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Livro Dos Espiritos
– Third Edition – THE SPIRITS’ BOOK Spiritualist Philosophy THE SPIRITS’ BOOK Containing the PRINCIPLES OF THE SPIRITIST DOCTRINE CONCERNING THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL, THE NATURE OF SPIRITS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH HUMANKIND, MORAL LAWS, THE PRESENT LIFE, THE FUTURE LIFE AND THE DESTINY OF HUMANITY – ACCORDING TO THE TEACHINGS GIVEN BY HIGHLY EVOLVED SPIRITS THROUGH SEVERAL MEDIUMS – RECEIVED AND COORDINATED By Allan Kardec Translated by Darrel W. Kimble with Marcia M. Saiz Copyright © 2006 by INTERNATIONAL SPIRITIST COUNCIL SGAN Q. 909 – Conjunto F 70790-090 – Brasilia (DF) – Brazil All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording; nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise be copied for public or private use without prior written permission of the publisher. ISBN 978-85-98161-18-1 Original Title: LE LIVRE DES ESPRITS (PARIS, 1857) Translated by Darrel W. Kimble with Marcia M. Saiz Cover design by: Luciano Carneiro Holanda Layout: Rones José Silvano de Lima Edition of INTERNATIONAL SPIRITIST COUNCIL SGAN Q. 909 – Conjunto F 70790-090 – Brasilia (DF) – Brazil www.edicei.com [email protected] +55 61 3038-8400 Sales: + 55 61 3038 8425 Third Edition 10/2011 INTERNATIONAL DATA FOR CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION (ICP) K27g Kardec, Allan, 1804-1869. The Spirits’ Book: Spiritualist Philosophy: Principles of the Spiritist Doctrine / by Allan Kardec; [translated by Darrel W. Kimble and Marcia M. Saiz]. – Brasilia, DF (Brazil): International Spiritist Council, 2011. 584 p. ; 21 cm. Translated from: Le Livre des Esprits “Concerning the immortality of the soul, the nature of spirits and their relationships with humankind, moral laws, the present life, the future life and the destiny of humanity – according to the teachings given by highly evolved spirits through several mediums” ISBN 978-85-98161-18-1 1. -
Magic and the Supernatural
Edited by Scott E. Hendrix and Timothy J. Shannon Magic and the Supernatural At the Interface Series Editors Dr Robert Fisher Dr Daniel Riha Advisory Board Dr Alejandro Cervantes-Carson Dr Peter Mario Kreuter Professor Margaret Chatterjee Martin McGoldrick Dr Wayne Cristaudo Revd Stephen Morris Mira Crouch Professor John Parry Dr Phil Fitzsimmons Paul Reynolds Professor Asa Kasher Professor Peter Twohig Owen Kelly Professor S Ram Vemuri Revd Dr Kenneth Wilson, O.B.E An At the Interface research and publications project. http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/ The Evil Hub ‘Magic and the Supernatural’ 2012 Magic and the Supernatural Edited by Scott E. Hendrix and Timothy J. Shannon Inter-Disciplinary Press Oxford, United Kingdom © Inter-Disciplinary Press 2012 http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/publishing/id-press/ The Inter-Disciplinary Press is part of Inter-Disciplinary.Net – a global network for research and publishing. The Inter-Disciplinary Press aims to promote and encourage the kind of work which is collaborative, innovative, imaginative, and which provides an exemplar for inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior permission of Inter-Disciplinary Press. Inter-Disciplinary Press, Priory House, 149B Wroslyn Road, Freeland, Oxfordshire. OX29 8HR, United Kingdom. +44 (0)1993 882087 ISBN: 978-1-84888-095-5 First published in the United Kingdom in eBook format in 2012. First Edition. Table of Contents Preface vii Scott Hendrix PART 1 Philosophy, Religion and Magic Magic and Practical Agency 3 Brian Feltham Art, Love and Magic in Marsilio Ficino’s De Amore 9 Juan Pablo Maggioti The Jinn: An Equivalent to Evil in 20th Century 15 Arabian Nights and Days Orchida Ismail and Lamya Ramadan PART 2 Magic and History Rational Astrology and Empiricism, From Pico to Galileo 23 Scott E. -
Direct? Voice
THE DIRECT?VOICE A MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE DIRECT VOICE AND OTHER PHASES OF PSYCHIC PHENOMENA IN THIS ISSUE MEDIUMS I HAVE KNOWN, By Florizel von Reuter. ARTHUR FORD, By the Editor. EVIDENTIAL SLATE WRITING, By Owen R. Washburn. LIFE RUNS ON-NOT Ot)T, By Gertrude Tubby. ACCOUNT OF SEANCES WITH NINO PECORARO, By Hugh Munro. 225 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. $1.50AYEAR ~ 15¢ACOPY No. 5 SEPTf:l\1BER 1930 FREE EOOKS eA.ny book 111e1itioned or advertised in this magazine can be obtained on the following conditions- All you have to do is to send us one subscription for every 2 5 ¢ of the price. Thus, if the book is listed at $1.00, you send us four subscriptions and we will send you the book you select•••• GET YOUR FRIENDS TO HELP YOU ~-I I i IF you CANNOT GET RESULTS WJTH PLANCHETTE 1 OR THE OUIJA BOARD, TRY I THE ADDITOR Used by Mr. Florizcl von Reuter (see his article in last issue), and other noted Psychics an~ Investigators. It collects and concentrate~ your psychic force. Very sunple and can be used by anyone. Only a few sets just received from Germany, $3.00 a set, postage 2 5 c. The SUNSHINE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 225 Fifth Avenue, New York ~ -- - = - .J THE DJ[RECT VOJ[CE A Magazine Devoted to th.e Direct Voice and 0th.er Ph.ases of Psych.ic Phenomena 225 lFiifth Avenue, New York lEditoda[ Office: Room 1123 VOJL. ][, Number 5 September, 1930 Price U. S. A. & Canada: 15c. -
