SPIRITISM
(See also Demonism; Demons; Hypnotism; Witchcraft)
(Note centered heading below: List by Place)
“afterlife” experiences: g79 7/22 9-12
amulets: w78 2/1 8; us 54
ancient oracles: w77 387; ad 689; w69 475; w66 527; g65 3/22 23-24
astrology: w84 3/1 8; g84 5/8 30; g83 4/22 29; w77 624; gh 138-140; g73 11/22 3-7; g71 10/8 10-11, 21; g69 12/8 9-10; w68 131-132; g68 10/22 30; g66 5/8 6-7; w65 582-583; w60 393-396; g58 2/22 25-26; w55 529-531; dh 13-16; g32 4/13 425-426
government decisions influenced by: g81 3/8 31
India: g83 4/8 29-30
automatic writing: g68 6/22 5-6; g65 5/8 24
Baha’i: g57 9/22 19-20
Balfour, Arthur: g80 12/8 6
Barnard, Dr. Christiaan: g68 6/22 15
basis for belief: gn 11-12; w56 110; w54 628; gn54 11-12; rm 169
Bible view: w83 7/15 8-9; hp 128-130; us 29-35; w77 623-624; gh 137-138; hs 48; w75 52-53; w74 715-716; ts 76-77, 86-87; w73 338-339, 342-343; w73 484-486; w73 699-701; ad 372, 600-601, 1550; g71 2/8 14; g71 2/22 25; g71 5/22 4-5, 27-28; g69 8/22 7; g68 6/22 7-8; yl 20; w66 740; w65 583; im 24-26; ms 468-470; g65 3/22 24; g65 6/22 7; w62 648; w56 111-114; w55 569-571; dh 55-59
books on occult: us 23; g74 2/22 5-6
breaking free from: g80 12/8 8-12; us 35-42, 44-50, 62; ts 87-88; g74 2/22 3-6
bush medicine: w73 697-701
cabala: g80 12/8 9
Catholic Church: w78 2/1 8; w55 603-604; dh 87-89; g45 1/3 8
child sacrifices: w77 604
Christian Science: w64 218-219
Church of England: g38 3/9 28
claims by spiritualists:
Bible supports spiritism: g60 8/8 5; w56 110-111; w55 526, 532, 563-565, 567-568, 603; dh 6, 19-20, 43-47, 51-53, 88; rm 169
communication with departed souls: w56 110; w55 524-525, 603; dh 3-4, 87-88
clairvoyants: g74 8/22 29
classifications: g46 6/19 23-24; g32 4/13 419-421
clergy: g80 11/8 29-30; g71 5/22 27; g70 6/8 6; g68 11/22 30-31; g67 11/8 29
comic books: g83 6/22 7
Congregational Church: g36 2/12 314
connection with drugs: g78 11/8 6; gh 137-138; g74 5/8 4-5; w73 179-181; w73 338-339, 342-343; tp73 161; w71 248-249
“country medicine”: us 54-57
dangers: w80 9/1 11; g80 7/22 31; g80 12/8 10-11; g75 10/22 31; w74 324-328; g74 2/22 3-6; g74 4/22 28; w73 179-181; w73 484-485; g72 4/22 30; g71 5/22 4-5, 28; g71 12/22 30; g70 6/8 5-8; g68 6/22 5-6; w66 740-743; w64 640; yb64 229; g64 11/22 26; w63 184-185; w56 114-115; g56 7/22 8; w55 569-570; dh 57; g41 11/26 19; g37 1/13 249; g32 4/13 428; g30 11/12 104
demons encourage murder: w78 9/15 7-8
defense against: w74 328; w74 715-716; g74 10/22 9-10; g70 6/8 6-8; yl 20; g67 5/8 8; w66 743-744; w65 583; ms 469-470; yb65 201-202; w64 87; w63 186-190; yb61 115; w56 117, 332; w55 602-607; dh 85-94
definition: w56 109; g56 7/22 5; w55 533; dh 21; ms53 366
demonism: ts 85-88; w73 179-181; w73 483-486; g71 2/22 25-26; g71 5/22 28; g68 6/22 4-6; w66 527; im 24-26; g64 2/22 26; g64 8/22 25-27; g64 11/22 26; w63 184-190; w62 648; w56 109, 114-115; g56 7/22 7-8; w55 563; dh 43-44; rm 81, 168-169; g45 1/3 6-11; g35 4/24 478; an 53-58; g32 3/30 387-396; g32 4/13 423-431
