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Arthur Conan Doyle's Book of the Beyond
Features messages from spirit in which the author gives a description of the afterlife and its multiple planes of existence. This book challenges Spiritualist assumptions at the time and was instrumental in the founding of the spiritual organisation called The White Eagle Lodge.
1 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2003
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July 18, 2020
A fascinating book about the history of how Arthur Conan Doyle came "back to earth" by being channeled by a psychic in order to relate his experiences of the afterworld. Multiple peoples and events had had to come together in an orderly fashion for him to accomplish this feat following his death on July 7, 1930. He "came through" a psychic named Minesta, preceded first by White Eagle, another entity who assisted in the fruition of the readings, and followed by Arthur Conan Doyle in each of the meetings. He describes in detail the levels of the afterlife, and how a soul proceeds from the moment of death, until the moment of reincarnation.
Because the meetings were not organized so that one level was described, followed in order by the next level, the relaying of the readings is a little bit stilted and difficult. The author has reorganized the material so that it would have more flow, but in this way he did not completely succeed. Nonetheless, it is a fascination book that supports many of the ideas of other mystics regarding the life of the soul after death such as Rudolf Stiener and The Tibetan Book of the Death.
White Eagle and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle both recommended and supported the establishment of a spiritual organization which still exists today and is known as the White Eagle Lodge. It was first established in England, and later on in Texas. If you go to their website, you will find an extensive library on all spiritual issues.
Because the meetings were not organized so that one level was described, followed in order by the next level, the relaying of the readings is a little bit stilted and difficult. The author has reorganized the material so that it would have more flow, but in this way he did not completely succeed. Nonetheless, it is a fascination book that supports many of the ideas of other mystics regarding the life of the soul after death such as Rudolf Stiener and The Tibetan Book of the Death.
White Eagle and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle both recommended and supported the establishment of a spiritual organization which still exists today and is known as the White Eagle Lodge. It was first established in England, and later on in Texas. If you go to their website, you will find an extensive library on all spiritual issues.
March 12, 2020
Nope, just, nope.
July 15, 2013
==Glimpses of vistas beyond the visible?==
When someone reads a work in the spiritual/metaphysical/religious genre, he/she is bound to be greatly influenced by how strongly his/her own mindset is established on the subjects presented. Ideally one can try to be open to differing points of view and, even if one rejects them, to welcome what is new and different because the propositions stimulate discussion and can open up new vistas of possibility. This is the kind of book that especially challenges the members of the religious establishment. Unfortunately few of them would be caught by their co-believers reading this book. But I would recommend that they be courageously open-minded and spiritually receptive to the messages conveyed in this book--even if they have to read it under their blankets at night with flashlights. Have courage in the wisdom of the Almighty! Satan is not going to come to plague you...unless that is what you firmly believe will happen, and, if so, invite his taunts and torments.
Everyone is familiar with the much admired exploits of detective extraordinaire Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr Watson, as authored by Scottish physician, lecturer and writer Arthur Conan Doyle (ACD). Few know that he was an avid spiritualist and went on numerous international speaking tours in support of the spiritualists. After his passing in 1930, his wife and family--having belief in spirit communication--sought to make contact with ACD from the "beyond." This book relates the story of how individuals in Britain, some of whom were involved with the obscure mystical Polaire Brotherhood in France, established their own organization in England and were instrumental--via the medium Grace Cooke (aka Minesta) to receive spirit communication from someone purporting to be ACD. Cooke had for some time prior been receiving communication from a spirit being calling himself White Eagle. We are told how White Eagle assisted ACD after his passing to make contact with his family and the Polaires. Transcripts of most of ACD's messages (except for those personal ones meant only for family members) are contained in this book.
