121. Zero News Datapool Lily Díaz Puerto Rican Santería - Anthropological analysis by Lily Diaz of Kardekian spiritualism (La Mesa Blanca), and Santeria as practiced by Puerto Ricans. http://www.t0.or.at/0ntext/ldsanter.htm

A Structuralist Analysis of Puerto Rican Santería Lily Díaz Introduction Among the many religious phenomena that have come to the attention of anthropologists is the syncretism of African and Catholic belief systems in the Caribbean. Puerto Rican Santería is one of such syncretist belief systems "whose external manifestations is the parallelism created between the diverse images drawn from the Catholic cult and the representational deities of an African group...known to ethnologists as the Yoruba." (Dalmau, 1978: 6) Those wishing to study of these phenomena are faced with the existence of a wide array of arguments and methodologies. In this essay I will present some of the methodologies that have been used by anthropologists who have researched Puerto Rican Santería. The essay also provides the reader with a brief introduction to some of the elements and concepts of this religion. Anthropology and the Study of Religious Phenomena Functionalism, Social Disorganization and the Theory of Deprivation Functionalism, for example, is a school of thought which purports that there must be an inherent cause-effect relationship between the parts and the whole, between the economic base, social structure and ideological superstructure, and thus between religion and society as "two aspects of the same unitary whole." (Leach, Lessa and Vogt, eds., 1965: 575) It is also a framework that has been used to develop some of the theories that seek to explain this phenomenon. The

122. Spiritism, Spiritualism, Spiritualistic Churches, The Sceance, Art Gallery, Spir Spiritism, spiritualism, Spiritualistic churches, the sceance, art gallery,spiritualism and Christianity, Ouija Board, psychics, telepathy, clairvoyance, http://religion-cults.com/Occult/Spirtualism/Spirtualism.htm

SPIRITISM Spiritualism Spiritism and Spiritualism Membership of Churches Spiritualism and Christianity The Séance ... Religions Art Gallery Spiritism is the third kind of the Occult: Divination attempts to foretell the future, Magic to change it, Spiritism tries to communicate with the death to receive information and help from them. Spiritualism, is Spiritism, but with the sacrilege of using Christian rites and prayers, misleading some ignorant attendants, specially in the Spiritualistic Churches, whose meetings may look like Christian services. There are many interesting phenomena related with Spiritism, often a fraud: 1- Materialization of spirits, Ectoplasms, Auras, Apport, Ghosts, Hunted Homes, Saints, Angels, Devils, Apparitions, Visions, Reincarnation... 2- Ouija, Psychics, Telepathy, Clairvoyance, Levitation, Bilocations, Mesmerism, Psychometry... We will comment them. Membership: Spiritism may be mankind's oldest religion. Today there are an estimated 70 million Spiritists, popular in Brazil, England, France... - There has been an explosion of "Spiritualist Churches" in the last century, with taxes exemption status.

123. Andrew And Kim’s Web Page Near Salisbury, in the UK. Programme of events, history of this lovely church and regularly updated articles on aspects of healing and spiritualism. http://homepages.tesco.net/~EarthSpirit/akweb.htm

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124. A Willing Suspension Of Disbelief As with Victorian religion and society at large, spiritualism sought to spiritualism rebelled against many of the Victorian moral precepts in the sense http://www.loyno.edu/~history/journal/1989-0/gregory.htm

125. Brotherhood Of Life Home Page Bookstore dealing with spiritualism, healing and alchemy. http://www.BrotherhoodofLife.com/

