Theos-Talk Archives (February 2000 Message tt00040)

LeonMaurer@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 2/17/0 9:19:11 AM, nos@granite.net.au writes:
>
> >http://www.freenet.msp.mn.us/org/mythos/mythos.www/GRAILINX.HTML
> >
> HPB and Secret Doctrine referenced - by connecting to
> >http://user.fastinet.net/kalogonis/index/lance.htm
> >
> >From a page of links re: Sir Laurence Gardeners 'Bloodline of the Holy
> >Grail'
> >
> >The Author has some interesting points but it all seems a bit twisted.
>
> Right.  Although the aim of the site to discredit Hitler, the Nazis and the
> "deniers of the holocaust" is well intentioned, the reference to Blavatsky as
> the foundation of Hitler's occultism is more than twisted. It is quite
> ignorant of the meaning of the word "occult" as well as the "swastika" --
> since, occultism, as related to theosophy, has a dual potential.  That is,
> for both Black as well as white Magic. And, this depends solely of the
> "motives" for the actions of the practitioners -- which can be either in the
> direction of "Universal brotherhood" and compassion for all sentient beings,
> or toward the kind of evil, death cult practices engaged in by Hitler and his
> Nazi followers.  As for the swastika ... It two has a dual meaning --
> depending on the direction of its turning (clockwise or counterclockwise) and
> whether or not its corners are sharply angled or curved. Therefore, the so
> called "proof" given at the site that theosophy is related to the Nazi's, as
> well as the beliefs and actions of Hitler, simply because the fifth root race
> is called "Aryan" and the swastika appears on the symbol HPB designed for the
> Theosophical Society -- is a false assumption... Since, the swastikas used by
> Hitler and the one used by HPB (as an ancient symbol of the final stage of
> universal evolution or emanation out of the absolute) turn in opposite
> directions... One, indicating conquest by cruelty and force of arms, and the
> other, toward benevolent peace and harmony.  Thus, this reference to the
> Secret Doctrine to prove that Hitler was an "Occultist" and, by implication,
> that HPB, who taught occultism, was a proto nazi, and that all occultists are
> evil, is completely unfair and unjust.
>
> LHM
>
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I would like to venture to add a comment to this topic.  (This is my first in
this group, so hello everybody :-) ).  The Swastika has been used for many
hundreds of years as a religious symbol, by cultures as far apart as the Navaho
Indians and asian Zen Buddhists.  From its usage and from HPB's comments it
represents (Possibly amongst other things) the forces of Divine manifestation in
motion.  The cross revolving with arms bent at the end to representation a
revolving figure.  The direction depends of course on Involution and Evolution
(but also on the view from above or below.
Just one more thought: Hitler's use was a very specific one: a black swastika on
a red background (the dark forces moving in the field of physical activity?).  In
any case it was over half a century *after* HPB wrote about it, so any
association (if any) was obviously of the Nazi's making.  Finally any symbol can
be abused and/or misapplied either intentionally or unintentionally.
Charles Sitwell.



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