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WELCOME to the BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SPIRITIST SOCIETY Website!
We are a young Spiritist Group located at Westborough-MA, and as many other Spiritist Centers we have as objective to find happiness for ourselves and for everyone in this world. How? By studying and practicing the teachings of Jesus Christ according to the High Spirits.
As an important distinction we would like to clarify that any person that believes in the spiritual life - in other words, believes that exists in himself/herself something more than matter - is a spiritualist. The distinction between Spiritualist and Spiritist is that Spiritists believe in the manifestation of spirits and in the Reincarnation as a way that God offer to redeem ourselves and evolve to become pure spirits.
Spiritism teaches that Happiness is achievable by loving as Jesus loves, and the
way to represent this love, for us, is to practice Charity. Jesus teaches that Charity can be
done in many ways, by donating clothes, money, giving fraternal counseling to the ones in
need of it, being honest, giving back to society, respecting ourselves, our family and others.
We invite you to take a look at the many activities the BFSS has to offer. The BFSS
offers activities for the entire family, from spiritual treatment to courses for adults, kids and
youth and many other ways to find peace and spirituality in life.
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Public meetings happen every tuesday. Starts at 7:20PM.
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Knowledge will set you free!
There are many courses offered. Get to know spiritism!
Without charity there is no salvation!
One of the most important concepts about Spiritism is the practice of Charity. Charity brings us closer to our creator, giving opportunity for everyone to participate on the construc-tion of a better world for all !
Click on the picture of Auta de Souza the poetess that inspired this Charitable Campaign, and take a deeper look on this beautiful work of love.
Auta de Souza - biography.pdf
The youth deserves to be informed about the truth out there. We have a great program to develop the sense of citizenship and spirituality that our youth deserves.
They are the future of our planet!
The spiritist principles will forge a happy and responsible kid.
Communicating with the world of the spirits
"Every Spiritist Temple should have its team of disobsession to help the victims of spiritual disorientation surrounding its doors, defend and maintain itself. " André Luiz (Spirit)
The objectives of the Mediumship Department :
1 - To study the science of magnetism allied to the Spiritism.
2 - To keep the interchange with the spiritual plane.
3 - To Develop a large number of mediums.
4 - To Implement teams of disobsession.
5 - To provide adequate ways for the development of mediumistic faculties.
6 - To conduct Gospel talks for patients being treated.
7 - To keep fluidtherapy and the magnetized water treatments.
8 - To keep teams of vibration.
9 - To greet, to interview and refer patients for treatment.
Training Mediums
The School of Mediums is responsible for the courses of the Spiritist mediumship department. It is important to remember that any student of this school must have attended the Introductory Cycle and be enrolled in the School of Specialization of Spiritist Studies and be a worker of the assistance activities of the Spiritist Center. "The medium has an obligation to study hard, work hard and look at every moment for their own light." (Emmanuel, The Comsoler, Question 392).
Public Meetings
Spiritist Courses
Auta de Souza Fraternal Campaign
Youth Group
Children Group
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Group
Here you will find lots of information about spiritism.
We recommend you to start from the basics on the section "What Spiritism is?", and go trought the other sections.
You can even enroll in an online course about Spiritism ( e-Spiritism sec-tion), read many free e-books (e-books section), and read and watch many spirit-ist lectures on the section ( videos and podcasts).
And, of course, you are very welcome here at Benjamin Franklin Spiritist Society!
What Spiritism is?
Basic Spiritist ebooks
Spiritist videos / audios
Spiritist Course Online
Spiritist Centers near you
Call our Spiritist Society President!
Maria Batchelor (508) 451-9811
Questions and/or comments?
We are waiting for your visit :)
BFSS
WHAT IT IS?
It is the set of laws and principles, as revealed by the Superior Spirits, contained in the works of Allan Kardec, which constitute the Spiritist Codification: The Spirits' Book, The Mediums' Book, The Gospel According to Spiritism, Heaven and Hell, and The Genesis.
