Psi Links to ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Wikipedia Bio Following the death of his wife Louisa in 1906, the death of his son Kingsley just before the end of World War I, and the deaths of his brother Innes, his two brothers-in-law (one of whom was E. W. Hornung, creator of the literary character Raffles) and his two nephews shortly after the war, Conan Doyle sank into depression. He found solace supporting spiritualism. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle the psychic investigator   THE ODD SPIRITUALISM OF SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.   "Sherlock Holmes is renowned for being super-rational. Yet his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, claimed to speak with the spirits of the dead." First Spiritual Temple"Just as Andrew Jackson Davis was called the "John the Baptist" of Modern Spiritualism, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was called the "St. Paul" of Spiritualism." The New Nuctemeron: The Twelve Hours of Apollonius of Tyana A transcript of a seance that claims to have been written under the inspiration of the pagan philosopher Apollonius of Tyana. Includes an Introduction written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Man Who Believed in Fairies:"Eventually Doyle's obsession seriously compromised hisreputation and strained his friendships, most notably with the escape artist Harry Houdini, who had once been a fake medium and whose training in the "artifices of conjuring" led him toapproach Spiritualism with great skepticism. Perhaps the most damaging blow to Doyle's good name resulted from his outspoken advocacy of the existence of fairies..."