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A religion based on the works of Allan Kardec that describe phenomena attributed to spirits.

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All There in the Manual: The books by Kardec.
Akashic Records
Comes Great Responsibility / Laser-Guided Karma: A medium, or anyone else for that matter, cannot abuse their powers. Period. If you do it, Laser-Guided Karma will haunt you for your debt, probably removing your privileges now or in a subsequent reincarnation in the process.
- Subverted in that you can loosen your debt through divine favor.
Demonic Possession
Germans Love David Hasselhoff: Spiritism is largely forgotten in Europe since the early 20th century, but retains a huge number of followers in Latin America, especially Brazil.
Ghost Amnesia: Recently deceased spirits are described as being often oblivious of the fact that they died.
Karma
Reincarnation
Spirit Advisor
Superpower Lottery: Various abilities under the umbrella of "mediumship". moving objects, seeing spirits, talking to them, healing, and so on.
Stronger with Age: Spirits keep evolving in apparently every aspect, most notably morality and knowledge.
Values Dissonance: Lampshaded and Justified. Specifically, there is the evolution of moral values such as altruism, generosity and equality, which is the result of people reincarnating repeatedly and getting better en masse.
You Cannot Grasp the True Form: The senses (vision, etc.) of Earthly people are described as less sophisticated versions of the spirits' senses.

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 A religion based on the works of Allan Kardec that describe phenomena attributed to spirits.