Some people, averse to the idea of the existence of the soul or the Spirit, say about Spiritism (without knowing it): it is just a belief, and nothing more! We urgently ask that these people prove what they say and, in addition, replace Spiritism, in its eventual collapse, with something better.

This article is linked to the previous article, on the lives by Daniel Gontijo which reflect many untruths about Spiritism.

Allan Kardec, in the Spiritist Magazine of September 1860, already spoke about this subject, with an elegance and property that would make anyone envious:

To combat it [the Spiritist Doctrine] effectively, he only has one way, which we are happy to recommend. You don't destroy a tree by cutting its branches, but its roots. It is necessary, therefore, to attack Spiritism at the root and not at the branches, which are reborn as they are cut. Now, the roots of Spiritism, of this nineteenth century madness, to use its expression, are the soul and its attributes. Let it prove, therefore, that the soul does not exist and cannot exist, because without souls there are no more Spirits. When this has been proven, Spiritism will no longer have a reason to exist and we will confess ourselves defeated. If your skepticism doesn't go that far, prove it, not by a simple denial, but by a mathematical, physical, chemical, mechanical, physiological or any other demonstration:

1. ─ That the being who thinks during life no longer thinks after death;

2. ─ That, if you think, you should no longer want to communicate with those you loved;

3. ─ That, if it can be everywhere, it cannot be at our side;

4. ─ That, if he is next to us, he cannot communicate with us;

5. ─ Which, due to its fluidic envelope, cannot act on inert matter;

6. ─ That, if it can act on inert matter, it cannot act on an animated being;

7. ─ That, if you can act on an animated being, you cannot direct your hand to write;

8. ─ That, although you can make him write, you cannot answer his questions and convey his thoughts to him.

When the opponents of Spiritism have demonstrated to us that this is impossible, based on reasons as obvious as those by which Galileo demonstrated that it is not the Sun that revolves around the Earth, then we will be able to say that their doubts are founded. Unfortunately, to this day, all their arguments boil down to this: I don't believe it; therefore, it is impossible. They will no doubt say that it is up to us to prove the reality of the demonstrations; we prove them by facts and reasoning. If they admit neither one nor the other and deny what they see, it is up to them to prove that our reasoning is false and that the facts are impossible.

We therefore repeat the same recommendations as Kardec and ask that you be able to prove, peremptorily, that the Spirit does not exist and cannot exist or, on the contrary, that it exists, but cannot relate to us. Until then (we have been waiting for this proof for more than 150 years), we will be left with the lucid, logical, rational principles and, above all, of unassailable elevation and moral consequences, that Spiritism gives us – with the benefit, also, of knowing that This was not born as a result of anyone's preconceived ideas.

I add Kardec's words in Heaven and hell (original, unadulterated version):

Because of his belief in nothingness, man inevitably focuses his thoughts on the present life. There would, in effect, be no reason to worry about a future from which nothing is expected. This exclusive preoccupation with the present naturally leads him to think of himself above all else; it is, therefore, the most powerful stimulus to selfishness. The unbeliever is consistent when he concludes: “Let us enjoy ourselves while we are here, let us enjoy ourselves as much as possible, for after us, everything will be over; let us enjoy ourselves quickly, because we do not know how long it will last,” as well as this other, far more serious conclusion for society: “Let us enjoy ourselves, no matter at whose expense; each for himself; happiness down here belongs to the most cunning.” If religious scruples restrict the actions of some, what restraint will there be for those who believe in nothing? For these, human law only reaches fools, and therefore they dedicate their talent to ways of evading it. If there is a harmful and antisocial doctrine, it is certainly that of neantism (Neantism (néantisme). According to this metaphysical idea of nothingness, there would be no moral law or natural right, nor existence after death, therefore nothing to fear or hope for. Choice would be linked to the result and not to the intention of an action, enshrining a selfish stance. In Allan Kardec's time there were few supporters, but since the 20th century, the scientific and cultural community in general has adopted this moral relativism or incredulity as common sense, with social institutions structured around individualism. (Editor's note.))), because it breaks the true bonds of solidarity and fraternity, the foundation of social relations.

KARDEC, Allan. Heaven and Hell, 3rd edition (original). FEAL Publisher

We ask, then, that, if you cannot prove that Spiritism is just a belief, you can at least produce something better in its place: something that makes human beings not focus all their energy on enjoying the present, to the detriment of others; that leads you to act in a charitable manner towards your fellow man, using your resources in the name of good and not accumulation; that makes the individual abandon the regrettable ideas of suicide, not for fear of punishment, but for the understanding of why we are here and for the way of seeing difficulties through different eyes. Furthermore, they can replace it with another belief (using the word they use), that gives the mother the consolation of knowing that her son, who died when he was still trying to overcome certain mistakes, is not lost, and that his efforts were not in vain. That, in fact, does not cause humanity to disbelieve in the effort to improve itself, something that materialist dogmatism has produced with great force. That ultimately makes human beings respect everyone, regardless of ethnicity, sex, color, age, social class, and that does not produce precisely the opposite of all of this, as materialism has produced, going so far as to give basis to regrettable ideas of genocide, like that carried out by Hitler.

We eagerly await to learn about this new doctrine.

Continuation of the article The Dominion by Lies and Violence

Jesus came to bring us the truth that sets us free! He mentioned the devil in the Bible, but did he believe in the literal existence of the devil? The word “Devil” is written in the Bible, but its meaning goes beyond the literal.

It really all comes down to interpretation. God and Devil are representations of Good and Evil, respectively. However, viewing the Devil as purely malevolent is a misconception. The Devil is not an entity; it resides in those who embrace this false idea. Mal has no form, is not a real entity. No one is inherently evil. Is there anyone truly evil in this world? No, because evil is a false conception that supports a habit. When someone changes their mindset, they stop acting in evil ways, but overcoming the habit is a long process. However, you never overcome if your mentality doesn't change.

