Theosophy News Worldwide 4th Quarter 2021 - News from Theosophical Societies

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TS Adyar Australia published it's Theosophy in Australia Magazine, November 21 Issue with the The National President’s Annual Report.

There are some interesting figures in this annual report, about membership numbers, see this issues topic of the quarter, but also about finances, it says: “I note the receipts from Members & Others shows $916,498 but the detailed P&L shows equivalent income receipts of only $169,748 (652,193 – 413,631(MBA income) – 293 (interest) – 68,485 (govt) = 169,784)? $169,784 is more in line with the previous year’s receipts” (Source). [Note that at the moment 1 US-Dollar is 1,4 Australian Dollar.].

This Theosophical Society will also transform itself into a company (Ltd.), one can read (Website > Highlight): "The Theosophical Society in Australia Ltd: Draft Company Constitution for Adoption in January 2022", which is said to be necessary regarding Australian law, because of the size of the TS (Source).[I'm surprised, that there should be no charitable status for a large organisation in Australia, but I'm not familiar with Australian law.]

It is proposed that the next Indo-Pacific Conference be held in Malaysia in November, 2022 (Source.) [This Federations Website is down since month (ipf-ts.org).]

TS Pasadena Australasian Section published the December-isse of it's quarterly Australian-Newsletter and also some new articles in it's Theosophy Downunder Library.

ULT India published 3 new issues of the Theosophical Movement-Magazine (October, November, December ) as new issues of the The Indian Theosophist (December, November, October) and the Bombay Federation Bulletin arrived from TS Adyar Indian Section. You can find all this publications within the Theosophical Magazines-Section. Latter TS also released it's Annual Report – 2020-2021, see here for Part 1-2 and Part 3.

TS Adyar HQ Chennai held it's 146th Connvention Online and you can find all the content in this YouTube-Playlist. The most watched lecture is Replace the Fleeting with the Everlasting by Erica Georgiades with current almost 3.000 Views (this will probaly not only have to do with the fact, that the EUsT Newsletter list pointed to this video). Even the Opening and Presidential Address reached only the half of it. On the first day an average of 500 views per video can be seen, day 2 to 4 four only on average of 50 views per video. In total you can watch 50 videos from this Event, more examples are: TS Adyar video tour 2021, but also many Video-Tours of other HQs arround the world, worth to watch or Indopacific-Youth Forum: What Are our Challenges?, summary of 2021 Adya-President Mr. Boyds work or a video from the Besant Memorial Animal Dispensary, which is a large non-profit institution for animals.

This TS also published all three issues of the The Theosophist (December, November, October) for free and also many other Videos on its YT-Channel, f.e. Annie Besant Birthday Celebration or Foundation Day 2021.

TS Adyar in North-America released round about 40 (!) new videos on its YT Channel within the last three month, so have a look.

TOS USA informed about Non-Violence Work through NonviolenceWorks!, which is a "collective of peace activist from progressive, spiritual, and interfaith communities in the New York City area".

TS Point Loma Blavatskyhouse published a new issue of Lucifer-Magazine and TS Pasadena American Section the new issue of The Spiral Path - Winter Solstice 2021.

Theosophy Forward reported about the 107th Italian Theosophical Society National Congress (Adyar).

European School of Theosophy (EuST) send a missive, which can be considered a little review of the year, but have a look for yourself here.