WELCOME TO BROTHERHOOD OF LIFE "for your metaphysical needs" since 1969 Brotherhood of Life was founded as a bookstore in Albuquerque, New Mexico during the halcyon days of the late 1960's and grew to include publishing and distribution in the mid-seventies. In the year 2000 the bookstore faded into past glory and the publishing moved to Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada where we remain today. Links to Categories TANTRA / AGHORA (THE THREE VOLUME AGHORA SERIES by Robert E. Svoboda: AGHORA, AT THE LEFT HAND OF GOD; AGHORA II: KUNDALINI; AGHORA III: THE LAW OF KARMA) SPIRITISM / ALLAN KARDEC THE SPIRITS' BOOK) SHAMANISM (SHAMANIC HEALING within THE MEDICINE WHEEL) ALCHEMY (FULCANELLI: MASTER ALCHEMIST; POLARIA) NIKOLA TESLA PBS TESLA DOCUMENTARY THE FAMOUS MU SERIES (BY COL. JAMES CHURCHWARD: THE LOST CONTINENT OF MU and others; the newly discovered BOOKS OF THE GOLDEN AGE VIBRATIONAL HEALING ("HEALING STONED"; DIMENSIONS OF RADIONICS) MISC.

126. The Religion Of Spiritualism spiritualism is not as is commonly believed, a sinister cult meeting in spiritualism is in itself a religion in that it embodies the main ideas of all http://www.s-upton.com/spm/religion.htm

Home Who We Are What We Do Where We Are ... Teaching Spiritualism Religion History The SNU Mediumship Mental ... Email Us THE RELIGION OF SPIRITUALISM Proof of Survival Spiritualism is in itself a religion in that it embodies the main ideas of all religions that there is a life after death, an immortality and the existence of a God. The difference between Spiritualism and other religions is the ability through mediumship to provide evidence that man survives the grave; that is to say certain people called mediums are able to communicate with those who have passed over, thus furnishing evidence of their continued existence in another world. Mediums cannot call up these people as one would a friend on the telephone, they come to us, but only when they are ready, willing and able so to do. The philosophy of Spiritualism is based on seven fundamental principles. 1. The Fatherhood of God. 2. The Brotherhood of Man.

127. United Spiritualists Of The Christ Light An Organization that is dedicated to opening a USCL Church in all Communities. We are also working to make spiritualism as recognizable as any other denomination. http://hometown.aol.com/addunham1/myhomepage/index.html

htmlAdWH('93212816', '728', '90'); Main My First Home Page United Spiritualists of the Christ Light CLICK CALENDER OF EVENTS "Come worship and be touched by Spirit" Rev. Daniel P. Dunham, Pastor Service will be held every Sunday at 10:30am Hope to see you there. We are located at 128 E. Broadway Loveland, OH 45140 Our Mission Statement To provide a loving, accepting environment for all those who wish to learn and experience the essence of the Christ Consciousness and the continuity of life based upon the principles of Spiritualism and the United Spiritualists of the Christ Light. Our Principles 1. We believe in Infinite Intelligence. 2. We believe that the phenomena of Nature, both physical and spiritual, are the expression of Infinite Intelligence. 3. We affirm that a correct understanding of such expression and living in accordance therewith constitute true religion. 4. We affirm that the existence and personal identity continue after the change called death. 5. We affirm that communication with the so-called dead is a fact, scientifically proven by the phenomena of Spiritualism.

128. Spiritualism spiritualism TURNING HUMANITY TOWARDS THE LIGHT OF TRUTH. spiritualism - basedon the belief that we, as thinking, feeling human beings, have the ability http://www.loisgrantholland.com/Spiritualism.htm

THE A.N.S.W.E.R. T he Seeker's Guide to A lternative, N ew Thought, S piritual Growth, W ellness and E nlightenment R esources You may find your answers under Spiritualism SPIRITUALISM - TURNING HUMANITY TOWARDS THE LIGHT OF TRUTH Spiritualism - based on the belief that we, as thinking, feeling human beings, have the ability to communicate with beings in spiritual form on other levels of consciousness for the good of all - hasn't always been what it is today. Like most belief systems, it has been in a state of continuous flux since it first became a part of Man's reality. "Modern spiritualism" was formally founded in 1848, although many of the concepts on which it was based had been around for at least a hundred years. In the mid-1700s, Emanuel Swedenborg was recognized as the first significant practitioner and promoter of the basic tenets of what we now think of as "spiritualism." His followers considered him a highly skilled medium, who communicated with spirits and traveled through the spirit world. It was Swedenborg who introduced the idea that spirits actively help people, and offered communication with spirits as proof of life after death. He combined his belief that one can develop one's soul through doing good out of love for God and shunning evil with the basic teachings of Christianity, and offered his 'new perspectives' as a new truth for those who were not content within the confines of established thought and practice. It seems only fitting that a decade after his death, Swedenborg communicated through a medium named Andrew Jackson Davis so that he could continue with his work. "Swedenborgians," as his followers were called, established a set of religious doctrine that is still practiced two centuries later by the

