The Spiritist Psychological Society Year IV l Issue N°17 l July/August l 2011 The Journal of Psychological Studies

Science, Philosophy and Religion

Communication with the dead

With the rise of , consistently and uninterrup- "With each year that goes codified by , the ted. The Old and New Testa- by, the facts multiply, the most important moment of the ment are books produced via evidence accumulates, the planetary life was launched: the "dead" demystified death! Since then, they never ceased to communica- te, revealing details of their immortal lives when incarna- ted and of life after death, without inter- ruption; we would no lon- ger grieve at the loss of loved ones, no longer would we fear to die because in fact the , in which the existence of the ’s world to die would mean to return guiding Spirits of the commu- is asserted with increasing home. And, most importantly, nities listed therewith are pre- authority and prestige. In the they corroborated the most sent at all essential times. past half a century the study important event to Jesus' tea- Mediumship is present at the of the soul passed from the chings - his own resurrection, transfiguration of Jesus on the domain of Metaphysics and explained in the most natural Mount Tabor, when Elijah and the purely abstract conception manner possible, based on the Moses manifested themselves to experience and observa- divine natural laws, giving evi- to the surprised eyes of Peter, tion. dence to His greatest lesson: John and James (Luke 9: 28). Life unfolds in two ways: life goes on in other dimensi- With Spiritism, is Jesus of physical and supraphysical. ons. Not that this was Nazareth who comes back to Man participates in two modes unknown; see Ernesto Bozza- talk to us, demystified, full of existence. For its physical no's research in Primitive Peo- and grand in His mission to body belongs to the visible ple and Supernormal Manifes- lead humanity to its fullness. world; for its fluidic body be- tation, and The Spirit and the It is the true religiosity that longs to the invisible world. Time, by José Herculano Pires, resurges to our hearts eager These two bodies coexist in based on John Murphy's The for peace, and to our reason the incarnate humans during Origins and History of Reli- as an avid faith - a faith that their lives. Death is their se- gions, which we had the satis- questions, that seeks, that paration. faction to translate into English finds, that reaches plenitude. Upon our material Huma- some years ago. nity pulses an invisible Huma- In Plato (Ion and Timaeus), Sonia Theodoro da Silva is the author of the nity, composed of beings that Projeto Estudos Filosóficos Espíritas, collab- we find the philosopher appro- orates in Casas André Luiz, resident in São lived on earth and are now aching the mediumship Paulo, Brazil. stripped of their garments of subject matter; in Greece, the flesh. Above the living beings, prophetic mediumship flou- incarnated in mortal bodies, rished in the great Oracle at the super-alive continue, in Delphi; the classical antiquity the Space, the free existence reminds us of times when of the Spirit." communication between the 1 No Invisível living and the dead happened Léon Denis

“... seeing that to study the Spirits is to study man ...” Allan Kardec

The Journal of Psychological Studies - Year IV l Issue N° 17 l July/August l 2011

Mediumship - the human being´s new sense Mediumship and life

The human being, incarnated ritual dimension. Mediumship has always been or discarnate, has the power to This contact would be made present in Human history. The communicate with others who are weekly or more frequently to spirits have communicated with in different dimensions all thanks capture that dimension, seeking a humans, at all times, attesting the to the mediumship, one of the healthy relationship between two immortality of the soul. 's several abilities. Its worlds. At that time, spirits close To talk about mediumship is use has been more common in to the family, known for previous an opportunity to learn something the religious and mystical midst, affinities, could participate in the else about Life, because me- aiming at the transcendence and home dynamics, sending messa- diumship is present in human's life e xp a n s i o n at all times. It of human is the ability conscious- one has to get ness. This in touch with use restric- other consci- tion and ousnesses, such a sa- whether incar- cralisation, nate or discar- hinders the nate. populariza- Who has refi- tion of the ned the culti- perception vation of me- o f m e - diumship wi- diumship as dens one’s a faculty sensitivity and inherent to aware- every hu- ness, noting man being. differently As such it everything was with that surrounds the Bible, it oneself. Also, initially had its reading restricted ges of enlightenment and conso- understands that everything is Editorial Staff to initiates and priests, but it is lation. On the other hand, the interconnected when, for lack of Journalist now accessible to all, which made discarnate spirits would be upda- competence of the individual, the João Batista Cabral - Mtb n° 625 it become universally known. ted about the family processes perceived reality brings difficulties Editor Without spreading mediumship from which they are remote since to be managed, since it can captu- Evanise M Zwirtes as a natural human faculty and by their departure. At work, the re the ambiance’s vibrations, have Collaborators inhibiting its usefulness in practi- participation of spirits could be access to the world of thoughts Adenáuer Novaes Maria Angélica de Mattos cal life, it will hardly be known useful, as long as the relationship and register feelings emanating Maria Novelli and practiced by everyone. How with the incarnate spirits would from other beings. Cricieli Zanesco Christina Renner to use it in practical life, in com- serve for a mutual exchange, for It is essential for the good me- Maria Madalena Bonsaver mon routine actions? Before that, the improvement of practices and dium to develop self-awareness or Lenéa Bonsaver Valle García Bermejo we need to broaden the knowled- research aiming for social and transcendence of the ego in order Nicola Paolo Colameo ge about it. technological development. Me- to differentiate the disturbing ex- Sophie Giusti Is mediumship a faculty which diumship would then have a new periences from the plenitude ones. Reporting allows communication with discar- sense of broad and unrestricted To daily study and exercise me- Sonia Theodoro da Silva Adenáuer Novaes nate spirits or it also includes the use. diumship is, above all, a process of Evanise M Zwirtes simple perception of the spiritual self-awareness, an inviting internal Ana Cecília Rosa Adenáuer Novaes is a Clinical Psycho- Cláudio Sinoti environment (as in the case of logist and one of the directors of the analysis; it is to dilate the percep-