What will really transform the world is genuine education – not that which merely perpetuates false ideas, that decorates teachings, but rather that which is understood, which liberates. The weapons of good are understanding and explanation. How can I make you understand that the future of the world lies in cooperation? Simply explaining and cooperating endlessly, without worrying about the results.

We are introducing a new habit into the world. By overcoming the false idea of evil, we will see global renewal, offering new opportunities for everyone. There is no Spirit that will not, sooner or later, choose the path of good. However, the good is not imposed; everyone must achieve it with their own effort.

True understanding will free us from this false dichotomy between good and evil, leading us to a life of cooperation and harmony. The following passage from Jesus is revealing:

42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me. I came from God and I go [to God]. For I did not come on my own, but He sent me. “

Bible – Volume I: New Testament – The four gospels – Gospel of John (pp. 470-471). Company of Letters. Kindle Edition. Trans. Frederico Lourenço

Jesus said he was sent by God and not by his own means. He came to teach the Law of God.

Doing good is doing the Law of God. That's why there is only one God.

43 Why do you not understand my speech? Why you can't hear my word.

Idem

Science advances mainly through a paradigm shift, that is, a change in ideas.Paradigm comes from the Greek “paradigm”, which means “example” or “model”. Initially, it was applied in grammar (to define its use in a given context) and rhetoric (to refer to a parable or to a fable). From the 1960s onwards, it began to be used to define a model or a standard in any discipline scientific or epistemological context. source: Click here. We have to understand what the new idea looks like. So, after it makes sense, we test it and when we verify its coherence, we adopt it. The key is to share the new idea.
But that doesn't mean everyone will become superior, that's not the world's idea. Children do not need to study at school just to get the best grades, generating competition between them. Each person must seek to learn more than they knew before, as we are all spirits at different stages of evolution. There are very intelligent spirits in our world because they have spent more time experiencing the world. However, the intelligent are not superior to the simple, because in other existences they were simple like them. They came to our world because they felt more prepared there. Intelligent spirits are not malevolent or demonic; however, they must cultivate simplicity to serve and contribute, not to be served. This is the great motto of the world.

To move toward happiness in this world, we need to help remove the blinders from the eyes of those who are blinded by false ideas. However, they will not easily accept acting for everyone. Thus, some leave for another world, where they can progress, help many others to progress technologically more quickly and have a new opportunity to rethink their choices. It is not a punishment or punishment to be sent to another world; it is simply a consequence of a choice that did not allow them to evolve. If they reconsider their attitudes in the other world, renewed, they can return here.

This has occurred in our world; the simple ones were on Earth when the exiles arrived. They were given a second chance by coming here, but now they must contribute in useful ways to the advancement of this world. Unfortunately, many have fallen into the false idea that they must be served, thus creating all the mistaken ideas that permeate the world. But whenever we try to explain the truth, because it is a false idea, they resist.

This is the last opportunity both to change your mindset and to fully participate in this world. Those who refuse to cooperate will not understand the truth through force, memorizing orders, or blind obedience. Only through personal effort can someone understand.

Freedom is 100% respected by spirituality

44 You are [children] of your father the devil; and you want to put your father's wishes into practice. He is homicidal from the beginning and was not and is not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he utters the lie, he utters it from his own; for he is a liar and is the father [of lies]. 45 Me because I tell the truth you don't believe me. 46 Who among you condemns me regarding error? If I speak the truth, why don't you believe me? 47 Whoever belongs to God listens to the words of God. This is why you do not listen to me: because you are not from God.”

Idem

This part of John's Gospel is pointing out that the “devil” is in the false idea of superiority and purity. When we consider ourselves pure and superior, we tend to judge and condemn others who we consider simple and inferior. However, the act of judging is, in itself, a false idea: when we point out the error in another person, we are actually making a mistake, as we are judging the person instead of their specific behavior. This is equivalent to considering the person as “evil” and condemning them unjustly. Nobody has the right to act like that. Not even benevolent spirits condemn others in this way.

Evil reveals itself in the distortion of divine law, when we seek to satisfy our personal interests at the expense of the submission of the simplest, sacrificing their tranquility and happiness. However, we must reject the notion of superiority due to our knowledge.

In this context, our responsibility becomes even more crucial! Those who possess knowledge have a duty not only to help those less knowledgeable, but also to serve.

Reflect on this: The obligation of those who have knowledge is to serve the simplest! We should not use our knowledge for our own benefit, but rather to cooperate.

We must dedicate our efforts to disseminating knowledge and ensuring that many understand it. The future of the world lies in cooperation, not competition. Any new value must be shared globally so that everyone can benefit.

48 The Jews answered and said to him: “Do we not say well that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”. 49 Jesus answered them: “I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father and you dishonor me. 50 I I do not seek my glory. There is one who seek and judge. 51 Amen, amen, I say to you: if anyone observes my word, he will not see death until eternity.”

ibid.

In this part, it is expressed: “You are contaminated by evil! And there’s a devil!” If someone already thinks the other is a devil, there seems to be no solution. Those who are selfish and arrogant label others as inferior, always seeing the evil in others. Religious fanatics see those who are different as inferior. Materialists judge those who think differently as inferior. The crux of the problem is when an individual believes they are superior and is stubborn about not changing their mind, even when faced with the truth. The truth confronts you, questioning your lofty self-image.

Now, if someone considers themselves superior, they will only recognize their error when they reach that conclusion on their own. Often, this person, deep down, does not really believe in their superiority, which is why they feel the need to affirm it so vehemently.

The only factor that makes us equal is our individuality. We are unique Spirits, each with different experiences to develop and understand. However, having more knowledge does not make us superior to others. What truly defines the evolution of a Spirit is not its intelligence or experience, but its ability to understand the law of God. The goal of the Spirit is to give the best of itself.

God's Law is clear: There is no competition, only cooperation!

