Theos-Talk Archives (April 2004 Message tt00110)

Following on from Paul Johnson's posting [Theos-World Re: where are the 
"Masters"?
Sent: 27/3/20]:

Paul is correct: I asked Radha Burnier (then OH ES but not yet PTS) when 
direct communication with the Masters had ceased. She said it was with 
the death of George Arundale. Certainly, I have copies of ES publications 
in which Arundale claims contact with the Masters, and there is a small 
TPH, Adyar brochure in which Arundale "passes on" the text of a message 
he says he received directly from the Masters (and from a post-mortem 
Annie Besant). The high point (?) of communication with the Masters for 
Adyar theosophy was clearly the Besant-Leadbeater era.
However, a senior ES official in Australia, Ian Hooker, told me such 
communication continued until Sri Ram's death.
The last "official" Adyar communication I have seen is in an ES 
publication suggesting Jinarajadasa certainly and Sri Ram probably laid 
claim to direct communication with the Masters. Obviously, Geoffrey 
Hodson claimed direct communication with (and teachings and messages 
from) the Masters well after Sri Ram and detailed these in his 
autobiography. It is unclear what position Adyar takes on Hodson's 
claims. He "introduces" a range of Masters other than than traditional TS 
list.
I have never been able to obtain an explanation for the break in 
communication.

Dr Gregory Tillett