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SPIRITISM is a new religion founded by the Spirit-Medium ??????????????? (a.k.a. Allan Kardec) in the 1840s in France. It is a religion for "the spiritual but not religious". It is for people who do not believe in any formal organized religion. It is for people who are "spiritual but not religious". Spiritism is for people who are "turned off" by the organized religion, but who still believe in God and want to know how to live their lives according to His Will. Spiritism teaches that God has communicated to us via three Ages: *The Age of the Father
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*The Age of the Son *The Age of the Spirit In the Age of the Father, God revealed Himself as a stern but loving Father, such as Jehovah, or Brahma. In the Age of the Son, God revealed Himself as the Son of God, Jesus Christ. But in the Age of the Spirit, God reveals Himself via the Spirit of Truth. We can "tap in" to that Spirit via a process called "Mediumship". The Age of the Father began with the Revelation of God to Zoroaster, the ancient Prophet of Persia, who lived about 4,000 B.C. Zoroaster In the Age of the Father, the Father communicated to mankind via "prophets" and "wise men". Among these are the Hebrew prophets, the Zoroastrian Magians, the Hindu Rishis ("Seers") and many others. The Age of the Son, of course, began with the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The Age of the Spirit began in the year 1260 A.D. when the Holy Spirit began to communicate directly with men and women known as "Seers". There have been many Seers of the Spirit. One such Seer was Nostradamus. There have been many such Seer, some Japanese, some in India, some in America, some in Europe. These were not people who channelled the dead, but those who channeled the Spirit of Truth. Of coure, the uninspired leaders of religion always reject the newest Revelation. The leaders of Judaism rejected Jesus Christ. The leaders of Christendom rejected the Seers, even though what the Seers revealed was pure truth. Spiritism was founded in the 19th century by the Frenchman known to us today as Alan Kardec. He claimed to be in contract with "The Spirit of Truth"; the same Spirit Jesus mentions in the Gospels as the "Comforter" that would teach His disciples "all things". Kardec taught that the Spirit of Truth could be contacted via Mediums; hyper-sensitive spiritual people who have the ability to read minds, and to contact the Astral World. He taught that Jesus Christ wanted His disciples to receive divine guidence via The Spirit of Truth in this manner (Mediumship), but that the early Christians soon rejected this form of communication, and, because of it, were left with only fallible human leaders to guide them.
The Spirit-Revelations
Kardec claimed to be a Medium for the Spirit of Truth who communicated to him via questions and answers. Kardec produced five books of Revelation from the Spirit of Truth which form the
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basis of Spiritism. Spiritists believe that these five books form the basis for their beliefs. Collectively these are known as The Spirit-Revelations. These are NOT revelations from dead people, or from demons, but Revelations from the Spirit of Truth that Jesus said would "teach us all things" (John 16:20) In addition to the Five Books, Spiritists also accept the Messages of Mediums as divine revelation. Such Message can be to a person (get this job, don't get that job), or to a local Spiritist community, or to a Spiritist Federation (over a country), or to the International Spiritist Council. In addition to The Spirit-Revelations and the Messages, Spiritists can also get information from other Spirit-Mediums, such as Edgar Cayse, or the works of Martin Jensen of Denmark, or the writings of Dr. Dahesh: the miracle-working Spirit-Medium of Lebanon. These are known as New Spirit-Revelations. Belief in The Spirit-Revelations are mandatory for all members of Spiritist societies. Acceptance of the Messages and New Revelations are optional for Spiritists. For Spiritists, the Bible is NOT a "Revelation" but rather a collection of historical books some of which were written by Prophets (who were Spirit-Mediums of Israel). The books of the Bible have various authors, who were inspired to various degrees, and they are considered inspired books, but are not our Guidebooks for the Age of the Spirit. For example, the Bible, in the Old Testment, commands the death penalty for the following offenses: *Adultery (women only) *Homosexuality (men only) *Blashemy *Using God's name is vain (swearing) *Eating pork *Eating shell-fish *Working on a Sabbath day If the Bible is our "Guidebook" for today, why aren't Christians enforcing these rules and laws? They have no answer. There is none. We live in the Age of the Spirit, and Spiritists are those who are guided by the Spirit of Truth
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(via Spirit-Mediums). We are not guided by old religions or old Revelations that are no longer relevant for us today.
