Re: Theos-World 18th century predecessor of HPB
Apr 18, 2004 10:26 AM
by Bart Lidofsky
stevestubbs wrote:
On reflection I remembered that THE THEOSOPHICAL GLOSSART identifies
the predecessor of HPB (according to her reckoning), thus:
One problem with THE THEOSOPHICAL GLOSSARY is a question of authorship;
Blavatsky had only completed part of it at the time of her death, and
one cannot tell what part Blavatsky wrote and what part she didn't. This
is indeed unfortunate, because I have found a number of things in that
book which would provide clues behind other things she said (for
example, the part on hypnotism mentions Dr. James Braid, whose
information on hypnosis was largely second hand and inaccurate, and his
inaccuracies match those of Blavatsky).
Bart
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