discussion: g84 2/8 23-25; w83 7/15 8-9, 27-31; tr 61-63; g80 12/8 5-12; w79 2/15 5-8; us 3-62; g74 2/22 3-6; w73 179-181; ad 1548-1550; g70 6/8 5-8; w68 711-713; w66 739-744; w63 184-190; w56 108-121; w55 524-542, 560-575, 592-607; dh 3-94
divination: g80 12/22 22; g75 2/8 29; g75 8/8 3-6; g74 2/22 6; g72 3/8 8-9; ad 456-457; w69 473-476
dreams: us 57-58; g75 1/22 5-6; g69 7/8 8
Dungeons and Dragons: g82 3/22 26-27; g82 7/8 28
ectoplasm: w62 647-648; g56 7/22 6; w55 526-527, 595; dh 8, 72; g32 3/30 395-396
ESP: hp 128; w74 323, 326; g74 4/22 27-28; w71 710; g68 11/22 30-31; g65 3/22 22-24; w64 87; g64 8/8 12; g63 3/22 17; w62 645-648, 678-680, 723; g56 11/8 3-4; w55 564; dh 47
evolution theory’s influence for: w71 56
examples: us 14-15; w77 765-766; w74 323, 328; w73 698-699; g72 6/8 27-28; g71 2/8 14; g71 5/8 30; g71 5/22 27-28; g71 6/22 30; g71 7/8 16-18; yb70 158-159; g70 3/8 9; g70 6/8 6-8; g70 7/8 21-23; yb69 75, 95, 173-174, 226, 265; g69 6/8 27; g69 7/8 8; g69 11/8 27; g68 6/22 4-6, 15; g68 8/22 27-28; w66 740-743; w65 581-582; yb65 201-202; g65 5/8 24; g65 7/8 14; w64 88-91, 640; yb64 229; g64 11/22 26; g63 11/8 19; yb62 271; g61 2/22 30; g61 3/8 8; w56 109; g56 7/22 5; w55 527-531; dh 9-17; g39 2/8 11; g39 5/3 23; g35 4/24 478-479
expelling demons: g77 5/22 26-28; w74 447; g74 10/22 10; w56 115-117; w55 568; dh 53-54
experiences:
bedridden woman improves after destroying spiritistic objects: yb86 100
Bible truth frees from: w85 7/1 7-10; yb85 32-33; g85 7/22 24-25; w84 12/15 24; w81 8/1 9-10; g80 12/8 8-12; w79 3/1 26-28; w78 9/15 7-8; us 35-36; w77 210-211; w76 294; g75 3/22 28; w74 328; g74 2/22 3-6
Bible truth overcomes power of witch doctor: w83 7/15 9
causes death: g75 11/8 29
causes illness: yb81 171; w74 328; w74 396; w74 715-716; g74 2/22 4-6; yb71 106; yb70 158-159; g70 6/8 8; yb69 75, 95, 173-174; yb67 144; g64 11/22 26
causes mental confusion: w78 4/1 10
causes nightmares: w79 3/1 27-28
demon activity: g74 2/22 3-6; g72 6/8 27-28; w71 710; yb71 106-107; g71 9/8 16-18; g71 9/22 8; w70 346-347; yb70 241-242, 283-285; g70 6/8 7-8; w69 645-646; yb69 214-215, 226, 265; yb68 193, 201, 215-216, 219-220, 255, 260, 264-265; g67 11/8 6; g65 5/8 24; yb64 229; g64 11/22 26
fetish fails to harm Witnesses: yb81 176-177; g71 7/8 19
fetish priestess accepts truth: g75 7/22 24-26
hear “voices”: us 14-15, 23-24, 35-36; g75 2/8 11; g74 11/22 7-9
juju: yb86 227-228; g75 7/22 26; yb71 224; g71 7/8 19; yb70 160-161, 213; yb64 215, 217
man training to be medicine man learns truth: us 46-47
murder: g80 12/8 6-7; us 27-28; g75 5/22 30
mysterious experiences in connection with the death of a close relative or a friend: g82 10/22 21-23
objects destroyed at great expense: g80 12/8 10; w79 12/15 32
paralyzed woman walks after destroying spiritistic objects: w79 8/15 32
prospective faith healer learns truth: w80 7/1 22-23
resisting pressure to engage in: w81 8/1 9
spells fail: g74 2/22 6
spiritists accept Bible truth: yb84 183-184; yb83 155-156; w80 4/1 11; g80 12/8 8-11; w79 2/15 5, 8; w77 766; w76 589; w75 266; g74 2/22 3-6; g74 7/22 9; w73 701; yb71 76, 84, 145-146, 253; w70 613, 649-650; g70 7/8 21-23; yb66 88-89; yb65 196; w64 87, 558; yb64 113, 271; g64 2/22 26; yb63 301
