Theos-Talk Archives (September 2006 Message tt00136)

Rudy,

Thanks. 

The first meeting of the theosophical movement, September 7, 1875 in N.Y., had no list of presences.    

You will find many of the names, though, in the minutes of the Sept 8 meeting (see it in HPB's Collected Writings, volume I, pp.  --  I think --  124-125).  

Sylvia Cranston's book "HPB", which you probably have, gives part of the list of those present in both meetings. 

Michael Gomes, in his "The Pioneers of the Theos. Movement", may have investigated further.  I should also check with the book "The Theosophical Movement" and other sources.   

(A better mention to this topic could take place by, say, early September 2007. I will try to remember that. )

There has been a great exageration of the importance of November 17.  By Mid-November 1875,  the movement had been already alive and active for some time.  

Of course, HPB did write that November 17 is a strong date (along with two others) in the year's cycle.   So it did make sense to have an "inaugural speech" in November 17.

Yet the decision to create the movement was made on Sept 7, and its actual creation took place on Sept. 8th.

By that, I do not suggest that November  17 is a date without a meaning. Only, the evening of Sept.  8  is, no doubt, the moment  when the movement had its "first breath". 

Best regards,   Carlos. 



 
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Data:Fri, 8 Sep 2006 21:20:03 -0700

Assunto:Re: Theos-World THE BIRTHDAY

> Carlos,
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> By any chance do you have the names of those present in that meeting?
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> Thanks,
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> Rudy
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> On Sep 8, 2006, at 11:14 AM, carlosaveline wrote:
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> > THE BIRTHDAY
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> > Dear Friends,
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> > September 8th can be seen as the birthday of the theosophical 
> > movement.
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> > It is true that on September 7th, 1875, in the place where HPB 
> > lived, in New York, some 17 persons heard a lecture by George Felt 
> > on the ancient mysteries of Egypt, Greece and Rome.
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> > After the lecture, it was decided to create a Society to continue 
> > those studies. William Judge moved that Henry Olcott be elected 
> > president, and he was; and Olcott moved that Judge be elected 
> > Secretary, and so he was. Among those present were two 
> > distinguished Jewish religion scholars (one of them the editor of 
> > an organ of reformed Jews); several spiritualists; a high-ranking 
> > mason; one physician and two or three lawyears.
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> > But it was only in the following evening, on September the 8th, 
> > that those people made their first meeting with Minutes and written 
> > resolutions, and formally decided to make a constitution and by-laws.
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> > As we read the opening lines of the Minutes, written by Judge, we 
> > can also see the importance of the Jewish Cabalah in those initial, 
> > inaugural moments of the movement:
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> > “In consequence of a proposal by Col. Henry S. Olcott, that a 
> > Society be formed for the study and elucidation of Occultism, the 
> > Cabalah, the ladies and gentlemen then and there present resolved 
> > themselves into a meeting...”
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> > That was exactly 131 years ago, on Wednesday (Mercury day) , 
> > September 8th.
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> > Happy birthday to all, and best regards, Carlos.
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