Theosophy News Worldwide 4th Quarter 2014
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EDITORIAL
Dear friends of Theosophy,
hopefully you got a good start into the new year, but before we go ahead, let's throw a glance backwards.
Beside the 139th anniversary celebration of the founding of TS on November 17, also the 139th annual Convention of TS Adyar occurred at the end of the year and in the video-section you'll find many videos of that event, which was also live-streamed through the web, well done!
Maybe because of the weather, in this quarter were written as many articles as never this year on theosophical websites. I for myself working on "Plasma-Cosmology", a very interesting field of science, that prove the theosophical cosmology, unbelievable but true!
Last but not least, with the theme of the quarter, more of awkwardness then importance, we have a look at a sometimes weird dispute within the TS Adyar. I named it "Justified criticism or a malicious feud?".
And now I wish you a healthy and happy new year and an interesting reading. So far...
with kind regards from Germany
Steven Otto
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THEME OF THE QUARTER:
Justified criticism or a malicious feud?
In this drama there are two main participants, on the one side, Dave Marsland and his Website Dave's Theosophy Newsboard with some subdomains, in some way supportet through the Yahoo Group "Theos Talk" and Manjeri K. Ramadoss within this group. Both, Mr. Ramadoss and Mr. Marsland, publishing critical Posts about TS Adyar since years, f.e. about irregularitys of the presditents Election, membership-cancellations,legal disputes, felled trees, a "cow issue" also here and so on with many messages to each issue, sometimes also reflected in important indian newspapers, f.e. see here for a legal disput in "The Times of India" or here for the "tree-issue" in "The Hindu".
As follows a few more posts from Mr. Marsland from this quarter and look here for an overview of the latest messages in Theo's Talk
- Crumbs from the High Table That's how the Ballast is kept informed
- It's in the News: A press report on the Presidential Election
- Don't Expect Much From the General Council on December 25th
- Adyar Jackboot
- Adyar Rumbling Gets Louder
- Duty of Care
- Reply to open letter written by Jan Nicolaas Kind
- Summons To Adyar
- Two Four Six and a Quarter Will Mr Boyd Prove There Was No Slaughter?
- Carry On Up The Adyar
- Inaccuracies? How many trees were chopped down?
- Lumberjack Boyd Or Sleeping President
- Staying Silent: News of an enquiry by the Indian authorities makes Tim Boyd and the General Council look vulnerable.
- DAVE MARSLAND, YOU HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM! Open letter, written by Jan Nicolaas Kind or on FB
- Editorial – Am I in the Wrong Movie?
- Don't feed the Trolls or on TF
- Editorial – The Rambling Moderators Rave On.
"MKR IS OUT! The TS-Adyar is doing very well because we see that MKR, the internet troll from San Antonio Texas, with the international convention approaching has stepped up his activities vomiting one false accusation or insinuation after the other all over his bla-bla site. This grapevine moderator is breaking his own shameful record, but unmistakably proves that there is a lot of Light, because when there is Light, darkness also appears; it is an easy to understand Theosophical principle. As from January 01, 2015 MKR will be out! All relevant articles mentioning his name or site will be deleted from Theosophy Forward. Let’s put Theos talk out of its misery!"
I have to exclude myself completely from this drama. Should everyone make his own opinion about it. And so I will end this (at least) here, with a quote from Adolph Knigge (1752 - 1796), a german lawyer, civil servant and satirist, who said:
"The truth is always in the middle, and one man's speech is no man's speech, because both sides we must always listen."
