Leon Denis (born with Foug, on January 1st, 1846, deceased with Turns, on March 12th, 1927) was a spiritistic philosopher and, at the sides of Gabriel Delanne and Camille Flammarion, one of the principal continuators of spiritism after the death of Al Kardec. It made conferences through all Europe in spiritistic and spiritualistic international congresses, actively defending the idea of the survival of the heart and its consequences in the field of ethics in the human relations.

Biographical outline

Having been obliged to give up its studies to work, it did not cease therefore reading and, as of the 18 years age, its contact with the Book of the Spirits , made of him a follower convinced of spiritism. It had twenty-three years at the time of the “desincarnation” of the Master Al Kardec of which it would have received the inspirations. During the war of 1870 it was useful as second lieutenant and, when it was with the back of the face, it organized seances for some comrades. After the war he became sales agent and travelled in many countries.

Active member of the Freemasonry, it played a big role in the diffusion of spiritism, facing those which attacked it - the Positivisme materialist, the Athéisme and the hostile reactions of the religions. He was, affirms one, constant in his fight by Jerome of Prague and that which one calls “the blue Spirit”.

Autodidact, equipped with a rare intelligence, Denis wrote texts a remarkable depth, which show a not very common perspicacity.

As from 1910 its sight did not cease dropping, which did not prevent it from continuing to work to defend the existence and the survival of the heart. Shortly after the First World War, it learned the Braille.

The abundance of its production in the spiritistic literature, as well as the affability of its character and its devotion, were worth to him the nickname of Apostle of Spiritism.

Sources

External bonds

• Leon Denis, the apostle of spiritism, his life, its work
• Leon Denis, by Gaston Luce

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