Theos-Talk Archives (August 1998 Message tt00025)

>From: "K Paul Johnson" <pjohnson@leo.vsla.edu>

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>There are many assumptions built into this statement.  Many
>theosophists would object that Judge, or Olcott, or Hartmann,
>etc. etc. were not big failures with ruined lives.  But even
>granting that assumption, the next one is more disputable.  That
>is that the conditions of chelaship *per se* are dangerous,
>likely to lead to ruined lives in 69/70 cases, and that the
>circumstances of HPB's Theosophical recruits are simple
>illustrations of this universal truth.  On the other hand, I'd
>say that the circumstances in which the various chelas of the
>1880s Theosophy found themselves were *particularly* inauspicious
>and likely to lead to frustration and discouragement.  Lots of
>secrecy, multiple versions of the truth floating around, a
>volatile cast of international characters... recipe for disaster.


P Johnson-----

Many assumptions are
also built into your statements
& many of those are also
disputable.  I've just finished D Pratt's
essay reviewing your book.  Pratt indicated
how disputable your statements are
concerning Mrs Blavatsky.

D Green




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