Welcome to our new magazine

which aims to bring our read-

ers information of what’s on at

The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Centre during 2013.

We aim to publish this

brochure on a quarterly basis,

so we hope you enjoy this, our

first issue.

So, let me start by wishing you

a Happy New Year. To you and

your family and friends, may I

wish you a happy, healthy and

prosperous 2013.

And, as we begin this new

year, we, at The Centre have

just completed our first year of

operations at Palmerston

Place.

It has been a challenging but

successful first year. As well

as offering a range of Work-

shops and demonstrations

from some of the country’s top

mediums; we also offered a

selection of conducive classes

to benefit the mind, body and

spirit. These have included a

range of Yoga classes, Tai Chi,

Meditation Classes, Baby

Massage, Mother & Baby

Yoga, and a number of thera-

pies from private therapists.

As well as this, we provide

space for artists and have their

work on display. We have also

hosted Art Exhibitions in The

Centre.

In March we were delighted to

welcome our delegates from

Switzerland to The Centre.

They enjoyed a Work-

shop by Simon

James, Brian Robert-

son and Janet

Parker, and were

delighted to be able

to visit Roslin Chapel

and to see the sea,

whilst they were

here.

We’ve held a number

of social evenings

which culminated in

our 1st Anniversary Concert in

October when we had on loan,

the famous Arthur Conan

Doyle Violins and had a spe-

cial piece of music composed

to commemorate the event.

In true X-Factor tradition, we’ve

also discovered our own Palm-

erston Proclaimer, Fraser Blair

who has been entertaining us

with his crooning!

We’ve set up our own Investi-

gative Unit, headed up by

Archie Lawrie, who gives

monthly lectures on Psychic

Phenomena; and we hosted

The Annual Conference of The

Scottish Society for Psychic

Research.

We opened our Victorian Tea-

room to provide a welcome

cuppa to all our visitors and in

November, we enjoyed a

special church service which

twinned our Church with the

Open Door Spiritualist

Sanctuary in Victoria, Canada.

Throughout the year we’ve had

a number of Open Days,

Coffee Mornings and fund-

raisers. So, now, as we enter

into 2013, we start all over

again—hence, our Back to The

Future, heading!

But, watch this space as we

aim to continue to develop and

enhance the product offering

from The Centre. We already

have many exciting new events

planned for 2013 - some are

listed below and throughout

this brochure. So, make sure

to pick up your copy of ‘What’s

On’ for all the details.

Back to the future, 2013.

Exciting Stuff for 2013

Star of TV’s Psychic Detective

and Most Haunted, here -

Tony Stockwell. Book Now!

American TV Medium

James Van Praagh for the first

time in Edinburgh, in July!

More on those famous violins!

The Arthur Conan Doyle Quartet

comes back to Palmerston!

January—March 2013

Volume 1, Issue 1

What’s On

@ The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre

Special points of interest:

Burns Night Concert with Alastair

Savage & Euan Drysdale

February Trance Workshop with

Simone Key.

ABC of Mediumship with Bill Thom-

son

Tony Stockwell Demonstration and

workshop. March 1,2,3.

Simon James, Brian Robertson &

Janet Parker Demonstration and

Workshop. March 22, 23, 24.

Inside this issue:

A message from The Chairman 2

James Van Praagh in Edinburgh 3

Artistic Adviser Appointment 4

Edinburgh Assoc of Spiritualists

Monthly Message

6

What’s On Weekly 8

New Lecture Programme 11

Therapies@25palmerstonplace 12

25palmerstonplace.com

Why are we here?

At this time of year, it is often a

question that is asked, it’s a

time of new beginnings, new

year resolutions and a time of

appraisal and reflection. As

Spiritualists believe that we’re

all here for a purpose. Some-

times that purpose is not

always clear to us, but through

time it will be revealed, but in

the main, we believe in

personal responsibility and

support for our fellow man.

So I thought it an opportune

time to explain a little about

The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Centre, - and why it’s here!

