Studying Spiritualism at Lily Dale

One of the best ways to 'study' Spiritualism is to attend large numbers of services although this can be a bit difficult in Australia because of the scarcity of churches. There are however a number of fine Spiritualist churches in every Australian state capital as well as some country areas.

Over the coming weeks we will bring you a list of churches known to Enmore who provide facilities for persons to train as a medium and attend meditation classes-often where people start to get a good feel for the religion. There really is no one place better than the other in that training to be a medium is a very personal thing but discipline and a calm atmosphere can make all the difference !

Many Australians, great world travellers that they are, travel to some of the world's best areas to study or experience Spiritualism in a new land. It can be a richly rewarding experience.

Lily Dale in New York State is not only one of the oldest US centres for Spiritualism, it is a charming hamlet with a hotel and cottages to rent so you can spend time there in an 'atmosphere' of Spiritualism.  The countryside is beautiful. All the small houses in Lily Dale are owned by Spiritualists and when they are sold on, they must be sold to another Spiritualist.

From Lily Dale's own website :

"Center for Spiritualist Studies
Welcome to the Center for Spiritualist Studies (CSS) in Lily Dale, New York. We are fortunate to be located within Lily Dale Assembly where many very famous spiritual leaders have walked upon the grounds. Lily Dale is one of the most recognized sites of Spiritualism in the USA, and perhaps the world.

The Center is incorporated as a religious seminary by the New York State Board of Regents. The goal of the curriculum is the training of Spiritualist Clergy, Teachers, Mediums and Healers. Enrollment information and catalogs are now available for all CSS Diploma and Certificate programs.


Our Purpose and Mission
The Center for Spiritualist Studies is structured with a threefold purpose:

• To provide for the spiritual needs of the individual.
• To train Spiritualist clergy, teachers, mediums and healers to be equipped to effectively serve humanity in a religious capacity.
• To serve the practical educational and certification requirements of the National Spiritualist Association of Churches and other Spiritualist organizations.

In the broader sense the curriculum are designed to educate students to contribute productively to society while extending and enriching the Science, Philosophy, and Religion of Modern Spiritualism.

The Wisdom of Edgar Cayce

Welcome to Reflections: The Wisdom of Edgar Cayce
About Edgar Cayce

Edgar Cayce (1877-1945) has been called the “sleeping prophet,” the “father of holistic medicine,” and the most documented psychic of the 20th century. For more than 40 years of his adult life, Cayce gave psychic “readings” to thousands of seekers while in an unconscious state, diagnosing illnesses and revealing lives lived in the past and prophecies yet to come.

# A long time member of the Enmore Spiritualist Church was privileged to give the son of Edgar Cayce  a reading at Lily Dale in 2006 and revealed astonishing information that had never been told outside the immediate family. We will carry an interview here with that member in the future.
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Sky Radio in the USA can be heard on the Internet. You can go to there website by clicking this link.

This show is a series on the great psychic Edgar Cayce and there are pod casts available at the website so you can listen to older shows. Check out the website. There are numerous interesting shows connected to the 'other world' !

" No-one Dies In Lily Dale"

Lily Dale in Chautauqua County in New York State is one of America's oldest and most famous communities that is devoted to Spiritualism.

Below is a film featuring Lily Dale and you can find out much more by going to their website here.

The community provides a series of seminars and meetings throughout the year. There is a fee for admission to the grounds, which include a museum.  The Marion Skidmore Library. Lily Dale Museum & Historical Society, bookstore, shops, and a snack bar. Also of note to the potential tourist is the Lily Dale pet cemetary. The pet cemetery is located at the entrance to the LeoLyn Woods a towering old growth forest.

The town of Lily Dale has its own Volunteer Fire Department, water supply and two swans named Lily and Dale. Visitors must pay a gate fee of $10 per person during the summer season which runs from mid-June until Labor Day. Gate fees are waived on Sunday morning to allow nearby residents to attend church services. Included in the gate fee is admission to a variety of daily and weekly scheduled events: mediumship demonstrations, thought exchange meetings, and healing services, among others.

Spiritualist Village of Lily Dale, New York

A quick look at the unique Spiritualist village of Lily Dale in New York State. Lily Dale is open in summers and has many small cottages and hotels where Spiritualist congregate from all over the world.


Watch the full series of films on Lily Dale at youtube.