The 19Th Amendment
National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Women Making History: The 19th Amendment Women The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. —19th Amendment to the United States Constitution In 1920, after decades of tireless activism by countless determined suffragists, American women were finally guaranteed the right to vote. The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. It was ratified by the states on August 18, 1920 and certified as an amendment to the US Constitution on August 26, 1920. Developed in partnership with the National Park Service, this publication weaves together multiple stories about the quest for women’s suffrage across the country, including those who opposed it, the role of allies and other civil rights movements, who was left behind, and how the battle differed in communities across the United States. Explore the complex history and pivotal moments that led to ratification of the 19th Amendment as well as the places where that history happened and its continued impact today. 0-31857-0 Cover Barcode-Arial.pdf 1 2/17/20 1:58 PM $14.95 ISBN 978-1-68184-267-7 51495 9 781681 842677 The National Park Service is a bureau within the Department Front cover: League of Women Voters poster, 1920. of the Interior. It preserves unimpaired the natural and Back cover: Mary B. Talbert, ca. 1901. cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this work future generations. -
Moral Mediums: Spirit-Writing and the Cultural Construction of Chinese Spirit-Mediumship
- panscendahce of /vssociation Cana< Bureau de direction de I'ACEF/FSAC Executive 2002-2003 President/President Yves Bergeron, Musee de la civilisation President sortant/Past President Martin Lovelace, Memorial University President designeYPresident-Elect David Gregory, Athabaska University Secretaire-tresoriere/Secretary-Treasurer Pauline Greenhill, University of Winnipeg Membres libres/Members-at-large Anita Best, St. john's, Newfounland Madeleine Pastinelli, CELAT, Universite Laval Membre etudiant/Student Member Karine Laviolette, Universite Laval Bureau de redaction/Editorial Stoff 2002-2003 Redacteur en chef/Editor Laurier Turgeon, CELAT, Universite Laval Redacteurs adjoints/Associate Editors Pauline Greenhill, University of Winnipeg Nancy Schmitz, CELAT, Universite Laval Comptes rendus/Review Editors Diane Tye, Memorial University Martine Roberge, Universite Laval PeterNarväez, Memorial University Assistante ä la redaction/Assistant Editor Anne-Helene Kerbiriou, Universite Laval Proof-Reading and Translation Nancy Schmitz, Universite Laval Elizabeth Doyle, Quebec Correspondonce/Correspondence Ariides Comptes rendus Book Reviews Audio-Visual Reviews/ (Frankens) (English) Comptes rendus audio-visuel Laurier Turgeon Martine Roberge Diane Tye Peter Narväez CELAT CELAT Folklore Department Folklore Department Universite Laval Universite Laval Memorial University Memorial University Quebec (QC> Quebec (QC) St. John's (NF) St. John's (NF) G1K 7P4 G1K 7P4 A1C 3X8 A1C 3X8 La revue est publiee avec l'aide financiere du Fonds pour la formation de chercheuts et l'aide ä la recherche et celle du Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada (programme des revues savantes) ainsi qu'avec la collaboration du Centre interdisciplinaire d'e'tudes sur les lettres, les arts et les traditions des francophones en Ame~rique du Nord de ITJniversite" Laval (CELAT). -
The Old and the New Magic
E^2 CORNELL UNIVERSITY gilBRARY . GIFT OF THE AUTHOR Digitized by Microsoft® T^^irt m4:£±z^ mM^^ 315J2A. j^^/; ii'./jvf:( -UPHF ^§?i=£=^ PB1NTEDINU.S.A. Library Cornell University GV1547 .E92 Old and the new maj 743 3 1924 029 935 olin Digitized by Microsoft® This book was digitized by Microsoft Corporation in cooperation witli Cornell University Libraries, 2007. You may use and print this copy in limited quantity for your personal purposes, but may not distribute or provide access to it (or modified or partial versions of it) for revenue-generating or other commercial purposes. Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® ROBERT-KCUIUT Digitized by Microsoft® THE OLDUI^DIMEJ^ MAGIC BY HENRY RIDGELY EVANS INTRODUCTION E1^ k -io^s-ji, Copyright 1906 BY The Open Court Publishing Co. Chicago -J' Digitized by Microsoft® \\\ ' SKETCH OF HENRY RIDGELY EVAXS. "Elenry Ridgely Evans, journalist, author and librarian, was born in Baltimore, ^Md., Xovember 7, 1861. He is the son 01 Henry Cotheal and Alary (Garrettson) Evans. Through his mother he is descended from the old colonial families of Ridgely, Dorsey, AA'orthington and Greenberry, which played such a prominent part in the annals of early Maryland. \h. Evans was educated at the preparatory department of Georgetown ( D. C.) College and at Columbian College, Washington, D. C He studied law at the University of Maryland, and began its practice in Baltimore City ; but abandoned the legal profession for the more congenial a\'ocation <jf journalism. He served for a number of }ears as special reporter and dramatic critic on the 'Baltimore N'ews,' and subsequently became connected with the U. -
