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A PowerPoint Presentation
By Rev. John Kohlenberger
Www.MysticalSpiritualistChurch.Org
A Brief History of A Brief History of
The Spiritualist ChurchThe Spiritualist Church
What is Spiritualism?What is Spiritualism?
Founders of the movement: 1700s
Emanuel Swedenborg – a philosopher of the Spirit 1800s
Justine Kerner - supernormal and magnetic therapeutics
Margareta Fox demonstrated Mediumship in N.Y. Spiritualist Medium, Mrs. Maria Hayden, in
England N.Y. Supreme Court Judge. John W. Edmonds
What is Spiritualism?What is Spiritualism?Founders of the movement: (Cont)Late 1800s
Andrew Jackson Davis - 'Nature's Divine Revelations'
'John the Baptist' of Modern SpiritualismFirst Lyceum opened by Mr. J. Hitchcock
in Nottingham England Dr. A. Russel Wallace
co-discovered the Theory of Evolution Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
founded the Theosophical Movement
What is Spiritualism?What is Spiritualism?
Founders and Events in Spiritualism:Late, late 1800s
Daniel Dunglas Home discovered his Mediumship in USDeveloped his Mediumship in England
James Martin Peebles - 'the spiritual pilgrim' Surrounded by what he called his 'band of angels'
Alfred Russel Wallace Wrote to the N.Y. Times regarding Spiritualism and
Science The Society for Psychical Research was started
Important events: Early 1900s
Professor William James, MD, taught physiology and philosophy
Spiritualists National Union Limited formedSir Arthur Conan Doyle proclaimed his belief
in the teachings and truth of Spiritualism. called the 'St. Paul' of Spiritualism
International Spiritualists Federation formed
What is Spiritualism?What is Spiritualism?
Recent events in Spiritualism:1900s (Cont.)
Arthur Findlay's trilogy published"On the edge of the Etheric'‘"The Rock of Truth" "The Unfolding Universe"
Ernest Oaten broadcast by BBC about Spiritualism
Lord Dowding - in command of the RAF provided convincing evidence of survival of “dead” troops during WW II
What is Spiritualism?What is Spiritualism?
More Recent events in Spiritualism:Late 1900s
Eileen J. Garrett - established the New York-based Parapsychology Foundation
Ena & Harry Twigg, sitting with canon John Pearce-Higgins
A discarnate voice asked her to switch on a tape recorder … The spirit voice belonged to the missing Bishop Pike who had been dead 24 hours September 4, 1969.
'According to the modern catechism the Church has decided not to forbid anymore to dialogue with the deceased ... this is as a sequel of new discoveries within the domain of the paranormal.'
What is Spiritualism?What is Spiritualism?
Mystical Spiritualist Church
August 2001First meeting as a Non-profit Church in
Costa Mesa, California
August 2006First meeting as a Non-profit Church in
Prescott Valley, Arizona
“It is indeed a joy and a blessing when man and spirit join together in search of the greater truths and awarenesses!” – Dr. James Peebles
The Mystical Spiritualist Church
Now meeting regularly in Prescott and Prescott Valley, AZ
(Near Sedona)
Also meets Quarterly in Costa Mesa California
Home of 21st Century Spiritualism
“GOD IS Alive and hiding in each one of us!”