Milwaukee: National Spiritualist Association of Churches, Publisher. Cloth. no date. Black cloth. No jacket. 428 pp. A collection of writings on Spiritualism and related subjects, by Andrew Jackson Davis. This includes death and the after life, philosophy of spiritualism, etc. Davis, one of the founders of American Spiritualism, turned to..... More
Boston: William White and Company, 1873. Cloth. Dark brown pebbled cloth. 156 pp. An attempt to explain the existence of the afterlife, drawing on many biblical anecdotes, as well as studying the physiology of humans and animals, electro-magnetism, etc. A chapter on the phenomena of occult forces details magnetic forces..... More
London: Horizon, Publisher, 1944. Wraps. Printed wraps. Single issue of this little magazine featuring an article on the trial of the British medium Helen Duncan, who was convicted of fraud. The article discusses her alleged use of regurgitation, and includes two photos of the medium during a séance. Also included..... More
Boston: Colby and Rich, 1885. Cloth. Third Thousand. Dark purple cloth. 430 pp. A Spiritualist work describing in detail the world of the afterlife, or Summerland. This includes Zencolla City, the Golden Nest, etc. With chapters on the experiences of various spirits as communicated to the author, outlining the structure..... More
Boston: Colby and Rich, Publishers, 1877. Wraps. Fifth edition. Printed wraps. Iv., 64 pp., plus ads in the rear. Preface by Epes Sargent. A work seeking to support the practice of Spiritualism and the communication with afterlife, citing the examples of mediums such as Kate Fox and Daniel Hume, among..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1943. Cloth. Sixth printing. Gray cloth in clipped jacket (clipped at lower corner, perhaps indicating book club?). 302 pp. A transcription of communications transmitted by a psychic, "Betty" from other worlds of consciousness. These communications relay ways of expanding consciousness into higher planes. GOOD..... More