Monday 13 April 2009

Spiritualism and Christianity – A Comparison - Continued

We are each personally responsible for our own thoughts and actions and cannot pass that responsibility on to another person, no matter how wonderful and spiritually gifted he or she may have been. Were life on earth all there is, then the idea of personal responsibility might seem somewhat harsh and unforgiving. Life on earth is not the only life. All life is eternal, so what happens to us or what we do while living our earthly life is but an infinitesimal part of our total existence. Accepting this, one sees personal responsibility in a different light. It is a vital part of our development as individuals from ignorance towards knowledge and from darkness towards light.

Let us consider another aspect of Spiritualism, one many feel to be its most important. That is communication between departed human spirits (those who have died) and those who remain on earth (you and me.) Spiritualists accept that mind is the only true reality. The fact that physical form appears so solid to us whilst on earth is really an illusion, as indeed Particle Physicists are discovering.

Physical form is the creation of mind and Spiritualists believe ALL physical form has its spiritual or etheric counterpart. Therefore, talking for instance, although appearing physical, is in fact a mental process. Each word is a thought first and some people have been able to dispense with speaking and communicate by thought only – telepathy! In the afterlife all communication is telepathic consequently language is no longer an obstacle. Most communication from departed human spirits takes place through specially gifted people called mediums but it is also possible for our loved ones in the after-life to communicate telepathically direct. We may not always be aware of such communication but we do receive significant help in this way: Help that can explain the amazing ways we are sometimes able to overcome problems or meet challenges successfully, when they have seemed insoluble or insurmountable.

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