2 UNPUBLISHED J. C. F. Grumbine HANDWRITTEN manuscripts OCCULT SPIRITUALISM

Description: 2 UNPUBLISHED J. C. F. Grumbine HANDWRITTEN Manuscripts MS Spiritualism OCCULTThese are handwritten lessons by J C F GRUMBINE the founder of the Order of the White Rose – these are NOT the books you find on google books! These are UNPUBLISHED correspondence lessons that are handwritten which means they are very rare if not one of a kind .Grumbine charged $12.50 for each lesson which was A LOT of money in 1901. These are EXCEPTIONALLY RARE and I am willing to bet there probably aren’t very many of these left out there IF ANY AT ALL! These are handwritten written lectures with lessons at the end of each section. These were handwritten either by his 18 year old secretary LUCILLE HUNT (who was hired the same year of these lectures in 1901- see the article below) or written by his own FOUNTAIN PEN. (see below as well)The first manuscript is titled "INSPIRATION." This book was written in Boston between July 26th and October 12th, 1901 (per the dates written on the first and last pages). No author is cited but undoubtedly GRUMBLINE. There are 128 hand-numbered pages. The handwriting is neat and highly legible throughout. The manuscript measures 8" tall x 6 3/8" wide. The book is bound by two metal fasteners. No covers. The contents are grouped into the following "Lessons": I. Inspiration - What is it? The Kinds, Explained. II. Inspiration - How Perceived & Received, the Mind & Brain as Reflections. III. Inspiration A Priori & Causal, the Origin of Ideas. IV. Divinity & Consciousness in Relation to Inspiration.V. Religion & Science. Their Office in the Sphere of Inspiration. VI. Inspiration in Relation to Clairvoyance & Mediumship. VII. The Spiritual & Natural Man, How Related & Governed Inspirationally. VIII. The Senses, Faculties, Sensory, in Respect to Consciousness & Conscience. How to Penetrate Divine Essence. IX. Seers & Mediums in the Sphere of Inspiration, their Offices & Authority. His Chosen & Guided. X. The Voices & the Voice. Augury Divination. Prophecy. Clairvoyance. The Oracle of Psyche. XI. Education & Mediumship in the Sphere of Inspiration. XII. Progressive Inspiration. Truth for Authority. Ezekiel's Wheel. The New Awakening. Condition: Some very light soiling to the first page; the last page has staining and pieces missing along the right edge, as well as a few small tears at the top and left edges. The pages within are clean with no notable issue found. The last page has pulled from the fasteners, but is include. Overall the manuscript is in Good condition. The SECOND MANUSCRIPT has 140 HANDWRITTEN pages, This one is titled PSYCHOMETRY and the first lecture/lesson is listed as APRIL 4th 1901I. Psychometry- what is it?II. The Soul and its PowersIII. Vibrations and SensationsIV. IntuitionV. The Soul and its realtion to the MindVI. Spirit AurasVII. PsychometryVIII. Matter and Mind etc.Etc. First couple pages are detached form bottom fastener but still attached to top one - There is also section in in this booklet that that was apparently sent in and corrected and put back into this booklets. One of these hands has to be GRUMBINE! These were part of HOME CORRESPONDENCE WORK for a spiritual group from 1901 called "The Order of the White Rose" as led by Jesse Charles Fremont (J. C. F.) Grumbine. Here is some info on him: J.C.F. GRUMBINE’S SPIRITUAL PATH INVOLVED LARCENY, LIBEL, KIDNAPPING, AND SEDUCTION: A restless spirit led the Cincinnati native to explore new ways of thinking and new controversies across the U.S. By Greg Hand June 7, 2022Over the years, Cincinnati has spawned a plethora of unconventional religious leaders, from Millerites to Theosophists and Spiritualists and voodoo doctors. Few were as colorful or controversial as J.C.F. Grumbine. Growing up in Cincinnati, Jesse Charles Fremont Grumbine was a deeply thoughtful lad. Over the years, his theological investigations took him along a highly unconventional and eventful transcendental journey that involved a lot of young women.Jesse’s father, Jeremiah Grumbine, came to Cincinnati from Maryland and set up a business manufacturing trunks and suitcases. He later became a city police officer and eventually a clerk at the Post Office. Jeremiah and his wife, Mary, had five children, all of whom pursued professional careers. Jesse’s older sisters became teachers, one brother became a doctor, and another a lawyer. Jesse, born in 1862, graduated from the old Woodward High School and went off to St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. St. Lawrence was founded by the Universalist Church, and he joined the clergy of that church on graduation, assigned to a congregation in Syracuse, where he married his first wife, Helen Gilbert.Jesse’s restless spirit found the Universalist Church too confining, so he transferred his credentials to the Unitarians. In his new church, he occupied pulpits in New York, Missouri, and Illinois. The Missouri posting, although reported back in Cincinnati as providing a “large salary,” didn’t cover Rev. Grumbine’s rent. He lost other positions because of his liberal politics and bounced to Pittsburgh and St. Paul, Minnesota, where he finally gave up traditional religion for Spiritualism. Within a few years, he was listed among the top practitioners of that occult sect in a book titled Light of Truth Album:“Mr. Grumbine is one of our most active workers at present. He was for many years