Theos-Talk Archives (April 2004 Message tt00614)

> From: Bart Lidofsky <bartl@sprynet.com>
> Reply-To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: Theos-World Bart on Blavatsky's supposed trickery: Where did 
> the trickery end??
> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 13:34:16 -0400
>
> Pendragon wrote:
> > KARMA----amenable to the eternal that know no exception or favoritism, 
> and
> > demand from us all, regardless of person, creed or arrogance, to "honor
> > father and mother, that thou mayest long upon the face of the earth"? Do 
> we
> > not know the law of discipleship that postulates that he "who does not 
> wipe
> > off the filth from the body of a parent, shall not see the morrow fare 
> well
> > with him"? Are we so totally blind to the fact that to us, HPB stands in 
> the
> > position of the Master-----and thus, for the White Lodge collectively?
>
> 	If we treat Blavatsky, or even the Mahatmas, as infallible and without
> fault, we risk destroying everything they did.
Excellent.

> 	Since World War II, the concept of the "hero" has changed, especially
> in the United States. It used to be that a hero was one who had flaws,
> but was able to transcend those flaws to do great things. Somehow, this
> has been transmuted to a hero being someone without flaws. This attitude
> has the problem that, as soon as one finds flaws, then the person ceases
> to be a hero, and all the great things that he or she did somehow become
> negated by this. The result is that, in order for our heroes to remain
> heroes, we blind ourselves to their faults, and attack anybody who
> points them out.
That might be more revealing as to the fantasy nature of the American 
people- they actually think in comic-book concepts, something perhaps 
unbelievable to the rest of the world.

> 	Blavatsky was a great teacher, who introduced many important concepts.
> But she was not perfect, and to treat her as such is to dishonor her
> memory more than any revelation of her faults could ever possibly done.
> Unless you think that the religion of Blavatsky worship is, somehow,
> higher than the truth.
>
> 	Bart
Excellent points. However, your own insistence that she was a con(jurer) 
artist sort of negates that point, no? ( Unless you're just playing devil's 
advocate without a presupposition) There are some qualities that just don't 
mesh. Such as a 'great teacher' stooping to falsified phenomena ( data).
Anathema in scientific circles.

regards-

Ali

p.s. as to your own "Shannon letter", would that be an example of a secret 
technique of palmistry? <g>

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