Good Spiritists

Spiritism, when well-understood, but  especially  when well-felt, inevitably leads to  the  results listed above, which characterize the true Spiritist as well as the true Christian, for they are one and the same. Spiritism does not create a new morality; it only makes it easier for people to understand and practice the morality of Christ by providing an unshakable and enlightened faith to those who doubt or waver.

Nonetheless,   many   of   those   who   believe   in    spirit manifestations understand neither their consequences nor their moral implications, or if they do understand them, they do not apply them to themselves. To what may this be attributed? To a lack of precision in the Doctrine? No, because the Doctrine contains no allegories or symbols that could give way to erroneous interpretations. Clarity is its essence and  that  is what makes it powerful, for it goes directly to one’s intelligence. It contains nothing mysterious and its adherents do not possess any secret that is hidden from ordinary people.

Thus, is an exceptional intelligence needed to understand it? No, since one sees individuals with notable capacities who do  not  comprehend it,  while average minds –  even young people who have barely left adolescence – understand it in its most delicate nuances with admirable precision. This derives from the fact that the somewhat material aspect of the Spiritist science requires only eyes that can observe, whereas the essential aspect requires a certain degree of sensibility, which one might call maturity of the moral sense, regardless   of age and level of education, because it is particularly inherent to the development of the incarnate spirit.

In some, the material ties are still too tenacious to allow the spirit to detach itself from the things of the world, because the fog that envelops them obscures their vision of the infinite. Consequently, they do not easily break with their tastes or their habits, as they do not  understand anything better than  what they have. The belief in spirits is for them a simple fact, but it does nothing or very little to change their instinctive tendencies. In other words, they see only a ray of light, insufficient to guide them and endow them with a powerful aspiration capable of overcoming their inclinations. These persons are much  more interested in the phenomena than the morality, which seems banal and monotonous. They incessantly demand that spirits introduce them to new mysteries, without asking if they are worthy of grasping the secrets of the Creator. These individuals are imperfect Spiritists, some remaining stationary or distancing themselves from their brothers and sisters in the faith, recoiling at the obligation of reforming themselves, or otherwise reserving their sympathies for those who share their weaknesses or prejudices. Nevertheless, acceptance of the principles of the Doctrine is a first step that will make the second easier in a future existence.

Those who may rightfully be regarded as true and sincere Spiritists are at a higher degree of moral advancement. Their spirit dominates matter  more completely, thus  giving them  a clearer perception of the future. The principles of the Doctrine make fibers vibrate within them that remain dormant in the former. In short, their heartstrings are touched; therefore, their faith is unshakable. Some are like the musician who is moved by certain chords, when others hear only the sounds. True Spiritists are recognized by their moral transformation and the efforts they make to overcome their evil inclinations. While the former are content with their limited horizon, the latter understand that there is something better, they make the effort to free themselves and they always reach their goal if they maintain a firm will.