Reincarnation

The spirits of human beings do NOT reincarnate into the bodies of animals, and vice versa.

The spirit of a human being must reincarnate into a material body to put into practice its intentions towards goodness and to progress.

Each person’s actions or non-actions (in thought, word, and deed) are subject to the Infinitely Just, Universal Laws of Cause and Effect. Each must, during their material existences, expiate and atone for its current and past life indiscretions, and make any appropriate reparations. This allows for spiritual equilibrium and soul progression. We receive assistance throughout our spiritual journey from spirit guides assigned to us from birth.

We are responsible for any wrongs we have committed and, for any good we could have done, but failed to do. Progress is very, very slow. It takes myriads of material existences to reach our goal. But, the path of redemption is never closed and ALL can reach relative perfection and the Creator. There is no such place as a “Heaven” or a “Hell” - our behavior determines our set of circumstances and our conditions, in the material world and as well as in the spirit world.

Our Beliefs

• The Supreme Intelligence is First Cause of All Things. The Creator is Unique, Eternal, All Love, All Just, All Knowing, and All Powerful.
   
• A human being is a soul (or spirit) attached to a physical body.
   
• There are two planes of existence, the material and spiritual worlds, whose inhabitants constantly interact upon each other.
   
• Persons endowed with the faculty of mediumship are more easily able to communicate with spirits in the spirit world. Mediumship comes in different degrees and types of abilities.
   
• Spirits must reincarnate into successive material existences in order evolve: intellectually, spiritually, and morally.
   
• The goal of reincarnation (or soul evolution) is to reach relative perfection. Then reincarnation is no longer
  necessary and there is no more suffering. Beings determine their own path by the choices they make in this process. We are the architects of our own destiny.
   
• It is through the practice of Love and Charity, which most facilitates our soul’s progression.
   
• According to the numerous spirit communications received from various sources, the man named Jesus of Nazareth had the most morally superior spirit to have incarnated on this earth. His mission was to provide us with an example of what level of morality and goodness, mankind can attain on this planet.

Allan Kardec

   French Professor Allan Kardec coined the name “Spiritism” in the 1850’s, to distinguish it from Spiritualism. The information that comprises Spiritism is based on advanced communications by morally superior spirits received through different mediums from all over the world and compiled into books by Kardec and The Parisian Society of Psychological Studies.

   After analyzing and collating the spirit communications received, he published several books. These books contain what is considered the basis of the Spiritist Doctrine (Spirit Science), the science of the interaction of the spirit world and material world and, its moral and philosophical implications. These important books are: The Spirits Book; Practical Instruction Regarding Spirit Manifestations; The Mediums Book; The Gospel According to Spiritism; Heaven and Hell - The Divine Justice Vindicated in the Plurality of Existences; and Genesis – Miracles and Prophecies.

   Allan Kardec’s real name was Hippolyte Leon Denizard Rivail and was born in Lyon, France on October 3, 1804. He came from a family of lawyers and he was well educated. He wrote books on mathematics and French grammar. As a Professor, he taught all subjects, especially the sciences. He opened his own school in 1825. He spoke 6 languages. In 1831, he married Amelie Gabrielle Boudet, who was also a teacher. They had no children. Kardec was NOT a medium.