Theos-Talk Archives (February 1998 Message tt00168)

Feb 16th '98

Channeling like mediumship, trance, etc... are all psychic
phenomena.  HPB and Olcott did not "believe" in them they knew
them to be a fact and had seen ample evidence of their operation.
HPB was an Adept and controlled all psychic phenomena.  She was
not a medium.  Olcott was her pupil from 1873 onwards.  He was
placed in charge of the T S at its founding as its President for
life.  She was the "Messenger," the writer, the amanuensis of the
Adepts who had something to offer to humanity at the cycle when
she came to work.

The evidence is plain for those who wish to read and study.

We have ISIS UNVEILED, which gathers together most of the threads
scattered as evidence through classical and modern literature of
psychic phenomena, and the laws behind those occurrences are
discussed.

HPB's articles ( collected by several publishers in various
volumes ) provide the connecting threads of thought and
discussion that lead to the writing and publishing, 11 years
later, of THE SECRET DOCTRINE -- where the history of the events
of evolution of our Earth and of Mankind are delineated from
Adept records of their actual observations.
the basis for this work are two series of stanzas taken from THE
BOOK OF DZYAN (Wisdom and History) -- a Book which is maintained
by the Adept Brotherhood.

Also published at that time are THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY -- a review
in question and answer form of Theosophy and its main doctrines
covering Reincarnation, Karma, the Immortality of Man, and the
process by which one can become Wise.

The VOICE OF THE SILENCE was written from the stanzas of Dzyan
(wisdom) for the advice and training of "Lanoos" - disciples who
desired to find and use the "Wisdom of the Ages."

In addition is the THEOSOPHICAL GLOSSARY in which HPB had begun
to accumulate information concerning the many unusual and strange
terms used in her writing which are drawn from ancient and
foreign sources.

OLD DIARY LEAVES by Olcott narrates ( and in some case
entirely from his memory), events that occurred during the formation and
the work of the T S.

All these books and/or articles are now available in verbatim or
photographic reproductions from their original printing or
magazine sources.

More information is available if desired
Dallas