Fifty Years a Medium: The Autobiography of Estelle Roberts

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A fascinating, personal account of Estelle Roberts experience as a medium in Great Britain, in the early 20th century. It deals at length with clairvoyance, clairaudience and psychometry; with healing and with the laying of ‘ghosts’. On 13 July 1930 thousands of people attended the Royal Albert Hall for Arthur Conan Doyle's memorial service. It serves as a poignant reminder of how spiritualism flourished during this era—a time when people sought answers beyond what science could explain. 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.

Estelle filled the Royal Albert Hall many times with her demonstrations and is perhaps the only medium to have demonstrated to MPs in the House of Commons, which helped change the law making mediumship legal. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. If the person does not recognise the name or description of the spirit she is describing, further evidence is tendered; it is often most convincing. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal.

Because she was under trance she quoted these accounts as a way of giving testimony of attendees of her séances and sittings. Of particular interest are the descriptions of direct voice seances and their resulting communications with departed spirits. Red Cloud (Roberts) also made false predictions such as claiming World War II was not going to break out and that there was going to be peace.

She consulted Royal Families from numerous countries, major British Movies personalities (Peter Sellers for one) and military and political leaders. She was clairvoyant and clairaudient from an early age and later conducted many highly evidential seances with Red Cloud (her spirit guide); e. Roberts diagrams the trajectory of her life experiences and case studies, plus introduces "Red Cloud," her Native-American guide whose energetic presence is pivotal in her trance states and in her healing work.

After that she had a hard struggle to support her three children, and she took a job as a waitress, working from 7 a.

In this mesmerizing snapshot, we see Estelle Roberts standing confidently on stage during one of her extraordinary performances. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. The question I get asked more than any other in the course of my work as a medium is “what is the spirit world like? As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes. Whether you are fascinated by paranormal activities or simply intrigued by history's enigmatic figures, this Memory Lane Prints print is sure to transport you back in time—to an era where belief in unseen forces was embraced and celebrated.A microphone stands before her as a testament to her ability to connect with spirits beyond our realm.