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t h eo s o ph y .

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p ro g r e s s o f t h e s o c i e t y h a s b e e n s t ill m o r e e m a k ab l e i f w e m a y t u st r r r

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ufi o op ui i fo r D e c e m ber e s s ,

1 89 1 I n 1 8 8 8 t h e s o c i e t y h ad 1 7 9 c e n t e s
. I n 1 8 9 0 it h ad 2 4 1 c e n t re s r . .

I n 1 8 9 1 it h ad 2 7 9 b an c h s o i e t i e s r c .

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t ri e s b e s id e s F ran c e di s t i ng ui h e d nam e s a e q uo te d in c o nne c t i o n
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h as acc o m p li s h e d An d M r G l ad st o ne h as d o n e t h i s
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g alle ry o f th e no tabili t i e s o f th e h o u r .

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o f s n u ar nt e r t y an d a ty S h e h as bili
b ro ugh t t o th e res cue o f th e .

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t h eo s o ph y is g o wi ng I t h i nk I c ann o t d o b e t t er t h an q uo t e f o m t h e
r , r

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t h i s l ad y o n h er re t urn f o m I ndi a r .

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on Thurs .

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an d C e y l o n wh e re s h e h as b ee n e p o un di n g t o t h e B udd h i s t s t h e i r
,
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o wn fai t h Th e gi ft o f l u c id s p e e ch wh i ch h as p l ac e d M s B e s ant in
.
, r .

t h e f o nt ran k o f w m en o at o s h as m ad e h e r e c e p t i n am o ng t all
r o r r ,
r o s

c l ass e s o f p e o l e in I n di a o n e o f e n t h us i as t i c ap p e c i at i o n T i u m h l r
p p a . r

a ch e s
r n c e as i n g g arl an di n g
,
u an d i nc es sant o se s p i nkli n g h a e ,
r -
r v

at t e n d e d h er j o u n ey i n g s ab o ut Th e p e o p l e h a e h e a d h e gl adl y
r . v r r ,

an d p i e s t s and ph il o s o ph e s h a e li t e rall y s at at h e fe e t
r r At A d ya v r . r,

f r m any d ay s in uc e s i o n s h e at in t h e h all e c e i i ng an d an s we
o s c s ,
s r v r

ing q ue s t i n s S h e h as a u s e d t h e l e ad e s o f I n di an s o c i e t y t o
o . ro r

an i n t e es t in t h e i r an c i e n t i ns t i t ut i o n s an d re ligi o n n e e r b e fo re
r v

m ani f s t e d e .

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r r v r r ,

s ay s a Ck ro m ele i n t e rv i e we
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s e at e d in h er s t u d y l o o ki n g ery p i c t u e s q u e in a s i m p l e Tu ss o e
,
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d e ss wi th an I ndi an sh awl a ang e d g rac e fully o v er o ne sh uld e and

r ,
rr o r

aro un d h er wai t An I n di an s e an t in n at i e h e ad d e s s was in

s . rv ,
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att e n d ance M s B es ant s h ai r is n o w s il v e y wh i t e an d h e face h as

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a full e r c o nt o u t h an o f y o re an d a d e e p e r an d m o e i nt o sp ec t i e
r ,
r r v

e p es io n
x r s .

W o uld yo u e pl ai n t h e o bj e ct o f y o ur I n di an t o u M s B e s ant
x r, r .

I h a e t av ell e d o n b eh al f o f t h e Th e OS Oph ic al S o c i et y and in

v r ,

c o m p an y wi th it s e s id e n t C o l o n e l O l
r co t t A ll t h e a an g e m e nt s rr
p ,
.

we re m ad e b y t h e I n di an s e c t i o n o f t h e s o c i et y M y o bj e c t h as b e en .

