Theos-Talk Archives (September 1998 Message tt00001)

>Theosophy is not a matter of opinion, it is a science of applying universal
>principles.
>
>Dallas



Dallas, I just have to jump in here. HPB herself (as I am sure you know)
calls magic (and her theosophy is not much different) both a science
and an art. There is a certain art to Theosophy. Its science is largely
interpretable as we have seen on this list time and again, and our
personal interpretations are based on our degree of art--the subjective
interpretation and application of the science-part of Theosophy. Your
continual insistence on the dead letter of HBP and her Masters writings
gives an erroneous and misleading direction to newbees (IMHO). You
sometimes sound like a fundamentalist Christian telling folks to read
the Bible (I know that you don't intend to come across this way, but I
feel the need to point out to you that you often do). The living spirit
of Theosophy is much more important than the written letter, and the
spirit is gained more via art than science, at least in my experience.

Jerry S.