Theos-Talk Archives (May 2000 Message tt00274)

    She had final approval, but others did the organization.This is not to say
that it wasn't her words; it is just to say that one should not assume that
every word was in its precise place for a precise reason. Some of the headers
on top of the pages give a message quite different than what it actually says
on the page, for example.

    Bart

"D.Caldwell/M.Graye" wrote:

> Bart, was the first edition of the SD edited by
> committee?  True, certain persons helped her
> with the SD but HPB was in charge of the
> editing.  This can be seen from various
> proofcopies of pages from the SD.
>
> It was her habit to go over all of the material
> making additions, changes up to the last
> minute.  No, HPB was in charge of the
> final editing.
>
> Daniel
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bart Lidofsky <bartl@sprynet.com>
> To: <theos-talk@theosophy.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 8:30 AM
> Subject: Re: Theos-World Fundamental theosohical principles and their
> relationship toscience.
>
> >     Your analysis might be more interesting if Blavatsky had anything to
> do with
> > the details of the final form and page numbering of the 1st Edition;
> > unfortunately, it was edited by committee, so any numerological
> significance is
> > unintentional (which is not to say that it is not there).
> >
> >     Bart Lidofsky
> >
> > Tony wrote:
> >
> > > You may find it interesting, in relation to what you write below, that
> in
> > > the original edition of THE SECRET DOCTRINE, page 60 of volume I is not
> > > numbered.  HPB died in her 60th year.  Page [60] starts (and states re
> > > Jehovah):
> >
> >
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