“There have been many adventures in my life, but the greatest and most glorious waiting for me ahead “- these words Sir Arthur Conan Doyle said for a few days before his death. It’s not easy to believe, but Conan Doyle, a doctor by profession, finally and irrevocably towards the end of his life “hooked” on spiritualism. WRITER WRITER Arthur Conan Doyle Born in 1859 in Edinburgh in the family of the artist. Parents barely made ends meet, and wealthy relatives took a living participation in the education of a smart boy. With their help he finished Jesuit school and college at Stonyhurst and enrolled in medical Faculty of Edinburgh University. In the third year he got on the first spiritualistic session in his life. It produced on him indelible impression. You can not say about medicine. Even having received Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery, Arthur his profession with a certain amount of skepticism. Suffice it to say, that, getting started, he built a poster with the inscription: “Permission kill”. 
Photo from open sources Of course, Conan Doyle did not kill anyone. At first he worked as a surgeon on a ship heading for the shores West Africa then opened practice in England. I must say that she was not particularly popular. Waiting for Patients Arthur, having nothing to do, took up his pen. Conan Doyle wrote almost continuously: on trains, cabs, posing in front of a photographer and even … in party talk time. Official birth the great detective Holmes took place in 1887 in “Study in Crimson tones, “which was written in … three weeks. Total Sherlock Holmes appeared in 56 stories and 4 stories. In 1893, Conan Doyle tried to kill the detective, but outraged readers forced resurrect Holmes. RESERVED AREA “Otherworldly contacts “Conan Doyle became interested after the death of his father, who died in a psychiatric hospital and claiming to hear “voices with of that world. “Among the things of the deceased, Arthur discovered a diary in which father wrote that he was lucky to find a way to communicate with the souls of deceased parents, and conjured his son to investigate “this reserved area of human consciousness. “After that, Conan Doyle seriously engaged in spiritualism and the occult sciences. By this time he has already gained world fame, his books were published huge circulations, translated into other languages. But suddenly in 1917 in one of the public speaking sir arthur in a rather harsh form renounced Christianity and stated that it was turning into a “spiritualistic religion. “He soon became a member of the occult society” Golden Dawn, “President of the British College of Occult Sciences, London spiritualistic society, and in 1925 presided over International Spiritual Congress in Paris. 
Photos from open sources Conan Doyle traveled to many countries and cities of Europe and America, where he gave public lectures on Spiritualism his pen belongs to the fundamental work “History Spiritism “and a series of books devoted to the search for connection with parallel worlds. However, many contemporaries have his faith in “afterlife contacts’ caused a skeptical smile. And since he was not insane, he was simply suspected of hoaxes. FRIENDSHIP FRAME But no one could ever turn convinced spirit from once and for all chosen path. It is enough to give two examples. In 1920, the writer met with the illusionist Harry Houdini. Despite the dissimilarity of the characters, they became friends. In his book, On the Edge of the Unknown, Sir Arthur Houdini devoted a whole chapter in which he argued that he possesses paranormal abilities, but out of obstinacy does not want this to admit. Indeed, at the dawn of his career, Harry Houdini helped his wife, performing in the circus with the number “Famous fortune teller. “However, in his mature years he developed persistent hostility to all kinds of mediums. He saw them as crooks and scammers profiting from other people’s misfortunes. Relationship between Conan Doyle and the great illusionist finally deteriorated after a seance in Atlantic City. Houdini was persuaded there contact the spirit of his mother, Cecilia Weiss. Lady Conan Doyle, wife a writer who considered herself a medium wrote fifteen pages long text, claiming that Houdini’s mother drove her hand. Harry doubted: his mother, a Hungarian Jewess, did not know English! This statement brought Sir Arthur Conan Doyle out of equilibrium. He began to argue with a friend, proving that with communication between representatives of two worlds often occurs automatically translation into the language of the medium. But the writer’s explanation did not dispel Houdini’s doubt. After all, the spirit did not even mention that the session took place in Cecilia’s birthday! .. Later, Sir Arthur wrote in a letter what kind of Houdini’s pursuit of spiritualism will get what it deserves. “I think the day retribution is just around the corner, “he broadcast. MYSELF BE FAMILY RAD More a more graphic example of Conan Doyle’s passionate love of spiritualism and his credulity is served by the famous story of fairies. In 1917 Yorkshire cousins, 16-year-old Elsie Wright and 10-year-old Francis Griffith, took a photograph in the garden of his house, on which Dancing and playing the lutes … fairies were captured. Through three years, the girls took three more such photographs. 
Photos from open sources Arthur Conan Doyle posted negatives to experts. Kodak’s London office said that they cannot vouch for their authenticity. However famous photographer Harold Snelling after carefully studying the negatives stated that they are genuine. Naturally, Sir Arthur agreed with Snelling’s opinion and not only believed in an unusual story, but also, as usual, he began eagerly to prove the existence of fairies. Through half a century after the death of Conan Doyle, a children’s book was found 1915 of the year. Among others, it turned out to be drawings of fairies who were very similar to fairies from photos of Elsie and Francis. In 1982 the sisters, then still alive, admitted to the rally. They carved the fairies from the book and attached them with needles to the bush, and light the breeze caused the illusion of dance … Curious in this sense statement of the famous British writer Gilbert Chesterton: “For a long time it seemed to me that intellect Sir Arthur went more to Dr. Watson, rather than Sherlock Holmes. “SOON MEET! In the spring of 1930, Sir Arthur, who then turned already seventy-one years old, invited his wife to his office and said in a solemn tone: he was informed from HERE that he would leave the world July 7th. Conan Doyle then handed her an envelope sealed by his personal seal, and asked that after he dies, the wife through the medium learned from his spirit the content of the message. Prediction, received from the other world came true: July 7 at about eight in the morning Sir Arthur is gone. At the funeral service was attended famous medium Estelle Roberte. Conan Doyle’s wife handed her sealed envelope and asked to ask his spirit what is written in the message. Estelle Roberte, standing in front of the writer’s empty chair, reported that Sir Arthur writes: “I have defeated you, gentlemen of the unbelievers! There is no death. See you soon! “After that, the envelope was opened and a piece of paper read just such a text. Zakhar RADOV, Sergey DEMKIN
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