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Spiritualism

Spiritualism in its modern incarnation started in the mid nineteenth century in the USA and essentially grew out of Christianity. It is still perceived as largely Christian in its broadest sense (although no-one, least of all Spiritualists, would begin to claim that its beliefs were orthodox), but there are people from other traditions who happily take the title "Spiritualist" whose background is anything but Christian. It involves contact with the spirits of the dead, through a medium.

Contemporary phenomena and links related to individual mediums should be submitted to the appropriate subcategory of /Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Spiritualism. Please suggest your Spiritualism related site to the best subcategory. These categories are not for other religions, or for spiritual sites related to New Age or other topics about personal development. If you wish to list such a site, please find the best category within Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/ If your site is a personal one, that deals with personal issues, find the best subcategory within Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/ or it may be better placed in Society/People/Personal_Homepages/Weblogs/ or in Society/People/Personal_Homepages/

Historical

Please submit links to texts, biographies, and scholarship related to the origins, history, and impact of spiritualism.

Contemporary phenomena and links related to individual mediums should be submitted to the appropriate subcategory of /Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Spiritualism.

Mediumship, Clairvoyance, Psychic Development

Mediumship, clairvoyance or psychic development either through a Spiritualist church or organization or by a member of a Spiritualist church or organization.

Please only submit sites affiliated with the Spiritualist movement. For general psychic development please submit to the most appropriate category:

Society/Paranormal/Psychic/Teaching/,
OR
Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/New_Age/Channeling/Instruction/.

Mediums and Healers

There is sometimes a fine line between mediums and general psychics. But generally these mediums work through the Spiritualist Church or can give evidence of life after death, rather than just general psychic readings.

Sites listed here will focus on mediums who also offer psychic healing.

Organizations

Organizations, associations and the like who are affiliated in some way with the Spiritualist Movement.

Please only submit organizations to this category. There is a separate category for Spiritualist Churches which can be found here:

Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Spiritualism/Spiritualist_Churches/

Personal Pages

Personal Pages of Spiritualists. Most of the content should be about Spiritualism and/or their experiences.

Please only submit personal pages of people who are affiliated with the Spiritualist Movement in some way.

Personal pages not affiliated with Spiritualism but about ghosts should be submitted here:
Society/Paranormal/Ghosts/Personal_Pages/

Personal pages about reincarnation should be submitted to:
Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Reincarnation/ for further review.

Personal pages of Mediums not affiliated with the Spiritualist movement should be sent to Society/Paranormal/Psychic/, or the most appropriate subcategory of Society/Paranormal/Psychic/.

Psychic Artists

Psychic arts are mediums who can use art to express their visions of spirits, guides, and angels.

Publications

Listing hard copy magazines concerning Spiritualism.

Please only submit hard copy magazine web sites.

Spiritism

Websites and resources listed in this category fall under "Spiritism" because they address, explain or relate to the Spiritist Doctrine, a body of knowledge first put together in 1860, France, by a man referred to as Allan Kardec.

Please submit only sites dealing with the Spiritist Doctrine to this category. Sites not directly related with or to "Spiritism" as defined by Allan Kardec will be moved somewhere else or deleted.

Teachings

These categories are for Spiritualism related sites.

Please suggest your Spiritualism related site to the best subcategory. These categories are not for other religions, or for spiritual sites related to New Age or other topics about personal development. If you wish to list such a site, please find the best category within Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/ If your site is a personal one, that deals with personal issues, find the best subcategory within Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/ or it may be better placed in Society/People/Personal_Homepages/Weblogs/ or in Society/People/Personal_Homepages/ Please only submit personal pages of people who are affiliated with the Spiritualist Movement in some way.

Personal pages not affiliated with Spiritualism but about ghosts should be submitted here:
Society/Paranormal/Ghosts/Personal_Pages/

Personal pages about reincarnation should be submitted to:
Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Reincarnation/ for further review.

Personal pages of Mediums not affiliated with the Spiritualist movement should be sent to Society/Paranormal/Psychic/, or the most appropriate subcategory of Society/Paranormal/Psychic/.