Theos-Talk Archives (September 2008 Message tt00000)

Hi Katinka, I found the book on my father's book shelf when I came 
form work.
It's a translation of the: 
Personal Memoirs of H.P. Blavatsky
by Mary K. Neff 
she used 25 different sources to put it together.
the chapter is called "marriage and the shadow of death"


--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Katinka Hesselink" <mail@...> 
wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> The suicide part is new. Other than that this basically follows
> Blavatsky's own diaries of the period, perhaps embellishing here and
> there (or using sources available only in Russia?)
> 
> Katinka
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "alex" <alexmorgan777@> wrote:
> >
> > I remember reading about this a long time ago in her biography - 
a 
> > Russian book. What I remember is some guy fell so deeply in love 
> > with her in America that she did not want to see him die after 
the 
> > rejection.  The only way to prevent him from committing a suicide 
> > was to merry him. The book said that the situation like this has 
> > happened before and she did not want another spook following her 
> > around. She said that it was her karma, so they made a deal that 
> > nothing would ever happen between them and nothing did - the guy 
> > left after a short period of time by himself.
> > That's all I remember, is the story similar to this one in 
English 
> > too?
> > By the way Hello everyone my name is Alex I'm 27, I was born in 
> > Tashkent, Uzbekistan and live in Toronto, Canada right now. 
> > I've been studying the works of  H.P. Blavatsky for about 7 years 
> > now. I rejected my Christianity when I read Isis Unveiled and 
> > recently started calling myself a Buddhist. I work as a night 
> > security guard at a place where I can read stuff on the internet 
all 
> > night and get paid for it :) 
> > 
> > Another thing is in that bio she mentions that for a few weeks 
she 
> > quit smoking, ate only salads and slept on the floor to unite 
with 
> > her Higher Self, and saw what's been happening with lower one.
> > She said something like "I saw myself how I was eating meat FUI 
YAK 
> > DISGUSTING!!!"         
> > 
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> > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Cass Silva <silva_cass@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Can't see it Bruce.  HPB doesn't strike me as requiring a 
husband 
> > other than for practical purposes, (no offence meant).  Did HPB 
> > ever mention that she was in union with her higher self?
> > > Â 
> > > Cass
> > > 
> > > --- On Sun, 31/8/08, robert_b_macd <robert.b.macdonald@> wrote:
> > > 
> > > From: robert_b_macd <robert.b.macdonald@>
> > > Subject: Re: Theos-World HPG vs HPB
> > > To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> > > Received: Sunday, 31 August, 2008, 8:15 AM
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> > > Another thing to keep in mind is that HPB was reportedly 
battling 
> > her
> > > own Dweller at this time. She would have been going through a 
dark
> > > period where she was prone to making mistakes. Perhaps this 
> > marriage
> > > of convenience was one such mistake.
> > > 
> > > Bruce
> > > 
> > > --- In theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com, Cass Silva 
<silva_cass@ ...> 
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > She probably only married him for American citizenship.
> > > > Cass
> > > > 
> > > > --- On Sun, 24/8/08, Jacques Mahnich <jacmahnich@ ...> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > From: Jacques Mahnich <jacmahnich@ ...>
> > > > Subject: Re: Theos-World HPG vs HPB
> > > > To: theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com
> > > > Received: Sunday, 24 August, 2008, 12:26 AM
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> > > > --- In theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com, "Morten Nymann Olesen"
> > > > <global-theosophy@ ...> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Dear friends
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 1. Are any of you able to confirm this statement?
> > > > > 
> > > > > "She married her second husband, Michael C. Betanelly on 
April 
> > 3,
> > > 1875 
> > > > > in New York City. She separated from Betanelly after a few 
> > months, 
> > > > > and their divorce was legalized on May 25, 1878."
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> > > > 
> > > > Olcott reported about this story. You can read excerpts in 
Sylvia
> > > > Cranston' book "The extraordinary life & influence of Helena
> > > > Blavatsky" - p. 133
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