I will be away and not writing my book blog for a few weeks. Sorry, but hope that people will still read previous blogs, and maybe find out more about the books that I have shown up to now.

Hello dear friends, just a quick note to apologise for not posting for a while.  I will be back to normal mid September ish.  Meanwhile I hope that you will have a chance to do some reading.  Remember to keep an open mind and follow your gut instinct when on your Spiritual pathway.  Never accept anything that does not feel right.  'When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.'

SPIRITUALISM HISTORY - 'MY GREATEST STORY' BY HANNEN SWAFFER - W.H.ALLEN 1946 REP.FIRST PUBLISHED 1945.HARDBACK

HELLO BOOK LOVERS AND SPIRITUAL TRAVELLERS, HAPPY WEDNESDAY.  I HAVE ANOTHER BOOK TO TELL YOU ABOUT.  THE AUTHOR IS HANNEN SWAFFER, FLEET STREET JOURNALIST, CRITIC, SOCIALIST AND LATER BECAME A SPIRITUALIST.  

IN THIS BOOK, SWAFFER TALKS ABOUT HIS BELIEFS, AND EXPERIENCES IN SPIRITUALISM.

IN 1930, HE FORMED A 'HOME CIRCLE.' HERE  WAS EXPERIENCED, AFTER THREE YEARS, 'EVERY FORM OF PHENOMENA.'

THE FAMOUS GUIDE OF SWAFFER'S HOME CIRCLE WAS SILVER BIRCH, WHO WAS 

FAMOUS FOR HIS ELOQUENCE,AND TEACHINGS.

THIS BOOK IS FULL OF EXAMPLES OF PSYCHIC PHENOMENON, SPIRIT TEACHINGS, AND EXPERIENCES OF A HOME CIRCLE IN THE 1930'S.

AN ESSENTIAL READ FOR THOSE WHO ARE SEARCHING OR INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY OF SPIRIT COMMUNICATION.

FACES OF THE LIVING DEAD By Paul Miller - 1943 -First special edition for Psychic Book Club - London - War Economy Standard Hardback

Hello, welcome to my next book, from my collection of spiritual and related subjects.  Today I want to show you :

FACES OF THE LIVING DEAD

BY

PAUL MILLER

AUTHOR OF 

'THE CHURCH IN DECAY'

SPECIAL EDITION FOR

PSYCHIC BOOK CLUB

FIRST PUBLISHED

1943

IT IS A THIN HARDBACK, NO DUSTWRAPPER, 54 PAGES.

ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS:

SPIRIT DRAWINGS BY MEDIUM FRANK LEAH WITH PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE 'DEAD' PERSON TO COMPARE THE LIKENESS

AT THE TIME THIS BOOK WAS PUBLISHED, FRANK LEAH WAS CITED AS BEING THE 'ONLY MEDIUM TRAINED TO DRAW OR PAINT THE 'DEAD'.  

THIS BOOK IS HIS STORY - FRANK LEAH, A JOURNALIST, ARTIST, AND MEDIUM.

32 PAGES OF PHOTOGRAPHS

MORE ABOUT FRANK LEAH

WEBSITE ABOUT SPIRIT ARTISTS

ALSO CHECK OUT CORAL POLGE, WHO WAS A VERY TALENTED PSYCHIC ARTIST.

NO BOOK TODAY - JUST RANDOM THOUGHTS...HAS ANYONE EVER THOUGHT THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A 'GHOST' ?

Hi People, Is there anyone there?  I wonder if anyone is out there. Be nice if someone would acknowledge.  

I thought I would have a change today, because featuring a book each day is somehow not enough. I want to re read them, and then maybe share some thoughts about the contents with you.

That is of course presuming anyone is interested.  I realise that the subject is not for everyone - although I find it hard to believe.

Understanding what or who we are as humans, why are we existing? What is this Universe that we live in?  What is the point of it all? Is there a reason? Is there a creator? How or why did it all begin? All my life I have been curious about these things.  I have craved for answers.

