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Periodical: The Spiritual Magazine (UK)

Summary: From Pat Deveney's database:

Spiritual Magazine, The.
Other titles: The Spiritual Magazine of Phenomena Spiritual--Ethereal--Physical
1860--1877 Monthly
London, England. Publisher: F. Pitman; James Burns; Smart & Allen; E.W. Allen. Editor: Thomas S. Shorter and William Wilkinson; James Burns (1869-1874); Dr. George Sexton L.L.D. (1875-1876); J. Enmore Jones (1877).
Succeeds: Christian Spiritualist (absorbed 1875)
1/1, January 1860-1877; new series, 2/1 January 1866, and 3/1, January 1875. 48 pp., x 8. Six pence a copy.

A thoughtful and educated approach to spiritualism, with more than a tinge of the influence of Swedenborg. (William Wilkinson was a member of the New Church.) Unlike many of its contemporary journals (especially those in America), The Spiritual Magazine avoided becoming enthralled by one or the other of the various -isms (Phrenology, free love, socialism) that had accompanied spiritualism, and tried to concentrate on the communications from the spirits, explorations of the spiritual side of man’s nature, and long disquisitions on the historical antecedents of spiritualism in Mormonism, the Shakers, etc. James Burns ( -1895) took over the journal in December 1869, but it never achieved the popularity of his Medium and Daybreak--though it was said implausibly at one time to have 15,000 subscribers. The journal abounds in references to and contributions from D.D. Home, T.L. Harris, Jacob Dixon, Thomas and Sarah Welton, Mary Gove Nichols, A.-L. Cahagnet, Hargrave Jennings, Dr. Ashburner, Kenneth R.H. Mackenzie, Jennie Ferris Holmes, P.B. Randolph, Benjamin Coleman, Emma Hardinge [Britten], Robert and Robert Dale Owen, and to psychotropic drugs, magic mirrors, anti-slavery matters, auras around flowers, spirit paintings, and guardian angels. William Howitt (1792-1879), a Quaker, poet and gold-field explorer in Australia, was the main contributor to the early journal. In 1875 and 1876 the journal was edited by Dr. George Sexton, a free thinker and atheist, who was converted to spiritualism and then abandoned it "because of its anti-Christian character . . . ." Spiritualist 12/22 (May 31, 1878): 254. On Sexton’s conversion to spiritualism, see "A Secularist Leader Converted to Spiritualism," Spiritual Magazine (November 1872): 520-21; Sexton, "Wie ich ein Spiritualist wurde," Psychische Studien 1/2 (February 1874): 75-83. Sexton also edited The Christian Spiritualist and was a regular contributor to The Spiritual Scientist. The last editor, John Enmore Jones, preserved the Christian tone but turned the journal more towards Mesmerism. NYPL; Brown University; LOC.

Issues:Spiritual Magazine S1 V1 Index 1860
Spiritual Magazine S1 V1 N1 Jan 1860
Spiritual Magazine S1 V1 N2 Feb 1860
Spiritual Magazine S1 V1 N3 Mar 1860
