The nature of spirits and their relations with the corporeal world. It fully explains what many passages really meant in the new testament. Talking to spirits in mediumistic meetings ussf bookstore. The spirits book, the mediums book, the gospel according to spiritism, heaven and hell and the genesis. The spirits book allan kardec it was the first and remains the most important spiritist book. The third chapter is a short synthesis of the spirits book, with solutions to psychological, moral and philosophical problems according to the spiritist doctrine. Browse allan kardecs bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. The present life, the future life and the destiny of the human races. The five books of the spiritist codification published by allan kardec. It was published by the french educator allan kardec on april 18, 1857. Allan kardec audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Allan kardec was already 50 when he began studying spirits and the world they inhabit, although he had previously shown great interest in magnetism. How allan kardec organized the spirits book and his other books. Who was allan kardec spiritist federation of florida. Rivail spoke several languages, and his impressive intellectual background allowed him to teach courses in comparative physiology, astronomy, chemistry and physics in a prestigious scientific school in paris. Ordinarily, it is not the type of story that would hold my interest, but the fact that it is based on a true story, later led me to seek, the spiritsbook, by allan kardec. Finally, there is a biography of allan kardec, written by henri. Spiritism states that allan kardec was the codifier, who worked with the spirit of truth, and that in the five books that allan kardec assembled, he revealed the extent of the spirit world, who is god and jesus, why we are here on earth, how we should live and the doctrine to follow. In addition, the book is prefaced with an abridged version of henri sausses biography of allan kardec. Leon denizard rivail, was a french educator and philosopher born in lyon on october 3, 1804.
He also left unpublished writings, which were collected 21 years after his death in the book. The mediums book allan kardec a discussion of the means of communicating with the invisible world, the development of mediumship and the difficulties encountered in the practice of spiritism. Allan kardec s the gospel according to spiritism is an enlightening book. An excellent book of spiritual guidance, kardec explains the methods of mediumship. With the teachings he received from higher spirits through various mediums, he wrote five books that would become the basis of the spiritist doctrine. Spiritism maintains that humans are essentially immortal spirits that temporarily inhabit physical bodies for many incarnations to. It is the first in a series of five books that kardec wrote that are collectively known as the spiritist codification. Spiritist federation about allan kardec, the codifier of spiritism, presented at the th u. The spirits book 1857, written by allan kardec, is widely regarded as the most important piece of writing in the spiritist canon. 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. The spirits book contains the doctrine or theory of spiritism. 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 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. We say, then, that the fundamental principle of the spiritist theory, or spiritism, is the relation of the material world with spirits, or the beings of the invisible world. Ideak spiritist divulgation institute allan kardec cnpj. This, too, became very successful, as a wonderful source of guidance and information of mediumship and mediumistic development. The spirits book, the mediums book, the gospel explained by spiritism, heaven and hell, and the genesis. Since the publication of the spirits book, spiritism has grown into a global movement bridging science, philosophy, and religion into a. In the same manner, many others have continued to help generate. The second one presents topics of practical and experimental science, in a kind of summary of the mediums book. The spirits book is part of the spiritist codification, and is regarded as one of the five fundamental works of spiritism.
See more of spiritism with allan kardec on facebook. Spiritist symposium on may 4th, 2019 in new jersey, nj. This book is a compilation of these spirit teachings. Because they served as the starting point to spiritism, and because they were the result of a collaboration between hundreds of intelligences in. However, this requires a reallife, handson approach that this book seeks to provide. As such, it is normally studied continuously in every spiritist group or center. A dialogue between spirits and us, incarnate beings, has been happening for more than 150 years, guided by the insight that spiritism has offered to all its researchers and practitioners. Kardec radio is the first spiritist radio in the english language.
They further instructed him to publish it under the name allan kardec so that it wouldnt be associated with his other books and to call it le livre des esprits the spirits book. The mediums book sees allan kardec introduce and explain how human beings can communicate with the vast spiritual realm. Learn more about the 5 basic books of the spiritist codification. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The spirits book, the mediums book, the gospel as explained by spiritism, heaven and hell, and the genesis. Ideak is a nonprofit spiritist association created with the aim of spreading to the world spiritism, according to the thinking and works of allan kardec. It is the set of principles, as revealed by the superior spirits, contained in allan kardecs works, which constitute the spiritist fundamentals. The spirits assure us that the time chosen by providence for a universal manifestation has come and that their mission, as gods servants and agents of divine will, is to educate and enlighten mankind, and usher in a new era of renewal for humanity. Four of allan kardecs books on spiritism are free to download in the hopes that their content may inform some of your personal spiritual. In the third part, there is synthesis of the spirits book, with the solutions according to the spiritist doctrine to psychological, moral and philosophical problems. What it is spiritism is a science which deals with the nature, origin and destiny. Many out there believe people of kardecs ilk are filmflam artists making a bunch of money selling books, but the film isnt interested in even suggesting that spiritism is anything but real. Containing the principles of spiritist doctrine on the immortality of the soul. Buy the spirits book by allan kardec online at alibris. The core books of spiritism spiritist society of san diego. The book thus produced and published sold with great rapidity, making converts not in france only, but all over the continent, and rendering the name of allan kardec a household word with the readers who knew him only in connection with it. In this tome the experimental and investigative features of the doctrine are presented, explained and taught.
The book was written in an interview format in order to present the most accurate reproduction of the questions posed and the answers given. Be perfect the gospel according to spiritism chapter. A discussion of the means of communicating with the invisible world, the development of mediumship and the difficulties encountered inthe practice of spiritualism. It amazes me that many contemporary spiritual teachings resonate with the messages offered by the spirits in their 1850s communications. This book contains the essence of the moral teaching of jesus. He is the author of the five books known as the spiritist codification, and is the founder of spiritism. The first part is a comparative analysis of the concepts of different faiths about heaven, purgatory and hell, angels and demons, and future punishment and rewards. The entire proceeds of this book are donated to the allan kardec study group, a nonprofit organization whose workers are all voluntary, which has been set up for the purpose of the dissemination of the spiritism doctrine, based on the lines of the codification by allan kardec.
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. Kardec called the teaching he received spiritism whose fundamental principle is the relation of the material world with spirits, or the beings of the invisible world. The best way to learn about spiritism is through the reading of the basic books compiled by allan kardec. Thus, it attracts followers of all religions and even those who. The mediums book 1861, the gospel according to spiritism 1864, heaven and hell 1865, and the genesis 1868. Printed in great britain for the headquarters publishing co ltd. The spirits book le livre des esprits in original french is part of the spiritist codification, and is regarded as one of the five fundamental works of spiritism.
Multiple sources of revelations and similarity between the messages is the cornerstone of spiritism. In a transcendental sense, allan kardec was as advanced consciousness, a spirit who had a direct intuition and experience of superior dimensions of life. Through this book, we learn how to contact spirits of human ancestors, and identify both the good and evil among them. The book begins with a thorough introduction of kardecs observations and then contains several chapters of questions being posed with the corresponding answers. Kardecs logic and common sense are obvious in this book as he confounds spiritisms detractors while answering the questions of those who believe in and. Later, in 1864, kardec compiled and wrote le livre des mediums, or the mediums book. How many of these facts did you know about the father of spiritism. The gospel according to spiritism consecrated the union between science and religion by explaining the moral maxims of christ, their accordance with spiritism and their application to various circumstances of life.
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