I am in the middle of reading the Autobiography of Eileen Garrett. ( see my earlier post about this book) It has been there in my bookcase for years.  Some of the things she talks about concerning her sensitivity, and psychic senses, bear a common thread in my own life.  My Dad went through similar experiences in the 1960's as Ms Garrett did decades earlier.  Like her, he was born with the ability to 'see' the so called 'dead!'  Then later in his life he discovered that he was a natural 'trance medium'. He was sitting at home with a group of family members and friends, when he must have fallen asleep. Or so he thought. Wondering why everyone was staring at him, he was informed that he had been speaking for over an hour.  He had a 'control' who had been speaking to the family and giving evidence of life after death.  'Dead' relatives had been speaking to those present, and my Dad had no knowledge of any of it.  Thinking that he had just 'nodded off.'

I learned about all these things when I was very young, and it became normal.  But later, I began to ask questions. I realised that not everyone knew about things. Yet it had happened. It was a normal part of my family life.  Why did others find it so difficult to believe?  

Anyway I am just wondering if anyone else out there has had a similar experience?  

I will leave the question open, please get in touch.

Have a nice weekend.

Sharon x

WINGED PHARAOH BY JOAN GRANT - METHUEN 9TH EDN 1941 - THE NEXT STACK OF BOOKS -

WINGED PHARAOH  BY JOAN GRANT

THE NEXT BOOK FROM MY OLD BOOKCASE

THE STACK OF BOOKS I WILL BE VIEWING WITH YOU NEXT:

STARTING WITH ANOTHER

JOAN GRANT

WINGED PHAROAH

IN FACT THIS WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1937, AND HAS NEVER BEEN OUT OF PRINT!
SUCH WAS THE POPULARITY OF THIS HER FIRST 'NOVEL', THAT IT SHOT HER TO FAME.

FOR TWENTY YEARS SHE CONTINUED TO WRITE, BEFORE REVEALING THAT SHE WAS RECALLING HER OWN PAST LIVES. HER HUSBAND, LESLIE GRANT, HELPED HER BY TRANSCRIBING INTO A NOTEBOOK, AS JOAN, IN A TRANCE, SPOKE OUT ABOUT HER 'FAR MEMORIES.'

JOAN'S NOTEBOOKS CONTAINING THE TRANSCRIPTIONS STILL EXIST:

WINGED PHARAOH ADVERT

TAKEN FROM JOAN GRANT WEBSITE

SO IF YOU LOVE ANCIENT EGYPT, THEN THIS BOOK MAY BE OF INTEREST TO YOU. IT IS WRITTEN IN THE FIRST PERSON AND IS FULL OF DETAIL OF THE LIFE OF A CO-RULER OF THE FIRST DYNASTY.

LORD OF THE HORIZON - BY JOAN GRANT - PUB.METHUEN 1943 - RA--AB-HOTEP - ANCIENT EGYPT -

Hello, it's Thursday afternoon. The weather is starting to turn grey, although warm.  We are expecting storms later - this is mid August in the north of England.

I NOW HAVE ANOTHER BOOK TO SHOW YOU FROM MY COLLECTION.  THE COVERS ARE LOOKING A BIT WORN, WITH A LITTLE FOXING ON THE END PAPERS.  IT IS A HARD BACK COVERED IN YELLOW LINEN, AND IS A WAR ECONOMY STANDARD PRODUCTION, FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1943.

LORD OF THE HORIZON

BY

JOAN GRANT

DEDICATED TO AUTHORS MOTHER

 THE LAST BOOK IN THIS STACK  *                    

THERE ARE FOUR PARTS TO THIS BOOK

JOAN GRANT

THE WRITER OF THIS BOOK, WAS FAMED FOR HER FIRST NOVEL,'WINGED PHARAOH.'

