Problems of the spiritual

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I. Can the Departed be objectively present ? If so, in what way can they manifest themselves to us as to be recognizable? I

II. Is the fact that trickery and imposture have been associated with Spiritualism, a proof that it is the outcome of falsehood and credulity? 24

III. Does the prohibition against intercourse with "familiar spirits," as given to the ancient Israelites, imply that all communion with the Spirit-world is forbidden by God ? 28

IV. How can it be explained that many of the communications alleged to come from discarnate beings are unsatisfactory, misleading and untruthful? 50

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V. Is there a danger in attending seances, on the ground that at such meetings evil and deceiving spirits may be attracted? 68

VI. Will our earthly relationships be maintained in the Other World? JJ

VII. W 7 hy do not all the Departed manifest themselves to those whom they have left behind ? 92

VIII. Will the fact that beings in Spirit-life are on different planes of life and experience be an obstacle to re-union?. . . . 106

IX. Apart from direct communications from them, how may we best realize that the Departed are still living and in relationship with us ? 119

X. Are not such expressions as — "The sea gave up the dead which were in it," "Them which sleep" and "Those that are in the graves" — an indication that the New Testament writers regarded Death as a temporary cessation of conscious being? 127

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