The Revue
Spirite of
1862
Part 15
We continue in this issue the study of the Revue Spirite
corresponding to the year of 1862. The condensed
text of the mentioned volume will hereby be presented in
sixteen parts, based on the translation of Julio Abreu
Filho and published by EDICEL.
Issues for discussion
A. Is a mediumistic communication of an incarnate
possible?
B. Can a duel be considered a crime in the eyes of the
Creator?
C. What is the importance of fraternity, according to
the Spiritist Doctrine?
Text for reading
157. In the Revue, Kardec refers to the evocation
of Guillaume Remone’s wife, who was incarnate. St. John
the Baptist, the guide of the Society, clarified that at
that moment her physical body was sleeping and therefore
she could come. The first question, however, produced
much disturbance, and she herself, with the help of the
spiritual guide, asked to end the questions. St. John
explained that she was now a child in her present life
and the fatigue of the Spirit could have a painful
reaction on her body.
(Page 329)
158. St. John then gave the following information
concerning the case: I - Remone and his wife had not yet
forgiven each other. II - If they met on Earth as
incarnates they would have a mutual dislike. III - The
wife was a female again in her present life and she was
eleven years old. IV – She was the daughter of a wealthy
businessman, and resided in the West Indies,
specifically in Havana. V. Her trial in her present life
will be the loss of fortune, an illegitimate and
hopeless love, plus misery and hard work. (Pages 329 to
331)
159. In order to complete the current study, the group
decided - with the permission of the spiritual guide -
to evoke Mrs. Remone's accomplice, a still very backward
Spirit, who at the time was a simple court ordinance and
his name was Jacques Noulin.
(Pages 331 to 335)
160. The Revue brings the prescription of an
ointment that was dictated to Miss Ermance Dufaux by her
spiritual protector (she was the psychic medium who
wrote the story of Joan of Arc). This ointment was of
proven efficacy in all sorts of sores or wounds. One of
her uncles brought it from America, but the prescription
was lost. She was suffering from a bad leg, with a very
bad and old wound that resisted all treatment; she asked
her protector if there was no cure for her. He then
dictated to her the lost prescription. Soon Miss
Dufaux's leg was healed, and so were her washerwoman and
a known worker. When applied, the ointment would soon
burst and heal boils, abscesses, and panicles. (Pages
336 to 338. See also note on page 386)
161. "My Testament", received by Mrs. E. Collignon, and
"The Monologue of the Little Donkey" by Mr. J. Joubert
of Carcassone, are the Spiritist poetry of the November
edition.
(Pages 338 to 341)
162. The Revue also publishes a letter sent by Mr
J. Joubert, Vice-President of the Civil Court of
Carcassone, to Mr Sabo, Bordeaux. Kardec comments, by
the way, that Spiritism already had, at that time, many
supporters in the ranks of the judiciary and the law, as
well as among civil servants, although not all of them
dared to face public opinion, contrary to what occurred
with Joubert, the author of the letter. (Pages 342 and
343)
163. The communication received in Bordeaux by Mr.
Guipon in November, 1861, makes several considerations
about the duel, presenting the spiritual and human
consequences of this practice. As you know, twice as
criminal in the eyes of God are the duelists, and
therefore twice as terrible will be their punishment,
because no excuse will be accepted, since they coldly
calculated and premeditated everything.
(Pages 343 to 347)
164. Kardec mentions that fortunately the duels were
becoming rarer and rarer, at least in France, which
indicated the relaxation of customs. Today, unlike
previous times, the death of a man is an event that
moves the creatures, whereas in the past no great
attention was given to it.
(Page 347)
165. Leon de Muriane transmitted in Lyon an important
communication in which he speaks of the foundations of
the social order and asserts that fraternity is the
basis of all moral institutions and the only means of
raising a social state that can subsist and produce
worthy effects.
(Page 347)
166. The same Spirit explained at that meeting why he
had inspired the medium Emile V... the phrase: "Here lie
18 centuries of illumination", which was the title of an
allegorical painting in which he had painted a coffin.
His thought was that eighteen centuries had passed since
Jesus bequeathed us the Gospel, putting His message
within the reach of all. But what happened? "The earthly
passions took over; this one was put in a coffin, from
which Spiritism has just taken it. This is the
allegory", explained Leon de Muriane. (Pages 348 and
349)
167. Sanson, a former member of the Spiritist Society of
Paris, writes about the role of the Institution led by
Kardec, stating that it makes his thoughts known around
the world. "His strength," says Sanson, "is not in the
circle where his sessions are held, but in all countries
where his dissertations are followed, wherever he makes
law, in the light of his intelligent teachings" (Pages
350 and 351)
(Continues on next
issue.)
Answers to the issues
A. Is a mediumistic communication of an incarnate
possible?
Yes. The case of Guillaume Remone’s ex-wife, who had
already reincarnated, proves this fact. At the time of
her communication she was eleven, but when she spoke,
she spoke as an adult and assumed the personality of the
one who had been married to Mr. Remone. (Revue
Spirite of 1862, pages 329 to 331).
B. Can a duel be considered a crime in the eyes of the
Creator?
Yes. Twice as criminal in the eyes of God are the
duelists, and therefore their punishment will be
terrible twice, because no excuse will be accepted,
because they coldly calculated and premeditated
everything. (Ibid., pages 343 to 347)
C. What is the importance of fraternity, according to
the Spiritist Doctrine?
Fraternity - as a basis for the civilization of the
future - was the object of an important message signed
by Leon de Muriane in Lyons. In this message the Spirit
speaks of the foundations of the social order and states
that Fraternity is the basis of all moral institutions
and the only means of to raise a social state that can
subsist and produce worthy effects. (Ibid, page 347).
Translation:
Eleni Frangatos
eleni.moreira@uol.com.br
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