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By Sue Farrow. With enormous delight and pleasure I can confirm that Psychic News, Spiritualism’s most famous and iconic voice, silenced for so long by the Spiritualists’ National Union (SNU), is to speak its truth again. Many readers will by … Continue reading
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Physical mediumship has long been the ‘hot potato’ of Spiritualism but, like it or not, there would be no modern movement without it. What were those famed Hydesville knockings if not physical? Since those far-off days, physical mediumship has been … Continue reading
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STOP PRESS A statement from Minister Eric Hatton, chairman of the J.V. Trust. My fellow trustees and I are absolutely delighted to announce that yesterday, 4th October 2011, ownership of Psychic News, its archives and other assets passed to the … Continue reading
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“Where there is no vision, the people perish” – Proverb Back in 1964, former president Harold Vigurs was conducting a commission of inquiry into the Spiritualists’ National Union’s problems and opportunities, and exploring ways forward. In his report, he lamented … Continue reading
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In an unprecedented decision to engage with a wider public about the SNU’s plans for the future, president David Bruton has authorised public relations officer Minister Steven Upton to respond to some of the many comments that followed Sue Farrow’s … Continue reading
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Sue Farrow introduces a report on some exceptional survival evidence given recently to ‘Valerie’ by London-based medium Michael Bagan. Few Spiritualists – even those who do their utmost to look on the bright side – can have failed to notice … Continue reading
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Veteran Spiritualist commentator Roy Stemman has paid a visit to a physical séance given by British-born medium David Thompson and, to say the least, his report makes interesting reading. The séance, held in Oxfordshire earlier this week, was part of … Continue reading
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Sue Farrow reviews the third and last book by Katie Halliwell on the work of the Stewart Alexander Circle. Spiritualists the world over know the importance of chronicling outstanding mediumship. Without those people who took time to record the amazing … Continue reading
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Sue Farrow reports on the 109th annual general meeting of the Spiritualists’ National Union. Following a year of high-profile, and some would say controversial, decisions – the closure of Psychic News, the banning of Eric Hatton’s autobiography from Stansted, proposed … Continue reading
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American-based radio station alignradio.com has recorded an interview with UK Spiritualism’s best known ambassador, Eric Hatton. The interview, which will be broadcast on Friday 10th June, at 5pm UK time, is part of the station’s Surfing the Psychic Waves series, … Continue reading
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“When everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.” – George S. Patton. The Seven Principles have once again come under scrutiny. This follows researchers’ discovery that the idea the Principles were given to Emma Hardinge Britten (EHB) by Robert Owen, … Continue reading
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by Sue Farrow. In a move that has left many of its loyal members outraged, the Spiritualists’ National Union (SNU) has made the astonishing decision to ban the autobiography of its own honorary president from sale at the Arthur Findlay … Continue reading
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Regular visitors to Spirit of PN will know that last week we made an important announcement concerning the ownership of Psychic News and its assets. A legal ruling has determined that the Spiritualists’ National Union, which unilaterally halted publication of … Continue reading
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For and Against is a regular feature in which two well-known commentators with opposing views on a particular spiritual or philosophical topic debate the issue. In this, our third debate, Leslie Price and Lis Warwood go head to head on … Continue reading
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By Sue Farrow. The Spiritualist movement’s best known church president has stepped down after almost fifty years in the hot seat. At Stourbridge church’s annual general meeting on March 16, I watched from the back as members listened intently to Minister … Continue reading
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By Jim Warwood. March 31, 2011 was the 163rd anniversary of the beginnings of modern Spiritualism. On this date in 1848, in a small cottage in Hydesville, New York State, the Fox family discovered that the rapping noises heard in … Continue reading
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This month Spirit of PN’s Paul Brett takes a look at what’s on offer at the very active and popular Wimbledon Spiritualist Church (WSC). Wimbledon Spiritualist Church – a family affair. A spirit message by way of an ouija board … Continue reading
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Graham Jennings reviews a new book by psychical researcher Guy Lyon Playfair on the medium who was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Some idea of the esteem in which Chico Xavier was held can be gleaned from his being … Continue reading
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In 1865, Emma Hardinge Britten gave a series of lectures entitled The Philosophy of Spiritualism. Her words were written down at the time, and a book was produced. Perry Rabbitts, who has transferred these lectures to seven CDs, along with … Continue reading
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Members of Walthamstow Spiritualist Church in north London are outraged that their church has twice been the target of thieves in less than two weeks. Churchgoers were stunned to discover on Friday, March 11 that hundreds of pounds worth of … Continue reading
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For those of our readers who live in the northern hemisphere, it’s almost spring – allegedly. But if the south-east of England is anything to go by, the flowers and trees are having none of it, and barely a snowdrop … Continue reading
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For and Against is a regular feature in which two well-known commentators with opposing views on a particular spiritual or philosophical topic debate the issue. In this, our second debate, Lew Sutton and Leslie Price tough it out on the … Continue reading
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During the year in which Tom Harrison became 70, he sat down to write about the amazing range of physical phenomena he and fellow members of his home circle – the Saturday Night Club – had witnessed through the extraordinary … Continue reading
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In this new series we focus on a thriving Spiritualist church or centre, take a look at the people who run it, the programme it offers, and try to discover what makes it a success. This month, Sue Farrow puts … Continue reading
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Have you ever wondered why Spiritualism has never made the progress it should have done? For one of the major reasons, look to our culture of small churches and our failure to outgrow and rationalise them. Small churches are often … Continue reading
