{"id":497,"date":"2022-08-07T21:56:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T21:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manchesterspiritualistcentre.org.uk\/?page_id=497"},"modified":"2022-09-05T20:00:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T20:00:46","slug":"philosophy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manchesterspiritualistcentre.org.uk\/philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-d8z50-ba50f5deefc7d6d6c224f3936db2dd00\">\n.avia-section.av-d8z50-ba50f5deefc7d6d6c224f3936db2dd00{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/manchesterspiritualistcentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/saint-pauls-cathedral-m.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:fixed;\n}\n.avia-section.av-d8z50-ba50f5deefc7d6d6c224f3936db2dd00 .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.2;\nbackground-color:#000000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section 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class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Seven Principles<\/h3><div class='av_custom_color av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-17kto-cbe0cf77f573d7896e3914072ebc7fb1\">\n#top .hr.av-17kto-cbe0cf77f573d7896e3914072ebc7fb1{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-17kto-cbe0cf77f573d7896e3914072ebc7fb1 .hr-inner{\nwidth:20%;\nborder-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.76);\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-17kto-cbe0cf77f573d7896e3914072ebc7fb1 .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-17kto-cbe0cf77f573d7896e3914072ebc7fb1 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner 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.av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-afom0-e83b7aadedd9bb2594cf146fa279ed10 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-afom0-e83b7aadedd9bb2594cf146fa279ed10 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Seven Principles<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-a2fu4-3a0c97fb5797447c0bbbdae00e967d4d\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-a2fu4-3a0c97fb5797447c0bbbdae00e967d4d .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-a2fu4-3a0c97fb5797447c0bbbdae00e967d4d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Acceptance of the Seven Principles is the \u00a0requirement for Membership of a SNU church, although anyone is welcome to attend services and most events, whatever their religious belief.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-91eys-8b2044e8f0939edc77f52262658d0836\">\n#top .hr.av-91eys-8b2044e8f0939edc77f52262658d0836{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-91eys-8b2044e8f0939edc77f52262658d0836 .hr-inner{\nwidth:45%;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-91eys-8b2044e8f0939edc77f52262658d0836 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_slideshow  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8bf' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-slideshow av-ol9zd-55b69ef5592c6bdcd4900e3314c90b20 avia-slideshow-entry_with_sidebar av_slideshow avia-slide-slider  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  av-slideshow-ui av-control-minimal av-slideshow-autoplay av-loop-endless av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;endless&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:3,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 37.988165680473%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-ol9zd-55b69ef5592c6bdcd4900e3314c90b20__0  slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-332 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-332\"  src=\"https:\/\/manchesterspiritualistcentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/happy-friends-together-m-845x321.jpg\" width=\"845\" height=\"321\" title='Awakening Youth' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-ol9zd-55b69ef5592c6bdcd4900e3314c90b20__1  slide-2 slide-even'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-331 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-331\"  src=\"https:\/\/manchesterspiritualistcentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/group-of-friends-outdoors-m-845x321.jpg\" width=\"845\" height=\"321\" title='Small Groups' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-ol9zd-55b69ef5592c6bdcd4900e3314c90b20__2  slide-3 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-333 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-333\"  src=\"https:\/\/manchesterspiritualistcentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/people-outdoors-holding-hands-m-845x321.jpg\" width=\"845\" height=\"321\" title='Large Groups' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class='avia-slideshow-arrows avia-slideshow-controls' ><a href='#prev' class='prev-slide ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87c' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  tabindex='-1'>Previous<\/a><a href='#next' class='next-slide ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  tabindex='-1'>Next<\/a><\/div><div class='avia-slideshow-dots avia-slideshow-controls'><a href='#1' class='goto-slide active' >1<\/a><a href='#2' class='goto-slide ' >2<\/a><a href='#3' class='goto-slide ' >3<\/a><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-vikc-5daf4cd69f51ef3d23d8af2024de046a'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Principles which were adopted as the basis of the religion of Spiritualism in 1890 by the National Spiritualist Federation were formed from the philosophy that Robert Owen, the philanthropist and founder of the co-operative movement, from the world of spirit gave to Emma Hardinge-Britten (1823-99) in trance<\/p>\n<p>Emma was not only the channel for the basis of the religion, she campaigned for a national body of Spiritualists, succeeding in 1890. The Seven Principles were taken as the basis of the religion when the Spiritualists\u2019 National Union Ltd was formed in 1902.