Reading Assignment:
- SB Part Two: Chapter VII – The Return to Corporeal Life
Discussion Questions:
1. Compare the concept of God implicit in the answer to Q334 with the answer to Q1. Do they seem consistent, or do they appear to reflect somewhat different viewpoints? Do you attach the same weight to all spirit communications?
2. Comment on these lines in light of Q340 and Kardec’s discussion.
“O come thou creative Death
Let me die that I not remain
A sorry traveler in this dark land.”
3. The Spiritist view on abortion is more nuanced than is sometimes presented. Discuss abortion in light of Q359. What are your own views on abortion?
4. Which do you think is the better terminology for a spirit inclined towards evil: bad spirit or imperfect spirit?
5. What is the relationship between mental abilities and physical organs, according to Spiritism?
6. Q386 talks about the attraction of two spirits who have been searching for each other. Do you have any personal experiences of this nature you would like to share?
7. Discuss “voice of conscience” and memory or forgetfulness of past lives.