Theos-Talk Archives (June 2004 Message tt00237)

In a message dated 06/26/04 12:48:21 AM, leonmaurer@aol.com writes:

>Is it any wonder, then, why HPB might prefer using 
>glamour to convince the credulous onlooker of a psychic phenomena -- rather
>than such a self damaging method of an actual transubstantiation process? 
>Although, precipitation of writing on pieces of existing paper could be
>a relatively low energy drain on the Adept, that might be worth accepting to 
>attain the resultant effect. (Also, that mightn't be more life draining 
than 
>smoking one of her cigarettes.:-)

By the way, as an afterthought to the above, I wouldn't be surprised if HPB 
smoked her cigarettes whenever she had to receive and perform a Mahatma Letter 
precipitation. Where else could the fine carbon particles in the surrounding 
atmosphere -- that made up the pencil-like words on paper -- come from? Also, 
rolling a cigarette, especially the trick of using one hand, is a good 
attention diverter for doing a bit of sleight of hand magic with the other hand. ;-) 


Not to say that HPB would have had to stoop to such mundane levels. But, I 
like to think of Madame Blavatsky, in addition to her brilliant mind and great 
oratory, writing, artistic and musical skills, as being a real hearty, down to 
Earth type of character who liked a good joke and playing harmless tricks on 
gullible people. Since she easily exposed all the phony phenomena of the 
spiritualist tricksters -- as the old saying goes -- it takes a good one to know 
one. ;-) 

As for her teachings of theosophy, including both the head and heart 
doctrines, I don't think they have anything to do with the character or personality 
foibles of HPB herself. Self righteousness was certainly no part of her 
everyday character, I'm sure. And theosophy stands firm, all by itself... As 
brotherhood and altruism can be expressed simply by the activity expressed by the 
word "harmlessness" in whatever one does that is necessary to do in any 
circumstance.

LHM