The Science of Mediumship and the Evidence of Survival
Rollins College Rollins Scholarship Online Master of Liberal Studies Theses 2009 The cS ience of Mediumship and the Evidence of Survival Benjamin R. Cox III [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.rollins.edu/mls Recommended Citation Cox, Benjamin R. III, "The cS ience of Mediumship and the Evidence of Survival" (2009). Master of Liberal Studies Theses. 31. http://scholarship.rollins.edu/mls/31 This Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by Rollins Scholarship Online. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master of Liberal Studies Theses by an authorized administrator of Rollins Scholarship Online. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Science of Mediumship and the Evidence of Survival A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Liberal Studies by Benjamin R. Cox, III April, 2009 Mentor: Dr. J. Thomas Cook Rollins College Hamilton Holt School Master of Liberal Studies Winter Park, Florida This project is dedicated to Nathan Jablonski and Richard S. Smith Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................... 1 The Science of Mediumship.................................................................... 11 The Case of Leonora E. Piper ................................................................ 33 The Case of Eusapia Palladino............................................................... 45 My Personal Experience as a Seance Medium Specializing -
Spiritualism Introduction Spiritualism Is a Diffuse Religious
Egil Asprem, “Spiritualism,” forthcoming in: SAGE Encyclopedia of Sociology of Religion, Adam Possamai & Anthony Blasi (eds.) Spiritualism Introduction Spiritualism is a diffuse religious movement centered on the notion that direct contact with spirits, including but not limited to the spirits of the dead, is possible through the medium of human bodies. Originating in upstate New York in the late 1840s, spiritualism can be described as a particularly modern western analogue to possession cults and spirit practices elsewhere in the world, with which it has in some cases also mixed over the past century. Part of the so-called “occult revival” of the late 19th century, spiritualism influenced early Theosophy, gave rise to a number of new religious movements, and was the main impetus for the development of “psychical research,” which has later turned into parapsychology. In its more doctrinal varieties, it is influenced by the ideas of Emmanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) and the trance practices associated with Franz Anton Mesmer’s (1734–1815) “animal magnetism,” which places it in the historical trajectory of Western esotericism. Through its French reception, elaborated by Allan Kardec (1804–1869) and usually spelled “spiritism” to distinguish it from its Anglo-American variety, it has had a major impact on the religious field in South America, particularly in Brazil. Spiritist ideas have also been absorbed into Umbanda as well as the Brazilian ayahuasca religions, like the União do Vegetal. Today spiritualism exists in a variety of forms: 1) as a cluster of institutionalized religious practices, such as the British National Spiritualist Union, the North-American National Spiritualist Association of Churches, or the Brazilian Spiritist Federation; 2) as a set of adaptable and loosely networked practices that typically take the shape of “client cults”; 3) as a stock element in popular “occulture” in the shape of films, TV series, and medium shows. -
Psychic-Science-1927-01-P285-296-The-Hesperus-Additor.Pdf
HESPERUS ADDITOR . 285- THE HESPERUS-ADDITOR. SUB-CONSCIOUS MIND OR SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE. WHICH IS n?· •• THAT'S THE QUESTION. Herr Florizel von Reuter is a musician of European fame, and one of the greatest German virtuosos upon the violin. He is a man of many accomplishments, which seem to include both the· tr psychic temperament and the power of writing a clear and arresting statement. His story speaks for itself. Whether the very remarkable· results obtained were, as would appear, independent messages, or whether they were the products of a dramatisation of his own subconscious powers, presents a problem to the researcher. I may add that Herr von Reuter has kindly sent me a specimen. of his " Hesperus," and that it -is at the disposal of any psychic whom the College may recommend as proficient at planchette work. -A. Conan Doyle. Controversy waxes high, at the present time, as to the truth of Spiritualism, and in this article I am about to add apother spoke to the wheel of investigation. Up to a few months ago ] was as ignorant on this subject as are all persons who have never devoted any especial energy to the study of the psychic. At the time I speak of, I was staying in a small village in the heart of the great forest of the Mark-Brandenburg, Germany, a village· of twelve hundred inhabitants, as medireval in character as if a relic of the sixteenth century. I was a guest in the Castle of the Count of the district, an enormous pil e, parts of which were built in· the eleventh century. -
