Spiritism
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Definition
A philosophical and spiritual movement founded by Allan Kardec in the 19th century that explores the nature of spirits, the afterlife, and reincarnation, integrating scientific inquiry with spiritual experiences.
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The Spiritist View of Mental Disorders with Alexander Moreira-Almeida
New Thinking AllowedAug 23, 2026
Brazilian psychiatry professor Alexander Moreira-Almeida explains how Allan Kardec's 19th-century Spiritism holds that some mental disorders may stem from past-life memories or 'obsessing' discarnate spirits. In Brazil, dozens of psychiatric hospitals offer Spiritist therapies such as disobsession sessions with mediums and laying on of hands alongside conventional care. He also describes the first randomized controlled trial of these therapies and the criteria psychiatrists use to tell genuine mediumship apart from mental illness.
Seeing the Unseen, Part II, with Christopher Laprath
New Thinking AllowedAug 14, 2026
Psychic medium Christopher Laprath returns to New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove to describe how he 'sees the unseen,' perceiving clouds, shimmers, and attached entities in people's energetic fields. He shares stories of releasing Earthbound spirits, past-life imprints, haunted objects like a Civil War autopsy table, and even apparent time-space slips where people seem to jump universes. Throughout, he argues that being 'stuck' in belief systems, family patterns, and spirit agreements is the real thing the dead fear, and that letting go is the path to healing.