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The Seven Principles, by which all the churches are guided, 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 a better understanding of them.
- 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
It is important to remember these are principles and
not commandments. Liberty of interpretation is given to every member.
The main difference between
Spiritualism and other religions is that Spiritualism is founded on the demonstrated
proof that there is life after death and that there is a path of eternal progression
for all mankind, with an acceptance of responsibility for all ones own actions.
We are all spirit here
and now and part of a divine plan involving the whole Universe. Spiritualism
teaches that we should live harmoniously doing unto others as we would have
others do to us.
Spiritualism is a universal
religion which recognises such leaders as Buddha, Mohammed, Moses as well
as Jesus. We consider them all as great healers and teachers.
The greatest philosophers are
from many religious beliefs that can help with understanding, but the spiritualist
philosophers are considered to be Silver Birch and White Eagle. They are of
great importance to all spiritualist Churches of Union and Christian
Roots, and there are websites for both those names.
The History of Spiritualism is on Main Menu ~ Articles ~ Philosopoy.
Death is Nothing at All ~ by Henry Scott Holland (1847-1918)Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral ~ sometimes referred to as 'What is Death?'
Death is nothing at all.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
I am I and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other,
that we still are.
Call me by my old familiar name.
Speak to me in the easy way
which you always used.
Put no difference in your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed
at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word
that it always was.
Let it be spoken without affect,
without the trace of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same that it ever was.
There is absolutely unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind
because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you,
for an interval,
somewhere very near,
just around the corner.
All is well.
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