Even the noted psychic medium Arthur Ford began with such a ‘show’.Ĭonversely, as membership and donations increased, many true spiritualist began establishing traditional churches and encouraging their spiritual community to practice mediumship within these churches. These traveling shows became very popular. began creating their own version of a spiritualist gathering to entertain the public (only mentalist’s shows were devoid of the spiritual speakers and education). True to another great American tradition, capitalism, a number of magicians and ‘ mentalists‘ saw a huge profit to be made using a spiritualist type ‘show’. Soon, seances and spiritualist gatherings were taking place in many homes across the U.S. These demonstrations and lectures often drew large crowds and brought in large donations. In the early days of Spiritualism word of this ‘religion’ was spread by psychic mediums who provided lectures and demonstrations for the public. Ironically, all of today’s mentalist and the entire mentalism movement owe their beginnings to the Spiritualist movement they sought to mimic and debunk. and Europe including author Arthur Conan Doyle, journalist William Thomas Stead, biologist Alfred Russel Wallace to name a few. Spiritualism quick spread during the late 1800s into the early 1900s and found a number of important admires in the U.S. Some of the key tenants of Spiritualism are personal responsibility for one’s own development religious freedom (there is no real religious dogma in spiritualism and people from all religious and spiritual backgrounds are welcome) all people from all ethnic backgrounds, men and women, are all spiritually equal and freedom of choice, free will, is sacred. Spiritualism is a true American religion, and not just because spiritualism traces it’s origin back to the rural areas of New York state and the Fox sisters in 1845. for spiritualist readings is the Spiritualist community of Lily Dale in New York. One of the most famous location in the U.S. Many spiritualist mediums will provide personal readings for a donation. Other than that small difference church attendees sing hymns, receive an inspirational or educational ‘sermon’ and then socialize after the service is completed. Spiritualist church services are not too different than many other church services, except, perhaps, the part where a spirit medium provides messages from the spirit world for those in attendance. The key argument among spiritualist seems to be more about the ideas of karma and the Asian concept of reincarnation than the idea that we can live numerous lives in order to perfect our spiritual nature. However, (and this is a big however) even the more established spiritualist churches allow for the spirit of an individual to return to this material world. Most spiritualist believe in reincarnation however many established Spiritualist churches "denies, as fantasy, the doctrine of reincarnation". ![]() The core beliefs of Spiritualism are simple: Humans have a spirit or soul that soul continues on after death in the ‘spirit world’ some people have the capability to see, or hear, or feel the presence of spirits (and to pass on messages from the afterlife). Also, spiritualism has a tendency to be welcoming to many other religions while most major religions seems to be adverse (and in some cases openly hostel) towards spiritualism. ![]() As a form of spirituality, spiritualism seems far more evolving that old, established religions. It is difficult to tell if Spiritualism is a belief system or a formal religion.
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