This article was prepared based on a lecture given by Paulo Henrique de Figueiredo. Click here to meet her.

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Daniel Gontijo, materialist and atheist, on his YouTube channel, entitled “Prof. Daniel Gontijo”, chose to highlight very superficial analyzes of Spiritism, a philosophical science that, unfortunately, he doesn't know. To do this, it forms a quorum with “ex-spiritists”, people who also do not know Spiritism, and ends up issuing or echoing opinions that end up reflecting a false idea of the Spiritist Doctrine, based on opinions gathered from the surface of reflections that, unfortunately, the Spiritist Movement produces.

Daniel Gontijo has a degree in Psychology from FUMEC University (2009), as well as a master's degree (2013) and doctorate (2019) in Neurosciences from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Despite so many titles, he acts in a manner that is absolutely contrary to that of a good researcher, who only issues an opinion after trying to get to know the subject very well, something he has never done (he himself says, in his videos: “I remember something like that, because A certain person once said that there is something more or less like this in one of the Spiritist Magazines”).

Because, in good logic, criticism only has value when the critic is knowledgeable about what he is talking about. Mocking something you don't know, that you haven't probed with the scalpel of a conscientious observer, isn't criticizing, it's showing levity and a sad display of lack of criteria.

KARDEC, Allan. The Spirits' Book

However, it is far from my intentions to create an image of a malicious executioner. No, on the contrary: Daniel appears to be a happy and affable person. This, however, is what seems most incongruous to me, because, from this lightness, the necessary task of a good researcher, who investigates everything, analyzes everything, does not come from this lightness, in order to then be able to express an opinion. Unfortunately, with the support of the opinion of people who never got to know true Spiritism, it is based on the errors of the Spiritist Movement to judge Spiritism, just as many, lightly, judge Jesus for the absurdities done in his name.

It's interesting to note that Daniel graduated in Psychology, first of all. Has he never heard or read that the Revista Espírita carries the subtitle “Journal of psychological studies” on its cover? And, if you saw it, were you not interested for a moment in knowing why it was called?

Certainly, Daniel Gontijo does not know that Psychology, in Kardec's time, was included under the studies of Rational Spiritualism, in the grid of moral sciences of French teaching (which spread throughout the world): for this, it would be necessary to read Autonomy: the never told story of Spiritism, by Paulo Henrique de Figueiredo. He probably does not know the history of the development of these sciences through rational observation, culminating in the rational conclusion that Will is the essential attribute of the soul. Much less should you know that, long before Kardec began investigating spiritist science, researchers linked to animal magnetism and Rational Spiritualism have already collected, in certain studies with people in an induced hypnotic trance, hundreds of “letters” attributed to other deceased personalities, giving details confirmed by family members who are still alive:

“The magnetizers proved very early on the relationships of somnambulists with invisible beings. Deleuze, a disciple of Mesmer, in his correspondence maintained with doctor GP Billot for more than four years, from March 1829 to August 1833, was initially reluctant, but finally affirmed: “Magnetism demonstrates the spirituality of the soul and its immortality; it proves the possibility of communication between intelligences separated from matter and those still connected to them.” (BILLOT, 1839)”

In turn, Deleuze stated: “I see no reason to deny the possibility of the appearance of people who, having left this life, take care of those they loved here and come to manifest themselves to them, to give them salutary advice. I just had an example of this.” (Ibid.)

It was with these words that Deleuze introduced the narration of the case of a sleepwalker whose deceased father spoke twice in order to advise her on choosing the young woman's future husband. In his Critical History, he had already written: “All somnambulists, left free in a trance, say they are enlightened and assisted by a being that is unknown to them.” (DELEUZE, 1813) In turn, Billot declared that he received instructions from superior spirits, through those magnetized in a somnambulistic trance, in his research.

The topic of communication with spirits became part of the discussions of magnetizers and the pages of their periodicals. A study of the works of Chardel, Charpignon, Ricard, Teste and Aubin Gauthier reveals several descriptions of experimental phenomena that reveal communication between the living and the disembodied.

Years later, the magnetizer Louis Alphonse Cahagnet (1809-1885), with courage and determination, spoke to the spirits through his ecstatic somnambulists, mainly Adèle Maginot, recording in his work more than one hundred and fifty minutes signed by witnesses who recognized the identity of the communicating spirits. Cahagnet anticipated this spiritist science research instrument by more than ten years. For Gabriel Delanne, “This worker was a superb fighter, who had the glory of doing what he was: one of the pioneers of truth.” (DELLANE, 1899)

FIGUEIREDO, Paulo Henrique de. Autonomy: the untold story of Spiritism

Certainly, Daniel also does not know the facts that led Psychology to leave Rational Spiritualism and organize itself under dogmatic materialism, full of categorical and unscientific statements! He certainly still does not know the facts that led Comte to become Victor Cousin's enemy, having then achieved what he wanted so much: affirming his dogmas, after the forced fall of Rational Spiritualism. For him, Daniel, today it may be unreasonable to even imagine the existence of Rational Spiritualism, but it existed. I say more: it paved the way for Spiritism, which is its development, formed through the most basic characteristics of science — rational observation — and the scientific axiom — every effect has a cause and every intelligent effect has an intelligent cause (remaining to know which cause it is this, with fraud even being possible and investigated).

If you had studied the Spiritist Magazines, even if you were to conclude otherwise (since, in science, people can reach different conclusions or theories), you would see that, of all the possible disagreements, one cannot affirm the work of the Parisian Society of Spiritist Studies , led by Allan Kardec, as something shallow, without seriousness or without scientific methodology. Much less could it be said that Kardec was naive or foolish, but quite the opposite: he would see all of Kardec's careful considerations in this regard, something, in fact, that no one else after him knew how to do:

Undoubtedly, say some contradictors, you were imbued with such ideas and that's why the spirits agreed with your way of seeing. It is an error which proves, once again, the danger of hasty and unexamined judgments. If, before judging, such people had taken the trouble to read what we wrote about Spiritism, they would have spared themselves the trouble of such a frivolous objection. Therefore, we will repeat what we have already said about it, that is, that when the doctrine of reincarnation was taught to us by the Spirits, it was so far from our thinking that we had built a completely different system on the antecedents of the soul, a system shared by the by many people. On this point, the doctrine of the Spirits surprised us. We'll say more: it antagonized us, because it overthrew our own ideas. As you can see, it was far from a reflection of them.

