In order for the Theosophical Society to be relevant to this world today, it needs to be relevant to what people care about. Blavatsky latched onto the big spiritual hype of her day: the spiritualist movement. First she looked like their main defender.... Read More
How about Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater?
I could leave this one at: I have not studied their work enough to say anything substantial about them. Which is true. I’ve read most of Blavatsky and lots of Jiddu Krishnamurti, but very little Besant or Leadbeater. Annie Besant I think... Read More
How about Blavatsky and Krishnamurti?
Oh boy. Seriously. I love H.P. Blavatsky’s work. I think she was a marvelous person and had a lot to say. The very fact that discussing ‘Theosophy’ implies discussing the old lady says something about her stature. But I do think it... Read More
A partisan blog
So far online I have very consciously tried to be as impartial as I could regarding the different theosophical organizations. I’ve given impartial information about the differences between the various groups, I link to the major players. In fact,... Read More
Why I started this blog
I started blogging about theosophy in March 2008. That was such a success that I started my own self hosted blog (All Considering) a few months later. However, blogging about the Theosophical Movement is always a bit tricky. Chris Richardson, Govert... Read More
‘Theosophy for a new generation of inquirers / enquirers’ ;)
I don’t often laugh when opening The Theosophist. In fact, I had not looked at the issues of various theosophical magazines lying around my house for months. But the spirit of boredom made me open them one by one. Most didn’t help me... Read More
The challenges that face the Theosophical society Adyar
If the TS is going to move forward into the 21st century in a way that is of use to humanity, we’re going to have to face some real issues, instead of getting side tracked into personal complaints. Real issues we’re facing: how to build community... Read More
Theosophical Promotion and Theosophical Work
I’m very glad to see the Theosophy Forward blog back up again. It has comments off, but at least prominent theosophists are communicating online and in clear words where they stand on important issues. I felt the discussion about the aim of the... Read More
Supporting Radha & a summary of policy points
Hi all, I’ve just sent a letter to Radha telling her I support some of her recent decisions. While I don’t want to further increase online hostility, I do feel the main points in that e-mail need to be shared more widely. First of all: Radha has... Read More
TS Membership statistics analysed
Anton has posted the membership details of the Theosophical Society 2007/2008 on his site. I thought I’d go into that a bit more. Total membership of the Theosophical Society Adyar in 2007: 29,014. The largest section is India with 12,444... Read More