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An ever-expanding guide to the Spiritist Doctrine — for the curious and the student alike. Begin with the fundamentals, go deeper into mediumship, and meet the lives that carried Spiritism to the world.
Start Here
Eleven short chapters that introduce Spiritism from the ground up. Read them in order, or jump to whatever draws you.
A Deeper Study
A thorough, 19-part study of mediumship — what a spirit is, how communication works, the types of phenomena and mediums, and the trials along the way.
The Spiritist Lexicon
The people whose lives and works shaped the Doctrine — from its Codifier to the mediums and thinkers who carried it across the world.
Pen name of the French educator Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail. Between 1857 and 1869 he gathered, examined, and systematized the teachings of the spirits into the five works of the Spiritist Codification — beginning with The Spirits’ Book. As the organizer of the Doctrine, he is universally known as the Codifier of Spiritism.
The most renowned of Brazilian mediums. Over seven decades he psychographed more than 450 books through automatic writing, donating all proceeds to charity. Remembered for his extraordinary humility and tireless service, he became one of the most beloved figures in Brazilian history.
A Brazilian medium, orator, and educator from Bahia. In 1952 he founded Mansão do Caminho in Salvador — a vast social and educational complex that has cared for and schooled thousands of children. He has lectured on Spiritism in more than seventy countries and psychographed hundreds of works.
A philosopher and the foremost continuator of Kardec’s work, known as “the Apostle of Spiritism.” In books such as After Death and The Problem of Life and Destiny he gave the Doctrine a profound and enduring philosophical voice.
A physician, journalist, and statesman called “the Doctor of the Poor” for tending the needy without charge. A devoted champion of Spiritism in Brazil and a leader of the Brazilian Spiritist Federation, he remains a deeply venerated spiritual guide.
The Full Collection
The fuller library of renowned Spiritists — scientists, mediums, writers, and philosophers. Select a name to read the full biography.
Alexander N. Aksakof Imperial councilor to the Czar and the pioneer of scientific spiritualism in Russia. Allan Kardec The Codifier — he gathered and systematized the teachings of the spirits into the five foundational works. 
Amália Domingo Soler Poet and writer, one of the most influential voices of Spiritism in Spain. 
Andrew Jackson Davis “The Poughkeepsie Seer,” a founding figure of American Spiritualism. 
Auta de Souza Beloved Brazilian poetess whose brief life left verse of rare spiritual light. Bezerra de Menezes “The Doctor of the Poor,” physician and devoted champion of Spiritism in Brazil. 
Camille Flammarion Celebrated astronomer who brought scientific rigor to the study of psychic phenomena. 
Emmanuel Spiritual mentor and co-author of many works psychographed by Chico Xavier. 
Emmanuel Swedenborg Scientist and mystic whose visions of the spirit world long preceded the Doctrine. 
Eusapia Palladino Famed physical medium investigated by the leading scientists of her era. Francisco C. Xavier “Chico Xavier,” the most renowned of Brazilian mediums, who psychographed over 450 books. 
Gabriel Delanne Engineer who defended Spiritism as an experimental, evidence-based science. 
Hernani Guimarães Andrade Engineer and founder of organized psychical research in Brazil. León Denis “The Apostle of Spiritism,” the foremost philosophical continuator of Kardec’s work. 
William Crookes Eminent chemist and physicist who conducted landmark investigations of mediumship. 