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Quote: "It is for the latter [the personalities] to cling to it; and thus partaking of its [Monads] divine nature, obtain immortality." H. P. Blavatsky, SD:I:175
NEWS & ARTICLES ON THEOSOPHICAL SITES
News and Articles on "OFFICIAL" SITES (TS)
The TS Adyar
Foundation Day
Foundation Day will be celebrated on Monday, 17 November 2014 at 5.30 pm in the Headquarters Hall, Adyarread more
The TS Adyar
Videos of the 139th international convention in Adyar 2014
This year we offer the opportunity to watch the talks on YouTuberead more
Moscow Theosophical Society (Chairman of The Board of Trustees of H.P. Blavatsky & her family Miseum Center, President of the theosophical lodge Anahata)
Report on the 2nd Volunterring Decade in the Museum Center of H.P.Blavatsky & her family
See attached the photographic report and about the 2nd Volunterring Decade in the Museum Center of H.P.Blavatsky & her family which was conducted on 12-21 August 2014 and the information from its Board of Trustees .Fotos, Video (Youtube)
The TS Adyar Indian Section
Recent Publications
Three new issues of "The Indian Theosophist Magazine"read more
TS Adyar in America
Donating to the Theosophical Society in America
For over 130 years The Theosophical Society in America has been actively promoting our Three Objects, creating the foundation for a brotherhood with no distinction, a deep respect and interest for all religions and the quest for self-knowledge. read more
TS Adyar in America
President's Diary
See the video-diary of Mr. Boyd, October and November 2014watch
ULT LA
Blog of ULT LA
with different postings, mainly quotes from HPB, WQJ and RCread more
Northwest Branch of The TS Pasadena in America
Theosophy Northwest View
The Newsletter of December 2014 – Vol. 17 Issue 10, with "Sun of Compassion" and "Plant Intelligence – I".read more
The TS Point Loma - Blavatskyhouse The Hague
New issue of Lucifer: Vol. 3 - 2014
We are glad to present to you the third issue of 2014.read more
The TS Point Loma - Blavatskyhouse The Hague
Books from Katherine Tingley now online
The Theosophical Society Point Loma - Blavatskyhouse has complemented its online literature with the books of Katherine Tingley.read more
TS in the Philippines
The Collected Articles of Geoffrey Hodson, Vols. I & II
Here for the first time is the comprehensive collection of all known articles written by Geoffrey Hodson, one of the most prolific and inspiring theosophical writers and lecturers of the 20th century. read more
TS in the Philippines
Senator Shahani: Speaker in 2014 National Convention
Former Senator Leticia Ramos Shahani (above, right) was the guest speaker at the National Convention of the Theosophical Society in the Philippines.read more
The TS (Pasadena) Australasian Section
The current Newsletter Issue December 2014
National and International Theosophy-News and much much more..read more
The TS New Zealand Inc
An Interview with Tim Boyd
This is an interesting Interview with Tim Boyd, the International President of the Theosophical Society conducted by Miss Tran-Thi-Kim-Dieu, the National President of the French Section. read more
The TS New Zealand Inc
Our Potential For Change
Talk by Dorothy Bell from Australia, guest speaker at the Theosophical Society in NZ Convention in January 2014.read more
And News and Articles on other THEOSOPHY-RELATED SITES
Theosophy Forward
- Theosophical Knowledge and the Path of Understanding
- Madame Blavatsky and the Seven Archival Mysteries – part one
- Theosophy, Esoteric School of, by H. P. Blavatsky
- Karma as Habit of Nature
- In The Light Of Theosophy
- Human Regeneration — part five
- Cleansing the mind
- Western History in the Light of the Seven Rays
- Voice of the Silence 14 (verses 196-214)
- L. Frank Baum and Theosophy — part four
- Wonder Woman and Theosophy
- The Story of Count Prozor
- Blavatsky: Mystic and Occultist
- Editorial – Am I in the Wrong Movie?
