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* [[All There in the Manual]]: The books by Kardec. |
* [[All There in the Manual]]: The books by Kardec. |
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* [[Akashic Records]] |
* [[Akashic Records]] |
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* [[Comes Great Responsibility]] / [[Laser |
* [[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. |
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** [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] in that you can loosen your debt through divine favor. |
** [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] in that you can loosen your debt through divine favor. |
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* [[Demonic Possession]] |
* [[Demonic Possession]] |
Revision as of 20:17, 9 January 2014
A religion based on the works of Allan Kardec that describe phenomena attributed to spirits.
Tropes
- 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.