"Spiritism is a science which deals with the nature, origin and destiny of Spirits, as well as their relationship with the corporeal world." Allan Kardec (What is spiritism? - Preamble)
"Spiritism realises what Jesus said of the promised Consoler, by bringing knowledge of those things which allow Man to know where he came from, where he is going and why he is on Earth; so attracting mankind towards the true principles of God's law and offering consolation through faith and hope."
Allan Kardec (The Gospel According to Spiritism - Chap. 6 - Item 4)
WHAT IT REVEALS?
It reveals new and more profound concepts with respect to God, the Universe, the Human Being, the Spirits and the Laws which govern life itself.
Furthermore, it reveals what we are; where we have come from; where we are going; what is the objective of our existence; and what is the reason for pain and suffering.
WHAT IT COMPRISES?
By bringing new concepts about the Human Being and everything that surrounds it, Spiritism touches on all areas of knowledge, human activities and behaviour, thus opening a new era for the regeneration of Humanity.
Spiritism can and should be studied, analyzed, and practiced in all the fundamental aspects of life, such as: scientific, philosophical, religious, ethical, moral, educational, and social.
WHAT IT TEACHES? (1/3)
God is the Supreme Intelligence, first cause of all things. God is eternal, immutable, immaterial, unique, omnipotent, supremely just and good.
The Universe is God's creation. It encompasses all rational and non-rational beings, both animate and inanimate, material and immaterial.
In addition to the corporeal world inhabited by incarnate Spirits, which are human beings, there exists the spiritual world, inhabited by discarnate Spirits.
Within the Universe there are other inhabited worlds, with beings at different degrees of evolution: some equal, others more or less evolved than earthly Man.
All the Laws of Nature are Divine Laws because God is their author. They cover both the physical and moral laws.
A Human Being is a Spirit incarnated in a material body. The perispirit is the semi-material body which unites the Spirit to the physical body.
WHAT IT TEACHES? (2/3)
Spirits are the intelligent beings of creation. They constitute the world of the Spirits, which pre-exists and outlives everything.
Spirits are created simple and ignorant. They evolve intellect-ually and morally, passing from a lower order to a higher one, until they attain perfection, where they will enjoy unalterable bliss.
Spirits preserve their individuality before, during, and after each incarnation.
Spirits reincarnate as many times as is necessary for their spiritual advancement.
Spirits are always progressing. In their multiple physical existences, they may sometimes become stationary but they never regress. The speed of their intellectual and moral progress depends on the efforts they make to attain perfection.
Spirits belong to different orders according to the degree of perfection they have attained: Pure Spirits, who have attained maximum perfection; Good Spirits, whose predominant desire is towards goodness; and Imperfect Spirits, characterized by their ignorance, their tendency towards evil, and by their inferior passions.
WHAT IT TEACHES? (3/3)
The Spirits' relations with Human Beings are constant and have always existed. The Good Spirits attract us towards goodness, sustain us in life's trials, and help us bear them with courage and resignation. The Imperfect Spirits induce us towards error.
Jesus is the Guide and Model for all Humankind. The Doctrine He taught and exemplified is the purest expression of God's Law.
The morality of Christ, as contained in the Gospels, is the guidence for the secure progress of all Human Beings. Its practice is the solution for all human problems and the objective to be attained by Humankind.
Human Beings are given free-will to act, but they must answer for the consequences of their actions.
Future life reserves for Human Beings penalties and pleasures according to the respect they do or do not show for God's laws.
Prayer is an act of adoration for God. It is found in the natural law and is the result of an innate sentiment in every Human Being, just as the idea of the existence of the Creator is innate.
Prayer makes Human Beings better. Whoever prays with fervour and confidence grows stronger against evil temptations, and God sends the Good Spirits to assist them. This assistance will never be denied when requested with sincerity.
SPIRITIST PRACTICE (1/2)
All Spiritist practice is gratuitous, following the orientation of the moral principle found in the Gospel: "Give for free what you receive for free."
Spiritism is practiced with simplicity, without any external forms of worship, within the Christian principle that God should be worshipped in spirit and in truth.