t o s h o w t o t h e H i n d us t h at t h e o s o p h y is id e nt i c al w i th t h e t e ach i n g s

o f t h e i r o wn s c i p t u e s an d t h at M ad am e Bl a at s ky h ad t h e s p e c i al
r r ,
v

m i s i o n o f b i n gi n g b ack t o I n di a t h e k no wl e dg e wh i c h it h ad i t s el f
s r

l o st and t h en o f p re adi ng t h at k no wl edg e th ro ugh t h e wo rld H e r

, s .

c l ai m wh i ch I h av e supp o te d was t h at t h e o so ph y was th e und erlyi ng

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t ruth o f e v e ry re li g i o n , an d t h at t h e an c e nt i H i nd u s cri p t ures c o nt ai ne d

ll
t h e fu e s t p res ent m e n t e v e r m ad e p ubli c . I h av e e nd eav o ure d t o
j ust i fy t h at po s i t i o n in I n di a by p ro v i n g e v e y p o i n t o f t h e o s o ph i c al
r

t e ach i n g by q uo t at i o n s f o m t h e H i n d u s c r i pt ure s
r .

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r x ,

s c ri p t ure s o f t h e P a s e e C h ri s t i an
r an d M o h am m e d an s
s, an d in s, ,

C e yl o n wh e re t h e p o p ul at i o n was B udd h i s t I u s e d t h e B u dd h i s t
, ,

s c ri p t ure s Th e e no m o us m aj o ri t y o f m y l e c t u e s we re d e li v e re d t o
. r r

al m o s t e n t i e l y H i n d u au di e n ce s
r I c o n fi ne d m y s e l f t o t h e H i n d u
.

s c ri p t u es an d in all c as e s I s t at e d t h at I
r ,
e g ard e d t h o se s c i t u e s
p r r r

an d t h e H i n d u e ligi o n as t h e o rigi n o f all o t h e r sc i p t ure s an d all

r r

o t h er e ligi o ns
r Th i s was t h e p o s i t i o n l e a n e d f o m M ad am e B lav at
. r r

s k y and wh i h I h av e h e ld s i n c e I j o i n e d t h e Th e o s o p h i c al S o c i e t y
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c .

H o w w as y o u r t e ac h i n g e e i v e d by t h e p e o p l e o f I n di a ?r c
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E e y wh e e I m e t w i t h e n t h u s i as t i c e c e p t i o n s
v r r T h e P un di t s o r r .
,

s p i i t u al t e ac h e s g a e m e t h e wa m e s t w e l c o m e an d c o n t i nu all y e
r r , v r , x

re ss e d t h e i r e t re m e p l e as u re at t h i s j us t ifi c at i o n f H i n d ui s m b e fo re
p x o

t h e wo rld as t h e s o urc e o f all g re at re ligi o n s an d ph il o so ph i e s

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D id th ey n o t s e e k t o t est y o ur kno wl e dg e M rs B e s ant P

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Y es t h e l e arne d B rah m i ns wo uld c o m e t o m e wi t h o b s c ure p as

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s ag e s an d all e g o ri e s f o m t h e s ac re d wri t i n g s as ki ng fo r i n t e p e t at i o n
r ,
r r .

M y answe rs we re b ase d up o n t h e t e ac h i n g s wh i ch I h av e m y s e l f
re ce i v e d fro m m y M as t e r o n e o f t h e g e at E as t e rn t e ac h e rs t o wh o m
,
r ,

I was le d by M ad am e Bl av at sk y I t is t h i s t e ac h i ng wh i ch e n abl e d
.

m e t o d e al w i t h th e l e a ne d an d s p i i t ual q ue s t i o n e s wh o c am e t o m e
r r r

wi t h t h e i r p ro bl e m s I was abl e t o sh o w t h e m t h at t h e e re all y was

. r

at t ai n abl e a s e c re t k n o wl e dg e wh i c h t h re w lig h t up o n t h e o b s c u i t i es r

o f t h e i r o wn s c ri p t ure s I fo un d n o o ne wh o was i nc li ne d t o d eny t h e

.

e i s t e n c e o f s uc h k n o wl e dg e b ut I fo un d m any wh o fe are d t h at it was

x ,

e n t i re l y l o s t an d wh o
,
j o i c e d at t h i s d e fi ni t e p ro o f t h at it was s t ill
re

wi th i n re ach
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B t A n gl o I n di an s o c i e ty h ad di v e rt e d i t s e l f wi t h m an y funny
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s t o i e s ab o u t M s B e s ant
r rO n e was t h at o n b o a d t h e s t e am er c o m
. . r

ing h o m e sh e h ad di n e d ap art fo fe ar o f l o s i n g c as t e r .

