Theos-Talk Archives (May 2004 Message tt00143)

Daniel, you must keep in mind that these conversations took place almost 
forty years ago. I had been in the TS for only a few years and at that 
time was not looking at things through an historian's eye. However, 
here are a couple of leads if you want to pursue the issue further: 
Dr. Taylor was a research scientist at the university of Texas' Clayton 
Foundation Biochemical Institute where he did cancer research. He is 
best known for an experiment he invented in 1942 where he infected 
fertile chicken eggs with cancer cells. But he got the most publicity 
for a 1954 experiment he devised of feeding tiny amounts of fluoride to 
mice and showing that the chemical significantly reduced their life 
span. I first met Dr. Taylor around 1966 or so at Krotona, where he 
subsequently became director of the Krotona School, held study groups on 
HPB's book, the Secret Doctrine, and attracted a rather large following 
of young people, which as I remember, the (Krotona) management found 
disconcerting and threatening. Dr. Taylor suddenly passed away sometime 
in 1973 under circumstances, which I understand, some find suspicious. 
His wife and professional associate, Nell C. Taylor, still lives at 
Krotona. I am not in touch with her, and do not know her present state 
of health. Perhaps if one were to approach her, she may be amenable for 
an interview. The Taylors also had children and grandchildren, but I do 
not know their whereabouts. 
I trust that you will share your findings, if any.

-jhe






Daniel H. Caldwell wrote:

> Jerry,
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> You wrote:
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> For whatever it is worth, my first encounter 
> with the Einstein-Secret Doctrine connection was 
> through the late Alfred Taylor. Dr. Taylor was 
> at the time the director of Krotona school. According 
> to Taylor, Einstein was his long time personal friend. 
> Since, the great mathematician was always sort of a 
> hero figure to me, I especially delighted in broaching 
> the subject. So Dr. Taylor and I discussed 
> Einstein on several occasions. More than once Taylor 
> described Einstein's enthusiasm for the Secret Doctrine 
> which, Taylor said, Einstein referred to as his "bedtime 
> reading."
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> Jerry, could you tell us when and where they 
> knew each other? Also did Dr. Taylor correspond
> with Einstein? 
> Daniel
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