Over 45 articles about Gordon are provided below. They include articles written by Gordon, newspaper reports on his demonstrations, transcripts of his sittings with the well-known spirit guide Silver Birch and a selection of presidential messages from his period as President of the Spiritualists National Union (SNU). If you have any articles about Gordon which we do not have, we would love to get a copy to share.
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Articles By Gordon
The following articles were written by Gordon himself:
Spiritualism Has the Facts of Life
Spiritualism Can Unite Nations
Open Letter – Let’s Remember Our Pioneers
Articles About Gordon
The following articles were written about Gordon:
Biography of Gordon – by Martin Twycross
Gordon Higginson Remembered – by Lew Sutton
Gordon Higginson Remembered – Psychic News Article
Memoirs of Physical Phenomena Week
Gordon Higginson – His Final Interview
Gordon Higginson Memoir – by Jean Bassett
Gordon Higginson Memoir – by Eric Hatton
The Other Side of Higginson – by Derek Everitt 1964 NEW
Newspaper Reports – Demonstrations
Here are a number of newspaper reports about Gordon’s demonstrations (in date order):
Unusual Names All Confirmed 1949 NEW
Young Parkins Recollects 1949 NEW
Report on Longton Town Hall Demonstration 1949
Report on Demonstration in Belgium 1953
Brother and Sister Died Within a Month – Come Back Together 1953 NEW
Mystery Test For a Medium 1959 NEW
His Clairvoyance Has Fascinating Spirit Technique by Maurice Barbanell 1972
When a Clairvoyant Knows He Must Be Right by Maurice Barbanell 1973
Newspaper Reports – Physical Mediumship
Here are a number of newspaper reports about Gordon’s physical mediumship:
Glasgow Physical Séance Makes History 1972
Materialisation and Medium Appear Together 1972 NEW
Materialisation Seance Astounds Sitters 1972 NEW
I Saw and Touched Materialised Form 1972 NEW
Electrocuted in New Zealand – He Returns at an Essex Materialisation Seance 1972 NEW
Materialised Form Walks Nine Feet 1974 NEW
Psychic News Report on Physical Séance 1974
A Neglected Orange Blossom Tree 1976
Trance Addresses
Here are some transcripts of words spoken by his guides whilst in trance:
Audio Transcripts
Here are some transcripts of Gordon’s audios and lectures:
Sittings with Silver Birch
Gordon sat on several occasions with Silver Birch, the spirit guide of Maurice Barbanell. During these sittings, the guide would give advice and guidance to the sitters. Transcriptions of Gordon’s sittings with Silver Birch are given below:
Silver Birch Sitting 1971 (with Leslie Flint present)
Presidential Addresses and Messages
As the President of the Spiritualist’s National Union, Gordon used his role as an opportunity to spread his teachings and philosophy to a wider audience through powerful inspired addresses. He frequently used his Presidential addresses at the SNU Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the New Year Messages to share his knowledge, inspire others, foster closer union amongst Spiritualists and further the movement of Spiritualism. His addresses and messages that we have been able to obtain are offered below:
1986 Presidential Address – Pure Spiritualism
1987 Presidential Address – Plea for Rational Spiritualism
1988 Presidential Address – Scrapheap Warning
1989 Presidential Address – Spiritualism is More Virile Than Ever
1990 Presidential Address – 100 Years On
1991 New Year Message – The Torch of Truth
1991 Presidential Address – Mediumship
1992 Presidential Address – The Future
If you have any articles, transcripts or Presidential addresses/messages from Gordon which we do not have, we would love to get a copy to share.