voodooists accept truth: w79 2/15 5, 8; w76 362; g76 9/8 16-22
witch doctors accept truth: yb85 6-7; g85 7/22 25; g83 11/8 11; g72 3/8 8-11; g71 7/8 16-20; yb61 157-158
fairies: g68 8/22 27-28
faith healing: w81 9/1 5-7; w80 7/1 22-23
first-person account: g76 4/8 13-16
fetishism: yb81 176-177; w74 395-396; g71 7/8 19; yb70 161; g65 4/8 27; g63 2/8 9-11
fire walking: w79 1/15 27
by atheists: g81 2/8 30
fixations: g78 11/8 6-7
fortune-telling: w81 5/1 11; w77 387-388; g76 9/22 12-15; g75 8/8 3-6
failure of predictions: g77 2/22 29
with coca leaves: w77 270-271
funeral customs associated with: w78 6/1 6-7
Greek term pharmakia: us 54; gh 137-138; w73 181; w73 338-339, 342
Haiti: w70 612
haunted houses: w66 741-742; g65 6/22 5-7
healing: g78 11/8 7-8
Hindu meditation: w78 9/15 6; g75 11/8 10-11
hypnotism: g78 4/22 30; g74 9/8 27-28; g65 5/22 11; w64 640; g63 3/22 18; w62 723; g53 7/8 5, 7; g53 8/22 25-26
impersonations: bf 91; g60 8/8 5-7; w55 564-566; dh 46-50; rm 169-170
increase: g83 1/22 30; w74 323
“inner voice”: g78 11/8 6-7
in public schools: g71 7/22 29
investigation of spiritistic manifestations: w74 324, 326; g68 6/22 4; w63 184-185; w62 645-646; w56 109-110; g56 7/22 5-6; w55 526-528; dh 7-12; g52 4/22 5-7
juju: w75 761; w74 716; ts 70-72
King, William Mackenzie: g80 12/8 6; g79 7/22 9-10; g75 7/8 31
levitation: g65 6/22 6-7; w64 639; w55 569; dh 55; g32 4/13 424
magic: w80 7/1 21; g75 7/22 26; w73 483-484; ad 1093-1094; w64 639-640
membership of spiritualist societies: w55 528; dh 11; g52 11/8 17; ta 353; g45 1/3 6-7
mind reading: g45 1/3 9-10
motion picture Exorcist II:
effect on viewers: g80 7/22 31
motion picture The Exorcist:
effect on viewers: g80 12/8 11
music: w83 1/15 29; w83 7/15 29; w83 10/15 11-12, 15
Nicene Council:
spiritistic mentality of participants: g71 2/22 26
obeahism: g64 8/22 25-26
objects related to: hp 130
destroying: g80 12/8 10; us 41-42, 44-47
letters: w78 9/15 7
ring: yb81 171
omens: w63 187
origin: w64 376; w62 648; w55 571, 573; dh 59, 64
Osiris occult game: g82 2/22 30
Ouija board: w83 7/15 27-28; w82 9/1 7; w80 1/15 23; g80 12/8 7; g79 3/8 30-31; g75 2/8 10-11; g75 8/8 5-6; w74 326; g73 6/8 27-28; g71 5/8 30; g71 12/22 30; g69 2/8 29; g69 6/22 16; w68 131; g68 6/22 3-8; g67 11/22 30; g65 5/8 24; g65 6/22 7; g63 1/8 14; g63 4/8 25; w62 647-648; w55 532, 569-570; dh 19, 56-57; g46 6/19 19-22; g45 1/3 9; g45 8/15 21; g32 4/13 422-423
pendulum (radiesthesia): g63 4/8 25; w62 679-680
politicians: g80 12/8 6; g79 7/22 9; g75 7/8 31; w56 118; w55 528-532; dh 12-20; g45 1/17 4-6; g45 6/20 18; g38 11/2 30; g32 4/13 425
poltergeist: g65 6/22 6-7; g38 11/2 30; g37 10/6 16; g32 3/30 392; g30 10/15 47
practices connected with: hp 128-130; g75 2/8 29; ts 86
ritual murder: us 27-28
predictions: w81 5/1 11; g80 12/8 7; g75 3/22 27-28; g68 5/8 12-15; g68 6/22 4; w65 582; g65 6/22 7; w63 687; w55 569-570; dh 56-57
prevalence: w84 3/1 8
