The Epworth Phenomena: To which are appended certain Psychic Experiences recorded by John Wesley in the pages of his journal - Tapa blanda

To which are appended certain Psychic Experiences recorded by John Wesley in the pages of his journal.

“A collection of the many and varied psychical incidents narrated to the founder of Methodism and met by him during his career as a missionary.” -Publishers Weekly, Volume 99, January 1, 1921

The Epworth Phenomena is the occult masterpiece that recounts the psychic disturbances of a poltergeist nature at Epworth Vicarage, England, in 1716 during its occupancy by Rev. Samuel Wesley, father of Methodist Church founder John Wesley. The phenomena lasted for several months and were first attributed to trickery, then to the devil, although Samuel's wife, Susannah Wesley, disagreed with the latter hypothesis. Instead, she connected it with the fate of her brother who, in the service of the East India Company, disappeared and was never heard of again.

"One night it made such a noise in the room over our heads as if several people were walking; then run up and down the stairs, and was so outrageous that we thought the children would be frightened, so your father and I rose and went down in the dark to light a candle. Just as we came to the bottom of the broad stairs, having hold of each other, on my side there seemed as if somebody had emptied a bag of money at my feet and on his as if all the bottles under the stairs (which were many) had been dashed into a thousand pieces. We passed through the hall into the kitchen and got a candle and went to see the children. The next night your father would get Mr. Hoole to lie at our house and we all sat together till one or two o'clock in the morning and heard the knocking as usual. Sometimes it would make a noise like the winding up of a jack; at other times, as that night Mr. Hoole was with us, like a carpenter planning deals; but mostly commonly it knocked three and stopped and then thrice again and so many hours together."

Contents

Introduction, by J. Arthur Hill

Forward by Dudley Wright

The Epworth Phenomena

Letters concerning some supernatural disturbances at the Rev. Samuel Wesley's house at Epworth, in Lincolnshire The Rev. Samuel Wesley's Journal or Diary, transcribed by John Wesley, August 27th, 1726.

Summary of Phenomena Mrs. Samuel Wesley's statement to her son John Emily Wesley's account to her brother John Molly Wesley's account to her brother John Susannah Wesley's account to her brother John Nancy Wesley's account to her brother John

The account of the Rev. Mr. Hoole, Vicar of Haxey

The account of Robin Brown, manservant to John Wesley Narrative drawn up by John Wesley and published by him in the Arminian Magazine

Excerpts from the Journal of the Rev. John Wesley-- A Gruesome Apparition A Curse-and its Result

Dreams of Drowning

A Miraculous Conversion

A Clairvoyant Vision of Murder

A Mysterious Obsession

A Strange Disorder

A Case of Possession

Strange Apparitions to a Young Girl

A Sexton's Weird Experience

Psychic Experiences of Elizabeth Hobson

A Case of Obsession (?)

A Dream of Buried Treasure

Two Remarkable Dreams

Double Obsession

Three Apparitions

Miraculous Cure of Blindness

Life saved through a Dream

Preaching under Spirit Compulsion

Remarkable Panic

An Angel Visitant

Dudley Wright (1868-1949) In addition to his works on Freemasonry, Wright also published articles and books on various religious, theosophical, spiritual and esoteric traditions. He also had a keen interest in psychic and supernatural phenomena, and wrote many articles and books on vampires, poltergeists, the after-life, and resurrection. He was – to use his own phrase – a “truth-seeker” on a spiritual journey. He believed that all religions and mystery traditions share a universal spiritual foundation, and one of the goals which permeated his discourse throughout his life was to trace the core truths which he believed all religious systems shared. From 1906 until 1949, he published nearly 30 books, and more than 200 articles and essays in a wide variety of Masonic, Buddhist, Islamic, Jewish, Christian, theosophical and other religious and spiritual magazines. According to a recent study by Dr Paul Calderwood – Freemasonry and the Press in the Twentieth Century (2013) – Wright also published 815 reports of Masonic interest in The Times newspaper.