Robert James Lees
(Recorder)
Robert James Lees, known to all as James, was born in Leicestershire, England on August 12, 1849. He was a Spiritualist, a healer, a preacher and a writer. James believed that his psychic abilities were with him from the moment of his birth. He wrote very little about his childhood experiences, but he describes how, even as a very small child, he was aware of ‘visitors’ from another existence: |Read what James has to say...|
Robert James Lees first employment was with the Manchester Guardian and soon became involved in several London-based publications. He was a man who, having practically no formal education, wrote fascinating works which continued to sell many years after his death. James wrote several books, which were dictated to him by friends from the spirit realm, of which the most well-known three-volume series is "The Mists Trilogy" (Through the Mists, The Life Elysian, The Gate of Heaven). "The Heretic" was written as his only autobiographical novel which was a record of his many years in London. "An Astral Bridegroom" was written as a study into reincarnation. He was a loving and caring man. He, along with many other philanthropists, worked to lift the less-fortunates of London’s poorest areas towards self-respect and self-determination.
Robert James Lees fame and prestige grew quickly in parts of Britain and he soon made his acquaintance with high-ranking philosophers, theologians and Prime Ministers. He claimed to have been present when Edison first experimented with recording sound and had the privilege of assisting the late Mr. W. E. Gladstone in the production of "The Impregnable Rock of Holy Scripture". He was also a close friend of the late Mr. W. T. Stead, the famous journalist who perished in the Titanic disaster; (see The Blue Island Ebook). However, many unsubstantiated claims have been made about James. For instance, it is claimed that he was instrumental in the arrest of Jack the Ripper, the Whitechapel Murderer of 1888. It is further claimed that he assisted in the arrest of the Irish Fenian terrorists. James spoke very little about his eventful life and until further research is made into these claims, they will remain a mystery.
Robert James Lees had sixteen children. His daughter, Evelyn Amy Florence (Eva Lees), lived with her father. She was born on November 14, 1879 in Surrey, Kent. She died in 1968 in Leicester. In his later years, she was her father's caregiver, housekeeper, counsellor and friend. She was also a devout spiritualist and was very active in the spiritualist circles of Leicester.
Daughter Eva with Robert James Lees
Robert James Lees passed away in Leicester, England on January 11, 1931. He was 81 years old. He was cremated at Gilroes Cemetery and prior to the ceremony, a short spiritualist service was held in his study. His ashes were placed in Ilfracombe cemetery, in the same grave as his late loving wife, Sarah.
On May 2, 2009, the Hinckley Civic Society in England commemorated Robert James Lees with a blue plaque (a program honouring role models from the past). This commemoration took place at his birthplace in Hinckley, Leicester on the upper floor of a small building, formerly a bakery and now a flower shop. This great event was organised by the Treasurer of the Hinckley Civic Society, Greg Drozdz and performed by the Mayor of Hinckley & Bosworth, Councillor Jeffrey Bannister and Mayoress Tricia Bannister.
Members of Lees' family also attended the unveiling ceremony. In attendance were Mike Hutchinson, related to the Lees family through Mary Lingham Lees, Robert James Lees' sister; Jane Moon, a great grand-daughter related to the Lees by his younger daughter Pearl and who took part in unveiling the plaque; and Christine van Geersdaele, a great grand-daughter also related to the Lees by his younger daughter Pearl and who was accompanied by her daughter, Laura van Geersdaele. To read more on this celebration to Robert James Lees, go to BBC Radio Leicester where you can also listen to a radio broadcast; and view more photos of the event HERE.
It was a great honour for us at Revealing the Silence to have our very trusted and loving partners, Bill and Jean Sanders of Sanders & Co., along with their daughter Liz, represent “The Mists Trilogy” books at the Blue Plaque ceremony. Bill and his son Tim have been very busy publishing and advertising “The Mists Trilogy” and have been instrumental in donating “The Mists Trilogy” to the World famous British Library as well as the local town Museum and spreading this important information about life after death throughout the U.K.
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