Edinburgh College of Parapsychology

Originally founded under the name Edinburgh Psychic College and Library by Ethel Miller in 1932 at 30 Heriot Row, Edinburgh, Scotland. The college was affiliated with the British College of Psychic Science, London, and organized along similar lines. It became the representative psychic organization in Scotland.

Following the death of her husband, Miller received evidence of survival through such well-known mediums as Annie Johnson, Hester Dowden, and Estelle Roberts and decided to make such psychic assistance and knowledge available to other seekers. She placed special importance on providing a good library for study and a quiet, sympathetic, and friendly atmosphere. She was especially solicitous of the welfare and procedures of mediums and insisted that they should not be overworked or be given the names of sitters or other information concerning them. The Edinburgh College outlived the British College of Psychic Science and became widely known as a leading center of psychical studies. Many well-known mediums, including Geraldine Cummins, Lilian Bailey, Helen Hughes, and Helen Duncan, visited the college.

In 1973 the Heriot Row address was sold, and the college moved to its present address under the new name Edinburgh College of Parapsychology. Its current aims are summarized as "the study of psychic or parapsychological phenomena and their implications, and the development of psychic or parapsychological powers in its members." Address: 2 Melville St., Edinburgh, EH3 7NS, Scotland.