Spiritualists, Aliens and UFOs: Extraterrestrials as spirit guides
One of the most striking innovations within contemporary North American Spiritualism is the adoption of extraterrestrials as spirit guides by some contemporary Spiritualists. It is here that the New Age fascination with extraterrestrials and UFOs has taken on a uniquely Spiritualist form. Extraterre...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[1996]
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Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 1996, Volume: 11, Issue: 3, Pages: 337-353 |
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| Summary: | One of the most striking innovations within contemporary North American Spiritualism is the adoption of extraterrestrials as spirit guides by some contemporary Spiritualists. It is here that the New Age fascination with extraterrestrials and UFOs has taken on a uniquely Spiritualist form. Extraterrestrials have come to represent for many Spiritualists the successful achievement of the ultimate Spiritualist goal: the union between spirituality and science. Extraterrestrials are seen as spiritually superior to us because their science exceeds our own; their science' is perceived superior because it incorporates recognition of spiritual truth'. Consequently, within the North American Spiritualist context, the adoption of extraterrestrials as spirit guides can be seen both as a rationalisation' of Spiritualist belief through a strong idealisation of science', and as a critique of orthodox science for ignoring the spiritual' realm. For several of the Spiritualists with whom I worked, extraterrestrials have consequently become excellent choices for spirit guides. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9419 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13537909608580779 |