{"id":603,"date":"2011-07-25T22:32:53","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T12:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiritualist-church.org.au\/?page_id=603"},"modified":"2019-01-13T16:00:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T05:00:09","slug":"history-of-lyceum-manual","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spiritualist-church.org.au\/index.php\/spiritualism-2\/history-of-modern-spirituality\/history-of-lyceum-manual\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the Lyceum Manual"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lyceum was the name that was given originally to a gymnasium and garden with covered walks near the temple of Apollo Lyceus at Athens. Aristotle taught there, which is how the name was applied to his school of Philosophy.<\/p>\n

Andrew Jackson Davis used this name for Spiritualist Sunday Schools, which he inaugurated in 1863. The Lyceum was first published in 1887. It was what the Church of United Spiritualism of Australia was proclaimed on.<\/p>\n

It is designed to be a thoroughly practical work book and incorporates the ideas of the progressive and Spiritual teachings of the day. It is a guide and a reference as a Teacher. It is a book of gathered information on our basic understanding of Spiritualism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nAndrew Jackson Davis (1826 -1910)<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/strong>Founder of the Lyceum Movement\u00a0<\/em>The young Andrew Jackson Davis was a trance Medium who enabled his Spirit helpers to dictate books that were then transcribed and printed. He was able to \u2018Journey\u2019 when in the trance state and visit the Spiritual planes. He compared the way children were educated in the Summerland (Spirit-world) to the way they were educated on Earth and it was his belief that the methods used by Spirit were superior to those here. Andrew Jackson Davis spoke of this in a lecture at Dodsworth Hall on January 25th 1863; the Lyceum was inaugurated at that meeting. The first British Lyceum was opened in Nottingham, in June 1866 by Mr. J Hitchcock.The 25th<\/sup>of January the Anniversary of the founding of the Spiritualist Children\u2019s Progressive Lyceum by Andrew Jackson Davis, 1863 is celebrated. It opened a new world to the adult as well as the child; to break the bonds of ignorance and superstitions of old religious ideas; that the child was a repository of infinite possibilities and not born in sin, but needed training and an avenue of expression.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nAlfred Kitson 1855 \u2013 1934<\/strong>
\n<\/span>First Secretary of the Spiritualists\u2019 Lyceum Union
\n<\/em><\/span>(became known as Dad Kitson, the Father of the British Lyceum Movement)<\/em>Born in Gawthorpe, West Riding Yorkshire, the young Alfred Kitson was a strictly brought up Methodist. His Father investigated Spiritualism, expecting to find evidence of fraud, instead he developed as a Medium. Alfred became convinced that the Spiritualist religion could help mankind and he devoted his efforts, and his heart, to work for children and the Lyceum. Alfred wrote several books and some are still available to buy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nHarry Kersey
\n<\/strong>First President of the Spiritualists Lyceum Union<\/em>Harry Kersey came from Newcastle upon Tyne and collaborated with Alfred Kitson and Emma Hardinge Britten on the production of the Lyceum Manual. He paid for this to be printed and later worked on the Spiritual Songster with his sister.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nEmma Hardinge Britten<\/strong>
\n<\/span>who co-produced the Lyceum Manual<\/em>Emma Hardinge Britten was a famous Medium of the 19th century who spoke publically and wrote prolifically to support the growth of the Spiritualist movement. Emma received the Principles of Spiritualism from the communicating Spirit of Robert Owen. A copy of the original Principles, in the bound volume of \u2018Medium and Daybreak\u2019 1871, is on view at the Lyceum museum library in the U.K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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