Spiritism has no clergy, nor does it adopt or use at any of its meetings or during its practices the following: altars, images, candles, processions, sacraments, concession of indulgences, religious vestiments, alcoholic or hallucinogenic beverages, incense, tobacco, talismans, amulets, horoscopes, cartomancy, pyramids, crystals, or any other objects, rituals or external forms of worship.
Spiritism does not impose its principles. It invites those interested in knowing it to submit its teachings to the test of reason before accepting them.
Mediumship, which allows the Spirits to communicate with Human Beings, is a faculty which many individuals bring with them at birth, independent of whatever religion or beliefs they may come to adopt.
SPIRITIST PRACTICE (2/2)
Spiritist mediumship practice is solely that which is exercised based on the principles of the Spiritist Doctrine and within the Christian moral concepts.
Spiritism respects all religions and doctrines; values all efforts towards the practice of goodness; works towards peace and fellowship between all nations and all peoples, regardless of race, colour, nationality, creed, cultural or social standing. It also recognizes that "the truly good person is one who complies with the laws of justice, love, and charity in their highest degree of purity." (The Gospel According to Spiritism chapter 17 item 3
"To be born, to die, to be reborn yet again, and constantly progress, that is the Law." Allan Kardec
"Unshakable faith is only that which can meet reason face to face in every Human epoch." Allan Kardec
The study of the works of Allan Kardec is fundamental for the correct knowledge of the Spiritist Doctrine
GOD - The Supreme intelligence, first cause of all things
What
Spiritism is?
JESUS - Our Guide and Model
KARDEC - The Fundamental Base
The 5 fundamental books of Spiritism (free download)
For a better understanding and logical reading we recommend you to start from the Spirits' Book, Mediums' Book, and so on.
Spiritis_Book.pdf
Mediuns_Book.pdf
Genesis.pdf
Gospel_According_Spiritism.pdf
Heaven_Hell.pdf
Basic Notions of Spiritism (order here)
The book "Basic Notions of Spiritism" is a compilation of impor-tant principles of Spiritism - a very good base for beginners. Click on the book for more information and to buy it.
It is also the first book studied on the Introductory Cycle of studies about Spiritism. The course happens at the Benjamin Franklin Spiritist Center, is free of charge and starts every semester. Click here for more information about the course.
Enroll on this very good Spiritist course online.
We also offer Spiritist courses at Ben Franklin.
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Here there is some good sources for Spiritist lectures, talks and more.
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Spiritist Centers near you (Massachusetts - USA)
• ALLAN KARDEC SPIRITIST SOCIETY OF MASSACHUSETTS
(GRUPO ESPÍRITA CAMINHO VERDADE E VIDA)
52 Broadway, Somerville - MA 02145
(617) 657-3288 WWW.AKSSMA.COM
• CENTRO DE CULTURA ESPÍRITA AMALIA DOMINGO SOLER
12 Boyle Place, Leominster MA. 01453
(978) 840-6080
• GRUPO DE ESTUDOS ESPIRITAS
29 Breezy Point Rd., South Yarmounth - MA 02664
Tel.: (508) 879-4438
• GRUPO CEU (CENTRO DE ESTUDOS UNIÃO)
45 Silver Lane Hyannis, Cape Cod, MA
(508) 790-2819
• GETUH - GRUPO ESPIRITA TRABALHADORES DA ULTIMA HORA
331 Boston Post Rd., #10 (Old Village building), Marlborough - MA 01752
WWW.GETUH.ORG
• Allan Kardec Spiritist Society of Lowell (Fraternidade Espirita Amor e Luz de Massachusetts FE-ALMA)
55 Middlesex St. Suite 218, Chelmsford - MA, 01863
WWW.FEALMA.WEBS.COM
• Allan Kardec Spiritist Society of Peabody (Grupo Espírita Cantinho de Luz)
77 Walnut St. Suite 02, Peabody - MA, 01960
WWW.CANTINHODELUZ.NET
222 Turnpike Rd. (Suite 2), Westborough - Massachusetts
