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From the FAQ :
Stainton Moses received many warnings and insights about channeling as did Kardec who insists that spirit sources must be tested.
"Good spirits are never offended by such examination; on the contrary, they advise it, because they have nothing to fear from scrutiny. It is only bad spirits who take scrutiny amiss, and who try to dissuade us from making it, because they are sure to be losers by it; their dissuasion, therefore, proves their inferiority."
"It is only through moral purity that a spirit draws nearer to God, and thus extends the circle of his knowledge."
"Intelligence is far from being a sure sign of moral superiority; for intelligence and morality do not always go hand in hand. One spirit may be good and kind-hearted with scanty knowledge; while another may be intelligent and learned, and yet be very little advanced in morality."
"Perverse and jealous spirits can do everything that men do in the way of evil, and you must therefore be constantly on your guard against them. When superior spirits have to find fault, they do so with prudence and moderation; they never speak ill of any one; when they warn, they do so with gentleness. If, in the interest of both parties, they desire that two persons should cease to meet, they bring about some apparently fortuitous incident that will keep them apart in a natural way. Language calculated to excite trouble and distrust is always that of an evil spirit, whatever the name he assumes. You should therefore exercise the utmost circumspection in regard to anything that a spirit may say against any of you, especially if a good spirit has previously spoken well of the same party; you should also distrust yourselves and your prejudices. Accept, of spirit-communications, only what is good, generous, rational, and approved alike by your intellect and your conscience."
"The more elevated you are morally, the higher are the spirits you attract; and these necessarily keep off the lower ones." [ True both for the medium and the sitter.]
The other side of the coin is that many of the holy books of world's religions derive either directly from channeling or a similar inspirational process.
Hi Adrian,
Must have missed that one – excellent.
Cheers,
Stephen
quote:
Originally posted by chill
"Intelligence is far from being a sure sign of moral superiority; for intelligence and morality do not always go hand in hand. One spirit may be good and kind-hearted with scanty knowledge; while another may be intelligent and learned, and yet be very little advanced in morality."
Absolutely true!!
Just ask any evil genius bent on world domination, and they will agree with you whole-black-heartedly!
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James
That's a nice site Adrian, and a very complete listing of related subjects and resources. [:)] Also, the site includes links to many book websites, as well as an eLibrary and numerous links to a whole variety of newsletters.
Very best,
Greetings everyone,
I recently came across this really excellent site dedicated to channeling resources. There is a huge amount of information, original works and other material here:
http://www.spiritwritings.com
Enjoy!
With best regards,
Adrian.