Spiritualism

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It is also a term commonly used for various [|psychic] or [|paranormal] practices and beliefs recorded throughout humanity's history[|[2]][|[3]] and in a variety of cultures.[|[4]][|[5]] Spiritualistic traditions appear deeply rooted in [|shamanism] and, as such, are perhaps the oldest forms of religion. [|Mediumship] is a modern form of shamanism and such ideas are very much like those developed by [|Edward Burnett Tylor] in his theory of [|animism],[|[6]] where there are other worlds parallel to our own, though invisible to us and not accessible to us in our state. The connecting link between these worlds is the [|psychic]. A person endowed with exceptional sensitivity to the [|occult] dimension, who experiences visions and revelations. Only a few individuals are said to have this capacity.[|[7]]
 * Spiritualism** is a [|dualist] [|metaphysical] [|belief] that the [|world] is made up of at least two fundamental [|substances], [|matter] and [|spirit]. This very broad [|metaphysical] distinction is further developed into many and various forms by the inclusion of details about what spiritual entities exist such as a [|soul], the [|afterlife], [|spirits] of the dead, [|deities] and [|mediums]; as well as details about the nature of the relationship between spirit and matter. It may also refer to the [|philosophy], doctrine, or [|religion] pertaining to a spiritual aspect of existence.[|[1]]