Kardec and CodificationClass # J-SSSBM-1513

Claudia Nunes

Junior – Jan 2015

What does CODIFICATION mean?

cod·i·fy

verb \ˈkä-də-ˌfī, ˈkō-\

to put (laws or rules) together as a code or system

to put (things) in an orderly form

codification

noun

the act, process, or result of arranging in a systematic form or

code.

What are examples of CODES we still

use or used?

Who was the person that codified the

Doctrine of the Spirits?

Allan Kardec

What is Allan Kardec’s Real Name?

Hippolyte Leon

Denizard Rivail

When was Hippolyte Leon Denizard

Rivail born?Hippolyte Leon Denizard Rivail

was born in Lyon, France on October 3rd, 1804

Was Allan Kardec Married? To Whom and

When?

Kardec married Amelie

Gabrielle Boudet, on

February 6th, 1832.

Amelie was a Fine Arts

Teacher and a Writer.

Five Fundamental Works for Spiritism by

Allan Kardec

The Spirit’s Book

1st Version in French was published on April 18th, 1857

The Philosophical Part of the Doctrine

The Spirit’s Book Provides readers with answers to nearly

all the questions one may have with regard to the origin,

nature, and destiny of each and every soul on earth, and

other worlds as well.

Addresses subjects such as God, Creation, Moral Laws, and

the Nature of Spirits and their relationships with humans.

The Book Contains the answers that were dictated to

mediums by highly evolved Spiritist who love God.

Medium’s Book 1st Version in French was published on January, 1861

Experimental and Scientific aspect of the Spiritist Doctrine

This book presents the teachings of the Spirits on all types of spirit manifestations, the

ways of communicating with the invisible world, the different types of mediums, the

development of mediumship, and the difficulties and obstacles that may be found in the

practice of Spiritism.

At the end of the book there is a helpful basic Spiritist glossary. Besides being a source of

indispensable reading and research for Spiritists, The Mediums’ Book is also an essential

source of knowledge for any person interested in the mediumistic phenomenon, which is

manifesting increasingly the world over, both inside and outside Spiritist activities per se.

Since incarnates are an integral part of the exchange between the two planes of life – the

physical and the spiritual – it is advisable that we fully understand the mechanics of such a

relationship.

The Mediums’ Book is the safest guide for all those who have devoted themselves to

communicating with the Spirit World

The Gospel According to Spiritism 1st Version in French was published on April, 1864

Moral and Ethics aspect of the Doctrine

The Gospel According to Spiritism is the third of the Five Books

that comprise the Spiritist Codification.

This book contains the essence of the Moral Teaching of Jesus,

thus providing a roof under which followers of all religions –

even those who profess no religion at all – can gather.

This Book offers a sure guide for our inner reform, which,

according to Christ, is indispensable for us to find future

happiness and inner peace, a state that is possible for the Spirits

on its evolutionary journey to God only by Complying fully with

the Divine Laws.

Heaven and Hell 1st Version in French was published on August, 1865

Also know as “The Justice of God according to Spiritism”

Its main purpose is to explain God’s Justice from the point of view of the Spiritist

Doctrine.

It is aimed at demonstrating the immortality of the soul and its situation in the spirit

world as a consequence of its own acts.

The book is divided into two parts:

The first is a comparative analysis of religious theories on life after death. It discusses matter

such as the death of children, individuals born with birth defects, collective disasters, and a

wide range of problems that only the immortality of the soul and reincarnation can explain

satisfactorily. Kardec seeks to clarify themes such as angels, heaven, demons, hell, eternal

punishment, purgatory, the fear of death, the mosaic prohibition against evoking the dead, etc.

Additionally, it presents the Spiritist counter explanation on the doctrine of eternal punishment.

The second part, which is the result of practical work, is a collection of examples concerning

the situation of the soul during and after disicarnation. These are testimonies given by

repentant criminals, hardened spirits, happy, average and suffering spirits, suicides and spirits

undergoing earthly expiation

Genesis 1st Version in French was published on January, 1868

The Miracles and Predictions According to Spiritism

This is the most scientific book of Allan Kardec.

It deals with topics regarded as incontestable by religion, in the light of the

immortality of the soul, unifying Christian thought and scientific discoveries.

It offers us a unique opportunity to know and study topics of universal

interest, discussed in a logical, rational and revealing way.

It analyses, with coherence, the origin of the planet Earth, and avoids

mysterious or magical interpretations about the creation of the world.

It also analyses the question of miracles, explaining the true nature of the

supernatural facts of the Gospels.

Finally, it talks about a new generation, whose rising will be the landmark of a

new Era for Humanity, based on the practice of justice, peace and friendship.

Junior Class

Next Class Topics

Jan 11th – Allan Kardec – The Codification

Jan 18th – Evolution and Law of Cause and Effect

Jan 25th – Moses Life and Mission

Feb 1st – Movie – The Prince of Egypt

Feb 8th – Moses – Most important Task

Feb 15th – Jesus Live

Feb 22nd – The Extraordinary Facts of Jesus’ Life