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[[File:A Phenomenal Demonstration of Relayed Clairvoyance - DPLA - 3dbe239474efb70a5fc01d3b747c29c0 (page 1) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Bias speaks at the American Foundation for Psychic Research conference in New York City, 1950.]] |
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'''Clifford Bias''' (1910–1987) was a prominent American alleged [[psychic]] in the early 20th-century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digital.library.in.gov/Record/IUPUI_CampChesterfield-7468|website=digital.library.in.gov|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref> Born in [[Huntington, West Virginia]], he claimed that he had been able to communicate with people who had long since died from the age of five. He was ordained into the ministry in 1937<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7J-XAwAAQBAJ&q=clifford+bias%2C+psychic%2C+1937+ordained&pg=PA283|title=Mystic Apprentice 5: Psychic Skills LPE|last=Ludden|first=Ken|date=15 February 2012 |publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-1-105-54022-6|language=en}}</ref> and served as a minister of churches in [[Jackson, Michigan]]; [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], New York; [[Toledo, Ohio]]; [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]; and [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YWVsBCLLJ54C&q=clifford+bias%2C+psychic%2C+jackson%2C+buffalo%2C&pg=PR15|title=Qabalah, Tarot & the Western Mystery Tradition: The 22 Connecting Paths on the Tree of Life|last=Bias|first=Clifford|date=1997-11-01|publisher=Weiser Books|isbn=978-1-57863-031-8|language=en}}</ref> He helped organize the Spiritualist-Episcopal Church and the Universal Spiritualist Association and served as educational director and president of the Indiana Association of [[Spiritualism (movement)|Spiritualists]] of Camp Chesterfield, Indiana.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://campchesterfield.net/vintage-camp-chesterfield/|title=Vintage Camp Chesterfield|website=Historic Camp Chesterfield|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref> He was Dean of the Universal Spiritualist Institute, which held sessions each summer on various Mid-Western college campuses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iapsop.com/archive/materials/chimes/chimes_v20_n8_aug_1961.pdf|title=Chimes - Largest Psychic Monthly|last=Richards|first=Pearl|date=|website=IAPSOP|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Bias organized a magical study group known as the Ancient Mystical Order of Seekers (A.M.O.S.)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://occultnthings.com/products/amos-ancient-mystical-order-of-seekers-clifford-bias-occult-esoteric-magic-oto|title=A.M.O.S Path of Light Fraternal Order Lessons- Ancient Mystical Order of Seekers by Clifford Bias|website=Occult-N-Things|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref> and he wrote and published a series of A.M.O.S. books, including ''The Probationer'', ''L.V.X. The Book of Light'', ''Sepher Yetzirah and the 32 Paths of Wisdom'', ''The Neophyte'', ''The Tarot – The Book of Thoth,'' ''The Way Back'', ''The Western Mystery Tradition'', and ''Qabalah, Tarot and the Western Mystery Tradition''. His ''Ritual Book of Magic'' was published by Samuel Weiser in 1981. He is also featured in ''The Hierophant of 100th Street''' by Cullen Dorn.<ref name=ritual>''Ritual Book of Magic'' by Clifford Bias, Samuel Weiser, 1981. {{ISBN|0-87728-532-2}}</ref> In the late 1970s, he led a series of quasi-religious services for psychics and mediums in the chapel located off of the lobby in [[The Ansonia]] Hotel in [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/realestate/features/1871/index4.html|title = The Ups and Downs of the Ansonia, the Building that Made the Upper West Side - Nymag| date=6 May 2005 }}</ref> He retired in 1985 and settled in [[Anderson, Indiana]], where he died in February 1987. His publications include: |
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'''Clifford Bias''' was a prominent [[psychic]] in early 20th-century [[United States|America]]. |
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*''Ritual Book of Magic'' |
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==Early life== |
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*''Qabalah, Tarot & the Western Mystery Tradition: The 22 Connecting Paths'' |
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Born in [[Huntington, West Virginia]] in 1910, he claimed that since the age of five he had been able to communicate with people who had long since died. |
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*''The Way Back: A New Age Approach to the Western Mystery Tradition'' |
