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The Spirits' Book

Allan Kardec

Preface to the revised edition
INTRODUCTION
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX
- X
- XI
- XII
- XIII
- XIV
- XV
- XVI
- XVII
Prolegomena
BOOK ONE—FIRST CAUSES
- CHAPTER I—GOD
  - God and Infinity
    - 1
    - 2
    - 3
  - Proofs of God’s Existence
    - 4
    - 5
    - 6
    - 7
    - 8
    - 9
  - Attributes of Divinity
    - 10
    - 11
    - 12
    - 13
  - Pantheism
    - 14
    - 15
    - 16
- CHAPTER II—GENERAL ELEMENTS OF THE UNIVERSE
  - Knowledge of the First Principles of Things
    - 17
    - 18
    - 19
    - 20
  - Spirit and Matter
    - 21
    - 22
      - 22 - a
    - 23
      - 23 - a
    - 24
    - 25
      - 25 - a
    - 26
    - 27
      - 27 - a
    - 28
  - Properties of Matter
    - 29
    - 30
    - 31
    - 32
    - 33
      - 33 - a
    - 34
      - 34 - a
  - Universal Space
    - 35
    - 36
- CHAPTER III—CREATION
  - Creation of Worlds
    - 37
    - 38
    - 39
    - 40
    - 41
    - 42
  - Creation of Living Beings
    - 43
    - 44
    - 45
    - 46
    - 47
    - 48
    - 49
  - Populating the Earth – Adam
    - 50
    - 51
  - Diversity of the Human Race
    - 52
    - 53
      - 53 - a
    - 54
  - Existence of Multiple Worlds
    - 55
    - 56
    - 57
    - 58
  - Biblical Account of Creation
    - 59
- CHAPTER IV—THE VITAL PRINCIPLE
  - Organic and Inorganic
    - 60
    - 61
    - 62
    - 63
    - 64
      - 64 - a
    - 65
    - 66
    - 67
      - 67 - a
  - Life and Death
    - 68
      - 68 - a
    - 69
    - 70
  - Intelligence and Instinct
    - 71
    - 72
      - 72 - a
    - 73
    - 74
    - 75
      - 75 - a
BOOK TWO—THE SPIRIT WORLD
- CHAPTER I—SPIRITS
- CHAPTER II—INCARNATION OF SPIRITS
  - Purpose of Incarnation
    - 132
    - 133
      - 133 - a
  - The Soul
    - 134
      - 134-a
      - 134-b
    - 135
      - 135-a
    - 136
      - 136-a
      - 136-b
    - 137
    - 138
    - 139
    - 140
      - 140-a
    - 141
    - 142
    - 143
    - 144
    - 145
    - 146
      - 146-a
  - Materialism
    - 147
    - 148
- CHAPTER III—RETURN TO THE SPIRIT WORLD FROM THE PHYSICAL LIFE
  - The Soul after Death
    - 149
    - 150
      - 150 - a
      - 150 - b
    - 151
    - 152
    - 153
      - 153 - a
  - Separation of the Soul and Body
    - 154
    - 155
      - 155 - a
    - 156
    - 157
    - 158
    - 159
    - 160
    - 161
    - 162
  - Spirit Confusion
    - 163
    - 164
    - 165
- CHAPTER IV—MULTIPLE LIVES
  - On Reincarnation
    - 166
      - 166 - a
      - 166 - b
      - 166 - c
    - 167
    - 168
    - 169
    - 170
  - Justice of Reincarnation
    - 171
  - Incarnation on Different Worlds
    - 180
    - 188
    - 187
    - 186
      - 186 - a
    - 185
    - 184
      - 184 - a
    - 183
    - 182
    - 181
    - 172
    - 179
    - 178
      - 178 - a
      - 178 - b
    - 177
      - 177 - a
    - 176
      - 176 - a
      - 176 - b
    - 175
      - 175 - a
    - 174
    - 173
      - 173 - a
      - 173 - b
  - Progressive Transmigration
    - 189
    - 190
    - 191
      - 191 - a
    - 192
      - 192 - a
    - 193
    - 194
      - 194 - a
    - 195
    - 196
      - 196-a
  - Fate of Children after Death
    - 197
      - 197 - a
    - 198
    - 199
      - 199-a
  - Gender of Spirits
    - 200
    - 201
    - 202
  - Family Relationships
    - 203
    - 204
    - 205
      - 205 - a
    - 206
  - Physical and Moral Likeness
    - 207
      - 207 - a
    - 208
    - 209
    - 210
    - 211
    - 212
    - 213
    - 214
    - 215
    - 216
    - 217
  - Innate Ideas
    - 218
      - 218 - a
