After a slight effervescence because of a Joaquim Soares post (by the way he is gone, I hope he was not banned, that would mean that this network does not know how to deal with different opinions) and although we were informed of a "shift of focus" I bring here a passage of Barborka's "Secret Doctrine, Questions and Answers" (p.3). I hope it can be useful, at least it can help to think twice before saying: "Hey, I found an error!"

"Question: In your opinion, what should be a…

This essay is posted on the website of the US Theosophical Order of Service (www.theoservice.org). While it does not say anything not known to regular readers, I thought it could be shared with non-Theosophists as a reminder of the need for cultural and intellectual renewal then, and now.

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You contribute to the mosaic of life.

Do you make beautiful patterns?

John Ross, who has written several books on the history of Krotona has 

a website at <krotonaarchives.com>.  



He has also released Vol V in the Krotona Series titled - Krotona, 

Theosophy and Krishnamurti and is listed for $30.00. 



The site says the following about the book:  



The period of 1927-1931 was a significant time for Theosophy; 

through the lens of rare source material, author Joseph Ross takes us back 

to Krotona in Ojai, a…

We are happy to announce that we have put online

the following Theosophical periodical:

The O.E. Library Critic

Edited by Dr. H. N. Stokes

See:

http://blavatskyarchives.com/stokesoelc/stokes_list.htm

Dr. James Santucci, editor of "Theosophical History" wrote

the following about Dr. Stokes and his magazine:

"...Dr. Stokes was, perhaps more than any other member of the…

Dear friends,

I share with you some of the precepts on Daily Life by Benjamin Franklin.

1)*How few there are who have courage enough to own their Faults, or resolution enough to mend them! (p. 7)



2)*He that can compose himself, is wiser than he that composes books. (p.8)



3)*The worst wheel of the…

Dear friends,

There is a most interesting text by HPB that explains exactly what a Mahatma is.

The text is entitled “MAHATMAS AND CHELAS”.

We have published in our websites, with the subtitle “A Short Text Clarifying Fundamental Questions”.

Here is an excerpt:

“A MAHATMA is a personage, who, by special training and education, has evolved those higher faculties and has attained…

Light Wielders, Rainbow Warriors, Sword of…

Dear friends,

Those interested in the projected book on the Defense of H.P.B. against slanders of various kinds can already see a short “reader's guide” with the texts of the future book which are available online.

Truth and Illusion in Theosophical Literature…

Ray Grasse

Signs of the Times : Unlocking the Symbolic Language of World Events

(Chartottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing, 2002, 297pp.)

Each major writer who analyses the transition from the Piscean period to the Age of Aquarius does so by looking at what he feels are the key signs of transition but also in terms of the ideas and discipline with which he is most at home.  C.G. Jung’s important analysis Aion stresses psychological archetypes…

If it is not rude, I thought I would pass along a message from  a friend (I do think it might be of interest to a number of people here). The linked Kickstarter has an informational video and an artist's statement. Moti is a great soul, a wonderful person.

"The Dancers Tarot"

Dear friends,



    I'm in the final days of my Kickstarter fundraiser for "The Dancers Tarot" -- a deck of tarot cards with…

Dear friends,

There is a popular proverb which says “not everything is as it seems”.

Robert Crosbie wrote.

“The greatest thing most students have to guard against is self-deception. The versatility of the lower Manas in this direction is beyond characterisation. So we have to watch to see whether our ostensible motives are not cloaks for underlying ones. By this course we will gain insight and strength.” [1]

We need always to be vigilant. It’s…

Dear friends,

I share with you some wise words of Robert Crosbie and John Garrigues on the theme “Obstacles and opportunities.”

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“Everybody on the Path goes through similar obstacles; by having them and overcoming them, you become teachers with knowledge of how to help. If you had no obstacles, you would not know how. Thank Karma for “obstacles.”

“Even this will pass away” is a good motto to keep in mind, when…

Dear friends,

If we look at the history of the theosophical movement as a whole we see that the story of contacts with Masters has diferent aspects.

The text below it is a good investigation about this important subject.

Best regards,

Joaquim

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Dear friends,

By the end of her life, HPB made an intense effort to emphasize the importance of the practical application of Ethics in everyday life.

More important that all the profound and abstruse theosophical teachings, she made very clear that, in its essence, Theosophy is "Divine ethics".

We learn that ethics is the art of…

Dear friends,

There are texts that are priceless and timeless.

They are never outdated. They are so important today as they were two thousand years ago, and in two thousand years in the future they will still be important.

Below I reproduce “The Golden Verses of Pythagoras”, as they are published in our websites.

Best regards, Joaquim

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