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*''Trumpet Mediumship and Its Development'' |
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*''A Manual of White Magic: Rituals, Spells, and Incantations'' |
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*''The A.M.O.S. Path of Light'' |
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*''The Art of Astrological Synthesis'' |
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*''Say Yes by Clifford Bias'' (corarichmondbooks.com) |
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*''New Age Mediumship by Clifford Bias'' (corarichmondbooks.com) |
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Clifford Bias was ordained into the ministry in 1937 and served as a minister of churches in [[Jackson, Michigan]]; [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], New York; [[Toledo, Ohio]]; [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]; and [[New York City]]. He helped organize the Spiritualist-Episcopal Church and the [[Universal Spiritualist Association]] and served as educational director and president of the Indiana Association of [[Spiritualists]] of [[Camp Chesterfield, Indiana]]. He was Dean of the Universal Spiritualist Institute, which held sessions each summer on various Mid-Western college campuses. |
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==Mysticism== |
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He retired in 1985 and settled in [[Anderson, Indiana]], where he died in February 1987. |
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Latest revision as of 08:08, 14 April 2024
Clifford Bias (1910–1987) was a prominent American alleged psychic in the early 20th-century.[1] Born in Huntington, West Virginia, he claimed that he had been able to communicate with people who had long since died from the age of five. He was ordained into the ministry in 1937[2] and served as a minister of churches in Jackson, Michigan; Buffalo, New York; Toledo, Ohio; St. Petersburg, Florida; and New York City.[3] He helped organize the Spiritualist-Episcopal Church and the Universal Spiritualist Association and served as educational director and president of the Indiana Association of Spiritualists of Camp Chesterfield, Indiana.[4] He was Dean of the Universal Spiritualist Institute, which held sessions each summer on various Mid-Western college campuses.[5]
Bias organized a magical study group known as the Ancient Mystical Order of Seekers (A.M.O.S.)[6] and he wrote and published a series of A.M.O.S. books, including The Probationer, L.V.X. The Book of Light, Sepher Yetzirah and the 32 Paths of Wisdom, The Neophyte, The Tarot – The Book of Thoth, The Way Back, The Western Mystery Tradition, and Qabalah, Tarot and the Western Mystery Tradition. His Ritual Book of Magic was published by Samuel Weiser in 1981. He is also featured in The Hierophant of 100th Street' by Cullen Dorn.[7] In the late 1970s, he led a series of quasi-religious services for psychics and mediums in the chapel located off of the lobby in The Ansonia Hotel in New York City.[8] He retired in 1985 and settled in Anderson, Indiana, where he died in February 1987. His publications include:
- Ritual Book of Magic
- Qabalah, Tarot & the Western Mystery Tradition: The 22 Connecting Paths
- The Way Back: A New Age Approach to the Western Mystery Tradition
- Trumpet Mediumship and Its Development
- A Manual of White Magic: Rituals, Spells, and Incantations
- The A.M.O.S. Path of Light
- The Art of Astrological Synthesis
- Say Yes by Clifford Bias (corarichmondbooks.com)
- New Age Mediumship by Clifford Bias (corarichmondbooks.com)
References
- ^ digital.library.in.gov https://digital.library.in.gov/Record/IUPUI_CampChesterfield-7468. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
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(help) - ^ Ludden, Ken (15 February 2012). Mystic Apprentice 5: Psychic Skills LPE. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-105-54022-6.
- ^ Bias, Clifford (1997-11-01). Qabalah, Tarot & the Western Mystery Tradition: The 22 Connecting Paths on the Tree of Life. Weiser Books. ISBN 978-1-57863-031-8.
- ^ "Vintage Camp Chesterfield". Historic Camp Chesterfield. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ Richards, Pearl. "Chimes - Largest Psychic Monthly" (PDF). IAPSOP.
- ^ "A.M.O.S Path of Light Fraternal Order Lessons- Ancient Mystical Order of Seekers by Clifford Bias". Occult-N-Things. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ Ritual Book of Magic by Clifford Bias, Samuel Weiser, 1981. ISBN 0-87728-532-2
- ^ "The Ups and Downs of the Ansonia, the Building that Made the Upper West Side - Nymag". 6 May 2005.