We continue the methodical study of the Pentateuch Kardec, which focuses on the five major works of the spiritual doctrine, in the order they were first published by Allan Kardec, the Encoder of Spiritualism.
The answers to the questions presented, founded in the 2th edition published by FEB, based on translation of Anna Blackwell, are at the end of the text below.
Questions
A. What are premonitions?
B. Spirits exert influence on us only by thoughts that suggest, or have a direct effect on the performance of things?
C. May make spirits gather the gifts of fortune?
D. Ancient mythology represented the gods or spirits with special assignments. Thus, some were in charge of the winds, the other radius, linked to other vegetation. This belief has some basis?
E. What happens to the spirits who died during combat?
Text for reading
289. Among the people, the causes of the attraction of spirits are the customs, habits, the dominant character, the laws, especially because the character of the nation is reflected in its laws. Men who do justice to reign among them combat the influence of evil spirits. (...) The study of the customs of the people, or any gathering of men, it is easy, therefore, be an idea of the hidden population that meddles in their thoughts and their actions. (L.E., 521, Kardec comment)
290. Frivolous spirits and playful delight in the mischief that ready, which constitute evidence for us to exercise our patience. However, it is not fair or just hold them accountable for all our frustrations, which are the principal authors, by our recklessness. If our crockery is broken, it is rather because of our carelessness than the fault of the Spirits. (L.E., 530)
291. The spirits who cause discord act now as a result of personal animosities, sometimes without reason given. Sometimes these are enemies of this or previous existence, and who persecute us, other times, there is no reason. (L.E., 530-A)
292. Beings who have wronged us on Earth, after die, they often recognize its injustice and evil they did, but they can haunt us with their hatred, God permitting, for the experiment. (L.E., 531)
293. The way to stop this is to pray for them and repay them evil with good. If we know bring us up to his machinations will cease to do them, seeing that nothing profits. (L.E., 531-A)
294. There pacts with evil spirits? - No, no covenants, but an evil nature to sympathize with evil spirits. For example: you want to torment your neighbor who does not know how to do it, then you fire the inferior spirits, who, like you, but do not want evil, and want to help you serve them well in their evil designs. (L.E., 549)
295. But it does not follow that your neighbor can not get rid of them, or by a conspiracy against his own will. He who would commit a bad action, simply by wanting it, calls to his aid the evil spirits, will be obliged to serve them as they help, they also need it for the evil that want to do. It is only that it is the covenant. (L.E., 549)
296. The dependence of man is sometimes inferior spirits comes from the abandonment of negative thoughts that they will suggest. (L.E., 549, Kardec comment)
297. All fables contain a lesson and a moral sense, and your error is to take them literally. The allegory about individuals who had sold his soul to Satan can be explained thus: the one who calls to his aid the spirits to get them the gifts of fortune or any other favor, rebels against Providence, renounces mission received and evidence that must suffer in this world, and suffer the consequences in later life. (L.E., 550)
298. For the sake of material pleasures, the person is thus dependent on the impure spirits: this is between him and an unspoken pact, which leads to destruction, but always it will be easy to break, with the assistance of good spirits, from who wants firmly. (L.E., 550)
Answers to question
A. What are premonitions?
The premonition is often hidden and intimate advice of a spirit who wishes us well, but may also derive from the intuition of choice that has made. Before incarnation, the Spirit has knowledge of the main stages of its existence, that is, the genre of the evidence that is submitted. Having noted this character, he keeps in his heart of hearts, a sort of feeling such evidence and this impression, which is the voice of instinct, making itself heard when it comes time to suffer them, becomes a kind of feeling. (The Spirit’s Book, questions 522 to 524.)
B. Spirits exert influence on us only by thoughts that suggest, or have a direct effect on the performance of things?
Spirits influence the thoughts that suggest, and also by other means, but never act outside the laws of Nature. (Ibid., 525 questions, 525-A, 526, 527 and 528.)
C. May make spirits gather the gifts of fortune?
Yes, at times, as proof. Almost always, however, refuse to do so, as the child refuses to fulfill a request inconsiderate. (Ibid., questions 525, 532, 533 and 533-A.)
D. Ancient mythology represented the gods or spirits with special assignments. Thus, some were in charge of the winds, the other radius, linked to other vegetation. This belief has some basis?
Yes, and you can even say that it is far from the truth, because the spirits preside over the phenomena of Nature and the drive according to the assignments they receive. (Ibid., questions 536, 537, 537-A, 538, 539, 540 and 536-B.)
E. What happens to the spirits who died during combat?
Many remain, after death, the interest in the battle, while others move away. Occurs in the fighting in all cases of violent death: the first time, Spirit is surprised and almost stunned. Judged not to be dead. It seems to him that he still takes part in the action. Only little by little it actually arises. (Ibid., questions 541, 546 and 548.)
