Reviewed by Rabia L. Clark, Ph.D.
In JRT Issue 14, 1996

What a treat it is to find a book that is so fascinating, enlightening, and educational that it can’t be put down until it is all read! The Boy Who Saw True is such a book. It was first printed in 1953, and is now in its 11th printing. The author preferred to remain anonymous.

It is the story of a boy who started his diary of psychic experiences as soon as he could write. He lived in the Victorian era in England, when psychic phenomena were discounted. His parents thought him odd, and never encouraged him, but he had a tutor who was open-minded. The boy was visited by various members of his family who had died, and was given messages to communicate to the family.

Eventually he was able to get many spirits to tell him what Heaven is like, how it feels to not have a body, about souls who hang around and are confused about dying. He had what could be called angelic visitors, who explained things to him, and guided him. He also had spontaneous past-life memories.

One of his visitors was a spirit who called himself E.B., whom the boy thought was Jesus. E.B. said he was a member of a group of souls called Elder Brothers. E.B. said that the boy had lived in India in a past life, when E.B. was his spiritual teacher, and that E.B. was still alive but contacting him in a thought form while he was sleeping. E.B. told him about the evolution of the coming ages and the war that was coming. He also said that at the end of that period a new Cosmic Force would enter the planet to raise the vibrations that had become imbalanced. The boy was also able to perceive gnomes and elves and nature spirits, who guided the evolution of the plant kingdom. He found it hard to believe that other people didn’t see the same things he did. It was so much a part of his everyday life.

This book, written by a psychic child, will be interesting for anyone looking for an early account of life after death, communicating with spirits, rescue mediumship (where the boy gave messages to families about their dead family members), and the influence of spiritual beings on our lives. Here is a little boy, scoffed at by his companions, who could not help being psychic. He diligently kept his diary for about 20 years, until manhood. He described his problems in his diary, especially his family’s prudish manner (they wouldn’t tell him what words such as “adultery” meant, although he thought that was a permissible word, since it was in the Bible.) Part of the diary is composed of letters he wrote to his first wife, which his second wife added to the diary, with her comments. Speaking to us from another age, The Boy Who Saw True is a delightful book.