“The act of communicating with spirits falls under the domain of spiritualism. Although the practice and essence of spiritualism is ancient, since 1983 the US Government has recognized it as a religion. Spiritualism is defined as a scientific, philosophical, and religious practice that proves the continuity of life after death through demonstrated communication between mediums/spiritualists and those who reside in the spirit world.
Spiritualism is a science because it uses observation and research to describe and explain spiritual phenomena through mediumship. Science simply means knowledge that is attained through study and practice. Spiritualism also supports philosophical views and questions about how people should live (ethics and morals), what sorts of things exist, and metaphysics as it relates to the ultimate nature of being and the world. Although spiritualism is incorporated into and is the base of many spiritual/religious systems, it can absolutely stand on its own, with no limitations regarding the levels that are accessible for connecting with God and the various realms of spirit beings. The only limitations are human limitations. Many view spiritualism as a common sense religion, meaning that it accepts all truths found within the universe, nature, other spiritual and religious systems, literature, science, the divine and natural laws.
Therefore, through the practice of mediumship, the spirit world is explored for various truths about human and spirit life. In Latin communities, these truths are called evidencias, “to give evidence”, and the practice of spiritualism is called espiritismo; a Spanish word used to describe the combined mediumistic practices begun by French spiritist, Allan Kardec. The spiritualists/mediums within the Lukumi system conduct misas/seances, called white table masses that use Kardec’s principles.
Since this is my background, I’ve decided to model this mediumship program after the doctrinal knowledge, derived from the Spiritist Codification, by Allan Kardec with a few variations. The Spiritist doctrine follows the ethical and moral behaviors, according to the orientations of Christ. However, we will also follow the ethical and moral behaviors of Ifa, other great Masters, Gods/Goddesses, and Deities who are ever present and guide our lives. This would only be appropriate since Christian principles were based on and taken from a variety of spiritual/religious sources that pre-date Christianity.
In this program, we will be open to the “Light and Love” of all the Great Masters (feminine & masculine in nature) whom are higher than ourselves and who will fortify us to develop strong and with integrity to help ourselves and others. I have also decided to model this program after the Spiritist doctrine because they have created an extensive library of intellectual study, experimentation, and resources on the subject which makes it alot easier for my teaching strategy.” by Aladokun