Theos-Talk Archives (December 2002 Message tt00001)

Dec 28 2002

Dear John:

I have a copy of H P B SPEAKS Vol. II with me and have referred to
it.

H P B says nothing directly concerning herself, "hermaphroditism" and
her "virginity."

She does protest clearly the defamation made on several counts (
having lovers, swindling, theft) by a "Lady-in-waiting: O. Smirnoff "
to Prince M. Dondoukoff-Korsakov, Commander in Chief in the Caucasus
( June 3, 1884 ) pp. 142 - 159 refer to this in detail. H P B and her
family were known by the Prince for many years. She specially
protests some defamatory statements made concerning her sister by this
same writer.

She asks that her reputation be reviewed and a certificate of facts
known to him and investigated by the local police in Tiflis and
Odessa, be sent to her in Paris, C/o Mme. de Barrau, Rue Varenne 51,

As I recall, when ill in Ostende (1886), before going to London at the
request of her friends, she was examined by a doctor and he made the
statement that she was congenitally incapable of bearing children, and
had never born any, etc... Countess Wachmeister in her REMINISCENCES
mentions this.

This is also mentioned and referenced with documents, in Sylvia
Cranston's recent biography of H P B. "THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF Mme.
HELENA BLAVATSKY."

Best wishes,

Dallas

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-----Original Message-----
From: samblo
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 11:48 PM
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Alleged certificate re hermaphroditism

Paul,
Yes, there all all those contentions, but I might add that in
Vol II "H
P B Speaks"
Madame Blavatsky in firmest declaritive states she never
consummated
her
Marriage and yet remained chaste as in virginal. I have been
searching
for the
text I mentioned but so far am still looking as it has been
over 10
years since I
read it. I now seem to think in my memory it was in regard to a
suitor
in Egypt
who she pushed away that the statement she made is to be found,
but
this may
change as I refresh more.

John



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