      - 218 - b
    - 219
    - 220
    - 221
      - 221-a
- CHAPTER V—CONSIDERATIONS ON MULTIPLE LIVES
  - 222
- CHAPTER VI—SPIRIT LIFE
  - Errant Spirits
    - 223
    - 224
      - 224 - a
      - 224 - b
    - 225
    - 226
    - 227
    - 228
    - 229
    - 230
    - 231
    - 232
    - 233
  - Transitional Worlds
    - 234
      - 234 - a
    - 235
    - 236
      - 236 - a
      - 236 - b
      - 236 - c
      - 236 - d
      - 236 - e
  - Spirit Perceptions, Sensations and Suffering of Spirits
    - 247
    - 256
    - 255
    - 254
    - 253
    - 252
    - 251
    - 250
    - 249
      - 249-a
    - 248
    - 237
    - 246
    - 245
    - 244
      - 244 - a
      - 244 - b
    - 243
      - 243 - a
    - 242
    - 241
    - 240
    - 239
    - 238
  - Theoretical Essay of Spirit Sensation
    - 257
  - Choice of Trials
    - 258
      - 258 - a
    - 259
    - 260
      - 260-a
    - 261
    - 262
      - 262 - a
    - 263
    - 264
    - 265
    - 266
    - 267
      - 267 - a
    - 268
    - 269
    - 270
    - 271
    - 272
    - 273
  - Relationships Beyond the Grave
    - 282
    - 290
    - 289
    - 288
    - 287
    - 286
    - 285
      - 285 - a
    - 284
    - 283
    - 274
      - 274 - a
    - 281
    - 280
    - 279
    - 278
    - 277
    - 276
    - 275
      - 275 - a
  - Spirit Sympathy and Antipathy – Soul Mates
    - 291
    - 292
    - 293
    - 294
    - 295
    - 296
    - 297
    - 298
    - 299
    - 300
    - 301
    - 302
    - 303
      - 303 - a
  - Memory of Physical Life
    - 304
    - 305
    - 306
      - 306 - a
      - 306 - b
    - 307
    - 308
    - 309
      - 309 - a
    - 310
    - 311
    - 312
    - 313
    - 314
    - 315
    - 316
    - 317
    - 318
    - 319
  - Commemoration of the Dead - Funerals
    - 320
    - 321
      - 321 - a
      - 321 - b
    - 322
    - 323
    - 324
    - 325
      - 325 - a
    - 326
    - 327
      - 327 - a
    - 328
    - 329
- CHAPTER VII—RETURN TO PHYSICAL LIFE
  - Before the Return
    - 330
      - 330 - a
    - 331
    - 332
    - 333
    - 334
    - 335
      - 335 - a
    - 336
    - 337
    - 338
    - 339
    - 340
    - 341
    - 342
    - 343
  - Union of Body and Soul – Abortion
    - 352
    - 360
    - 359
    - 358
    - 357
    - 356
      - 356 - a
      - 356 - b
    - 355
    - 354
    - 353
    - 344
    - 351
    - 350
    - 349
    - 348
    - 347
    - 346
      - 346 - a
    - 345
  - Moral and Intellectual Faculties
    - 361
      - 361 - a
    - 362
    - 363
    - 364
    - 365
    - 366
  - Infuence of the Body
    - 367
    - 368
      - 368 - a
    - 369
    - 370
      - 370 - a
  - Mental Impairment and Insanity
    - 371
    - 372
      - 372 - a
    - 373
      - 373 - a
    - 374
    - 375
      - 375 - a
    - 376
    - 377
    - 378
  - Infancy
    - 379
    - 380
    - 381
    - 382
    - 383
    - 384
    - 385
  - Earthly Sympathies and Antipathies
    - 386
      - 386 - a
    - 387
    - 388
    - 389
    - 390
    - 391
  - Forgetfulness of the Past
    - 392
    - 393
    - 394
    - 395
    - 396
    - 397
    - 398
      - 398 - a
    - 399
- CHAPTER VIII—EMANCIPATION OF THE SOUL
  - Sleep and Dreams
    - 400
    - 401
    - 402
    - 403
    - 404
    - 405
    - 406
    - 407
    - 408
    - 409
    - 410
      - 410 - a
    - 411
    - 412
  - Spirit Visits of Living Individuals
    - 413
    - 414
    - 415
    - 416
    - 417
    - 418
  - Concealed Transmission of Thoughts
    - 419
    - 420
    - 421
  - Lethargy and Catalepsy – Apparent Death
    - 422
      - 422 - a
    - 423
    - 424
  - Somnambulism
    - 425
