Theos-Talk Archives (December 2005 Message tt00162)

Dear Jerry,

> I am interested in knowing what causes you have in mind 
that "should 
> revive Theosophy in many countries." 

At present I won't write about these causes as that will hinder 
progress of Theosophical movement. In future I might speak about it.

> 
> As for TSA: I only mentioned that membership is increasing, 
apparently 
> as a result of their efforts to attract new members. What this 
means is 
> that more people will be paying in membership dues and receiving 
the 
> Quest magazine, the content of which has little if anything to do 
with 
> the kind of Theosophy you would like to see revised. 

Yes, that is a big problem. By efforts, they can inspire more people 
to pay annual dues and so remain members. Important thing is people 
should study Theosophy from RIGHT books, understand it and positive 
change inside should reflect in their behaviour and speech. Creating 
more Blavatsky-fundamentalists is not good.


At this point, in 
> their membership campaign, TSA has only about 50% of the 
membership it 
> had during the 1980s under Dora Kunz. Since that time TSA has 
been in a 
> process of restructuring itself so that the percentage of members 
> attached to a Lodge is decreasing and the percentage of unattached 
> members is increasing. The overall decease in membership occurred 
> during this restructuring period. 

If restructuring was and is being done, it should produce positive 
results. But facts you told say that this restructuring proved 
disastrous.


> 
> Actually, I share your optimism that Theosophy will continue, and 
will 
> have many revivals and declines over the centuries. However, I am 
not 
> certain whether those revivals of Theosophy will be occurring in 
the 
> Theosophical organizations, though I'm sure the organizations 
themselves 
> will continue their own cycles of growth and decline for a very 
long 
> time. I am also not sure whether this movement will in the 
distant 
> future be called Theosophy, or even be associated with Blavatsky, 
> Besant, Leadbeater etc.

At present Theosophical movement is in bad condition. But Masters 
might do something to improve condition. Also Leadbeater, with his 
clairvoyance told many correct things about future. And he has 
written that after 600 years also TS will exist and that time it 
will be in very healthy condition. I think he is correct. But there 
will always be ups and downs.

Anand Gholap