers a bird's-eye view to experience four levels of the story: heaven, earth, abyss, and the lake of fire. Lee develops a theological account of John's pneumatology and surely extends Christian pneumatology, a doctrine inseparable from the life of the church. Readers will come away with a greater understanding of the role of the Holy Spirit, which will enable them to enjoy a deeper fellowship with the Holy Spirit more intimately than ever before. Lee portrays the book of Revelation as a mission-oriented book that tells how the kingdom of God will be built in this world through spiritual warfare, rather than as a book of eschatology. Lee's book will serve as a spiritual wake-up call to the modern church and the people of God in its accurate portrayal of the Holy Spirit and vivid description of spiritual warfare.

Books of Fate and Popular Culture in Early China

Author:
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004349316
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 545

Book Description
Books of Fate and Popular Culture in Early China is a comprehensive introduction to the manuscripts known as daybooks, examples of which have been found in Warring States, Qin, and Han tombs (453 BCE–220 CE). Their main content concerns hemerology, or “knowledge of good and bad days.” Daybooks reveal the place of hemerology in daily life and are invaluable sources for the study of popular culture. Eleven scholars have contributed chapters examining the daybooks from different perspectives, detailing their significance as manuscript-objects intended for everyday use and showing their connection to almanacs still popular in Chinese communities today as well as to hemerological literature in medieval Europe and ancient Babylon. Contributors include: Marianne Bujard, László Sándor Chardonnens, Christopher Cullen, Donald Harper, Marc Kalinowski, Li Ling, Liu Lexian, Alasdair Livingstone, Richard Smith, Alain Thote, and Yan Changgui.

The White Ghost Book

Author: Jessie Adelaide Middleton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dreams
Languages : en
Pages : 330

Book Description

The Spirits Are Always With Me

Author: Jane Shutt
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446458326
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
Jane Shutt is a down-to-earth Yorkshire woman who leads an extraordinary life as one of Britain's leading shamanic healers. Shamanism is an ancient spiritual path that exists all around the world; and a shaman uses his or her close affinity with nature and spirits to help those in need of healing. In The Spirits are Always with Me, Jane Shutt explains what shamanism really is, and how it is especially relevant to us in the modern world as we seek to connect with our roots and with our own sense of inner purpose. She shares her own incredible story and the stories of many of those who have come to her for help and healing. Jane reveals the ways in which shamanism can dramatically help people to turn their lives around. She recalls her own shamanic journeys to other levels of reality, including adventures in the Otherworld, spine-tingling visits to the Land of the Dead and other reaches of existence. She shows how shamanism can offer inroads into anything from curing a physical ailment, to dealing with mischievous household sprites, through to healing a whole city.

Four Books of Occult Philosophy

Author: Edmund Kelly
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244215146
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 664

Book Description
The Books of Occult Philosophy (De Occulta Philosophia libri III) is Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa's study of occult philosophy, acknowledged as a significant contribution to the Renaissance philosophical discussion concerning the powers of ritual magic, and its relationship with religion. The first book was printed in 1531 in Paris, Cologne, and Antwerp, while the full three volumes first appeared in Cologne in 1533. The three books deal with Elemental, Celestial and Intellectual magic. The books outline the four elements, astrology, kabbalah, numbers, angels, God's names, the virtues and relationships with each other as well as methods of utilizing these relationships and laws in medicine, scrying, alchemy, ceremonies, origins of what are from the Hebrew, Greek and Chaldean context. This edition also includes the Fourth book The Four Books of Occult Philosophy is a must have in any grimoire collection.