When I’m sad for all the current news I find that remembering this poem helps.
“ Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain.
I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
Of beautiful birds in circling flight,
I am the starshine of the night.
I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room.
I am in the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing.
Do not stand at my grave bereft
I am not there. I have not left.”
A message from Stella.
How can we give and receive support in these very trying times?
Firstly please all understand that our help and prayers - both here and in the spirit world - is concentrating on giving relief from suffering, be it physical, or emotional.
Whenever there is a disaster here on earth the guides and helpers on ‘the other side’ are prepared to receive all who pass to them. There is a lot of documentation to support this. Here on earth meanwhile we can feel reassurance that the opportunity to do so much to help our earthly family and also our spirit ‘hidden‘ friends is both for us and them. Remember this, they cannot do anything without being asked.
Spiritual progression - here and there - is assisted through our asking for that help. Perhaps you’ve heard me say in church that a prayer can be words or simply an expression of desperate longing - even a groan or a sigh is heard .......... Amen.
WHAT IS SPIRITUALISM?
Yes, it is a church, and might be associated with an organisation such as the spiritualist national union (SNU) or the Christian spiritualist group called The Greater World, there are many independnt churches too.
But which ever you find near where you live, the thing to remember is ...
There is no 'creed' or
'doctrine' in Spiritualism ~ we
are free to follow our hearts,
and are so all united
under the one 'banner' of the Seven Principles, as follows:
- Fatherhood of God
- Brotherhood of man
- Communion of spirits and
the ministry of Angels
- Personal responsibility
- Continuous existence of the
human soul
- Compensation and
retribution hereafter for all the good and evil deeds done on earth
- Eternal progress open to
every human soul
These
principles were given to us by Robert Owen through the mediumship of Emma Hardinge
Britten in 1871. They were originally given as five principles but were later
changed to seven for clarity.
SPIRITUALISM is for TODAY!
Some say Spiritualism is a religion, others that it's simply a union of like-minded people, they
are both right, we are ordinary folks gathering together to join in a
better understanding of our lives here on Earth, and yet Spiritualism is
so much more besides...
Spiritualists
themselves will tell you how they came into this church or sanctuary,
some people through the need for healing, some for hoping that their
'lost' loved ones are safe in another place, and yet others come for
that missing philosophy so needed to give direction in our lives.
There
are two kinds of Spiritualist Church Services, one on a weekday which
is simply a 'Clairvoyant Evening' giving evidence of communication, and
the other on a Sunday which is also a service of worship. Other 'services' are for healing alone (not messages) and teaching, which could be a course of classes for any aspect.
There
are so many churches and sancutaries with mediums working in them that
it is difficult to say just how many, the unions have their own lists
and the independants have to advertise for themselves, you will see many
recorded in the 'Signpost' booklet under the title 'Book List' at the
top right hand of this page.
Google 'Greater World' and 'Spiritualist National Union' also ....
Go to MAIN MENU and click on Spiritualism for the dropdown more detailed information.
THIS SITE IS FOR INFORMATION - WE WELCOME COMMENTS!
WHY NOT SHARE YOUR EVIDENCE WITH OTHERS AND SEE IT HERE?
[ SEE CONTACT STELLA - MAIN MENU]
YOUR GUIDE TO THE SITE
MAIN MENU TOP LEFT OF THIS PAGE is divided into..
Spiritualism is a
general section covering the basics, click on here and the 'drop-down' is divided into:
a) Philosophy / The Address
which is for everyone, put simply it's
a way of thinking, and we can all adjust that, can't we? Spiritualist
Churches
don't have 'sermons', the 'Speaker' (medium) gives an 'Address', which
is the inspiration of the spirit and still mediumship, there is a big
difference!
b) Evidence covers all the forms of clairvoyance,
and
c) Healing speaks for itself, and there is so much more on the 'Articles' section!
Would you like to read about how to understand the holistic spiritual approach a little more?