    - 426
    - 427
    - 428
    - 429
    - 430
    - 431
    - 432
    - 433
    - 434
    - 435
    - 436
    - 437
    - 438
  - Ecstatic Trance
    - 439
    - 440
    - 441
    - 442
    - 443
    - 444
    - 445
    - 446
  - Second Sight
    - 447
    - 448
    - 449
    - 450
      - 450 - a
    - 451
    - 452
    - 453
    - 454
      - 454-a
  - Theoretical Summary of Somnambulism, Ecstatic Trance and Second Sight
    - 455
- CHAPTER IX—INTERVENTION OF SPIRITS ON THE PHYSICAL WORLD
  - Penetration of our Thoughts by Spirits
    - 456
    - 457
      - 457 - a
    - 458
  - Covert Infuence of Spirits on our Thoughts and Actions
    - 459
    - 460
    - 461
    - 462
    - 463
    - 464
    - 465
      - 465 - a
      - 465 - b
    - 466
    - 467
    - 468
    - 469
    - 470
    - 471
    - 472
  - The Possessed
    - 473
    - 474
    - 475
    - 476
    - 477
    - 478
    - 479
    - 480
  - Convulsionaries
    - 481
      - 481 - a
    - 482
    - 483
  - Affection of Spirits for Certain Individuals
    - 484
    - 485
    - 486
    - 487
    - 488
      - 488 - a
  - Guardian Angels: Protective, Familiar and Sympathetic Spirits
    - 514
    - 506
    - 507
    - 508
    - 509
    - 510
    - 511
    - 512
    - 513
      - 513 - a
    - 505
    - 515
    - 516
    - 517
    - 518
    - 519
    - 520
    - 521
    - 489
    - 504
      - 504 - a
    - 503
    - 502
      - 502 - a
    - 501
    - 500
    - 499
    - 498
    - 497
    - 496
    - 495
    - 494
    - 493
      - 493 - a
    - 492
    - 491
    - 490
  - Presentiments
    - 522
    - 523
    - 524
  - Influence of Spirits in Life Events
    - 525
      - 525 - a
    - 526
    - 527
    - 528
    - 529
      - 529 - a
    - 530
      - 530 - a
    - 531
      - 531 - a
    - 532
    - 533
      - 533 - a
    - 534
    - 535
      - 535-a
      - 535-b
  - Role of Spirits in Natural Phenomena
    - 536
      - 536 - a
      - 536 - b
    - 537
      - 537 - a
    - 538
      - 538 - a
    - 539
    - 540
  - Spirits during Wars
    - 541
    - 542
    - 543
    - 544
    - 546
    - 546
    - 547
      - 547 - a
    - 548
  - Pacts
    - 549
    - 550
  - Occult Powers, Talismans and Sorcerers
    - 551
    - 552
    - 553
      - 553 - a
    - 554
    - 555
    - 556
  - Blessings and Curses
    - 557
- CHAPTER X—SPIRIT OCCUPATIONS AND MISSIONS
  - 558
  - 559
  - 560
  - 561
  - 562
    - 562 - a
  - 563
    - 563 - a
  - 564
  - 565
  - 566
    - 566 - a
  - 567
  - 568
  - 569
  - 570
  - 571
  - 572
    - 572 - a
  - 573
  - 574
    - 574 - a
  - 575
  - 576
  - 577
  - 578
    - 578 - a
  - 579
  - 580
  - 581
  - 582
  - 583
    - 583 - a
  - 584
    - 584 - a
- CHAPTER XI—THE THREE KINGDOMS
  - Minerals and Plants
    - 585
    - 586
    - 587
    - 588
    - 589
    - 590
    - 591
  - Animals and Humans
    - 601
    - 610
    - 609
    - 608
    - 607
      - 607 -a
      - 607 - b
    - 606
      - 606 - a
    - 605
      - 605 - a
    - 604
      - 604 - a
    - 603
    - 602
    - 592
    - 600
    - 599
    - 598
    - 597
      - 597 - a
    - 596
    - 595
    - 594
      - 594 - a
    - 593
  - Metempsychosis
    - 611
    - 612
    - 613
BOOK THREE—MORAL LAWS
- CHAPTER I—DIVINE OR NATURAL LAW
  - Characteristics of Natural Law
    - 614
    - 615
    - 616
    - 617
      - 617 - a
    - 618
  - Knowledge of Natural Law
    - 619
    - 620
    - 621
      - 621-a
    - 622
    - 623
    - 624
    - 625
    - 626
    - 627
    - 628
  - Good and Evil
    - 629
    - 630
    - 631
    - 632
    - 633
    - 634
    - 635
    - 636
    - 637
    - 638
    - 639
    - 640
    - 641
