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Theosophy
Krishnamurti
Scott & Anrias
Ascended Masters
Esoteric History
Parapolitics
Philosophy
Theosophy
The Masters
and Their Emissaries: From H.P.B. to Guru Ma and Beyond.
Pamphlet by Govert Schuller, which traces the lineage of
the Masters' emissaries in chronological order.
The State of the
TS (Adyar) in 2008: A Psycho-esoteric Interpretation.
Article by Govert Schuller arguing that Adyar Theosophists
are still suffering from a variation of post-traumatic stress
disorder triggered by the failed world teacher project with
Krishnamurti.
Introduction
by Cyril Scott
From David Anrias' Through the Eyes of the Masters.
A great introduction to Theosophy and the existence and
work of the Masters.
Theosophy as a Political
Movement
Illuminating article by political scientist Mark Bevir on
the role Theosophy played as a Neo-Hindu reform movement
and its influence on Indian nationalist ideology and politics.
Annie
Besant's Quest for Truth: Christianity, Secularism, and
New Age Thought. Article
by political scientist Mark Bevir. "This essay examines
the intellectual coherence of Annie Besant's life in such
a way as to explore the rise of New Age thought in its relation
to the Victorian crisis of faith."
The
West Turns Eastward: Madame Blavatsky and the Transformation
of the Occult Tradition. Article
by political scientist Mark Bevir. "This essay
examines, first, the way in which Madame Blavatsky transformed
the occult tradition in response to the Victorian crisis
of faith, and, second, the interpenetration of her occultism
with her particular interpretations of Buddhism and Hinduism."
The Consolation
of Theosophy
By Frederick C. Crews. Review/essay for The New York
Review of Books of Peter Washington's Madame Blavatsky's
Baboon. An incisive, skeptical (but balanced) take on
Blavatsky and Theosophy, and an important example of the
view on these subjects from cultured academia. Including
a short
discussion with K. Paul Johnson.
A spirited story of the psychic
and the Colonel : Henry Steel Olcott had expected to scoff
at Madame Blavatsky's séance, but he stayed on to
help found The Theosophical Society. Article by Edward
Hower for the Smithsonian.
In Search of 'Shambha-la'
and the Aryan Lamas: The Tibet images of the theosophists,
occultists, Nazis and neo-Nazis
By Dr. Martin Brauen. Chapter from Dreamworld Tibet:
Western Illusions.
The
Theosophical Society and Labour and National Movements in
Indonesia, 1913-1918. Article by Herman de Tollenaere.
Short paper on the relationship between Theosophists and
political movements in Indonesia.
The
limits of liberalism and of Theosophy:colonial Indonesia
and the German Weimar republic, 1918-1933. Article by
Herman de Tollenaere "... about parallels and links
to, and differences with, the religio-philosophical tendency
of Theosophy" and political liberalism.
Marx
and Engels on Spiritualism and Theosophy. Article
by Herman de Tollenaere for Theosophical History. Short
paper on how Theosphists and Marxists saw each other.
Krishnamurti
Krishnamurti and
the World Teacher Project: Some Theosophical Perceptions.
Paper by Govert
Schuller on the many different ways Krishnamurti was evaluated
by different Theosophical writers.
Krishnamurti:
An Esoteric View of his Teachings
Pamphlet by Govert Schuller. A metaphysical critique of
Krishnamurti's philosophy.
What really
happened to J. Krishnamurti?
Article by Bill Keidan shedding some more light on Geoffrey
Hodson's perception of Krishnamurti.
Revelation
or Realization: The Conflict in Theosophy
By J.J. van der Leeuw. Pamphlet on the crisis in the Theosophical
Society caused by Krishnamurti's dissolution of the Order
of the Star.
Scott & Anrias
Cyril
Scott: 'The Father of British Modern Music'
chapter from David Tame's The Secret Power of Music.
A short study on this British composer and writer.
The
Scott and Anrias Material in my Historical Situatedness
History of personal involvement in the Krishnamurti-Scott-Anrias
issue.
