The seven Principles of Spiritualism - part 3

Unbelievable.  It is only 6 years ago, that I first heard of Spiritualism, a religion, that has really captured me.  Studying and contemplating the Seven Principles, that form its basis has become a daily exercise.

Within these Principles I have found a way to live my life and explain to myself and to others if they are interested what they enfold. The beauty of them (for me) is that they are open to personal interpretation.
I must admit, that in the beginning they frightened me, not being brought up in a churchgoing family, they seemed strange and I wanted to stay away, afraid to lose my own being and becoming part of something that would "swallow" me.

Today's truth is, that it has given me richness and openness and ground for standing firmly on my own two feet .. well most of the time anyways.

These coming days I shall publish their interpretation as I saw and felt them four years ago with some addition.

Nr. 3. The communion of Spirit and the Ministry of Angels

This is truly the key principle to Spiritualism and the one that makes a difference between Christianity and Spiritualism, because demonstrations of proven survival have made it tangible that there is communication with departed spirits. Just uttering the words “communion of Spirit and the Ministry of Angels” over and over again forms a mantra, a song of Love, Hope and Longing.

It is said, that some spirits are very evolved and have progressed to higher angelic spheres of existence and constantly seek to help mankind. It is also said, that angels do carry out God’s work and administer help to those spirits in lower spheres of existence and to us, still in the body. A couple of times I have been blessed to feel an overwhelming feeling of pure love and light and beauty and oneness with Nature, which felt like pure bliss. Now I know that it was an expression of contact with the communion of Spirit and the Ministry of Angels. The presence of loved ones in the Spirit world was truly a mystical experience, a message of hope.

Date today August 11, 2014

A couple of months ago I heard someone whom I respect very much pronounce this Principle as "The COMMUNION of Spirits and the Ministry of Angels". Those of you who know me, know that I have great love for words and language. English is not my first language, but I just love to express myself in English. To hear the emphasis being put on the word COMMUNION was so interesting .. it gave me the possibility to interpret this Principle somewhat differently than before when I said "The communion of Spirit" and "The Ministry of Angels"

Take apart "Communion" and "Spirit and the Ministry of Angels "  and then feel what is happening. All of a sudden I wanted to know exactly what the word communion meant. In the dictionary I found the following explanation. Communion = act of sharing, joining.

See .. I made it an exercise, a joyous and playful adventure with words and out of my box comes:  "Spirit and the Ministry of Angels are in constant communion if we just open up to it."