We are a Spiritual Centre, and

as well as providing a beautiful

Sanctuary for our Spiritualist

Church, we aim to provide

facilities for the physical,

mental, emotional and

spiritual well-being of Society.

We want to be a resource for

the whole community—and we

welcome people of all

religions, and none, to come

and enjoy our magnificent

building, and perhaps partake

of some of the activities. And

indeed, we also have rooms

available for private hire.

As such, we have activities in

the building that are conducive

to our aims, and this brochure

brings you information on just

some of them.

If you haven’t yet visited us,

pop in and see what’s going

on, have a coffee and cake,

book a massage or other

holistic therapy, come to some

of our classes or lectures, but

above all, come and see us,

we welcome you to our

Centre—we hope to see you

soon at 25 Palmerston Place,

or visit our website at:

Www.25palmerstonplace.com

A Message from The Chairman

Private Sittings - available everyday!

Yoga

Tai Chi

Meditation

Mindfulness/Oneness

Massage

Holistic Therapies

Acupuncture

Reflexology

Homeopathy

Herbalism

Shiatsu, and more!

Religious Services

Spiritual Development

Spiritual Healing

Private Sittings

Bi-Aura Therapy

Reiki

Demonstrations of Mediumship

Classes/Workshops

Spiritual Counselling

Weddings, Funerals & Naming Services

For the Mind For the Body For the Spirit:

A Centre for The Arts

Art on display

Art for sale

Art Classes/workshops

Social events

Musical Concerts

Talks/Lectures

Our Library

Psychic Research &

Investigations

“We aim to

provide facilities

for the physical,

mental, emotional

and spiritual well-

being of Society”

Page 2 What’s On

Ann Treherne

Chairman of The Palmerston Trust

The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Centre offers Private Sittings

for members of the public with

a range of Spiritual Mediums

affiliated to the Centre and

also with those visiting Tutors

who are conducting Courses

at the Centre.

Sittings are available daily at a

time to suit you – just ring the

Centre for an appointment

Tel: 0131 625 0700

There are many different types

of Private Sittings available.

See the list opposite to choose

the one that best suits you: -

Sitting are usually for 30 mins

duration and cost £35.

Aura Camera Readings cost

£40, due to the cost of the film

required.

Gift Certificates are available

for those who wish to give a

gift of a Private Sitting.

Psychic,

Spiritual,

Aura Camera

Aura soma,

Numerology,

Trance Communica-

tion

Spiritual Assessment.

Page 3 Volume 1, Issue 1

For the first time in Edinburgh, The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre

is proud to present: James Van Praagh

Americas most respected Medium’ James Van Praagh joins Tony Stockwell for what promises to be a sensational experience in expanding and deepening your link with the other world. This really is an exceptional opportunity for those serious about their own mediumistic development to gain knowledge and inspiration from two of the globes most renowned and prolific workers. James has enjoyed huge TV acclaim for his show ‘Beyond’ which has allowed him to travel to many counties sharing his gift with many thousands of people. Tony and James plan to take those attending this seminar through many well thought out exercises that they hope will take each person to a new level of understand with their own mediumship.

Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Deposit:£65 deposit required at time of booking.

WORLD CLASS MEDIUMSHIP

Workshop: 19—21 July

With Tony Stockwell

Schedule:

Fri 19th Jul - 10:00am to 5:00pm

Sat 20th Jul - 10:00am to 5:00pm

Sun 21st Jul - 10:00am to 4:00pm

Tutors:

James Van Praagh

Tony Stockwell

Course Fee: £265.00

Demonstration of Mediumship Sat, 20th July 7.30pm

Price: £20 Tickets on sale NOW!

The Art of Drawing on the Right with Jen Bruce BDes Hons

A twelve week drawing course, inspired by the book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards.

Learn to draw following a step by step process designed to give you the skills you need to be able to draw

confidently and accurately from observation. Perfect for absolute beginners, especially those who think they can’t draw but would like to learn.

For those experienced in drawing the course can help to enhance and refine the skills you already have.