W h at t ruth is t h e re M rs B e sant in t h e s t at em ent t h at y o u h av e

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e m brace d H i n d u i s m
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Th e re is no t ruth in t h e s tat e m ent as m ad e but it is t rue as I
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h av e d y e pl ai ne d t h at I e g ard H i nd ui s m as t h e m o st anci e nt
l
a re a x ,
r

o f all re ligi o n s an d as c o n t ai n i ng m o e fully t h an an y o t h e r t h e

,
r

s p i ri t ual t rut h s n am e d t h e o s o ph y i n m o d e n t i m es Th e o s o ph y is ,
r .

t h e anc i e nt B rah m a V id y ao f I ndi a O f t h i s H i n d ui s m i t h e e a li e s t .

,
s r

an d b es t e o t e ri c p re s e nt m e nt
x E o te i call y t h e e fo e I am a H i n d u. x r ,
r r ,

in my religi o n an d in m y ph il o so ph y but t h i was as t r e wh e n I w e nt ,

s u

t o I n di a as it is t rue no w T h e re is ab so l ut e l y n o ch an g e in m y
.

p o s i t i o n I t wa s j
. us t b e c au s e I w a s H i n d u in re ligi o n a n d p h il o s o h
p y
t h at I was gi v e n t h e m i s s i o n o f re c alli n g t o t h e m o d e rn H i nd us t h e

re al g an d e ur an d s ubli m i t y o f t h e i r religi o n
r Th i s co uld n t h av e . o

b een d o ne as e ffe c t i el y by any o n e wh o was no t at o ne w i th t h e m in

v

t h e b o ad o ut li n e s o f e ligi o u fai t h
r To t h e o c c ul t i t t h e c e e m ni al s
r s . s r o

o f t h e H i n d u e ligi n a e full o f r ig nifi c anc e fo t h ey are all b ase d o n

o r s ,
r

t h e e p e i m e nt al k n o wl e dg e o f t h e e i s t e n c e and o f t h e po we s o f
x r x r

s p i i t al
r i nt ellig ence s A s a ph il o s o ph y i nt e ll e c t uall y ac ce pt e d
u .
,

t h e o s o ph y m ay e m ai n ap a t f o m all e ligi o us fai t h

r b ut re g a d e d
r r r s, r

f o m t h e sp i i t ual id e — if d e v o t i o n is t o fo m any p art o f t h e li fe

r r s r

t h e t h e o s o ph i t w ill u s e t h e re ligi o n m o s t ad apt e d t o h is o wn nat u e

s r .

I n m y o wn c as e t h at reli g i o n is H i nd u i sm in it s anc i e nt and p ure

fo rm .

I w ill m ak e o n e o t h er q uo t at i o n ,
fo r so me of th e m u s i c by an d by
m ay b e in di ffe e nt k ey a r . Th e fo ll o wi n g e l o quen t tr ib ut e is fro m
B o rderland ( O c t o b er 1 sth ) .

