PROGRESSION OF THE WORLDS JOANA DARC.

, 05 07 2016
Theme: Progression of the worlds .
Source: The gospel according to Spiritism, III: 19.

THE PROGRESSION OF THE WORLDS

19. Progress is a law of nature. All beings of creation, be they animated or not, have been submitted to this
law through the bounty of God, Who wishes everything to be exalted and to prosper. Even actual destruction, which
appears to Man to be the end of everything, is only a means of reaching a more perfect state through
transformation, seeing that everything dies only to be reborn again, suffering no consequences from the
annihilation.
At the same time as living beings progress morally, so the worlds in which they live progress materially. If we
were to accompany a world during its different phases, from the first instant the atoms destined to its construction
began to agglomerate, we would see it travelling along on a constantly progressive scale, although these steps
would be imperceptible to each generation. It would offer its inhabitants a more agreeable home as these
generations passed, according to the manner in which they themselves advanced along their pathway to progress.
Nothing in nature remains stationary. So we find that together with Man, the animals who are his helpers, the
vegetables, and the habitations are all constantly marching along parallel to one another. How glorious this idea is
and so worthy of the grandeur of the Creator! It would be paltry and unworthy of His power if, on the contrary, He
concentrated His solicitude and providence on an insignificant grain of sand, which is this planet, so restricting
humanity to the few people who inhabit it!
According to this law, the world has been in a materially and morally inferior position to that which it finds
itself today, and it will lift itself up in both these aspects so as to reach a more elevated degree in the future. The
time has now been reached for one of these periodic transformations, which will move the Earth upwards from a
world of atonement to that of a regenerating planet where men will be happy because God's laws will reign. SAINT AUGUSTIN (Paris, 1862)

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CONSIDERATIONS:
The progress of the worlds follows the progress of the spirits that inhabit them, considering that God Creates
spirits ' simple and ignorant ' indeed they begin to inhabit the lower worlds and according to the needs of the spirit
they will intellectualize themselves and modify their environment living in it and so one understands without too
much complication the progress of the worlds, which reflects the action of its inhabitants.
The law of progress is a law instituted by God, God being Infinite Spirit, His laws are endless according to
the will and purpose designated by Him; the strength of His Universal presence and infinite power influences and
brings universally progress; harmony and peace to the whole universe material or spiritual.
If we already understand the spiritual progress of our soul, we can understand the progress of the worlds
which having been declared by our very God, the laws are relatively equal, since the worlds are created in chaotic
States and being modified over time, and as well as our body that is born matures itself gets old and dies, the
worlds are also born grow old and die in the case of the death of our body we deliver it to Earthly soil that undoes
or dissolves it depending on the nature of physical laws, while the worlds deliver to the Universe its decomposition
in its due time, which is also undone, dissolved to later on to form other worlds, accordingly; in infinity only the spirit
prevails, because he is immortal and he actually serves himself of the worlds to intellectualize moralize and perform
its realization, and then wards living in these worlds in accordance to their own spiritual degrees; the same way
that one uses a carnal body to sequel required progress intellectually and morally, it's the same also with the use of
the material worlds.
As God is Omnipresent throughout the Universe the lower worlds also have His influential presence of love,
God therefore causes lower worlds to change and progress, so there may be in the universe a place which the
theology' call of 'eternal hell', but that, with the consequences of the presence of God, If today it is inferior
tomorrow it will be superior and so ceases to be eternally inferior, but of useful utility to the progressive
advancement of the spirit who cannot merit a better world, however, as the spirit by the merciful law of God has to
progress, sooner or later this suffering soul will leave its infernal world to inhabit a better one in which he may be
worthy, because the suffering spirit in his consciences records which are imbued with God's laws, there he finds

suggestions of repentance and seeks to rectify the wrong reasons which caused him to be no longer happy and
worthy of good worlds having done the regret and repentance he attracts to himself kind loving spirits who will
promptly help him to leave the State in which he is found.

