spiritism

2. THIRD ORDER-IMPERFECT
SPIRITS
101. General Characteristics.-
Predominant influence of
matter over spirit.
Propension to evil.
Ignorance, pride, selfishness,
and all the evil passions which
result from these.
SECOND ORDER-GOOD SPIRITS
107. General Characteristics.-
Predominance of spirit over
matter; desire of excellence.
Their qualities and their power
for good are proportionate to the
degree at which they have arrived.
Some of them possess scientific
knowledge, others have acquired
wisdom and charity; the more
advanced among them combine
knowledge with moral excellence.
FIRST ORDER-PURE SPIRITS
112. General Characteristics.-
The influence of matter null;
a superiority, both intellectual
and moral, so absolute as to
constitute what, in comparison
with the spirits of all the other
orders, may be termed perfection.