101. Theosophy - Web Guide - People In Action Web guide to carefully selected resources on ecology, solidarity, personal growth, social change peopleinaction.info. http://peopleinaction.info/theosophy/

Home New Web Guide Ecology ... Spirituality : Theosophy Theosophy Web Guide Related topics Spirituality Board: Theosophy Today's Featured Web Site Theosophical University Press Online Full text of theosophical books. (H. P. Blavatsky, Mahatmas Morya and Koot Hoomi, etc.). English Online Books United States: Spirituality - www.theosociety.org / pasadena / tup-onl.htm Other Sections on Theosophy Board: Theosophy Search: Books Magazines DVD VHS Classical Music Popular Music Music Downloads All Products Keywords: Search: Books e-Books DVD Video Classical Music Popular Music All Products Keywords: Search: Books DVD Video Classical Music Popular Music All Products Keywords: Search for books, magazines, DVDs, videos, music... at Amazon (US, UK, Canada) and Powell's (US) Home New Web Guide Places ... People Theosophy Web Guide People in Action http://peopleinaction.info/theosophy Top of page

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Home New Web Guide Ecology ... Spirituality : Theosophy Board: Theosophy Board Help Board Search Tree Last Day ... Message Board Related topics Board: Spirituality Theosophy - Web Robert Zich New Collaborator Registered: Jan 2005 Post Number: Jan 15, 2005 - 18:50 contradicting opinions on the life of Jesus Christ. In some theosophical documents it is suggested that he lived but was not the Christ as protrayed in the exist at all. Can someone offer an explanation or lend a little clarity. Other Sections on Theosophy Theosophy Web Guide Theosophical University Press Online Full text of theosophical books. (H. P. Blavatsky, Mahatmas Morya and Koot Hoomi, etc.). English Online Books United States: Spirituality - www.theosociety.org / pasadena / tup-onl.htm Search: Books Magazines DVD VHS Classical Music Popular Music Music Downloads All Products Keywords: Search: Books e-Books DVD Video Classical Music Popular Music All Products Keywords: Search: Books DVD Video Classical Music Popular Music All Products Keywords: Search for books, magazines, DVDs, videos, music... at Amazon (US, UK, Canada) and Powell's (US)

103. On Madame Blavatsky And The Mahatmas By Henry S. Olcott An extract from Olcott's lecture titled theosophy, the Scientific Basis of Religion, . http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/olcotttraos85.htm

Published by Blavatsky Study Center. [On Madame Blavatsky and the Mahatmas] by Henry S. Olcott [An extract from Olcott's lecture titled "Theosophy, the Scientific Basis of Religion," delivered at the Town Hall, Calcutta, India, April 5, 1882. Reprinted from Olcott's Theosophy, Religion and Occult Science , London, George Redway, 1885, pp. 121-124.] . . . In the year 1874, Madame Blavatsky and I met. I had been a student of practical psychology for nearly a quarter of a century. From boyhood no problem had interested me so much as the mystery of man, and I had been seeking for light upon it wherever it could be found. To understand the physical man, I had read something of anatomy, physiology and chemistry. To get an insight into the nature of mind and thought, I had read the various authorities of orthodox science, and practically investigated the heterodox branches of phrenology, physiognomy, mesmerism and psychometry. To understand mesmerism one must have read Von Reichenbach’s "Researches on Magnetism, Electricity, &c., &c., in their relations to the Vital Force," and I venture to say that no one can possibly comprehend the rationale of the astounding phenomena of modern spiritualism, who has not prepared himself by a glance at all the subjects above enumerated. So, then, this had been my bent of mind since boyhood, and although I always took an active part in all that concerned my country and fellow-countrymen, and an especially active one during our late Civil War, yet my heart was not set on worldly affairs. In the year above mentioned (1874), I was investigating a most startling case of mediumship, that of William Eddy, an uneducated farmer, in whose house were nightly appearing, and often talking, the

104. Theosophy: New Age's Predecessors Theosophical Society, 1875now predecessors of the New Age movement. http://www.stelling.nl/simpos/theosophy.htm

