Spirits' Book
Allan Kardec
34 chapters · 16 h 25 min · English
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The Spirits' Book, published in French in 1857, is considered the most important book in the Spiritist philosophy. It contains the bases for that philosophy and all important points in its doctrine: the belief in God, reincarnation and the survival of the soul after death, the fact that it is through reincarnation that the soul learns and moves closer to perfection. The work is the first of a five book canon, and it is organized in the form of questions and answers, with commentary by the codifier, Allan Kardec, a pseudonym of Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail. (Summary by Leni)
Chapters
1 Prologue 8 min 2 Book 1 Chapter 1. God 15 min 3 Book 1 Chapter 2. General elements of the universe 16 min 4 Book 1 Chapter 3. Creation 26 min 5 Book 1 Chapter 4. The vital principal 15 min 6 Book 2 Chapter 1. Spirits 56 min 7 Book 2 Chapter 2. Incarnation of spirits 24 min 8 Book 2 Chapter 3. Return from the corporeal to the spirit life 21 min 9 Book 2 Chapter 4. Plurality of existences 41 min 10 Book 2 Chapter 5. Plurality of existences 27 min 11 Book 2 Chapter 6, part 1. Spirit life 1 h 6 min 12 Book 2 Chapter 6, part 2. Spirit life 33 min 13 Book 2 Chapter 7. Return to corporeal life 47 min 14 Book 2 Chapter 8. Emancipation of the soul 57 min 15 Book 2 Chapter 9, part 1. Intervention of spirits in the corporeal world 45 min 16 Book 2 Chapter 9, part 2. Intervention of spirits in the corporeal world 30 min 17 Book 2 Chapter 10. Occupations and missions of spirits 20 min 18 Book 2 Chapter 11. The three reigns 31 min 19 Book 3 Chapter 1. Divine or natural law 24 min 20 Book 3 Chapter 2. The law of adoration 23 min 21 Book 3 Chapter 3 The law of labour 10 min 22 Book 3 Chapter 4. Law of reproduction 13 min 23 Book 3 Chapter 5. The law of preservation 19 min 24 Book 3 Chapter 6. The law of destruction 23 min 25 Book 3 Chapter 7. Social law 5 min 26 Book 3 Chapter 8. The law of progress 23 min 27 Book 3 Chapter 9. The law of equality 20 min 28 Book 3 Chapter 10. The law of liberty 45 min 29 Book 3 Chapter 11. The law of justice, of love and of charity 22 min 30 Book 3 Chapter 12. Moral perfection 42 min 31 Book 4 Chapter 1. Earthly joys and sorrows 41 min 32 Book 4 Chapter 2, part 1. Future joys and sorrows 30 min 33 Book 4 Chapter 2, part 2. Future joys and sorrows 26 min 34 Conclusion 39 min