- Thoughts to remember
- Mini-Interviews Renee Sell
- Mini-Interviews Robert Pullen
- Mini-Interviews Ingrid Eberhard – Evans
- Mini-Interviews Alice Bouwland
- Mini-Interviews Jon Knebel
- Mini-Interviews Halldor Haraldsson
- Mini-Interviews Gloria Arévalo de Gauggel
- Good News from the Theoscience Project
- Good News from Argentina
- Good News from the Dutch section of the TS Adyar
- Good News from Slovenia
- Good News from the European School of Theosophy
- Good news from the TOS
- News from International Secratery - TS Adyar
Theosophical Order of Service (TOS)
- December Newsletter Issue 33
- Welcome to our latest TOS Group – in Ukraine
- A Conversation with Nancy Secrest
Blavatsky News
- Blavatsky News December
- Nehru and Theosophy
- Blavatsky and the Harlem Renaissance
- Blavatsky and the Nazis
- Blavatsky News November
- Blavatsky in Utah
- Dane Rudhyar and Blavatsky
- Anagarika Dharmapala
Erica Georgiades
- The Impersonation of god Tezcatlipoca – An Abominable Aztec Ritual
- Sacred Places – The Minoan Peak Sanctuaries
TheosophyWatch.com
- A Healthy New Year: Recognizing the World as a Living System
- Soul Mates: an Irresistible Past Life Impulse
- Childhood Memories of Having Lived Before
- Separation Syndrome: Letting Go of Disposability Consciousness
- The Earth does not Revolve around The Sun
- The Bearers of Truth Across the Ages
- Amazing Animal and Human Encounters
- Be Cruelty Free, with a Universal Compassion for Life
- How to Get Unstuck from Your Illness
- Halloween: the Eternal Spiritual Fire
- When Spirit and Matter Clasp Hands
- Who, What, Where is GOD?
- The Astral Matrix, Our Virgin Mother
- Love Makes You Available to the Presence of God
Book of Dzyan Research
- The Sacred Four and the Emanation of the Primordial Seven
- Mahāyāna-sūtrālaṃkāra: A Review
- Fohat and Devī Prakṛti
- Sanskrit Texts Listings
Esoteric-Philosophy.com
- Inner Guidance and Inspiration in True Discipleship
- The Best Victory Must Be Won in Silence, Long Before It Becomes...
- The Wordless Dialogue of Feelings, in the Ocean of Human...
- What Can Happen If a Sacred Teacher of Our Mankind Suddenly...
- There’s a Price to Pay for Attaining Wisdom
- All Forms of Life Follow The Same Universal Laws
- Transcending the Pendulumlike Movement Between Pleasure...
- Examining the Annual Cycle of the Soul
- A Few Reasons to Form a Healthy Mental Image of the Next...
- A Discourse to One’s Own Immortal Self
- The Long Life of a Spiritual Soul
- To Be Restrained, Liberal, Merciful, This Eliminates Selfishness
- H.P.B. Was the Thread Linking the Ancient Eastern Wisdom...
- A Non-Bureaucratic View of the Esoteric Movement
- From the Holocaust to the State of Israel
- A Spirit of Calm and Wisdom and Maturity
- Three Central Factors Along the Path to Wisdom
- A Few Basic Rules for True Discipleship
- Since There Is No Need to Pretend That We Do Not Do So
- The Self-Humiliating Prophet Adored By Rome Does Not Exist in...
- Observing the Sacredness of Daily Life
- Every Mental Activity Is Electrical In Its Nature
- A Daily Attitude That Prepares Eternal Bliss
- HPB Explains the Name of Her London Magazine
- There Must Be an Open Mind, a Pure Heart and An Eager Intellect, Before Attaining to Wisdom
Sons of Fire
- Sensation: Modern physics proves theosophical cosmology!
- The misunderstanding of the main objective of the TS
- In Memory of Vernon Harrison
Blavatsky Theosophy Group UK
- The Personal Self in the Light of Theosophy
- Blavatsky defeats an Atheist
- What is a Chohan?
- Trimurti - The Hindu Trinity [by H.P. Blavatsky]
- Theosophy warns against Ceremonial Magic
- Can there be Unmerited Suffering?
- The Theosophical Society is Disloyal to Theosophy
- The Question of G. de Purucker
- The Pseudo-Occultism of Alice Bailey *[by Alice Leighton Cleather
- The Permanent Astral
- The Mysterious Todas of India
- The Mandukya Upanishad
- The Fake Photo
- Photos and Pictures of The Masters of Wisdom
- The Study of The Mahatma Letters
- The Daily Initiation [by William Q. Judge]
- Some Facts about Adeptship* [by the Master K.H.]