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IT IS CONVENIENT THAT WE LOOK AT THE SPIRITS BOOK QUESTIONS RELATIVES TO THE
PROGRESSION OF THE WORLDS AND OF OUR SOUL:
192. Is it possible for us, by leading a perfect life in our present existence, to overleap all the intervening
steps of the ascent, and thus to arrive at the state of pure spirits, without passing through the intermediate
degrees?
"No; for what a man imagines to be perfect is very far from perfection; there are qualities which are entirely
unknown to him, and which he could not now be made to comprehend. He may be as perfect as it is possible for
his terrestrial nature to be; 'but he will still be very far from the true and absolute perfection. It is just as with the
child, who, however precocious he may he, must necessarily pass through youth to reach adult life; or as the sick
man, who must pass through convalescence before arriving at the complete recovery of his health. And besides, a
spirit must advance in knowledge as well as in morality; if he have advanced in only one of these directions, he will
have to advance equally in the other, in order to reach the top of the ladder of perfection. But it is none the less
certain that the more a man advances in his present life the shorter and the less painful will be the trials he will
have to undergo in his subsequent existences."
- Can a man, at least, insure' for himself, after his present life, a future existence less full of bitterness than
this one?
"Yes, undoubtedly, he can abridge the length and the difficulties of the road. It is only he who does not care
to advance that remains always at the' same point."
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-193. Can a man in his new existences descend to a lower point than that which he has already reached?
"As regards his social position, yes; but not as regards his degree of progress as a spirit."
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194. Can the soul of a good man, in a new incarnation, animate the body of a scoundrel?
"No; because a spirit cannot degenerate."
- Can the soul of a bad man become tile soul of a good man?
"Yes, if he have repented; and, in that case, his new incarnation in the reward of his efforts at amendment."
The line of march of all spirits is always progressive, never retrograde. They raise themselves
gradually In the hierarchy of existence they never descend from the rank at which they have once arrived.
In the course of their different corporeal existences they may descend In rank as men, but not as spirits.
Thus the soul of one who has been at the pinnacle of earthly power may, in a subsequent incarnation,
animate the humblest day-laborer, and vice. versa ; for the elevation of ranks among men Is often In the
inverse ratio of that of the moral sentiments. Herodwasaking,andJesus,acarpenter.
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195. Might not the certainty of being able' to improve oneself in a future' existence' lead some persons to
persist in evil courses, through knowing that they will always be' able' to amend at some later period?
"He who could make such a calculation would have no real belief in anything; and such an one would not he
any more restrained by the idea of incurring eternal punishment, because his reason would reject that idea, which
leads to every sort of unbelief. An imperfect spirit, it is true, might reason in that way during his corporeal life; but
when he is freed from his material body, he thinks very differently; for he soon perceives that he has made a great
mistake in his calculations, and this perception causes him to carry an opposite sentiment into his next incarnation.
It is thus that progress is accomplished; and it is thus also that you have upon the earth some men who are farther
advanced than others, because some possess experience that the others have not yet acquired, but that will be
gradually acquired by them. It depends upon each spirit to hasten his own advancement or to retard it in definitely."
The man who has an unsatisfactory position desires to change it as soon as possible. He who is
convinced that the tribulations of the present life are the consequences of his own imperfections will seek
to insure for himself a new existence of a less painful character and this conviction will draw him away
from the Wrong road much more effectually than the threat of eternal flames, which he does not believe in.
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196. As spirits can only be ameliorated by undergoing the tribulations of corporeal existence, it would seem
to follow that the material life is a sort of sieve or strainer, by which the beings of the spirit-world are obliged to pass
in order to arrive at perfection ?
"Yes; that is the case. They improve themselves under the trials of corporeal life by avoiding evil, and by
practicing what is good. But it is only through many successive incarnations or purifications that they succeed, after
a lapse of time which is longer or shorter according to the amount of effort put forth by them, ill reaching the goal
towards which they tend."
- Is it the' body that influences the spirit for its amelioration or is it the spirit that influence's the body?

"Your spirit is everything; your body is a garment that rots, and nothing more."
A material image of the various degrees of purification of the soul is furnished by the juice of the
grape. It contains the liquid called spirit or alcohol, but weakened by the presence of various foreign
elements which change its nature, so that it is only brought to a state of absolute purity after several
distillations, a each of which it is cleared of some portion of its impurity. The still represents the corporeal
body into which the spirit enters for its purification the foreign elements represent the imperfections from
which the Perspirit is gradually freed, in proportion as the spirit approaches the state of relative
perfection.

