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The Invisible Founders of the Theosophical Society: Rescue Them from Historical Amnesia

 

Lately I've been thinking about the original founders of the Theosophical Society listed in Colonel Olcott's account, and how little we know about most of them.  Googling "founders of the Theosophical Society" leads largely to repeated assertions that one, two or three are the Founders and none of the rest count.  Thanks to Marc Demarest, Emma Hardinge Britten is emerging from historical obscurity (although we can't quite say that…

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Added by K. Paul Johnson on September 8, 2011 at 6:00pm — 6 Comments

Chevalier Louis meets the Ellora Brotherhood (from Ghost Land)

 (The Chevalier Louis visits an underground temple in India, and participates in rites of an occult brotherhood)

 

In all I gazed upon, there was no minutiae of detail; all was colossal, distinct, magnificent, whilst every design, however vast its size, was executed in a style of the most perfect workmanship. The light diffused from the gorgeous planisphere of the roof was soft yet brilliant, and by an arrangement since explained to me,…

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Added by K. Paul Johnson on September 2, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

'The New era has dawned ...' (Re: The Age of Aquarius)

The following excerpt is from a recent essay Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet wrote for chapter 11 of her book, The Magical Carousel - a zodiacal odyssey, which describes the 11th sign of the zodiac, Aquarius. The introduction is written to help people recognize that the current uprisings from oppressed peoples in the Middle East, India and elsewhere, are all part of the 'Aquarian wave' or impulse towards freedom and…

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Added by Lori Tompkins on September 1, 2011 at 9:30pm — 9 Comments

Info about the Theosophy Forum

I don´t know if there is a problem with giving this information here, but for those who do not know, I inform that the Theosophy Forum, due to a problem with the domain name, is only available now through this URL:


http://z14.invisionfree.com/Theosophy/index.php

 

Regards,
Paulo

Added by Paulo Baptista on August 31, 2011 at 10:22am — No Comments

Anger: Tale of a Recovering Sociopath

 

Just want to take a minute and introduce myself properly to the group.  I did not always feel like I do today.  I will not bore everyone with too many details, let us just say that my anger was born during my preteen/ teenage years.  Hating the whole concept of "God" and anyone who tried to control me, whether physically or emotionally.  I set off on my path…

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Added by David on August 29, 2011 at 11:54pm — 2 Comments

Threefold gunas in psychology: how the ancients had it right

Recently I discovered how the ancient concept of the gunas (sattva, rajas, tamas or balance/harmony, activity, inertia) can be applied to psychological processes. My work on the self-help introduction involved study of material that immensely helped me to integrate these concepts into the decision making process.

 

Attached you will find a study on the gunas, seen here as qualities of mind, expressed…

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Added by Martin Euser on August 28, 2011 at 7:08am — 8 Comments

Jack the Ripper and Black Magic-- new book examines TS connection to Ripper case

 

I just noticed this new title from McFarland on Google Books.  It includes 35 mentions of Blavatsky due to the suspicion that has fallen on one individual who was associated with the TS.

Added by K. Paul Johnson on August 27, 2011 at 6:51am — 16 Comments

Interview on "A Mystery of a People" (Melungeons) for North Carolina Public Radio

For most of a decade I took a break from subjects related to esotericism, and focused on my own family history and that of mixed ancestry groups and communities of the US Southeast.  For five years I've been involved with the board of the Melungeon Heritage Association, planning and organizing annual scholarly conferences.  The week after our fifteenth annual gathering, the first in the Carolinas, I was interviewed in Durham along with filmmaker Julie Williams Dixon about…

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Added by K. Paul Johnson on August 19, 2011 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Celebrating Art Magic, working on Ghost Land

Hi everyone, I'm back after a hiatus of several months, absorbed in various work that I'll post about over time.  The Church of Light convention and history preconference were delightful, and my research on the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor's history well received.  But Emma Hardinge Britten, and Marc Demarest as her biographer, were the stars of the preconference and returning her major works to print is worth celebrating not just for CofL members or Spiritualists and occult historians but…

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Added by K. Paul Johnson on August 18, 2011 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

Arnaud Desjardins: Cultural Bridge-builder

Arnaud Desjardins: Cultural Bridge-builder Toward the East Moves On

Rene Wadlow

 

            Arnaud Desjardins (1925-2011) was a leading figure in introducing the broader French public to the philosophies and religious practices of Asia.  His films devoted to Tibetan Buddhist leaders, Indian religious teachers, Japanese Zen philosophers, and Afghan Sufis were widely shown on French television in the 1960s and early 1970s when…