Spiritual Magazine S1 V1 N4 Apr 1860
Spiritual Magazine S1 V1 N5 May 1860
Spiritual Magazine S1 V1 N6 Jun 1860
Spiritual Magazine S1 V1 N7 Jul 1860
Spiritual Magazine S1 V1 N8 Aug 1860
Spiritual Magazine S1 V1 N9 Sep 1860
Spiritual Magazine S1 V1 N10 Oct 1860
Spiritual Magazine S1 V1 N11 Nov 1860
Spiritual Magazine S1 V1 N12 Dec 1860
Spiritual Magazine S1 V2 Index 1861
Spiritual Magazine S1 V2 N1 Jan 1861
Spiritual Magazine S1 V2 N2 Feb 1861
Spiritual Magazine S1 V2 N3 Mar 1861
Spiritual Magazine S1 V2 N4 Apr 1861
Spiritual Magazine S1 V2 N5 May 1861
Spiritual Magazine S1 V2 N6 Jun 1861
Spiritual Magazine S1 V2 N7 Jul 1861
Spiritual Magazine S1 V2 N8 Aug 1861
Spiritual Magazine S1 V2 N9 Sep 1861
Spiritual Magazine S1 V2 N10 Oct 1861
Spiritual Magazine S1 V2 N11 Nov 1861
Spiritual Magazine S1 V2 N12 Dec 1861
Spiritual Magazine S1 V3 Index 1862
Spiritual Magazine S1 V3 N1 Jan 1862
Spiritual Magazine S1 V3 N2 Feb 1862
Spiritual Magazine S1 V3 N3 Mar 1862
Spiritual Magazine S1 V3 N4 Apr 1862
Spiritual Magazine S1 V3 N5 May 1862
Spiritual Magazine S1 V3 N6 Jun 1862
Spiritual Magazine S1 V3 N7 Jul 1862
Spiritual Magazine S1 V3 N8 Aug 1862
Spiritual Magazine S1 V3 N9 Sep 1862
Spiritual Magazine S1 V3 N10 Oct 1862
Spiritual Magazine S1 V3 N11 Nov 1862
Spiritual Magazine S1 V3 N12 Dec 1862
Spiritual Magazine S1 V4 Index 1863
Spiritual Magazine S1 V4 N1 Jan 1863
Spiritual Magazine S1 V4 N2 Feb 1863
Spiritual Magazine S1 V4 N3 Mar 1863
Spiritual Magazine S1 V4 N4 Apr 1863
Spiritual Magazine S1 V4 N5 May 1863
Spiritual Magazine S1 V4 N6 Jun 1863
Spiritual Magazine S1 V4 N7 Jul 1863
Spiritual Magazine S1 V4 N8 Aug 1863
Spiritual Magazine S1 V4 N9 Sep 1863
Spiritual Magazine S1 V4 N10 Oct 1863
Spiritual Magazine S1 V4 N11 Nov 1863
Spiritual Magazine S1 V4 N12 Dec 1863
Spiritual Magazine S1 V5 Index 1864
Spiritual Magazine S1 V5 N1 Jan 1864
Spiritual Magazine S1 V5 N2 Feb 1864
Spiritual Magazine S1 V5 N3 Mar 1864
Spiritual Magazine S1 V5 N4 Apr 1864
Spiritual Magazine S1 V5 N5 May 1864
Spiritual Magazine S1 V5 N6 Jun 1864
Spiritual Magazine S1 V5 N7 Jul 1864
Spiritual Magazine S1 V5 N8 Aug 1864
Spiritual Magazine S1 V5 N9 Sep 1864
Spiritual Magazine S1 V5 N10 Oct 1864
Spiritual Magazine S1 V5 N11 Nov 1864
Spiritual Magazine S1 V5 N12 Dec 1864
Spiritual Magazine S1 V6 Index 1865
Spiritual Magazine S1 V6 N1 Jan 1865
Spiritual Magazine S1 V6 N2 Feb 1865
Spiritual Magazine S1 V6 N3 Mar 1865
Spiritual Magazine S1 V6 N4 Apr 1865
Spiritual Magazine S1 V6 N5 May 1865
Spiritual Magazine S1 V6 N6 Jun 1865
Spiritual Magazine S1 V6 N7 Jul 1865
Spiritual Magazine S1 V6 N8 Aug 1865
Spiritual Magazine S1 V6 N9 Sep 1865
Spiritual Magazine S1 V6 N10 Oct 1865
Spiritual Magazine S1 V6 N11 Nov 1865
Spiritual Magazine S1 V6 N12 Dec 1865
Spiritual Magazine S2 V1 Index 1866
Spiritual Magazine S2 V1 N1 Jan 1866
Spiritual Magazine S2 V1 N2 Feb 1866
