Theos-Talk Archives (November 2006 Message tt00000)

Carl,

Sorry, I had to correct some  mistakes in the wording here.  Corrected version is this one.  

You wrote: 

" (...) 8. In the original Book of Rules of the ES, it is said that 
> membership in other esoteric organisations is forbidden for an ES-
> members, with the exception of Masonry and Odd Fellow. This rule 
was later changed (by HPB), so it also permitted membership in the GD. Why?"

I submit you two questions and a commentary: 

"When did she change such a rule to allow members of her Esoteric School to be members of the Golden Dawn? What is the bibliographical reference for that, if any, please? I am not at library, but I don't remember seeing such a permission in the Volume XII of HPB's Collected Writings. As long as I know, she did not give that permision and was, on the contrary, worried about the movement being infiltrated by Golden Dawn. GD may have inspired C.W. Leadbeater with mixing 'sex and occultism'. But these are but questions, as this is not my 'main area' of research." 

As far as I am concerned, Golden Dawn people could have used her name 'in vain' after May 1891, with supposed letters from her, ascribed to previous dates -- just as C. W. Leadbeater proclaimed himself a follower of her teachings. 

I will appreciate your commentaries.

(I have some bibliography on HPB versus Golden Dawn x HPB; I should look at it once more.) 

Regards, Carlos. 

Carlos. 


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