129. Real Spirituality Mariana Caplan is the author of several spiritualism books. Real Spirituality, Mariana Caplan, spiritualism. http://www.realspirituality.com

Click here for more information New Release - Fall 2002! Do You Need a Guru? Understanding the Student-Teacher Relationship in an Era of False Prophets Caplan's compelling narrative of her own outrageous encounters with Central American shamans, Hindu gurus, and every kind of witch, healer and magician in between, serves as a guiding thread to illuminate the challenging principles involved in creating a working model of the student-teacher relationship in Western culture. Each chapter includes previously unpublished interviews on the subject with leading scholars, teachers and long-term practitioner including: Ram Dass, Jai Uttal, Georg Feuerstein, Vimala Thakar, John Welwood, Krishna Das, Arnaud Desjardins, Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati, George Leonard, and more. . . Fall/Spring 2002 Book Tour

130. Fraudulent Spiritualism Unveiled - Spiritualism 1 As to whether communication with the departed is possible, no discussion ishere attempted. The episodes following, from experiences well authenticated, http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/lit/detective/FraudulentSpiritualis

Fraudulent Spiritualism Unveiled by David P. Abbott Terms Contents Spiritualism Part II Spiritualism Fraudulent Spiritualism Unveiled[1] THE METHODS OF A "DOCTOR OF THE OCCULT" Not so very long ago I met a frienda man of wealth, who was a firm believer in spiritualism, and who frequently conversed with his dead wife and daughter. I asked him if he could inform me whether or not there were any good mediums in the city, as I should like to consult one. He replied that at present there were none in Omaha of any well-developed psychic powers; that he was entirely satisfied on the subject and did not require any demonstrations to convince himself of the truths of spiritual science. He informed me that the question was settled beyond all dispute; but that if I were skeptical, there was said to be a medium in Council Bluffs who possessed most wonderful powers. I accordingly made other inquiries from those who were in a position to know; and I learned that this medium, a celebrated "Doctor of the Occult, Astrologer, Palmist and Spirit Medium," was at that time giving private sittings in Council Bluffs to earnest inquirers only, for the small sum of two dollars. I was informed that his performances were of the most wonderful nature; that there was no possibility of trickery of any kind; that he told you whatever you desired to know, without your even asking him; that, in addition to this, he had powers over the elements of nature; and, in fact, I was led to believe that he was a true sorcerer of the olden days.

131. The Journey Within Spiritualists' National Union Church, Wayne, NJ Spiritualists' National Union Church, Wayne and Pompton Lakes, NJ. Events and some information about spiritualism. http://www.thejourneywithin.org/

The Journey Within Spiritualists’ National Union Church, Wayne NJ The Journey Within Spiritualists’ National Union Church Reverend Janet Nohavec, Pastor and Spiritualist Medium Church Office: 125 Wanaque Ave. Pompton Lakes, New Jersey 07442 Church Services: Sunday Mornings 10:00 am The Wayne Manor Chapel Rt. 23 S., Wayne NJ Please: Do Not Call The Wayne Manor The Angel Within Metaphysical Bookshop: 56 Greenwood Ave.Wayne,NJ 07470 will be closing on August 26th watch for details on our new religious Angel Shop Miscellaneous Information Ongoing Church Events, Classes Rev. Janet Nohavec Biography School for Mediumship ... Spiritualist's National Union UK Phone Number: 973-633-7884 What is Spiritualism? Chinese Auction / Trickey Tray / 50 / 50 Click here to send us an E-mail message For More Information Or To Schedule A Private Sitting Please call the church office at (973) 633-7884 Church Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1413, Clifton, NJ 07015 Site updated 8-17-2005, Thank you for visiting, please visit again.