SHE LATER,IN 1957  REVEALED THAT SHE WAS WRITING FROM HER 'FAR MEMORY', AND CLAIMED TO HAVE HAD MANY PREVIOUS LIVES.

CLICK FOR INFORMATION ON JOAN GRANT

JOAN GRANT OFFICIAL WEBSITE:     http://www.joangrant.net/

THANK YOU FOR VISITING AND WATCH FOR MORE BOOKS, I POST ONE MOST DAYS.

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR BOOKS OR JUST SAY HELLO.

SHARON X

THE FINDING OF THE THIRD EYE - VERA STANLEY ALDER - RIDER REPRINT 1960 - FIRST PUBLISHED 1938. HARDBACK

HAPPY WEDNESDAY! TODAY IS A SUNNY WARM DAY IN NORTH WEST ENGLAND.  A RARE THING THIS YEAR.  I'M ENJOYING LOOKING THROUGH MY BOOK COLLECTION, AND DISCOVERING GEMS I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT.  I HOPE YOU ARE TOO.  

TODAY I HAVE A BOOK BY: 

VERA STANLEY ALDER

THE FINDING OF THE THIRD EYE

A GUIDE TO ATTAINMENT

'MISS ALDER OFFERS US A GUIDE TO ATTAINMENT THROUGH THE PATH OUTLINED BY THE ANCIENT WISDOM.'

PREFACE BY ALICE BAILEY.

More about the Spirit Healing of the Chapman/Lang teams

Hello peeps, just a quick post: here is more info about the Medium George Chapman, and his son Michael:

http://www.michael-chapman.co.uk/About-Us.html

yesterday's post was about the book 'Healing Hands' which is about George Chapman, and his Spirit Guide 'William Lang'.

I would just like to add this link for people interested in finding out more about this. (link above) .

HEALING HANDS. THE AMAZING TRUE STORY OF A SPIRIT DOCTOR...J.BERNARD HUTTON...GEORGE CHAPMAN.

GOOD EVENING, HERE IS THE NEXT BOOK FOR YOUR PERUSAL:

HEALING HANDS

THE AMAZING TRUE STORY OF A SPIRIT DOCTOR

J.BERNARD HUTTON

IN COLLABORATION WITH GEORGE CHAPMAN

THIS EDITION FIRST PUBLISHED IN BRITAIN 1995 BY VIRGIN BOOKS

(FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1966 BY W. H.ALLEN & COMPANY LTD)

ISBN 0 86369  893 X

This is a true account of  'Spirit Healing'.

REINCARNATION - MORE LIVES THAN ONE? THE BLOXHAM TAPES - JEFFREY IVERSON - PAN PB 1977.

THE BLOXHAM TAPES - THE MOST STAGGERING EVIDENCE FOR REINCARNATION EVER RECORDED.

FOREWORD BY MAGNUS MAGNUSSON: 'IN MY YEARS AS A JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER, I HAVE COVERED SOME VERY ODD STORIES INDEED.  BUT THE STORY TOLD IN THIS BOOK MUST RANK AS THE MOST INTRIGUING I'VE EVER COVERED.

FROM THE BACK COVER:

ARNALL BLOXHAM IS ONE OF BRITAIN'S MOST RESPECTED HYPNOTHERAPISTS.  IN THE COURSE OF HIS WORK OVER TWO DECADES HE HAS UNCOVERED THE  MOST STAGGERING EVIDENCE FOR REINCARNATION EVER RECORDED.

EXPLORING THE PSYCHIC WORLD - JOHN BUTLER - 1947 - OAK TREE BOOKS, ST.LEONARDS, SUSSEX

HELLO PEEPS, HERE IS ANOTHER LITTLE TREASURE FROM THE BACK OF MY BOOKCASE:

Published 68years ago! 

The Foreward begins: 'If your mind is set on rigid lines then this book is not for you.'

