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  • Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Shannon Taggart, Stansted Hall, Arthur Findlay College for the advancement of spiritualism and psychic science, Essex, UK, 2003

    Shannon Taggart American, b. 1975

    Stansted Hall, Arthur Findlay College for the advancement of spiritualism and psychic science, Essex, UK, 2003
    Series: Séance
    Archival pigment print
    12 x 18 cm
    4 3/4 x 7 1/8 in
    Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
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    FRANÇAIS CI-DESSOUS Arthur Findlay College is a Spiritualist learning center built on land with over 2,000 years of history, later owned by the Earls of Essex under Henry VIII. In...
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    FRANÇAIS CI-DESSOUS

    Arthur Findlay College is a Spiritualist learning center built on land with over 2,000 years of history, later owned by the Earls of Essex under Henry VIII. In 1964, the estate was left to the Spiritualists' National Union by J. Arthur Findlay — accountant, stockbroker, and author of the Spiritualist classic On the Edge of the Etheric (1932) — with instructions to run it as a college for psychic science. It is often called the Hogwarts, or Mecca, of Spiritualism.


    The building itself, Stansted Hall, dates to 1871 and is a rare example of a calendar house — a structure whose architecture mirrors the calendar year. It has 365 windows for the days of the year, 52 chimneys for the weeks, 12 corridors for the months, seven exterior doors for the days of the week, and four staircases for the seasons.


    From 1979 to 1993, the college was led by Gordon Higginson, admired equally for his mediumship and his sharp management. I visited in 2003 to attend "physical mediumship week," a controversial course that was part of his legacy.


    FRANÇAIS

    Le Arthur Findlay College est un centre d'enseignement spirite établi sur des terres dont l'histoire remonte à plus de 2 000 ans, et qui appartenaient plus tard aux comtes d'Essex sous Henri VIII. En 1964, le domaine fut légué à la Spiritualists' National Union par J. Arthur Findlay — comptable, courtier en bourse et auteur du classique spirite On the Edge of the Etheric (1932) — avec pour instruction d'en faire un collège dédié à la science psychique. On l'appelle souvent le Poudlard, ou la Mecque, du Spiritisme.

    Le bâtiment lui-même, Stansted Hall, date de 1871 et constitue un rare exemple de « maison-calendrier » — une structure dont l'architecture reflète le calendrier annuel. Il compte 365 fenêtres pour les jours de l'année, 52 cheminées pour les semaines, 12 couloirs pour les mois, sept portes extérieures pour les jours de la semaine, et quatre escaliers pour les saisons.



    De 1979 à 1993, le collège fut dirigé par Gordon Higginson, admiré autant pour sa médiumnité que pour sa rigueur de gestionnaire. Je m'y suis rendue en 2003 pour assister à la « semaine de médiumnité physique », un cours controversé qui faisait partie de son héritage.

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