The Spiritist teachings inspire people to undertake voluntary work within the community and support charities. It is not simply concerned with promoting self awareness and individual spiritual advancement. Counselling delivers benefits through the provision of solace and comfort to those in need. What It Is
The Spiritist Movement is the cluster of activities whose objective is the study, dissemination, and practice of the Spiritist Doctrine, as contained in the basic works of Allan Kardec, placing it within the reach and at the service of all Humanity. The activities which compose the Spiritist Movement are carried out by individuals, jointly or on their own, and by Spiritist Institutions. The Spiritist Institutions consist of:
Spiritist Groups, Centres, or Societies, which develop general activities related to the study, dissemination, and practice of the Spiritist Doctrine. They may be small, medium, or large in size;
Federations, which develop activities aimed at the union of the Spiritist Institutions and the unification of the Spiritist Movement;
Specialized Entities, which develop specific Spiritist activities, such as those devoted to social assistance and doctrinal dissemination; and Study Groups of Spiritism, basically concentrating on the initial study of the Spiritist Doctrine. The Spiritist Groups, Centres, or Societies are:
Nucleuses of study, fraternity, prayer, and activities practiced within the Spiritist principles;
Schools of spiritual and moral education, operating according to the Spiritist Doctrine;
Posts of fraternal assistance open to everyone in search for guidance, enlightenment, help, or consolation;
Workshops which provide participants opportunities to exercise their inner growth through the practice of the Gospel in their activities;
Places where the children, the youth, the adults, and the elderly have the opportunity to socialize, study, and perform activities together to unite the family under the guidance of Spiritism;
Retreats of peace which offer participants opportunities for spiritual renewal and fraternal union through the practice of the maxim “Love one another”.
