Theos-Talk Archives (February 2005 Message tt00306)

Dear Cass,

Alexandria West is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to 
promulgating Ancient Wisdom Traditions and their practical application 
to the general public. The name is a reference to the ancient learning 
center and great library in Alexandria, Egypt, and was suggested by 
Victor Endersby (1891-1987), a very well known Theosophist in the ULT 
tradition, author of The Hall of Magic Mirrors, and editor for twenty 
years a magazine called Theosophical Notes. He was involved in the 
early stages of establishing Alexandria West. 

The aim of the organization is to make available ancient and
modern wisdom literature from all cultures and traditions for the
benefit of today's seekers of the perennial wisdom traditions. More
specifically, Alexandria West seeks to foster:

1. An awareness of the world's perennial wisdom traditions.
2. A free and responsible search for truth and meaning.
3. Respect for the inherent worth and dignity of every human being, and
the commitment to live by the principles of compassion, justice, and
wisdom in human relations.

To achieve these purposes, Alexandria West is committed to the
development of resources such as:

1. A library and special collections of original documents of historical
significance.
2. Teaching and Study Materials.
3. Study groups, workshops, seminars and field trips.
4. Publication of a quarterly journal and books dedicated to exploring
perennial wisdom traditions and their relevance to our lives today.

The organization is based in California, has a 
Theosophical-Perennialistic library of some 15,000 items and special 
collections of one-of-a-kind Theosophical documents of some 50,000 
items. The organization publishes a quarterly journal called The 
Serpaeum, each issue of which is about 40 pages and printed in color. 
There are four study groups concurrently meeting and two day long 
seminars per year.

A web site is in progress and should be up in a month or so. 

Email: alexandriawest@charter.nt
Alexandria West
325 North Broadway
Turlock, CA 95380

Thanks
--j




Cass Silva wrote:

>Great Jerry
>Who is Alexandria West?
>Cass
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>Jerry Hejka-Ekins <jjhe@charter.net> wrote:
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>Dear Cass,
>Yes, in the last couple of days I made postings on plate techonics in 
>the Secret Doctrine, HPB on personal and impersonal communication, and 
>on Alexandria West. I will be more than happy to further discuss any of 
>these topics with or anyone else. 
>--j
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>>I had an opportunity to see the video of the 1994 Inter-Theosophical 
>>Dialogue: The Theosophical Movement - Past & Future. John Algeo was 
>>not the keynote speaker; he was the last of a panel of speakers to 
>>address the gathering, and he spoke for approximately 15 min. He 
>>even invoked the memory of Eunice Layton to end his speech before 
>>the appointed time. Shirley Nicholson, who was chairing the meeting, 
>>had given the speakers in the panel up to 20 min each (which Nancy 
>>and John Coker shared). Incidentally, you also spoke for 15 min in 
>>the opening panel and I was interested to see your approach of 
>>paradigm shifts within the Adyar TS, for example. I was also 
>>impressed with Alan Donant's talk. 
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>>Nowhere in his presentation did John Algeo say that the Adyar TS was 
>>the only true Theosophical Society. He did quote the Mahachohan's 
>>communication through K.H. - "the Theosophical Society was chosen as 
>>the cornerstone of the future religions of humanity", and he made it 
>>clear that it was a statement made in 1881. He did comment on parts 
>>of the Chohan's letter and their (according to him, Algeo) 
>>connections with the three Objects of the TS. It would be 
>>interesting to hear other comments of how John's talk was perceived.
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>>As you said, he did not address the question of networking among 
>>theosophical organisations, but presented instead the educational 
>>vision of the TS in America. Although some of the speakers addressed 
>>the need for networking, others presented the contribution of their 
>>own organisations to the past (and the potential future) of the 
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>>You made it clear in your previous post how difficult the situation 
>>was at that time and the video shows how nervous some of the 
>>speakers were. After the closing of the morning programme, the 
>>camera was left on and I could see some of the familiar faces that I 
>>had seen in 1983. I think I also saw Eldon Tucker in the group of 
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