This is not all. We don't give in to the first shock. We fight; we defend our opinion; we raise objections and only surrender in the face of evidence and when we realize the inadequacy of our system to resolve all issues relating to this problem.

KARDEC, Allan. Spiritist Magazine of November 1858.

I close with the big question: does Daniel Gontijo have this desire to know what he doesn't know, even if he ends up concluding in a divergent way? Or will it continue to show “proof of levity and a sad display of lack of judgment”? We'll see.

I did a video analysis of the channel's last case and its response to my video. You can check:

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What do we do in life beyond the grave? This is a question that many ask themselves. Furthermore, another: “if there are no spiritual colonies, then what exists after death? It can’t be anything.”

Allan Kardec, in the Spiritist Magazine of May 1862, on the occasion of Mr. Sanson's death, says a beautiful prayer, from which we extract the following excerpt:

You no longer have the veil that hides, from our eyes, the splendors of the future life; From now on, you will be able to contemplate new wonders, while we are still immersed in darkness. You will travel through space and visit the worlds with complete freedom, while we crawl painfully on Earth, where our material body holds us back, similar to a heavy burden for us. The horizon of infinity will unfold before you, and in the presence of so much grandeur you will understand the vanity of our earthly desires, our worldly ambitions and the futile joys that men delight in.

Death is, among men, nothing more than a material separation of a few moments. From the place of exile, where the will of God still holds us back, as well as the duties we have to fulfill in this world, we will follow you, by thought, until the moment when we will be allowed to reunite with you, as you were reunited with those who preceded you.

If we cannot come with you, you can come close to us. Come therefore among those who love you and whom you have loved; support them in the trials of life; watch over those who are dear to you; Protect them according to your power, and soften their lamentations by the thought that you are happier now, and the consoling certainty of one day being reunited with you in a better world.

KARDEC, Allan. Spiritist Magazine of May 1862

Certainly, life after death does not take place in an empty space, since nothing, nothing is. The big issue is that our mentality is taken from a materialization of the world of Spirits, promoted above all by the unreflective admission of the ideas of the Spirit of André Luiz, presented in Nosso Lar and others.

Go back to the previous excerpt and pay attention to the ideas reverberated by Kardec in this simple and touching prayer: “[…] you will be able to contemplate new wonders, while we are still immersed in darkness”; “You will travel through space and visit the worlds with complete freedom, while we crawl painfully on Earth”; "O horizon of infinity will unfold before you, and in the presence of so much grandeur you understand the vanity of our earthly desires, of our worldly ambitions, and of the futile joys in which men delight.”

Far from what they seek to do, there is no inherent relationship between André Luiz's ideas and Spiritist Science, about a fantastic after-death world, where even a flying bus, Spirits who are already relatively calm, past the disturbance phase, would have what to take. Charity is a moral duty and does not await reward. The Spirit disconnected from materialism serves Creation, acting in Infinite Space, contributing to the execution of Natural Laws, whether in Nature, or by learning and helping, in contact with other Spirits, incarnate and disembodied.

Before the excerpt above, Kardec says the following:

“You left the gross envelope, subject to vicissitudes and death, and you kept only the ethereal, imperishable and imperishable envelope. inaccessible to suffering. If you no longer live by the body, you live from the life of the Spirits, and this life is free from the miseries that afflict Humanity.”

Pain, hunger, cold, heat, thirst, fear, tiredness? Only for Spirits attached to materiality, who create these false sensations, that they cannot supply, around you. This statement is very important, and comes not from Kardec, but from the superior Spirits themselves:

970. What do the sufferings of inferior Spirits consist of?

“They are as varied as the causes that determined them, and proportional to the degree of inferiority, as enjoyments are to that of superiority. They can be summed up like this: envying what they lack to be happy and not getting it; seeing happiness and not being able to achieve it; grief, jealousy, anger, hopelessness about what prevents them from being happy; remorse, indefinable moral anxiety. They desire all pleasures and cannot satisfy them: this is what tortures them.”

KARDEC, Allan. The Spirits' Book.

Therefore, the idea of a “Spiritual Colony”, created by Superior Spirits, to satisfy the false needs of attached, inferior Spirits, not only goes against common sense, but also the Spiritist Doctrine itself!

Let us remember, finally, that we can find, in Kardec's works, other examples of Spirits who, freed from matter, demonstrate the tasks of the post-death, acting in the good, for the detached Spirits:

• Countess Paula, presented in Heaven and Hell, covered in recent article.
• The Lady Schwabenhauss, in the Spiritist Magazine of September 1858.
• The articles The Genius of Flowers and Questions about the genius of flowers, in the Spiritist Magazine of March 1860.
• The article O Anjo das Crianças, in the Spiritist Magazine of April 1860.

This is what we can present so far and, still based on Genesis, we can conclude that there is sufficient evidence of the falsity of the systematized ideas about “Spiritual Colonies”, where selfishness and the idea of charity out of interest would be perpetuated. We remind you that we have already carried out a more extensive study on the materiality of beyond the grave, which you can find by clicking on here.

Those who make mistakes consciously use violence and lies to dominate and act for their own benefit.

Continuation of the article The Truth about Evil and Punishment.

To achieve dominance over others, the strategy is often used to make them believe that the error or failure lies in not obeying, therefore deserving punishment. At the same time, the illusion is propagated that obeying will bring rewards. This is the trap of evil, known as heteronomy. Those who submit are then controlled through conditioning, and this is where the true violence of evil lies.