    - 642
    - 643
    - 644
    - 645
    - 646
  - Division of Natural Law
    - 647
    - 648
- CHAPTER II—I. LAW OF WORSHIP
  - Purpose of Worship
    - 649
    - 650
    - 651
    - 652
  - External Worship
    - 653
      - 653 - a
    - 654
    - 655
    - 656
  - Life of Contemplation
    - 657
  - Prayer
    - 658
    - 659
    - 660
      - 660 - a
    - 661
    - 662
    - 663
    - 664
    - 665
    - 666
  - Polytheism
    - 667
    - 668
  - Sacrifices
    - 669
      - 669 - a
      - 669 - b
    - 670
    - 671
    - 672
    - 673
- CHAPTER III—II. LAW OF LABOR
  - Necessity of Labor
    - 674
    - 675
    - 676
    - 677
    - 678
    - 679
    - 680
    - 681
  - Limit of Labor – Rest
    - 682
    - 683
    - 684
    - 685
      - 685 - a
- CHAPTER IV—III. LAW OF REPRODUCTION
  - Population of the Globe
    - 686
    - 687
  - Succession and Development of the Human Race
    - 688
    - 689
    - 690
    - 691
    - 692
      - 692 - a
  - Obstacles to Reproduction
    - 693
      - 693-a
    - 694
  - Marriage and Celibacy
    - 695
    - 696
    - 697
    - 698
    - 699
  - Polygamy
    - 700
    - 701
- CHAPTER V — IV. THE LAW OF PRESERVATION
  - Instinct of Self-Preservation
    - 702
    - 703
  - Means of Self-Preservation
    - 704
    - 705
    - 706
    - 707
    - 708
    - 709
    - 710
  - Enjoying the Fruits of the Earth
    - 711
    - 712
      - 712 - a
    - 713
    - 714
      - 714 - a
  - Necessary and Superfluous Things
    - 715
    - 716
    - 717
  - Voluntary Deprivations – Mortifications
    - 718
    - 719
    - 720
      - 720 - a
    - 721
    - 722
    - 723
    - 724
    - 725
    - 726
    - 727
- CHAPTER VI—V. LAW OF DESTRUCTION
  - Necessary versus Abusive Destruction
    - 728
      - 728 - a
    - 729
    - 730
    - 731
    - 732
    - 733
    - 734
    - 735
    - 736
  - Destructive Scourges
    - 737
    - 738
      - 738 - a
      - 738 - b
    - 739
    - 740
    - 741
  - War
    - 742
    - 743
    - 744
      - 744 - a
    - 745
  - Murder
    - 746
    - 747
    - 748
    - 749
    - 750
    - 751
  - Cruelty
    - 752
    - 753
    - 754
    - 755
    - 756
  - Duelling
    - 757
    - 758
      - 758 - a
    - 759
      - 759 - a
  - Capital Punishment
    - 760
    - 761
    - 762
    - 763
    - 764
    - 765
- CHAPTER VII—VI. LAW OF SOCIETY
  - Necessity of Social Life
    - 766
    - 767
    - 768
  - Life of Isolation – Vow of Silence
    - 769
    - 770
      - 770 - a
    - 771
      - 771 - a
    - 772
  - Family Ties
    - 773
    - 774
    - 775
- CHAPTER VIII—VII. LAW OF PROGRESS
  - State of Nature
    - 776
    - 777
    - 778
  - The March of Progress
    - 779
    - 780
      - 780 - a
      - 780 - b
    - 781
      - 781 - a
    - 782
    - 783
    - 784
    - 785
  - Declining Nations
    - 786
    - 787
      - 787 - a
      - 787 - b
    - 788
    - 789
  - Civilisation
    - 790
      - 790 - a
    - 791
    - 792
      - 792 - a
    - 793
  - Progress of Societal Legislation
    - 794
    - 795
    - 796
    - 797
  - Influence of Spiritism on Progress
    - 798
    - 799
    - 800
    - 801
    - 802
- CHAPTER IX—VIII. LAW OF EQUALITY
  - Natural Equality
    - 803
  - Inequality of Aptitudes
    - 804
    - 805
  - Social Inequalities
    - 806
      - 806 - a
    - 807
  - Economic Inequality
    - 808
      - 808 - a
    - 809
    - 810
    - 811
      - 811 - a
    - 812
      - 812 - a
    - 813
  - Trials of Wealth and Poverty
    - 814
    - 815
    - 816
  - Equality Rights for Men and Women
    - 817
    - 818
    - 819
    - 820
    - 821
    - 822
      - 822 - a
