FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER 2013
Spiritist
Society of Florida 5042 22
Avenue North, St.
Petersburg, Florida 33710 Website: www.spiritistsocietyfl.com
TAKE SOME TIME
On troublesome days,
with many chores and worries; all this can make us
lose a bit of contact with Nature, with the simplest things in life.
The year begins and before we realize it, we are already into March, June ... And for all that time - because it has been so long - we did not look at the starry sky, a sunset, or listen to a bird sing ...
Lost time, we say, when in fact we missed an opportunity. And who is able to create opportunities…no one, only us.
Contact with Nature renews our strength, offers moments of reflection, with much clearer and simpler thoughts...
All this is good for the soul and body. Human beings need to constantly recharge their energies and God gave us such diverse sources of inexhaustible resources.
A slow walk around the block, a day in the country with no start or finish time, playing with the children...
A surprise dinner for two, a visit to a loved one, a weekend without TV or Internet ...
We cannot just let ourselves be consumed by the modern world and its anxieties.
The year begins and before we realize it, we are already into March, June ... And for all that time - because it has been so long - we did not look at the starry sky, a sunset, or listen to a bird sing ...
Lost time, we say, when in fact we missed an opportunity. And who is able to create opportunities…no one, only us.
Contact with Nature renews our strength, offers moments of reflection, with much clearer and simpler thoughts...
All this is good for the soul and body. Human beings need to constantly recharge their energies and God gave us such diverse sources of inexhaustible resources.
A slow walk around the block, a day in the country with no start or finish time, playing with the children...
A surprise dinner for two, a visit to a loved one, a weekend without TV or Internet ...
We cannot just let ourselves be consumed by the modern world and its anxieties.
Life is so much more then getting up, working, eating, enjoy small pleasures, then sleep ...
We are here on Earth with very clear and noble objectives. We are here to grow, to transform us into good people through love.
If we forget that, we become drowned in a thousand chores, always doing something - no time for anything, no matter however empty, sad, or depressed.
So be sure to look at the moon, look at the stars and marvel at them.
Do not become detached, body and soul, from those you love; be sure to observe Nature and always listen to what she has to say.
We are here on Earth with very clear and noble objectives. We are here to grow, to transform us into good people through love.
If we forget that, we become drowned in a thousand chores, always doing something - no time for anything, no matter however empty, sad, or depressed.
So be sure to look at the moon, look at the stars and marvel at them.
Do not become detached, body and soul, from those you love; be sure to observe Nature and always listen to what she has to say.
(Excerpt
from article on Internet by the Heliosophic
Ladies Group of Rogelia Marroquin de Bravo, Guatemala City, Heliosophic School of Light and Charity – translated
from the Spanish by Yvonne Limoges.)
SPIRITUAL RECHARGING
Written by
Yvonne Limoges
Even if but
for a few minutes a day, try to get away from your busy daily life, to find a
quiet moment to mentally reflect, to enjoy Nature, pray and elevate your
thoughts to the Creator. You are a soul, and need spiritual recharging…!
REINCARNATION- A GOOD VIEW
Inspirationally received by
Yvonne Limoges
For me, reincarnation truly explains the
many inequalities of life and the terrible things that happen to good people, while also in accordance with a Creator that
is All Just and Love, and All Powerful and Knowing.
Some people tend to focus on the “negative
side” of reincarnation – the suffering (the effects of our own acts), and forgetting and taking for granted, the many
benefits we receive due to our good thoughts, words and deeds.
God, of course, forgives us no matter what
we do, but Divine Justice must play out according to the Law of Cause and Effect
– a Divine Law.
Even the spirit of “Silver Birch” (who also
taught reincarnation) said, “Sometimes I
have wept tears because I have seen suffering, and I knew I must not help. That
is the Law.” [1] He
knew that suffering has a Divine purpose. Lessons!
Numerous spirits at ours and at other
mediumship spirit sessions have communicated to say they knew what trials they
had chosen prior to incarnating because they wanted to make amends. Their guilt
was overwhelming and they wanted to set things right in a new material
existence.
But,
let us look at a brighter side to reincarnation – that of a myriad of new
opportunities!
We can be young again; experience romance anew; take a different path in life;
explore numerous other occupations. We can make better life choices; mend a
betrayal; explore a new planet (perhaps a better one, if we deserve it); and,
pick a different body! Live in a different place, and be in a different time!
The possibilities are endless! All these are wonderful prospects for increased
intellectual wisdom, and moral and spiritual growth.
We have already acquired much in past lives, but
some of this knowledge is temporarily
blocked from us while we are here in the material world (that is why people
are at different levels of intellect, morality and have different interests here
on earth).
However, when we return to the spirit world, we
will regain ALL that we have acquired and
be fully ourselves as a spirit, a compilation of all our experiences and
knowledge from all our past lives.
Life is learning, growth, progress and
evolution – and reincarnation is part of life’s Divine Plan.
PRAYER
Written by Alysia
Pape
Most of
the time people pray for things in their lives to go well or for people not to
be harmed. They pray for their families and friends, things they think they
need and want in their own life and for their future.
Sometimes
it is forgotten that people are not the only things that need prayer. There are
all types of spirits that watch over many different things. There are spirits
that watch over animals, the land, air and water, countries, and even the
entire planet.
I would
like to remind you to pray for our planet in some way, and for the leaders of
this world. Pray that we do not ruin our planet and pray that our leaders do
what is right. Try not to forget the small things in life like animals, or
larger things like countries in ruin, when you are praying. So, everyone
benefits from a peaceful and good environment to live in.
LIFE WITH THE SPIRITS…
VIOLENCE BEGETS VIOLENCE
Written
by Yvonne Limoges
As a Spiritist center we have mediumship
sessions and numerous spirits in various conditions communicate and we learn many
lessons.
