THE PSYCHIC STREAM" by Arthur Findlay / 1939 / 1159 pages. *****

When man first realised the difference between nature spirits and the spirits of the so-called dead, he discovered the source of the psychic stream. Man made one of the most important discoveries, one which has had a more profound effect on human thought than any other. Since that date the stream has never ceased to flow, as contact has continued between the physical and the etheric orders of existence till the present day. So said Arthur Findlay in his introduction to this volume. At times the stream has flowed strongly and swiftly, at others sluggishly and slowly, but the movement has never ceased. The psychic stream has been the cause of every religion, the interaction between earth and etheric realms. Today it is known as psychic phenomena. Findlay traces the stream's influences on the most primitive form of religious thought, through the various forms of religious belief it created until it brought the Christian faith into being. This book was the outcome of 35 years of study and took two years to write. The book required a knowledge of psychic phenomena, comparative religion and mythology. Because of this approach this book is revolutionary in its conclusions. If we are able to accept its contents an entire change will take place in our religious outlook. This book gives a wide-ranging look into Christianity covering its ancestors, relations, parents, conception, birth, childhood, youth and its manhood. Psychic phenomena have proved to us that beyond the physical lies the etheric, and that there is not only a physical world but an etheric world interpenetrating and vibrating in harmony with our etheric bodies. Armed with this greater knowledge, we can now approach the history of man from an enlarged angle, enabling us to understand the reason for present day religious beliefs and the way they are likely to develop in years to come.