Spirit book allan kardec

The answers were compared, analyzed, and organized for inclusion in the spirits book, which was first published in 1857. The result electrified the high society of the mid 19th century, which. 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. The classic guide to spiritism and the spirit world by kardec, allan, blackwell, anna isbn. 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. 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.

To keep his new area of research apart from his writings on education, rivail on the advice of spirit instructors adopted the name allan kardec, which he was told had been his name in a previous incarnation. 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. The spirits book by allan kardec, 97815960537, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. 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. It amazes me that many contemporary spiritual teachings resonate with the messages offered by the spirits in their 1850s communications.

The five books of the spiritist codification published by allan kardec. 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. Genesis allan kardec miracles and predictions according to spiritism. The spirits book allan kardec it was the first and remains the most important spiritist book. It reconciles science and religion and develops a series of important scientific and philosophical topics, relating them to spiritism. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the spirits book. The spirits book by allan kardec, 97819076610, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Allan kardecs synopsis of knowledge relayed by spirits. It is called the spirit s book and the author is allan kardec a playlist of three videos i made of a story given to me by spirit by way of. By brian foster abstract the arrival of allan kardec and the spirit of truth was heralded in the new testament john 14. The spirits book is part of the spiritist codification, and is regarded as one of the five fundamental works of spiritism. It was published by the french educator allan kardec on april 18, 1857.

Later, in 1864, kardec compiled and wrote le livre des mediums, or the mediums book. It contains 1019 questions and answers about the nature of reality, our place in the universe, and the immortality of the soul. As such, it is normally studied continuously in every spiritist group or center. It was the first and remains the most important spiritist book. It is the set of principles, as revealed by the superior spirits, contained in allan kardec s works, which constitute the spiritist fundamentals. 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. 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 is the pen name of the french teacher and. The spirits book offers new ideas for the person unconvinced by the answers of formal religions or disheartened by the void of afterlife that arises from the conclusions of modern science. The spirits book, the mediums book, the gospel explained by spiritism, heaven and hell, and the genesis. It is the first in a series of five books that kardec wrote that are collectively known as the spiritist codification. It is for this reason that we have inscribed the words spiritualist philosophy on its titlepage. In a special sense, the spirits book contains the doctrine or theory of spiritism. The spirits book by allan kardec white crow books ebooks. The consoler, advocate, and other translations were made describing the person who would come to earth and teach us all things. The existence of spirits has no end and that is all that we can reveal at this time.

When two grave and serious spirits began speaking to a french a. Kardec exposes its principles in the spirit s book and in his subsequent written works. 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 was published in 1857 and marks the official birth of spiritism, a spiritualist philosophy. Containing the principles of spiritist doctrine on the immortality of. 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. Leon denizard rivail, was a french educator and philosopher born in lyon in 1804. The spirits book, the mediums book, the gospel according to spiritism, heaven and hell and the genesis. The united states spiritist council, published the entire editions of kardecs magazine for the year 1858 and it makes fascinating reading. The beings who thus enter into communication with us designate themselves, as we have said, by the name of spirits or genii, and as having belonged, in many cases at least, to men who have lived upon the earth.

It became very wellknown once it had arrived in the north american continent and the asian continent, especially in the second half of the 19th century. This, too, became very successful, as a wonderful source of guidance and information of mediumship and mediumistic development. The spirits book new english edition translation series of classical spiritist works. He is the author of the five books known as the spiritist codification, and is the founder of spiritism. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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.

In this book, allan kardec approaches divine justice from the point of view of spiritism. 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. This third edition of the spirits book is superb in quality, timelessly speaking directly to the modern heart and mind. The spirits book by allan kardec is arguably the bible of spiritualism. The spirits book 1857, written by allan kardec, is widely regarded as the most important piece of writing in the spiritist canon. Spiritist society of dallas without charity there is no. In 1854 rivail first heard of the mysterious rapping phenomena that had taken america and europe by storm. French scholar hippolyte leon denizard rivail 18041869, aka allan kardec, was a longtime teacher of mathematics, astronomy, and other scientific disciplines before turning to the paranormal.