If i g be t rue th at D r H o dg s o n and th e Psy ch i cal Rese a ch

e v e ry t h n . r

S o c i et y s ay ab o ut h e r it o nly h e igh t e ns t h e m ys t e y and add t o t h e

,
r ,
s

m a e l f t h e i nfl u en c e wh i h M ad am e Bl a at k y u n d o ub t dl y h as
rv o c v s e

e e c i e d an d is e e c i s i n g at t h e p e s e n t m o m e n t
x r s , x r Fo r t h e m o s t
,
r .

i at e o f t h e s c e pt i c s c anno t d e ny an d w ill n o t di sput e t h e fac t t h at

r , ,

t h e T h e o o p h i c al S o c i e t y e i t s t h at it is far and away t h e m o s t in fl u

s x s ,

e nt ial o f all t h e as s o i at i o n s wh i c h h a e e n d e a o u e d t o p p ul a i se
c v v r o r

o cc ul t i s m an d th at it s i n fl u e n e i at t h e p e s e nt t i m e f l t fa
,
an d c s, r ,
e r

w id e in m any l an d s and in m any c h u c h e s Th e n um b e o f pl e dg e d

, r . r

t h e o s o ph i s t s m ay b e fe w al t h o ug h it is p ro b abl y g re at e r t h an m o s t
,

e
p p 0 1 e i m a gi n e B ut t h e t h e o so ph i c al id e as are s ub t l y p e ne t rat i ng
.

t h e m i n ds o f m u l t i t ud e s wh o k no w n o t h i n g ab o ut t h e o s o ph y an d are ,
 Pref ace . ix

p ro fo un dly ig n o rant o f all t h e c o ntro v ers i es wh i c h h av e rag e d o und r

M adam e Bl av at sky .

“
Th i s is e m i n e nt l y t h e c as e w i th t h e d o c t ri n e o f re i nc arnat i o n an d ,

wi t h t h e al te e d e s t i m at e wh i c h t h e a e ag e m an is b e gi nni ng t o fo rm
r v r

o f t h e my s t i c t e ach e rs an d s e e rs o f I n di a R e i nc arn at i o n m ay o r m ay .

n o t b e t rue W he th e r t ru e o r fal s e it h as un t il t h e l as t d e c ad e b e en
.
, , ,

al m o s t un t h i n k abl e b y t h e a e ag e W e s t e rn v T h i s is n o l o ng e r t h e
r .

c as e . M ul t i t ud e s wh o s t ill ej e c t it as u npro v e d h a e l e a ne d t o e
r v r r

c o g n i s e it s v al ue as a h y p o t h e s i s e pl ai ni n g m an y o f t h e m y s t e i es o f
x r

h u m an li fe A fe w ad m i t t h at t h e re is n o t h i n g in e i nc arnat i n ant ag
. r o

o n i t ic t o t h e d o c t ri n e
s f C h i s t an d t h at it is q u i t e p o s ibl e t o h o ld
o r ,
s

fi m ly all t h e g e at v e ri t i e s o f t h e Ch i t i an e e l at i o n wi t h o ut rej e c t
r r r s r v ,

ing t h e b eli e f t h at t h e li fe o f t h e i n di id ual u p o n wh i c h j u dg m e n t will

v ,

b e p as s e d at t h e G re at A s s i e i n t ne c e s s a il y c o n fi n e d t o t h e ac t s
z ,
s o r

d n e b e t we e n t he c adl e and t h e g a e but m ay be an e i s t e nc e o f

o r r v ,
x

wh i h s uch a p e i o d is but o n e c h ap t e r in t h e b o o k f li fe
c r Al to g et h e r o .

apa t f o m t h e q u e s t i o n o f t h e ac t ual t rut h o f t h e d o c t i n e it is i n di s

r r r ,

p u t a b le t h at t h e s m
y p at h e t i c e co g n i t i o n o f t hre p o s s ibili t y o f re in c ar

n at i o n h as wid e n e d t h e an g e o f p o p ul ar t h ug h t an d i n fuse d i n to
r o ,

re ligi o u s s p e c ul at i o n s o m e m uc h ne e d e d c h ari t A -
n d t h i s wh i c h is
y .
,

u nq ue s t i o nabl y a g re at ach i e v e m en t will ev e r be as s o c i at e d wi t h t h e

,

nam e o f M ad am e Bl av at s ky .

