Theos-Talk Archives (November 2006 Message tt00994)

Below is what Robert Crosbie thought of
Mrs. Katherine Tingley in 1907.  One might
compare his view with that of G. de Purucker which
can be found at:  
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theos-talk/message/37738>

Crosbie's words follow --- 

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"...I am slow to turn back from any task I have set myself, and am 
prone to excuse inconsistencies and deviation in others, so that 
although I had begun to doubt, and to see, it was more than a year 
afterwards before I saw so clearly and unmistakably that I took 
occasion to tell Mrs. T. [Tingley] the facts as I saw them, and to 
state my intention to withdraw from all connection with her. She 
tried of course in every way to change my determination, but finding 
me unchangeable, she let me go, and as I afterwards heard, gave out 
that she had sent me away for "bad conduct" - just what I do not 
know.  This of course, to "save her own face" as the Chinese say. I 
am quite will aware of her capacities in the above direction form the 
history of others who had discovered her real character, and left; 
there is no slander too low or mean for her to use in such cases to 
justify herself. Sorry as I am to say it, such is the character of 
Katherine Tingley, the Leader of the Theosophical Movement Throughout 
the World, as she styles herself - (there is more of it that is 
simply too nauseating to write.) It was a hard schooling for me, but 
it had its good uses and effects. I feel no enmity towards her; I 
truly pity her and would help her do right any time it might be in my 
power. I also feel most deeply towards those who are held in mental 
bondage by her; but nothing can be done - they must open their own 
eyes, they are not in a condition to have them opened by anyone else.

. . . Katherine with a large number of her "students" are in this 
city this evening giving the play of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; It 
will be beautifully staged, and everything will be done to give a 
fine impression - undoubtedly with success.

She will also speak in Belasco Theater on Sunday eve on "Some 
Practical Lessons in Human Life", and will doubtless present a fair 
picture to the mind's eye; and yet she is as I have said. Those who 
see these pictures would not believe anything different from what 
they see - and she knows it, and preys upon the best and noblest in 
human nature for her own ends. I tremble for the Karma she 
invokes. . . . "
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Quoted from:
http://www.katinkahesselink.net/his/dtb_7.htm#bionotes