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Spiritualist

You've probably heard the term spiritualist used on many occasions. Spiritualism is a new religion that believes in spirits of the dead who are able and willing to interact with the living.

Spiritualists don't view the afterlife, or "spirit realm", as static. They see it as a place where spirits can constantly evolve.

What does it mean to be a Spiritualist?

spiritualistSpiritualists claim to be able communicate with spirits of the dead. Spiritualists claim to be the channel through which spirit (or "control") sends messages to the living.

Spiritualists believe that there is a future existence, and that people who have crossed into the spirit-world are able to communicate with us.

They can communicate with the spirits of people who have passed away. It is believed that communication with the spirits of the deceased can be beneficial to both the living as well as the dead.

Spiritualism's legitimacy has been controversial due to many factors, including the negative perceptions that fraudsters have created about communication from the "other side".

Is Spiritualism a Religion?

Spiritualism is a unique religion among major and minor religions (Christianity, Judaism, etc.). It's brand new, has no global presence and does not have any theology.

It is a new religion that includes rituals, doctrinal elements and a belief system in an experiential dimension. These elements are missing in many religions.

Modern Spiritualism

Modern Spiritualism is a religion that views itself as rational and devoid of any supernatural elements.

Spiritualists view this as the difference between their faith and many other faiths that believe there is life after death.

Spiritualism doesn't tell you what beliefs to make or how to interpret religious philosophy. There are no books or rules to follow.

The Spiritualists' Union (SNU) was founded in the USA at the beginning of the 19th century.

It is the eighth most-popular religion in Britain and has many groups across the country. The UK has around 360 SNU-affiliated and associated bodies. This is broken down into 348 affiliated bodies and 12 associated ones.

This belief holds that communication with spirit can be possible. Modern Spiritualism can include many beliefs and world views.

Spiritualists Terms

To describe the spiritualist in a manner that isn't too esoteric and off-putting for many, there are many terms.

Medium

Common terms include a "medium" and people often refer to someone who sits behind a round table in a darkened room and "sits" for clients looking to contact the dead.

Mediums are people who can communicate with spirits and have special abilities. It was thought that communication took place at a seance in 19th century.

Communication in the 21st century is more likely to take place at a Spiritualist church where mediums are on hand or in private sessions. Communication can be in the form of messages, or physical manifestations such as tapping.

Clairvoyant

A person who claims to have supernatural abilities and can see the future, or in a time and place beyond our normal sensory contact.

Psychic

A common term is "psychic". This is another well-known term meaning a person who has the ability to make contact with entities in the spirit world with the intention to pass on messages from certain deceased relatives or friends.

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A psychic can also connect with the spirit world in order to glean information about you that would not be available to anyone in this mortal realm. This ability enables the reader to learn what your future may hold and even people you are destined to meet and create a facial sketch of an important person fated to come into your life.

Channeler

The channeler is less well-known, but he is someone who can channel energy from the spirit realm into the mortal realm we live in.

Sensitive

Another term for spiritualist is someone who is sensitive to vibrations and interprets them as messages or contact with spirits of deceased persons.

Mentalist

The television series of the same name popularized this term, showing a man who can use his mental connection to an unseen power to affect events here on Earth.

Astrologer

The practice of astrology is related to spiritualism in many ways although rather than a practitioner using their own intuition or psychic abilities to produce an atrological reading, they use physical charts related to the science of astronomy.

This make suse of how the stars in the sky have been mapped into the 88 current constellations, 12 of which as known as zodical signs. There are various ways of reading a person's chart, depending upon where the sun was at the time of birth (sun sign or commonly known as sign of the zodiac).

A different kind of reading can be obtained from knowing a person's moon sign, do produce a moon reading, which uses the position of the moon at a person's birth time.

Summary

A spiritualist or spiritist is someone who believes they can contact the spirit world.

However, not all people believe in the paranormal plane of existence. There is also no physical evidence to support this idea.

Many people believe in a spiritual plane, but it is something that everyone has to decide for themselves.


Last Updated: July 13, 2023


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