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It is not to be thought, however, that all suffering in this world denotes the existence of a determined shortcoming. Many times it is simply an ordeal requested by the Spirit, which will help it towards purification and active progress. So atonement is always a test,  but a test is not always an  atonement.  ( A. Kardec, "The  Gospel According to Spiritism", Chap. 5,  "Blessed are the afflicted", Paragraph 9, see ref. 1 ) A crisis always reveals the consequence of something not properly done in the past or an action erroneously undertaken. We suffer the effect of the past living in us because we are its product. We are informed by the spirits that our actions today have two goals: to solve life's problems and to act upon current events resulting in either moral gains or losses, just as to influence the future when we will sistematically reap gains or losses again.  As a result, if we fail to act today towards the future, we will hardly...

The last one hundred and fifty years  has commenced a quiet revolution,  which is only beginning. The full extent has still  not been revealed. The material disseminated so far  is just the first push, to rebalance the equilibrium  between materialism and spiritualism. For English  speakers only a small percentage is yet translated.  Hence, as each books is translated, new facets  of spirit life and methods come to light . Brian Foster, "The Case for Reincarnation - your path to perfection", Chapter 28, "Last Words")   B rian Foster has just published his book " The Case for Reincarnation - your path to perfection " deserving some comments. Brian Foster is an American Spiritist who has been active in publishing several texts for the "Spiritist Knowledge" (1) blog, our repository of Spiritist articles . He is also the author of NWSpiritism (2) containing many illuminating articles about Spiritist books and fundamental ...

The Spiritist Magazine, February 1864, Spiritist dissertations. Spiritist Society of Paris, Medium: Mrs: A. C. Limits of reincarnation Reincarnation is necessary when matter dominates the spirit. But, from the moment the spirit has mastered matter and annulated its effects on moral, reincarnation has neither use nor reason to exist. In effect, the body serves the spirit in his progressive work, until he learns to manage the body, and project his will upon matter when the work is accomplished. Then another field of action is necessary for the spirit advancement toward the infinite way. Another circle of study is required, where gross matter of inferior spheres is unknown. Having purged and experimented all sensation on Earth or on similar worlds, the spirit is mature enough for a spiritual life and other studies. Having elevated himself above all bodily sensations, the spirit is free from all desires or necessities applicable to bodiliness: it is a spirit and lives only spiri...