perceived spiritual landscapes by Foundation "Lar Harmonia" in Salva- tion of the deep Self, opting for the Graphic Design Kelley Cristina Alves )? In the latter case, dor, living in Brazil. verticality of Life. we consider that it is useful to the Who understands mediumship Printing Circulation: 2500 copies mediunic intuitions without, ne- as this psychic coverage will be cessarily, including the direct giving a significant step to become Study Meetings (In Portuguese) Sundays - 05.45pm - 09.00pm participation of discarnate spirits. an equilibrated agent in a quantum Mondays - 07.00pm - 09.00pm In order to this faculty to be reality, with the possibility of noble Wednesdays - 07.00pm - 09.30pm (Translation available if required) used by everyone, in different and happy attainments, and there- BISHOP CREIGHTON HOUSE situations of life, it is required fore, profound. 378, Lillie Road - SW6 7PH Information: 0207 371 1730 that we understand that all Mediumship is always an ins- [email protected] psychological faculties are derived trument for the human being's www.spiritistps.org Registered Charity N° 1137238 from mediumship. Its dissemina- spiritualization in service of the Registered Company Nº 07280490 tion should include a broader use integration of the Laws of Love,

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practice the so-called Gospel at home may be extended into the Evanise M Zwirtes is a Psychotherapist and 2 Coordinator of The Spiritist Psychological 2 mediumistic contact with the spi- Society, resident in London, UK.

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Externalization of sensitivity Mediumship in interpersonal relations

Mediumship, the externalizati- Without the acknowledgement balanced entities take advantage on of the incarnated Spirit sensiti- of the great majority, the inter- of the ignorance and fickleness of vity, is a heritage to all mankind. personal relationships are sur- its "victims", generating, among It is a neutral force, like electri- rounded by invisible witnesses other consequences, serious cri- city, neither good nor bad in itself, that not only see us, but interact ses in relations. but subordinated to the immortal in our actions, gestures, words However, when we maintain a Spirit's choices; the immortal Spi- and thoughts (see Question 459 healthy lifestyle, in the constant rit will use the mediumship accor- of The Spirit's Book). It is because quest for improvement in every ding to way, and the con- when our cepts that b e l i e f s characteri- p r o v i d e ze the us the S p i r i t ' s opportu- way of nity to b e i n g . k n o w Thus, it and work can be a the fa- source of culties of disruption the im- or enhan- m o r t a l cement of S p i r i t the indivi- that we d u a l i t y , are, it is depending n a t u r a l on the that the d i r e c t i o n e n t i t i e s that it linked to receives. progress M e - and ge- d i um s hip n e r a l does not w e l f a r e only provide the exchange with mediumship, being a faculty of will find it easier to assist us, the spiritual world. Léon Denis, in the spirit, surrounded by cells and stimulating our evolutionary jour- the book No Invisível, compares specific structures for its manifes- ney. mediumship to "a delicate flower, tation in the body, reveals itself in Certainly, as the number of that in order to blossom, needs all walks of life, allowing the ex- those seeking the latter condition accurate precautions and assidu- tension of the relationships to go is expanded, the day will come ous care", requiring the disciplined far beyond the conscious percep- that not only we will "see dead exercise of patience, noble senti- tions. people" in a much more intense ments and high aspirations. He Many must remember one of form, without shame, guilt or fear adds to these virtues the systema- the scenes from the movie "The of saying this, but with them we tic study of its mechanism of ex- Sixth Sense" at the time the boy will hold an intense and valuable pression, brought by Spiritism Cole Sear (Haley Joel) declares to exchange, earning the true condi- through the mediumnistic experi- the discarnate psychotherapist tion of a "Social Being".

