ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Leonard Francis Parsons was born in Norwood, London on September 12, 1909. His father, George Charles Parsons, was a distant relative of Sir Charles Parsons who invented the steam turbine. Leonard was married to Ivy Emily Smith (known as Pat) and had three children.
Leonard had a distinguished twenty-five year career as a country policeman in the county of Norfolk. During his career, he was stationed in several small towns and villages throughout the county and patrolled the surrounding countryside by bicycle. During WWII, his duties, among others, included patrolling the mine-filled Norfolk beaches; and in 1952, he stood guard over King George XI's body at Sandringham following the King's death.
Leonard was introduced to Spiritualism through his mother, but as a young man he remained skeptical of anything to do with the spirit world and dismissed it completely. It was not until the late 1930s, when his infant daughter was healed by spirit through his own hands, that Leonard changed his mind. He could no longer deny the possibility that there was a power that he did not understand but which he recognized could be harnessed to help others and this sent him along a road of discovery.
In the 1950s, Leonard and his wife Pat joined the Chapelfield Spiritualist Church in Norwich and after his retirement, they became members of the Church in Great Yarmouth. By then, he had developed as a gifted medium and a healer and was known by the renowned healer, Harry Edwards. He was sorely missed when he left England with his family to live in Texas in 1960.
Leonard continued his studies in Houston, Texas and became a leader of the Spiritualist Church there. He was sought by many who wished for instruction and healing; also by those seeking to contact their loved ones. It was during this time, that Leonard wrote this book.
Leonard was diagnosed with a bone marrow cancer at the base of the spine in the early 1970s. He approached his illness with bravery and acceptance, but also with calmness that comes with the knowledge that he was never alone and that help and support from above were always there. He passed away on March 12, 1974 and left his body to science so that others might learn.
Leonard Francis Parsons was born in Norwood, London on September 12, 1909. His father, George Charles Parsons, was a distant relative of Sir Charles Parsons who invented the steam turbine. Leonard was married to Ivy Emily Smith (known as Pat) and had three children.
Leonard had a distinguished twenty-five year career as a country policeman in the county of Norfolk. During his career, he was stationed in several small towns and villages throughout the county and patrolled the surrounding countryside by bicycle. During WWII, his duties, among others, included patrolling the mine-filled Norfolk beaches; and in 1952, he stood guard over King George XI's body at Sandringham following the King's death.
Leonard was introduced to Spiritualism through his mother, but as a young man he remained skeptical of anything to do with the spirit world and dismissed it completely. It was not until the late 1930s, when his infant daughter was healed by spirit through his own hands, that Leonard changed his mind. He could no longer deny the possibility that there was a power that he did not understand but which he recognized could be harnessed to help others and this sent him along a road of discovery.
In the 1950s, Leonard and his wife Pat joined the Chapelfield Spiritualist Church in Norwich and after his retirement, they became members of the Church in Great Yarmouth. By then, he had developed as a gifted medium and a healer and was known by the renowned healer, Harry Edwards. He was sorely missed when he left England with his family to live in Texas in 1960.
Leonard continued his studies in Houston, Texas and became a leader of the Spiritualist Church there. He was sought by many who wished for instruction and healing; also by those seeking to contact their loved ones. It was during this time, that Leonard wrote this book.
Leonard was diagnosed with a bone marrow cancer at the base of the spine in the early 1970s. He approached his illness with bravery and acceptance, but also with calmness that comes with the knowledge that he was never alone and that help and support from above were always there. He passed away on March 12, 1974 and left his body to science so that others might learn.