132. Spiritualism Modern spiritualism emerged against this background of rational enquiry following A great stimulus to the general acceptance of modern spiritualism was http://www.christadelphia.org/pamphlet/spiritualism.htm

Navigate: Home Pamphlets Reproduced by the kind permission of The Christadelphian Magazine and Publishing Association Ltd (UK) , by whom all rights are reserved. This page may be downloaded or printed for personal use, but permission must be obtained for any other reproduction. Spiritualism Challenges Bible Authority Modern Spiritualism Acceptance of Spiritualism Concepts of Spiritualism Confusing Events ... The Good News about Jesus Christ Two hundred years ago education was almost totally in the hands of the established church. Its message was authoritative and rarely, if ever, challenged. On questions about life and death, the church taught that a man or woman's innermost self survives bodily death, and continues to exist in a spirit world either of blissful reward or eternal punishment. As the nineteenth century progressed and the age of rationalism opened up, these long cherished beliefs were subjected to intellectual enquiry and scientific testing. Only those things that attracted concrete proof passed these tests. The belief that death is simply the gateway to a new but different conscious experience was a theory that could not be reproduced in the laboratory. Where was the evidence that man's essential being survived death? It only existed by virtue of the authority claimed by the church. This teaching was not supported by the Bible, as we shall see later in this booklet. But through all the preceding centuries, the scriptures were not available to the greater part of the population. And, from 1859 when Charles Darwin wrote his book

133. Come With Me.... Includes mysticism, magick, gods and spiritualism. Information on meditation, healing, angels, spirit guides, souls, the afterlife, poetry, and the elements. http://www.geocities.com/laughingkoala/

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134. Spiritualism The scene of the spiritualism action. Ghanaers, in great numbers think believe,incantation and prophecy. Supporters of Stammesreligionen are one fifth the http://mitglied.lycos.de/ghanaarts/ritual_e.htm

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135. Pine Grove Spiritualist Camp The science, philosophy and religion of Modern spiritualism teaches that there is no death, but life everlasting. Mediumship and spiritual healing are the work of Spiritualist Mediums. http://members.tripod.com/pinegrovecamp

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136. HISTORY & MYSTERY OF SPIRITUALISM The movement, which would come to be known as spiritualism, would remain strong spiritualism was born at the home of the Fox family in Hydesville but http://www.prairieghosts.com/spiritualism.html

- The Haunted Museum - The Spiritualist Movement From the Beginning to Today The Spiritualist movement, like jazz, was purely an American invention. Although the idea that man was able to communicate with spirits had existed already for centuries, modern belief in such a practice came about in March 1848 in Hydesville, New York. The movement, which would come to be known as Spiritualism, would remain strong for nearly a century, enjoying its greatest revival after World War I. The practice was founded on the belief that life existed after death and that the spirit existed beyond the body. Most importantly, it was believed that these spirits could (and did) communicate with the living. THE HISTORY Spiritualism was born at the home of the Fox family in Hydesville but legend holds that the house was haunted before the Fox Family came to live there. In those days, between 1843 and 1844, a couple named Bell occupied the cottage. In the last few months of their occupancy, a young local woman named Lucretia Pulver handled the household chores. She acted as a maid and carried out the cleaning and cooking duties for the Bell’s. One day, a young peddler came to the door of the house. He was a friendly young man and he brought with him a case of merchandise. These goods consisted of pots, pans and other useful items for the home. He stayed with the family for several days and it has been suggested that perhaps he enjoyed a closer than was proper relationship with Mrs. Bell. A short time later, Lucretia found herself fired from her position in the house. No explanation was ever given but apparently, there were no hard feelings about her dismissal. Mrs. Bell took the girl home in her wagon and before she left the house, Lucretia purchased a small kitchen knife from the peddler’s selection. She left him instructions to deliver the item to her father’s farm, but the knife never arrived.