DIRECT SPIRIT WRITING - STAINTON MOSES - (PYSCHOGRAPHY) - A TREATISE ON ONE OF THE OBJECTIVE FORMS OF PSYCHIC OR SPIRITUAL PHENOMENA.

DIRECT SPIRIT WRITING

(PSyCHOGRAPHY)

BY

THE REV.W.STAINTON MOSES

SPECIAL EDITION FOR

PSYCHIC BOOK CLUB

FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1873

THIS EDITION PUBLISHED 1952

"NEVER UTTER THESE WORDS:

'I do not know this; therefore it is false.' "

"one must study to know, know to understand, understand to judge." 

Narada,

Hindu Philosopher.

This is my copy of the book

Having been first published over 140 years ago, the language in this book is a little archaic. The author introduces the subject of the book, psychography,(spirit writing), and then proceeds with a brief history; Namely Guldenstubbe - Crookes.

Join this new blog or become a follower https://www.blogger.com to be in draw for book give away...Silver Birch...1954 edn

*

Join site or be a follower to join book give aways:

August giveaway will be:

 Silver Birch Speaks

BY

SYLVIA BARBANELL

1954 EDITION

PICTURED ABOVE

THIS BLOG IS FOR ANYONE THAT LOVES BOOKS

ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH

OR THE HISTORY OF SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS

PSYCHIC PHENOMENON

LIFE AFTER DEATH

SPIRITUALISM

SACRED KNOWLEDGE

SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHY

MYSTERY

WISDOM

GHOSTS

MEDIUMS

CHANNELLERS

SPIRITS

RELIGION

SCIENCE

NATURE

LIFE

A GOOD READ

OLD BOOKS

AND ANY OTHER RELATED SUBJECTS

Interesting Links:http://www.victorzammit.com/  (FOR LIFE AFTER DEATH EVIDENCE)

MY REASONS FOR HAVING THIS BLOG:

TO ASSIST TRAVELLERS SEEKING DIRECTION

TO SHARE INFORMATION

TO SHARE MY LOVE OF BOOKS

TO HELP OTHERS FIND BOOKS THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD ABOUT

IF I CAN HELP ONE PERSON TO REALISE THAT THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN MEETS THE EYE, THAT ANSWERS TO THE MYSTERIES OF EXISTENCE CAN BE SOUGHT THROUGH READING ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES OF THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE.

TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND, WEIGH UP THE EVIDENCE, GAIN AS MUCH KNOWLEDGE AS ONE NEEDS TO 

FORM ONES OWN REALISATION OF THE TRUTH.

TO BE FREE OF INDOCTRINATION

TO BE AN INDIVIDUAL THINKER

***

Here is a link to a series of relevant videos worth watching:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frJpThIims8

EILEEN J. GARRETT - ADVENTURES IN THE SUPERNORMAL - INTRO BY HUGH LYNN CAYCE

EILEEN J.GARETT "PROBABLY THE BEST KNOWN AND RELIABLE PSYCHIC IN THE WORLD." - Life Magazine

The Next Stack of books from my bookcase in the corner....

One of these books will be going into a draw for one blog member to win - so join up now  - and share - as soon as ten people have joined I will put the names in a box and choose one to receive a free book. 

Now for today's book:

ADVENTURES IN THE SUPERNORMAL

A PERSONAL MEMOIR

BY

EILEEN GARRETT

This is a paperback, 1968 edition. First published 1949.

PUBLISHED BY PAPERBACK LIBRARY,INC.

NEW YORK

"unique, readable, entertaining, sincere, straightforward."

These are the adjectives critics have used to describe Eileen Garrett's Adventures in the Supernormal .

'From her Irish childhood, where her only friends were the two mysterious Children invisible to everyone else,throughout her adult life, Eileen Garrett has possessed the rare, disquieting gift of second sight.

Her struggles to come to terms with her strange faculties of clairvoyance precognition and trance-mediumship form the basis of this unusual autobiography of a woman whose life is devoted to the world of the occult.'