To book a place email jennifer.rose.bruce@gmail.com

or call/text 07846 021675 theartistbookgroup.org.uk

Wednesdays 6.30pm - 8.30pm

January 9th - March 27th 2013

Thursdays 6.30pm - 8.30pm

January 10th - March 28th

2013

£125 for twelve week block

(includes materials)

New Course: The Medium and The Artist

with Simone Key and Lynn Cottrell. Sat & Sun2nd & 3rd Nov.

New Demonstration of Mediumship and Psychic Art: Friday, 1st Price £10

The Medium and The Artist, is a recent addition to our Workshop Programme which aims to look at

the medium's work with the artist and how to connect with the spirit world for art, etc.

We are delighted to have two experienced and gifted mediums working together to demonstrate

how the art work and psychic world merge together beautifully to produce the ultimate in evidence—

a portrait! Workshop: Sat & Sun 2&3 Nov. Price £85.

This Concert has been put

together by our new Artistic

Adviser, Terry Johns; and

brings you the talents of

Alastair Savage and Euan

Drysdale.

Alastair, like, Burns, is

originally from Ayrshire, and

was one of the violinists with

the BBC Scottish Symphony

Orchestra. His roots are as a

Folk Fiddler and so on Burns

Night he and Euan bring you

A Concert of Songs

and Fiddle Tunes

Celebrating the Life

of Robert Burns.

Friday, 25th January

7.30pm Price: £12

Includes: Tasters of Haggis,

Neeps and Tatties.

Tel: 0131 625 0700 to Book.

their Tribute to the great man.

Euan, a multi-instrumentalists

hales from Bathgate and as a

trumpeter he studied at the

Royal Academy, but made his

name as a guitarists and pianist

collaborating in the world of rock

and blues.

Euan’s debut record,

‘A Parcel of Rogues’, is his

personal tribute to the genius of

Burns.

Page 4 What’s On

The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Centre is delighted to

announce the appointment of

Terry Johns as Artistic Adviser

to The Centre.

Terry Johns has enjoyed a

distinguished career as a

member of the Royal Philhar-

monic Orchestra, and the

London Symphony Orchestra.

A composer of music for

studio, television, instrumental

groups and brass bands. He

formed an early passion and

flair for jazz that was to

influence many of his own

compositions. In the early

years he played with many of

the “greats”of the day -The

Tubby Hayes Freddie Logan

Afro Cuban big band, the

Kenny Wheeler octet and

bands led by Graham Collier

and John Dankworth.

He is renowned as one of the

world's finest French Horn

players and played on the

sound tracks for the films

“Star Wars”, “The Empire

strikes Back” and “Superman”

and with television appear-

ances on Andre Previn’s music

night, with jazz through the

B.B.C.’s “Jazz in Britain” broad-

casts, and by special request

to the Royal Ballet at Covent

garden.

His own composing continued

when he wrote the theme and

incidental music for Harlech

TV’s The Pretenders. He also

played for many opera

recordings with Richard

Bonynge, Joan Sutherland and

Luciano Pavarotti and film

sound tracks by Jerry Gold-

smith, Jerry Fielding, Elmer

Bernstein Lalo Schifrin and

Henry Mancini; and on many

pop records with Paul Simon,

Paul McCartney, Chicago and

Gilbert O’Sullivan and toured

Britain with Barry White and

his “Love Unlimited” Orchestra

and for “Peggy Lee Entertains”

for London Weekend T.V.

Terry now lives with his wife

Karin in Edinburgh, where he

appears regularly with the

RSNO, Scottish Ballet and the

BBC Scottish Symphony

orchestra. He recently

composed a piece of music to

commemorate the first

anniversary of the opening of

The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Centre, and arranged for his

piece to be played on the

famous Conan Doyle Quartet

of instruments. These instru-

ments were crafted from the

tree that grew in Conan

Doyle’s garden, when he lived

in Edinburgh, by Scottish Violin

Maker, Steve Burnett.

“Following the success of this

concert, we are delighted that

Terry has accepted the

position of Artistic Advisor at

The Centre. The Arthur Conan

Doyle Centre was formed to

provide for the physical,

mental emotional and spiritual

welfare of the

community

and as such,

one of our

aims is to

re-introduce

music into

the building.

