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To whom do we attribute the founding of Modern Spiritualism?

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The Fox sisters…Katie and Margaret

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What is considered the founding date of Modern Spiritualism?

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March 31, 1848

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Where did the manifestations take place that started Modern Spiritualism? What were the manifestations?

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Hydesville, NY

They were raps.

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What was the name of the communicating spirit?

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Charles B. Rosna

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Who was Andrew Jackson Davis?

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Born 1826. Forebearer of Spiritualism. Founded philosophy at age 17. Had only 5 months of education prior to writing his most important books. Founded children’s Lyceum in 1863. Passed all medical exams @60 with no coursework. Died at 84. Called John the Baptist of Spiritualism

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What books did Andrew Jackson Davis write?

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Penetralia..Physician and thinker..natures revelations.
34 books
157 lectures

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What was the “Magic Staff” of Andrew Jackson Davis?

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Under all circumstances, keep an even mind.

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Where is the NSAC headquarters?

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Until the 1990s, it was located in Cassadaga, Florida.

Then, it moved to Lily Dale, NY

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Do you agree to uphold the standards of Mediumship?

Can Spiritualists accept the teachings of Jesus?

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Yes

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When was the New York circle ( the first circle) organized?

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Summer, 1851

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What is Parapsychology?

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The Science of the mind.

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What phases of Mediumship are involved in the study of Parapsychology?

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Clairvoyance
Clairaudience
Clairsentience
psychokinesis- mental development
Telekinesis- moving objects w/o touching
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Do spirits come at ones bidding?

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No. They come of their own volition.

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How are spirit helpers selected?

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They choose is through the law of attraction and our sincere desire to help others.

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State the difference between meditation and concentration.

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Concentration is blocking out the consciousness of the material world and focusing the mind on a given object like an ocean scene.

Meditation is being in a relaxed, receptive state, keeping your mind blank.

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Into which types are mediums divided?

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Mental and physical

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What does Clairvoyance mean?

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Clear seeing
Spiritual sight
Spiritual eye

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Explain how clairvoyance works

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The impression is received mentally by the spiritual eye and it registers in the base of the mediums brain on the cerebral spinal nervous system.

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Define control, impression and inspiration

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Control is where a teacher takes control of a medium as in trance whenever spirit manifests through a medium

Impression is a thought or picture being impressed on the mind of the medium

Inspiration is where spirit inspires the speaker as in inspirational speaking,

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Define clairaudience

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Clear hearing
Spiritual hearing
Mental impression on the spiritual hearing

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Give the distinction between a psychic and a medium

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Medium
A medium is in contact with the spirit entity. Receives messages from spirit and is aware of the spirit world
Psychic
A psychic is not aware if the spirit world and does not bring greetings or identification of a spirit loved one

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21
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What preparation should a medium make before a public demonstration?

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Look and smell clean. Consideration include and courtesy coworkers. Some mediums need a quiet period before the service, others do not. Just depends on the worker.

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22
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Do you think Morality enters into the quality of mediumship and why?

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Yes due to the law of attraction. Like attracts like

23
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Does mediumship depend on morality?

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No

24
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To what do you attribute the mistakes that occur in spirit communication?

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The medium may not receive all of the information exactly as given. The person receiving the information may interpret it incorrectly.

25
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Of what value are flowers to spirit communication?

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They raise the vibration in the same way music raises the vibration

26
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Define levitation

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It is the moving of objects by means of ectoplasmic rods into the air without support by spirit

27
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What is ectoplasm?

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A cloudy white appearance. It is drawn from the medium and sitters to produce physical manifestations. Various degrees of solidity. Combines chemicals from Spirit, sitters and mediums. Also can be drawn from objects in the room.

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How should a person be selected for an unfoldment class?

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The person should be mentally balanced. Sincere in their desire to unfold. Class instructor would have to determine this.

29
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What benefits are to be gained from an unfoldment class?

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The fact that you are there for unfoldment will attract to you teachers from Spirit. Your awareness will help you in everyday life.
Knowledge received can be used not only for yourself but for others. Your personal spiritual awakening and freedom from dogma.

30
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What effect does the practice of mediumship have on the physical body?

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Should have no bad effects, if used properly. In fact it seems to benefit our workers. Perhaps due to the fact that they tune into a higher rate of vibration, often bringing them healing.

31
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Does mental telepathy enter into mediumship?

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Yes, there’s telepathy between the medium and the spirit world

32
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Are we always aware of Spirit help?

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No

33
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Is a medium necessary for Spirit communication?

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Usually, yes.

34
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Define psychometry

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Being able to tell facts about an object or its owner through contact with the object.

35
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Do you agree to serve the church that trained you?

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Yes.

36
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What is the development of the physical phases of mediumship depended upon?

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Body chemistry and ectoplasm.

37
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Do the sitters have an effect on the medium?

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Yes skeptics and negative thoughts all work negatively.

38
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Describe direct voice mediumship

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Uses the sound vibrations from the medium and those in the room. The voice seemingly comes out of your somewhere in the room.

39
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How is levitation accomplished?

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Ectoplasm and ectoplasmic rods are used

40
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In your own words describe telepathic clairvoyance

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Thought perception transmitted in picture form

41
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Can your mentality limit your mediumship?

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Yes unless you are in deep trance your personality seeps through…education etc.

42
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What is a mental mediumship and what is a physical mediumship?

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Mental mediumship is when the spirit makes a mental impression on the mediums mind.
Physical mediumship is when anyone in the room can see and hear the spirit. It must be apparent to the five physical senses.

43
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Can everyone develop mediumship?

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Yes, to various degrees.

44
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Can you develop any Phase you wish?

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No. It depends on your physical and chemical makeup.

45
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What phase is psychometry?

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Mental mediumship.

46
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Explain psychometry.

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Soul measuring. The vibration of inanimate objects are registered in the ether. A medium gifted in this phase of psychometry can read from the object messages and events related to it.

47
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What phase is clairvoyance?

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Mental mediumship.

48
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Can one medium read successfully for all people?

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Yes, it can be done. . But it would be a matter of quality.

49
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Is trance necessary to demonstrate any phase of mediumship?

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No.

50
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Define vibration.

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It means oscillation – movement by pulsation and in rhythm.

51
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How much is actually known about vibration?

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That it controls all matter, animate and inanimate.

52
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Has trance mediumship always been an asset to the cause?

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Yes, if it is legitimate.

53
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Name the three phases of spirit writing.

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Automatic
Inspirational
Independent

54
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What is inspirational writing?

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Inspired from Spirit.

Impresses the mind.

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