"All this is told simply and swiftly.  The result is an entertaining story...on clairvoyance, ghosts, poltergeists, the meaning of death and the color and form of life as it looks to one who sees beyond and through the spectrum."  -  The New York Times

Introduction  by Hugh Lynn Cayce, ( son of Edgar Cayce )

" Eileen Garrett's psychic capabilities unroll like a magic carpet - clairvoyant perception of auras and spirit forms (ghosts); prevision (precognition); retrocognition (perception of past events); experiences with hypnotic trance sessions of unusual duration and depth; spontaneous telepathy, as well as laboratory controlled experiments; psychokinetic manifestations (movement of objects); and healing in a variety of forms. Indeed, it is the tremendous range of Mrs. Garrett's abilities which almost overwhelms an observer. " Hugh Lynn Cayce

useful links:

http://www.harrypricewebsite.co.uk/Seance/Garrett/garrett-intro.htm

http://www.searchwithin.org/download/eileen_garrett.pdf

http://www.unexplainedstuff.com/Mediums-and-Mystics/Mediums-and-Channelers-Eileen-garrett-1893-1970.html

Preview of next pile of books from my spiritual collection, Plus news of a give away....1954 hardback copy of SILVERBIRCH SPEAKS

WIN SILVER BIRCH SPEAKS by SYLVIA BARBANEL
1954 SPIRITUALIST PRESS

JOIN THIS BLOG TO GO INTO MEMBERS DRAW FOR THIS BOOK GIVE AWAY.
DATE OF DRAW WILL BE ANNOUNCED WHEN WE HAVE FIRST TEN MEMBERS....
 TO JOIN THIS BLOG GOTO THE WIDGET ON THE RIGHT


 ABOVE ARE THE NEXT BOOKS WE WILL BE EXAMINING FROM MY SPIRITUAL COLLECTION.
Details in next blog
Sharon x

Krishnamurti, Jiddu. Commentaries On Living: Second Series From The Notebooks...

Hello Readers and welcome to my Spiritual book corner.  The next book I have for you is One of the writings of JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI....

Published 1959, Victor Gollanz, London.

A detailed biography of Krishnamurti can be found here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiddu_Krishnamurti

Krishnamurti, 1895-1986, was a writer and speaker of Philosophical and spiritual subjects.utIn this book he expounds on various topics such as Creative Happiness,The Fear of Death,The Purpose of Life, Contentment, Envy and Loneliness, and much more.

He was born in India, and was taken under the wing of  theosophist Charles Webster Leadbeater, and Annie Besant of the Theosophical Society in Madras. They believed him to be a vehicle for the next World Teacher.  But he eventually left that organisation, and travelled the World as an independant, giving talks to groups and individuals.  He claimed no allegiance to any religion, caste, nationality or philosophy.

He died at his home in Ojai, California, in 1986.

This is a book comprised of short discourses on various topics, as the title suggests, about 'Living.' based on notes that the Author made during his travels and teaching. Lots of wisdom and guidance to be found between these pages.

Henry Drummond - Natural Law In The Spiritual World -

Good Morning book lovers and seekers of truth and wisdom.  Today I am showing you :

Natural Law 

In The 

Spiritual

World

by

Henry Drummond

The Author argues the case against separation of Science and Religion, asking if both should be linked together in the Laws of Nature.  'Is the Supernatural natural, or unnatural?'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Drummond_(evangelist)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Natural-Spiritual-World-Henry-Drummond-ebook/dp/B0082XPH4Q/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438592980&sr=1-5&keywords=h+drummond

A copy of this book can be downloaded for free on Amazon for Kindle.

 Not an easy book to read, but a classic in the evolution of the ideas concerning the origins of life, and the reconciliation of Science and Religion.

