Theos-Talk Archives (November 2006 Message tt00176)

Daniel,

This (see below) was thought to be important to be said in 1923. It was  during the Adyar Festival of Initiations. 

Everyone was talking to Christ and to the Maha-Chohan in Adyar. Dozens of "high initiates", and some of them with sex scandals, too.  

It was important, then, to show the difference between the part od the movement which kept sober and parts of the movement.   

Nowadays, the historical context is different. 

There is no reason now, as I see it, to keep feeding old rivalries between, for instance, Pasadena TS, Point Loma Groups and the ULT people.

They have much more in common than otherwise. We are all brothers, and none of us is perfect.  

As to the Adyar TS, its members should be fraternally helped, as much as possible,  to go beyond the Leadbeaterian Illusions.  

In the long run, the Adyar TS is a friend to be helped and which will help us ("us" being Pasadena TS, ULT, Point Loma groups, etc.)  

I am sure you are not living in 1923, but open to the immense positive possibilities that the 21st century opens to all  sincere theosophists. 

Regards,  Carlos. 




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Data:Thu, 02 Nov 2006 19:14:58 -0000

Assunto:Theos-World Theosophy Company on Crosbie & Tingley

> In the 1923 edition of "The United Lodge of Theosophists: Its Mission 
> and its Future" (published by the Theosophy Company, Los Angeles, 
> California), the reader will find on page 7 the following 
> statements:
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> "On the death of Mr. Judge in 1896, Mr. Crosbie did what was possible 
> to induce those most prominent in the T.S.A. to heed the dying words 
> of Judge - 'There should be calmness. Hold fast; go slow.' But the 
> same influences held sway as had produced all former wrong courses. 
> Ambition and the desire to lead on the part of the few caused Mrs. 
> Katherine Tingley to be heralded to the membership as the 'successor' 
> of Mr. Judge, as Mrs. Besant had claimed to be the 'successor' of 
> H.P.B. As ninety-eight per cent of the members accepted the 
> representations made, Mr. Crosbie could only go with the majority if 
> he would not desert the work built up by the sacrifices of H.P.B. and 
> Mr. Judge before him.
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> "Then ensued two painful years of rivalry - first between the T.S.A., 
> under the leadership of Mrs. Tingley, and the Olcott-Besant society; 
> then of violent dissentions between Mrs. Tingley and those who had 
> been responsible for foisting her upon the confidence of the members 
> of the T.S.A. This latter war of clashing ambitions and pretensions 
> to apostolic authority, culminated in the Chicago convention in 
> February, 1898, where by the vote of more than ninety per cent of the 
> delegates, the name of T.S.A. was changed to that of 'The Universal 
> Brotherhood and Theosophical Society' and a new constitution adopted 
> giving to Madame Tingley absolute autocratic control over all the 
> activities of the society. A handful of the delegates - those who 
> had originally vouched for Madame Tingley - 'bolted' the 
> Convention, and thereafter called themselves the T.S.A.
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> "Of all these events Mr. Crosbie was a witness and, as before, found 
> no way open but to abide by the decision of the majority. For the 
> ensuing six years he worked to the fullest extent possible to keep 
> alive the spirit of fraternity and theosophical propagandum. By 1904 
> the once strong membership had dwindled away under the lurid 
> management of Mrs. Tingley until there remained but a few hundred out 
> of thousands Further efforts being useless, Mr. Crosbie left the 
> Tingley society and removed to Los Angeles, California."
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> In my next posting I will give Dr. H.N. Stokes' comments on the above 
> statements. 
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> Daniel
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