Theosophy, 1875-now General Education History C.W. Leadbeater ... Theosofie Nederlands General Collation of Theosophical glossaries Madame Blavatsky's Baboon ; review Skeptic's Dictionary: Theosophy Theosophy and related tendencies ; German Theosophie ; Deutsch Società Teosofica ; Italiano Helena Petrovna Blavatsky Madame Blavatsky's Baboon ; review Helena Blavatsky ; Deutsch Education Teosofins skräckskola (Point Loma); Swedish History Summary of the book: The Politics of Divine Wisdom. Theosophy and labour, national, and women's movements in Indonesia and South Asia, 1875-1947 Indexes of persons and keywords in the book: The Politics of Divine Wisdom. Theosophy and labour, national, and women's movements in Indonesia and South Asia, 1875-1947 Lecture at the European Social Science History Conference, 1996, on The Theosophical Society and labour and national movements in Indonesia, 1913-1918 Liberalism and Theosophy in Indonesia, The Netherlands, and Germany, 1918-1933 Article from Theosophical History Marx and Engels on Spiritualism and Theosophy Atlantis myth, the far Right, Theosophy, Anthroposophy, Aryosophy ; by Franz Wegener; German; English summary David Green's critical historical page on Theosophy Madame Blavatsky's Baboon (review) C. W. Leadbeater

105. Truths.cc Online sound files of lectures on theosophy by Barrett Culmback. http://www.truths.cc/

Here is a description of a friend and their talks that I have uploaded to the internet for free downloading or streaming: I currently have audio files available at www.lessonology.com and in an online public briefcase I highly recommend Barrett's talks. They have all been recorded within the last three years. I am putting some of his lectures online to them to make them openly available to the public. I am freely promoting his lectures because I have seen that it helps. I have met many people who have benefitted from and gotten a lot out of his college classes as a Philosophy teacher. He is now retired after about thirty years of teaching. See Barrett’s websites for more information or immediate changes in the schedule of his public lectures: www.absurdistan.cc and ww.transhimalaya.cc . As of this posting, the schedule of his talks is here . Audio CD’s (Compact Discs) of his lectures are available through the contact information at his web-sites. Best regards, Truth Collins. Comments, messages, questions: truths@sbcglobal .net my other websites: www.theosophy.cc

106. David Green's Critical History Page On Theosophy Critical assessments of the lives of Blavatsky, Judge and other founders of theosophy. http://members.tripod.com/davidgreen_2/

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107. Theosophy ACCORDING TO JK BAALEN, “theosophy, or Divine Wisdom, is the apostate child of Spiritism mixed The founder of theosophy was Helena Petrovna Blavatskaya, http://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/theosophy_e.htm

Theosophy Fr. Alexey Young ACCORDING TO J.K. BAALEN, “Theosophy, or Divine Wisdom, is the apostate child of Spiritism mixed with Buddhism. It is far more complicated and more intricate than Spiritism; at the same time its world-and-life view is more complete and fascinating” ( The Chaos of Cults The founder of Theosophy was Helena Petrovna Blavatskaya, known to her followers as Madame Blavatsky or simply “H.P.B.” Born in Russia in 1848, she was the daughter of noble parents, granddaughter of a princess and, through the Dolgoruky family, a descendent of the 12th century saint, Michael of Chernigov. In her youth she rejected Orthodox Christianity and, in fact, proclaimed “a venomous hatred of Christianity” throughout her whole life (Marion Meade, Madame Blavatsky: The Woman Behind the Myth Although an ex-Theosophist and Orthodox convert told this writer that Blavatsky died repentant and reconciled to the Russian Church in her last days, this has not been confirmed. In fact, primary research into H.P.B.’s “career” is a daunting if not almost impossible task. Marion Meade, a non-Theosophist and Madame’s scholarly biographer, has written: “When [H.P.B.] was forty-five, she looked back on four-and-a-half turbulent decades and observed, ‘One cannot remake one’s past, one can only efface it according to one’s strength.’ Actually she took pains to do both, and given her boundless energy, such efforts at revision were not entirely unsuccessful. For the last fifteen years of her life, she worked strenuously to re-create herself, erasing what she regretted having done, inserting new material, continually editing herself into the person she would have liked to have been” (Meade, ibid.). In this Blavatsky was like cult founders or their movements, who try to eliminate or gloss over the unsavory aspects of their founders’ careers.