Evil acts through violence and lies. She proclaims: “You must obey! If you don’t obey, you will receive punishment!” Then she states: “This is the only way to deal with those who refuse to obey.” This is an inversion of values.

Evil manifests itself in the false idea that distorts divine law, seeking the satisfaction of interests and personal joy at the expense of the submission of the simplest, sacrificing their tranquility and happiness. However, we must not be fooled into thinking that we are superior because we have knowledge. And do you know the error of the one who knows? Indifference! Having values and not using values for good.

In this sense, our duty, which you already know, intensifies! The responsibility of those who have knowledge goes beyond simply helping those who are less educated; they must also serve. Reflect: The duty of those who know is to serve the simplest!

We should not think about taking advantage of our knowledge, but rather about cooperating. We must use our efforts to disseminate this knowledge and make many people understand it. The future of the world lies in cooperation, not competition.

Any new value, such as COOPERATION instead of competition, must be shared across the world so that everyone can benefit.

This article was prepared based on a lecture given by Paulo Henrique de Figueiredo. Click here to meet her.

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The law of Cause and Effect, in fact, is not a law: it is a scientific axiom ((Evidence whose proof is unnecessary because it is obvious; self-evident principle; Expression that contains a moral or general meaning; proverb, maxim or sentence .)): every effect has a cause. This is how, for example, the Big Bang and Dark Matter are theorized using the method of rational observation: by observing certain effects, we can trace back to the cause. It has absolutely nothing to do with the idea of a “law of return” which, in fact, does not exist.

In the field of morals, if a person suffers, it certainly has a cause. What is the cause? The Spiritist Movement generalized, based on the adulteration of Heaven and Hell, and went on to say: it is punishment for mistakes in past lives. But, in truth, it is forgotten that the cause of suffering can be present actions, the effects of material life itself that imposes natural vicissitudes on us and, in addition, the Spirit's choice to go through an ordeal for mere learning or, even, by mission, helping others with their passage.

Even if the cause of the present suffering are mistakes from past lives, it is necessary to understand the following: the person may still be suffering the effects of their intimate attachments. He may, for example, have developed the imperfection of selfishness in a past life and, in this life, continuing his selfish acts, suffers for his actions. natural effects (in fact, by the way: it may, today, be being any less selfish than in the previous life, which is already progress). You may also be suffering, in this life, trials chosen by her, aiming to exercise detachment, because she understood that her attachment took her away from good and happiness, wanting then to return to being happy, useful, in short: returning to good.

This is the true spiritist morality, which has been contradicted and distorted by adulteration of Heaven and Hell. Nothing to do with “law of return” or karma. Nothing to do with a punitive God. The original of Heaven and Hell, with very important footnotes, can be downloaded here: https://bit.ly/3vVYQhu

A few days ago, the channel Grupo Espírita Educare published a video very well produced, by the way, with great care and an aesthetic appearance to be envied. This video, entitled "WAS THE BOOK "THE GENESIS" REALLY ADULTERATED?", provides, despite so much care, half-baked information, leaving out details that are so indispensable for the legitimate discussion of the case about Allan Kardec's ultimate work.

In the video, they quote the following passage from a psychograph to Kardec, about the changes he wanted to make to Genesis:

"Allow me to give you some personal advice about your work Genesis. I think, like you, that it should undergo certain modifications that will make it more valuable from a methodical point of view; [...] this revision is a serious job, and I ask you not to wait too long before carrying it out."

There is, however, something substantial in the passage they omitted (in the ellipsis in brackets) which, not by chance, leads the viewer to the wrong conclusion: the communicating Spirit's repeated recommendation that Kardec should not change anything about the Doctrine and the ideas that were appearing for the first time:

Advice on Genesis

February 22, 1868.
Medium M. Desliens.

Allow me to give you some personal advice about your book Genesis. I think that, as you do, it should undergo a rearrangement that will make it gain value in methodical terms; but I would also advise you to review certain comparisons in the first chapters, which, without being inaccurate, can be ambiguous, and which can be used against you in the finishing of words. I don't want to point them out in any particular way, but by carefully analyzing the second and third chapters, they will certainly surprise you. We'll take care of your research. It's only a matter of detail, no doubt, but details sometimes have their importance; that's why I thought it useful to draw your attention to this side.

Question. In the reprint we're going to do, I'd like to add a few things, without increasing the volume. Do you think there are parts that could be removed without inconvenience?

Answer. My opinion is that there is absolutely nothing to take away as doctrine; everything is useful and satisfactory in every respect; but I also believe that you could, without inconvenience, further condense certain ideas that don't need development to be understood, having already been outlined elsewhere; in your reorganization work, you will easily achieve this.

We should leave intact all the theories that appear for the first time in the public eye; don't remove anything as ideas, I repeat, but just cut out, here and there, developments that add nothing to clarity

You will be more concise, no doubt, but just as understandable, and it is the ground thus gained that you may have to add new and urgent elements. It's a serious job for this revision, and I urge you not to wait too late to do it, it's better to be prepared ahead of time than if I had to wait after you.
Above all, don't rush it. Despite the apparent contradiction of my words, you undoubtedly understand me. Start working promptly, but don't stay too long. Take your time; your ideas will be clearer and your body will be less fatigued.

You can download the original content of this letter by clicking on here.

Did Kardec go against the Spirit's wise advice?

Now, the adulteration of Genesis produced exactly that: it removed important passages that compromise understanding, leaving out doctrinal ideas and leading the reader to an understanding that is sometimes contrary to the previous version - the same thing they did with the adulteration of Heaven and Hell.

