Theos-Talk Archives (August 2001 Message tt00058)

Frank:
4.) Read Chapter 7 of Alexandra David-Neel's book "Le sortilege du
mystere", Paris, Plon 1972 (don't know whether an English transl. exists, I
have of course a German ed.), were she describes an adventurous ceremony by
a clairvoyant, famous occultist and eager author of books about the aura and
astral travels named Larsen and who had entrance to the most important
secrets of the universe. Reading this report will make you rofl.

Dennis:
Mme. David-Neel was a Theosophist, and stayed at Theosophy hostels
whenever she could.
I don't read French, so I don't know what that title would translate
into.
Dover Publications has two of Mme. D-N's books in print.
www.doverpublications.com
INITIATIONS AND INITIATES IN TIBET, and MAGIC AND MYSTERY IN TIBET.
They are very interesting accounts of her travels in Tibet in the
early 1900s.
There is also a biography of Mme. David-Neel, from Shambhala
Publications, which may be out of print by now.

Frank:
The title should be something like "Spellbound by the Mysteries". I did a
search at amazon.com but did not find any entry on that book, so it seems if
there is no English version until now.
BTW, it would be interesting to know why Mme. David-Neel used the name
Larsen as a blind for Leadbeater. Does Larsen sound in anyway ambiguous in
French or English?