"Spiritualism is useful as a living demonstration of the future of my

existence. Spirits have aided me many times, but they do not control

either my person or my reason. They can and do perform kindly offices

for those on earth, but benefits can only be secured on the condition that

we allow them to become our teachers and not our Masters - that we

accept them as companions, not as Gods to be worshiped."

From The Philosophy of Spiritual Intercourse

By Andrew Jackson Davis