I understand wicca and paganism and such, is this religion anything like this? Do they have the christian view of the afterlife or the buddhist view?
2006-08-27 02:45:59 · 4 answers · asked by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
modern spiritualism started with the hydesville rappings , where two young girls communicated with the spirit of a deceased man claiming to be a peddlar murdered in that house .. later investigations found it to be true
and so it began ...
spiritualism is built on the knowlegde that spirit can and do communicate
it is built upon a 3 fold aspect of science , philosophy and religion
and works hand in hand with science proving the existence of spirit through validated details given by spirit
i have provided a link below to help xx
love to you
2006-08-27 03:02:29 · answer #1 · answered by Peace 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Spiritualism actually started after WWI. The losses of the English were so shocking and devastating that someone came up with the idea of it, somewhat to compensate psychologically for the loss of so many men. The English didn't understand in the beginning of the war that the Germans had machine guns, and had 20,000 casualties in a single day. When the reports came in, they couldn't believe it - the numbers were too high - but it was true. The Spiritualists provided psychological comfort to the families of the dead by giving them a reason to believe that they were OK in an afterlife. It is not Wicca or Paganism, nor is it Buddhism.
2006-08-27 09:55:42 · answer #2 · answered by Paul H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A spiritualist draws their understanding of God and the universe we live in from their own personal connection to there true nature as spirit. Jesus told us that the kingdom of the father is within us. This is one of the few bible verses that was intended to be taken literally. It is through this internal connection to the creator that the true spiritualist takes his direction.
Mose people who don't or can't do this see it as a false belief system.
They often say that it is something that the person is making up as they go.
Typical human response, If I can't do it it can't be done.
Love and blessings
don
2006-08-27 09:55:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spiritualism is the belief that we can communicate with the dead through mediums. A spiritualist is someone who holds that belief and may or may not act as a medium.
2006-08-27 09:53:12 · answer #4 · answered by Pythagorean 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