We already

provide space

for the

creative arts

but we are

extremely

grateful to

Terry Johns

for bringing

all the

elements

together so

that the Anniversary Concert

could take place and for

composing this special piece

of music to commemorate our

first anniversary at 25

Palmerston Place. We look

forward with eager anticipation

to his next selection of music

and concerts which comple-

ment our beautiful building so

well, in Edinburgh’s West End.

As part of that process, The

Musical Tribute to Robert

Burns (detailed below) is the

first in a season of musical

events for 2013, that Terry has

planned for us.

Thank you, Terry.”

The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre appoints Artistic Advisor

A Musical Tribute to Robert Burns Friday, 25th January

“We look forward

with eager

anticipation to his

next selection of

music and

concerts”

Robert Burns

Page 5 Volume 1, Issue 1

A Letter to a Friend Terry Johns

The letter below is reproduced with the kind permission of Terry Johns, who penned this to his friend, Pat, an Irish violinist whom he

was in an orchestra with, a number of years ago. Pat retired from the orchestra and works in a violin sale room in Dublin.

Dear Pat,

I write to you, while imagining that Dublin courtyard, filled with the aroma of cedarwood, warm walnut oil, and the sound of violins, and to tell you that, at last I

can claim a violin experience of my own!

I composed my first string quartet for Alastair Savage’s group at the request of the Conan Doyle Centre in Edinburgh for their first anniversary. When I hear

people perform my music like this, it always brings such a rich mixture of feelings. I feel a great and unfamiliar humility when players take such pains to achieve a

genuine reproduction, which is strange terminology but may be as near the truth as it is possible to get with regard to written music.

The two violins, viola and cello that Alastair and the quartet played on Tuesday were made here in Edinburgh by Steve Burnett, from an old sycamore that stood

in the garden of Conan Doyle’s childhood home on the outskirts of the city.

Searching through the Sherlock Holmes stories I thought the “ Sign of the Four” would be an appropriate one for a quartet and I set to work. Finally, the

piece arranged itself into a reading of a synopsis of the story with incidental music.

I read from the book, as the audience enjoyed the brilliant playing and the atmospheric language of Conan Doyle, on a dark, late autumn evening in an elegant

Georgian drawing room overlooking the cathedral grounds.

Thirty-five people make a perfect audience for Chamber music, and Steve’s instruments, having lain asleep in the workshop for more than a year, filled the room

with their song: a glorious gratitude to their craftsman and the quartet, and for the joy of having an audience. Afterwards I felt a warm satisfaction inside, redolent

of my early days performing. No critics were there, no conductor or agent. No fee or potential recording contract. Only applause and smiling faces.

“As it was in the beginning”

After the concert, as I walked to the car, a fox loped across the broad elegant expanse of Melville Street with a grace and urbanity that matched her surroundings,

as if she had been born in the city. I stood watching her, surveying the silent Georgian streetscape, and felt suddenly harassed by a memory of the summer from

that very spot, when an open topped car, growling impatiently in the festival traffic spewed out noxious petrol fumes and the voltage and vitriol of electric guitars,

carrying the insult of their “sound” around the city, like a violent mental patient on day-release.

“These planks of wood impaled with their diabolical devices and variations of torture and torment, contemn patience, dedication, craftsmanship and fineness of feeling,

and glorify vulgarity, deadly voltage and sexual distortion. The hellish sound of this ‘instrument’ disturbs the Almighty Himself, and the evidence of His discomfort

surrounds us!”

That is what you wrote in your letter to me after one of your reluctant Dublin rock and roll ‘experiences’, and I agree entirely, though I could never summon such

faith or effective language to use as a vehicle for my own feelings.

The concert and the relief and sanity that it brought, having rearranged and restored my molecules, follicles and corpuscles to “factory settings”, I sat down to write

this morning, reflecting on our forty years of friendship, our many exchanges about music, and of you, across the sea in Dublin among melomanic Irishmen

and centuries of craftsmanship.

