Theos-Talk Archives (December 2006 Message tt00751)

In a message dated 12/18/2006 11:56:18 PM Central Standard Time,  
gregory@zeta.org.au writes:

In  1911 Annie Besant published a glowing tribute to her colleague,  C.W.
Leadbeater, and this was republished a number of times. It was  included in
the pamphlet produced to inaugurate “Adyar Day”, a day  honouring Giordano
Bruno (1548-1600), the Italian priest and philosopher  (who had been burned
to death on that day, and was claimed by Leadbeater to  have been Mrs
Besant in an earlier incarnation)Besant in an earlier incarnation)<WBR>,
President of the Theosophical Society (who died on that  day in 1907), and
Leadbeater (who claimed to have been born on that day in  1847). Mrs
Besant wrote:



At one point Mrs Besant also claimed to be an reincarnation of Francis  
Bacon, which must have been very confusing for her being the reincarnation of  two 
different men who lived at the same time.  Doubtless crowded as  well.
 
Chuck the Heretic


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