'Articles' is a 'drop-down' when you 'click' on it.
FAQ's Frequently Asked Questions have a lot of
student requests both old and new
Churches - Do give me as much information about
YOUR church as you can. "Scotland, Wales & Ireland" has a link to another site: The University of Glasgow has research and perhaps a physical explanation to telepathy.
'Contact Stella': Anything you would like to see? Questions? Any 'blobs' mistakes or whatever? Please do email me through 'Contact Stella' on the MAIN MENU ~ OK?
Top right corner: Popular pages that have been
most talked about over time, especially the "Report on Spiritualism".
Also a poster to copy for your friends and churches notice boards too "pretty please"?
FREE ADVERTS "Newsflash" is at the top of EVERY page, just send me an email, click on the main menu top left of this page "CONTACT STELLA".
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“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.” Charles Darwin.
Here's a letter to the new reader.
Welcome to you, wherever you are! Are you wandering about on the net? Looking for a bit of information about spiritualism and 'things' in general? Things like what's life all about? Well you've come to the right place...
A question: Are you the sort of person who
would prefer to dip your toe slowly and gently into seemingly strange
waters? Maybe you'd only walk through the door of a church if it were
raining? [Joke!]
And so you've found this website ... good
for you! Perhaps you'd like to get some information? This site is for
just that, we aren't selling things.
Or perhaps you want to know if what you've heard about Spiritualism is true ? Are they all cranks? So, what exactly do YOU know about this subject? I must say there are some funny stories going about! ..... Both "funny ha ha" and "funny peculiar" !
Well, you can be a spiritual person without ever setting foot in a church - you don't need me to tell you that do you? But, if you are an intelligent person and
have an inquiring mind, then information is what you seek. I too have
looked on the net for info regarding spiritualism and come up a bit
lacking in places, so it is my sincere wish to fill those gaps with
sensible helpful information for you. I've been writing on this site now
for 15 years or more.
There will be some things that you agree
with, good. There will be some things you disagree with, that's fine
too. But what we all must do is follow our common sense - and
spiritualism tells us all to do exactly that, there is no creed and no
dogma in this ‘ism'! Nothing is ever taken as 'read', DO
question everything, as we all do too, we're not in the blind trust
business! But to find what you need just now, send a genuine thought out
for help, and spirit will provide. [I have done this many times and am
still surprised at the results!]
We DO expect everyone to seek the truth of
the fact that there is no 'death' by asking for that proof, EVIDENCE
just like in a court of law, this is what a Spiritualist Medium's job is
- giving proof! Let me say it again, PROOF is what we are all about!
I have found that there are basically
three 'doors' we all pass through to find a comfortable place to call
our spiritual home, and whatever our reasons might be these 'doors' are
grouped in the spiritualist church as: Healing, Evidence and Philosophy.
HEALING is a big subject [under Articles on the Main Menu] and like myself, many
people come into Spiritualism through that 'door', needing help that
they maybe feel cannot be received elsewhere, physical, emotional or
spiritual.
EVIDENCE or 'proof' has other names,
‘messages' or ‘communications' for example, but it all boils down to
wanting to know if our loved ones have arrived safely in the next world,
and if indeed it's true that there is a spirit world!
PHILOSOPHY in the spiritualist movement is
another name for teaching the understanding, and this is the biggest
subject ever... You will find no preaching in a spiritualist church,
because a medium doesn't give a sermon, s/he will allow the
communication to work in a most natural way and talk spontaneously from
the heart with guidance from the Eternal Spirit...
To quote Cecilia Meireles ..."There are people who speak to us and we
do not listen to them; there are people who hurt us and they don't leave
a scar, but there are people who simply appear in our life and they
mark us for ever." May your marks be loving spiritual ones!
Also, it won't hurt to ask spirit for
guidance as you browse through these pages, so just think of
your Guardian Angel and say "Good help please!" and off you go...!
Warmest regards
from Stella.