108. Helena Blavatsky Temple A page of links to various other sites on Helena and theosophy. http://sangha.net/agni-yoga/upasika.htm

Helena Blavatsky Temple Welcome to the Temple of the founder of the Theosophical Society, a leading champion of the World Brotherhood, who brought the Ancient Wisdom of the Orient to the West Life of Elena Blavatskaya Pictures of Helena Blavatskaya Books by Elena Blavatskaya or here or here You can also order the books online at Amazon.com Collection at the MS Library Secret Doctrine in full text (English) Mahatma Letters Received through HPB (Rus or English Theosophy Online - Blavatsky Net Russian Theosophical Society and Texts Collection Theosophical Society (Adyar) Theosophical Society (Pasadena) Theosophical Resources on the Internet , more here Thesophy Links on the Internet Links on Blavatsky from Infoseek Lycos Yahoo Alta Vista ... View Guestbook

109. The Theosophical Society-Adyar - Home Page theosophy is the wisdom underlying all religions when they are stripped of accretions and superstitions. It offers a philosophy which renders life http://www.ts-adyar.org/

Email : intl.hq@ts-adyar.org Headquarters Building The Theosophical Society , founded in 1875, is a worldwide body whose primary object is Universal Brotherhood based on the realization that life, and all its diverse forms, human and non-human, is indivisibly One. The Society imposes no belief on its members, who are united by a common search for Truth and desire to learn the meaning and purpose of existence by engaging themselves in study, reflection, purity of life and loving service. Theosophy is the wisdom underlying all religions when they are stripped of accretions and superstitions. It offers a philosophy which renders life intelligible and demonstrates that justice and love guide the cosmos. Its teachings aid the unfoldment of the latent spiritual nature in the human being, without dependence or fear. About the Society Early History Emblem Founders ... Contact us

110. "On Theosophy" By H. S. Olcott Compiled by S. B. Dougherty, from speeches collected in theosophy, Religion and Occult Science (1885), and from Theosophical Siftings, vol. 4, no. 10 (1891). http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/theos/th-hso.htm

On Theosophy By H. S. Olcott [Compiled by S. B. Dougherty, from speeches collected in Theosophy, Religion and Occult Science (1885), and from Theosophical Siftings , vol. 4, no. 10 (1891).] I had been a student of practical psychology for nearly a quarter of a century. From boyhood no problem had interested me so much as the mystery of man, and I had been seeking for light upon it wherever it could be found. [On meeting H. P. Blavatsky,] our acquaintance at once ripened into a friendship. We found ourselves to be congenial in opinion, and she brought to our intercourse the great resources of a mind stored with a mass of erudition with regard to the arcane or esoteric philosophies of the ancient times. I found her the most intellectual woman I had ever met in my life, a very eccentric personage, but a person who compelled you to either like her very much or to be very antagonistic to her. Besides these extraordinary literary and mental accomplishments of hers, she also possessed in a very striking degree psychical powers such as we read about in the accounts of the lives of ancient sages, and the proof of the reality of which powers was vouchsafed to many witnesses in America for years before we sailed from New York for India; so that naturally those of us who knew her in those times and subsequently, have been unaffected by all the imputations upon her character that have been so rife during the later years of her life. She was not perfect, yet conceding all her imperfections she was greater than her detractors and we loved her for herself and for her cause.

111. Theosophy Mrs. Blavatsky was the first individual in theosophy who received messages theosophy has no room for a God who has created man in His personal image http://www.greatcom.org/resources/handbook_of_todays_religions/01chap08/default.

