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General Theosophy #1

"If you must write or talk about fundamentally unknowable subjects, at least use the strategy of the medieval mapmakers—that is, instead of pretending precision just make the shoreline crinkly." --General Theosophy…

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Added by Richard Ihle on August 16, 2010 at 12:06pm — 1 Comment

Theosophy or Psychological Religion

“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

Added by Richard Ihle on September 22, 2009 at 3:30pm — 4 Comments

What Is Your Rank?

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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Added by Richard Ihle on July 30, 2009 at 10:30pm — 4 Comments

When the Spirit Doesn't Move You

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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

Added by Richard Ihle on July 8, 2009 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

General Theosophy

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

Added by Richard Ihle on June 23, 2009 at 9:00am — 5 Comments