THE BRITISH PSYCHIC & OCCULT SOCIETY

The British Psychic and Occult Society (BPOS) really started out as a small group of people in the mid-1960’s, who came together in Highgate, North London to look into and investigate local ghost stories. I was one of the main protagonists involved; most probably because my interest in things psychic and esoteric had already been ‘sealed’ by my having been initiated into Wicca (white witchcraft) a year or so before. Whilst ‘ghost hunting’ was not an obligation of Wiccan belief of practice, this nevertheless had ‘sown the seeds’ to seek out those things seen to be ‘less tangible’ in the material world. ‘Ghosts’ and other unexplained phenomena was perhaps just a ‘stepping stone’ from this.

In those early days, this group of ’ghosts hunters’ consisted of only ten or so people, but before long, these numbers increased as word spread by word of mouth or members invited their friends, and in the course of just two short years, a flourishing group of dedicated people existed with the sole purpose of investigating cases of reputed psychic phenomena and other unexplained mysteries that made up the vast field of the Unknown.

Although formed in its infancy in 1964, by 1967, the numbers of dedicated members had considerably increased, and it was decided to establish all the interest - membership included - into an official Society with the purpose of investigating psychic phenomena and all things ‘occult’. It was then officially named as the British Psychic and Occult Society, and membership was organised more thoroughly with the appointment of executive members and the distribution of a regular newsletter which invited contributions from the general membership, and the opportunity to share knowledge of ’ghosts’ or things occult or to participate in psychic investigations.

The formation of the Society, in fact, turned out to be a huge success, and not only acted as a ’platform’ for general interest in things esoteric and psychic, but provided the personal knowledge and experiences of some others who had been actively involved in such matters.

Such is really the continuing purpose of the BPOS as it flourishes today, with the publication of books on all things psychic and an organised participation into all things psychic, paranormal and occult.


~David Farrant, President, BPOS.

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