History
of the
Theosophical
Society
The Theosophical Society was founded on
The Common Foundation of all Religions
Is
Theosophy a Religion ? By H P Blavatsky
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Brief
Chronology of the Theosophical Society
(Adyar)
History of the Theosophical Society
in Wales
The Theosophical Society: Its Origin, Plan and Aims
By H S Olcott
with H P Blavatsky
The Original Programme of the Theosophical Society
Theosophy and The Theosophical Society
This is where it began
The Mott Memorial Hall,
On
1875 The
founding of the Theosophical Society, in New York.
1877
1878 On July 8, H P Blavatsky became a naturalized citizen of the United
States..
Colonel Henry Steel Olcott and
H.P. Blavatsky set off for
1876 – 1878 Influence Grows Despite Inactivity
1879 Olcott and
H.P. Blavatsky arrive in
1881 Publication
of The Occult World,
written by A.P. Sinnett.
1883 Publication
of Esoteric
Buddhism, written by A.P. Sinnett.
Letters by H P
Blavatsky to A P Sinnet
1884 Charles Webster Leadbeater joins the Theosophical Society and
travels to
1885 H.P. Blavatsky returns to
1886 W.Q. Judge starts the
magazine, The Path.
1887 W. Q. Judge writes a letter to H.P. Blavatsky asking her to start a
group with the purpose of esoteric instruction.
1888 The Secret Doctrine, written by H.P. Blavatsky, is published. The
existence of the
Secret Doctrine Text Version 7.5MB
1889 Annie Besant, a
high profile free thinker and social reformer, joins the Theosophical Society
after reading the Secret Doctrine and meeting H.P. Blavatsky. H.P. Blavatsky
publishes
1889 - 1890 Mohandes K Gandhi is introduced to H P Blavatsky
and Annie Besant in
H P Blavatsky meets Mohandes K Gandhi
1890 T. Subba Row dies.
1891 H P Blavatsky dies in
Tsar Nicholas II
Drops in on The Theosophical Society
Colonel
Henry Steel Olcott
1894 Start of the argument between W. Q. Judge on the one hand and
Olcott and Besant on the other on the authorship of some Mahatmic letters
received through W.Q. Judge.
1895 The American Section secedes. W. Q. Judge is its president until
his death
The American
break with Adyar is by no means unanimous; 75 lodges resign from the Adyar Theosophical Society and elect W Q Judge as
president. 26 lodges remain in the Adyar Theosophical Society under the
leadership of Alexander Fullerton.
1896 W. Q. Judge
dies.
The American Theosophy Group which remains part of the Adyar lineage is
now known a The Theosophical Society in
W Q Judge’s breakaway group, led by Katherine Tingley moves its
headquarters from New York to Pasadena in 1900 and becomes known as the
Theosophical Society,
William
Quan Judge
1900 Annie Besant
receives a letter by Mahatma Koot Hoomi.
1902 Annie Besant
invites Rudolf Steiner to form a German Section of the Theosophical Society.
1904 Robert
Crosbie, a supporter of W Q Judge and now leaves the Theosophical Society,
England and India By Annie Besant 1906
Theosophy and the Theosophical
Society By Annie Besant
1907 Olcott dies.
Annie Besant voted president of the Theosophical Society (Adyar)
The Vicissitudes of
Theosophy By A P Sinnett
A 1907 article assessing the early
progress of the Theosophical Society
Selection of Annie Besant's Writings
1909 Robert Crosbie forms the United Lodge of Theosophists with its
headquarters in
Annie Besant
1909 Leadbeater discovers Jiddu Krishnamurti on
the
private beach that formed part of the Theosophical
headquarters in Adyar. Krishnamurti and his family had been living in the
headquarters for a few months
before this discovery. Krishnamurti was to be the
vessel for the indwelling of the coming "World Teacher" that many
Theosophists were expecting. This new
teacher would, in the pattern of Moses, Buddha,
Zarathustra (Zoroaster), Christ, and Muhammad divulge a new dispensation, a new
religious teaching.
Many Theosophists were unhappy about this move.
1911 Formation of
the "Order of the star in the East", in dedication to the "World
Teacher" (i.e. J. Krishnamurti)
1912 J.
Krishnamurti is made the head of the "Order of the star in the East".
J. Krishnamurti's father starts custody battle against Annie Besant. The fight
ends when in 1914, J. Krishnamurti is 18 years old and no longer a minor by
Indian law. Rudolf Steiner is expelled from the Theosophical Society (Adyar),
because he refuses to have as members of his German section, people who are
also members of the "Order of the Star of the East". Most of the
German Section leaves with him and form the Anthroposophical Society.
The issue of
Krishnamurti threatens to split the Society further over the next twenty years.
C Jinarajadasa proclaims India’s loyalty to the Empire,
Cardiff 1916
1917 Annie
Besant demanded Home Rule for
1919 Jalianwala Bagh Massacre,
Annie Besant and The
Indian National Congress
The Case for India by
Annie Besant
Welsh Theosophists protest against the Internment of
Annie Besant 1917
Annie Besant visits Cardiff 1924
Rukmini
Devi Arundale
1904 -
1986
1920 Future
International President, George S Arundale marries Rukmini Devi. She is 16 at
the time of the marriage and goes on to become a major player in the
Theosophical Society’s affairs.