“The flames of hell give forth no light” it has been said! Nor does an electric shock generate music any more than it gave relief from their torments to the mental

patients of old.

To call this painful noise “music”, and the as the media now does, is an obfuscation that will be penetrated in time.

I fear that in our urban lives, we are being steered by increasingly excessive and almost inescapable noise towards some sort of collective neurological malfunction,

the early stages of which is at present masquerading as euphoria.

Did Mary Shelley herself not describe her chimera as “handsome” and ‘beautiful” and did not the creators of the gleaming war machine swell with pride in 1914.

Please forgive my self-indulgence. I seem to have found a little revolutionary spirit under some old delusions and complacency. Only thoughts of you and old

Ireland bring me comfort and peace.

After Christmas we’ll come visiting and shopping and we shall buy some Donegal tweed, against the winter blast, and Waterford crystal, to bring gentle music to

the dinner table.

When midnight mass is over and the children are asleep there will be silence in Melville street so we can listen to the trees grow and the fox’s velvet footfall.

Yours Ever

Terry

What’s on Weekly

Page 8 Newsletter Title

Tel: 0131 538 1025

Day Time Class/Event Contact Details:

Sunday 11.00 Divine Service of Worship All Welcome

12.45 Healing Service All Welcome. No charge but donations gratefully received.

Monday 17.45 Pregnancy Yoga aditiyogacentre.com Tel: 0131 343 3334

18.00 Kundalini Yoga AquarianYoga.co.uk Tel: 07789 510193

19.00 Hatha Yoga : aditiyogacentre.com Tel: 0131 343 3334

19.30 Psychic Awareness Class All Welcome. ycraig@btinternet.com Tel: 07967 402590

Tuesday 12.30 Hatha Yoga Beginners aditiyogacentre.com Tel: 0131 343 3334

14.00 Baby Yoga aditiyogacentre.com Tel: 0131 343 3334

14.30 Trance Class with Frances Ryan Closed Class. By invitation only. Names taken for next class.

14.30 Group Meditation with Jane Hill Starts 5th February. To book your place Tel: 07749 272090

17.45 Hatha Yoga aditiyogacentre.com Tel: 0131 343 3334

19.15 Hatha Yoga Beginners aditiyogacentre.com Tel: 0131 343 3334

19.15 Pregnancy Yoga aditiyogacentre.com Tel: 0131 343 3334

19.30 Mediumship Development www.ewanairvine.moonfruit.com

19.30 Mediumship Development Billy Shorthouse Billy-shorthouse@yahoo.co.uk

Wednesday 12.15 Mindfulness at Lunchtime All Welcome. Entry Fee £4 at the door.

13.13 Mindfulness at Lunchtime All Welcome. Entry Fee £4 at the door.

14.00 Mum and Baby Yoga aditiyogacentre.com Tel: 0131 343 3334

17.45 Pregnancy Yoga aditiyogacentre.com Tel: 0131 343 3334

18.00 Hatha Yoga Beginners aditiyogacentre.com Tel: 0131 343 3334

18.00 Group Meditation Development www.ilovefgt.com Tel: 0131 337 1890

18.30 Spiritual Healing All welcome. No charge, but donations gratefully received.

18.30 Art of Drawing on the Right Jennifer.rose.bruce@gmail.com Tel: 07846 021 675

18.45 Brahma Kumaris Meditation Edinburgh@uk.bkwsu.org

19.00 Beginners Meditation www.ilovefgt.com Tel: 0131 337 1890

19.15 Hatha Yoga aditiyogacentre.com Tel: 0131 343 3334

19.30 Demonstration of Mediumship All Welcome. Entry Fee £3 at the door.

19.30 Mediumship Development Group (Closed Class. By Invitation Only)

20.00 Lotus Light Meditation www.ilovefgt.com Tel: 0131 337 1890

Thursday 10.00 Taiji (Tai Chi) and Qi Gong enquiries@soenren.com Tel: 07984 202710

