Fifty Years a Medium: The Autobiography of Estelle Roberts

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One day a neighbor persuaded her to attend a Spiritualist service, where the clairvoyant said: "You are a born medium. In 1969, Estelle Roberts' autobiography was brought up to date by the addition of a chapter covering her life during the following ten years.

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This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). This evocative photograph captures not only Estelle's physical presence but also hints at the profound energy that surrounded her during these remarkable demonstrations. Within the “Cite this article” tool, pick a style to see how all available information looks when formatted according to that style.

Subjects covered in the book – where there's a consistent emphasis on evidence - include: spirit healing, psychometry, haunting, criminal investigation, apports, direct voice, xenoglossy (speaking in foreign languages), and Red Cloud. At this seance the singing died down to a mere hum when a spirit started to speak, so that even a whisper could be heard. At the age of fifteen, she was employed as a nursemaid, but the visions and voices followed her wherever she went. I’m in the process of digitising a host of articles featuring, amongst other things, fascinating accounts of mediumship from yesteryear.

Roberts is regarded by the British Spiritualist Movement as one of its finest exponents of mediumship in the 20th century but sceptics have not been convinced by her alleged powers. As you will see from the account below, she not only gave public demonstrations to large audiences but also provided the chance for a few to attend the more intimate seances where sitters could sometimes speak to directly to their departed loved ones.