Theos-Talk Archives (July 2004 Message tt00432)

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Perry Coles" <perrycoles@y...> 
wrote:


> Why does it seem the Adyar society does not allow any legitimate 
> critical challenges to CW Leadbeater Annie Beasant … in its 
writings 
> and journals ect.?
> Is this a policy? If so what intellectual or spiritual rational 
does 
> it give for this policy? And how does that fit into its mandate?
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Perry:

When I lived at Adyar, ten years ago, in my spare time I used to go 
to the Adyar Library and Research Centre to read theosophical 
magazines from around the world. The Library there receives regularly 
journals from the different Sections of the Adyar TS but also from 
other organisations like "Sunrise" (Pasadena TS), "Theosophical 
Movement" (ULT India), "High Country Theosophist", "The Eclectic 
Theosophist" (Point Loma Publications), among others. The Campbell 
Theosophical Research Library in Sydney also receives most of them, 
besides other ones like "Fohat" (Edmonton Theosophical Society).

After reading these magazines for the past ten years or so, I have 
never come across one single article that contained a criticism of 
HPB's writings or "The Mahatma Letters", although some of them carry 
sharp criticisms of Besant's and Leadbeater's writings. Is this a 
policy? I don't think so. It may be organisational culture as most 
theosophical periodicals are "house" journals. 

There are specialized journals, like "Theosophical History", that 
welcome critical articles. Incidentally, TH is received regularly at 
the Campbell Library and a number of scholars have benefitted by it.


Pedro