(Now the Spiritualists\u2019 National Union, a charity)<\/p>\n<p>The Seven Principles as listed below are not in the order we recite them in our services. Minister Barry Oates has kindly given me permission to make use of his booklet \u201821st Century View of the Seven Principles of Spiritualism\u2019, obtainable from the SNU website. I have used his ideas that encourage acceptance of the Principles as an organic whole, quoted him extensively, and made use of his sub-headings for each Principle which tie together those that relate to life in the physical and those that relate to the afterlife.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-847fw-80d23a919b7b01c2b816aeaf35ee8b60\">\n#top .hr.av-847fw-80d23a919b7b01c2b816aeaf35ee8b60{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-847fw-80d23a919b7b01c2b816aeaf35ee8b60 .hr-inner{\nwidth:45%;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-847fw-80d23a919b7b01c2b816aeaf35ee8b60 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8bf' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l6jur1bm-468c135dbb05cb73f8c259093402fbe4\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l6jur1bm-468c135dbb05cb73f8c259093402fbe4{\npadding-bottom:0;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l6jur1bm-468c135dbb05cb73f8c259093402fbe4 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l6jur1bm-468c135dbb05cb73f8c259093402fbe4 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l6jur1bm-468c135dbb05cb73f8c259093402fbe4 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Fatherhood of God (Essence of Life)<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l6jurk9z-b69a10f9931e3377af0a9f79110eef1d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>All life is important in God\u2019s universe and all life is equal, \u2018from the humble amoeba to the brainiest academic\u2018 because God is the all-pervading source of life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-15g3nt-06a6be00a1d3012cd9c48ad6033da0df\">\n#top .hr.av-15g3nt-06a6be00a1d3012cd9c48ad6033da0df{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-15g3nt-06a6be00a1d3012cd9c48ad6033da0df .hr-inner{\nwidth:45%;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-15g3nt-06a6be00a1d3012cd9c48ad6033da0df hr-custom  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8bf' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l6jusw1b-dc110030bbdc74e356e8209576d26e15\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l6jusw1b-dc110030bbdc74e356e8209576d26e15{\npadding-bottom:0;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l6jusw1b-dc110030bbdc74e356e8209576d26e15 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l6jusw1b-dc110030bbdc74e356e8209576d26e15 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l6jusw1b-dc110030bbdc74e356e8209576d26e15 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Brotherhood of Man (Unity of Life)<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l6jute7v-3a1a25cb8e21dca99d9b0ce1a957cec3'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Because of the fatherhood of God, we are all brothers, all equal, and our attitude towards our brothers, should be what most religions advocate, \u2018Love one another\u2019. This of course is not always easy, but \u2018Unity of Life is in accepting that, as you have a right to live in the best possible way, so it is with all life, animal and human\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-yft3l-2b33df47f9c79764b4ea85feec5ac086\">\n#top .hr.av-yft3l-2b33df47f9c79764b4ea85feec5ac086{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-yft3l-2b33df47f9c79764b4ea85feec5ac086 .hr-inner{\nwidth:45%;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-yft3l-2b33df47f9c79764b4ea85feec5ac086 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8bf' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l6juvr54-5b10d07e8e1d817cc4f5a42e50a8ded7\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l6juvr54-5b10d07e8e1d817cc4f5a42e50a8ded7{\npadding-bottom:0;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l6juvr54-5b10d07e8e1d817cc4f5a42e50a8ded7 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l6juvr54-5b10d07e8e1d817cc4f5a42e50a8ded7 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l6juvr54-5b10d07e8e1d817cc4f5a42e50a8ded7 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Personal Responsibility (Obligation to Life)<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l6juw8wc-760efb6acf1a5e6354f2a0906fac2bc7'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Taken personally, many people accept that we are responsible for every thought, word and deed and their consequences for spiritual development. Their consequences for others, positive or negative, are often not recognized. \u2018We all play an important role in life-it is simply a matter of scale\u2019. We can\u2019t all be Prime Ministers. Our Obligation to Life is to do the best we can to promote order and harmony in family, friends and society.