Spiritual Magazine S2 V1 N3 Mar 1866
Spiritual Magazine S2 V1 N4 Apr 1866
Spiritual Magazine S2 V1 N5 May 1866
Spiritual Magazine S2 V1 N6 Jun 1866
Spiritual Magazine S2 V1 N7 Jul 1866
Spiritual Magazine S2 V1 N8 Aug 1866
Spiritual Magazine S2 V1 N9 Sep 1866
Spiritual Magazine S2 V1 N10 Oct 1866
Spiritual Magazine S2 V1 N11 Nov 1866
Spiritual Magazine S2 V1 N12 Dec 1866
Spiritual Magazine S2 V2 Index 1867
Spiritual Magazine S2 V2 N1 Jan 1867
Spiritual Magazine S2 V2 N2 Feb 1867
Spiritual Magazine S2 V2 N3 Mar 1867
Spiritual Magazine S2 V2 N4 Apr 1867
Spiritual Magazine S2 V2 N5 May 1867
Spiritual Magazine S2 V2 N6 Jun 1867
Spiritual Magazine S2 V2 N7 Jul 1867
Spiritual Magazine S2 V2 N8 Aug 1867
Spiritual Magazine S2 V2 N9 Sep 1867
Spiritual Magazine S2 V2 N10 Oct 1867
Spiritual Magazine S2 V2 N11 Nov 1867
Spiritual Magazine S2 V2 N12 Dec 1867
Spiritual Magazine S2 V3 Index 1868
Spiritual Magazine S2 V3 N1 Jan 1868
Spiritual Magazine S2 V3 N2 Feb 1868
Spiritual Magazine S2 V3 N3 Mar 1868
Spiritual Magazine S2 V3 N4 Apr 1868
Spiritual Magazine S2 V3 N5 May 1868
Spiritual Magazine S2 V3 N6 Jun 1868
Spiritual Magazine S2 V3 N7 Jul 1868
Spiritual Magazine S2 V3 N8 Aug 1868
Spiritual Magazine S2 V3 N9 Sep 1868
Spiritual Magazine S2 V3 N10 Oct 1868
Spiritual Magazine S2 V3 N11 Nov 1868
Spiritual Magazine S2 V3 N12 Dec 1868
Spiritual Magazine S2 V4 Index 1869
Spiritual Magazine S2 V4 N1 Jan 1869
Spiritual Magazine S2 V4 N2 Feb 1869
Spiritual Magazine S2 V4 N3 Mar 1869
Spiritual Magazine S2 V4 N4 Apr 1869
Spiritual Magazine S2 V4 N5 May 1869
Spiritual Magazine S2 V4 N6 Jun 1869
Spiritual Magazine S2 V4 N7 Jul 1869
Spiritual Magazine S2 V4 N8 Aug 1869
Spiritual Magazine S2 V4 N9 Sep 1869
Spiritual Magazine S2 V4 N10 Oct 1869
Spiritual Magazine S2 V4 N11 Nov 1869
Spiritual Magazine S2 V4 N12 Dec 1869
Spiritual Magazine S2 V5 Index 1870
Spiritual Magazine S2 V5 N1 Jan 1870
Spiritual Magazine S2 V5 N2 Feb 1870
Spiritual Magazine S2 V5 N3 Mar 1870
Spiritual Magazine S2 V5 N4 Apr 1870
Spiritual Magazine S2 V5 N5 May 1870
Spiritual Magazine S2 V5 N6 Jun 1870
Spiritual Magazine S2 V5 N7 Jul 1870
Spiritual Magazine S2 V5 N8 Aug 1870
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Spiritual Magazine S2 V5 N10 Oct 1870
Spiritual Magazine S2 V5 N11 Nov 1870
Spiritual Magazine S2 V5 N12 Dec 1870
Spiritual Magazine S2 V6 Index 1871
Spiritual Magazine S2 V6 N1 Jan 1871
Spiritual Magazine S2 V6 N2 Feb 1871
Spiritual Magazine S2 V6 N3 Mar 1871
Spiritual Magazine S2 V6 N4 Apr 1871
Spiritual Magazine S2 V6 N5 May 1871
Spiritual Magazine S2 V6 N6 Jun 1871
Spiritual Magazine S2 V6 N7 Jul 1871
Spiritual Magazine S2 V6 N8 Aug 1871
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Spiritual Magazine S2 V6 N10 Oct 1871
Spiritual Magazine S2 V6 N11 Nov 1871
Spiritual Magazine S2 V6 N12 Dec 1871
Spiritual Magazine S2 V7 Index 1872
Spiritual Magazine S2 V7 N1 Jan 1872