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A group of volunteers aims to create a new future for a former historic place of American Spiritualist pilgrimage. The Spirit House in Georgetown, Southern Madison County, was also known as the ‘Wedding Cake House’ because of its scalloped walls … Continue reading
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Snippets from the Past is an occasional column in which items from newspapers and elsewhere that might be informative, amusing, weird, wonderful or just plain ridiculous, are posted for your edification or entertainment. This month’s snippet is rather sad and … Continue reading
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Welcome to the latest issue of Spirit of PN. It’s hard to believe that four months have gone by since we launched the successor to Psychic News. This edition is packed with thought-provoking features and news, beginning with the first … Continue reading
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For and Against is a new series in which two well-known commentators with opposing views on a particular spiritual or philosophical topic debate the issue. To kick off this series, Roy Stemman and Leslie Price get stuck into the thorny … Continue reading
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By Jim Warwood. You want to help your Spiritualist church or centre develop, so you offer to run an open circle. You hope that people will find out more about their own potential whilst being exposed to the philosophy of … Continue reading
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Back in the seventies, my wife and I were taking a service on March 24, when I asked the congregation: “What is the special event next Sunday?” “Palm Sunday,” they all murmured as one. “No,” I said, practically stamping my … Continue reading
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Paul Brett reviews the much talked-about film The King’s Speech and makes a suggestion for a sequel. Around this time of year film critics continually buzz about who the contenders for the movie world’s most prestigious award will be. This … Continue reading
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Kay Hunter begins her news coverage with a story about a Yorkshire museum, a teddy bear and a man who changed British Spiritualism for ever. Inspired by the British Museum’s exhibition, History of the World in 100 Objects, Pontefract Museum in … Continue reading
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The author of the first novel published by an African-American woman in the United States was also a leader of the Spiritualist movement. Harriet E. Adams Wilson was born in Milford, New Hampshire, in 1825, the daughter of Joshua Green, … Continue reading
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Filmsharks International, one of Latin America’s largest film sales companies, has secured the rights for the box office hit Nosso Lar. As reported in Variety, the film’s distribution by 20th Century Fox grossed $25 million to become the second highest … Continue reading
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A Spiritualist church in Dumbarton has had to close its doors a few months after it opened. Medium Tam (Thomas) Conroy, from Brucehill, launched the church only four months ago after the huge success of those in West Bridgend and … Continue reading
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The wrapping paper’s recycled, the decorations are down, and amid resolutions to join the gym, cut down on the wine (or whatever our own particular indulgence might be!) or even just get a few more early nights, we set out … Continue reading
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The long-awaited memoirs of Spiritualism’s most respected ambassador have been published. Taking up the challenge was launched on December 30 at Stourbridge National Spiritualist Church, of which its author Eric Hatton has been president for five decades. Church members, Spiritualists … Continue reading
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Medium Michael Bagan is becoming an increasingly popular figure on the platforms of churches and centres around the UK as word spreads of his ability to deliver exceptionally precise and accurate information from spirit communicators. Michael is unusual, though not … Continue reading
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The main problem with Spiritualism is that most church committees are unaware that there is a problem. That’s because – as our national leaders have told us – we are far too inward-looking. We don’t really know what is happening … Continue reading
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Lis Warwood takes an objective look at the much-publicised 2012 prophecies and concludes that there is little common ground between them and the philosophy of Spiritualism. Officially at least, Spiritualism places no credence in the 2012 doomsday prophecies or the … Continue reading
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December 2010 was a good month for Madame Blavatsky (1831-1891) who co-founded the Theosophical Society (TS) in New York in 1875. A website devoted to her influence, Blavatsky News, celebrated its first anniversary. And not one but two of the … Continue reading
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We report on another timely communication from the late Tom Harrison. Tom Harrison, son of the great materialisation medium Minnie Harrison and lifelong Spiritualist, passed in October 2010 and has since been busy making contact with friends new and old … Continue reading
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By Sue Farrow It’s the most talked-about film of the season, due for UK release on January 7. Its cast list is a who’s who of big-screen glitterati and its subject matter is a sure-fire winner. The King’s Speech stars … Continue reading
The long-awaited autobiography of Eric Hatton, respected honorary president of the Spiritualists’ National Union (SNU), will be published on December 30. Entitled Taking up the Challenge, it chronicles more than six decades of experience at the heart of Spiritualism, beginning … Continue reading
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Sue Farrow reports on a naming ceremony with a difference. One of the UK’s most thriving Spiritualist churches has hosted a very unusual ceremony. Stourbridge National Spiritualist Church was the setting for a Divine Service on November 20, during which … Continue reading
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Dr Annette Childs, winner of two top USA literary prizes with her first book, gave two presentations at this year’s Stewart Alexander and Friends Seminar held at the Cober Hill Conference Centre. Dr Childs, who has a PhD in psychology, … Continue reading
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As someone who claims to have a North American Indian spirit guide called Red Herring, you may think I don’t take guides very seriously. You’d be wrong. Of course, the first thing to be said is that they have the … Continue reading
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Jim Warwood takes a look at some controversial spirit photographs. Though apparently having many psychic experiences as a child, it was not until Ada Emma Deane was fifty-eight years old that her career as a photographic medium began. After becoming … Continue reading
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An Extraordinary Journey – The Memoirs of a Physical Medium Sue Farrow reviews Stewart Alexander’s new book. Stewart Alexander is a one-off – not just a physical medium, but a physical medium to whom not a whiff of scandal has … Continue reading
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