The history of witchcraft and demonologySummers, Montague
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The history of witchcraft and demonology
Summers, Montague
Demonology; Demonology -- History; Witchcraft; Witchcraft -- History
At the present time Spiritism is as widely spread in France as in
England, if indeed not far more widely. Thus _La Science de l’Ame_ is a
new bi-monthly journal issued under the auspices of _La Revue Spirite_.
It has articles on Magnetism and Radio-activity, the analysis of the
soul, and vital radiations. In the number of _La Revue Spirite_, which
commences the year 1925, Mons. Camille Flammarion prints a signed letter
from Heliopolis, which describes a first experience of a séance, where
the death of the writer’s father was predicted in six months and took
place ten days after the allotted time. Elsewhere in the issue are
particulars of the International Congress of Spiritism which was to be
held at Paris in September, 1925, and would be open to all Federations,
Societies, and Groups everywhere. An immense concourse was expected.
The President is Mr. George F. Berry, a well-known name in English
Spiritistic circles, and the compliment of honorary membership is paid to
Léon Denis,[111] Gabriel Delanne, Sir William Barrett, and Ernest Bozzano.
A glance at the pages of any Spiritistic journal in England will show
almost endless activities in every direction. In one issue of the
weekly _Light_ (Saturday, 21 February, 1925) we have amongst other
announcements nine “Sunday’s Society Meetings” in various districts of
London, with addresses on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The following seems
sufficiently startling and a close enough imitation: “_St. Luke’s Church
of the Spiritual Evangel of Jesus the Christ, Queen’s-road, Forest
Hill, S.E._—Minister: Rev. J. W. Potter. February 22nd, 6.30, Service,
Holy Communion and Address. Healing Service, Wed., Feb. 25th, 7 p.m.”
In the next column are details of “Rev. G. Vale Owen’s Lecture Tour.”
The “London Spiritualist Alliance, Ltd.” has a list of meetings. There
are discussion classes and demonstrations of clairvoyance, psychometry,
and Mystic Pictures. Among “Books that will Help you” we find _Talks
with the Dead_, _Report on Spiritualism_, _The Aquarian Gospel of
Jesus the Christ_—(is this used at St. Luke’s Church of the Spiritual
Evangel?)—_Spirit Identity, Spiritualism_, and many more of similar
import. There is a “British College of Psychic Science” where Mr. Horace
Leaf, a medium of some repute, lectures on “The Psychology and Practice
of Mediumship,” Mrs. Barker demonstrates Trance Mediumship, and Mrs.
Travers Smith the Ouija-Board and Automatic Writing. There is a “London
Spiritual Mission” and a “Wimbledon Spiritualist Mission.” At Brighton
“St. John’s Brotherhood Church” provides “The Spiritual Evangel of Jesus
the Christ,” “Minister, Brother John.” And all this is scarcely a tithe
of the various announcements and advertisements.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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