William Wilberforce Juvenal Colville
Colville, W.J. (1859-1917), inglés orador y escritor
inspirado con considerables habilidades naturales. La fecha de su mediumnidad
se produjo el 24 de mayo de 1874 cuando asistió a una dirección inspirada por
la Sra. Cora L. V. Tappan de Brighton. Se hizo conscientes de la presencia del
espíritu y en casa entró en trance y pronunció su primera presentación poética
improvisada. Describió después sus sensaciones: "Yo de repente sentí que
me elevaba del suelo, parecía tener una gran cabeza y un cuerpo muy pequeño,
mis labios parecían moverse mecánicamente bajo la presión de una cierta
influencia sobre la cual no podía detener, y no podía ejercerle ningún poder
sobre ello. Oí a alguien comentando un poema, entonces me senté y terminé de
cenar, me pregunté si yo podría haber estado durmiendo. Esa fue mi primera
experiencia como médium de habla, aunque desde mi más tierna infancia había
tenido experiencias espirituales y constantemente sentí, vi y oí a los seres
que me rodeaban y no estaban en forma material".
Tomó compromisos de manera regular desde 1877. Sus mensajes
eran característicos de notable erudición, o al revés, respondía preguntas
sobre una gran variedad de temas, a menudo era bastante inconsciente. En otras
ocasiones escuchó todo lo que decía, como si procediera de labios extraños.
Viajó a lo largo y ancho bajo la guía de sus ayudantes invisibles. Después de
un largo compromiso en Boston se estableció en Estados Unidos y pagó algunas
visitas ocasionales a Inglaterra. Sus libros fueron : Inspirational Discourses,
1886; Inspirational Lectures and Impromptu Poems; Dashed Against the Rock,
1894; Our Places in the Universal Zodiac, 1895; Old and New Psychology, 1897;
With One Accord, 1897; Law of Correspondences Applied to Healing, 1898; Fate
Mastered, Destiny Fulfilled, 1900; Life and Power from Within, 1900; People's
Handbook on Spiritual Science, 1902; Throne of Eden, 1902; Universal
Spiritualism and Modern Revelations, 1910 Creative Thought ' 1912; Light and
Colours, 1914 Menthal Therapeutics, Onesimus Templeton, Stepping Stones to
Spiritual Health, Spiritual Therapeutics, 1914, Students' Questions Answered,
1914.
Enciclopedia de Ciencias Psíquicas - Nandor Fodor
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COLVILLE,
W. J.
(1859-1917), English inspirational speaker and author, of slight education but
of considerable natural abilities. The beginnings of his mediumship date from
May 24th, 1874, when he attended an inspirational address of Mrs. Cora L. V.
Tappan at Brighton. He became conscious of spirit presence, and at home passed
into trance and delivered his first poetic improvisation. He described his
sensations afterwards: "I suddenly felt myself lifted in the air. I seemed
to have an enormous head and a very small body. My lips seemed to be moving
mechanically under the pressure of some influence over which I could not exert,
and could not will to exert, no power whatever. I heard someone commenting upon
a poem, then I sat down and finished my supper and wondered if I had not been
to sleep. That was my first experience as a medium for speaking, though from my
earliest childhood I had had spiritual experiences and constantly felt, saw and
heard beings around me, who were not in material form." He took regular
engagements from 1877. While delivering his addresses, which were
characteristic for remarkable erudition, or while answering questions on a
variety of subjects, he was often quite unconscious. At other times he heard
everything he said as if proceeding from strange lips. He travelled far and
wide and lived under the guidance of his invisible helpers. After a very long
engagement in Boston he settled in the United States and paid but occasional
visits to England. His books: Inspirational Discourses, 1886;
Inspirational Lectures and Impromptu Poems; Dashed Against the Rock, 1894;
Our Places in the Universal Zodiac, 1895; Old and New Psychology, 1897;
With One Accord, 1897; Law of Correspondences Applied to Healing, 1898;
Fate Mastered, Destiny Fulfilled, 1900; Life and Power from Within, 1900;
People's Handbook on Spiritual Science, 1902; Throne of Eden, 1902;
Universal Spiritualism and Modern Revelations, 1910 Creative Thought
' 1912; Light and Colours, 1914 Menthal Therapeutics, Onesimus
Templeton, Stepping Stones to Spiritual Health, Spiritual Therapeutics, 1914,
Students' Questions Answered, 1914.
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Cora L. V. Tappan
Cora L. V. Tappan