12.30 Hatha Yoga aditiyogacentre.com Tel: 0131 343 3334

14.30 Public Demonstration of Mediumship Starts 7th February. Entry £3 at the door. All Welcome.

17.00 White Eagle Lodge Ranald Godfrey, Tel: 0131 441 7923

18.00 Hatha Yoga www.aditiyogacentre.com Tel: 0131 343 3334

18.45 Tai Chi and Qi Gong Anne-Claire Nusillard aclnus@yahoo.co.uk Tel: 07740 564 940

18.30 Art of Drawing on the Right Jennifer.rose.bruce@gmail.com Tel: 07846 021 675

18.45 Brahma Kumaris Meditation www.Edinburgh@uk.bkwsu.org

19.30 Pregnancy Yoga www.aditiyogacentre.com Tel: 0131 343 3334

19.30 Spiritual Development Class Jinty Dumble jintyjcmg@yahoo.co.uk Tel: 0131 538 1025

Looking for a closer blending with your spirit team?

Are you questioning whether you have trance abilities?

How much of your trance speaking and/or healing is from spirit?

How can you achieve more influence from spirit?

Trance is a very refined aspect of mediumship, which can influence your spirituality, as well

as your messages in mediumship.

If you are willing to push away those boundaries of limitation, please join me for what should

be an exciting and enjoyable course. Price: £85, includes lunch.

Places strictly limited. Please book early to avoid disappointment.

This course on Mediumship is almost full—we will take names for a waiting list in case of cancel-

lation. You can see Tony demonstrate his remarkable gift at a Demonstration of Mediumship on

Friday, 1st March. Time: 7.30pm Tickets £15

A Taste of Trance Sat & Sun, 9th & 10th February

Evidential Mediumship 2nd & 3rd March

ABC of Mediumship (1) Sat & Sun, 16th& 17th February

How good is your intuition? How do you deal with your sensitivity?

Have you ever wondered where to take the first steps in your development.

This weekend is aimed at those who are starting out on their path of spiritual unfoldment.

Learning to take your first steps in building the foundations of your mediumship: gaining

knowledge which supports your development. Together with sympathetic tutors and like

minded people, you will work with your psychic abilities, using various exercises which will

help to build the foundations for your future development. A weekend where the emphasis is

on learning and understanding. Price: £85, includes lunch.

Page 9 Volume 1, Issue 1

Bill Thomson

Simone Key

Demonstration of Mediumship with Tony Stockwell

Saturday 2nd March, 7.30pm Tickets on sale NOW £15

Simon James & Janet Parker: In Search of the Soul NEW! 23rd & 24th March

This course is about exploring the mystical union between the spirit world and the

splendour of the soul. It is only through the experience and understanding that our

souls will grow. The soul is the essence of all that we are and all that we truly can

be.

Understanding the philosophy of our own lives will enhance all that we are. When

we understand, a balance can begin. When we are in balance all those wonderful

faculties of the Spirit that we have been blessed with can function at their highest

level. It does not matter whether your faculties of the Spirit are as Speakers,

Demonstrators, Healers or as Ambassadors of the Spirit.

Allow us to interact with you helping to bring richness and nurturing to your Soul.

When the Soul finds balance the Spirit Sings. As you blend with Spirit on a deeper

level your mediumship and the knowledge of Spirit can only grow.

This Course will fill fast — book NOW! Price: £85 including lunch.

Simon James Janet Parker

Demonstration of Mediumship, Friday, 22nd March, 7.30pm Tickets: £10

At the age of 24 years, Gary is the

Uk’s biggest Psychic Surgeon!

He has worked as a psychic surgeon

for over 5 years and a BBC TV

Documentary has been made about

his abilities to heal people.

As well as teaching and doing work-

shops Gary now works with leading

medical professionals such as

midwife Dr Gowri Motha. The

surgery techniques are non-invasive

and painless.

He is back at The Sir Arthur Conan

Doyle Centre by popular demand.

He gave a demonstration of

his surgery at The SSPR’s

Annual Conference which was

held at The Centre in October.

