It is through personal interpretation and understanding of any
spiritual philosophy and how it is expressed by living it that shapes
the individual spiritually
and guides their decisions in how they chose to interact with
everyone and everything of the material and non-material worlds.
Spiritualism helps to provide a personal philosophy for every
Spiritualist, each continuously progressing and growing in their
understanding and interpretation resulting
in the consideration of many diverse views. However, in essence the
underpinning ideas come from the same source of universal understanding,
and within the SNU it is based on the 7 Principles of Spiritualism.
It is the acceptance of this diversity that makes Spiritualism
free from creed
or dogma as a religious philosophy. Though the SNU chooses to set down
the principles behind SNU Spiritualism, they are not seen as binding
they are just a
foundation for that
journey of understanding.
It is by applying personal philosophy in all compartments of day to day living and
by progressing and learning through life’s experiences that Spiritualism becomes a living personal
philosophy.