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Spiritualism is a religious movement, prominent from the 1840s to the 1920s, found primarily in English-speaking countries. The movement's distinguishing feature is the belief that the spirits of the dead can be contacted by mediums. These spirits are believed to lie on a higher spiritual plane than humans, and are therefore capable of providing guidance in both worldly and spiritual matters.
Origins
Modern Spiritualism first appeared in the 1840s in the Burned-Over District of upstate New York where earlier religious movements such as Millerism (Seventh Day Adventists) and Mormonism had emerged during the Second Great Awakening. It was an environment in which many people felt that direct communication with God or angels was possible, and in which many people felt uncomfortable with Calvinist notions that God would behave harshly — for example, that God would condemn unbaptized infants to an eternity in hell (Carroll 1997). More on [ Spiritualism ]
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November 7 #Psychic Fair, 11am-4pm, early sign up at 10am, readings with Camp mediums $10/10 min. #mediumship #metaphysics #spiritualism
CmpChesterfield (Camp Chesterfield) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:08:20 -0000
November 7 #Psychic Fair, 11am-4pm, early sign up at 10am, readings with Camp mediums $10/10 min. #mediumship #metaphysics #spiritualism
I mean, why give Houdini a wallet that let people contact the dead? In real life, he was a skeptic and battled spiritualism.
FeveredImagine (Daniel Lackey) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:18:12 -0000
I mean, why give Houdini a wallet that let people contact the dead? In real life, he was a skeptic and battled spiritualism.
@elecmonk @_cric_ I've never been a fan of acorah's but believe in spiritualism. He gives the good guys a bad name.
ahopki15 (Adelle Hopkins) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:01:37 -0000
@elecmonk @_cric_ I've never been a fan of acorah's but believe in spiritualism. He gives the good guys a bad name.
I am a firm believer in life after death but this is taking the mickey out of spiritualism and all that it represents.
Pooma08 (Hazel Wylie) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:53:35 -0000
I am a firm believer in life after death but this is taking the mickey out of spiritualism and all that it represents.
Derek has really lost the plot......they are bringing spiritualism into the realms of ridicule........really annoys me.....
batonabike (cheryl ) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:45:41 -0000
Derek has really lost the plot......they are bringing spiritualism into the realms of ridicule........really annoys me.....
@karenbyrne People R out there looking for spiritualism because the Church has been ashamed of her own spirituality and power. Its changing.
PastorPaul (Paul Van Buren) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:01:45 -0000
@karenbyrne People R out there looking for spiritualism because the Church has been ashamed of her own spirituality and power. Its changing.
Catholic Encyclopedia: Spiritism - History and methods of Spiritism (here distinguished from Spiritualism) and the dangers inherent in its practice and beliefs.
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Colin Fry medium for Living TV - Is the television medium Colin Fry genuine? Sceptic investigates the claims of mediumship and the charges of fraud made in Psychic News.
Meta Description: [ Colin Fry Forum for the debate of the alleged fake physical mediumship. Colin Fry - sincere medium or entertainer? ]
Didaskalos Ministries: Spiritualism - A detailed look at Spiritualism, or Spiritism, and how it is in direct contrast to Christianity.
Modern Spiritualism: A Subject of Prophecy and a Sign of the Times - Book critical of Spiritualism, from a Seventh-day Adventist perspective. Full text online.
Spiritualism Exposed: Margaret Fox Kane Confesses Fraud - Founder of modern Spiritualism confesses how the movement was built on a lie. [New York World]
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Stewarton Bible School: Spiritism - Bible study on the dangerous error of consulting or heeding evil spirits.
The Birth of Spiritualism--The Story of the Fox Sisters - Brief article on the origins of modern Spiritualism.
The Skeptic's Dictionary: spiritualism (spiritism) - Sceptical view of Spiritualism and its associated parts such as mediumship.
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on occult, paranormal,supernatural and pseudoscientific
ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature ]
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