1923 This year is
the high point for the “Order of the Star of the East” with a well supported
convention in Vienna as part of the 1923 European Theosophical Society
Congress.
George S
Arundale and Rukmini Devi Arundale visit
1925 Rudolf
Steiner dies.
1926 Conflicts
over Krishnamurti come to a head in January as members are called upon to
embrace the
The Daily Sketch
of
1928 A P Warrington becomes Vice-President of the Society
1929 J.
Krishnamurti, now aged 33, dissolves the "Order of the star of the
East".
1930 J.J. van der
Leeuw writes "Revelation or Realization".
1931 P.W. Bowen
creates or reveals the Bowen Notes on study of the Secret Doctrine. The effect
of this publication have yet to be fully assessed.
The Work
of Theosophists by C W Leadbeater 1931
British Labour
MP and leader of the opposition
Labour party
during the Ramsey MacDonald
1931 – 35
National Coalition Government period
Probably the
only Theosophist to meet Hitler
His
uncompromising Pacifism raises
some difficult
questions for Theosophists
Dr
George S Arundale
1933 Annie Besant dies. George Sidney Arundale voted president of the
Theosophical Society (Adyar).
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A Study in
Synthetic Consciousness
1934
C W Leadbeater dies.
G S
Arundale Broadcasts his Diamond Jubilee Message on
All
India Radio in 1935
The
Theosophy Stand at the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Scotland
Empire
Exhibition, Scotland 1938
(unofficially known as the
British
Empire Exhibition, Glasgow) was an
international exposition
held at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, from
May to December 1938.
The Exhibition was intended to mark fifty
years since Glasgow's
first great exhibition, the International
Exhibition (1888) held at
Kelvingrove Park. It also offered a chance
to boost the economy
of Scotland, recovering from the depression
of the 1930s.
Despite 1938 being one of the wettest
summers on record,
the Exhibition attracted 12 million
visitors.
C Jinarajadasa
More info on C
Jinarajadasa 1875 - 1953
The Future of The Theosophical
Society By C Jinarajadasa 1930
1945 Dr. Arundale dies. Jinarâjadâsa elected president of the
Theosophical Society (Adyar).
N Sri
Ram
1953 Jinarajadasa
dies and N. Sri Ram elected president of the Theosophical Society (Adyar).
1955 Rukmini Devi Arundale becomes Vice President of The International
Vegetarian Union (IVU) at their World Congress in Paris and holds the position
for 31 years until her death in 1986.
1973 N. Sri Ram
dies and John Coats elected president of the Theosophical Society (Adyar).
John B
S Coats
1980 Radha Burnier is voted president of the Theosophical Society
(Adyar).
Rukmini Devi Arundale 1904 -1986
1986 Rukmini Devi
Arundale dies aged 82. Despite serious health problems in her later years, she
always refused to be treated with medication that had been tested on animals.
1989 The Scandinavian break with the Adyar Theosophical Society begins. The
Danish Theosophical Society voted in August 1989 for the creation of an
independent Teosofisk Forening
(Theosophical Union). Other lodges were integrated in this organisation. In
November 1997 the name was changed to Theosophical
Association Scandinavia (TAS). In August 2004 ten theosophical
organisations from Denmark and Norway founded in Aarhus the Teosofisk Netværk or Teosofisk Nettverk (Theosophical
Network)
1992 The Theosophical Society in Canada (Canadian Federation) breaks with
Adyar. In
1995 there is a further division. The lodges in Edmonton and Calgary
separate from the TS in Canada and form the independent Edmonton Theosophical Society. The remaining lodges in the
Canadian Federation revert back to Adyar and change their name later to the Canadian Theosophical Association..
2008 Radha
Burnier re-elected in the 2008 Adyar Presidential election.
The Candidates Radha Burnier & John
Algeo
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Society
2010 Anger and Dismay at decision to sell Tekels Park to a developer. The
Theosophical movement is shocked to hear the news the Theosophical Society in
England’s Spirital Retreat, Tekels Park is to be sold to a developer.
2012 Although a founder member in 1903, The
Theosophical Society in England withdraws from the European Federation of the
Adyar Theosophical Society
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Tekels Park
to be Sold to a Developer
The Sale
of Tekels Park to a Developer
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in Camberley, Surrey to a developer
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say about the sale of Tekels Park
There is
Confusion as the Theoversity moves out of
Tekels
Park to Southampton, Glastonbury &
Chorley
in Lancashire while the leadership claim
that
the Theosophical Society will carry on using
Tekels
Park despite its sale to a developer
Anyone planning a “Spiritual” stay at the
Tekels Park Guest House should be aware of the sale.
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Complete Theosophical Glossary in Plain Text Format
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Classic Introductory Theosophy Text
A Text Book of Theosophy By C
What Theosophy Is From the Absolute to Man
The Formation of a Solar
System The Evolution of Life
The Constitution of Man After Death Reincarnation
The Purpose of Life The Planetary Chains
The Result of Theosophical
Study
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Preface to the American
Edition Introduction
Occultism and its Adepts The Theosophical Society
First Occult Experiences Teachings of Occult
Philosophy
Later Occult Phenomena Appendix
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