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ongop-66561d78f0116bd36c4242f91fd1c8f5\">\n#top .hr.av-ongop-66561d78f0116bd36c4242f91fd1c8f5{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-ongop-66561d78f0116bd36c4242f91fd1c8f5 .hr-inner{\nwidth:45%;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ongop-66561d78f0116bd36c4242f91fd1c8f5 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8bf' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l6juydtz-c1c057da2a47689b4ca4f37d52d2a739\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l6juydtz-c1c057da2a47689b4ca4f37d52d2a739{\npadding-bottom:0;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l6juydtz-c1c057da2a47689b4ca4f37d52d2a739 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l6juydtz-c1c057da2a47689b4ca4f37d52d2a739 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l6juydtz-c1c057da2a47689b4ca4f37d52d2a739 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Compensation and Retribution Hereafter For all the Good and Evil Deeds Done on Earth (Incentive to do well)<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l6juz2z3-cdaad47b5bb81dd6586c2753c96be2e8'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>&#8216;The rewards (Compensation) are not of a monetary nature but in the satisfaction that you have done your best and could have set in motion a cycle of events\u00a0 that can and will benefit Life&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Judgement (Retribution) will come one day when the consequences of living a life which depended on using power for their own advantage will have to be faced by the individuals who have done so.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-iz829-0daf02cea56844756926a55a2cd26041\">\n#top .hr.av-iz829-0daf02cea56844756926a55a2cd26041{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-iz829-0daf02cea56844756926a55a2cd26041 .hr-inner{\nwidth:45%;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-iz829-0daf02cea56844756926a55a2cd26041 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8bf' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l6jv04io-c49a53110fb637536acc7eb38d25d0da\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l6jv04io-c49a53110fb637536acc7eb38d25d0da{\npadding-bottom:0;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l6jv04io-c49a53110fb637536acc7eb38d25d0da .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l6jv04io-c49a53110fb637536acc7eb38d25d0da .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l6jv04io-c49a53110fb637536acc7eb38d25d0da av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Eternal Progress Opens to Every Human Soul (Progression Assured)<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l6jv1rxz-016e4dfb60046fc0c9f860bf1f480efb'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>No one is barred from progress, <em>\u2018no matter who you are or what your physical life may have been, good, bad or indifferent, the opportunity to progress will present itself. The part we have to play is in recognising when that time arises, meeting the challenge and moving forward.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The goal is to be with our Creator, who has always been and always will be the reason for our existence.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1qidt-ad491430c7ea2ce2bec36c2df8f1510d\">\n#top .hr.av-1qidt-ad491430c7ea2ce2bec36c2df8f1510d{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-1qidt-ad491430c7ea2ce2bec36c2df8f1510d .hr-inner{\nwidth:45%;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1qidt-ad491430c7ea2ce2bec36c2df8f1510d hr-custom  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8bf' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l6jv47dz-27f1b80617ad5f37d3035a4c36e1f4f7\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l6jv47dz-27f1b80617ad5f37d3035a4c36e1f4f7{\npadding-bottom:0;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l6jv47dz-27f1b80617ad5f37d3035a4c36e1f4f7 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l6jv47dz-27f1b80617ad5f37d3035a4c36e1f4f7 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l6jv47dz-27f1b80617ad5f37d3035a4c36e1f4f7 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Communion of Spirits and The Ministry of Angels (Possibility of Contact)<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l6jv5gj8-3b6dfff0f0669614c09e117123ba3af0'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u2018<em>Humanity from time immemorial has communicated with spirits in one form or another\u2019.<\/em> Hydesville (1848) and after have <em>\u2018proved beyond any doubt that certain individuals, given the right circumstances, could make contact with the spirit world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018Communication\u00a0 gives us the support and comfort that we need when we are low and have doubts about what we are doing\u2019 (spiritually or in the physical world).\u00a0 \u2018 We are never separated from the love of those in spirit. That love can lift you above the trammels of society because, ultimately, it comes from God.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8k5qx-7bf97563bf682276f6647264aeab41cf\">\n#top .hr.av-8k5qx-7bf97563bf682276f6647264aeab41cf{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-8k5qx-7bf97563bf682276f6647264aeab41cf .hr-inner{\nwidth:45%;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-8k5qx-7bf97563bf682276f6647264aeab41cf hr-custom  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8bf' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" 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