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Mystery Test For a Medium

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This is a fascinating article from 1959 which gives us insight into the superb quality and also the mechanics of Gordon Higginson’s platform mediumship.  It is the verbatim transcript of a demonstration to test Gordon’s mediumship which was arranged following some accusations of fraud. The SNU deliberately chose a church Gordon had never worked at and he did not know the venue of the service until he was driven there on the day.

 

All of the evidence from the demonstration was recorded and is presented here.  Within contacts given to 12 recipients, he gives 38 names, of which 14 are the full names.  He also gives 20 addresses or place names, including 5 full addresses.  The audience was left gasping in amazement at the quality and depth of evidence, which fully dispelled any accusations of fraud.

 

What is also fascinating is that Gordon gives evidence that is not understood, but practically all of it is subsequently repeated and placed with later recipients.  Gordon had a very strong clairaudient ability, and it is likely he was hearing information from more than one communicator when this happened.

 

I do hope you enjoy this article, which demonstrates why Gordon was held in such high esteem as one of the finest demonstrators within Spiritualism.

 

MYSTERY TEST FOR A MEDIUM – SNU TOOK HIM TO SECRET DESTINATION

This is the record of a remarkable event – the secret testing of a medium, Gordon Higginson, by the president and other officials of the Spiritualists’ National Union.Continue Reading

Materialised Form Walks Nine Feet

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The following article from Psychic News discusses another of Gordon’s physical seances from 1974 held at the Arthur Findlay College.  It is particularly interesting as a materialised form walked from the cabinet and spoke in Greek to his wife.  This was a language that Gordon did not know so is excellent survival evidence and demonstrates the presence of spirit.  Here is the article in full:

 

MATERIALISED FORM WALKS NINE FEET

Medium seen standing with spirit figure

 

Outstanding survival evidence came at a materialisation seance last week when four “solid” spirit forms appeared.  One, who spoke in Greek moved 9 feet from the medium’s cabinet searching for his wife. 

 

The séance, held at the Arthur Findlay College, Stansted, Essex, was the high spot of the International Spiritualist Federation’s first “fraternal-week”.  Test conditions were arranged.  Medium and SNU President Gordon Higginson wearing only pants and a jumper was searched before and after the seance.

 

I was given a first-hand account by ISF secretary-Margaret Wilson.  She sat on one side of the cabinet.  SNU Secretary Ronald Baker was on the other.  As Gordon became entranced, his chair moved to the back of the cabinet.  Ectoplasm, said Margaret, did not take long to appear.  At one point she had to move her feet as it trailed from the cabinet.  A red light was on all the time.Continue Reading

Materialisation and Medium Appear Together

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The following article from Psychic News reports on a physical mediumship seance by Gordon Higginson held by the Glasgow Association of Spiritualists in 1972.  What is remarkable is that it was an impromptu seance held in front of over 200 people and the room was not fully blacked out which is the norm for such seances.  Nonetheless, materialised forms emerged from the cabinet and were observed by many in the room due to the high levels of light.  Gordon often remarked that he had demonstrated his physical mediumship to over 200 people and this is the seance to which he is referring. 

 

 

Materialisation and Medium Appear Together – Spirit Forms Seen by Over 200 Sitters in Good Light

“I have never seen anything like it in my life.  Despite fairly good light, the white, shimmering ectoplasm was clear and bright.  Once the medium and materialised form were seen together.”  This tribute to SNU President Gordon Higginson’s “superb mediumship ” came on Monday from Dr John Winning.  It was this veteran Spiritualist’s verdict on a “surprise” materialisation seance last Saturday at the Glasgow Association’s HQ in Somerset Place.

 

It was announced as a direct-voice demonstration.  A portable cabinet was placed on the platform.  “It was an experiment and no one knew what would happen” said Winning.  “Higginson had made a tiresome 400-mile journey and was probably not at his best.  Nevertheless, a packed audience of between 200 and 300 people witnessed a series of materialisations.”

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When a Clairvoyant Knows He Must Be Right

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Have you ever wondered what took place when Gordon Higginson demonstrated in some of the largest halls around the country?  In this article written by Maurice Barbanell for Psychic News, we are given an insight into the quality of Gordon’s demonstration to 2,000 people at the City Hall in Newcastle in 1973.  Maurice Barbanell was the speaker at this event and Gordon was the demonstrator.  Here is the article in full:

 

WHEN A CLAIRVOYANT KNOWS HE MUST BE RIGHT – BY MAURICE BARBANELL

I still found it fascinating, despite having seen hundreds of public demonstrations of clairvoyance, to watch one of its finest exponents at work at Newcastle-upon-Tyne last week.  SNU president Gordon Higginson’s display must have impressed even the toughest sceptics among the nearly 2,000 people in the City Hall.

 

His clairvoyance combines the accumulation of striking details, reminiscent of Estelle Roberts, and the warmth of Helen Hughes.  Long years on the platform have given Gordon a mastery of style that is intriguing to watch because of the way that seemingly unrelated items all fit perfectly when the right recipient is found.  It is impressive to see his refusal to make anything fit.  It has to be all or nothing.

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