Through the mists or Leaves From The Autobiography Of A Soul In Paradise -Recorded For The Author By ROBERT JAMES LEES

Hello Readers, here we have another book from the  recesses of my old bookcase.  This is one that has not seen the light of day for some years.  I actually have two copies of this.  One which I purchased years ago from somewhere; a second hand bookshop. 

This copy was left to me by Violet, a dear friend who died some years ago. It is in a rather poor state, but is signed by Eva Lees, the daughter of Robert J Lees, who calls himself 'the recorder' of the book, rather than the Author.

This is a 1952 reprint of the book, which was first published by Eva Lees 1898, who lived at 'Rodona', 54, Fosse Road South, Leicester, England.  It was printed 'In Great Britain By Halsey Brothers & Rist LTD., London, E.C.1

I will continue this post later, but leave this with you for now.  

Best wishes, Sharon x

Spiritualism - This is Spiritualism By Maurice Barbanell -Blowing the cobwebs off another book from my bookcase.

This is Spiritualism

by

Maurice Barbanell

This is a Hardback copy, published by Herbert Jenkins Limited, London, first published 1959,

My copy is a Second Impression 1961

The inside dustwrapper blurb....

'After thirty seven years of research and inquiry Maurice Barbanell is acknowledged to be one of the best-informed authorities on Spiritualism as we know it today.  he has lectured widely on the subject on both sides of the Atlantic and from his contact with these audiences and the recurring questions they ask, he has come to know precisely which are the aspects of Spiritualism most perplexing and confusing to the lay mind.

It is on this knowledge that he has based this remarkable book. From the outset his purpose has been to explain, not to convert,it being no part of his intention to crusade in the name of Spiritualism. He is content solely to present the facts and leave the reader to draw his own conclusions,though he makes no secret of the direction in which his own convictions lie.

The many examples of psychic experience that he quotes - drawn from people in every walk of life - make quite extraordinary reading.....

........Containing some of the most remarkable spirit photographs ever published, this is a book of the widest possible appeal.'

Illustrations from the book showing photographs of  'the materialisation of a spirit form.  An assistant holds the curtain to reveal the entranced medium Ethel Post-Parrish, of Pennsylvania,USA.'

Useful Links:

http://whitecrowbooks.com/features/page/maurice_barbanell_silver_birch

 http://metaphysicalarticles.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/spiritualism-maurice-barbanell-spirit.html

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_17?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=maurice+barbanell&sprefix=maurice+barbanell%2Caps%2C148

I reveal the next book from my Private Bookcase 'Travellers in Eternity' by Geraldine Cummins 1948

TRAVELLERS IN ETERNITY

BEING SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF LIFE AFTER DEATH WITH EVIDENCE, FROM SCRIPTS

OF

GERALDINE CUMMINS

1948

PYSCHIC PRESS LTD LONDON

'This book consists of a series of personal communications received over a period of four years or so through the mediumship of Miss Geraldine Cummins.  They purport to come from my late sister-in-law, "Hilda," and are mostly in the form of letters.'

E.B.GIBBES. ( PREFACE )

Before the first chapter, there is a 'PROLOGUE' communicated by "Hilda" who tells of her immediate experiences after she died and found herself  to be 'delighted' as she was welcomed by members of her family after many years of separation.

The book consists of very detailed accounts of  the 'afterlife' as experienced by Hilda and her family.  The communications are through what is known as 'automatic writing'; where a medium receives the thoughts of  another entity or spirit, and writes them down almost 'automatically'. 

A good example of automatic writing, the type of mediumship that was prevalent at the time. There are many references to the events of the time period from 1935 to 1948.

It is an account of an 'ordinary' family in the afterlife, and what happens to those 'newbly passed over. 'Hilda' states that she wants,'what I have to say to be understood by almost everybody. So clever and learned people won't believe any of it. I don't know the meaning of the long words scholars,professors and philosophers use. I shan't, therefore, use them.'

The language seems dated, but it is of the time.

This book was given to me, or rather, bequeathed to me, by a dear friend.

