Theos-Talk Archives (February 2003 Message tt00259)

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel H. Caldwell 
<inquire@b...>" <inquire@b...> wrote:
> Students of Madame Blavatsky's writings and teachings will want the 
> following two titles in their personal library:
> 
> ISIS UNVEILED by H.P. Blavatsky
> This is the only photographic facsimile of the original 1877 
edition 
> currently in print. The two volumes are bound in one. ISBN 0-938998-
> 01-3 Cloth, $20.00 

Thank you Daniel. I have those facsimile copies of IU and am quite 
happy with them. I just bought or rather rebought Caves and Jungles 
and that book has got to be the most underrated book on the history 
and culture of India in the world. I mean it is a veritable treasure 
trove of things.

As I was talking about this book and the never-ending enigma that is 
HPB someone remarked that they had just seen her picture in which she 
is wearing cornrows. I have seen this many times and I am quite sure 
that the only way she could have come about this hair style is if she 
allowed a person of color to braid her hair. I would be surprised if 
this were NOT the case. Since I have come across no historical 
documents to substantiate my theory and to dispel that she had a 
horror of nonwhites I was wondering Daniel if you have ever come 
across any references about her hair style.

Mind you I have read all that has been written about her just about, 
and about the quality of her hair (which was due in part to her 
having been nonwhite/slave in her life just prior to HPB) but have 
never seen a reference about it.

Thanks 

Netemara
> 
> THEOSOPHICAL ARTICLES
> Valuable three volume compilation of 165 of H.P.Blavatsky's most 
> important articles covering the years 1879-1891. This is an 
> affordable edition of HPB's major articles. ISBN 0-938998-26-9 
> Cloth, $48.00 
> 
> Both Blavatsky books are available from The Theosophy Company, Los 
> Angeles, California. See ordering information at: 
> http://www.theosophycompany.org/order.html
> 
> Daniel H. Caldwell
> BLAVATSKY ARCHIVES
> http://hpb.cc