He quotes Henri Netto, in the article “In search of doubt: where is the truth?”:

The "new" texts, even if they appear to be true (because the intelligent hands that handled the editions posthumously picked out texts contained in the issues of the "Revue Spirite" (published from January 1858 to April 1869 by Kardec himself), sought the "appearance of truth" when put together with the others, with no basis in any of Kardec's publications. There are absurd passages that contradict not only other theses presented and reinforced by Kardec throughout his coherent and sequential literary production, but also the doctrinal body itself (principles and foundations). The biggest of these, without a shadow of a doubt, was to create a doubt, which didn't exist in the original version (first to fourth editions of "Genesis"), about the physical, material nature of Jesus' body. In this sense, the elimination of item 67 from Chapter XV of the aforementioned work, and the renumbering of item 68 as if it were 67, hides the logical assessment (albeit in terms of suppositions) about the fate of Yeshua's body envelope after his burial. What would be Kardec's reason, after repelling the docetist thesis ("fluidic body" of Jesus), and affirming his human nature, for suppressing his judicious considerations on the subject?

NETTO, Henri. In search of doubt: where is the truth? Published on the Espiritismo com Kardec – ECK website, on 12/24/2023. Available in comkardec.net.br/a-procura-da-duvida-onde-esta-a-verdade-por-henri-netto

He also quotes Paulo Henrique de Figueiredo in “Autonomia”:

There is an initial question from Allan Kardec, which is quite objective:

Question. In the reprint we're going to do, I'd like to add a few things, without increasing the volume. Do you think there are parts that could be removed without inconvenience?

In other words, it was Allan Kardec's initiative to make a change to his work, but which one? He wanted to add a few more things! Not take away. And he wanted to do this without increasing the volume of the book. The reason for your question to Demeure is to find out whether it would be possible to do this, according to the Spirit's vision. And the answer is quite objective and decisive. He answered, through the medium, while Kardec wrote it down:

Answer. My opinion is that there is absolutely nothing to take away as doctrine; everything is useful and satisfactory in every respect; but I also believe that you could, without inconvenience, further condense certain ideas that don't need development to be understood, having already been outlined elsewhere; in your reorganization work, you will easily achieve this.

Take anything away? Nothing about the Doctrine. Demeure was quite clear, but he went on to detail his proposal:

– We should leave intact all the theories that appear for the first time in the public eye; don't remove anything as ideas, I repeat, but just cut out, here and there, developments that add nothing to clarity. You'll be more concise, no doubt, but just as understandable, and it's on the ground thus acquired that you may have to add new and urgent elements.

This is definitely not what we find in the adulterated version of the 1872 work! There were hundreds of deletions. Words, phrases, paragraphs and even entire sections were removed, some of which altered the meaning of the rest of the text. Suffice it to say that the theory about the progressive conquest of free will, after the Spirit has developed self-awareness over hundreds of lives, was removed after being carefully elaborated by Kardec over many years in the Spiritist Review and finally presented in Genesis. Before, instinct dominated alone, but intelligence begins to develop, and little by little instinct weakens, so Kardec originally wrote: "With rational intelligence, free will is born, which man uses at will: then only, for him, does responsibility for his actions begin" (KARDEC, [1868] 2018, p. 100). This important passage, fundamental to Spiritist Moral Theory, was deliberately removed, against Kardec's wishes and the recommendations of the Spirits, a fact that we have now verified! In the pages of this book we detail several of these infamous and criminal forgeries.

FIGUEIREDO, Paulo Henrique de. Autonomy: the untold story of Spiritism. FEAL publisher.

Not only that, there is an extensive piece of research produced by Marco Milani, demonstrating the fact that the adulteration removed several important doctrinal ideas, as well as adding some exquisite ones, compromising the understanding of the work as a whole and in detail:

https://educadorespirita1.blogspot.com/2019/03/alteracoes-ocorridas-no-cap-1-da-5-ed.html

https://educadorespirita1.blogspot.com/2019/05/comentarios-sobre-as-alteracoes-da-5.html

https://educadorespirita1.blogspot.com/2019/09/comentarios-sobre-as-alteracoes-da-5.html

https://educadorespirita1.blogspot.com/2019/09/comentarios-sobre-as-alteracoes-da-5_15.html

https://educadorespirita1.blogspot.com/2020/02/comentarios-sobre-as-alteracoes-do-cap.html

https://educadorespirita1.blogspot.com/2020/03/comentarios-sobre-as-alteracoes-de.html

https://educadorespirita1.blogspot.com/2020/03/comentarios-sobre-as-alteracoes-da-5a.html

https://educadorespirita1.blogspot.com/2019/01/natureza-e-materia-nao-sao-sinonimos.html

https://educadorespirita1.blogspot.com/2018/09/comentarios-sobre-o-capitulo-xv-de.html

https://educadorespirita1.blogspot.com/2019/11/comentarios-sobre-as-alteracoes-da-5.html

https://educadorespirita1.blogspot.com/2018/12/inconsistencias-doutrinarias-da-5.html

As can be seen, various doctrinal ideas have been removed, even though the recommendation of the Spirit, who communicated to Kardec on the subject of the new edition, was not to remove anything related to these issues.

They don't want dialog to get to the truth, but imposition

When Leymarie created the book Obras Póstumas, he inserted into it the psychography presented earlier, but adulterated, removing precisely the Spirit's advice so that nothing concerning the Doctrine would be removed. All to give credit to his version, the fifth edition of Genesis was actually produced by Allan Kardec. Now, in the video mentioned above, the Grupo Espírita Educare channel does the same, but it doesn't stop there.

For Leymarie, the facts and the discussion about them didn't matter. In order to maintain his version of events, he sought to dominate the truth with various subterfuges. He tried to take control of Spiritist opinion and hid anything that might contradict his ideas. This is also how those who contradict the facts of the adulteration act with the "siren song", as Marcelo Henrique would say. That's how they finally hid my comments on that video from the public:

It's no coincidence that my comments don't appear to anyone else, as I was hidden on the channel. Apparently, they do not wish to discuss the facts and evidence, which they say are “summarily declassified”.

