About us

All our activities are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of the Spiritualists National Union of WA Inc.  

Object and purpose

Our aim is to pursue the following: 

• The advancement of the religion and religious philosophy of Spiritualism on the basis of the Seven Principles. 
• Holding religious services of public worship. 
• Training in all in the principles of the religion, religious philosophy and science of Spiritualism.
• Charitable efforts decided by full members at our general meetings, that align to our values.

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About spiritualism

The religion of Spiritualism

The philosophy of spiritualism is based on the seven fundamental principles.

1. The fatherhood of God.
2. The brotherhood of man.
3. The communion of spirits and the ministry of angels.
4. The continuous existence of the human soul.
5. Personal responsibility.
6. Compensation and retribution hereafter for all the good and evil deeds done on earth.
7. Eternal progress open to every human soul.

 

Spiritualism is not a sinister cult meeting in a darkened room to call up the dead as commonly believed, but an officially recognised religious movement with its own churches and ministers, who possess the same rights and privileges as other religions.

Proof of survival

Spiritualism embodies the main ideas of all religions that there is a life after death, immortality and the existence of a God. The difference between spiritualism and other religions is the ability through mediumship to prove that people survive the grave, and mediums can communicate with those who have passed over. Mediums will demonstrate conclusive evidence of spirits continuing their existence in another world. Mediums cannot call up these people as one would a friend on the telephone, they come to us only when they are ready, willing, and able to do so.

Not anti-Christian

Spiritualists are often accused of being atheists or anti-Christians. Spiritualists are not anti-Christian any more than they are anti-Jewish, anti-Hindu or anti-Muslim. Spiritualism is a universal religion recognising leaders such as Buddha, Mohammed, Moses, as well as Jesus. Another major difference between spiritualism and the orthodox Christian religion is important in our 5th principle: Personal Responsibility. We do not accept that Jesus died on the cross to save us from our sins. We hold that no one can do this but ourselves. We are given free will and the ability to distinguish between right and wrong and we alone are responsible for all our thoughts and actions.

God is not vindictive

We do not believe in the vindictive God sitting in judgement over us. We are our own judges here and now and we will receive compensation and retribution for whatever we have done, whether good or bad. Heaven and Hell are not places to which we are destined to go, but states of mind of our own creation.

We do not automatically become spiritual when we leave this world. We will retain our earthly characteristics, while bring given the opportunity throughout eternity to make spiritual progress and undo any wrongs we committed on earth. Both free will and personal responsibility will still be with us in the world to come.

We are living in a material age in which orthodox religion has lost its impact. Spiritualism overcomes this influence by turning the pious hope of the hereafter in to a scientific fact, proven by the mediums.

What is a medium?

Mediums are ordinary people who have developed their natural psychic ability to enable them to communicate with the spirit world through training.
There are three main types of mediumship: mental, physical and healing, allowing our friends in the spirit world to use these three means to get through and help us understand the truth of everlasting life.

• Mental mediumship is by far the most common and falls into two categories: perception and control. Perception works through the medium’s mind and he or she can see, hear, or sense pictures, sounds or feelings, a medium will perceive them either subjectively or objectively. In the control state the medium will go into a trance, enabling the spirit control the medium, and to speak or do automatic writing.
• Physical mediumship is now quite rare, possibly because it takes many years to develop. This is a direct form of mediumship where spirits speak directly with their voice or move or levitate objects with no visible means of support.
• Healing by personal contact involves laying hands on the recipient, sending mental physical or emotional care. Through absent healing, recipients are treated often at great distances away by the sending out of healing thoughts and prayers. Many incurable diseases have been successfully treated, symptoms eased and suffering alleviated using physical or remote healing, however, no healer can guarantee a cure. Spiritual healing is not faith healing. If you think about it, babies or pets cannot have faith, but they can benefit from spiritual healing.

We do not expect you to accept these things blindly, but we do invite you to prove our claim for yourself.

Types of services

There are several different types of spiritual services, the most common being divine service. Special events, medium nights and open circles are also delivered at our church.

• Our divine services are held on Sunday evenings. At 5.40pm our healers are available to prove contact or no-contact healing, and at 6.30pm our service will begin. We start with a hymn and then our keynote speaker and demonstrator will give a short talk on spiritualist philosophy. Next, it is time for the demonstration of mediumship – the medium will communicate with those in the spirit world and relay messages to the audience.
• Medium nights are very similar to the divine service with demonstrations of mediumship on the first Sunday of every month. Healings also begin at 5.40pm, the medium night begins at 6.30pm.
• Our open circles allow everyone to practise and develop their mediumship, from beginner to advanced skill levels, uncovering a new technique each session. On Thursday evenings firtnightly, attendees sit facing inwards forming a rough circle and take turns to practise their gifts.

Healings are optional, people can come and go as they please, there is no need to stay for the divine service afterward. Some people even bring their pets along for treatment.

To see a full list of divne services, medium nights and open circles, see our events.

Want to learn more?

Being able to communicate with the spirit world is not just for the gifted few. We believe it is the right of everyone. We have made available our most valuable assets to anyone wishing to develop their psychic skills: our mediums, our knowledge, and our experience. Members of the public can gain access to our expertise in one of the three ways.

Through the SNU WA

We can arrange awareness groups, basic or advanced development groups and seminars. We also offer help and advice for setting up a home circle.
Contact SNU WA

Through the SNU

We belong to a world-wide network of spiritualist churches, overseen by the Spiritualists National Union in the United Kingdom. Their website has a wealth of information in leading information about spiritualism.

Visit SNU UK

Through the AFC

The Arthur Findlay College in the United Kingdom is open most of the year for day visits or weekend and week-long courses. It is situated in Essex near Stansted Airport.
Visit the College