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The New Revelation
The New Revelation
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Arthur Conan Doyle received his degree in medicine from the University of Edinburgh Medical School in 1881 and by this time had already began investigating Spiritualism and had began attending seances, a fact that rebuffs the more common idea that he found Spiritualism after his son Kingsley died in 1918. In fact, by that time, not only had he studied Spiritualism for almost 30 years, he had even declared the fact and spoken publicly about his beliefs.
His first book on the afterlife, <i>The New Revelation</i>, was published in March 1918, some months before Kingsley’s death, so it is fair to say that Arthur’s belief in Spiritualism was not a knee-jerk reaction to his son’s death. That said, by now World War One was raging and people's thoughts were on the dead and dying, and Doyle himself is quoted as saying: 'I might have drifted on my whole life as a psychical researcher… but the war came, and it brought earnestness into all our souls and made us look more closely at our own beliefs and reassess our values.'
One year after publishing <i>The New Revelation</i>, Doyle followed it up with "The Vital Message", where he shares his thoughts on scepticism, religion, psychic phenomena, and Jesus.
His first book on the afterlife, <i>The New Revelation</i>, was published in March 1918, some months before Kingsley’s death, so it is fair to say that Arthur’s belief in Spiritualism was not a knee-jerk reaction to his son’s death. That said, by now World War One was raging and people's thoughts were on the dead and dying, and Doyle himself is quoted as saying: 'I might have drifted on my whole life as a psychical researcher… but the war came, and it brought earnestness into all our souls and made us look more closely at our own beliefs and reassess our values.'
One year after publishing <i>The New Revelation</i>, Doyle followed it up with "The Vital Message", where he shares his thoughts on scepticism, religion, psychic phenomena, and Jesus.
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