The communication between the two plans

In his book The Dead Speak to us, Father François Brune categorically affirms that we can communicate with those we call dead

 
We have had e-mails and messages from several followers of other faith groups that want to "open our eyes" to the truth, their truth, of course; even though some authors do not admit to them. Some seek to highlight the issue of "miracles" as a basis for arguing that God chose their religion to produce them. Wouldn’t this be a privilege?

First we want to say that it will not be "miracles" that will convince us, since we do not believe in them. We rather believe that they are in fact natural facts, the laws of which we are still ignorant of, and that they have been taking place since early times, everywhere and to anyone. There is no privilege for anyone, since "God does not make the choice of some people over others", especially because, as it is stated in the book Wisdom (11.24): "You love all that exists, and do not despise anything that has been created. If you hated something, you would not have created it.”

But we want to highlight one of the key points of the Spiritist Doctrine, especially as it is through this point that the doctrine was formed, which it is the communication with the dead and their influence in the world of so-called "living."

The case we are going to tell you about has not been properly reported as it happened, because unfortunately memory fails us by not retaining anything we want, but it is a real fact recently reported on the TV news.

A couple celebrating their golden wedding anniversary (or was it silver?), along with relatives and friends, were in a church attending a mass celebrated in thanksgiving to God for the mutual coexistence of the spouses up to that date, a fact that today, is becoming less frequent, since separation has become a routine for many couples. To keep a memory of that event, the ceremony was beautifully filmed, as the future memory of what happened that day could be lost completely.

In the days that followed, all family members gathered to watch what was recorded on video, but no one was paying attention to certain details, until a given day when one of them called the attention of everyone regarding two people who were situated well at the back of the church and were going from one side to another. They were able to identify one of them. The surprise was general as it was the image of a relative who had died, or returned to the spiritual world where it came from, assuming its true condition of being spiritual.

If there is any kind of communication with the dead, what is the meaning of Catholics praying and asking
requests of them?

It was a big uproar at the time. The couple appeared on several TV channels showing the tape and who stated categorically to recognise, amongst those two who crossed from one side to another in the Church, one of his disembodied relatives. One TV channel, called the "experts" in to give their opinions about it and among them was a Catholic priest. This priest, who calls himself an expert in parapsychology and is in fact a recognized anti-spiritist, said that everything was result of their imagination. That it would have been people’s unconscious which had produced such a thing. However the couple starting up an argument against that priest, who, if not contained, might have mislead millions of viewers.

The fact is that the priest, dressed as a scientist, did not explain how the unconscious can produce the image of a person that nobody was thinking of at that moment, and now has its own life to walk back and forth in the Church. However, this same priest accepts without challenging, those whom Catholics call saints, can appear to the so called living. They cite the apparition of several of them and on many occasions, they even resort to the annals of the Church to confirm this assertion. Then we ask do only the Spirits of so-called Catholic saints manifest themselves?

Since we talk about saints, we can add: If there isn’t any kind of communication with the dead, what is the point of Catholics praying for them and asking requests of them? And more, how do these saints attend to the requests without there being a means of communication between the spiritual and material world? As you can see, we can find the best proof of the dead communicating exactly in that which they believe. But not wanting to cling to only this kind of proof, we now turn to the Bible, the so called sacred book in which they believe, the word of God and all that is contained in it does not present any mistake.

Consider the following passages:

1Sam 10:6 - The Spirit of the LORD will come upon you in power, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person.

Here we see clearly the occurrence of a person in a trance (mediumistic) receiving the influence of a spirit. However, you will say that it is "the" spirit and not "a" spirit? According to several scholars of the Bible, when in Greek the definite article does not appear it is because the correct translation should be "a" and not "the" as put in some Bible translations. In addition, we ask: if it was really the spirit of God, would he not be "incorporated” (be received, come down) into someone. Later on you will understand why we used the term "incorporate".

