Allan Kardec-THE Spirit's Book_ The Principles of Spiritist Doctrine (1989)

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543 Can spirits influence a general in the planning of a campaign?
"Without any doubt spirits can use their influence for this object, as for all other
conceptions."
544. Could hostile spirits suggest to him unwise combinations in order to ruin him?
"Yes; but has he not his free-will? If his judgement do not enable him to distinguish between
a good idea and a bad one, he will have to bear the consequences of his blindness, and would
do better to obey than to command."
545. May a general sometimes be guided by a sort of second-sight, an intuitive perception
that shows him., beforehand, the result of his combinations?
"It is often thus with a man of genius; this kind of intuition is what is called 'inspiration,' and
causes him to act with a sort of certainty. It comes to him from the spirits who direct him, and
who act upon him through the faculties with which he is endowed."
546. In the tumult of battle, what becomes of the spirits of those who succumb? Do they
continue to take an interest in the struggle after their death?
"Some of them do so; others withdraw from it."
In the case of those who are killed in battle, as in all other cases of violent death, a spirit, during the first
few moments, is in a state of bewilderment, and as though he were stunned. He does not know that he is
dead and seems to be taking part in the action. It is only little by little that the reality of his situation
becomes apparent to him.
547. Do the spirits of those who had fought against each other while alive still regard one
another as enemies after death; and arc they still enraged against one another?
"A spirit, under such circumstances, is never calm. At the first moment, he may still be
excited against his enemy, and even pursue him; but, when he has recovered his selfpossession,
he sees that his animosity has no longer any motive. But he may, nevertheless,
retain some traces of it for a longer or shorter period, according to his character,"
- Does he still perceive the clang of the battle field?
"Yes; perfectly."
548. When a spirit is coolly watching a battle, as a mere spectator, does he witness the
separation of the souls and bodies of those who fall, and how does this phenomenon affect
him?