Handbook of Today's Religions Theosophy Home What is a Cult? The Characteristics of Cults The Beliefs of Orthodox Christianity ... Print this page History Theosophy literally means "wisdom of God." The modem Theosophical movement was founded in 1875 by Helena P. Blavatsky. The wisdom of God, according to Theosophists, is to be found in all religions: "What we desire to prove is, that underlying every once popular religion was the same ancient wisdom-doctrine, one and identical, professed and practiced by the initiates of every country who alone were aware of its existence and importance. To ascertain its origin and the precise way in which it was matured is now beyond human possibility" (A. P. Sinnett, The Purpose of Theosophy, Boston, 1888, p. 25). Since there is truth in all religions, a Theosophist may pursue any religion he desires. This, however, did not stop Mrs. Blavatsky from detesting organized Christianity: "The name has been used in a manner so intolerant and dogmatic, especially in our day, that Christianity is now the religion of arrogance, par excellence, a stepping-stone for ambition, a sinecure for wealth, sham, and power; a convenient screen for hypocrisy" (H. P. Blavatsky, Studies in Occultism, Theosophical University Press, n.d., p. 13 8). Source of Authority There are no sacred books in Theosophy. Revelation comes from "adepts", who are "beings perfected spiritually, intellectually, and physically, the flower of human and all evolution!' (The Theosophical Movement, p. 112). Mrs. Blavatsky was the first individual in Theosophy who received messages from these adepts and passed them on to the world.

112. Theosophy By Annie Besant An article based on a lecture by Annie Besant on the subject of theosophy. http://www.revelation37.freeserve.co.uk/contents/theo.htm

THEOSOPHY by Annie Besant. (Based on a lecture delivered on a Sunday afternoon at South Place Institute during the late 1880's) In dealing with a great theme within narrow limits one has always to make a choice of evils: one must either substantiate each point, buttress it up with arguments, and thus fail to give any roughly complete idea of the whole; or one must make an outline of the whole, leaving out the proofs which bring conviction of the truth of the teaching. As the main object of this paper is to place before the average man or woman an idea of Theosophy as a whole, I elect to take the inconvenience of the latter alternative, and use the expository instead of the controversial method. Those who are sufficiently interested in the subject to desire further knowledge can easily pass on into the investigation of evidences, evidences that are within the reach of all who have patience, power of thought, and courage. We, who are Theosophists, allege that there exists a great body of doctrines, philosophical, scientific, and ethical, which forms the basis of, and includes all that is accurate in, the philosophies, sciences, and religions of the ancient and modern worlds. This body of doctrine is a philosophy and a science more than a religion in the ordinary sense of the word, for it does not impose dogmas as necessary to be believed under any kind of supernatural penalties, as do the various Churches of the world. It is indeed a religion, if religion be the binding of life by a sublime ideal; but it puts forward its teachings as capable of demonstration, not on authority which it is blasphemy to challenge or deny.

113. Definition Of Theosophy theosophy is essentially a modern version of Gnosticism. The material below was obtained from theosophy practitioners. One will notice the clear Gnostic and http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/dissent/deftheos.htm

Definition of Theosophy Theosophy is essentially a modern version of Gnosticism . The material below was obtained from Theosophy practitioners. One will notice the clear Gnostic and Pantheistic and occult influences, including Sophia. The new twist is the "space alien like" but clearly demonic connection whereby Theosophy was " delivered to the first human protoplasts, the first thinking human beings on Earth by highly intelligent spiritual entities from superior spheres. " Some actually claim that various of these "ascended masters" have been living on Venus for some 18,000 years and will shortly return. This is no joke! New Age spirituality is commonly based on Theosophical principles. The word Theosophy came from: G. de Purucker, Occult Glossary: A Compendium of Oriental and Theosophical Terms , Theosophical University Press A compound Greek word: theos , a "divine being," a "god"; sophia , "wisdom"; hence divine wisdom. Theosophy is the majestic Wisdom-Religion of the archaic ages and is as old as thinking man. It was delivered to the first human protoplasts, the first thinking human beings on Earth, by highly intelligent spiritual entities from superior spheres. This Ancient Doctrine, this Esoteric System, has been passed down from guardians to guardians to guardians through innumerable generations until our own time [Gnosticism] . Furthermore, portions of this original and majestic System have been given out at various periods of time to various races in various parts of the world by those Guardians