Recently, a spirit communicated through
one of our mediums and stated that he wanted to share his experience with us.
And since he wanted to share his situation as a lesson, I feel I can share his
story.
He stated he was killed by his sister in
his last existence, because he had killed her entire family in a previous lifetime.
He seemed remorseful regarding what he had done. Now, he expressed great concern
in his efforts trying to reconcile with her while still in the spirit world, about
his horrific actions.
He indicated that she may incarnate as his
mother in a new upcoming material existence, and he hoped that there would not
be a repeat of the same violence towards him. He seemed doubtful.
(NOTE: Many
wonder why some people, not likely to commit acts of violence, may do so.
However, we do not know what events in past existences may prompt person to unfortunately
act out in vengeance because their spirit has an intuition of wrongs done to
them in past lives of which we know nothing about. - Y.L.)
UNIVERSAL LAWS
Written by Narciso Trevilatto
The governing laws of all systems
(material and spiritual)…are perfect, our difficulty in being bound by and
understanding them is up to us; unfortunately, war, violence, and destruction that we still
foster around the planet, bring us sorrowful
readjustments…[due to cause &
effect]
THY WILL BE DONE
Written by Julie L. Harper
Humans
are just that – human: beings of earth in need of growth and progression. We
are far from perfect with egos that can lead us down a wrongful path if not
kept in check. Many people focus on personal gain and forget or ignore God’s
mandate to grow responsibly by moral actions. Earthly visions and egotistical
desires are short sighted and blinded to the realities of God’s true blessings.
Man’s
misguided actions may bring temporary joy, but only motives based in love will
produce true and lasting happiness. Many people learn the hard way that wrong
always rights itself by God’s infallible just laws. God’s truths always
prevail! Spiritual truths are thereby our reality. All else is a by-product of
humanity allowed by God so that we may learn through mistakes.
To
live by love influences a change from an erroneous earthly world to reflect one
of spiritual truth. A return to faith and love is the correct path to create
what is truly real; that which our Creator intends. Mankind can create personal
and collective harmony only through reverence to God’s Will.
AN EMPTY INTERIOR
Written by Narciso Trevilatto
Our
pride, fear, envy, jealousy, vanity,
exaggerated emotions and other feelings
that nourish our ignorance, causing imbalances can
generate feelings of loss,
isolation and even depression. Through heartfelt prayer and acts of charity, we can feed
our FAITH and change our [spiritual inner] attunement.
(The bottom two articles by Mr. Trevilatto translated from the
Portuguese by Yvonne Limoges.)
SPIRITISM
Spiritism was a word created by Allan
Kardec to designate a new spiritualist doctrine, sharing with other schools the
idea of God, the existence of spirits, the immortality of the soul,
reincarnation, particularized in this knowledge, the possibility of evocation
and dialogue with disembodied spirits and prioritizes moral transcendence of
the Divine Laws governing evolution.
Access to the knowledge of Spiritism, is a
task that requires time, analysis, reflection, because it is a knowledge that
is incorporated in our intellect, but also invades our feelings and is
projected into our actions.
There is something else that we know about
life and death that essentially creates a lifestyle, a way of analyzing
conscious evolution.
It is an existential philosophy that
allows us to address everyday problems, trying to find the why of life, pain,
individual differences, to tell if someone picks up our efforts, if God exists
and manifests, to discover the motive of
progress, the evolutionary mechanisms of the Divine Laws; therefore, the transcendent
goal of incarnation...
Knowledge of our personality is learning
that takes our whole existence. There is always something to improve,
strengthen, discover or forgive. One needs to be aware of the responsibility
and commitment we have for evolution in the present existence for the
opportunity to excel, to learn, to gain experience, to compensate for the past,
and thank the possibility of life and progress, despite setbacks, pain - moral
and material - we must go through. Because that's where we, spirits, become
wiser, stronger, more humble, more supportive, and we consciously work within
the great harmonic plan of Creation.
(Excerpt from an Editorial in December 2012 magazine Progress by the International Association for the Advancement of Spiritism in
Spain, into English from Spanish by Yvonne Limoges.)
A TEST OF OUR
BELIEF
“If the Divine Law
obliges us to suffer – because nothing occurs in Creation without just cause –
all Spiritists should persist in seizing within them the greatest of calmness
and serenity. We know it is of great benefit for us, and that the propitious
hour has arrived to test if Spiritism has truly taken root within us, or
whether the belief that we have is only a superficial one.”
Miguel Vives
(Medium,
healer, author – see about his book below)
BOOKS translated by
Founder- Edgar Crespo
These Spiritist classic books from Spain now in English were translated by my father
and are in books and e-books available: www.amazon.com.
1)
Memoirs of Father Germain – A Spirit
Tells the True Story of his Last Existence written down by Amalia Domingo
Soler. (F.G. was a medium, but was
forced as a child into the Catholic Church. In the form of a beautiful novel, the
spirit of Father Germain, a real person born centuries ago, communicates his inspiring
life story through a medium to Ms. Soler).
2)
A Practical Guide for the Spiritist by
Miguel Vives– for those who
want to know learn how to live life based on the principles of the Spiritist
Doctrine which are also in accordance with the pure moral teachings of Jesus –
our Master Teacher.
We have received wonderful feedback from
those who have read and learned much from these very spiritually uplifting
books. - Y.L. ****************************************Edited by Yvonne Crespo Limoges, Director E-mail: ylimoges@aol.com
Spiritist
Society of Florida 5042 22
Avenue North, St.
Petersburg, Florida 33710 Website: www.spiritistsocietyfl.com
[1] Teachings of Silver Birch. Edited by
A.W. Austen. Spiritualist Press, London, England. 1978. Page 57.
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