Arthur and Me

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a prominent advocate of spiritualism during his lifetime, so it is fitting that he is reported here to have communicated from beyond the grave. This book is a remarkable psycho-spiritual odyssey describing some striking physical phenomena involving a table moving around the room of its own accord and even levitating into the air. More evidential still of the active role of Spirit in our lives are the instances of the author's premonitions and clairvoyance, including the Dunblane massacre. The reader accompanies Ann on her transformation from corporate executive to spiritual adventurer in the course of which she and her group are guided by none other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, himself with extensive connections to Edinburgh, where her centre now operates - the existence of the centre is the direct outcome of the whole intriguing process described. As Prof Lance Butler notes in his editorial comment and Prof Chris Roe emphasises in his foreword, all Ann's claims are carefully documented and she applies a rigorous approach to our own experiences. However, as Sherlock Holmes himself stated: 'when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever left, however improbable, must be the truth.' And we should remember Larry LeShan's truism that there are no impossible facts and should open our minds accordingly when assessing extraordinary claims, which in this book are matched by extraordinary evidence.