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Reincarnation.
166. How can the soul that has not attained to perfection during the corporeal life complete the work of its
purification?
"By undergoing the trial of a new existence."
- How does the soul accomplish this new existence? Is it through its transformation as a spirit?
"The soul, in purifying itself, undoubtedly undergoes a transformation; but, in order to effect this
transformation, it needs the trial of corporeal life.
- The soul has then, many corporeal existences?
"Yes; we all have many such existences. Those who maintain the contrary wish to keep you in the same
ignorance in which they are themselves."
- It would seem to result from this statement that the soul, after having quitted one body, takes another one;
in other words, that it reincarnates itself in a new body. Is it thus that this statement is to be understood?
"Evidently so."
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167. What is the aim of reincarnation?
"Expiation; progressive improvement of mankind. Without this aim, where would be its justice?
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168. Is the number of corporeal existences limited, or does a spirit go on reincarnating
himself for ever?
"In each new existence, a spirit takes a step forwards in the path of progress; when he has stripped himself
of all his impurities, he has no further need of the trials of corporeal life." 121 THE SPIRITS BOOK
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169. Is the number of incarnations the same for all spirits?
"No; he who advances quickly spares himself many trials. Nevertheless, these successive incarnations are
always very numerous, for progress is almost infinite."
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170. What does the spirit become after its last incarnation?
"It enters upon the state of perfect happiness, as a purified spirit."

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March of Progress.
779. Does man contain in himself the force that impels him onward in the path of progress, or is his progress
only the product of instruction?
"Man is developed of himself, naturally. But all men do not progress at the same rate, nor in the same
manner; and it is thus that most advances are made to help forward the others, through social contact."
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780. Does moral progress always follow intellectual progress?
"It is a consequence of the latter, but does not always follow it immediately." (192-365.)
- How can intellectual progress lead to moral progress?
"By making man comprehend good and evil; he can then choose between them. The development of free-will
follows the development of the intelligence and increases the responsibility of human action."
- How comes it, then, that the most enlightened nations are often the most perverted?
"Complete and integral progress is the aim of existence; but nations, like individuals, only leach it step by
step. Until the moral sense is developed in them, they may even employ their intelligence in doing evil. Moral sense
and intellect are two forces which only arrive at equilibrium in the long run." (365-751.)
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781. Has man the power of arresting the march of progress?
"No; but he has sometimes that of hindering it."
- What is to be thought of the men 'who attempt to arrest the march of progress, and to make the human
race go backwards?
"They are wretched weaklings whom God will chastise; they will be overthrown by the torrent they have tried
to arrest."

Progress being a condition of human nature, it is not in the power of any one to prevent it. It is a
living force that bad laws may hamper, but not stifle. When these laws become incompatible with progress,
progress breaks them down with all those who attempt to hold them up and it will continue to do so until
man has brought his laws into harmony with the divine justice which wills the good of all, and the abolition
of all laws that are made for the strong, and against the weak.
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LET US SEE ALSO IN GENESIS CHAPTER XVIII; 1 to 4 A LITTLE MORE UNDERSTANDING ABOUT
PROGRESS;

