Voices: A Doris Stokes Collection

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A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce. Which made it the perfect moment – the Features Editor decided one morning, chewing her pen thoughtfully as the sun sweltered in through the non-opening windows of our new office – for a light, not too serious series on the supernatural. Though she jokingly referred to the place as ‘Sing Sing’ after the notorious New York jail, she and John seemed very happy with their London life.

Most of them seem well aware that the world is full of scoffers, yet still they persist in beliefs that the critics insist are irrational. Read more ruthless gunman and the tragic stars who died too young: John Lennon, Marc Bolan and Richard Beckinsale. I really must look in some time), it occurred to me that I’ve known quite a number of these unusual people over the years. But being able to read people's signs and signals, he tells Simon Fanshawe, can be elevated to an art form where science meets our enduring need for mystery".Some of the other ideas were a lot stronger commercially, but in the end – and to my surprise – the publisher came back and said that’s the book he wanted. Doris May Fisher Stokes (6 January 1920 – 8 May 1987), born Doris Sutton, was a British spiritualist, professional medium, and author. Stokes's death coincided with the publication of Catholic author Ian Wilson's 1987 book, The After Death Experience, in which he presented a detailed exposé of her methods. Doris May Fisher Stokes (January 6, 1920 - May 8, 1987), born Doris Sutton, was a British spiritualist and psychic medium.

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Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). When she passed, I thought that was the end of it, but I realise now that she’s still working just as hard and the story continues. Stokes was condemned by the Church of England and other Christian denominations, which objected to spirit communication as an offence to God.The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter. In her memoirs she claimed that she started seeing spirits and hearing disembodied voices in childhood, and that she developed these abilities further once she joined a local spiritualist church after her son died in infancy. During her lifetime she was a controversial figure, with some believing her to possess psychic abilities, but investigations published after her death demonstrated that she used techniques including cold reading, hot reading, and planting accomplices in her audience, giving the appearance of having paranormal abilities. Positive testimonials continued to come forward into the 2000s, from celebrities including Eamonn Holmes [8] and Dale Winton. Following Doris’ death, Linda chronicles how cynics tried to torpedo the Stokes legacy with accusations of cheating and dishonesty, but how those closest to Doris never believed she was anything other than genuine.