137. A Pagan's Playground A site dedicated to help pagans on their journey through spiritualism. http://www.angelfire.com/ca6/pagansplayground/index.html

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138. Religion Explorer : Spiritualism spiritualism. Category. Top spiritualism. Related categories. Historical Mediums and Healers Mediumship, Clairvoyance, Psychic Development http://www.religionexplorer.com/top/Spiritualism

Web Books News Category Top : Spiritualism Related categories Historical Mediums and Healers Mediumship, Clairvoyance, Psychic Development Organizations ... Teachings The results 1 to 10 from 22 Being Quest A heroic quest for spiritual truth and enlightenment through confrontation with the divine and demonic in the heart, seeking through creative and dramatic literary works the reformation and resolution of our mysterious human existence. http://www.beingquest.com Communications from Spirit Through the Mediumship of Lucy Hale Transcriptions of recordings made in Home Circles and Spiritualist Churches in the UK plus associated material. http://www.jhardaker.plus.com/lucy/spt-home.html Eternal Flame Forum Discussions on spiritual matters. Spiritualism and associated phenomena. http://azure.bbboy.net/theeternalflame Eternal Spirit Explores aspects of Spiritualism, using terms which are open and easily accessible to those who know little or nothing about the subject. http://www.eternal.ndirect.co.uk/frame1.htm Falcon Rising's Spiritualism Mailing List E-mailgroup for Spiritualism, the science, philosophy, and religion of continuous life. http://falconrising.bravepages.com

139. Delphi Forums Sunbeam's spiritualism and spiritual healing mediumship http://forums.delphiforums.com/sunbeam/

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140. Crank Dot Net | Spiritualism Crank Dot Net spiritualism. spiritualism is a rational religion based onthe proven knowledge that man s spirit survives physical death. http://www.crank.net/spiritualism.html

Prince Leopold: Founder of Spiritual Analysis 2005 Jul 02 spiritualism psychic phenomena "To know yourself is to know your spirit! The solution to every problem lies at the spiritual level." Enlightening Elastomeric Experiences 2005 Jul 02 spiritualism consciousness "This site is dedicated mainly to a great modern form of drugfree psychedelics - basing on the use of inflatable latex equipment as an effective tool for meditation and creation of alterated states of mind for psychological and spiritual purposes, but here is much more about latex/ rubber and the many subtle and less known aspects and applications of it on this site ..." Illuminati News 2005 Jul 02 conspiracy UFOlogy spiritualism Quantum Aether Dynamics Institute 2005 Feb 12 quantum mechanics aether spiritualism "... is a non-profit educational and scientific organization devoted to promoting an understanding of the Aether Physics Model. We will provide an environment for the Aether Physics Model to grow by supplying books and training, a laboratory, and an open knowledge database website. We believe the Aether Physics Model provides key solutions to physics including a Unified Force Theory, which will lead to breakthroughs in all branches of science. We also believe that establishing the Aether Physics Model as the foundation of universal knowledge will increase world harmony and human development, by creating a bridge between science and spirituality." Proof Paranormal 2005 Feb 12 paranormal ghosts spiritualism "Got ghosts? Maybe we can help! PROOF investigates the paranormal using night vision surveillance, conventional as well as digital video and photography, various recording devices to capture EVP recordings, EMF detectors, digital thermometers, and more. We aim to try to confirm or disprove the presence of anything paranormal if at all possible. If we do find something strange is afoot we will do whatever we can to help you deal with the situation at hand. Business and residential investigations are free of charge, all we ask is that individuals contacting us are serious, because we are."

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