| Spiritualism |
This text will acquaint you with some of the beliefs and highlights of the
National Spiritualist Association of Churches and taken in its entirety
from the NSAC website. No religion can be completely understood
through a few pages so please consider this as some of the basics.
Spiritualism is a common sense religion, one of knowing and living. We
accept all truths and endeavor to prove their validity. Truths are found
in nature, in other religions, in writings, in science, in philosophy, in
Divine Law and are received through spirit communication.
Spiritualists believe that God or Infinite Intelligence is ALL That Is,
expressing through all creation by love, light and law. Humanity, the
most complex of life on earth, reaches this Divine Source through
prayer, meditation, listening to the inner awareness, and service. Why
service? Because every living thing is a part of God, so as we serve life
we also serve the Higher Energies.
Life is consciousness - without consciousness there is no existence.
Consciousness is the totality of one's thoughts, feelings, emotions and
impressions on the mind. The state of thinking is how we create our
consciousness. Spiritualism teaches that through the Law of
Action/Reaction or Cause/Effect we take control of our lives as we
control our thoughts. Positive thinking leads to happiness and assists
the individual to grow.
Spiritualism encourages growth of loving consciousness in the physical
world not only for the immediate benefits, but also the future rewards in
the Spiritual Dimension. The Law of Continuity and the Law of
Attraction teach us that "As within, so without. As above, so below." A
soul arriving in the next plane of existence will find they take their
consciousness with them and will be in the company of like-minded
entities. The more loving and spiritual the soul has become, the more
beautiful and rewarding will be the new home and associates in the spirit
land.
Life is continuous, the consciousness never dies for it is part of God and
the Infinite is forever. Upon the cessation of the physical housing the
spirit graduates to the next plane of existence. This plane is similar to
our earthly
National Spiritualist Association of Churches and taken in its entirety
from the NSAC website. No religion can be completely understood
through a few pages so please consider this as some of the basics.
Spiritualism is a common sense religion, one of knowing and living. We
accept all truths and endeavor to prove their validity. Truths are found
in nature, in other religions, in writings, in science, in philosophy, in
Divine Law and are received through spirit communication.
Spiritualists believe that God or Infinite Intelligence is ALL That Is,
expressing through all creation by love, light and law. Humanity, the
most complex of life on earth, reaches this Divine Source through
prayer, meditation, listening to the inner awareness, and service. Why
service? Because every living thing is a part of God, so as we serve life
we also serve the Higher Energies.
Life is consciousness - without consciousness there is no existence.
Consciousness is the totality of one's thoughts, feelings, emotions and
impressions on the mind. The state of thinking is how we create our
consciousness. Spiritualism teaches that through the Law of
Action/Reaction or Cause/Effect we take control of our lives as we
control our thoughts. Positive thinking leads to happiness and assists
the individual to grow.
Spiritualism encourages growth of loving consciousness in the physical
world not only for the immediate benefits, but also the future rewards in
the Spiritual Dimension. The Law of Continuity and the Law of
Attraction teach us that "As within, so without. As above, so below." A
soul arriving in the next plane of existence will find they take their
consciousness with them and will be in the company of like-minded
entities. The more loving and spiritual the soul has become, the more
beautiful and rewarding will be the new home and associates in the spirit
land.
Life is continuous, the consciousness never dies for it is part of God and
the Infinite is forever. Upon the cessation of the physical housing the
spirit graduates to the next plane of existence. This plane is similar to
our earthly
plane but at ahigher rate of vibration and luminosity. One method of
service in spirit is to communicate, assist and help illuminate those that
are living on the earth plane. Mediums in the Spirit World and mediums
in the physical world adjust their vibrations to enable communications
between the two planes of existence. It has been demonstrated in our
Churches, home circles and in scientific investigations that "there is no
death, there are no dead."
All life moves in a gradual state of evolution or change. Arrival in the
Spiritual realm does not mean instant knowing. Rather the personality
of the individual and the understanding gleaned on the earth plane
continue at the same level, ready to begin the next phase of unfoldment.
The physical world has aches, pains and struggles. These are not taken
to the spiritual realm which is love, light, law, peace, cooperation,
sharing, and growth. The soul body is whole and shining forth that
which is within its essence. Falsehoods, separateness, and illusions are
left behind as the desire to progress awakens. The rewards follow
according to the goodness of the entity.
Life concerns growth. We, Spiritualists, try to keep an open, even mind
so new truths may be incorporated into our principles. In keeping with
this, we have no bound creed or set of dogmas. Our Declaration of
Principles, which form the basis of our beliefs, has changed over the
years as new clarification has been gleaned. We know that truth is the
highest religion and endeavor to test our beliefs, altering them as new
truths are proven.
Humans are spiritual beings, an indivisible part of the Divine. God is
The Spirit within each individual waiting to be consciously accepted
and activated. One of the desires of Spiritualism is to awaken this spirit
within, to move beyond the five senses to higher awareness. Each
person has free choice and is personally responsible, yet Spiritualism,
through communication with the higher teachings derived from the
Spirit World, tries to provide a way, a guideline, a set of principles, to
help the world travelers to proceed upward, toward the light.
service in spirit is to communicate, assist and help illuminate those that
are living on the earth plane. Mediums in the Spirit World and mediums
in the physical world adjust their vibrations to enable communications
between the two planes of existence. It has been demonstrated in our
Churches, home circles and in scientific investigations that "there is no
death, there are no dead."
All life moves in a gradual state of evolution or change. Arrival in the
Spiritual realm does not mean instant knowing. Rather the personality
of the individual and the understanding gleaned on the earth plane
continue at the same level, ready to begin the next phase of unfoldment.
The physical world has aches, pains and struggles. These are not taken
to the spiritual realm which is love, light, law, peace, cooperation,
sharing, and growth. The soul body is whole and shining forth that
which is within its essence. Falsehoods, separateness, and illusions are
left behind as the desire to progress awakens. The rewards follow
according to the goodness of the entity.
Life concerns growth. We, Spiritualists, try to keep an open, even mind
so new truths may be incorporated into our principles. In keeping with
this, we have no bound creed or set of dogmas. Our Declaration of
Principles, which form the basis of our beliefs, has changed over the
years as new clarification has been gleaned. We know that truth is the
highest religion and endeavor to test our beliefs, altering them as new
truths are proven.
Humans are spiritual beings, an indivisible part of the Divine. God is
The Spirit within each individual waiting to be consciously accepted
and activated. One of the desires of Spiritualism is to awaken this spirit
within, to move beyond the five senses to higher awareness. Each
person has free choice and is personally responsible, yet Spiritualism,
through communication with the higher teachings derived from the
Spirit World, tries to provide a way, a guideline, a set of principles, to
help the world travelers to proceed upward, toward the light.
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