What do members of the Baha'i Faith believe about the afterlife, ghosts, and mediums

I'm really interested in the Baha'i theology but also hold occult beliefs in medium ship. What does Baha'u'llah have to say about the dead souls, seances, etc.

Baha'is believe in souls and an afterlife, but they don't believe that there is any way for the living to communicate directly with the dead. They also don't believe in ghosts, in the sense of physical or semi-physical apparitions of dead people.

That said, Baha'is would not hold it against you if you became a Baha'i and continued to hold seances and the like. They don't consider such behavior "evil" or "satanic" the way some other religious groups do. Baha'is would consider it a waste of time, but I doubt very much that they'd criticize you for it. Baha'is tend to be very accepting of the beliefs and practices of others.

The quote below expresses the Baha'i belief about life after death. In terms of medium ship the Writings have the following to say:

"Regarding the materialization of spirits through mediums: A person finding himself in a state of trance, or unconsciousness, is like one who sleeps; whatever he feels and sees he imagines to be matter and of material things, but in reality they are wholly immaterial."
Compilations, Lights of Guidance, p. 518

Hope that helps.

Hi, i am a Baha'i and is great Ur interested in the Faith.

Converse with Departed Persons

The question was asked if it were possible to establish communication with the dead, and whether it was wise or advisable to attend seances or to engage in table-turning, spirit-rapping, etc.

The Master said these rap pings, etc., were all material things, and of the body. What is needed is to rise above the material to the realms of the purely Spiritual. Table-turning and such like ?73? were material, a natural result, and not spiritual.

But it was possible to communicate with the dead through the condition of the character and the heart.

Are Superstitions Useful

A lady inquired whether some superstitions might not be good for ignorant people, who, if they were without them might perhaps be without beliefs of any kind?

'Abdu'l-Bah? replied that superstitions were of two kinds; those that were harmful and dangerous, and those that were harmless and produced certain good effects.

For example, there were some poor people who believed that misfortunes and punishments were caused by a Great Angel with a sword in his hand, who struck down those who stole, and committed murder and crimes.

They thought the flashes of lightning were the weapons of this angel, and that if they did wrong they would be struck by lightning. This belief caused them to refrain from evil actions.

The Chinese held a superstition that if they burn certain pieces of paper this will drive the devils away; they sometimes burnt these pieces of paper on board ships when they were travel ling in order to drive away devils, and by so doing they set fire to the ships and destroyed many lives. This was a type of dangerous and harmful superstition. ?74?

The Life After Death

Mrs. S. asked some questions with reference to the conditions of existence in the next world, and the life after death; she said that having recently lost a very near relative, she had given much thought to this subject. Many thought that re-union with those we had loved, and who had passed on to the future life, would only take place after a long period of time had elapsed. She wished to know whether one would be re-united with those who had gone before immediately after death.

'Abdu'l-Bah? answered that this would depend upon the respective stations of the two. If both had the same degree of development, they would be re-united immediately after death. The questioner then said, how could this state of development be acquired? 'Abdu'l-Bah? replied, by unceasing effort, striving to do right, and to attain spiritual qualities.

(Abdu'l-Baha, Abdu'l-Baha in London, p. 72)

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