a highly respected Unitarian minister at Geneseo, Ill. Being free from orthodox bias, he had the courage to look into Spiritualism with the inevitable result of proper investigation. Seeing more truth in Spiritualism than in creedalism, he gradually merged into the former and is now a regular speaker in our ranks. He is yet a young man, and highly gifted intellectually. His lectures are both scientific and spiritual.”J.C.F. Grumbine was a prolific writer, churning out dozens of brief books on occult topics.In Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Boston, J.C.F. Grumbine established a variety of educational organizations under several names, including the College of Divine Science and Realization. He also called his organization The Order of the White Rose, which he described as a branch of the Rosicrucians, who received guidance from beyond the grave from the late poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. A description of his new society appeared in a 1905 spiritual directory:“The objects of this Order are to establish a Universal Religion, generically designated the Spiritual Movement. It does not occupy the place or sphere of any other kindred organization. Any graduate of the College of Psychical Sciences or member of the Order can organize a Chapter where such reside. Application for membership in the Main Order must be presented through an official channel, or addressed to J.C.F. Grumbine, 1285 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass.”Grumbine was a prolific writer, churning out a couple of dozen brief books on occult topics, and was constantly on the lecture circuit, visiting some cities, notably Chicago and Washington, so often that he was considered a resident pastor.It was in Washington that Grumbine’s morality was called into question. His lectures caught the attention of teenaged Lucille Hunt, daughter of a young, socially connected widow. In 1901, when Lucille turned 18, Grumbine hired her as his secretary and gave her a teaching position in the College of Divine Science. She moved into Grumbine’s rented house and claimed that her mother had stolen some important church papers she’d been studying.Grumbine fired off a nasty note to Mom, demanding the immediate return of church property. His heated missive was accusatory to the extent that Mrs. Hunt had Grumbine arrested and charged with libel. She told the newspapers that Grumbine had hypnotized her daughter and was holding her prisoner in his house.As The Washington Globe [October 13, 1901] reported, the “church property” were in fact very personal letters from Rev. Grumbine to Miss Hunt.“One of these letters leaves no room to doubt the relations of Grumbine and his victim. It is too obscene to even outline and consists principally of the most passionate description of every portion of the body of the young lady, omitting nothing! It is unspeakably obscene and shocking. The man who penned it ought to be locked up for life as a sexual pervert. ‘Lillies’ are the flowery designation he gives her breasts, but in the letter in question he does not confine his description to the language of flowers but vulgarly names each and every portion of her body.”No wonder Grumbine wanted the “property” back. The scandalous newspaper coverage reminded readers that he had an invalid wife and two young daughters back in Syracuse.Then the case took a turn to the bizarre. Martha Hunt, Lucille’s mother, was herself arrested and charged with grand larceny by a wealthy Washingtonian named James Fox. Mrs. Hunt, Fox alleged, rented his furnished house while he and his family spent a year in Europe. On their return, they found books, household linen, glassware, and “bric-a-brac” missing. After some months, they brought charges against Mrs. Hunt after, it was revealed, they were tipped off by none other than Lucille.Despite the salacious content, both lawsuits faded out, Mrs. Hunt being cleared of charges and her libel accusation against Rev. Grumbine settled quietly. Lucille returned home to Mom, and they moved to Brooklyn, where Mrs. Hunt got a job as a bookkeeper for a jewelry store and Lucille taught in the public schools. Lucille never married.Rev. Grumbine’s long-suffering wife, Helen, succumbed to heart disease in 1908. Five years later, in Los Angeles at age 50, he married a 30-year-old member of his congregation and the couple relocated to Portland, Oregon, the bride’s hometown. It was there that the Rev. J.C.F. Grumbine passed beyond the veil. His obituary, in The Portland Oregonian [June 8, 1938] noted:“At the time of his death, Rev. Mr. Grumbine was general missionary for the General Assembly of Spiritualists of the United States and Canada. He was a Life Fellow of the Society of Science, Letters and Art of London.” FROM J.C.F. Grumbine’s Spiritual Path Involved Larceny, Libel, Kidnapping, and Seduction - Cincinnati Magazine Also his FOUNTIN PEN is inside a museum in IN: https://digital.library.in.gov/Record/IUI_Chesterfield-5552Fountain PenDescription: Dr. Grumbine wrote all his books on The Order of the White Rose with this fountain pen.This is Dr. Grumbines favorite pen which was presented to him by the Boston Pen Co. and with which he wrote all of his books on the order of the White Rose Lessons. Presented by his wife, Mary Rose Grumbine.Source: http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/Chesterfield/id/5552

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