Spiritist Teachings
Spiritism teaches: *God exists as a Intelligence Force throughout the Cosmos, with a Light and Dark side. *Organized religion was necessary because most people could not read, and had to have the Law of God taught to them. But today, because of literary and modern communication, organized religion is no longer necessary. *We all live many lifetimes, on this planet and other planets (reincarnation). *Christianity is true, but Christendom (the Christian churches) are dead without the Spirit, and the Spirit of Truth has communicated with Seers, and we can read those Communications for ourselves, to guide our lives. *Judism and Christianity are not the only true Revelations from God. The Spirit has communicated with many Prophets, Sages, and Seers throughout the history of human beings, many whose names we know and many whose names we do not know. *We do not need pastors or priests in the Age of the Spirit. If we can read, we can read the Spirit-Revelations ourselves. If we cannot read, then those who can read can read the SpiritRevelations to us. We do not need a Priest to forgive our sins, or a Pastor to tell us what God's Will is for us. *The Law of Karma is operative upon all things: whatever a man soeth so shall he reap. *When we die we go to the Astral World to await our next incarnation. *We existed on other planets before this one, and we will have lives on other planets after this one. Spiritism address many subjects that are not clearly addressed in the Bible, such as the Afterlife, abortion, euthanasia, killing in war (sin or no sin?), homosexuality, suicide, etc.
Spiritists agree with Spiritualists, that communication with the dead is possible, but Spiritism is about the Spirit of Truth guiding us; not about getting communication from the dead humans.
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1700s in Poland, and worked many miracles, and taught gilgul (reincarnation). His revelations agree with those of the Spirit-Revelations.
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Organized Religion
Spiritism teaches that at one time organized religion was necessary; when most people were illiterate. Since most people could not read, and there were no printing presses to mass-produce literature, the Revelation had to be read or taught to the common people, via teachers. Teachers had to be trained and organized into orders and churches, with rules of discipline, and hierarchies. Jesus had to form His "Church" with apostles, prophets, evangelicals, pastors, and teachers, because the common people could not read, and, even if they could, there were no printing presses. The Gospels had to be copied by hand. Today, there is no "need" for various ranks of "teachers" because The Spirit-Revelations can be mass-produced, on the Internet, and in inexpensive book form, in multiple languages, and we can read them for ourselves. But today, times have changed. Most people are literate and can read for themselves. Literary and the printing press allows us to read The Spirit-Revelations ourselves. What we need is to read and study The Spirit-Revelations for ourselves. They are very clear in what they say. Once we have read these Revelations, then we shall know for ourselves what the Spirit of Truth wants us to do. Today, one sees the thousands of different religions and thousands of different sects within each of the religions. This is because mankind follows the Spirit of Error instead of the Spirit of Truth. The Spirit of Error is the "OVER-SOUL"; the collective "Self" of humanity. All religious people, except for the Spiritists, follow the Spirit of Error. For example, over 1 billion people today follow the Roman Catholic Popes. These men used to teach the world is flat, that people who kill others for the Catholic Church are saved, while those people who kill themselves will burn in Hell forever. Former popes used to teach that all Protestants will burn in Hell forever. But more recent popes teach the opposite; that Protestants are "separated bretrhen" and are saved as well. Protestants are divided as well, each group following this man, or that man, or that woman, all saying, "Lo, here is Christ!". All believe he/she is following the right path of God. A hundred years ago all Protestants believed that the Papacy was the Anti-Christ and Muhammad the "false prophet" of Revelations. Today, very few belief either. A hundred and fifty years ago Southern Baptists believed that slavery was of God, and that women can have abortions and that was not a crime. Now, they believe just the opposite on both issues! Obviously, the varioius religions of the modern world are NOT following the Spirit of Truth. They are following the opinions and beliefs on uninspired men (and sometimes women) who are equally as ignorant; relying on other human guides.