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Added by Rene Wadlow on August 18, 2011 at 8:52am — No Comments

"The aim of occultism is identically the same as that which is expressed in more or less imperfect language in every exoteric religion. It is union with the Divine. This can only be accomplished in o…

"The aim of occultism is identically the same as that which is expressed in more or less imperfect language in every exoteric religion. It is union with the Divine. This can only be accomplished in one way, and that is by working with and for the Divine purpose in creation, and since that purpose is good and not evil, is life and not death, is unity and not division, we can only progress according to the energy we exert on the side of those forces which make for righteousness. "

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Added by Stuci Firme on August 15, 2011 at 6:27am — 1 Comment

Grounding Our Thoughts

Grounding Our Thoughts

 



What is grounding? How does one acquire and maintain it during our daily lives?  Most people are familiar with the term "grounding" when dealing with electricity.  We will use the simple example of a lightning rod.  The lightning rod is attached to the house in order to…

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Added by David on August 10, 2011 at 12:59am — 2 Comments

Overcome and Shine

 

 

"It is your spiritual perception, and ability to create love and balance wherever you go and with whom ever you meet. Living in harmony with all life is a high level of consciousness, and shows that you have achieved a state of Unconditional Love. That Dear Ones is your goal, and you will get there and merge with…

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Added by David on August 10, 2011 at 12:58am — No Comments

The Goddess and the Role of Women

The Goddess and the Role of Women

Rene Wadlow

 

It is only when women start to organize in large numbers that we become a political force, and begin to move towards the possibility of a truly democratic society in which every human being can be brave, responsible, thinking and diligent in the struggle to live at once freely and unselfishly.

 

            As Ray Grasse, long-time Assistant…

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Added by Rene Wadlow on July 12, 2011 at 6:34am — No Comments


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Dalai Lama’s July 17 & 18 talk & discussion to be live streamed for free on Internet

Dalai Lama’s July 17 & 18 talk & discussion to be live streamed for free on Internet



Dalai Lama’s Chicago public talk on July 17 and his public conversation with leaders from major world religions on July 28 would be live streamed on Internet for free. Each events need a ticket to attend and cost $125, $75, and $25 depending on the seating. But for those who cannot afford to buy the tickets and those who cannot travel to Chicago can watch it on Internet for free. So anyone… Continue

Added by M K Ramadoss on July 7, 2011 at 8:26pm — 3 Comments


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New Website on Krotona by Joseph Ross

The new website www.krotonaarchives.com setup by Joseph Ross is a welcome addition to theosophical history.

 

Since Ross has a lot of very valuable historical documents and possibly artifacts of interest, it would be of great interest and value to everyone interested in theosophy, Krishnamurti and Krotona if these material are scanned and provided on the website.

 

Today, good fast scanners are not expensive and the…

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Added by M K Ramadoss on July 7, 2011 at 12:50pm — No Comments

An Open Letter to Theosophists

From Krotona, Theosophy and Krishnamurti, 1927-1931:

 

The author feels that it may be important to examine what is meant by the word religion in the statement, “the Theosophical Society is to be a cornerstone of a new religion.” Is religion a matter of churches, temples, rituals and beliefs? Or is it the moment-to- moment discovery of Life’s movement? A movement which may have any name, or no name at…

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Added by Joseph Ross on July 7, 2011 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Launch of www.KrotonaArchives.com

www.krotonaarchives.com. Some parts still under construction; information on my Theosophical Society histories, especially the new release of Krotona, Theosophy and Krishnamurti, 1927-1931

 

What would you like to see…

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Added by Joseph Ross on July 7, 2011 at 11:53am — 1 Comment

Krotona, Theosophy and Krishnamurti, 1927-1931

From the Amazon listing of the book:

 



From the author's archive of rare archival Theosophical documents, he has produced several books on the early history of Theosophy. This is Volume 5 in the Krotona Series. It will be of particular interest to some because its archival documents reveal Theosophical conversations…
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Added by Joseph Ross on July 7, 2011 at 11:30am — 2 Comments


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Krotona, Theosophy and Krishnamurti - A new book by Joseph Ross

The author, Joseph Ross has just joined our community and we all should welcome him. He is the well known author of several books on Krotona, Theosophy, Krishnamurti etc.

 

I am looking forward to reading the recent book on Krotona, Theosophy and Krishnamurti.

 

Specifically I am looking forward to its availability in a non-proprietary format such as pdf, so that it can be read on any computer device without the need to buy devices such as Kindle. This approach…

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Added by M K Ramadoss on July 7, 2011 at 10:41am — No Comments

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