CONTAINING the principles of the Spiritist Doctrine on the immortality of the soul, the nature of Spirits and their relations with men, moral laws, the present life, the future life and the future of Humanity — According to the teachings given by superior Spirits with the assistance from different mediums. — RECEIVED AND COORDINATED BY ALLAN KARDEC. — PARIS, APRIL 18, 1857.
Contents
Translators’ preface to the third edition
Anna Blackwell’s Preface to Her Version
Preface to the Revised Edition
Introduction
Prolegomena
PART ONE – FIRST CAUSES
First causes
PART TWO – THE SPIRIT WORLD, OR THE WORLD OF SPIRITS
CHAPTER I – Spirits
Spirits
CHAPTER II – The Incarnation of Spirits
The Purpose of Incarnation
The Soul
Materialism
CHAPTER III – The Return from the Corporeal to the Spirit Life
The Soul after Death
The Separation of the Soul from the Body
The Spirit’s State of Confusion after Death
CHAPTER IV – The Plurality of Existences
The plurality of exixtences
CHAPTER V – Considerations concerning the Plurality of Existences
Considerations concerning the Plurality of Existences
CHAPTER VI – Spirit Life
Spirit Life
CHAPTER VII – The Return to Corporeal Life
The Return to Corporeal Life
CHAPTER VIII – The Emancipation of the Soul
The Emancipation of the Soul
CHAPTER IX – The Intervention of Spirits in the Corporeal World
The Intervention of Spirits in the Corporeal World
CHAPTER X – Occupations and Missions of Spiritis
Occupations and Missions of Spiritis
CHAPTER XI – The Three Kingdoms
Minerals and Plants
Animals and Human Beings
Metempsychosis
PART THREE – MORAL LAWS
CHAPTER I – Divine or Natural Law
Divine or Natural Law
CHAPTER II – The Law of Worship
The Law of Worship
CHAPTER III – The Law of Labor
The Necessity of Labor
The Limit of Labor. Rest
CHAPTER IV – The Law of Reproduction
The Law of Reproduction
CHAPTER V – The Law of Preservation
The Law of Preservation
CHAPTER VI – The Law of Destruction
The Law of Destruction
CHAPTER VII – The Law of Society
The Need for Societal Life
The Life of Isolation. The Vow of Silence
Family Ties
CHAPTER VIII – Law of Progress
The Law of Progress
CHAPTER IX – The Law of Equality
The Law of Equality
CHAPTER X – The Law of Freedom
The Law of Freedom
CHAPTER XI – The Law of Justice, Love and Charity
The Law of Justice, Love and Charity
CHAPTER XII – Moral perfection
Moral Perfection
PART FOUR – HOPES AND CONSOLATIONS
CHAPTER I – Earthly Joys And Sorrows
Earthly Joys And Sorrows
CHAPTER II – Future Joys And Sorrows
Future joys and sorrows
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