The term "Yoga" means "union". It means "union" with God. All organized religions have "Yoga". When Evangelicals uplift their hands and shout "Praise the Lord" and sing sons of praise to Jesus, that is a form of "Yoga" (although they would not admit this). There are hundreds of forms of Yoga. Meditation is a form of Yoga. The Spirit-Revelations teach a form of Yoga which is reading the Spirit-Revelations. This produces a calming of the mind, and in "unites" one with the Holy Spirit. For those who cannot read, for whatever reason, The Spirit-Revelations can be read to them by a Spiritist-Worker (a Spiritist who volunteers to help another without pay or thought of something in return). Most Christians think that Jesus wanted His followers to sing songs of praise to Him continuously, but Jesus never told His followers to sing praises to Him. Rather, He told His followers to do the following: PURE RELIGION Spiritist Yoga consists of Reading the Spirit-Revelations and in doing unselfish service for others. That is the form of Yoga we practice. Yoga helps us to be more "spiritual" and the more spiritual we are, the more "good" we do, and the more "good" we think-say-do, the less bad Karma we collect, and less we must suffer in this life and the next to "burn" awa that negative Karma.
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The New Testament was not written and compiled until about 350 A.D. What guided the Christians before that? Before the New Testament the early Christians were guided by SpiritMediums called "Prophets". Jesus' Church included Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers. The Prophets were Mediums between Christian communities and the Spirit of Truth. What happened to them? Why are they not still guiding Christian churches today? Simple answer. There was a group of Christians who rejected the Christian "prophets" and raised up "bishops" instead, who were not in communication with the Spirit of Truth. These "bishops" later organized into the Catholic Church. The Bible was never supposed to be the ONLY GUIDE for Christians! The Bible is a collection of "historical books"; not guide-books! The Spirit-Revelations, on the other hand, are Guidebooks; that is what they are meant for. They are not "history" books like the Bible. They are Guidebooks to guide those who follow the Spirit of Truth.
Guardian Angels/Spirit-Guides
Spiritism teaches that all humans have one or more "Guardian Angels". These angels look out for us. We can communicate with these guardians via Spirit-Mediums. These personal messages to us are called Spirit-Messages. Our Guardian Angels, or Spirit-Guides, want only what is best for us. Sometimes they can communicate with us in dreams, but these dreams will, more often than not, be vague and unclear. But, via Spirit-Mediums, we can get direct verbal communication with our Guardian-Angels.
The Spirit-Mediums
There is a sharp difference bewtween "channeler" and "Spirit-Medium". A "channeler" claims to be in contact with spirits of the dead, such as the magician Houdini, or Napolean, or the dead relative of a person of a loved-one. In Spiritism, a "Medium" (also called "Spirit-Medium") is spiritually-sensitive person who communicates messages from the Guardian Angel of person to that person. Certain individuals are born Spirit-Mediums. They have the natural ability to communicate with the Spirit-World. Every Spiritist Society has at least one or more Mediums. These are the same as the "Prophets" of the early Christian communities. They receive messages for others, and answer questions such as: *Will I get married? *Will I be rich? *Who should I marry? *What career should I work in?
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*Should I move or stay here? Mediums are conduits to the Spirit of Truth. None of the Spirit-Mediums are paid; these would lead to deception and charlatanism. All Mediums who are Spiritists volunteer their services. None of them do this "for a living". All have normal jobs, and assist others in giving them "Readings" not for money, but because these are "good deeds" which help burn away bad karma.
