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Confidence
Belief overview
Communicability of spirits
Discarnate spirits can communicate with incarnate beings under certain conditions.
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Supportive
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Contrary
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Neutral
What it is: The tradition affirms that discarnate spirits can influence, inspire, and in some cases communicate more directly with incarnate people.
How the tradition understands it: Communicability is treated as a phenomenon subject to moral discernment, psychic conditions, and doctrinal orientation. Not every spiritual manifestation is considered elevated or trustworthy.
Textual basis and context: The theme is central in The Book on Mediums and lies at the historical origin of the movement.
Debates and variations: The subject is controversial both because of theological objections and because of psychological, scientific, and anthropological discussions about the nature of mediumistic experiences.
Documentary evidence
Supportive
The Mediums’ Book, introduction
A methodological introduction to the investigation of mediumistic phenomena.
Reference: The Mediums’ Book, introduction.
Content: Kardec presents the goals, limits, and method for studying mediumistic phenomena and spiritual manifestations.
Use in debate: It is a basic source for understanding mediumship in Spiritism.
The Spirits’ Book, questions 456-459
A passage on the influence and presence of spirits in human life.
Reference: The Spirits’ Book, questions 456 to 459.
Content: The answers affirm that spirits influence human thoughts and actions to varying degrees.
Use in debate: It is widely used to support communicability and everyday spiritual influence.
Contrary
Deuteronomy 18:10-12
A passage often used to criticize practices of evoking the dead.
Reference: Deuteronomy 18:10-12.
Content: The passage condemns practices associated with necromancy and consultations with the dead in ancient Israel.
Use in debate: It is used by opponents to contest the religious legitimacy of the communicability of spirits and mediumship.