L. W. de Laurence (full name Lauron William de Laurence, also spelled DeLaurence 31 October 1868 – 11 September 1936) was an American author and publisher on occult and spiritual topics. His publications, including his edition of the Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses influenced the practise of magic among the African diaspora in the Americas, as well as in the Caribbean.[1]
De Laurence was born in 1868 in Cleveland, Ohio. Laurence initially worked as a magnet healer and a hypnotist, travelling around Canada and the American Midwest where he achieved some prominence. He also worked for a time at a "school of suggestive theraputics". He published his first book in 1900, when he moved to Chicago.[1]
De Laurence, Scott & Co.edit
His publishing company (De Laurence, Scott & Co.) and spiritual supply mail order house was located in Chicago, Illinois. De Laurence was a pioneer in the business of supplying magical and occult goods by mail order, and his distribution of public domain books, such as Secrets of the Psalms by Godfrey Selig and Pow Wows or the Long-Lost Friend by John George Hohman had a great and lasting effect on the African American urban hoodoo community in the southern United States, as well as on the development of Obeah in Jamaica.
De Laurence, Scott & Co had a reputation for pirating the books of other occultists.[2] De Laurence also wrote his own works, including The Master Key, a personal development book. In addition, he is believed to have co-written some books with his fellow Chicago resident, the prolific New Thought and yoga author William Walker Atkinson.
In early 1930 he was consecrated a bishop by the Spiritualist Arthur Edward Leighton (1890–1963), a bishop of the American Catholic Church. His consecration influenced the move of some black spiritualist churches towards a more traditional view of Christianity. In the year of his death, 1936, he may have consecrated the first bishops for these churches, among them Thomas B. Watson (1898–1985) of New Orleans.
^ abcElkins, W. F. (January 1986). "William Lauron DeLaurence and Jamaican Folk Religion". Folklore. 97 (2): 215–218. doi:10.1080/0015587x.1986.9716382. ISSN 0015-587X.
^PT Hunter (2020) “All Things Will Result to Your Entire Satisfaction”: The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses as Instrumental Ephemera
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Works by or about Lauron William de Laurence at Wikisource
Media related to Lauron William de Laurence at Wikimedia Commons
Works by L. W. de Laurence at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
January 01, 1970
laurence, full, name, lauron, william, laurence, also, spelled, delaurence, october, 1868, september, 1936, american, author, publisher, occult, spiritual, topics, publications, including, edition, sixth, seventh, books, moses, influenced, practise, magic, amo. L W de Laurence full name Lauron William de Laurence also spelled DeLaurence 31 October 1868 11 September 1936 was an American author and publisher on occult and spiritual topics His publications including his edition of the Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses influenced the practise of magic among the African diaspora in the Americas as well as in the Caribbean 1 Dr L W de Laurence Contents 1 Early life 2 De Laurence Scott amp Co 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editDe Laurence was born in 1868 in Cleveland Ohio Laurence initially worked as a magnet healer and a hypnotist travelling around Canada and the American Midwest where he achieved some prominence He also worked for a time at a school of suggestive theraputics He published his first book in 1900 when he moved to Chicago 1 De Laurence Scott amp Co editHis publishing company De Laurence Scott amp Co and spiritual supply mail order house was located in Chicago Illinois De Laurence was a pioneer in the business of supplying magical and occult goods by mail order and his distribution of public domain books such as Secrets of the Psalms by Godfrey Selig and Pow Wows or the Long Lost Friend by John George Hohman had a great and lasting effect on the African American urban hoodoo community in the southern United States as well as on the development of Obeah in Jamaica De Laurence Scott amp Co had a reputation for pirating the books of other occultists 2 De Laurence also wrote his own works including The Master Key a personal development book In addition he is believed to have co written some books with his fellow Chicago resident the prolific New Thought and yoga author William Walker Atkinson In early 1930 he was consecrated a bishop by the Spiritualist Arthur Edward Leighton 1890 1963 a bishop of the American Catholic Church His consecration influenced the move of some black spiritualist churches towards a more traditional view of Christianity In the year of his death 1936 he may have consecrated the first bishops for these churches among them Thomas B Watson 1898 1985 of New Orleans Death editDe Laurence died in 1936 1 References edit a b c Elkins W F January 1986 William Lauron DeLaurence and Jamaican Folk Religion Folklore 97 2 215 218 doi 10 1080 0015587x 1986 9716382 ISSN 0015 587X PT Hunter 2020 All Things Will Result to Your Entire Satisfaction The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses as Instrumental EphemeraExternal links edit nbsp Works by or about Lauron William de Laurence at Wikisource nbsp Media related to Lauron William de Laurence at Wikimedia Commons Works by L W de Laurence at Project Gutenberg Works by or about L W de Laurence at Internet Archive Works by L W de Laurence at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title L W de Laurence amp oldid 1217345983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
