SPIRITUALIST'S TERMINOLOGY
by George Naylor CSNU

AURA................................The magnetic field of energy or vibration surrounding us all

APPORT............................An object transported through matter by the use of psychic power by the Spirit people

AUTOMATIC WRITING.....The production of writing by a medium without his or her being conscious

CIRCLE..............................A gathering of people who wish to contact those who have passed over to the Spirit World. There are circles called Development Circles and these are usually formed to develop the gifts of the spirit by sitting in a meditative state. Under normal circumstances no more then seven sit in this type of circle and they are devoted to the spirit and circle work. (Could be set up by friends) Open Circles you find at Church and are for all to attend. In this type of circle you can try your skills of Clairvoyance, so it is the ideal place for the learning skills of developing mediums to use their skills on strangers. There are of course Church Development Circles, these are for those people, specially selected to sit for development by other members.

CLAIRVOYANCE................The ability to see Spirit Forms

CLAIRAUDIENCE...............The ability to hear Spirit voices

CLAISENTIENCE................The ability to sense the feelings of spirit

COMMUNION.....................The contact between Spirit and Medium

CONTINUOUS EXISTENCE.The survival of Human Personality after Death

COMPENSATION................Spirit rewards

DEATH................................The parting of the spirit from it's physical body

DIRECT VOICE...................The sound of a Spirit Voice through a voice box allowing the deceased to use their own                                             voices

DISCARNATE......................Spirit has survived physical death (Incarnate is us as we are now before death).

ECTOPLASM.......................Exudes from a Medium under certain circumstances thus allowing the spirit to assume                                             human form

ETHERIC.............................Non material body of the spirit as known by humans

ETERNAL PROGRESS.........beyond death we all have the chance to go forward and obtain complete perfection

ENTITY..............................Discarnate spirit

GUIDE................................A discarnate spirit who may be referred as your friend and helper who will assist you at all times

HEAVEN..............................Life in the Spirit World

INSPIRATION.....................thoughts of the Spirit i.e. Inspirational writing or speaking

LYCEUM.............................Spiritual educational system

MATERIALISATION............the formation of the spirits earthly body

MEDIUM.............................the link for the Spirit people to use to contact those left behind on Earth

MEDIUMSHIP......................the contact used for messages from the Spirit World

      MENTAL........................contact via the minds of both Medium and Spirit

      PHYSICAL.....................the manifestation of Spirit using ectoplasm from the Medium and their own                                                             Spirit chemistry

      DIRECT VOICE..............the building of a voice box by Spirit and using the vocal chords of the                                                                     Medium

MESSAGE...........................a communication from a Spirit Person

NAMING SERVICE..............Spiritualist Service to give a child or adult their forename

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.we are each responsibilefor our own deeds, good or bad

PSYCHIC PHENOMENA........occurances related to the Spirit People

RECIPIENT...........................a person who is receiving a message or communication from a Spirit Person

RESCUE CIRCLES................Circles that sit to assist Lost Souls to go on their way, mainly for those Spirits whom                                               have no inkling that they have passed over

TRANCE..............................a condition where the medium is under a type of hypnotic state, but still in complete                                                control of any given Spiritual happenings

TRANSFIGURATION...........where the MEDIUM has a mask of ectoplasm form over their face and spirit mold it to what was their own physical attributes

TRANSITION......................the passage of passing from the physical world to the spiritual world (Heaven)

TRANSCENDENT................beyond our understanding

I hope that in some small way, these loose definitions will be of help to those who are new to the realm of the Spirit World
Gen

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