This book is a unique collection of Glyn’s inclusive and grounded wisdom on spiritual and mediumistic realms of unfoldment as well as a wonderful tribute book that honours his life and work. In this combined treasury of his teachings and memories about him, numerous insights and fond recollections are shared alongside various photographs.
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In all, this is an inspiring addition to other essential titles by Glyn Edwards.
Afterword: Writing with Glyn by Santoshan (Stephen Wollaston)
Shortly after I first met Glyn, a graphics partnership I had in London Docklands moved into computerised design work. I mentioned to Glyn that if he wanted to write and publish something, this was the time, as the technology made book-layout less expensive. As an energetic and creative young man as Glyn was, he instantly proposed that we write a book together, which I wasn’t expecting, on different areas of spirituality and mediumship.
Glyn’s input was amazing. He seemed to have no end of experience, wisdom and new perspective to add. Then synchronicity magically played a part when it was finished, as a call came through from the then editor of Psychic News, Tony Ortzen, scouting for a publisher, who asked Glyn if he would like to write a book. He quickly replied, ‘Steve and I have just finished one’. We later revised and updated it in 2011 and gave it a more contemporary title than it previously had. Glyn was extremely pleased with the look and reading of the revised edition, which is clearly seen in his opening Acknowledgments.
After completing the first title, I had an idea for a workbook and this time approached Glyn about writing it together. We also revised and expanded it in 2011 and gave it a different title to what the previous publisher had given it. Once again, Glyn displayed how pithy he could be in putting great insights together. In the final section of the book, we found various quotations to put in on important spheres of unfoldment, which Glyn had no end of enthusiasm in finding key teachings from different writers and teachers he loved.
He then asked if I would put together a book on mediumistic and psychic powers in different traditions, as he wanted to promote a more inclusive and open-minded understanding of alternative paths amongst his students.
Having already written an article for an appendix that touched on this in a Yoga book with a swami, I accepted his request and expanded what I’d started in the other book but asked Glyn if he would also like to be interviewed for two large sections that could be included. He said he would. Questions put to him were invariably followed by a period of reflective silence. He would then answer fluently without pausing until he had covered all that he felt was needed to be said.
The anthology The Potential of Mediumship I suggested to Glyn about putting together. Glyn did a book launch for it after a truly dazzling public demonstration of his mediumship on 18th September 2012 at the Eastbourne Centre, East Sussex, and sold almost every copy we had with us. The queue to the table where Glyn sat joyously chatting and signing copies for everyone was a sight to be seen. Putting the book together for him was a labour of love, and I was really happy to see it turned out to be such a big success for him that day. I will certainly miss doing the creative projects we did together and those wonderful memorable times we had.
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Note: This Afterword is from the anthology of Glyn’s wisdom The Potential of Mediumship (expanded edition), with extra information from a requested article for Psychic News, published in July 2015.
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