Theos-Talk Archives (December 2002 Message tt00737)

Hi. I am still waiting for an answer to the question, below. I have often
wondered about this.
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From: "wry" <wry1111@earthlink.net>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 7:12 PM
Subject: Theos-World Candy Cane and also "root races"


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> Regarding the "root races," what possible FUNCTION can this concept
provide,
> whatever it refers to? It is an oxymoron, as it useless, as far as I can
> see, and serves no function in the application of any kind of practical
> metaphysics (spiritual development of human beings.) If you can think of
an
> answer to this question, I would be most interested in hearing it, and am
> prepared to enquire into this further, with an open heart and mind.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bart Lidofsky" <bartl@sprynet.com>
> To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 5:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Theos-World HPB and the Nazi doctrines
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> > "Steve Stubbs " wrote:
> > >
> > > > There are no "sub-races" alive that are inferior to the Aryans.
> > >
> > > I don't disagree with what you are saying from the absolute
> > > standpoint, but I wonder if this is an accurate interpretation of
> > > speifically Blavatsky.
> >
> > The sub-races are sub-races of the Aryan race, not races in and of
> > themselves. And they do not refer to what is commonly called "races",
> > which, of course, has turned out to be a purely superficial designation.
> > The terms "root race" and "sub race" were an invention of Sinnett for
> > things for which there were no terms in English, and there has been an
> > unfortunate confusion with what is commonly called "races" ever since.
> >
> > > First
> > > > of all, ALL human beings alive today are Aryans.
> > >
> > > Doesn't "Aryan" mean you are descended from the people who spoke the
> > > Indo-European language in ancient times and invaded India and
> > > Europe? English is an "Aryan" language, whereas Henbrew is Semitic.
> > > There are in addition the Turanian, Akkadian, etc. If you are
> > > arguing that long intermarriage has mooted the whole question of race
> > > you are probably correct.
> >
> > "Aryan" is Sanskrit for "noble". A group of conquerers in India took on
> > the TITLE of Aryans, and a bunch of linguist/anthropologists in the
> > early 19th centuries posited that similarities in language implied
> > similarities in ancestry. Blavatsky's use of the term Aryan was as I
> > described: naming the race after the earliest primary civilization.
> >
> > Bart
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