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Spiritual Magazine S2 V7 N3 Mar 1872
Spiritual Magazine S2 V7 N4 Apr 1872
Spiritual Magazine S2 V7 N5 May 1872
Spiritual Magazine S2 V7 N6 Jun 1872
Spiritual Magazine S2 V7 N7 Jul 1872
Spiritual Magazine S2 V7 N8 Aug 1872
Spiritual Magazine S2 V7 N9 Sep 1872
Spiritual Magazine S2 V7 N10 Oct 1872
Spiritual Magazine S2 V7 N11 Nov 1872
Spiritual Magazine S2 V7 N12 Dec 1872
Spiritual Magazine S2 V8 Index 1873
Spiritual Magazine S2 V8 N1 Jan 1873
Spiritual Magazine S2 V8 N2 Feb 1873
Spiritual Magazine S2 V8 N4 Apr 1873
Spiritual Magazine S2 V8 N5 May 1873
Spiritual Magazine S2 V8 N6 Jun 1873
Spiritual Magazine S2 V8 N7 Jul 1873
Spiritual Magazine S2 V8 N8 Aug 1873
Spiritual Magazine S2 V8 N9 Sep 1873
Spiritual Magazine S2 V8 N10 Oct 1873
Spiritual Magazine S2 V8 N11 Nov 1873
Spiritual Magazine S2 V8 N12 Dec 1873
Spiritual Magazine S2 V9 Index 1874
Spiritual Magazine S2 V9 N1 Jan 1874
Spiritual Magazine S2 V9 N2 Feb 1874
Spiritual Magazine S2 V9 N3 Mar 1874
Spiritual Magazine S2 V9 N4 Apr 1874
Spiritual Magazine S2 V9 N5 May 1874
Spiritual Magazine S2 V9 N6 Jun 1874
Spiritual Magazine S2 V9 N7 Jul 1874
Spiritual Magazine S2 V9 N8 Aug 1874
Spiritual Magazine S2 V9 N9 Sep 1874
Spiritual Magazine S2 V9 N10 Oct 1874
Spiritual Magazine S2 V9 N11 Nov 1874
Spiritual Magazine S2 V9 N12 Dec 1874
Spiritual Magazine S3 V1 Index 1875
Spiritual Magazine S3 V1 N1 Jan 1875
Spiritual Magazine S3 V1 N2 Feb 1875
Spiritual Magazine S3 V1 N3 Mar 1875
Spiritual Magazine S3 V1 N4 Apr 1875
Spiritual Magazine S3 V1 N5 May 1875
Spiritual Magazine S3 V1 N6 Jun 1875
Spiritual Magazine S3 V1 N7 Jul 1875
Spiritual Magazine S3 V1 N8 Aug 1875
Spiritual Magazine S3 V1 N9 Sep 1875
Spiritual Magazine S3 V1 N10 Oct 1875
Spiritual Magazine S3 V1 N11 Nov 1875
Spiritual Magazine S3 V1 N12 Dec 1875
Spiritual Magazine S3 V2 Index 1876
Spiritual Magazine S3 V2 N1 Jan 1876
Spiritual Magazine S3 V2 N2 Feb 1876
Spiritual Magazine S3 V2 N3 Mar 1876
Spiritual Magazine S3 V2 N4 Apr 1876
Spiritual Magazine S3 V2 N5 May 1876
Spiritual Magazine S3 V2 N6 Jun 1876
Spiritual Magazine S3 V2 N7 Jul 1876
Spiritual Magazine S3 V2 N8 Aug 1876
Spiritual Magazine S3 V2 N9 Sep 1876
Spiritual Magazine S3 V2 N10 Oct 1876
Spiritual Magazine S3 V2 N11 Nov 1876
Spiritual Magazine S3 V2 N12 Dec 1876
Spiritual Magazine S3 V3 Index 1877
Spiritual Magazine S3 V3 N1 Jan 1877
Spiritual Magazine S3 V3 N2 Feb 1877
Spiritual Magazine S3 V3 N3 Mar 1877
Spiritual Magazine S3 V3 N4 Apr 1877
Spiritual Magazine S3 V3 N5 May 1877
Spiritual Magazine S3 V3 N6 Jun 1877
Spiritual Magazine S3 V3 N7 Jul 1877
Spiritual Magazine S3 V3 N8 Aug 1877
Spiritual Magazine S3 V3 N9 Sep 1877
Spiritual Magazine S3 V3 N10 Oct 1877
Spiritual Magazine S3 V3 N11 Nov 1877
Spiritual Magazine S3 V3 N12 Dec 1877


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