Theos-Talk Archives (February 2006 Message tt00367)

Dear Vladimir,

The chart drawn for 8 pm, September 8, 1875, is certainly more 
encouraging than the one for the same time, November 17 of the same 
year. One might wonder how an entity of the latter date would survive 
at all. Does anyone have any more specific data for the founding of 
the TS? It seems likely that there would be an official chart for the 
founding, considering what the organization is. 

Adelasie

On 18 Feb 2006 at 13:19, Vladimir wrote:

> Saturday, February 18, 2006, 5:46:41 AM, adelasie wrote:
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> > Does Cranston give a time for the September date?
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> No. Actually the date might be considered even Sep.7, because then
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> ...Madame  Blavatsky's  sprightly  evening  chatter  and  her reported
> magical  feats  continued  to draw groups of intelligent people to her
> rooms. Among those thus attracted was Mr. George H. Felt, who had made
> some  careful studies in phases of Egyptology. He was asked to lecture
> on these subjects and on the 7th of September, 1875, a score of people
> had  gathered  in  H.P.B.'s  parlors  to hear his address on "The Lost
> Canon  of  Proportion  of  the  Egyptians."  Dr. Seth Pancoast, a most
> erudite  Kabbalist  was  present,  and  after  the  lecture he led the
> discussion  to  the  subject  of  the  occult  powers  of  the ancient
> magicians.  Mr. Felt said he had proven those powers and had with them
> evoked  elemental  creatures  and  "hundreds of shadowy forms." As the
> tense  debate  proceeded, acting on an impulse, Col. Olcott wrote on a
> scrap  of  paper, which he passed over to Madame Blavatsky through the
> hands of Mr. W. Q. Judge, the following: "Would it not be a good thing
> to  form  a Society for this kind of study?" She read it and indicated
> assent.
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> http://www.blavatskycardiff.care4free.net/The%20Theosophical%20Society
> %20gets%20off%20the%20Ground.htm
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> But the Meeting Minutes containing the proposal is dated Sep.8,1975 --
> a hand-written page is reproduced in the book.
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>  Vladimir
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