Road to Spiritism
THE ROAD TO SPIRITISM By MARIA ENEDINA LIMA BEZERRA A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2002 Copyright 2002 By Maria Enedina Lima Bezerra To my beloved parents, Abelardo and Edinir Bezerra, for all the emotional and spiritual support that they gave me throughout this journey; and to the memory of my most adored grandmother, Maria do Carmo Lima, who helped me sow the seeds of the dream that brought me here. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS My first expressions of gratitude go to my parents for always having believed in me and supported my endeavors and for having instilled in me their heart-felt love for learning and for peoples and lands beyond our own. Without them, I would not have grown to be such a curious individual, always interested in leaving my familiar surroundings and learning about other cultures. My deepest gratitude goes to the Spiritists who so warmly and openly welcomed me in their centers and so generously dedicated their time so that 1 could conduct my research. With them I learned about Spiritism and also learned to accept and respect a faith different from my own. It would be impossible for me to list here the names of all the Spiritists I interviewed and interacted with. In particular, I would like to thank the people of Grupo Espirita Paulo e Estevao, Centra Espirita Pedro, o Apostolo de Jesus, and Centro Espirita Grao de Mostarda. Without them, this study would not have been possible. -
Aramaic and Mandean Magic and Their Demonology
University of Pennsylvania ScholarlyCommons Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Dropsie College Theses Learning Spring 4-19-1956 Aramaic and Mandean Magic and Their Demonology Wilber B. Wallis Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.upenn.edu/dropsietheses Part of the Anthropology Commons, Cultural History Commons, History of Religion Commons, Jewish Studies Commons, Language Interpretation and Translation Commons, Religion Commons, and the Translation Studies Commons Recommended Citation Wallis, Wilber B., "Aramaic and Mandean Magic and Their Demonology" (1956). Dropsie College Theses. 14. https://repository.upenn.edu/dropsietheses/14 Library at the Katz Center - Archives Room Manuscript. BF1591 .W366 1956. This paper is posted at ScholarlyCommons. https://repository.upenn.edu/dropsietheses/14 For more information, please contact [email protected]. Aramaic and Mandean Magic and Their Demonology Abstract The Aramaic texts to be discussed in this thesis are magical incantations against evil powers. The texts are written on earthenware bowls found in archaeological investigations or by chance in Iraq and Iran. The bowls and texts appear to date from Sassanian Babylonia(1 Degree Type Dissertation Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) First Advisor Cyrus H. Gordon Third Advisor Meir M. Bravmann Subject Categories Anthropology | Cultural History | History of Religion | Jewish Studies | Language Interpretation and Translation | Religion | Translation Studies Comments Library at the Katz Center - Archives Room Manuscript. BF1591 .W366 1956. This dissertation is available at ScholarlyCommons: https://repository.upenn.edu/dropsietheses/14 ARAMA ID AND ¥.ANDEAN MAGIC AND THE IR DEMONO LOGY A Dieeertation Presented to the Faculty of the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Wil ber B. -
Seneca Falls and the Origins of the Women's Rights Movement
Seneca Falls and the Origins of the Women’s Rights Movement PIVOTAL MOMENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY Series Editors David Hackett Fischer James M. McPherson James T. Patterson Brown v. Board of Education: A Civil Rights Milestone and Its Troubled Legacy Maury Klein Rainbow’s End: The Crash of 1929 James M. McPherson Crossroads of Freedom: The Battle of Antietam Glenn C. Altschuler All Shook Up: How Rock ’n’ Roll Changed America David Hackett Fischer Washington’s Crossing John Ferling Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 Colin G. Calloway The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America Joel H. Silbey Storm over Texas: The Annexation Controversy and the Road to Civil War Raymond Arsenault Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice Seneca Falls and the Origins of the Women’s Rights Movement 32 Sally G. McMillen 1 2008 3 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright # 2008 by Sally G. McMillen Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press.