Theos-Talk Archives (September 2005 Message tt00192)

In the last month or two I see that both Dallas T. 
and Jerry HE. have made on Theos-Talk a few brief 
comments on Ernest Pelletier's book THE JUDGE CASE.

I wonder if Dallas has read and studied the
review of this book by Brett Forray in THEOSOPHICAL
HISTORY, April, 2005, pp. 14-23.

Forray shows quite clearly that the book is a very
ONE-SIDED account of the Judge Case in Judge's favor.
See Forray's numerous examples of this.

Although I agree with Jerry that the book is a treasure
trovel of historical documents, it is unfortunate that
Pelletier left out so many other relevant documents. Again
see examples in Forray's review.

I noticed right away that Pelletier had NOT reprinted
Edmund Garrett's booklet ISIS VERY MUCH UNVEILED. This
is a source document of great importance as it includes
facsimiles of many of the Mahatma Letters apparently
received through Judge. The reprinting of this document
would have been helpful to the reader who might want to
carefully compare what Annie Besant wrote in her THE CASE
AGAINST W.Q. JUDGE with Mr. Judge's rebuttals.

Again I see that Pelletier has copied into his book from my website
the series of articles by H.N. Stokes on the Judge-Tingley
relationship but did not include other extremely relevant documents
on my website, such as Judge's diary of Oct-Dec. 1894. This diary
throws a great deal of light on Judge's deposing of Mrs. Besant from
co-head of the E.S.T.

See the diary at:

http://blavatskyarchives.com/stokeswqjktdiary.htm

As I have read and carefully studied the narratives written by
Pelletier in this book I have come to the conclusion that Pelletier
employs (as much as Paul Johnson ever did) speculative possibilities
with little or no documentation whatsoever.

No doubt, Pelletier devoted hundreds if not thousands of hours to
collecting the documents reprinted in this volume and in doing the
extensive chronological survey and all students of Theosophical
history owe his a big thanks. But the above mentioned "gaps"
and "speculations" make the book less than useful especially to
students who may not know much about the subject but would like to
know more.

For additional points, see some of my previous comments on material
in THE JUDGE CASE at:

http://theos-talk.com/archives/200501/tt00027.html

http://theos-talk.com/archives/200501/tt00022.html

http://theos-talk.com/archives/200501/tt00025.html

http://free.hostdepartment.com/r/reneewilliamss/comparison.htm

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theos-talk/message/20633

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theos-talk/message/20638

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theos-talk/message/20842

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theos-talk/message/20871

http://theos-talk.com/archives/200501/tt00260.html

http://theos-talk.com/archives/200501/tt00231.html


Daniel
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