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We would like to address this very important point, since today many rise up to condemn mediumship in the home, as if, outside the Spiritist center, we did not have adequate protection. This is a great myth, created by a lack of study of Spiritist science, contained in Kardec's 23 works, as we will demonstrate below.
To debunk this myth, I will refer to two important articles from the Spiritist Review, from which I have taken the following excerpts, this being the first:
Let us not forget one of the most honorable mentions of the Spiritist group in Douai, which we visited in passing, and a particular expression of gratitude for the welcome they extended to us there. It is a family group, where the evangelical Spiritist Doctrine is practiced in all its purity. There reigns the most perfect harmony, reciprocal benevolence, charity in thought, word and deed; there one breathes an atmosphere of patriarchal fraternity, free from harmful effluvia, where good Spirits must be as pleased as men. The communications there also reflect the influence of the sympathetic environment. It owes to its homogeneity and scrupulous care in admissions the fact that it has never been disturbed by dissensions and difficulties that others have had to suffer. This is because all who are part of it are Spiritists at heart and none seek to make their personality prevail. The mediums there are relatively very numerous; all consider themselves simple instruments of Providence; They have no pride or personal ambitions and humbly submit, without feeling hurt, to the judgment of the communications they receive, ready to destroy them if they are considered bad.
(Kardec, Allan. Spiritism in Belgium. Spiritist Review, October 1864)
And this, the second one:
The life of this pious family is a truly edifying spectacle. Nourished by spiritualist ideas, these children do not consider themselves separate from their father. For them, he is always present. They fear committing the slightest action that might displease him. One night a week, and sometimes more, is devoted to talking with him. However, there are the necessities of life that must be provided for, as the family is not wealthy. That is why a specific day is set aside for these pious conversations, always eagerly awaited. Often the little one asks: "Is Daddy coming today?" This day unfolds with family conversations and instructions tailored to their intelligence, sometimes childish, sometimes serious and sublime. These are pieces of advice given regarding small mischiefs that he points out. If he offers praise, he also does not spare criticism, and the guilty child lowers their eyes, as if their father were before them; they ask for forgiveness, which is sometimes only granted after a few weeks of trial. His sentence is awaited with feverish anxiety. Then, what joy, when the father says:
“"I'm happy with you!" However, the most terrible sentence is: "I won't be coming next week."”
(Kardec, Allan. The Home of a Spiritist Family. Spiritist Review, September 1859)
As you can see, Kardec stimulated Serious mediumship in the home. These are just two quite compelling examples among many we could give in this regard. Spirits are always around us, wherever we are, and it is our sincere intentions, in harmony with other participants – even at a distance – along with the critical examination of any and all communication, that provide security to the mediumistic meeting.
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Mediumship practiced in this way is what allowed Kardec to have more than thousand groups He was in contact with the Parisian Society for Spiritualist Studies, sending, by letter, records of his mediumistic dialogues. This was lost after Kardec's death and, today, a large part of spiritualist centers are immersed in total ignorance of the doctrine and the fundamental principles of this science, becoming a space for mystifications, fascinations and obsessions.
What Kardec desired, as recorded in "Transitory Constitution of Spiritism," in the Spiritist Review of December 1868, is what we propose today: serious, harmonious groups everywhere, knowledgeable about the Spiritist doctrine, resuming dialogue with the Spirits, questioning, examining, and ultimately collaborating with each other through central groupings of their representatives, comparing the material developed in the groups. This is the future that Spiritism demands, and we hope that, with each passing day, we can inspire more people with this purpose, which, however, was born from knowledge of Kardec's work and the facts surrounding the adulterations. The essential bibliography on all this can be consulted on our website – Allan Kardec's Legacy Study Group.
A word to misinformedTo say that Kardec's time was different from ours, as if we had a "psychosphere" today that didn't exist in the codifier's time, is a complete lack of knowledge about historical facts, which we recommend they seek to understand.
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