Katinka Hesselink's always-interesting blog alerted me to an exceptional article in the January 2010 issue of THE THEOSOPHIST.

“Manifestation of Intention…

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"Fortunately, anthropomorphic God cannot completely return until anthropic science has completely departed."—General Theosophy

“Always be kinder than your arsenal really needs to be.”—General Theosophy

"The Devil does not need any help presenting his cases to mortals; it is God-Within/Without which requires your cooperative advocacy."—General Theosophy

"Before wasting too much time in an agonizing search for the general meaning of life, be sure you also add a better-prospects QUEST for the specific condition of your consciousness which has the comfortable Awareness that it will not Ultimately matter."—General Theosophy

"When it comes to sharing what you might know about 'Meta-Psychology,' it is often best to use the strategy of the medieval mapmakers—that is, just use little stand-in crinkly lines for your yet-unexplored coastal boundaries." —General Theosophy

“Every man is a divinity in disguise, a god playing the fool.” —Emerson

I would have to say that trickery has been a major way that I have played the fool.



Not trying to trick other people. Not even trying to trick myself. The kind of trickery I am referring to is the attempt to cultivate "magical powers" or Siddhis. These are things like traveling anywhere at the speed of thought, controlling all bodily processes,… Continue

Richard Ihle

What Is Your Rank?







“What is your rank?”



“S-R6.x(PC7),”I answered.







Of all the ideas I have ever had--whether eventually jettisoned, promulgated for the purpose of semi-Self-aggrandizement, or hoarded like a Rosicrucian before there were web sites with PayPal donations--few notions seem as intuitionally (therefore “Theosophically”) true to me as the existence of a hidden Psycho-Spiritual Hierarchy.



I suppose…

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Richard Ihle







When the Spirit Doesn't Move You





“Incidentally,” said old J.W. von Goethe, “I despise everything which merely instructs me without increasing or immediately enlivening my activity.”







And now, of course, the only thing which is likely to enliven Theosophy, its organizations and individuals, may be a radical shift toward Theosophical psychology. Like old Goethe, many modern people may have little time and/or… Continue

Richard Ihle/Captain/General Theosophy



General Theosophy



“The Strange Reincarnation of Captain Theosophy” might be a more apt title, I suppose. . . .

The original “Captain Theosophy” has been dead for thirty years, of course. He was a fictional character who appeared a few times in the pages of the American Theosophist. However, perhaps he was only fictional in the sense of one of General Theosophy’s aphorisms: “Let us pity those who are unable to even fictionalize… Continue