S t il l m o re re m arkabl e h as b ee n t h e s ucce ss wi th wh i ch t h i s re m ark

abl e wo m an h as s ucc e e d e d in d i v i ng i n t o t h e s o m e wh at wo o d e n h e ad
r

o f t h e An gl o S a o n t h e c o nv i c t i o n — l o n g ag o ar i e d at by a s e l e c t
-
x r v

c i rc l e o f s t ud e nt s an d O i e n t ali s t s o f wh o m P o fe s s
r ,
M a M iille r r or x

m ay b e s aid t o b e t h e m o s t di s t i n g ui s h e d li i n g e p e s e n t at i e — t h at v r r v

t h e E as t is in m at t e rs o f re ligi o u s an d m e t aph y s i c al s p e c ul at i o n at
, ,

l e ast e nt i t l e d t o c l ai m as m u ch re s pec t as t h e W e s t Th at i n d ee d is .

s t at i n g it v e y m ildl y Th e s n ub n e d S a o n s as D i srae li u s e d
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r .
- os x ,

t o l o v e t o d e s c rib e t h e rac e wh i c h m ad e h im P i m e Mi n i s t e a e r r, r

l earni n g s m e wh at o f h um ili t y and s e l f ab as em e nt b e fo e th e rac es

o -
r

wh o m by u se o f m at e i al fo rc e t h e y h a e re d uc e d t o v as s al ag e
,
r ,
v .

D o wn t o q ui t e e c e nt t i m es t h e av e rag e i d e a o f t h e a e ag e E ngli h
r v r s

m an— n o t wi t h st an di ng all t h e b o o k s o f all o u r p un di t s — h as b e e n t h at

t h e H i nd o o s we re b e n ig h t e d an d ig n o rant p ag an s wh o m it was c h a i t y ,
r

t o s ubd ue and a Ch ri st i an d uty t o at t e mp t t o c o nv e rt

, To day e v en .
-
,
x Pref ace .

the m an in t h e s t ree t h as some fa nt i gli m m e ri n g s of t h e t ruth t h at

t h es e As i at i c s wh o m h e d e s pi se s are , in s o m e re s p e c t s , a bl e to gi v e
h im p o i nt s , an d s t ill l e a
b eh i nd Th e E ast e n s ag e wh o
ve h im far . r

t o ld P ro fe s s o r H e ns o ld t t h at t h e W e s t s t u di e d t h e s t o m ach wh e re as ,

t h e E as t s t udi e d t h e s o l e p re s s e d s t ro ngl y a t ruth wh i ch o ur p e o p l e

u ,
x

are o nl y b e gi nn i n g t o a s s i m il at e W e are l e a n i n g at l as t t e spe c t

. r o r

t h e A s i at i c s an d in m an y t h i ng s t o s it at t h e i r fee t
,
An d in t h i s .

g re at t ransf m at i o n M ad am e Blav at sk y ag ai n fig ure s as t h e l eadi n g

or ,

t h aum at u gi s t r S h e and t h o s e wh o m s h e t rai n e d h a e b ridg e d t h e

. v

c h as m b et we e n t h e m at e i ali s m o f t h e W e s t an d t h e o c c u l t i s m an d
r

m e t ap h y s i c s o f t h e E as t Th e y h a e e t e n d e d t h e p al e o f h um an
. v x

b ro t h erh o o d and h a e c o m p ell e d us t o t h i nk at l e ast o f a c o nc ep t i o n

,
v

o f an all em b rac i n g e ligi o n w i t h wid e r b as e s t h an t h o s e o f wh i ch t h e

-
r ,

re un i o n i s t s o f C h i s t e n d o m h av e h i t h e rt o d e am e d
”
r r .

It s eem s to me t h at t h e m o st s uc c e s s fu l c ree d m ak er
- of the l ast
t h re e h un d re d y ears de e r e s s o m e se i o us n o t i c e I p o po se t o sk et ch
s v r . r

M ad am e Bla at sky and h er w o k us mg ch i efly t h e t es t i m o ny o f h er

v r ,

e nt h us i ast s I sh all h av e t o i nqui re

.