Spiritist Organizations
Even though Spiritism preaches against an organized "Church" with priests and rituals, there are Spiritist societies. Brazil has more than 2 million Spiritists, all of whom who honor Allan Kardec and believe his books are Spirit-Revelations. There are Spiritist organizations in about 20 countries at the current time. They are all members of the International Spiritist Council which acts as the umbrella orgranzation. This is democratic council, like the "United Nations" for Spiritists. In no way is it a "top-down" organization like the Roman Catholic Church; where the Pope commands a heirarcy of Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, and Priests. On the contary, the ISC is the "UN" for Spiritist organizations worldwide. It produces a magazine called The Spiritist Review, which has editions in different languages: Spiritists are led by the Spirit of Truth via Mediums, who are conduits for such divine communications. Each Spiritist Center has one or more Mediums. The International Spiritist Council has a number of Mediums, who receive "messages" from the Spirit of Truth. Spiritists are organized as follows: 1* Spiritist Group (an unorganized group of Spiritists with no Medium in a particular area who gather occassionally for fellowship) 2* Spiritist Assembly (an organized group with at least one Medium but is not a legal entity who meet for Readings and fellowship). 3* Spiritist Society (an organized group in one jurisdiction, such as a city, township, or county, that has at least one Medium and who is legally incorporated as a non-profit society in that jurisdiction) 3*Spiritist Council (an organization which includes all Spiritists Groups and Societies within a certain juridiction such as a province or state) 4* Spiritist Federation (an organization which includes all Spiritist Councils within a country or several countries) 5* International Spiritist Council (the international council of Spiritist organizations worldwide)
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All of the various "Spiritist Federations" in the various countries are Members of the International Spiritist Council which in headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Spiritism does NOT require that Spiritists become members of any "society" even a Spiritist society. But, because humans want to fellowship with those who think as they do, societies have been created. Also....wouldn't you like to get direct verbal Message from your Guardian Angel? This can happen via the Mediums who belong to Spiritist societies. Many people go to Spiritualist Mediums who charge money for "Readings". These are called "Money-Mediums". Some of these people are true Mediums. Others are con-men or con-women who want to take your money. How can you tell which is which? You can't! Not all Money-Mediums are con-men and con-women! Many Money-Mediums are true Mediums. Others are self-deluded. Some are charlatans. Spiritist Societies are necessary to help Spiritists avoid false Mediums. Charging money for mediumship attracts too many charlatans and self-deluded types. Since paid-mediumship is forbidden in Spiritist societies, this is one way for Spiritists to avoid charlatans (phoney mediums) who are con-men and con-women who want to take their money, who are in fact not Mediums at all and will give people phoney readings
Spiritist Temples
Spiritism has no churches nor temples, and, futhermore, wants none. The only "temples" that Spiritists want to build are hospitals for children, hospices for the dying, and orphanages, as Jesus said: PURE RELIGION Spiritist Groups meet in the homes of other Spiritists; either once per week, or once per month. When they become an Assembly (at least 20 active adults) they can begin to rent halls, like Masonic Halls, for Fellowship Meetings. Spiritists believe that building glorious and expensive churches and temples are from the Oversoul; these are ways to flatter our egos. Rather, we seek to build hosptitals for the poor, orphanages, and hospices to care for the dying. These are are temples and churches and synagogues.
Spiritist Practice
All Spiritists subscribe to "the Spiritist Practice" which reads as follows: All Spiritist practices are gratuitous, following the orientation of the moral principle
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found in the Gospel: "Give for free what you receive for free." Spiritism is practiced with simplicity, without any external forms of worship, within the Christian principle that God should be worshipped in spirit and in truth. Spiritism has no clergy, nor does it adopt or use at any of its meetings or during its practices the following: altars, images, candles, processions, sacraments, concession of indulgences, paraments, alcoholic or hallucinogenic beverages, incense, tobacco, talismans, amulets, horoscopes, cartomancy, pyramids, crystals, or any other objects, rituals or external forms of worship. Spiritism does not impose its principles. It invites those interested in knowing it to submit its teachings to the test of reason before accepting