- Prana, Tiredness, and Sleep
- Our Sun and The True Sun
- My Truth, Your Truth, or THE Truth?
- Mediumship and Mediatorship* [by H.P. Blavatsky]
- Heredity - A Karmic Effect
- Darkness and Light
- Astral Travel of a Tibetan Lama* [by H.P. Blavatsky
- Adepts and Politics [by H.P. Blavatsky]
- Should Theosophists get involved with Tibetan Buddhism?
- Original Theosophy and Later Versions
- The Many Missing Texts of Esotericism [by H.P. Blavatsky]
- The Importance of Supporting Evidence
- The "God" Question
- A Brief Discourse on the Paramitas [from the Srimaladevi Sutra]
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Quote:
"Nevertheless, personal immortality is conditional..."
H. P. Blavatsky, Secret Doctrine Vol. III, p. 510, On Exoteric "Blinds" and "The Death of the Soul"
NEWS & ARTICLES ON NON-THEOSOPHICAL SITES
Some News and Articles more or less about Theosophy
Indian Express
139th Int’l Theosophy Meet Kicks off
The 139th International Convention of the Theosophical Society began in the city on Friday, with delegates from several countries arriving at the headquarters in Adyar.read more
The Nation
Two great Buddhist personalities
A close look at the lives of Colonel H Steele Olcott and Mary Mikahala Fosterread more
Times of India
2 Bihari cops from 'Bharat' make it big in 'India'
It may be an interesting coincidence, but the fact is that two Biharis from, what Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi loves to call,..read more
The Hindu
A bridge with a view
K.V.S. Krishna on panoramic journeys on the Adyar bridge, the wild expanse of Besant Nagar, and lessons with Maria Montessori.read more
The Hindu
Subdued political sub-text in Jiddu Krishnamurti teachings
Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986) continues to engage the minds of the young and the old alike as a fascinating thinker of his times and beyond. read more
Ancient Origins
Arbatel: The Magic of the Ancients – An Occult Grimoire with a Positive Message
It viewed theosophy in an occult sense, and was perhaps the first written work to do so. Prior to the Arbatel, theosophy was generally used as a synonym for theology. read more
The Telegraph
How Wassily Kandinsky's synaethesia changed art
The artist, celebrated in today's Google doodle, created the world's first truly abstract paintings read more
The Wall Street Journal
The Shock of Begonia Pink
Elsa Schiaparelli embodied French fashion, turning women into witty totems of transformation and escape.read more
The Brooklyn Rail
Rethinking Duchamp
It was also a headquarters for the Theosophical Society which taught Annie Besant’s theory that the mind created abstract “thought forms.”read more
Dzyan Theosophy
Circle of Asia
Early Theosophists: Encouraged To Develop Their Own System.read more
The Telegraph
Mahatma Gandhi was a Londoner – let’s honour that with this statue
If the funds can be raised, a statue of the Mahatma will stand in Parliament Squareread more
Indian Express
Iron Lady From Ireland
There is a saying, “When god blesses you financially, don’t raise your standard of living. Instead, raise your standard of giving.”read more
The Free Express
British India
The book is divided into three parts, one dealing with governance of India under Company rule, another on India’s progress between 1858 and 1947 and the last on Indian influence on western life and culture, a fascinating picture by itself.read more
And some critical, false or unjustified News and Articles (more or less) about Theosophy
Arte Fuse
Cult of Moby, Innocents in the California State of Mind
Damage Mrs Tingley's and Theosophy's credibility...read more
The Gurdian
Do ghosts exist? Four theories on our fascination with apparitions
brings Theosophy in context with Spiritism...read more
Times Higher Education
Haunted campuses: tales from beyond the grave
brings Theosophy in context with Ghost's...read more
Smithsonianmag.com
The Doctor Who Starved Her Patients to Death
brings Theosophy in context with a Murder...read more
Wunc 91.5
Postlude To A Kiss: Scriabin's Raging 'Poem Of Ecstasy'
Describes the Theosophy inspired Alexander Scriabin as totaly mad...read more
Patheos.com
Henrietta Mears, Evangelical Optimist
brings Theosophy in context with a selfmurder...read more
Renew America
Evolutionary cosmologies: religious endeavor to become like God
Calls Theosophy a satanic esotericism...read more
Renew America
The devil and the Genesis problem
Holds probably HPB for the Devil...read more
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Quote: "Ethics are the soul of the Wisdom-Religion... Theosophy has to inculcate ethics... a true Theosophist must put in practice the loftiest moral ideal." H.P. Blavatsky in "The Key to Theosophy"
VIDEOS
The TS Adyar
Videos of the 139th international convention in Adyar 2014
This year we offer the opportunity to watch the talks on YouTubewatch
TS Point Loma Blavatskyhouse - TS Berlin
Videocapturing from Symposium: "7 Juwelen der Weisheit"
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TS Adyar in America
President's Diary
October and November 2014watch
José Rubio Sánchez
Animated world-map showing all of HPB Journeys
watch
Victor Ball, Theosophy
The Biography of Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky Part
watch
ULT Bethesda
Theosophy: What is God?