Signs of Time
1. The time appointed by God has arrived, is said to us on all sides, where great events have been
accomplished for the regeneration of humanity. In what sense is it necessary to understand these prophetic words?
To the incredulous they are of no importance; to their eyes, it is only the expression of a puerile belief without
foundation; for the greater number of the believing, they have something mysterious and supernatural, which
seems to be the harbinger of the overturning of the laws of nature. These two interpretations are equally erroneous,
the first, in that which implies a denial of Providence; the second, in that these words announce no perturbation of
the laws of nature, but their accomplishment.
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2. All is harmony in creation. All reveals a foresight, the effects of which are wanting neither in the smallest
nor largest of Gods works. We must then, firstly, discard irreconcilable caprice with the divine wisdom. Secondly, if
our epoch is marked for the accomplishments of certain things, it is because there is a reason for their
accomplishment in the onward march of all things.
Our globe, like all which exists, is submitted to the law of progress. It progresses physically by the
transformation of the elements which compose it, and morally by the purification of the incarnated and discarnated
spirits who people it. The progress of the two is a parallel one; for the habitation becomes perfected according to
the degree of perfection of its inhabitant. Physically, the globe has been submitted to transformations, ascertained
by science, which have successively rendered it habitable for beings more and more perfected; morally, humanity
progresses by the development of intelligence of the moral sense and gentleness of manners. At the same time, as
the improvement of the globe has been accomplished under the empire of material forces, men have concurred in it
by the efforts of their intelligence. They have learned how to make unwholesome localities healthy, rendering
communications with one another easier and the soil more productive.
This double progress is accomplished in two ways, one slow, gradual, and insensible; the other by sudden
changes, to each one of which has been operated a more rapid upper movement, which mark, in distinct
characters the progressive periods of humanity. These movements, subordinate in details to the free will of man,
are in a measure necessary or inevitable in their relation to the whole, because they are submitted to laws like
those operated in the germination, growth, and maturity of plants. This is why the progressive movement is
sometimes partial that is to say, limited to a race or one nation at other times general.
The progress of humanity is effected then by virtue of a law. Now, as all laws of nature are the eternal work
of wisdom and divine prescience, all which is the effect of these laws is the result of the will of God not of an
accidental, capricious will, but an immutable one. Then, when humanity is ripe to take a higher degree in
progression, one can say that the time appointed by God has arrived, as one speaks of the harvest season as
having arrived with the maturity of its fruit.
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3. While this progressive movement of humanity is inevitable, because it is natural, it does not follow that
God is indifferent to it, and that, after having established laws, he is now in an inactive state, leaving things to take
care of themselves. His laws are eternal and immutable without doubt, but only because his will itself is eternal and
constant, and that his thought animates constantly all things. His thought which penetrates all things is the
intelligent and permanent force which keeps all in harmony. If this thought should one moment cease to act, the
universe would be like a clock without a pendulum. God watches, then, incessantly over the execution of his laws;
and the spirits who populate space are his ministers charged with the details according to the unfoldment of their
functions in their degree of advancement

4. The universe is at the same time an incommensurable mechanism, conducted by a number no less
incommensurable of intelligences, an immense government, where every intelligent being has his active part

assigned him under the eye of the Sovereign Master, whose unique will maintains unity everywhere. Under the
empire of this vast regulating power, all moves, all operates in perfect order. That which seems like perturbations to
us are partial and isolated movements, which appear irregular only because our sight is circumscribed. If our vision
could embrace the whole, we would see that these irregularities are only apparent, and that they harmonize with
all.
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CONCLUSION:
With the spiritist doctrine we will understand by the use of reason in a natural way, not only of our souls
who we are and how does our being function, but also about the world, from spiritist revelation we know that the
worlds progress constantly accompanying our evolution and spiritual progress.
One thing we must take into consideration is that between the spiritual world and the material world we
influence and are influenced and that of influences, each one gives what one has or influences according to ones
spiritual degree, hence the higher and virtuous be the influence, the better for everyone..
Hence as there is the law of incarnation which is nothing mysterious, but the disembodied spirits return to
physical material life according to their needs, there is the case that the more the man in Evangelical effort
prepares himself spiritually, more evolved spirits go to spiritual worlds, which in turn will embody more evolved
spirits and by experience we know of many who are born with special gifts, born shining and making all around to
have harmony and peace, it is because in general the spirit world in General gives us what it has of its best..
Well it's not too much to ask that the material world should evangelize itself with a better preparation for
the disincarnating and give the spirit world everything we might have of best, this is: better spirits than when they
were incarnated showing that they had progress and that, it was worth coming to reincarnate and that despite the
selfishness and material influence on the world, they conquer their inferiorities , this is possible because we have
the Gospel of our Lord which teaches us the way and encourages us, but. Unfortunately the Gospel is little taught,
because what we hear more in churches is a selfish type sort of buying God gifting, so that God may give and pay
multiplied, it is difficult to understand what is Gospel and what's not with the immediacy and requests in relation to
the material life and forgetting that Jesus said : ' to each one according to his works; 'the humanity has to consider
the ' Kingdom of heaven ' that is being overlooked in favor of selfishness with loss of the ' Kingdom of heaven '
which are the real investments for the future of the soul, then on we must consider that our soul has its own rights
'man does not live by bread alone', so says Jesus.
The more the souls may have their progress the more the spiritual or material worlds will progress. ...

-# May God be with us, as formerly, today and forever