ments catalogued in the works of (played by Bruce Willis) his status Allan Kardec. as a medium - "I see dead peo- Cláudio Sinoti is a Psychologist, member of the Spiritist Centre Path of Redemption & The process of understanding ple". We note all his anguish in Mansion of the Way, Salvador-BA, resident in mediumship begins with the com- not knowing how to deal - nor Brazil. prehension of its purpose. Emma- have been taught to do so - with nuel, in the book Seara dos Mé- the active mediumship, which diuns, defines mediumship in a generated crises in all sectors of very simplistic form, as it being "a his social life. By being unable to resource for labour like any other find in the family and in the insti- that is destined to edify", with the tutions the appropriate prepara- "It is man's "opportunity to serve and impro- tion, he was at the mercy of fri- ve, to rescue and resolve", with ghtening entities. destiny to deve- the goal of "edifying the solace It happens that when the na- and instruction of human kind." It tural forces of the soul do not find lop one's stren- is therefore an instrument of the a structured ego, aware of its gths, build Lord by which the medium trans- possibilities and potentialities, it forms and honours, instructs and usually acts in a gloomy form in one's own intel- console. our lives, which in most cases, generates huge embarrassments. Ana Cecília Rosa is a Paediatrician Consultant ligence and The obsessive processes are a and member of the Allan Kardec Spiritist 3 Centre in Campinas-SP, living in Brazil. good example of this, when un- conscience."

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Intuition, mediumship of the future

In addressing intuition and mediumship of the future, considering the immortality of the soul, first and foremost we bring the thinking of some scientists, such as the physicist and mathematician Albert Einstein when he says "there is no logical path to the discovery of the laws of the Universe - the only path is intuition," and the mathematician Henry Poincaré when he states that it is "by intuition that we discover and by logic that we prove." Intuition, according to Carl G. Jung, is as a natural function of the human being as thin- king, feeling and sensation are. While the sensation is based on the senses, intuition captu- res what is not present; it is the perception via the unconscious. For the philosopher E m e r s o n , "intuition is an inner wisdom that is expressed and oriented by itself." The psychologist Eugene Sadler- Smith, a professor at the University of Surrey in En- gland, says that intuition works as a result of a men- tal process perfor- med below the level of consciousness. It is a way of capturing information without resorting to the methods of reasoning and logic. Plato based intuition in the pre-existence (previous incarnations) and, according to the synthesis brought by Adolfo Bezerra de Menezes, in the book A Loucura Sob Novo Prisma, "before we came to this life, we have had others, and in the intermediate time, that we pas- sed in the world of the Spirits, we acquired knowledge of the grandeur to which we are desti- ned; this is where this reminiscence, which we call intuition of a future and that we can ba- rely glimpse when wrapped in the veil of flesh, comes from." In The Spirit's Book, question 621, we find - Where is the law of God inscribed? "It is in the conscience." We are the carriers of the latent germs of this law, which is in development in the course of evolution; we also carry the knowledge gained to date of this law with the possibility of integrating it into our objective and subjective experience. Realizing that we are all mediums, mediumship being the ability to communicate between the physical and spiritual reality, with the awakening of conscience, the individual can di- rectly access the universal knowledge. Joanna de Ângelis, in the book Jesus e o Evangelho – in the light of depth psychology, refers to intuition as "the direct communication with the Universal Thought", available to everyone. So we ask: how to develop intuition for the exercise of mediumship in the future? Emma- nuel in the book O Consolador, question 122, teaches that "the field of persevering study, with the sincere efforts and sound meditation, is the major vehicle for the amplitude of intui- tion in all its aspects." It is also relevant to consider that, for the development of intuition, it is fundamental the emotional development, there being, the ability to love unconditionally. Self-knowledge helps this process, which is essential for the assimilation of the Truth. It is worth remembering Proverbs 4:23 - "above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it”. The mediumship of the future stems from a loving and wise exchange among all beings of the creation, expressing the joy of living and relational harmony because "for in God we live, we exist and move." Acts 17:28 Paul.

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