And both his sessions were

over-subscribed.

So, if you want to see a

demonstration by the UK’s top

Psychic Surgeon, get your

tickets now! A few Private

Consultations will also be

available.

Tickets on sale Now! £15

Booking Line: 0131 625 0700

Again, by popular demand, Thelma has returned to The Centre with her very successful, Mediumship Masterclass.

She has entitled this session, Perfecting The Message, and these blocks of classes are designed for those Mediums who are conducting Private Sittings, and who are demonstrating on the platform.

There are 3 sessions, the first focuses on Private Sittings, the second on Demonstrating and the third sessions pulls both these elements together.

There are 2 sessions of 4 evening classes between 7pm—9pm, and the last session is of 6 weeks duration. The cost of the first 2 sessions are £10 per night, or £30 per block of 4 when purchased in advance. The last session of 6 classes is £10 per night or £50 for the block.

Places are strictly limited, so book early to reserve your place. Tel: 0131 625 0700

Dates: February: 5,12,19,26; April: 2,9,23,30 and Sept: 17,24 Oct: 1,8,15,22. (Tuesdays)

Page 10 What’s On

International Psychic Surgeon, Gary Mannion As seen on TV Sat 16th Feb

Mediumship Masterclass Perfecting the Message with Thelma Francis

Afternoon Demonstrations of Mediumship Thursdays at 2.30pm

Every Thursday, starting from February, The Centre will host an Afternoon Demonstration of Mediumship.

(This demonstration will be non-denominational) The demonstration will start at 2.30pm, Cost: £3 at the door.

The Visiting Mediums are listed in the programme below—we hope you’ll be able to join us.

Thursday, 7th February Graham McLaren

Thursday, 14th February Margaret Kerr

Thursday, 21st February Mae Dickson

Thursday, 28th February Frances Ryan & Karen Shaw

Thursday, 7th March Lorraine Barr

Thursday, 14th March Thelma Francis

Thursday, 21st March TBA

Thursday, 28th March TBA

The Scottish Society for Psychical Research Investigating the Paranormal in Scotland

Things that go Bump in the Mind: The Psychology of Apparitional Experiences. 7.30pm

Tuesday, 2nd April

Psychical Research and Investigation Unit

The Scottish Society for Psychical Research is the largest organisation dedicated to studying the

Paranormal in Scotland. They have an excellent lecture programme attracting world-class speakers

on paranormal topics. Their Vice President, Archie Lawrie, heads up The Edinburgh Society for

Psychic Research. In association with both The SSPR, and The ESPR, The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Centre is proud to present our own lecture programme in Edinburgh which is open to the public to

enjoy. If you have an interest in the serious and scientific investigation of the paranormal—this is

not to be missed! Details of the speakers and lectures, below. Tickets are priced at only £5!

Precognition, Dreams & Synchronicity Tuesday, 5th March, 7.30pm

Physical Phenomena - A Personal Journey Tuesday, 5th February, 7.30pm

Page 11 What’s On

A founder member of the Koestler Parapsychology Unit, Dr Caroline Watt has taught and researched

parapsychology at the University of Edinburgh for 25 years.

She has published over 50 peer-reviewed academic papers, served as president of the Parapsychologi-

cal Association, and has presented her research at conferences both within the UK and abroad. She

has often presented her work to the wider public through the broadcast and print media. Tonight she

will talk about the psychology of ghostly experiences

Dr Caroline Watt, Koestler Unit, University of Edinburgh

Physical manifestations of spirit communicators have fascinated Nick all his life, especially when he began

to develop clairsentience. Trusted by physical mediums at home and abroad, his sittings with them, with the

Noah's Ark Society and the Scole Group are all included in this presentation; which will conclude with a

major recent shift in his view of the importance of such physical phenomena.

Nick Kyle is the President of the SSPR and has previously presented talks to the Society on 'Spiritualism: a

Timeline of Curiosities' and 'The Paranormal World of Robert Burns'. Nick, who is known to many in psychical

research as an affable host, promises to share his own experiences with generous measures of critical

thinking and warm reflection.