The words in this book were written or edited by Minesta's husband, Ivan Cooke, her son-in-law Geoffrey Hayward, and his son Colum Hayward. Transcripts of communication from White Eagle are also in the book, notably in two chapters at the end of the book entitled LIFE AFTER DEATH and ALL LIFE IS SPIRIT. The teachings of the spirit entities White Eagle and the posthumous ACD are currently published in dozens of books by The White Eagle Lodge. Perspectively these teachings are not parochial, narrow or exclusivistic but rather expansive and universalistic. The words and actions of Jesus are held high and the Cosmic Christ is named as God's agent for every soul. An active and positive outlook on life is promoted. As an aside, frivolous mediumistic communication, most of which is speculative and spurious and for personal economic gain, is discouraged. Rather than try to distill the essence of these teachings, I list the titles of the chapters for potential readers:
1. Man's realization of himself, and of a life ever more abundant. 2. The harmony, perfection and glory of the heaven life. 3. The sphere of reunion. 4. Concerning nature spirits and angels. 5. Freewill and destiny--both exist. 6. The problem of good and evil. 7. `At times the panorama of life opens before me.' 8. The enoblement of life both incarnate and discarnate. 9. The healing of all disease. 10. The healing of the nations.
When someone reads a work in the spiritual/metaphysical/religious genre, he/she is bound to be greatly influenced by how strongly his/her own mindset is established on the subjects presented. Ideally one can try to be open to differing points of view and, even if one rejects them, to welcome what is new and different because the propositions stimulate discussion and can open up new vistas of possibility. This is the kind of book that especially challenges the members of the religious establishment. Unfortunately few of them would be caught by their co-believers reading this book. But I would recommend that they be courageously open-minded and spiritually receptive to the messages conveyed in this book--even if they have to read it under their blankets at night with flashlights. Have courage in the wisdom of the Almighty! Satan is not going to come to plague you...unless that is what you firmly believe will happen, and, if so, invite his taunts and torments.
Everyone is familiar with the much admired exploits of detective extraordinaire Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr Watson, as authored by Scottish physician, lecturer and writer Arthur Conan Doyle (ACD). Few know that he was an avid spiritualist and went on numerous international speaking tours in support of the spiritualists. After his passing in 1930, his wife and family--having belief in spirit communication--sought to make contact with ACD from the "beyond." This book relates the story of how individuals in Britain, some of whom were involved with the obscure mystical Polaire Brotherhood in France, established their own organization in England and were instrumental--via the medium Grace Cooke (aka Minesta) to receive spirit communication from someone purporting to be ACD. Cooke had for some time prior been receiving communication from a spirit being calling himself White Eagle. We are told how White Eagle assisted ACD after his passing to make contact with his family and the Polaires. Transcripts of most of ACD's messages (except for those personal ones meant only for family members) are contained in this book.
The words in this book were written or edited by Minesta's husband, Ivan Cooke, her son-in-law Geoffrey Hayward, and his son Colum Hayward. Transcripts of communication from White Eagle are also in the book, notably in two chapters at the end of the book entitled LIFE AFTER DEATH and ALL LIFE IS SPIRIT. The teachings of the spirit entities White Eagle and the posthumous ACD are currently published in dozens of books by The White Eagle Lodge. Perspectively these teachings are not parochial, narrow or exclusivistic but rather expansive and universalistic. The words and actions of Jesus are held high and the Cosmic Christ is named as God's agent for every soul. An active and positive outlook on life is promoted. As an aside, frivolous mediumistic communication, most of which is speculative and spurious and for personal economic gain, is discouraged. Rather than try to distill the essence of these teachings, I list the titles of the chapters for potential readers:
1. Man's realization of himself, and of a life ever more abundant. 2. The harmony, perfection and glory of the heaven life. 3. The sphere of reunion. 4. Concerning nature spirits and angels. 5. Freewill and destiny--both exist. 6. The problem of good and evil. 7. `At times the panorama of life opens before me.' 8. The enoblement of life both incarnate and discarnate. 9. The healing of all disease. 10. The healing of the nations.
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