Celtic Spirit Lyceum

The formation of Lyceums in America and UK was inspired by Andrew Jackson Davis, an American visionary and lecturer who, in 1863, spoke of the benefit of training youngsters in both worldly and spiritual matters.

The first Lyceum in the UK was opened in Nottingham in 1866, with a second one in 1870 in Keighley.  Definition of 'Lyceum' The garden in ancient Athens where Aristotle taught philosophy to his follower. And in America, during the 1800's the word 'lyceum' meant a literary institution, lecture hall or teaching place.

The Lyceum Union, a coming together of the various Lyceums that sprung up in the succeeding years, owes a lot to Alfred Kitson.  A first district Lyceum conference was held in 1884 where it was decided to hold annual meetings to discuss the best ways of encouraging Lyceums. Two years later Alfred chaired and was the secretary of the annual conference with 20 delegates.

Alfred's organisational and literary skills allowed the Lyceum movement, in 1889 to draw up a constitution for the formation of a 'Union of Lyceums,' and in 1890 the British Spiritualists Lyceum Union (BSLU) was formed with Alfred as its Honorary Secretary.

In 1948 the BSLU amalgamated with the SNU and from that point the Lyceum became a branch of the SNU with special responsibility for training the young.

Please go to the official SLU website to learn more

 Spiritualists's Lyceum Union.