Spiritist Knowledge

If every effect has a cause, every intelligent effect  must have an intelligent cause.  (A. Kardec, "Spiritism in its simplest expression", History of Spiritism.) Wherefore seeing we also are compassed  about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight,  and the sin which doth so easily beset us,  and let us run with patience  the race that is set before us.  (Paul, Heb. 12:1,KJV) R ecent debates about the nature and cause of many psychic phenomena have been polarized between two antagonistic explanations. On one side, the so-called "super-psi" supporters seek to explain all events by hypothesizing the existence of yet unknown human "superpowers" which would be responsible for all events. On the other hand, proponents of human-spirit interaction explain many facts as an interplay between an unknown force of Nature - the Spirits - and the human mind. Moreover, the existence of Spirits is directly linked to ...

A new article has been added to the SKL repository: " On the Way to the Light - Principles of Good Government as Implied by the Spirit World " by Brian Foster which is an analysis of the idea of good governemt in the context of the book ' On the Way to the Light ' by C. Xavier  (see reference below for book availability). Abstract The Spirit world is actively moving us to manage ourselves in a civilized manner. The book, On the Way to the Light , and other writings lay out the track for us to follow to improve the governments of whatever nations we reside.  Spiritism has existed over one hundred and fifty years, since Allan Kardec published The Spirits Book . The book states, in the conclusion section, "The development of these ideas present three distinct periods. The first is that of curiosity, excited by the strangeness of the phenomena produced; the second, that of reasoning and philosophy; the third, that of applications and co...

A new article has been added to the SKL repository: " On the Way to the Light: the Spiritist  Story of Earth as told by Emmanuel " by Brian Foster which is a review of F. C. Xavier book 'On the Way to the Light'  (see reference below for book availability). Abstract On the Way to the Light , by the spirit Emmanuel, psychographed by Francisco C. Xavier, was written in 1938, but first published in English in 2011. Emmanuel details how the Spirit world has managed and channeled the human race, from the conception of our planet to the present, on the road to a higher plateau. This book upends all we know about world history.   The article surveys the book and provides commentary on key events described by Emmanuel. It is intended to introduce the reader to a different aspect of Spiritism. Whereas most literature concentrates on our personal relationship to our own spiritual progress, O n the Way to the Light exposes the larger manipulation of the human race. ...