We can see, therefore, that the animated play is just another attempt to lead the public to the conclusion they want, even if they have to omit important information and make shallow statements. For our part, after encouraging the reader to study The Legacy of Allan Kardec, by Simoni Privato (link below), we can only hope that everyone comes to their own conclusions, in the face of the facts and evidence, of which there is plenty, despite the fallacy of the Spiritism CSI group that all the opposing arguments have been overturned (sic).

Live: Adulterated Genesis – doctrinal analysis of changes between editions

What is evil and punishment Truly?

Continuation of the article Passive Obedience and Blind Faith—The Two Principles of the False Idea

Evil is not making mistakes, then asking for forgiveness and being obedient to good.

O bad it is acting according to personal interest above the collective. To do this, the other must serve him, losing tranquility and happiness, which the selfish person does not want for himself. To submit the other, he must act not out of duty that cooperates, but out of submission that makes him a kind of slave.

God punishes? No! What is punishment?

O punishment, according to divine or natural law, consists of the constant suffering of those who consciously err, acting driven by personal interests, using lies and violence as means to achieve their objectives.

Isn't this concept totally different from what we have learned? Is punishment something that happens in the world? No, the punishment is the person's moral suffering and, if they do not change, they will not find happiness.

No selfish person is happy, because they know, intimately, that they are not doing good. But why would someone be selfish, knowing they are wrong, suffering because of it, and still continuing in the same selfish behavior?

Through Spiritism, we uncover the roots of selfishness and pride. Spiritism does not confront people or ideas; he confronts selfishness and pride as concepts that harm spiritual progress.

The guilty Spirit first suffers in spiritual life due to the degree of its imperfections, and is then granted bodily life as a means of reparation. That is why the Spirit finds in her, either the people she offended, or situations similar to those in which she committed evil, or even situations opposite to those she experienced, for example, facing misery if she was a bad rich person, or a humiliating condition if was proud. This is not a double punishment, but the same one that is continued on Earth, as a complement, with a view to facilitating your progress towards effective work. It depends on the Spirit himself to make it profitable. Isn't it better for him to return to Earth, with the possibility of gaining Heaven, than to be condemned without remission when he leaves it? This freedom that is granted to him is proof of the wisdom, goodness and justice of God, who wants man to owe everything to his own efforts, thus being the architect of his future. If you are unhappy, whether you are unhappy for a longer or shorter period of time, complain only to yourself – the path to progress is always open to you.

Allan Kardec. Heaven and Hell: Or divine justice according to Spiritism, publisher Feal (p. 78). Kindle Edition.

However, it is crucial to fully understand what selfishness entails in order to combat it effectively. Recognizing your mistakes and feeling guilty is the first step towards change. Otherwise, the individual will continue to suffer.

The false idea that God is the cause of our suffering is wrong. In fact, we are judges and prisoners of ourselves and our own thoughts. Spiritism teaches us this. Knowing this, will you choose to remain trapped or free yourself? To be a slave or free? It's your choice.

No one is obligated to act for the good. Freedom is fundamental to acting in good ways. God does not put anyone to watch anyone. When you do good, you will do it with all your effort. The moment you act with integrity, other spirits approach to do the same: the network of kindness is created.

If you are acting with ulterior motives, other spirits notice and you isolate yourself by choice. That's the mechanism!

Is someone really watching us in the spiritual world? No! Is there a specific place to be punished? No! This is false! Does Emmanuel mention the threshold? Yes, he mentions it, but they are deluded spirits that gather there. Good spirits see bad spirits as sick people to be cured and not as adversaries to be fought. The fight between good and evil is a false idea!

This article was prepared based on a lecture given by Paulo Henrique de Figueiredo. Click here to meet her.

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“Brazil, heart of the world, homeland of the gospel”? – A critical analysis is produced by Leonardo Marmo Moreira and Jorge Hessen. The text below was extracted in full from the preface of the work, with the aim of safeguarding such an important study as this, replicating it on our website. The full text, which was the basis for this article, is available in PDF, on here.

PREFACE

Jorge Hessen

In my historical investigations I found confreres who assured me at the FEB headquarters that Chico Xavier never warned the so-called “Ismael's tent” (FEB headquarters in DF) about the possible and alleged ideological interpolations in “Brazil, heart of the world, homeland of the gospel”. We do not know any further details behind the scenes of this exchange between the medium and former FEB directors.

I found those who attest to Chico's consent to the insertion of Roustaing in chapter 22 of “Brazil heart of the world homeland of the gospel” demonstrating supposed correspondences between Chico and Wantuil de Freitas, contained in the work “Testimonies of Chico Xavier”. However, we discovered that only a few secondary sources were passed on to the author of the work Suely Caldas Schubert (who does not have a Roustanguist trajectory), typed fragments of the letters and intentionally selected and elaborated by docetists Zeus Wantuil and Francisco Thiesen.

An authenticity of Roustaing's insertion in the “sacred” book of the (im) “Golden Pact” was forged, when former FEB directors visited Chico Xavier so that a Minas Gerais medium could “authenticate” the book or the chapter page 22 of “Brazil heart of the world homeland of the gospel” to corroborate the authenticity of the original psychography (which was inexplicably incinerated by the FEB), but Chico “authenticated” chapter 22 with the “robust” confirmation: “With a hug from the minor server Chico Xavier.” In other words, it didn’t confirm anything! Chico knew that the work had been corrupted.

The coup of the (im)“Golden Pact” was an agenda with eighteen items, the first of which stated: “It is up to the spiritists of Brazil to put into practice the exposition contained in the book “Brazil, Heart of the World, Homeland of the Gospel”. Here we open a parenthesis because we understand that in this device there was a proposition that could have undesirable consequences, considering the focus of unity among spiritists. Now, the most reasonable thing would be to include in the first item that the spiritists put into practice the exposition contained in the Gospel According to Spiritism, in order to accelerate and consolidate the evolutionary march of the Gospel.

