Historic Facts

Around 1848, in the USA, the attention was drawn towards several strange phenomena that consisted in noises, raps and motion of objects, of unknown causes. Those phenomena happened frequently, spontaneously, with a singular intensity and persistence; however, it was also observed that they occurred particularly under the influence of certain persons called mediums, who could somehow provoke them at will, thus allowing the repetition of experiments.

Tables were mostly used for that matter; it is not that they might be more favorable than another object but only because they were mobile, accommodating, and it was easier and natural to have people seating around a table than any other piece of furniture. By this way the rotation of the table was observed, then the motion in all directions, hops, reversions, fluctuations, violent knocks, etc. The phenomena were designated, in principle, with the name turning tables or dancing tables.

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What is the difference between Spiritism and Spiritualism?

For new ideas new words are needed, in order to secure clearness of language by avoiding the confusion inseparable from the employment of the same term for expressing different meanings.

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Spiritism has some practices meant to help the elevation of the soul towards God, viz. access to God’s realm, which depends on our spiritual transformation by assimilating the divine qualities. This internal transformation is based on a personal discipline in the observance of the maxim «Without charity there is no salvation» and in the observance of the duty of prayer.

Spiritist Pratice Charity

The Divine Law of Justice, Love and Charity takes priority over the other Divine Laws, and establishes the necessity to practice these virtues towards the neighbour, in order to live in peace and happy. The practice of this virtues results from a continuous personal discipline.

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We invite you to learn more about the Spiritism by reading the 5 fundamental books of the doctrine:

• Spirits’ Book
• The Book on Mediums
• The Gospel According to Spiritism
• Heaven and Hell
• The Genesis – Miracles & Predictons According to Spiritism

Other works by Allan Kardec (of no lesser value):

• The Spiritist Review – from 1858 to 1869
• What is Spiritism
• Spiritism in its Simplest Expression
• Posthumous Works

Subsidiary and complementary works are considered those that bring more elements to help us in the understanding of Spiritist Doctrine, and to complement the informations codified by Allan Kardec. Among those we have the classic authors, such as Leon Denis, Gabriel Delanne and Camille Flammarion. More recently some mediumnistic works by Chico Xavier, Divaldo Franco and Yvone do Amaral Pereira and many others are already being translated into English.