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| Maitland, Edward. Adm. pens. (age 18) at CAIUS, Apr. 19, 1843. S. of the Rev. Charles David (1819), P.C. of [St James's Chapel], Brighton. [B. Oct. 27, 1824, at Ipswich.] School, Brighton. Matric. Michs. 1843; B.A. 1847. Went to California in 1849. Travelled in the Pacific and in Australia for 10 years. Married in Australia, but was left a widower with one son after a year. Returned to England in 1857, and became a writer on spiritual and mystical subjects. In 1876, acquired a 'spiritual sensitiveness' which, he claimed, enabled him to see the spiritual condition of people and to remember his own past lives; believed himself to have lived in ancient Thebes and to have been both Marcus Aurelius and St John-the-Evangelist, 'hence the mention of boiling oil was inexpressibly painful to him.' Lectured before fashionable audiences, 1881. Founded, with Anna Kingsford, the Hermetic Society, 1884, and 'in response to astral intimations,' the Esoteric Christian Union, 1891. Author, The Key of the Creeds; The Pilgrim and the Shrine; The Higher Law; By and By; The Perfect Way, etc. Died Oct. 2, 1897, at Tonbridge. Brother of Brownlow (1833). (Boase, VI. 143; Venn, II. 264; D.N.B.) | Edward MAITLAND Approx. lifespan: 1824–1897 pens. aged 18 Gonville & Caius College adm1843:04:19 s. of Rev. Charles David MAITLAND (1819) P.C.: [St James' Chapel] Brighton, [Sussex], b. 1824:10:27 at Ipswich, [Suffolk], .] Sch: Brighton School Brighton, [Sussex], Matric 1843:10MT: BA 1847 Went to California , [ USA ], in1849 Travelled in the Pacific , and Australia , for 10 years. m. Australia , , but was left a widower with one son after a year. Returned to England , in1857, and became a writer on spiritual and mystical subjects. In 1876, acquired a "spiritual sensitiveness" which, he claimed, enabled him to see the spiritual condition of people and to remember his own past lives; believed himself to have At ancient Thebes and to have been both Marcus Aurelius and St John-the-Evangelist, "hence the mention of boiling oil was inexpressibly painful to him." Lectured before fashionable audiences 1881 Founded, with Anna Kingsford, Hermetic Society 1884, and "in response to astral intimations," the Esoteric Christian Union 1891 Publ.: The Key of the Creeds; The Pilgrim and the Shrine; The Higher Law; By and By; The Perfect Way etc. d. 1897:10:02 at Tonbridge, [Kent], brother of Brownlow MAITLAND (1833) ( Boase, VI. 143; Venn, II. 264; D.N.B. ) |