Theos-Talk Archives (April 2004 Message tt00494)

Ali Hassan wrote:
> According to what I've seen and read, Cagliostro was the "main" disciple of 
> le Comte St. Germaine, and a bit more than a mystic who used magic tricks to 
> get attention. He attracted as much negative publicity and enemies and 
> scurrilous gossip as HPB did, interestingly enough. Unless, of course, 
> that's all you see HPB as, also, a mystic who used magic tricks.
Can anybody do me a favor, and give me a cite where Blavatsky mentions 
St. Germaine?

And, I DO believe that Blavatsky used magic tricks to gain attention, 
and I think it was a mistake, and I think she realized it, with some 
prodding from the Mahatmas.

Bart