Silver Birch Speaks Part 1 of 6

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Silver Birch is a spirit guide, channelled by Maurice Barbanell, a London medium (1902-1981)
served as editor of the Psychic News & The Two Worlds for over 3 decades. Many in Nth America first heard of him through his book This is Spiritualism (1959),a survey of the phenomena & personalities associated with Spiritualism.Barbanell was noted for his vigorous journalism in support of Spiritualism,& he frequently lectured across both Europe and North America. Born in London, May 3, 1902,he was the son of a barber who also practiced dentistry.Young Barbanell's first job involved sweeping up hair & acting as lather boy.As a young man Barbanell was an atheist like his father.He became unpaid secretary of a social & literary club in London's East End.One evening,there was a talk by a young man on the subject of Spiritualism.Although antagonistic to the subject,Barbanell said that this was a subject on which only those with personal experience could venture any worthwhile opinions When challenged as to whether he was prepared to back this position by undertaking a 6month period of personal investigation of Spiritualism,he said yes.He joined a home circle with the medium Mrs. Blaustein,who was controlled by various entities who spoke through her while she was in a state of trance.Barbanell was not very impressed by this phenomenon & at one sitting he "fell asleep."When he awoke he learned to his surprise that he had been in a mediumistic trance himself &that an Indian spirit guide had spoken through him.Barbanell subsequently formed his own home circle at which the Indian guide,"Silver Birch," gave regular teachings through Barbanell's mediumship.Later, the famous journalist & Spiritualist Hannen Swaffer became a member of this home circle & an enthusiastic proponent of the teachings of "Silver Birch."

In 1932 Barbanell married Sylvia Abrahams, who had attended the home circle sittings with Mrs. Blaustein.The newspaperPsychic News was also founded in 1932,as a result of a message from "Red Cloud," the spirit guide of the medium Estelle Roberts. Barbanell edited the newspaper for 14 years, resigning in 1946 when unable to agree with J. Arthur Findlay on terms for purchase of Psychic News. However, 16 years later, in June 1962, Barbanell was able to resume editorship of the newspaper, which by then was in some difficulty. His tireless and enthusiastic work restored the position of Psychic News as the preeminent British Spiritualist publication.

Meanwhile, Barbanell's own role in the "Silver Birch" messages continued to be anonymous. Hannen Swaffer thought the teachings should reach a larger audience,but Barbanell believed that he would be open to criticism if he publicized his own mediumship in Psychic News. Eventually it was agreed that the "Silver Birch" teachings should be published, provided that Barbanell's identity continued to be withheld. However, these communications attracted so much attention that after some time Barbanell was obliged to make it known that he was the medium.

Sources:
Barbanell, Maurice. Across the Gulf. N.p., 1940.

“Who was the medium for Silver Birch?” This question has been referred to as being the best-kept secret in Spiritualism.The answer was not revealed until it was published in ‘Two Worlds’ of 24th August 1957 by the paper’s editor (c1957–1981),Maurice Barbanell, who revealed himself as being the trance medium through whom Silver Birch communicated.

‘Psychic News’ had begun on May 28th 1932,with Barbanell as founding editor.He continued in this role until 1946,when (following a disagreement with Arthur Findlay) he left.Sixteen years later, on June 20th 1962,Barbanell returned to his previous role and continued as editor of ‘Psychic News’ & ‘Two Worlds’ jointly until his death in 1981.

Maurice, born 3rd May 1902, died on July 17th 1981 at the age of 79.Barbanell was cremated;the private funeral was conducted by Barbanell’s ex-Methodist missionary friend,Vernon Moore,who was a member of the Hannen Swaffer Home Circle.Maurice was a Minister of the Spiritualists’ National Union.He was in the first listing of SNU Ministers circa 1938;he also stood for SNU President and Vice in 1930 but was beaten by John McIndoe.He was the SNU Area Representative for London for numerous years.

teachings would become well-known through the pages of ‘Psychic News’,‘Two Worlds’ & various Spiritualist media outlets.It was Swaffer who urged their publication,saying the guide’s teachings were being wasted,as they were heard only by a handful of people;today they are still some of the best Spiritualist philosophy of the 20th century.