watch
ice
Theosophy Audiobook Annie Besant The Spiritual Journey of a Mystic, Autobiography Audiobook
watch
Voa Kondo
Book Review | First Principles Of Theosophy By C Jinarajadasa
watch
ULT Bethesda
Theosophy: The Real Christmas
watch
audiobooks
Audiobook: The Ocean of Theosophy
watch
ULT Bethesda
Theosophy: The Nature of Light
watch
ULT Bethesda
Theosophy: What is Fohat?
watch
ULT Bethesda
Theosophy: The Law of Sacrifice
watch
Universal Theosophy
What is Theosophy
watch
Edwin Fox
Theosophy Diploma
watch
ULT Bethesda
Theosophy: Culture of Concentration, Part II
watch
ULT Bethesda
Theosophy: The Sun
watch
Frank Savage
Theosophical Teachings
watch
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Mercury, dotted with typical cratering impacts, at least if we are to believe the modern cosmology. (Copyright: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Carnegie Institution of Washington, Source: Nasa.gov)
Modern science makes itself highly ridiculous, at least for self-thinking people. You need proof? Here it is!
Has it become cold, dark and lonely at the Western family? Where are the glory days of big families? (Picture: Steven Otto)
If someone today speaks about a "crisis of the family" it circumscribe very euphemistically the radical termination of the holy institution of the family. Sadly to say, people today usually have no idea what family originally meant.
The fire: It has always been a symbol of the divine and the divine was, inter alia, always thought of the union of all virtues in it's greatest perfection. (Picture: Steven Otto)
There are probably not many virtues that are more important than the abstinence.
We can make us happier, if we make the angel in us happier. In this picture you see a nice detail in the Old Town of Dresden (City in Saxony, Germany). (Photo: Steven Otto)
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"In the beginning was... plasma..." a quote from Hannes Alfven (1908-1995), swedish physicist and father of the plasma cosmology during his Nobel prize speech. (Picture: Steven Otto)
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Do we follow the right path?
Mankind or Humaneness, or both, that's the question.
Which Theosophist does not know Vernon George Wentworth Harrison? His achievements for Theosophy are enormous. He died today (14th October) 13 years ago, a reason to remember and to honour him.
What's wrong, do we follow the right path? This distortion of a theosophical symbol was originated with a heavy heart and the article itself is not about a TS or individuals, it's about the Theosophical Movement generally.
During a couple of occasions I called already attention to a big deficit of todays Theosophical Movement.
Have I heard correctly? Theosophists are Liars, Racists, Satanists, Antisemites and Nazis? Yes, you have, but that's not all!
Today's modern western society lifes with an unimaginable large and fateful disgrace, so large, that it seems to be invisible!
You will find here some weblinks or a kind of an overview to theosophical website's worldwide, most of them to theosophical society's or organisations.
This is a text that I have sent at the beginning of the year 2014 to many theosophical associations worldwide.
