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Jean Bassett
What is the Spiritualist National Union? How and why was it formed? Who were the pioneers?
It is rare in the history of humanity for a religion to grow out of
the interest and desire of the people rather than from the
charismatic influence of one individual with revelations to perpetuate.
It is also rare to find any religious body which does not believe and
preach that they alone have access to the "truth" and thus access to
eternal bliss; who do not believe in attempting to bribe and/or
corrupt their God through sacrifice, ritual or flattery; who do not
elevate their priests above the people.
The Spiritualists' National Union stands, not alone but certainly
lonely, within the ranks of that rarity. It grew from the need of
separate groups to formalise and strengthen their structure, from the
need of individuals to come together with those of like-mind and yet
still be left with the freedom to think for themselves.
The struggle to come together as a national organisation is described
simply and graphically in this book. The Spiritualists' National
Union is in its second century of existence. This is the first book
devoted to the history of its first hundred years.' (144 pages)
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