Jean
Overton Fuller, Master Narayan, and the Krishnamurti-Scott-Anrias
Issue. Article by Govert Schuller in Theosophical
History about a relatively unknown but quite important
Theosophical master and his alleged identification by Jean
Overton Fuller. All in the context of the Krishnamurti-Scott-Anrias
issue, which is about two Englishmen passing on contested
Mahatmic evaluations of the metaphysical status of Krishnamurti
and the esoteric soundness of his teachings.
Esoteric History
Centennial Efforts and
Counter-Efforts of the Millennium
An esoteric interpretation of the last millennium of
western history.
The Theosophical Society
in Western History: A Study in Cycles
Article by John R. Wilkinson originally published in The
Theosophist 51/9 (June 30, 1930). Full text with annotations.
Messengers
and Organizations: Successes and Crises
A skeletal presentation by Govert Schuller of some research
done on the dynamics of the coming and going of messengers
and its interaction with the organizations founded to carry
their message.
Theosophy
as a Political Movement
Illuminating article by political scientist Mark Bevir on
the role Theosophy played as a Neo-Hindu reform movement
and its influence on Indian nationalist ideology and politics.
The Priory
of Sion Hoax
Article by Robert Richardson exposing possible French extreme
right-wing forces behind the Priory of Sion myth. A plausible
answer to the many questions raised by the bestseller Holy
Blood, Holy Grail. Originally published in Gnosis,
no. 51 (Spring 1999).
The
Secret of Rennes-le-Château
Article by Robert Richardson focusing on "the odd lives
of several generations of local priests; ancient traditions
in the area; and oddities of the local landscape."
Dream of the
Sages
Inspiring article by Robert Richardson about the influence
of esoteric groups from Pharaoic Egypt till Renaissance
Europe with a very strong paragraph on the influence of
the Knights Templar. Originally published in New Dawn
No. 64 (January-February 2001).
Secret Tradition
of Islam
lluminating article by Life Science Fellowship on the esoteric
side of Islam, the Sufis and its influence on European esoteric
writers and organizations. Originally published in New
Dawn, No. 48 (July-August 1998).
The Priory of
Sion Secret and The DaVinci Code
Article by Robert Richardson on the "illusory society"
the Priory of Sion, its roots in Ultra-Traditionalist Catholicism
and its efforts to take over the esoteric scene by way of
a compelling, though fabricated, overarching narrative.
Empirical method
in the study of esotericism
By Wouter Hanegraaff. Making a case along phenomenological
lines against reductionists and religionists alike that
the empirical method is metaphysically neutral by employing
methodological agnosticism.
Some
Remarks on the Study of Western Esotericism
By Wouter J. Hanegraaff. A short introduction to the emerging
academic study of western esotericism, and some problems
related to it. (Print
version; Word-format)
Historian
as Heretic: Conflicting Perspectives on Theosophical History.
By K. Paul Johnson. A thoughtful assesment of the methodology
applied in the author's controversial historical investigation
of the ontological status of Theosophy's Masters.
On
Popes, Phenomenology and HPB
By Govert Schuller. Short article on Karol
Wojtyla, the late Pope John Paul II, and his interest
in phenomenology and the allegation that he was influenced
by Theosophy.
Pope John
Paul II meditating on the Tarot?
By Govert Schuller. Short article digging into the pope's
possible interest for the esoteric masterwork Meditations
on the Tarot.
Bibracte: Last
Center of Celtic Occultism
By Govert Schuller. Short article on Blavatsky's perception
of this Celtic stronghold and the author's own connection
with it.
Academe and Esotericism:
The Problem of Authority
Talk presented by Richard Smoley at the Association for
the Study of Esotericism at Davis, California in June 2006.
The author makes the case that academicians are unnecessarily
reticent in partaking of experiences enabled by the esoteric
tradition. It is as if, he states, academia is collecting
and classifying all printed works about wine, but never
venturing into tasting it and have a first-hand experience
of its many facets.
