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Added May 11, 2008

Theosophy and Krishnamurti: Harmonies and Tensions
Lecture by Govert Schuller (audio). How do Theosophy and Krishnamurti perceive each other? How are their teachings related? Based on primary sources and notes from discussions a wide spectrum of possible answers will be presented as a contribution to an ongoing discussion.

Handout
Accompanying the above lecture

Comparison between Theosophy and Krishnamurti
Double-column comparison with footnotes

Krishnamurti and Eastern Philosophy
Lecture by Ravi Ravindra (audio). An exploration of Indian thought, referring especially to the principal Upanishads, the Yoga Sutras, and the Bhagavad Gita in the context of questions raised by the spiritual teacher, Jiddu Krishnamurti.

Guideposts for Living: At the Feet of the Master
Lecture by John Algeo (video), exploring some of the practical insights for living found in At the Feet of the Master, the Theosophical classic written by Jiddu Krishnamurti.

Added April 24, 2008

On Popes, Phenomenology and HPB. 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? Small article digging into the pope's possible interest for the esoteric masterwork "Meditations on the Tarot."

Added March 16, 2008

Six Degrees to Meltdown (March 2008)
Looking into the high possibility of a systemic financial meltdown caused by the far-reaching fallout of the US sub-prime mortgage problem and the possibility that the crisis was designed as part of a long-term One World agenda.

Added February 1, 2008

Message from The Rishi of the Nilgiri Hills
From David Anrias' Through the Eyes of the Masters. Containing critical remarks regarding Krishnamurti.

Message from Master Koot Hoomi
In David Anrias' Through the Eyes of the Masters. Containing critical remarks regarding Krishnamurti.

Review: The Initiate in the Dark Cycle
Written by His Pupil (Cyril Scott). Review by C.W. Leadbeater for The Theosophist. A critique of Scott and Anrias with implied endorsements.

The Scott and Anrias Material in my Historical Situatedness
By Govert Schuller. History of personal involvement in the Krishnamurti-Scott-Anrias issue.

Parapolitics
This page organizes all materials on parapolitics and deep politics, that is, the whole spectrum of supressed political arrangements and operations.

Secret and semi-secret long-term policy planning groups
Groups placed on a geographical-chronological grid / matrix.
Primarely based on the researches done by scholars like
Carol Quigley, Anthony C. Sutton and William G. Domhoff. (pdf)

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.

Top 5 articles visited in 2007:

1) The Priory of Sion Hoax

2) Krishnamurti and the World Teacher Project

3) Annie Besant's Quest for Truth

4) Secret Tradition of Islam

5) George Bush, Skull & Bones and the New World Order

Added November 24, 2007

Manipulation, manipulation, manipulation
Follw-up article of "The State of the US Economy"

Added September 19, 2007

Theosphical Society Open Discussion Group
Home page for participants

Added September 14, 2007

The State of the US Economy, September 2007: Quotes, Analyses & Expectations

Doomsday for the Dollar: Why the Dollar Will Crash and How You Can Profit. By Kurt Richabacher

Added August 11, 2007

Open Discussion Group Fall 2007
Announcement of a class at the Theosophical Society in America. An open exploration into fundamental questions about the nature of Theosophy as a doctrine, an attitude and a claim of being the synthesis of science, religion and philosophy, or whatever else we think Theosophy is or should be.

Added April 12, 2007

Empirical method in the study of esotericism
By Wouter Hanegraaff. Making a case along phenomenological lines against both reductionists and religionists that the empirical method is metaphysically neutral by employing methodological agnosticism and acknowledging the historicity of religious phenomena.

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, along Hanegraaff's lines, of the methodology applied in the author's controversial historical investigation of the ontological status of Theosophy's Masters.

History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents
De Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) is the world's first academic institution to have created a complete program for research and teaching in the field of western esotericism.

Aries: Journal for the Study of Western Esotericism
"Aries is the first professional academic journal specifically devoted to a long-neglected but now rapidly developing new domain of research in the humanities, usually referred to as 'Western Esotericism'." Edited by Roland Edighoffer, Antoine Faivre and Wouter J. Hanegraaff.

Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism (announcement)
(Leiden: Brill, 2006) Edited by Wouter J. Hanegraaff in collaboration with Antoine Faivre, Roelof van den Broek and Jean-Pierre Brach. The Dictionary is in two volumes, counts over 1200 pages, and contains over 400 articles written by more than 180 international specialists.

Added March 1, 2007

An Indian Yogi
Chapter from Ernest Wood's Is this Theosophy …? on the Indian yogi Nagaratnaswami. Some Theosophists think he is Master Narayan.

Krishnamurti And Blavatsky
By Jean Overton Fuller. Article reconciling Theosophy and the Masters with Krishnamurti's teachings.

Krishnamurti
Obituary by Jean Overton Fuller presenting the author’s interesting view of K.

The Purchase of Adyar Headquarters: A Reminiscence of H.P.B. by Chetty, G. Soobiah. Charming account by an insider. Reporting Olcott's claims of Masters in the neighbourhood.

Letter from the Maha-chohan (pdf)
"Several good reasons given to K. H. by the Chohan why the T. S. should be a Brotherhood of Humanity."

The Consolation of Theosophy (part 1 & part 2)
Review-essay by Frederick Crew of Peter Washington's Madame Blavatsky’s Baboon: A History of the Mystics, Mediums, and Misfits Who Brought Spiritualism to America.

Added September 11, 2006

What happened on 9/11? (continued)
Sixth collection of articles regarding War and Truth challenging even more the official version of 9/11.

Added May 19, 2006

Encyclical On World Good Will: A Report to the Earth
By El Morya, Chief of the Darjeeling Council, The Great White Brotherhood

Added May 1, 2006

Circle of Victory Network (members only)

Added March 31, 2006

What happened on 9/11?
Fifth collection of articles regarding War and Truth challenging the official version of 9/11. Were rogue elements within the government involved, even responsible?

 

 

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