Theos-Talk Archives (August 2004 Message tt00701)

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "kpauljohnson" <kpauljohnson@y...> 
wrote:
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, MKR<ramadoss@g...> wrote:
> > 
> > Also these and other facts would be of much interest for the 
future
> as collectively they gives one an idea of the "personality" of the 
> > organization - each organization does have its unique 
personality -
> which in many cases may stand in high contrast and possibly in
> conflict with what they stand for.
> 
> Dear Doss,
> 
> Glad you found the story of interest. TUP also rejected the ms., as
> did PLP, and none of the Theosophical publishers provided a single
> word of substantive (i.e. historical) criticism. Yet there was a
> significant difference in how they responded. Although offering no
> commentary on the research and conclusions, Sarah Belle Dougherty 
did
> provide excellent criticism of an early ms. focusing on stylistic
> issues, upon request by Grace Knoche for a reader's report. I found
> her commentary very helpful in revising the ms. PLP provided no
> criticism associated with the rejection, but at least did not attack
> the book after having rejected the manuscript. 
> 
> Something about the organizational personality in the Adyar TS
> involves historical dishonesty; while other Theosophical groups 
might
> not exemplify the best ways of dealing with their history I don't
> think they are willfully evasive and misleading. 
> 
> Paul

Paul, just wondering. Is that Doss McDavid you are corresponding 
with? I knew him in San Antonio and liked him very much before he 
became a great Theosophical writer. He and I were members of the 
Adyar Group there in 1981-ish, and we both agreed that we liked to 
use the ULT combined edition of the SD more than any others for 
convenience sake. Pardon my blatant butt-in, but I would like to add 
my commendation to Mr. McDavid if that is indeed him. Andy Smith, 
(then in Air force).