Saul being now influenced by a good spirit, then by a bad spirit, is perfectly acceptable; it is what really happens

Is there a human being with such an elevation as to be able to receive in his body the direct influence of the Creator? Perhaps some people believe this, but we do not, since we cannot see God as just the Creator of the Earth, but the Creator of the infinite Universe, the magnitude of which we do not yet have the ability to understand.

1Sam 11:6 - When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God came upon him in power, and he burned with anger.

This passage proves that God does not influence people in the same way that spirits do. Those who accept this must also admit that God, on influencing someone can make the person take a "violent anger", as narrated in this passage. Only a fanatic could accept such an absurdity.

1Sm 16: 14-23 - Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him.15 Saul's attendants said to him, See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you16. Let our lord command his servants here to search for someone who can play the harp. He will play when the evil spirit from God comes upon you, and you will feel better. Whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.

Saul being now influenced by a good spirit (spirit of the Lord), then by an evil spirit (evil spirit from God) is perfectly acceptable, it is what actually happens. There is no way contest those who have no sectarian spirit, of ecclesiastic selfishness or roused to fanaticism by their religious leaders.

1 Samuel 19:9-10: But an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. While David was playing the harp, Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear, but David eluded him as Saul drove the spear into the wall. That night David made good his escape.

1 Sam 19:19-24: Word came to Saul: David is in Naioth at Ramah; so he sent men to capture him. But when they saw a group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel standing there as their leader, the Spirit of God came upon Saul's men and they also prophesied. Saul was told about it, and he sent more men, and they prophesied too. Saul sent men a third time, and they also prophesied. Finally, he himself left for Ramah and went to the great cistern at Secu. And he asked where are Samuel and David? Over in Naioth at Ramah, they said. So Saul went to Naioth at Ramah. But the Spirit of God came even upon him, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth. He stripped off his robes and also prophesied in Samuel's presence. He lay that way all that day and night. This is why people say, Is Saul also among the prophets?

The most compelling pieces of evidence of communication with the dead are found, one in the Old and another
 in the New Testament

Let's take a look at the expressions in the two stories above - "an evil spirit of the Lord came down" and "the spirit of God came down." It is just as it is when usually one speaks when one does not have knowledge of the mediumistic phenomenon. People say: "the spirit came down" on someone, on seeing someone who is under the influence of a Spirit. What is the difference?

The two most compelling pieces of evidence of communication with the dead will be found - one in the Old Testament and one in the New Testament.

The first is an old acquaintance of our opponents who want in any way to seek another interpretation to it, in a manner it does not become evident the fact that there was a communication with the Spirit of a person who had passed away. It is narrated in 1 Samuel 28, we summarize: Saul, surrounded by the Philistines, was wondering what would happen to the people in case of war against them, and was seeking a prophet of Endor so that she would predict for him what was going to happen in future. He asks the medium, in this case a woman to evoke the Spirit of Samuel, so he could consult him as to what afflicted him. The Spirit of Samuel appears, and the incorporated medium, that is, after coming down in the medium (be received by), Saul tells that he would die in that war, which actually ended up happening.

This passage can be found in the New Testament, and we must emphasize that the fact happens with Jesus. On one occasion, while accompanied by Peter, James and John, he ascends Mount Tabor, and there he is transformed and the Spirits of Moses and Elijah appear to him and converse with Him (Matthew 17:1-9). There is no way for incorporation to be clearer than that. Again, only the fanatics do not see, or do not want to see.

We could publish here several studies carried on the subject of communication of the dead, which were made by honest people and recognized as scientific knowledge. But we will not write them on two grounds. The first because certain things, even though they are real facts, do not need proof, because even so because in some situations the conditions for testing are very difficult , such as the belief in God, whose existence no one has yet managed to prove, despite all of us accept it peacefully.

The second because the current owners of the truth, that at least intend to do research with the same scientific rigor of researchers, will go on affirming things such as these: the conditions of time ..., Freud had not brought the possibility of unconscious yet and so on . Indeed, that this hypothesis of the unconscious is talked about but no one has ever proved its existence, how and under what conditions the unconscious produces the facts attributed to it.