114. Montalk All about aliens, NWO, theosophy, and the coming global apocalypse. http://www.angelfire.com/mt/montalk/

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115. Thelemapedia: The Encyclopedia Of Thelema & Magick | Theosophy Thelemapedia is the original open source encyclopedia of Thelema and magick, focusing on the works and philosophy of Aleister Crowley. http://www.thelemapedia.org/index.php/Theosophy

Theosophy From Thelemapedia Part of the series This article is incomplete. You can help Thelemapedia by adding to it Theosophy is a term which has been applied to various schools of Western mysticism. Its earliest prominent use is to designate the work of Jacob Boehme and those who embraced his ideas. In 1783, a group of English Behmenists were meeting as the "London Theosophical Society." In this case, the word theosophy is generally written with a lower case initial, and adherents of such theosophy are referenced as theosophers. Helena Blavatsky and her collaborators instituted a Theosophical Society in 1875. The name was suggested by Charles Sotheran, a high-grade Freemason and esotericist who was familiar with Behmenist traditions. This new organization was a lecture society dedicated to topics of comparative religion and occultism, with ideals that included racial reconciliation and internationalism. Increasingly, this new Theosophy incorporated elements draw from Asian religious traditions, which were usually classed as "Esoteric Budhism" ( sic , also the title of a book on the topic by A.P. Sinnett). The doctrines and institutions embodied in the Theosophical Society and its offspring are known as Theosophy with an initial capital, and its adherents are Theosophists. Theosophists maintain that Theosophy is a "body of

116. Collation Of Theosophical Glossaries By Scott J. Osterhage (Theosophy Reference) By Scott J. Osterhage, at the homepage of the Northwest Branch of The Theosophical Society Pasadena. http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/ctg/ctg-hp.htm

COLLATION OF THEOSOPHICAL GLOSSARIES "The Path" by Reginald Machell Compiled by Scott J. Osterhage iti maya srutum . . . "Before we can come to an understanding among ourselves, we should lay down definitions not necessarily hard and fast, but on the contrary definitions which would be elastic nevertheless definitions which we can understand when we converse together and when we study together." G. de Purucker QUICK LINKS A-Ad Ae-Aj Ak-Al Am-An ... List of Title Abbreviations (in alphabetical order) COMPILER'S NOTES LIST OF TEXTS EXCERPTED (in order arranged in this text) Title of Text - Date of Original Publication Link to full text online if available HELENA PETROVNA BLAVATSKY Link to a brief biography TG Derivative Abbreviations used in the definitions IU Link to full text online KT Link to full text online VS Link to full text online FY Theosophist magazine WILLIAM QUAN JUDGE Link to a brief biography WG Link to full text online WGa Terms from The Working Glossary Appendix GOTTFRIED DE PURUCKER Link to brief biography OG Link to full text online Word Wisdom in the Esoteric Tradition - 1980 GEOFFREY A. BARBORKA

117. Atlantis 2 Blending western occultism with Hinduism, she founded theosophy with its occult hierarchy of ascended masters and laid the foundation for the New Age http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/Atlantis.htm

Princess Kida See "Circle-Quartered" in Symbols Atlantis Rises Again New Age Spirituality for New Millennium Children by Berit Kjos Skip down to The Theosophical Society and Alice Bailey Home Articles Preparing for Victory ... Email this page Long ago, the Greek philosopher Plato introduced humanity to a mysterious civilization which supposedly flourished 9000 years before his own time. He called it Atlantis and inspired his followers with grandiose descriptions of its power and politics, its amazing flying machines and its majestic temple to Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. But Zeus, the reigning god on Mt. Olympus, wasn't pleased. And so, we are told in Plato's Dialogues, the island continent with its magnificent city was swallowed up by the Atlantic Ocean in a massive cataclysmic event. This violent finale breathed lasting life into the myth. Exciting stories don't die quickly, and the magic of Atlantis seems to rise out of obscurity whenever a culture is ripe for pseudo-historical visions of popular occultism. It happened in the 1930s, when Edgar Cayce, the "sleeping prophet," linked the mythical continent to "Mayan land" and, while in a trance, described its technological marvels and the re-incarnations of its inhabitants.

