Theos-Talk Archives (April 1998 Message tt00548)

Govert Schuller wrote:
>
> Just like to share this:
>
> >You wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Where does the Prophet organization stand in relation to the present
> >>Theosophical Society in Wheaton IL?
> >
> >
> >As such The Summit Lighthouse or Church Universal and Triumphant have no
> >official position regarding the Adyar or Wheaton TS. There a quite some
> >people I know who, like me, belong to both organizations. Mrs. Prophet
> >acknowledges the TS as having been founded by the Masters and the Masters
> >themselves, through Mrs. Prophet, have given here and there some comments
> >about the TS, some of which I have reproduced in my pamphlets.
> >
> >The TS in Wheaton seems to have taken a specific position regarding Mrs.
> >Prophet. They will not carry her books in the Olcott Library and will not
> >sell them at Quest Book Store. This is very unfortunate because besides
> >so-called channeled material she has written some excellent theosophical
> >books on the lost years of Jesus, the Kabbalah and reincarnation. The
> latter
> >was read before publication by a well-known Gnostic theosophist connected
> >with Wheaton, who was quite impressed with the contents of the book. In
> >general it seems that theosophists at Wheaton and other leaders of the
> >movement are critical of prophet and that at the theosophical grass roots
> >level many theosophists do like her.

She has a great research department.

Mark
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