He is the author of the five books known as the spiritist codification, and is the founder of spiritism. The book on mediums by allan kardec white crow books books. It contains a complete explanation about life and its foundational aspects. The book on mediums or mediums and evokers handbook is a book by allan kardec published in 1861, second of the five fundamental works of spiritism.
Kardec also drew on this same material to compile four other works, the mediums book, the gospel as explained by spirits, heaven and hell, and genesis. A discussion of the means of communicating with the invisible world, the. It is the widely respected follow up to the spirits book. The spirits book, the mediums book, the gospel as explained by spiritism, heaven and hell, and the genesis. Kardecs publications have sparked a growing global movement that has been transforming millions of lives throughout the world for more than 150 years. Its contents comprised his interviews with the ten mediums and over 500. The high moral tone of the mediums book, as of all the writings of allan kardec, is in unison with the assertion so often repeated by the spirits whose communications he has coordinated with.
Leon denizard rivail, was a french educator and philosopher born in lyon on october 3, 1804. The book on mediums by allan kardec overdrive rakuten. Ideak is a nonprofit spiritist association created with the aim of spreading to the world spiritism, according. This is the second book in the series of about 5 books written under the pseudo name of allan kardec. The high moral tone of the mediums book, as of all the writings of allan kardec, is in unison with the assertion so often repeated by the spirits whose communications he has coordinated with such exceptional clearness and reach of thought, that the aim of the open intercourse which is now being established between. Allan kardec wrote only five spiritist books but these five books serve as the foundation to spiritism, a progressive body of knowledge that has continued to grow to near 1,000 books since kardec first published the spirits book in 1857.
Allan kardec books list of books by author allan kardec. Its introduction explains the new ideas and how kardec organized the 1019 questions and answers contained in the book. The book attained a wide readership from all classes of society. The spirits book 1857, written by allan kardec, is widely regarded as the most important piece of writing in the spiritist canon. Allan kardec died of an aneurysm in 1869, leaving many texts in the process of being written. The mediums book le livre des mediums, in french, is a book by allan kardec published in 1861, second of the five fundamental works of spiritism the spiritualist philosophy kardec had been publishing being the tome in which the experimental and investigative features of the doctrine were presented, explained and taught. In the book of mediums, kardec a french intellectual, professor and scientist of his time 1860s, continues to reveal what had mostly up to that time been hidden of the very active world of spirits around us. A companion to his first book, the spirits guide, the book on mediums explains how to apply allan kardecs principles of his practical science of spiritism in order to become a medium. Spirit mediums play a very important role in spiritism as a way of communicating vital information between the world of spirits and the world of mortals.
In a special sense, the spirits book contains the doctrine or theory of spiritism. First video of the series on subjects studied in the mediums book, by allan kardec. Kardecpedia is an interactive platform that facilitates the study of the works of allan kardec, the founder of the spiritist doctrine, or spiritism. The mediums book is not addressed to materialists, who must be brought from materialism to spiritualism, if at all, by their personal ascertainment of the reality of the modern spiritist. The book on mediums, also known as the mediums book, was written by allan kardec and originally published in 1861. Discover book depositorys huge selection of allan kardec books online. Kardecpedia belongs to the ideak spiritist divulgation institute allan kardec. The spirits book, the mediums book, the gospel according to spiritism, heaven and hell and the genesis. It is the first in a series of five books that kardec wrote that are. The mediums book sees allan kardec introduce and explain how human beings can communicate with the vast spiritual realm.
Kardec, is in unison with the assertion so often repeated by the spirits whose. The book on mediums by allan kardec, paperback barnes. The book on mediums by allan kardec white crow books. Chapter 3 questions 37 to 49 the spirits book by allan. The high moral tone of the mediums book, as of all the writings of allan. The 73 different kinds of mediums as described by allan. The spirits book was the first book spiritism published by allan kardec in 1857, a mere nine years after the fox sisters triggered the spiritual renaissance. An excellent book of spiritual guidance, kardec explains the methods of mediumship. With the teachings he received from higher spirits through various mediums, he wrote five books that would become the basis of the spiritist doctrine. The spirits book, the mediums book, the gospel as explained by spiritism, heaven and hell, and the.