The practice that affirms that it is possible to communicate with spirits is called spiritualism.
Spiritualism is a doctrine or practice that holds that it is possible to communicate with the spirit of a dead person through a medium or otherwise. A medium, on the other hand, is a person who attributes paranormal powers that allow him or her to act as a mediator in parapsychological phenomena (including communications with spirits).
For example: “Last night I saw a movie in which young people who participated in a spiritualism session were murdered,” “I don't believe in spiritualism or anything like it,” “They say he is a well-known man in the field of spiritualism for his supposed achievements .
What is spiritualism
As a philosophical doctrine, spiritualism emerged in the mid- 19th century from the analysis of the books codified by the Frenchman Allan Kardec . Its object of study is the origin, nature and destiny of spirits and the characteristics of the links that they establish with the physical world.
Spiritualism maintains the existence of spirits (the human being is an immortal spirit that incarnates in a body ) and ensures that it is possible to communicate with them. Reincarnation and karma (law of cause and effect) are other concepts considered valid within this context.
It is important to note that spiritualism is not a religion nor is it considered as such. Therefore it has no priests, temples or rituals. Spiritualist meetings are considered meetings to establish communication with spirits.
Popular culture, for its part, usually accepts certain spiritualist practices, such as the Ouija or cup game , although many people avoid them despite not firmly believing in their legitimacy, simply for fear that they really work and cause them some problems. the typical misfortunes of urban legends .
The Ouija board is a spiritualism practice adopted by popular culture.
Without certainties
One of the reasons for the lack of credibility of mediums is that many of them perform shows in theaters and television networks, offering their audiences the supposed possibility of contacting their deceased relatives, and in more than one case fraudulent tactics were detected. such as the use of infiltrated personnel among the public to extract information that was later used in the seance to fake communication with the afterlife.
On the other hand, given that most people cannot attest to being able to speak with spirits, the fact that not all mediums describe their experiences in the same way generates a certain disbelief. For example, some claim that the encounter with the dead occurs spontaneously and that it is not a clear or stable communication, while those who make their supposed ability a spectacle with a pre-established date and time do not seem to have problems in forcing connection every night and get a lot of accurate data consistently.
The verification of the existence of spiritualism
Unfortunately, spiritualism falls into the same category as other practices that traditionally receive contempt and distrust from society, simply because there are too many examples of scammers taking advantage of those who have lost a loved one and are especially vulnerable; An act of this type immediately generates rejection and makes people afraid to believe, as a defense mechanism. However, if we have never had contact with the afterlife, we do not have enough authority to rule out the possibility that someone will.
Through the James Randi Educational Foundation, created in 1996, anyone who claims to have supernatural powers can prove their authenticity simply by submitting to a series of tests moderated by scientists that offer whoever passes them a truly tempting prize: 1 million dollars. Who could resist? Without a doubt, someone who does not have the ability he has.