“psychic” tested: g74 12/8 29
radionics: g63 1/8 12-14; g63 3/22 18; w62 680
religious “ecstasy”: g78 11/8 6; g75 5/22 27-28
rock music: w83 1/15 8-9
rock music group: g81 2/22 29
Rosicrucian: g37 1/13 249
santeria: g83 8/22 19
Satanism: w84 10/15 26
Saul (king): w63 188; g60 8/8 5-7; w55 563-565; dh 44-47; rm 167-170; rg 62-63; g35 4/24 478
séances: w62 647-648; w55 527, 564, 595; dh 8-9, 46, 71-72; g52 4/22 6-7; en 56-57
sex between participants and “entities”: w80 3/15 27
snake charming: ad 307
Socrates: g65 7/8 14-15
speaking in tongues: g84 2/8 23-24; g76 7/22 25-26; g75 5/22 30; g74 12/22 28
spells: w83 7/15 8-9; g67 5/8 7; g64 8/22 26; w63 188; g61 3/8 8; w56 117
spiritistic religion: g78 11/8 5-8
spirit mediums: w81 9/15 8-9; g80 12/8 7; w79 2/15 5-8; g79 7/22 9-12; w78 2/1 8; us 6-7, 28; w77 210-211; w75 52; g75 3/22 27-28; po 78-79; ts 74-78, 86-87; w65 581-582; w63 187; w62 647-648; g60 8/8 5; w56 109; g56 7/22 5-6; w55 527-528; dh 8-10; g45 1/3 7-10
love of money: us 24-26
sexual immorality: us 26
survey as to attitude of psychiatrists toward psychic phenomena: g81 9/8 30-31
Swedenborg: w57 713
trances: g84 2/8 24; w62 647-648; g61 2/8 22; g61 3/8 5-6; w56 109; w55 527; dh 9; g46 2/13 14; g40 5/15 16
transcendental meditation: w78 7/1 7; w78 9/15 6; g76 11/8 26-28; g75 11/8 10-11
treatment and therapy that may involve: w82 6/15 25-27
UFO spotting at Stonehenge: g80 12/8 10-11
use of cross: g78 11/8 7
“voices”: g84 2/8 24-25
voodooism: g83 8/8 29; g83 8/22 16-19; w80 9/1 11; g80 11/8 29-30; w75 172; w55 527, 603-604; dh 9, 88-89
Cuba: g77 2/22 31
religion transplanted to Miami: g82 10/22 31
water witching: g79 6/22 17, 19; g74 7/22 30; g68 11/22 31; w63 415; w62 677-678; g53 2/22 15-16; g39 5/3 23
witchcraft: g80 12/8 5-10; g74 2/22 6; w73 483-486
in schools: g81 11/8 30; g80 6/22 29
murder by: us 28
witch doctors: g82 1/22 30; w77 710; g77 12/8 29-30
attempts to force Witnesses to accept services in Zimbabwe: yb85 158-161
Bible truth overcomes power of: w80 7/15 15-16
given professional status in Swaziland: g78 4/8 30
made part of National Health Service in Zimbabwe: g80 11/22 30
treatment of illnesses: w82 1/15 23
witch of En-dor: ts 75-78; ad 1454, 1548-1549; g60 8/8 5-7; w55 563-565; dh 44-47; rm 168-169; w37 165-166; en 54; g35 4/24 478
Yoga: g84 6/22 28; w83 7/15 29-30; g83 2/22 13-15; g79 8/8 31; g75 2/22 27-28; g75 11/8 29; g64 8/8 12; g63 3/22 17-20
youths: g74 2/8 6; g69 11/8 29
List by Place
Africa: us 3-62; g71 9/8 16-18; g67 12/22 14-15
Argentina: yb72 113-114
Brazil: w78 1/15 26; us 14-15, 35-36; g74 2/22 3-5; w70 612; g69 8/22 7; g67 4/8 22
Colombia:
ban on broadcasts involving: g83 5/8 30
Cuba:
voodoo: g77 2/22 31
India:
astrology: g83 4/8 29-30
Italy: g71 7/8 29-30
Marshall Islands: w77 765-766
Nicaragua: w79 8/15 32
Okinawa: w77 210-211
South Africa: w77 710
Sri Lanka: w78 4/1 10
Swaziland:
witch doctors given professional status: g78 4/8 30
United States:
voodoo transplanted to Miami: g82 10/22 31
Zimbabwe:
witch doctors made part of National Health Service: g80 11/22 30