them. Mediumship, which allows the Spirits to communicate with Human Beings, is a faculty which many individuals bring with them at birth, independent of whatever religion or beliefs they may come to adopt. Spiritist mediumship practice is solely that which is exercised based on the principles of the Spiritist Doctrine and within the Christian morality. Spiritism respects all religions and doctrines; values all efforts towards the practice of goodness; works towards peace and fellowship between all nations and all peoples, regardless of race, color, nationality, creed, cultural or social standing. It also recognizes that the truly good person is one who complies with the laws of justice, love, and charity in their highest degree of purity. (INTERNATIONAL SPIRITIST COUNCIL, Preparation of Workers for Spiritist Activities Oct. 1999)
THE SPIRIT-REVELATIONS
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ORGANIZATIONS
United States Spiritist Council International Spiritist Council
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Mazdaznan is a syncretistic religious health movement based on Zoroastrian and Christian ideas with special focus on breathing exercises, vegetarian diet and body culture. It was founded at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century by Otoman Zar-Adusht Ha'nish, born Otto Hanisch. The word Mazdaznan is said to derive from the Persian "Mazda" and "Znan", and is supposed to mean "master thought". [1]
Contents [hide] 1 Teachings 2 Movement 3 Literature 4 External links 5 Notes
Teachings
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Mazdaznan is mainly promoted as a dietary (vegetarian) movement with breathing, vowel and glandular exercises for physical, spiritual and mental development. In some ways it is similar to Yogic and Ayurvedic teachings. Besides emphasizing the importance of the individual decision, it proclaims personal responsibility for one's own fortune. The Cosmology rests upon three historical characters: Ainyahita, Zarathustra and Jehoshua. Ainyahita, daughter of the divinely created couple (may be related to Anahita), lived 9000 years ago and is supposed to be the origin of the white Aryan race, which includes the Jews and therefore Jesus of Nazareth.
Movement
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The first centers were established in Chicago in 1890 and New York in 1902. Since 1917, Hanisch settled mainly in Los Angeles, California. Several scholars brought his teachings to other countries. In Europe, Mazdaznan was spread by the former Californian farmers David and Frieda Ammann beginning in about 1907. David Ammann was expelled from Leipzig, Germany in 1914 due to the publication of the book Inner Studies. The main centre for Mazdaznan in Europe was the Lebensschule at Herrliberg near Zurich. One of the most famous European followers of the movement was the abstract painter Johannes Itten, who taught at the Bauhaus, who insisted on shaven heads, crimson robes and colonic irrigation.[2] In the 1930s, Mrs. Gloria Gasque, a wealthy follower of the movement, went to Bombay intending to restore the "true" message of Zoroaster to the Parsis. Though met with hostility, she remained there for a number of years before she returned to the United States. The Nazis proscribed Mazdaznan from 1935, a ban that remained in Germany until 1946. Today the movement has several thousand German followers. In 1980 Mazdaznan's headquarters moved to Encinitas, California, and in 2001 the last manager of
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the headquarters disappeared and the organized movement ceased to exist in the US, though it is possible that there are still isolated followers or practitioners in the US. In 2007, the movement was revived in Canada by Peter deBoer.
Literature
Hanish, Otoman Zar-Adusht: Inner Studies: A Course of Twelve Lessons, 1902 Hanish, Otoman Zar-Adusht: Ainyahita in Pearls (articles 19071909) Hanish, Otoman Zar-Adusht: Mazdaznan Dietetics and Cookery Book, 1913 Hanish, Otoman Zar-Adusht: Mazdaznan Health and Breath Culture, 1914
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Hanish, Otoman Zar-Adusht: Jehoshua the Nazir, (describes mystical eastern sources on Jesus of Nazareth). Hanish, Otoman Zar-Adusht: Ever Creative Thought, 1931
External links
Mazdaznan International German Mazdaznan Page about Mazdaznan Movement Rare synthesis of the phrenology of mazdaznan (in french) Mazdaznan Association (North America) Mainly Critical: by Hanish and Martin
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Jehoshua the Nazir, mystical eastern sources on Jesus of Nazareth. This web page tells about his birth 1854 in Leipzig (or possibly in Poland)
Notes
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1. ^ Furness, Raymond (2000). Zarathustra's Children: A Study of a Lost Generation of German Writers. Boydell & Brewer. p. 171. ISBN 1571130578. 2. ^ Forgcs, va (1995). The Bauhaus Idea and Bauhaus Politics. Central European University Press. p. 51. ISBN 1858660122.
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