Let's talk about testimonials from people who do not belong to spiritist ranks, so that we try to have an impartial view. Again we will cite two cases.

In the book The Beyond exists, Lino Albertini Sardos reports the case of communication he had with his son who had already passed away

The first one of them is reported in the book The Beyond Exists, where the author reports the case of the communication he had with his already dead son. The author is Lino Sardos Albertini, from whose biography we extract these data: a lawyer, a professional person who works in Trieste, where he lives, at Rua Piccardi, 43. He was president of the Academy of Economic and Legal Studies of "Upper Trieste" and president of the Diocesan Committee of Catholic Action of Trieste. He was - and perhaps still is - national vice president of the Pan-European Italian Union and President of the Arqueoclub of Trieste. He is the author of several essays. From the back cover of the book one can read:

"This book is the chronicle of an unusual dialogue between two different dimensions, between here and the beyond, between a father who calls and a son, who died in tragic circumstances and who answers. The dialogue occurs through a sensitive medium that categorically excludes herself from any rewards and refuses to develop a public activity.”

"She practices a kind of automatic writing which unravels the thread that holds the lawyer and his son, Andre.”

"Critical and sceptical at first, Lino Sardos Albertini had to become resigned to the unexplained facts that Andre presented, the severe logic of the answers and their consistency. The way of transmission of messages is extraordinary.”

“Engaging as a novel, engulfing - even in a painful situation - of faith and hope, this book will induce its readers to a meaningful, deep meditation. " (Albertina, 1989, back cover.)”

The book which we have available to us, has been translated from the 12th Italian edition (perhaps a best-seller?), by a publishing house with a strict Catholic orientation, called "Edições Loyola”, but unfortunately, when faced with what they had actually published, no more new editions were printed. Thus, the truth once more was swept under the carpet.

The second book is more interesting because its author is a Catholic priest. His name is Father François Brune, and in his book it says:
 
Father Charles François Antoine Brune holds a baccalaureate degree in Latin, Greek and Philosophy. He studied six years of "Grand Seminaire", five years of them being in the Catholic Institute of Paris and the University of Tubingen. He studied for five years for a higher degree course in Latin and Greek at the University of Sorbonne. He studied Assyrian-Babylonian, Hebrew languages and Egyptian hieroglyphic. He graduated in theology at the Catholic Institute of Paris in 1960, and in Sacred Scriptures, at the Biblical Institute in Rome in 1964. He taught several "Seminars" for seven years. He studied the tradition of Eastern Christians and is dedicated to the study of paranormal phenomena. (BRUNE, 1991, back of the cover.)

Death is just a passage. Our life continues
without interruption until the end of time.

According to what we have learned, Father Brune is the representative of the Vatican on matters related to Electronic Voice Phenomena (Communication from the dead by electronic apparatus).

In his book, after stating categorically that "Afterlife exists and we can communicate with those who we call the dead" (Bruner, 1991, p. 15), Father François Brune finishes off by saying:

I wrote this book to try to break the thick wall of silence, misunderstanding, and ostracism, erected by the great majority of the intellectual circles in the West. For them, to talk about eternity is tolerable; to say that you can actually enter into communication with it is considered intolerable. [...]

Take this book as a journey. Abandon your preconceptions as much as possible. Do not be afraid; if this book does not transform you, soon you will realize. In any case, read this book as the story of a true and fabulous discovery.

Increasingly then, these essential truths will emerge which will become, as I wish for you, the matter of your lives. Death is just a passage. Our life continues without interruption until the end of time. We will take with us to the beyond our personality, our memories, and our character. (BRUNE, 1991, pages 15-17.)

So here is the speech of Father Brune by way of conclusion, the content of which we suggest for reflection for those who try to say that everything in Spiritism is superstition, the result of imagination or something like that.



References:

BRUNE, F. The Dead Speak on. Sobradinho, DF: Edicel, 1991.

ALBERTINI, L. S. The addition exists. São Paulo: Loyola, 1989

Holy Bible - 8th ed. Petrópolis, RJ: Voice.