1) Spirits are defined as intelligent beings that constitute the population of the universe, distinct from material forms. Spirits are the work of God and individualizations of the intelligent principle, though their origin is a mystery. 2) The world of spirits is a world apart from the material world that we see. It is pre-existent to and survives everything else. Spirits are everywhere in infinite numbers, though some regions are interdicted to less advanced spirits. 3) A spirit has a form that would appear as a flame, gleam, or ethereal spark to us. The perispirit is the spirit's semi-material envelope that it draws from the universal fluid of each

1. March 4th, 2018
by Antonio Braga
Spirits’ Book - Chap I
(Part two)
WORLD
Spirit -
Or World of Spirits

2. “76. What definition can be given of spirits?
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"Spirits may be defined as the
intelligent beings of the creation.
They constitute the population of the
universe, in contradistinction to the
forms of the material world."

3. “
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Have spirits had a beginning,
or have they existed, like
God, from all eternity?
SB Q.78

4. “
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"Spirits are the work of God, just as a
m a c h i n e i s t h e w o r k o f t h e
mechanician who made it: the
machine is the man's work, but it is
not the man. You know that when a
man has made a fine or useful thing,
he calls it his 'child'- his 'creation.' It
is thus with us in relation to God. We
are His children in this sense,
because we are His work."
77. Are spirits beings distinct from the Deity, or
are they only emanations from or portions of the
Deity, and called, for that reason, "sons" or
"children" of God?

5. 5
"Spirits are the individualisation of
the intelligent principle, as bodies
are the individualisation of the
material principle. It is the epoch
and mode of this formation that
are unknown to us.” SB. Q79
Is it correct to say that spirits
are immaterial? SB. Q82
Spirit is quintessentialised matter, but
matter existing in a state which has no
analogue within the circle of your
comprehension, and so ethereal that it
could not be perceived by your senses."

6. CREATION OF GOD
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"God creates them as
He creates all other
creatures, by His will.
But we must again
repeat that their
origin is a mystery.”
S.B. Q81
NEVER CEASESS.B. Q80

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SPIRIT WORLD
84. Do spirits constitute a world
apart from that which we see?
"Yes; the world of spirits or incorporeal
intelligences."

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SPIRIT WORLD

9. 9
SPIRIT WORLD
"Spirits are everywhere; the infinitudes of space are
peopled with them in infinite numbers. Unperceived
by you, they are incessantly beside you, observing and
acting upon you; for spirits are one of the powers of
Nature, and are the instruments employed by God for
the accomplishment of His providential designs. But
all spirits do not go everywhere; there are regions of
which the entrance is interdicted to those who are less
advanced."
S.B. Q87

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M o r e t h a n t w e n t y b i l l i o n
conscious, discarnate souls,
without referring to the billions of
subhuman intelligences that are
harnessed in the multiple services
of planetary progress, surround
the earthly dwelling, lingering in
other ranges of evolution.
E M M A N U E L ,
Roteiro, 1952

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SPIRIT WORLD
85. Which of the two, the spirit-world or the corporeal
world, is the principal one in the order of the universe?
"The spirit-world. It is pre-existent
to, and survives, every-thing else."

12. “Everything shows that the human being
belongs only temporarily to matter. The
body is nothing but a borrowed garment,
a passing form, an instrument with the
aid of which the soul proceeds, in this
world, its work of purification and
progress. The spiritual life is the normal,
true, endless life.
Denis, Léon. O Porquê da Vida
SPIRIT WORLD
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13. 13
FORM OF THE SPIRITS
"Not for eyes such as yours;
but, for us, they have a form
though one only to be
vaguely imagined by you as a
flame a gleam, or an ethereal
spark."
"If you could see it, it would
appear to you to vary from a
dull grey to the brilliancy of
the ruby, according to the
degree of the spirit's purity."
SB Q88

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UBIQUITY OF THE SPIRITS
"There can be no division of
any given spirit; but every
spirit is a centre which
radiates in all directions, and
it is thus that a spirit may
appear to be in several places
at once. The sun is only one
body, yet it radiates in all
directions, and sends out its
rays to great distances; but it
is not divided."
SB Q92

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"The spirit is enveloped in a
substance which would appear
to you as mere vapour, but
which, nevertheless, appears
very gross to us, thought it is
sufficiently vaporous to allow
the spirit to float in the
atmosphere, and to transport
himself through space at
pleasure."
SB Q93
PERISPIRIT

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PERISPIRIT
SB Q93
As the germ of a fruit
is surrounded by the
perisperm so the
Spirit, properly so
called, is surrounded
by an envelope which,
by analogy, may be
designated as the
perispirit.

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PERISPIRIT

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94. Where does the spirit
draw its semi-material
envelope from?
"From the universal fluid
of each globe. For this
reason the perispirit is not
the same in all globes. In
passing from one globe to
another. the spirit changes
its envelope as you change
a garment."
PERISPIRIT

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PERISPIRIT
95. Does the semi-material envelope of
the spirit assume determinate forms,
and can it become perceptible for us?
"Yes; it can assume any form that the spirit may
choose to give to it. It is thus that a spirit is able
sometimes to make himself visible to you, whether in
dreams or in your waking state, and can take a form
that may be visible, and even palpable, for your
senses."

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Jesus said, “Do not hold on to
me, for I have not yet
ascended to the Father. Go
instead to my brothers and
tell them, ‘I am ascending to
my Father and your Father, to
my God and your God.’”
John 20:17

21. 21
"The elevation of an incarnated spirit is proved by the
conformity of all the acts of his corporeal life with the
law of God, and by his comprehension of spiritual life.”
SB Q.918

22. 22
Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth,
As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who have trespassed against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
The power, and the glory,
For ever and ever.
Amen.

23. March 4th, 2018
by Antonio Braga
Spirits’ Book - Chap I
(Part two)
WORLD
Spirit -
Or World of Spirits