Obstacles to
reproduction
We present in this issue
the topic #55 from the
Systematized Study of
the Spiritist Doctrine,
that is being presented
weekly, according to the
programme elaborated by
the Brazilian Spiritist
Federation (FEB),
structured in 6 modules
and 147 topics.
If the reader uses this
program for a study
group, we suggest that
questions proposed be
discussed freely before
the reading of the text
that follows. If you
would like to study
alone, we ask you to try
to answer the questions
at first and only then
read the text that
follows. The answer key
can be found at the end
of the lesson.
Questions
1. In how many types can
we divide the obstacle
to human reproduction?
2. Can the couple set an
offspring limit after
being incarnated?
3. What happens to the
mother who was supposed
to have three kids, but
never made it, due to
the use of contraceptive
methods?
4. How can be
interpreted couples that
systematically take
contraceptive methods?
5. Who is to blame for
the natural obstacles to
human reproduction
imposed on certain
people?
Text
Children are never an
accident
1. There are basically
two types of obstacles
to human reproduction:
the ones that can be
called either natural or
karmic, result of
actions in previous
lives, or the
artificial, man-made
action to halt the human
reproduction.
This latter can be read
as
contraceptive methods.
2. Kardec asked the
following question to
the Spirits (The
Spirits’ Book,
item 693): “Are human
laws and customs that
have been established
for the purpose of
placing obstacles in the
way of reproduction
contrary to the laws of
nature?” The immortals
answered: “Whatever
hinders the operations
of nature is contrary to
the general law”.
3. The position of
Joanna de Ângelis (Após
a Tempestade, (After
the storm) chapter
10, psycho graphed by
Divaldo P. Franco) is to
the point about the
topic. Joanna says that
the man could and should
plan the family he would
like to have: number of
children and proper
period for the
parenthood, but never
will he get rid of his
probations, about his
own past.
Children
are
never an accident.
They proceed from
commitments taken before
reincarnation by the
future parents, in a way
to build a family for
their own evolution. It
is valid to put off when
these Spirits are
coming, even making it
impossible for them to
incarnate. But the
Divine Laws of Life has
the means to make those
rejected ones come
through other process
and knock on their
doors, sometimes in
painful situations,
complicated by the
irresponsibility of
these couples that
performed silly acts, in
blatant disconsideration
to the divine codes.
Family planning is a
personal matter
4.
Dr. Jorge Andréa
understands (Encontro
com a Cultura Espírita,
(Meeting the
Spiritist Culture)
pages.
77, 105 and 106) that
family planning is a
personal matter for the
couple. The
contraceptive pills have
their indications and
many motives, valid or
not, will be connected
to their use. If a
mother who was supposed
to have three kids never
made it, by taking
contraceptive pills, she
will have this
commitment transferred
to the future, making
the replacement, for an
equivalent work in
another area. In the
case of tubal ligation,
the indication can be
based on the category of
necessary medical
interventions, as well
as on the category of
disadjustments. All
these actions generate
reactions. No one will
step up the stairs of
life without living on
the floor of the minor
dimensions before.
5. Better a Spirit
reincarnate in a poor
home with the usual
struggles of living, or
become numb and attached
to the mother who walked
out on him, creating, in
this symbiosis, neuroses
and psychoses of various
ways? Answering to this
question, Dr. Jorge
Andréa (Forças
Sexuais da Alma,
(Sexual Forces of the
Soul) chapter.
V,
pages.
124-126) says that many
times, the Spirits, when
come to reincarnation,
have been in touch with
their future mother for
a long time already. If
the channels designated
to motherhood are
neutralized and closed
down, of course there
will be disturbs, mainly
psychological ones, of
spiritual order, where
the energies emitted by
these sources can’t
correspond in their
cycle.
6. Therefore, it would
be better not to hinder
the return of Spirits to
Earth, because the
Spiritist never neglects
the process of
reincarnation. It is our
duty to think that,
before coming here, we
had agreed on receiving,
as children, a certain
number of Spirits. The
offspring would be with
its quota previously
established while we
were still in the
spiritual plan.
There are obstacles to
reproduction that turn
out to be probations
7. In the book
Entrevistas, (Interviews)
question 102, Emmanuel
explains: “We don’t
believe that human
collectivity is, for the
time being, spiritually
able to control the
rebirth on Earth without
putting serious dents on
their own
development”.
8. How to interpret,
this way, the attitude
of couples that avoid
children and, even being
honest and correct,
systematize the usage of
contraceptives? The
instructor Silas,
replying to a similar
question, pondered (Ação
e Reação, (Action
and Reaction) page
210): “If they do not
try abortion at first,
at the majority of times
are careless workers
that prefer to not
sweat, in the hunger of
immediate recomfort .