Debunking a New
Age Myth-A Call for Discernment
Article by Govert Schuller on Jim Kenney's lecture at The
Theosophical Society on the questionable nature of the 2012
phenomenon.
Enchanted Modernities:
Theosophy and the arts in the modern world. Conference,
Amsterdam 25-27 September, 2013. Report by L. Harris.
"The conference was organised by Dr Sarah Turner, Dr
Marco Pasi, Dr Christopher Scheer and Katie Jane Tyreman
of the Enchanted Modernities network (a new research site),
in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam’s
Centre for the History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related
Currents (HHP)".
Ascended Masters
Beyond Guru
Ma: New challenges; new position
Temporary positioning of the editor in the Ascended Master
movement. Replaces the former "Statement about The
Temple of the Presence."
The Masters
and Their Emissaries: From H.P.B. to Guru Ma and Beyond.
Pamphlet by Govert Schuller tracing the lineage of the Masters'
emissaries in chronological order.
An Introduction
to Ascended Master Teachings with Comparisons to Vedanta.
Article by David Tame laying out some relatively new Ascended
Master concepts, for example the Ascension and the I AM
Presence, and making comparisons with Vedic concepts like
Samadhi and Atman.
When
Scholars Know Sin: Alternative Religions and Their Academic
Supporters. Paper by by Stephen A. Kent and Theresa
Krebs addressing the moral and methodological issues involved
when scholars get too close to their subject of study, for
example J. R. Lewis and J. Gordon Melton's study Church
Universal and Triumphant In Scholarly Perspective.
Denouement
of the Prophets’ Cult: The Church Universal and Triumphant
in Decline. Article by Joseph P. Szimhart. Critical
account by ex-member with historical overview, including
the group's roots in Theosophy, the I AM movement, Agni
Yoga and other esoteric organizations.
Parapolitics
The Abiding
Threat: The Ongoing Validity of the Angleton-Golytsin Thesis.
Introduced and edited by Govert Schuller. Collection of
sources looking into the long-term strategy of the hidden
China-Russia alliance and US misperceptions.
George
[H.] Bush, Skull & Bones and the New World Order
By Paul Goldstein and Jeffrey Steinberg. Important geopolitical
analysis, especially as Skull & Bones member George
W. Bush was US president.
The Abiding Communist
Threat in its Open and Hidden Manifestations. Article
by Govert Schuller on the strategic threat of a hidden long-term
Sino-Russian alliance.
War
and Truth I (1/6/03): Iraq; the War on Terrorism; 9/11;
the Council on Foreign Relations; Huntington's "Clash
of Civilizations"; the Media
War
and Truth II (2/11/03): Powell at the UN; Blair's plagiarism;
US and British intelligence; Questioning the Iraqi-Al Qaeda
connection; Skull & Bones
War
and Truth III (3/17/03): More on Powell; Politicized
inteligence; Strategic analysis; The Israeli Connection;
Brzezinski's geopolitics; dissenting opinion
War
and Truth IV (1/24/04): "Uncovered: The Whole Truth
about the Iraq War" DVD; Official propaganda; Overlapping
political analyses from a liberal, a conservative and a
libertarian; The Neocons; Chalmers Johnson on US Imperialism
What
happened on 9/11? (and continued)
The hole in the Pentagon. Why did WTC 7 collapse? Who flew
the planes? Who had foreknowledge? Controlled demolition
of WTC 1 and 2?
Dossier
on the Economy
Collection of articles and videos on the economy and the
dangerous state it is in. With in-depth analyses of its
causes, solutions and its role in the overall scheme of
manipulations.
Philosophy
The Relevance of Phenomenology
for Theosophy. Article by Govert Schuller making the
case that the insights and ideas as developed within the
phenomenological movement will find fruitful application
in Theosophy.
The Seven
Theosophical Principles: An Initial Experiential Grounding
in Reflective Experience. Small essay by Govert Schuller
using some philosophical concepts to add an experiential
dimension to the seven Theosophical principles.
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