Theos-Talk Archives (June 2004 Message tt00107)

Does the "years before" hypothesis concerning the 
teacup make sense in light of the following:

Steve, 

See Colonel Olcott's account at the URLS below.


http://blavatskyarchives.com/olcott01.htm

or

http://theosophy.info/olcott01.htm

Notice that after the teacup and saucer were materialized,
that Colonel Henderson said "come Madame, produce me a 
diploma on the spot!" 

And she did.

If the teacup and saucer were planted years before, when was
the diploma planted on the spot????

And notice in Olcott's account that both the cup and diploma
were asked for not by HPB or Olcott but by other people at the
picnic.

And going back to my previous post, how did HPB know the EXACT 
location where the cup was buried especially if you and Bart still 
contend that it was buried years before? Remember HPB and Olcott had 
never been to Simla before Sept. 1880.

Notice Olcott's words:

"Mr. Mahmood had joined our party after the baskets were packed and 
so when we wanted to have tea we found we were one cup and saucer 
short. Somebody asked Madame to produce one by magic. She consented; 
and, looking about the ground here and there, finally called Major 
Henderson to bring a knife and dig in a spot she pointed to."

That was a remarkable feat pointing to the correct spot or was she 
just lucky?? Or do you contend she had cups buried all over the place?

Daniel