118. Links To Theosophical Books Online Contents A broad and eclectic definition of 'theosophy' is used. Includes links to books, booklets, collections of articles, as well as significant articles and pamphlets. http://www.austheos.org.au/clibrary/bindex-0.html

The Theosophical Society in Australia The Campbell Theosophical Research Library .: Links to Theosophical Books Online :. Contents Page 1: Adyar - Besant Page 2: H.P. Blavatsky Page 3: Boehme - Iyer Page 4: Jinarajadasa - Mundy Page 5: Nicholson - Wright Early Classics Analects, Bhagavad Gita, Dhammapada, Enneads, Tao Teh Ching, Viveka Chudamani, Yoga Sutras, etc. Online Theosophical Libraries Online Libraries of Theosophical Books, Pamphlets, Articles, etc. Appendix Glossaries, Keyword Search Utilities, Reader Programs, Browser Programs Last Updated 23 August 2005 Please notify additional links and/or changes to campbell@austheos.org.au Criteria for Inclusion "Theosophical": A broad and eclectic definition is used. "Books": includes books, booklets, pamphlets, collections of articles, as well as significant articles Number of Links Number of different "Books" included: - over 525 Number of links to "Books", including different online versions of same books: - over 780

119. Hegel And The Hermetic Tradition Do a page search and find theosophy or the other practic Bohme continues this tradition by developing his theosophy entirely in terms of images that http://www.crossroad.to/Quotes/spirituality/hegel.htm

Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition by Glenn Alexander Magee Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London, 2001 The bold letters show the diversity of occult philosophies that fit under the broad umbrella of Hermeticism. The bold italicized sections show the roots of the strategies used by today's educational "change agents" (in schools, corporations, community groups and churches) to change beliefs and mold a new kind of person. D o a page search and "find": theosophy or the other practic See also Brainwashing in America and Brave New Schools, Chapter 3: A New Way of Thinking "What is Hermeticism? "Whether or not Hegel can be understood as "Hermetic" depends on how Hermeticism is defined. ... Its adherents all tend to share certain interests often classed as "occult" or "esoteric" which are held together merely by family resemblances. In part, my argument for Hegel's Hermeticism depends on demonstrating that Hegel's interest coincide with the curious mixture interests typical of Hermeticists. These include alchemy, Kabbalism, Mesmerism, extrasensory perception, spiritualism

120. FUSION Anomaly. Theosophical Society Often theosophy. The beliefs of a religious sect, the Theosophical Society, The Theosophical Society, with which theosophy is now generally identified http://fusionanomaly.net/theosophicalsociety.html

Telex External Link Internal Link Inventory Cache Theosophical Society This nOde last updated January 7th, 2002 and is permanently morphing... (7 Cauac (Rain) - 17 (K'ank'in) - 59/260 - 12.19. theosophy plural theosophies 1. Religious philosophy or speculation about the nature of the soul based on mystical insight into the nature of god. 2. Often Theosophy. The beliefs of a religious sect, the Theosophical Society, founded in New York City in 1875, incorporating aspects of Buddhism and Brahmanism. [Medieval Latin theosophia, from Late Greek : Greek theo-, theo- + Greek sophia, wisdom.] theosophy theosophy, [Gr., = divine wisdom], philosophical system with affinities to MYSTICISM that claims insight into the nature of God and the world through direct knowledge, philosophical speculation, or a physical process . Theosophy deduces the essentially spiritual nature of the universe from an assumption of the absolute reality of the essence of God. Theosophists generally believe that evil exists as a product of finite human desires; individuals can overcome it by arousing their latent spiritual powers. Emphasis is given to allegorical interpretation of sacred writings and doctrines. The Renaissance philosopher PARACELSUS combined scientific ideas with theosophical speculation. More recent theosophists include Jakob BOEHME, F.W.J. SCHELLING, and Emanuel SWEDENBORG. Asian philosophy and theology, especially of India, contain a vast body of theosophical doctrine, and modern theosophy draws much of its vocabulary from Indian sources. The Theosophical Society, with which theosophy is now generally identified, was founded in 1875 by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky.

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