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Dr. Alexander James McIvor-Tyndall, alias Ali Nomad
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Etznab
Oct 10, 2012, 1:10:15 PM10/10/12
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Laura Hudson Wray and Dr. Alexander J. McIvor-Tyndall were married on June 13, 1917 in Crown Point, Indiana. In 1925, Laura became the Pastor of Lily Dale Spiritual Church in Lily Dale, NY, a position which she held until the fall of 1932. She was a well known medium who was ordained as a Minister of the National Spiritualist Association in 1926. We do not know too much about Mrs. McIvor-Tyndall. She was purported to have been an actress at one time, and it appears that Laura’s daughter, Irene Hughes lived with her grandmother, Emily Hughes (Laura’s mother) in Denver Colorado.
Laura’s husband Dr. Alexander James McIvor-Tyndall was a colorful gentleman, noted to be “one of the most astounding workers ever to appear on the platform. His exhibition of mind-reading was spectacular. As a lecturer he has had few equals.” He and his wife both served the church in Lily Dale. It appears that at the same time his wife was Pastor of the Lily Dale Church, Dr. McIvor-Tyndall was Pastor of the First Spiritualist Church in Syracuse, NY, having been ordained by the National Spiritualist Association in 1923. Mr. and Mrs. McIvor-Tyndall often traveled to Florida during the winter months to serve Cassadaga Camp.
The McIvor-Tyndall’s owned a home at 9 Buffalo St. and it was reported that he died in Lily Dale, NY on December 10, 1940.
http://skidmorefriends.com/thestory.html
Laura’s husband Dr. Alexander James McIvor-Tyndall was a colorful gentleman, noted to be “one of the most astounding workers ever to appear on the platform. His exhibition of mind-reading was spectacular. As a lecturer he has had few equals.” He and his wife both served the church in Lily Dale. It appears that at the same time his wife was Pastor of the Lily Dale Church, Dr. McIvor-Tyndall was Pastor of the First Spiritualist Church in Syracuse, NY, having been ordained by the National Spiritualist Association in 1923. Mr. and Mrs. McIvor-Tyndall often traveled to Florida during the winter months to serve Cassadaga Camp.
The McIvor-Tyndall’s owned a home at 9 Buffalo St. and it was reported that he died in Lily Dale, NY on December 10, 1940.
http://skidmorefriends.com/thestory.html
Santim Vah
Oct 10, 2012, 11:51:32 PM10/10/12
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By Gary
Format:Paperback
I found this book to be very useful in my own personal journey towards true enlightenment. This is a fascinating book that one would think was written in the 60's or later and not 1915. It is refreshing to know that even as far back as the early 1900's people were striving for enlightenment and a greater purpose. Great read.
Own an original, signed, 1st edition November 5, 2005
By Gregory Lewis
Format:Hardcover
During lean years, I sold my first edition of the Dr. Bucke classic. Kind of sorry I did that, but I found another, smaller sized book, hard bound, with the same title, but by a different author, "Ali Nomad". Doing a little research, I discovered that Ali Nomad is the nom de plume used by Dr. Alexander J. McIvor-Tyndall, founder of the International New Thought Fellowship. Doing a little more research, it appears that Dr. McIvor-Tyndall was a rather popular showman-hypnotist of his time. Since buying the book, I have even verified its authenticity with a living granddaughter of Dr. McIvor-Tyndall. My little book has a white sticker on its title page, with red letters, bearing the insignia of the I.N.T.F., and a red swastika. The signature, in black ink, is that of the book's author, Dr. Alexander McIvor-Tyndal. This book I own was, in fact, the personal property of author McIvor-Tyndall (I realize that before the swastika was adopted by the Nazis, it had occult significance. During this period, however, occultists and spiritists promoted eugenics, which is a euphemism for sterilization and state governed breeding of citizens. Basically, eugenics was racism. Sympathy for eugenics was quite common in the early 20th century, and Mr. McIvor-Tyndall, er, Ali Nomad, does refer to it several times throughout this book as a means of breeding a better race of homo sapien).
Cosmic Consciousness is organized very similarly to its big brother, "Cosmic Consciousness", the Richard Maurice Bucke version. The author explores the New Birth, man's relationship to God, self- and selflessness, Jesus, Paul of Tarsis, Mahommed, and intellectual cosmic consciousness, among other topics.