Sadly for them, only put
off sublime
accomplishments, where
they will be forced to
return, because there
are tasks and struggles
in families that
represent the
unavoidable price of our
regeneration. They enjoy
the existence,
desperately trying to
fool themselves;
however, time can wait
giving them the chance
to know that redemption
requires our utmost.
Rejecting new kids,
usually programmed by
them before
reincarnation, tangling
themselves up on the
futilities and
prejudices of below-par
experiences, to wake up,
after the tomb, feeling
cold in the heart”.
9.
As for the natural or
karmic obstacles to
human reproduction,
Emmanuel explains in
O Consolador
(item 40) that, in the
sense of interpretations
on Earth, can indicate
probations for the souls
that find themselves in
regenerating
experiences; however,
should we consider the
question in its
spiritual aspect, we are
forced to acknowledge
that sterility doesn’t
exist for the Spirit
who, on Earth or
elsewhere, can be
prolific in works of
beauty, enhancement and
redemption.
Answer key
1. In how many types can
we divide the obstacle
to human reproduction?
A.: There are basically
two types of obstacles
to human reproduction:
the ones that can be
called either natural or
karmic, result of
actions in previous
lives, or the
artificial, man-made
action to halt the human
reproduction. This
latter can be read as
contraceptive methods.
2. Can the couple set an
offspring limit after
being incarnated?
A.: Kardec asked the
following question to
the Spirits (The
Spirits’ Book, item
693): “Are human laws
and customs that have
been established for the
purpose of placing
obstacles in the way of
reproduction contrary to
the laws of nature?” The
immortals answered:
“Whatever hinders the
operations of nature is
contrary to the general
law”. The position of
Joanna de Ângelis (Após
a Tempestade,
(chapter 10,
psychographed by Divaldo
P. Franco) is to the
point about the topic.
Joanna says that the man
could and should plan
the family he would like
to have: number of
children and proper
period for the
parenthood, but never
will he get rid of his
probations, about his
own past.
Children are never an
accident
3. What happens to the
mother who was supposed
to have three kids, but
never made it, due to
the use of contraceptive
methods?
A.: Dr. Jorge Andréa
understands (Encontro
com a Cultura Espírita,
pages.
77 105 and 106) that
family planning is a
personal matter for the
couple. The
contraceptive pills have
their indications and
many motives, valid or
not, will be connected
to their use. If a
mother who was supposed
to have three kids never
made it, by taking
contraceptive pills, she
will have this
commitment transferred
to the future, making
the replacement, for an
equivalent work in
another area. In the
case of tubal ligation,
the indication can be
based on the category of
necessary medical
interventions, as well
as on the category of
disadjustments. All
these actions generate
reactions. No one will
step up the stairs of
life without living on
the floor of the minor
dimensions before.
4. How can be
interpreted couples that
systematically take
contraceptive methods?
A.: The instructor
Silas, replying to a
similar question,
pondered (Ação e
Reação, page 210):
“If they do not try
abortion at first, at
the majority of times
are careless workers
that prefer to not
sweat, in the hunger of
immediate recomfort .
Sadly for them, only put
off sublime
accomplishments, where
they will be forced to
return, because there
are tasks and struggles
in families that
represent the
unavoidable price of our
regeneration. They enjoy
the existence,
desperately trying to
fool themselves;
however, time can wait
giving them the chance
to know that redemption
requires our utmost.
Rejecting new kids,
usually programmed by
them before
reincarnation, tangling
themselves up on the
futilities and
prejudices of below-par
experiences, to wake up,
after the tomb, feeling
cold in the heart”.
5. Who is to blame for
the natural obstacles to
human reproduction
imposed on certain
people?
A.: As for the natural
or karmic obstacles to
human reproduction,
Emmanuel explains in
O Consolador (item
40) that, in the sense
of interpretations on
Earth, can indicate
probations for the souls
that find themselves in
regenerating
experiences.
Bibliography:
O Livro dos Espíritos,
de Allan Kardec, itens
693 e 694.
O Consolador,
de Emmanuel,
psicografado por
Francisco Cândido
Xavier, 8a
edição, pergunta 40.
Entrevistas,
de Francisco Cândido
Xavier, IDE, 3a.
edição, pergunta 102.
Após a tempestade,
de Joanna de Ângelis,
psicografado por Divaldo
P.Franco, pp. 58 e 59.
Ação e Reação,
de André Luiz,
psicografado por
Francisco Cândido
Xavier, 8a.
edição, p. 210.
Forças Sexuais da Alma,
de Jorge Andréa, cap. V,
págs. 124 a 126.
Encontro com a Cultura
Espírita,
de Jorge Andréa, págs.
77, 105 e 106.