This copy is the 1948 Hard back with yellow cloth binding. No dustwrapper, title on spine in red.

'No cheap edition of this book will be issued' is stated below the date of publication.

I have checked on Amazon uk, but this copy is listed as 'currently unavailable.'

There are other titles available by this author.

Useful Links: For more information about Geraldine Cummins: 

http://www.survivalafterdeath.info/mediums/cummins.htm

PRIVATE DOWDING - A PLAIN RECORD OF THE AFTER-DEATH EXPERIENCES OF A SOLDIER KILLED IN BATTLE.....

Hello readers, welcome to my blog page. Here is the next pile of books from my dusty old beloved bookcase:

The book that I will show you today is PRIVATE DOWDING, By Wellesley Tudor Pole.

'a plain record of the after-death experiences of a soldier killed in battle and some questions on world issues answered by the messenger who taught him wider truths.'

Published by Neville Spearman 6th edition 1966 Hardback

With Notes by Wellesley Tudor Pole

The notes inside the dust wrapper, ....

'To me it seems a very wonderful thing that this book should have come to birth at all.  There is a breadth of vision in it worthy of a great thinker, and a style which stamps it as literature.' Max Pemberton

Private Dowding was first published in 1917 and immediately ran through four impressions.  It was not reprinted again until 1943.  Here now, is a new edition by the Author of two remarkable later books, The silent Road and A Man Seen Afar.

'Somewhere within the soul there is silence.

Attain unto it.  It is a pearl of great price.'

INTRODUCTION

'On Monday, 12th March 1917, I was walking by the sea when I felt the presence of someone.  I looked round; no one was in sight.  All that day I felt as if someone were following me, trying to reach my thoughts.  Suddenly I said to myself, 'it is a soldier.  He has been killed in battle and wants to communicate!'  That evening I happened to call upon a lady who possesses some degree of clairvoyant power. I had forgotten about the soldier, until she described a man dressed in khaki, sitting in a chair near me.  He was gazing intently in my direction........

.....I came home and sat down at my writing-table.  Immediately my pen moved.  Did I move it? Yes, in an involuntary sort of way.  The thoughts were not my own, the language was a little unusual.  Ideas were mainly conveyed in short simple phrases.  It would really seem as if some intelligence outside myself were speaking through my mind and my pen......'

This book contains the messages received by the Author, from' Thomas Dowding.' They are set down, he states, 'exactly as they reached me.'

To find out more about the Author: http://sueyounghistories.com/archives/2010/05/11/wellesley-tudor-pole-1884-%E2%80%93-1968/

This book is still available to purchase in various editions on Amazon.

Also from Whitecrowbooks:
http://whitecrowbooks.com/books/page/private_dowding_the_personal_story_of_a_soldier_killed_in_battle/

Angels, Twin Flames and Soul Wisdom - Twelve Steps To Heaven. ....Slow Book Tour of Private Collection...Spirituality ....

Hello friends!  I am writing this rather late today.  If you are in the UK it's just gone 10pm.  That's because I have been reading today's book!

 I don't remember when or where I got the book, but it looked interesting so I thought that I would begin reading at least some of it first.  So here it is...

Twelve Steps To Heaven - Introducing Twin Flames, Angels and Soul Wisdom.By Jayne Chilkes

Published by Writers Club Press 2001 USA   ISBN:0-595-18627-0

This book continues from the Authors previous one:

 The Call of an Angel

It tells of the Authors spiritual path and her involvement with a special soul group.  This book includes the training and steps involved in becoming a channel for this group.

 

I will have to make it a short one tonight, but may add more info tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by.  

Sharon x

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer - Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life - Living The Wisdom Of The Tao -

Good Morning bloggers! My next book chosen at random from my bookcase in the corner is this rather large, thick paperback:

'In this extraordinary book, the Author has reviewed hundreds of translations of the Tao Te Ching and has written 81 distinct essays on how to apply the ancient wisdom of Lao tzu to today's modern world.  Each chapter is designed for actually living the Tao or 'Great Way' today.'

