Theos-Talk Archives (October 2006 Message tt00047)

The American Co-Masonic order split into two some years ago and was
litigated in the Federal Courts and the whole episode is remniscent of the
breaking away of US from Britain. Anyone interested can read the nice
historical background and the legal issues in the decision handed out by the
US Court of Appeals. It can be found by googling and downloaded. If anyone
has a problem in locating the decision, leave a msg here and I will be able
to locate it.

mkr


On 10/4/06, MarieMAJ41@aol.com <MarieMAJ41@aol.com> wrote:
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> Carlos, I totally agree with you about this. The split has left many
> old members bitter, and since I have been on this forum my eyes have
> been opened to a great deal that I wish I had known before. But never
> too late is it? The reason I told Ken to write or contact Betty Bland
> is because she is in a position to truly enlighten him about the new
> co-masonic lodge that was started by John Algeo under the request of
> Radha. All of the members who remained with the NEW lodge are people
> who live and work at Wheaton. And the payoff for some of them was that
> they were awarded the 33rd degree which they never would have received
> had they remained with the old established "Le Droit Humain". So the
> carrot sticks were tasty indeed.
> Marie
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> From: carlosaveline@terra.com.br
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> Sent: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 9:51 AM
> Subject: Theos-World "Theosophical CoMasonry"
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> Dear Ken Shaw,
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> This Masonic Order, "Le Droit Humain", which is called co-masonic
> because it accepts women, was founded in the 19th century and was
> "adopted" by CW Leadbeater and Annie Besant as part of the Adyar
> Movement early in the 20th century.
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> But only after old Olcott was dead and when absurdities started getting
> wild.
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> A few years ago, though, by 2002, this Order had a split. The masonic
> rite adopted and transformed by Leadbeater was not accepted any longer
> by the Order (based in Paris), and John Algeo and Radha Burnier then
> led a Split and the creation of another co-masonic order,
> pseudo-theosophical and Adyar oriented, formally led by Ms. Radha.
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> In Brazil, half of the Order remained with Paris, the other half went
> on with Radha and Algeo into a new Order, and the split opposed members
> of the Adyar Society in a bitter way. The same must have happened in
> other countries.
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> It's a Leadbeaterian order and it believes in all his fancies about
> Saint-Germain and ritualism.
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> It also works as a power-behind-the-throne in the Adyar TS.
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> Yet the true theosophical movement is far from being ritualistic. The
> theosophical movement is based on the autonomy of the learner. It is
> not popish like the Liberal Catholic Church, or authoritarian as the
> Leadbeaterian Masonic Order.
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> Interesting to note: Jiddu Krishnamurti utterly condemned ritualism;
> yet most 'Krishnamurtians', including Radha Burnier, are also Masons
> and take part in other forms of Leadbeaterian ritualism, as the
> "Egyptian Rite"...
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> Someone should ask an explanation from them.
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> Best regards, Carlos Cardoso Aveline, from Brazil.
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> Assunto:Theos-World Theosophical "CoMasonry"?
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> > Howdy!
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> > Do any of you fine folks know anything about Theosophical "Universal
> > CoMasonry"? I would like to learn more about it.
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> > Ken Shaw
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