Nick Kyle, President, SSPR

Nigel Peace is an author, I Ching consultant, artist and Reiki teacher. He is the author of 51GN5 0F L1F3, a

comedy novel of sabotage in the afterlife, and of 5P1R1T R3V3L4T10N5, a description of prophetic dreams

and synchronicities.

This book was second in The People's Book Prize national awards.

This is Nigel's first talk to the SSPR/ESPR/SACDC and we look forward to hearing his thoughts on

Precognition, Dreams and Synchronicity—all too often ignored as a serious area for research and investiga-

tion. Having worked as an engineer and Mathematics Teacher, Nigel is now an award-winning author, his

work endorsed by world-renowned scientist Rupert Sheldrake as “vivid and fascinating—pioneering re-

search”. Nigel Peace, Author.

The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre has it’s own Psychical Research & Investigation Unit which is headed up

by Archie Lawrie; who, as well as being an accomplished author of a number of books on the subject, is also

Vice President of the SSPR (above).

As well as carrying out investigations into the paranormal, Archie conducts his own monthly lecture pro-

gramme at The Centre and welcomes the guest speakers above to join us at The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Centre to add to the discussion and debate on topics relating to the paranormal. Thank you, Archie.

If you are experiencing strange happenings, or are disturbed by things that go bump in the night—then give

us a call. Archie will be pleased to speak to you, and investigate, where appropriate.

Contact Archie : archie@25palmerstonplace.com or call The Centre: 0131 625 0700

Registered Charity in Scotland: SCO42492

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The Palmerston Trust

25 Palmerston Place

Edinburgh EH12 5AP

Phone: 0131 625 0700

www.25palmerstonplace.com

E-mail: ACDCentre@hotmail.co.uk

The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre Is operated by The Palmerston Trust

Here’s some of the therapies

we have available:

Acupuncture

Reflexology

Aromatherapy

Massage

Reiki

Indian head massage

EFT

Daoyin Tao

Bach Flower Remedies

Psychology

Homeopathy

Hopi Ear Candle, etc

Spiritual Counseling

The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Centre launches new logo in

support of their Holistic

Therapy offering.

The Centre has always been

home to a number of private

Therapists who have hired

private rooms to consult their

clients.

The Centre now aims to put

itself firmly on the map as a

provider of holistic therapies

by offering treatments by

donation for those who could

not otherwise afford a therapy

as well as those on low income

whilst still providing personal

consultations for private

clients.

So now everyone can afford to

come and enjoy some of the

benefits afforded by the

various therapies on offer.

All Therapists

carry their own

professional

qualifications

and insurance.

Some Therapies

are only avail-

able by Private

Appointment.

Therapies by

Donation are

available from Tuesday—Thursday

10am—4pm. Minimum Donation £10

To Book Call: 0131 625 0700

A cancellation fee applies to all bookings

cancelled within 24 hours of appointment

time.

As a Spiritual Centre, we aim to provide

comfort to those in need. We are thank-

ful to our volunteers for giving of their

time to enable us to help others in this

way.

Therapies@25palmerstonplace.com

Private Room Hire

We have a number of rooms available for private hire, either by the hour, or for longer

periods.

So, whether you’re thinking of starting your own class, doing private therapies or indeed

planning your wedding or party, we’ve got a room to suit you.

Private consulting rooms available for hire by the hour from £10 per hour.

Discounts available for longer hire periods.

Catering available.

Call us, and we’ll be happy to show you round our remarkable building.

Tel: 0131 625 0700

How to Find Us:

By train from Haymarket Station, turn right when exiting the station and walk towards

Princes Street, along West Maitland Street. The second Street on the left is

Palmerston Place—we are just beyond the Cathedral.

By Bus: Lothian Region Buses No.s 3, 4, 12, 25, 26, 31, 33, 44, 48 as well as the

Airlink Bus from Edinburgh Airport. All stop in the region of Haymarket/West Mait-

land Street.

Please check with Lothianbuses.com for changes due to the Tram Works.