There are those who say that the adoption of the book “Brazil heart of the world homeland of the gospel” could have two pretexts, the first because a group of those who discussed the issue wanted to adopt “The Four Gospels” by Roustaing, the second because the “supporters ” of CEPA (Pan-American Spiritist Confederation) did not and do not accept the Gospel According to Spiritism, in this case, therefore, Humberto de Campos' book would be on the balance line and placed Brazil in a central position in the expansion of the Gospel.

Really? Was this what led them to sign without discussion the pact that Herculano Pires called the “papal bull”? Or had the excess of mysticism created a feeling of guilt and the parties to the agreement began to admit infallibility in the president of the FEB? Or would the autocratic presence of Wantuil (who was a kind of “sole owner” of the FEB) have dulled the conscience of the signatories? Or did all the parties to the agreement lack greater doctrinal maturity? One thing, however, we are absolutely certain of: if Herculano Pires, Deolindo Amorim, Júlio Abreu Filho had participated in the “enchanted” Febian meeting of 1949, another would have been the direction of doctrinal definitions for Brazil.

So it is! Let us return to the signatories of the Pact who concluded without further DEBATE and maturation that the book “Brazil heart of the world homeland of the gospel” contained interesting data and demonstrated what the mission of Spiritism in Brazil would be. However, the parties to the agreement were not concerned with the jingoistic and controversial details of the book, perhaps the “X” of the issue.

We do not raise this point to contest the original contents of the work (those that were not supposedly altered by the Febian Docetists). It is very obvious that it is difficult to physically prove tampering because the original psychography was incinerated by the FEB. It is important to emphasize here that we love the literature of Humberto de Campos (without the Febian insertions, of course!), and what's more, it is necessary to separate things well, as the naive enthronement of Roustaing by the supposed “spiritual author” contradicts Kardec's thought contained in Chapter XV of the work Genesis.

The point is that the supposed “Humberto de Campos” evokes “the traditions of the spiritual world”, as the spiritual author himself asserts in the Introduction to the book “Brazil heart of the world homeland of the gospel”. Obviously this “traditions from beyond” argument does not clarify, or even support, the work’s interference. And this becomes clear if we compare the book “Brazil, heart.do world…” with “Crônicas de Além-Túmulo” and “Boa Nova” written by the same Spirit, in which Humberto de Campos uses some information obtained from the so-called “traditions of the spiritual world”, but without committing the various lapses present in “Brazil heart of the world homeland of the gospel”. Regarding the work “Chronicles from Beyond the Grave” in chapter 21 entitled “The Great Missionary”, published before “Brazil, heart of the world…”, only the missionaries Camille Flammarion, Léon Denis and Gabriel are mentioned as collaborators of Allan Kardec Delanne, with no mention of Roustaing. This indicates likely malicious interpolation in the work “Brazil heart of the world homeland of the gospel”.

This is my opinion.

Brasilia, April 10, 2018

Jorge Hessen

The Brazilian Spiritist Federation (FEB) assumed a very distant character and, in many points, diametrically opposed to the fundamental principles of Spiritism, so well demonstrated by the exhaustive studies of Allan Kardec, who gave them his time, his resources, his health and, In the end, your life. The FEB recommends not evoking it, when it is an indispensable tool for the Doctrine; always advises against private meetings, when the superior Spirits themselves have encouraged them; publishes everything without the necessary doctrinal analysis, producing works that are contrary to Spiritism and reaching the point of causing embarrassment to the Doctrine, etc.

Guided by the FEB, most of the Spiritist Movement, unaware of the Roustainuist (or Rustenist) origin of this institution, embarked on an absurdly distorted path. A quick reading of “Ponto Final: o reencontro do Espiritismo com Allan Kardec”, by Wilson Garcia, to understand the reason for all this distortion: people from the Sayão Group, an avowedly Roustainuist group, dominated the FEB since the end of the 19th century , inserting into it and, consequently, into the Brazilian Spiritist Movement, its characteristics contrary to the method and organization necessary for the continued development of spiritist science, as we can see especially in the following articles from the Spiritist Magazine: ORGANIZAÇÃO DO SPIRITISM, December 1861 , and TRANSITIONAL CONSTITUTION OF SPIRITISM, December 1868.

In its philosophical and moral essence, Brazilian Spiritism is also very far from the true face of Consoling Spiritism, as we can understand by reading “Autonomy: the untold story of Spiritism”.

As if all this were not enough, we now have diverse evidence of significant adulterations in works psychographed by Chico Xavier, completely altering, in some points, the original meaning of the text. Furthermore, we have the great unknown called “Brazil, Heart of the World, Homeland of the Gospel”, whose original psychography was incinerated by the FEB and which, not by chance, inserts several absurdities against the Doctrine, affirming Roustaing as a great worker of Spiritism, together with Kardec, and the “Angel” Ismael, a Spirit who originally mystified the Sayão Group, as a great spiritual leader of the Brazilian homeland.

For these and many others, we, the undersigned, declare, for record purposes, that we do not feel represented by the FEB and the Brazilian Spiritist Movement, thus highlighting the necessary return to the origins of Spiritism, duly contextualized by the complementary understanding of Spiritualism Rational and Animal Magnetism, in order to prepare the ground for the future resumption of Spiritism as it really is, with the resumption of its development through collaboration between small groups, without institutions above them, as demonstrated necessary by Kardec, in the articles previously mentioned.

The Study Group The Legacy of Allan Kardec inaugurates this effort merely for registration purposes, without any intention of dispute or prohibitions, wishing to soon see Spiritism being understood and recognized as a Philosophical Science of moral consequences, with its method and organization reestablished and removed from the characteristic of religion attributed to him by the FEB, something he never was (Annual session commemorating the dead, RE68).

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