  - Equality in Death
    - 823
      - 823-a
    - 824
- CHAPTER X—IX. LAW OF LIBERTY
  - Natural Freedom
    - 825
    - 826
    - 827
    - 828
      - 828 - a
  - Slavery
    - 829
    - 830
    - 831
    - 832
  - Freedom of Thought
    - 833
    - 834
  - Freedom of Conscience
    - 835
    - 836
    - 837
    - 838
    - 839
    - 840
    - 841
    - 842
  - Free Will
    - 843
    - 844
    - 845
    - 846
    - 847
    - 848
    - 849
    - 850
  - Fatalism
    - 859
      - 859 - a
    - 867
    - 866
    - 865
    - 864
    - 863
    - 862
    - 861
    - 860
    - 851
    - 858
    - 857
    - 856
    - 855
    - 854
    - 853
      - 853 - a
    - 852
  - Foreknowledge of the Future
    - 868
    - 869
    - 870
    - 871
  - Theoretical Explanation of the Motive Behind Human Action
    - 872
- CHAPTER XI—X. LAW OF JUSTICE, LOVE AND CHARITY
  - Natural Rights and Justice
    - 873
    - 874
    - 875
      - 875 - a
    - 876
    - 877
    - 878
      - 878 - a
    - 879
  - The Right of Property – Theft
    - 880
    - 881
    - 882
    - 883
      - 883-a
    - 885
  - Charity and Loving Your Neighbor
    - 886
    - 887
    - 888
      - 888 - a
    - 889
  - Maternal and Filial Love
    - 890
    - 891
    - 892
- CHAPTER XII—MORAL PERFECTlON
  - Virtues and Vices
    - 893
    - 894
    - 895
    - 896
    - 897
      - 897 - a
      - 897 - b
    - 898
    - 899
    - 900
    - 901
    - 902
    - 903
    - 904
      - 904 - a
    - 905
    - 906
  - Passions
    - 907
    - 908
    - 909
    - 910
    - 911
    - 912
  - Selfishness
    - 913
    - 914
    - 915
    - 916
    - 917
  - Characteristics of the Virtuous Man
    - 918
  - Self-Knowledge
    - 919
      - 919 - a
BOOK FOUR—HOPE AND CONSOLATION
- CHAPTER I—EARTHLY JOYS AND SORROWS
  - Relative Happiness and Unhappiness
    - 920
    - 921
    - 922
    - 923
    - 924
    - 925
    - 926
    - 927
    - 928
      - 928 - a
    - 929
    - 930
    - 931
    - 932
    - 933
  - Loss of Loved Ones
    - 934
    - 935
    - 936
  - Disappointment – Shattered Affections
    - 937
    - 938
      - 938 - a
  - Antipathetic Relationships
    - 939
    - 940
      - 940 - a
  - Fear of Death
    - 941
    - 942
  - Distaste for Life – Suicide
    - 943
    - 944
      - 944 - a
    - 945
    - 946
      - 946 - a
    - 947
    - 948
    - 949
    - 950
    - 951
    - 952
      - 952 - a
    - 953
      - 953 - a
      - 953 - b
    - 954
    - 955
    - 956
    - 957
- CHAPTER II—FUTURE JOYS AND SORROWS
  - Nothingness – Future Life
    - 958
    - 959
  - Intuition of Future Joys and Sorrows
    - 960
    - 961
    - 962
  - Intervention of God in Rewards and Atonements
    - 963
    - 964
  - Nature of Future Joys and Sorrows
    - 974
      - 974 - a
    - 982
    - 981
    - 980
    - 979
    - 978
    - 977
      - 977 - a
    - 976
      - 976 - a
    - 975
    - 965
    - 973
    - 972
      - 972 - a
    - 971
      - 971 - a
    - 970
    - 969
    - 968
    - 967
    - 966
  - Temporary Atonements
    - 983
    - 984
    - 985
    - 986
    - 987
    - 988
    - 989
  - Atonement and Repentance
    - 990
    - 991
    - 992
    - 993
    - 994
    - 995
      - 995 - a
    - 996
    - 997
    - 998
    - 999
      - 999 - a
    - 1000
    - 1001
    - 1002
  - Duration of Future Atonements
    - 1003
    - 1004
    - 1005
    - 1006
    - 1007
    - 1008
    - 1009
  - Resurrection of the Body
    - 1010
      - 1010 - a
  - Heaven, Hell and Purgatory
CONCLUSION
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX

The Spirits' Book

Allan Kardec

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