Theosophy News Worldwide 3rd Quarter 2015 - Press outside the movement about Theosophy

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Some News and Articles more or less about Theosophy


Huffington Post

On Finding the Soul

I grew up in a family where spirituality was considered to be the highest and best pursuit on earth and the province of heavyweights. My grandparents, Fritz and Dora, were Theosophists, who traveled
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The Telegraph

His Honour Evelyn Monier-Williams - obituary

There Monier-Williams was very much involved in the Oxford Union and became a follower of Madame Blavatsky, the occultist medium and founder of the esoteric movement known as Theosophy
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Canyon News

Malibu Couple With Painted Library

Thirty-four years ago, Carla and Leigh McCloskey began holding discussions in their home in Malibu. One of the main focuses of these discussions is theosophy, which is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “teaching about God and the world based on mystical insight.”
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Ricardo Maffia

An Epitome of Theosophy by William Q. Judge

There is also a fate that comes to even Adepts of the Good Law which is somewhat similar to a loss of "heaven" after its enjoyment for incalculable periods of time.
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New York Times

Review: The Morbid Anatomy Museum Presents a View From the Subconscious

Böhme’s ideas influenced many 19th-century poets and philosophers, as well as the spiritually esoteric movement known as Theosophy, of which Mondrian was a follower. The exhibition includes an unknown artist’s four screen prints of geometric imagery from the 1930s illustrating Theosophical principals.
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Times of India

Remembering Sarada, who weaved lyricism into dance

Sarada was also known for her passion for theosophy and theosophical literature. It began in 1939 when she accompanied her grandfather Pandit Subramania Sastri, who came to work at the Adyar Library at Theosophical Society (TS). Incidentally, her grandfather was one of those who suggested the name `Kalakshetra'.
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The Nation

Light in the darkness: Shrimath Anagarika Dharmapala: true Father of the Nation

Dharmapala was, but a teenager when Colonel Henry Steele Olcott and Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky set foot in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in 1880 May. He showed keen interest in becoming a member of the Theosophical Society...
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The Hindu

Ban the use of cane in classroom

In this regard, it is interesting to note that certain cardinal ethics in teaching according to Theosophy. Theosophists believe that each child should be studied, not coerced, be helped to grow and find himself/herself. Love and not fear could bring around even the spoilt child.
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San Diego Reader

He expected humanity to dissolve into everlasting bliss

Scriabin's contribution toward the end of the world is the Esoteric Pick of the Week
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Gary Lachmann

A Revolutionary Interview

Here’s a link to an interview I did recently with Gregg Moffitt for his Legalize Freedom website about my book Revolutionaries of the Soul.
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And some critical, false or unjustified News and Articles (more or less) about Theosophy


News with views.com

born again babylon: u.n. plan to bring in luciferian global state

Robert Mueller, Assistant General Secretary to the U.N., was deeply involved in the Theosophical Society, which was created by Madame Blavatsky, a powerful Russian occultist prominent in the 1800’s who communicated with spirit guides and influenced many of the world’s elite and dictators like Adolph Hitler...
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Atlas Obscura

The Unmasking of a 19th Century Occult Imposter

For our part, we regard her as neither the mouthpiece of hidden seers, nor as a mere vulgar adventuress; we think that she has achieved a title to permanent remembrance as one of the most accomplished, ingenious, and interesting imposters in history...
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Northcoast Journal

The Unmasking of a 19th Century Occult Imposter

In a grim turn of events, the Nazis appropriated Atlantis for their own ideology of racial superiority, building on the writing of Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, co-founder of the Theosophical Society (precursor of the New Age movement)...
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Nehanda Radio

Beware of esoteric New Age mumbo jumbo

The New Age Gnostic theories proffered by Awakened Brother (AB) are neither new nor original. They come straight out of the religious philosophy of Russian born Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1836-1891)...
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boingboing.net

Aryans in Arcadia

The early New Age movement was entwined with racist beliefs. Though modern adherents have moved on, cultural appropriation still links them to its troubling roots.
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