'Wayne spent an entire year reading, researching and meditating on Lao Tzu's messages, practising them each day and ultimately writing down these essay's as he felt Lao Tzu wanted you to know them.'

'This is a work to be read slowly, one essay a day. As Wayne says,' This is a book that will forever change the way you look at your life, and the result will be that you'll live in a new world aligned with nature.' This book will thrill anyone interested in living a happier, more inspired life.'

Dr Wayne W. Dyer   

The Author is a well known writer and speaker in the self-development genre.  He has many best sellers including audios and videos.  He has also appeared on television and Radio programmes.

A list of published works can be found in the present volume.

Contents Page:

Progress is impossible without change,and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

 - George Bernard Shaw.

In the Preface, the Author explains how he came to write this book, after a year of research, contemplation and application of the Tao Te Ching.  He then talks about the background of the Tao, and of the Chinese prophet Lao-tzu.

He outlines how he 'felt called upon' to write an essay for each verse that would show its wisdom could be applied to our world today.

Having never read the Tao before, I found this book easy to read and understand.  I read it one chapter a night. So it took me a while to finish. However, I don't think its a book that you read and then never pick up again. It's more a book to dip into at any time.

Inspiring,enlightening and recommended for seekers of truth who wish to widen their reading to gain knowledge from 'one of the profoundest books in the world's philosophy....' as the Book of Tao has been described, then Dr Wayne W.Dyer has made this accessible to the 21stCentury reader.

My copy is a 2007 paperback, published by Hay House UK. LTD

ISBN 978-1-4019-1536-0

useful links:

http://www.drwaynedyer.com/

Hay House Uk

http://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Thoughts-Living-Wisdom/dp/140191750X

So that's my book for today! Hope you feel inspired to read more.  Until next time, 

Have a happy Tuesday xxx

SILVER BIRCH SPEAKS - BY SYLVIA BARBANELL - BOOK 4 OF MY LIBRARY TOUR -

Silver Birch Speaks by Sylvia Barbanell. Psychic Book Club 2nd impression, 1954, London. Hard back red binding. No dust cover.

This is the next book taken from my bookcase in the corner.  One of my favourites, Silver Birch is /was a Spirit Guide, that spoke through an entranced Medium.

 In the words of Sylvia Barbanell, speaking about Silver Birch, 'He expounds a way of life to the people of this day and age. This highly evolved being has adopted the anonymity of a simple North American Indian in order to cloak his true spiritual status. He always stresses the fact that it is the message that is important and not the messenger.'

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Picture of Silver Birch (from Google images)

Silver Birch was the Spirit Guide of Maurice Barbanell, the founder of the Spiritualist newspaper,'Psychic News'.

Here is a link to further information about Silver Birch:

http://www.silverbirchpublishing.co.uk

There are many books published about the Medium and the Spirit Guide's Teachings.

It's ages since I read this book, but I remember being impressed by it at the time. I will be reading it again. 

It is a little dated,being first published in 1949....

but the wisdom contained is timeless.

'The message of Silver Birch is to spread knowledge of the unchanging truths that govern the universe...

It is to spread this spirit guide's wisdom that the members of what is called Hannen Swaffer's home circle meet regularly. Silver Birch's words are taken down verbatim in shorthand during the sittings.'

Sylvia Barbanel in the foreword.

You can see from the Contents page, illustrated above, that this book gives examples of Silver Birch's teachings on a wide variety of topics.

He answers questions such as, 'How do the dead pass their time?',

What is a Medium, and what happens when a Medium is in Trance.

Who or what are our guides?

If you have not read any of Silver Birch, then I would recommend that you look into it.  There are many books and articles available.

Until next time, I wish you happy reading and if you are inspired to begin your own Spiritual search, please leave comments to encourage others.

Sharon x