This book brings together a collection of poems dictated by several Spirits, during the mediumship meetings conducted at the Spiritist Group of New York, Inc.. Spiritist art is an important genre among spiritists and those who seek for spiritual enlightenment. More than simply creating a combination of rhymes and clever word-plays, they seek to elevate us, even if temporarily, above the mundane and ordinary things of this world, inviting us to introspection and to meditation about truths poetically presented.
When we hear that someone has committed suicide, we often struggle to understand what leads someone to end their own life and leave loved ones behind. The first question that comes to mind is the inexplicable "why?" What incredible force overcomes the will to live? But perhaps the more important question is, why is our response to death by suicide so much more intense than to any other form of death? Unfortunately, recent years have shown a vast surge in the number of suicides. Countless theories, religious doctrines, superstitions, mystical teachings, and folklore surround suicide. Those Left Behind: Understanding Suicide from a Spiritist View is the first book in English to examine suicide from a Spiritist viewpoint. With extensive research, author Jussara Korngold follows the steps of noted Spiritist Allan Kardec to illuminate classic Spiritist attitudes toward suicide. If you have endured the trauma of a loved one taking his or her own life, Those Left Behind will console and comfort, helping you find the answers you need to some of your most difficult questions.
The power of healing through one's gaze, touch, and the laying on of hands is one of the forms by which spiritual action is exerted over the world. Some individuals, by prayer and magnetic lan, attract this influx to themselves, this radiance of the divine force which drives off the impure fluids that cause so much suffering. The spirit of charity, of devotion verging on sacrifice, of forgetfulness of self, is the condition necessary to acquire and preserve this power, one of the most wonderful ones bestowed by God on humans. In the words of the Spirit Emmanuel ..".health means the perfect harmony of the soul." Some ancient practices advocated the need for cure of the subtle body prior to any permanent physical cure could be achieved. This is also present in the Spiritist approach to healing. To heal, human beings must be considered in their wholeness - body plus spirit. All the healers of antiquity were initiates and priests. In modern medicine there is a great demand for highly specialized training, and this leads us to ask: "Who can heal?" When considering spiritual healing through passes, we can safely say that everyone is able to heal to some degree, and we will be looking at this throughout this book.
When we hear that someone has committed suicide, we often struggle to understand what leads someone to end their own life and leave loved ones behind. The first question that comes to mind is the inexplicable "why?" What incredible force overcomes the will to live? But perhaps the more important question is, why is our response to death by suicide so much more intense than to any other form of death? Unfortunately, recent years have shown a vast surge in the number of suicides. Countless theories, religious doctrines, superstitions, mystical teachings, and folklore surround suicide. Those Left Behind: Understanding Suicide from a Spiritist View is the first book in English to examine suicide from a Spiritist viewpoint. With extensive research, author Jussara Korngold follows the steps of noted Spiritist Allan Kardec to illuminate classic Spiritist attitudes toward suicide. If you have endured the trauma of a loved one taking his or her own life, Those Left Behind will console and comfort, helping you find the answers you need to some of your most difficult questions.
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