London Fortean Society

25th April 2013 – The Science Delusion: Freeing the Spirit of Inquiry This event has now SOLD OUT! Please contact us  to join the waiting list for returns.   A Morphogenetic Field yesterday The science delusion is the belief that science already understands the nature of reality, in principle, leaving only the details to be filled in. But recent research has revealed unexpected problems at the heart of physics, cosmology, biology, medicine and psychology. Rupert Sheldrake turns the ten fundamental dogmas of science into questions, opening up startling new possibilities. Dr Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist and author of The Science Delusion. Each LFS evening begins with the Fortmanteau, our monthly summary of strange news stories. 25 April 2013 The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX £3/£2 concessions 8pm - 10.30pm (talk 8-9pm) Tubes and trains: Liverpool Street, Aldgate, Aldgate East. Many buses.

Art that interprets fortean phenomena is something we’ve always been fascinated in. Perhaps because it may be the nearest us humble forteans get to actually experiencing something paranormal. Artists often engage with the unseen and inexplicable in alluring and thought-provoking ways so we’re very pleased to see a number of art exhibitions in London that cover a variety of fortean themes. We’ve not had a chance to see any of these yet so below are the blurbs for each and most cost nothing but time and travel. Channels Susan Hillier’s Channels at Matt’s Gallery in Mile End (Wed-Sun until 14 April) is a “a vast audio-sculptural installation in which disembodied voices report on 'near-death' experiences." "Hiller uses audio accounts in many languages from people who believe they have experienced death as the raw materials for her new work. Vivid stories of those who believe they have died and returned to tell the tale constitute a remarkable contemporary archiv...

28th March 2013 – The Lord was at Glastonbury: Somerset and the Jesus Voyage Story At The Bell , 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX £3/£2 concessions 8pm - 10.30pm (talk 8-9pm) Anthropologist and archaeologist Paul Ashdown wrote the first comprehensive and scholarly account of the young Jesus visiting Britain. In this Good Friday Eve talk we shall meet a cast of characters including the first Grand Bard of Cornwall, the conqueror of Tibet and those eccentric clergymen who sought to prove the tale was actually true – and we look at the medieval background to the story and at Blake’s own mystical vision Each LFS evening begins with the Fortmanteau, our monthly summary of strange news stories. 28 March 2013  The Bell , 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX £3/£2 concessions 8pm - 10.30pm (talk 8-9pm) Tubes and trains: Liverpool Street, Aldgate, Aldgate East. Many buses.