My copy has some interesting ephemera at the back, advertisements for various books on hypnosis and the occult. An example: "Clairvoyance and Occult Powers" by Swami Panchadasi, author of "The Human Aura", "The Astral World", etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Consciousness-Ali-Nomad/dp/055436364X
Cosmic Consciousness is a popular book by Ali Nomad. Read Cosmic Consciousness, free online version of the book by Ali Nomad, on The American Day Tribune. Ali Nomad's Cosmic Consciousness consists of 17 parts for ease of reading. Choose the part of Cosmic Consciousness which you want to read from the table of contents to get started.
http://readcentral.com/massappealnews/book/Ali-Nomad/Read-Cosmic-Consciousness-Online
The Hypnotist
Alexander McIvor-Tyndall, the hypnotist from London who offered to hypnotize Luetgert, was previously the subject of several articles by Theodore Dreiser, when the author was reporting for the St. Louis Republic in 1893.
In his memoir Newspaper Days, Dreiser recalls an episode when the "mind reader" McIvor-Tyndall visited St. Louis. He asked the Republic to bring together some people to ride with him as he drove a carriage through the city blindfolded, supposedly guiding his route by reading the thoughts of the man next to him.
"And, amusingly enough, I was ordered to get up the committee, -- Dick, Peter, Rodenberger and myself -- and sit on the seat and do the thinking while he, blindfolded, raced in and out between cars and wagons, turning sharp corners, escaping huge trucks by a hair only, to finally end up at Dick's door, as my thoughts directed him. ... When written up as true, which it was, it made a very good story indeed."
Dreiser said the experience prompted him and his friends to "enter upon experiments of our own with hypnotists, spiritualists and the like."
http://www.alchemyofbones.com/stories/mcivor.htm
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wernertrp
Oct 11, 2012, 3:08:31 AM10/11/12
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On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 7:10:16 PM UTC+2, Etznab wrote:
> Laura Hudson Wray and Dr. Alexander J. McIvor-Tyndall were married on June 13, 1917 in Crown Point, Indiana. In 1925, Laura became the Pastor of Lily Dale Spiritual Church in Lily Dale, NY, a position which she held until the fall of 1932. She was a well known medium who was ordained as a Minister of the National Spiritualist Association in 1926. We do not know too much about Mrs. McIvor-Tyndall. She was purported to have been an actress at one time, and it appears that Laura’s daughter, Irene Hughes lived with her grandmother, Emily Hughes (Laura’s mother) in Denver Colorado. Laura’s husband Dr. Alexander James McIvor-Tyndall was a colorful gentleman, noted to be “one of the most astounding workers ever to appear on the platform. His exhibition of mind-reading was spectacular. As a lecturer he has had few equals.” He and his wife both served the church in Lily Dale. It appears that at the same time his wife was Pastor of the Lily Dale Church, Dr. McIvor-Tyndall was Pastor of the First Spiritualist Church in Syracuse, NY, having been ordained by the National Spiritualist Association in 1923. Mr. and Mrs. McIvor-Tyndall often traveled to Florida during the winter months to serve Cassadaga Camp. The McIvor-Tyndall’s owned a home at 9 Buffalo St. and it was reported that he died in Lily Dale, NY on December 10, 1940. http://skidmorefriends.com/thestory.html
If Gurdjieff would make a commentary to such a type of people
> Laura Hudson Wray and Dr. Alexander J. McIvor-Tyndall were married on June 13, 1917 in Crown Point, Indiana. In 1925, Laura became the Pastor of Lily Dale Spiritual Church in Lily Dale, NY, a position which she held until the fall of 1932. She was a well known medium who was ordained as a Minister of the National Spiritualist Association in 1926. We do not know too much about Mrs. McIvor-Tyndall. She was purported to have been an actress at one time, and it appears that Laura’s daughter, Irene Hughes lived with her grandmother, Emily Hughes (Laura’s mother) in Denver Colorado. Laura’s husband Dr. Alexander James McIvor-Tyndall was a colorful gentleman, noted to be “one of the most astounding workers ever to appear on the platform. His exhibition of mind-reading was spectacular. As a lecturer he has had few equals.” He and his wife both served the church in Lily Dale. It appears that at the same time his wife was Pastor of the Lily Dale Church, Dr. McIvor-Tyndall was Pastor of the First Spiritualist Church in Syracuse, NY, having been ordained by the National Spiritualist Association in 1923. Mr. and Mrs. McIvor-Tyndall often traveled to Florida during the winter months to serve Cassadaga Camp. The McIvor-Tyndall’s owned a home at 9 Buffalo St. and it was reported that he died in Lily Dale, NY on December 10, 1940. http://skidmorefriends.com/thestory.html
(medium and so on ...)
he would say:
"Nullem mit unerträglichen Emanationen."
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