A Wisdom Archive on Spiritualism - Exposed Frauds

Spiritualism may refer to a variety of modern religious ideologies, primarily active in the United States and Europe. Central tenets of Spiritualist liturgy and dogma are the beliefs and practices of mediumship which purports to be evidence of the continued existence of an individual's spirit or soul after death. The origin of Spiritualism is commonly considered to be the Modern Spiritualist movement of the 19th century United States. Spiritualism - Background. Spiritualism in its modern incarnation started ... Including:

• Spiritualism - Background
• Spiritualism - Meditation
• Spiritualism - Organizations
• Spiritualism - Specific Religions and Thought Currents
• Spiritualism - Theorists and Proponents
• Spiritualism - Well-known Believers
• Spiritualism - Critics and Exposers
• Spiritualism - Exposed Frauds
• Spiritualism - Miscellaneous

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Modern Spiritualism first appeared in the 1840s in the Burned-Over District of upstate New York where earlier religious movements such as Millerism (Seventh Day Adventists) and Mormonism had emerged during the Second Great Awakening. It was an environment in which many people felt that direct communication with God or angels was possible, and in which many people felt uncomfortable with Calvinist notions that God would behave harshly--for example, that God would condemn unbaptized infant ...

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Abraham Thomas Kovoor (April 10, 1898 - September 18, 1978) was a Sri Lankan professor and Rationalist who gained prominence after retirement for his campaign to expose as frauds various Indian "god-men" and so-called paranormal phenomena. His direct, trenchant criticism of spiritual frauds and organized religions were enthusiastically received by audiences, initiating a new dynamism in the Rationalist movement, especially in India. Born at Thiruvalla in Kerala, Kovoor was the son of Rev. Kovoor Eipe Thomma Katthanar, Vi ... Including:

• Abraham Kovoor - Exposing the famous guru Sathya Sai Baba
• Abraham Kovoor - His publications and challenge
• Abraham Kovoor - Books by and on Prof. Kovoor
• Abraham Kovoor - In English
• Abraham Kovoor - In Malayalam
• Abraham Kovoor - In Hindi
• Abraham Kovoor - In Punjabi

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Ira Erastus Davenport (1839 - 1911) and William Henry Davenport (1841 – 1877), better known as the Davenport Brothers, were American magicians in the late 1800s, sons of a Buffalo, New York policeman. The brothers are famous for deceptively presenting illusions that were claimed to be of a supernatural origin. The Davenports began performing in 1854, less than a decade after the spiritualism movement had taken off in America. After the stories of the Fox sisters began to receive public attention, the Davenports ...

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Spiritual possession is a concept of many religions and tales, where it is believed that a demon, or disincarnate being, may take temporary control of a human body, resulting in noticeable changes in behaviour. The term demonic possession is used when the spirit is malignant (a demon), whereas incorporation or channelling may be used in the case of supposed benign spirits. Channelling is the claimed receipt of information or commands by a person functioning as a medium or channel for a spirit or other source. This often ... Including:

• Spiritual possession - Religious views
• Spiritual possession - Scientific view
• Spiritual possession - Historical cases
• Spiritual possession - Books
• Spiritual possession - In fiction
• Spiritual possession - Reference

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Dr. William S. Sadler (1875 - 1969) was a psychiatrist and college teacher in the school of medicine at the University of Chicago, and one of the individuals closely associated with the publishing of the Urantia Book and the Urantia movement. William S. Sadler - Family life. Sadler was born in Spencer, Indiana, to Samuel C. Sadler and Sarah I. (Wilson) Sadler on June 24, 1875. His father Samuel C. Sadler was a graduate of the Chicago Conservatory of Music and was a teacher and performer. After the death of ... Including:

• William S. Sadler - Family life
• William S. Sadler - The Urantia Book
• William S. Sadler - Criticism

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