Chapter I: Front Matter

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Illustration: _Photo: Stirling, Melbourne._ ON THE WARPATH IN
AUSTRALIA, 1920-21.

_THE WANDERINGS OF A SPIRITUALIST_

BY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

AUTHOR OF "THE NEW REVELATION," "THE VITAL MESSAGE," ETC.

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THE NEW REVELATION

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SPIRITUALISM AND RATIONALISM

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CONTENTS

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CHAPTER I 9

The inception of the enterprise.--The Merthyr Seance.--Experience of British lectures.--Call from Australia.--The Holborn luncheon.--Remarkable testimony to communication.--Is individual proof necessary?--Excursion to Exeter.--Can Spiritualists continue to be Christians?--Their views on Atonement.--The party on the "Naldera."

CHAPTER II 24

Gibraltar.--Spanish right versus British might.--Relics of Barbary Rovers, and of German militarists.--Ichabod!--Senegal Infantry.--No peace for the world.--Religion on a liner.--Differences of vibration.--The Bishop of Kwang-Si.--Religion in China.--Whisky in excelsis.--France's masterpiece.--British errors.--A procession of giants.--The invasion of Egypt.--Tropical weather.--The Russian Horror.--An Indian experiment.--Aden.--Bombay.--The Lambeth encyclical. A great novelist.--The Mango trick.--Snakes.--The Catamarans.--The Robber Castles of Ceylon.--Doctrine of Reincarnation.--Whales and Whalers.--Perth.--The Bight.

CHAPTER III 60

Mr. Hughes' letter of welcome.--Challenges.--Mr. Carlyle Smythe.--The Adelaide Press.--The great drought.--The wine industry.--Clairvoyance.--Meeting with Bellchambers.--The first lecture.--The effect.--The Religious lecture.--The illustrated lecture.--Premonitions.--The spot light.--Mr. Thomas' account of the incident.--Correspondence.--Adelaide doctors.--A day in the Bush,--The Mallee fowl.--Sussex in Australia.--Farewell to Adelaide.

CHAPTER IV 84

Speculations on Paul and his Master.--Arrival at Melbourne.--Attack in the Argus.--Partial press boycott.--Strength of the movement.--The Prince of Wales.--Victorian football. Rescue Circle in Melbourne.--Burke and Wills' statue.--Success of the lectures.--Reception at the Auditorium.--Luncheon of the British Empire League.--Mr. Ryan's experience.--The Federal Government.--Mr. Hughes' personality.--The mediumship of Charles Bailey.--His alleged exposure.--His remarkable record.--A test sitting.--The Indian nest.--A remarkable lecture.--Arrival of Lord Forster.--The future of the Empire.--Kindness of Australians.--Prohibition. --Horse-racing.--Roman Catholic policy.

CHAPTER V 114

More English than the English.--A day in the Bush.--Immigration.--A case of spirit return.--A seance.--Geelong.--The lava plain.--Good-nature of General Ryrie.--Bendigo.--Down a gold mine.--Prohibition v. Continuance.--Mrs. Knight MacLellan. --Nerrin.--A wild drive.--Electric shearing.--Rich sheep stations. --Cockatoo farmers.--Spinnifex and Mallee.--Rabbits.--The great marsh.

CHAPTER VI 136

The Melbourne Cup.--Psychic healing.--M. J. Bloomfield.--My own experience.--Direct healing.--Chaos and Ritual.--Government House Ball.--The Rescue Circle again.--Sitting with Mrs. Harris.--A good test case.--Australian botany.--The land of myrtles.--English cricket team.--Great final meeting in Melbourne.

CHAPTER VII 151

Great reception at Sydney.--Importance of Sydney.--Journalistic luncheon.--A psychic epidemic.--Gregory.--Barracking.--Town Hall reception.--Regulation of Spiritualism.--An ether apport.--Surfing at Manly.--A challenge.--Bigoted opponents.--A disgruntled photographer.--Outing in the harbour.--Dr. Mildred Creed.--Leon Gellert.--Norman Lindsay.--Bishop Leadbeater.--Our relations with Theosophy.--Incongruities of H.P.B.--Of D.D. Home.

CHAPTER VIII 176

Dangerous fog.--The six photographers.--Comic Advertisements.--Beauties of Auckland.--A Christian clergyman.--Shadows in our American relations.--The Gallipoli Stone.--Stevenson and the Germans.--Position of De Rougemont.--Mr. Clement Wragge.--Atlantean theories.--A strange psychic.--Wellington the windy.--A literary oasis.--A Maori seance.--Presentation.

CHAPTER IX 198

The Anglican Colony.--Psychic dangers.--The learned dog.--Absurd newspaper controversy.--A backward community.--The Maori tongue.--Their origin.--Their treatment by the Empire.--A fiasco.--The Pa of Kaiopoi.--Dr. Thacker.--Sir Joseph Kinsey.--A generous collector.--Scott and Amundsen.--Dunedin.--A genuine medium.--Evidence.--The Shipping strike.--Sir Oliver.--Farewell.

CHAPTER X 223

Christian origins.--Mithraism.--Astronomy.--Exercising boats.--Bad news from home.--Futile strikes.--Labour Party.--The blue wilderness.--Journey to Brisbane.--Warm reception.--Friends and Foes.--Psychic experience of Dr. Doyle.--Birds.--Criticism on Melbourne--Spiritualist Church.--Ceremony.--Sir Matthew Nathan.--Alleged repudiation of Queensland.--Billy tea.--The bee farm.--Domestic service in Australia.--Hon. John Fihilly.--Curious photograph by the State photographer.--The "Orsova."

CHAPTER XI 255

Medlow Bath.--Jenolan Caves.--Giant skeleton.--Mrs. Foster Turner's mediumship.--A wonderful prophecy.--Final results.--Third sitting with Bailey.--Failure of State Control.--Retrospection.--Melbourne presentation.--Crooks.--Lecture at Perth.--West Australia.--Rabbits, sparrows and sharks.

CHAPTER XII 280

Pleasing letters.--Visit to Candy.--Snake and Flying Fox.--Buddha's shrine.--The Malaya.--Naval digression.--Indian trader. --Elephanta.--Sea snakes.--Chained to a tombstone.--Berlin's escape. --Lord Chetwynd.--Lecture in the Red Sea.--Marseilles.