The spirits book contains the basic tenets of the spiritist doctrine. The mediums book and the spirits book are, truly, allan kardec s most lasting signature upon the spiritualist movement. The spirits book kardec, allan isbn 0964990709 1 copy separate the spirits book kardec, allan isbn 0964990709 1 copy separate le livre des esprits. 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. In the article about the young medium and how he was tricked, allan kardec lays out 8 main points to remember when dealing with spirits. The basic doctrine of spiritism the codification is defined in five books written and published by allan kardec during his life. 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 result electrified the high society of the mid 19th century, which was already fascinated by spirit tapping and other paranormalities, and earned kardec a. The spirits book allan kardec it was the first and remains the most important spiritist book. Jan 01, 2018 the five books of the spiritist codification published by allan kardec.
Containing the principles of spiritist philosophy on the immortality of the soul. Free download of the first five books written by allan kardec. 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 automatic writing is at this address below. Organized in the form of questions and answers, it presents a rich collection of dialogues between allan kardec and the spiritinstructors. In this tome the experimental and investigative features of the doctrine are presented, explained and taught. 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. The spirits book was the first book spiritism published by allan kardec in. Recueillis et mis en ordre par allan kardec french edition kardec, allan. Jan 26, 2010 spiritism does not institute any new morals.
This book contains the essence of the moral teaching of jesus. Pen name for the teacher, translator and author hippolyte leon denizard rivail, he was the father of spiritism. How allan kardec organized the spirits book and his. The nature of spirits and their relations with the corporeal world. 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 books allan kardec haftad 9781907355981 bokus. The spirits book by allan kardec overdrive rakuten. Introduction to spiritism the science and philosophy behind mesa blanca. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the spirits book. The book on mediums or mediums and evokers handbook a. Jun 14, 2012 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 project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. 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. 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.
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The present life, the future life and the destiny of the human races. This third edition of the spirits book is superb in quality, timelessly speaking directly to the modern heart and mind. This, too, became very successful, as a wonderful source of guidance and information of mediumship and mediumistic development. The book begins with a thorough introduction of kardecs observations and then contains several chapters of questions being posed with the corresponding answers. Oct 07, 2012 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 automatic writing is at this address below.
The spirits book, the mediums book, the gospel according to spiritism, heaven and hell and the genesis. The spirits book isbn 9781907355981 pdf epub allan kardec. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. He is the author of the five books known as the spiritist codification, and is the founder of spiritism. Kardec books, it is to be remarked that, although the domain of thought and. This course is centered on allan kardec s first two books. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Later, in 1864, kardec compiled and wrote le livre des mediums, or the mediums book. The spirits book by kardec, allan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It contains 1019 questions and answers about the nature of reality, our place in the universe, and the immortality of the soul. No serious and intelligent student of the works of allan kardec has ever. As such, it is normally studied continuously in every spiritist group or center. The spirits book 1857, written by allan kardec, is widely regarded as the most important piece of writing in the spiritist canon. The spirits book defines the guidelines of the doctrine, covering points like god, spirit, universe, man, society, culture, morals and religion. These two books deal with life in spirit, and the evolution of the soul. Four of allan kardecs books on spiritism are free to download in the hopes that. But allan kardec was not destined to witness the realisation of the project in which he. 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. Oct 01, 2006 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 usea place in this history of the paranormal as the father of spiritism.
The spirits book by allan kardec is arguably the bible of spiritualism. The book on mediums, also known as the mediums book, was written by allan kardec and originally published in 1861. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read le livre des esprits. The answers were compared, analyzed, and organized for inclusion in the spirits book, which was first published in 1857. The spirits book isbn 9781907355981 pdf epub allan. The spirits book is part of the spiritist codification, and is regarded as one of the five fundamental works of spiritism. How allan kardec organized the spirits book and his other books. In 1854 rivail first heard of the mysterious rapping phenomena that had taken america and europe by storm. 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. With the teachings he received from higher spirits through various mediums, he wrote five books that would become the basis of the spiritist doctrine. A discussion of the means of communicating with the invisible world, the development of mediumship and the difficulties encountered inthe practice of spiritualism. The spirits book allan kardec by bessbarbour issuu. For new ideas new words are needed, in order to secure clearness of language by avoiding the confusion inseparable from the employment of the same term for exp. 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.
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. Jun 14, 2012 in a special sense, the spirits book contains the doctrine or theory of spiritism. 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. 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. Because they served as the starting point to spiritism, and because they were the result. Finally, kardec organized the spirits book into four parts to facilitate understanding. It was the first and remains the most important spiritist book, because it addresses in first hand all questions developed subsequently by allan kardec.
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. 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. Containing the principles of spiritist doctrine on the immortality of the soul. Leon denizard rivail, was a french educator and philosopher born in lyon in 1804. History of spiritism project gutenberg selfpublishing. Le livre des esprits ebook written by allan kardec. Download here the spirits book 1857, written by allan kardec, is widely regarded as the most important piece of writing in the spiritist canon. Kardec wrote a number of books on the subject 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. 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 spirits book, by allan kardec. It is for this reason that we have inscribed the words spiritualist philosophy on its titlepage.
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