1 .W h et h e r t h e e are any M ah at m as
r

2 .W h eth e r we h av e t h e i t e ach i n g and if s o wh at is t h at r , , ,

t e ach i n g

I n t h i s t ask I p o p o s e t o l e a e o ut as m uc h as p o ss ibl e t h e p i vat e

r v r

c h arac t e r o f t h e l ad y as fa a re g a d e e l at i n s
r Th e au th en t i c i t y
s r s s x r o .
,

o r n o n aut h e nt i c i t y
-
of he m i ac l es
, is p l ai nl y t o o v i t al t o b e
r r

p ass e d o v e r .

B ut in it s ult i m at e t h e e al i n q ui ry b efo e u s is n o t s o m u c h wh y
r r

M adam e Bl a at k y fail e d at t i m e s but h o w it was h e ach i e e d h e

v s ,
s v r

as t o n i sh i n g s ucces s Wi t h t h e t h e o s o ph i s t s t h e 8 th M ay t h e day o f
.
, ,

h e r d e ce as e is n o w c all e d
, W h i t e L o t us D ay an d ac c o rdi ng t t h e , ,
o

t e m s o f h e r will a readi ng t ak e s p l ac e at e a h o f t h e 2 7 9
”
r ,
c en t re c s .

Th e wo k s t h us h o no u e d a e t h e
r B h ag a ad G i t a an d S i E d wi n
r r v
”
r

Arno ld s Lig h t o f A s i a
’ “
.
 C O NT E N T S

C H A P.

P R E FAC E
I . I
T B ET

11 . W H AT M AD AM E L V
B A ATS K Y LE AR NT I
I N T BET

III . SOCI ETE S P I R I TE

Iv M I R AC L E C L U B
“ ”
. TH E

v . T H E B R OT H E R S O F LU XO R
vi . T H E TH E OS O P H ICA L SO CI ETY
VI I . AR YA S AM AJ
‘

V II I . TH E
“
P I ON EE R ”

Ix .
“
TH E S H R N E I ”

x . I
AN N A K N G S O R F D
x1 . P R OF E S S OR K IDD LE

x 11 . BU DD H I S M ,
“
E S OT E R IC ”
I
AN D G E N U N E

X II I . A C H AN G E OF F RON T
XIV . P
TH E OS O H Y TR U E AN D F AL S E
XV . C E R E M ON I AL M AG IC
X VI . A LA ST C H A P TE R

A PP EN DI X NO 1 — Th M ah at m a an d t h
. . e e Wes fm iu ster
Gaz ette

A PP E N DI X NO . 2 .
- B lav at sk yana
 M A D A M E B L A VA T S K Y .

CHAPT ER I .

TIB ET .

M AD EM OI S ELLE H ELE N A P ETROV N A H AH N w as bo rn at

Ek at erin o s lo w in t h e s o uth o f Russi a in 1 8 8 1
,
S h e is , .

d e s crib e d as b ei ng wh at is c all e d m e diumistic from h e r

e arli e st youth S h e w as mo re in t h e c omp an y o f ph an tom
.

hu n chb acks an d Ro u s s alk as ( wat el sp rit e s ) th an O f fl e sh

an d blood pl ay m at e s Mr Si nn e tt argu e s from this t h at t h e
. .

M ah at m as Of Tib et put th ems elv e s I n com m u n icatio n with

t h e you n g gi rl from h e r v ery e arli e st childhood B u t an .

alt e rnativ e t h e o ry O f c o u rs e would be th at t h e

,
Mast ers
,
”

Si n e tt L i e O f Mad am e Bl av atsky p w v
“
( n ,
f 24 ) e re n e er ,
.

an ythi ng mo re th an t h e spoo k s o r spi rit guid es O f a

m e di u m .

On t h e 7 t h July 1 8 4 8 M ad e mois ell e H ah n m arri e d

, ,

G en eral Bl av atsky a g en tl e m an n earer s e v e nty t h an

,
“

S ixty With a humou r th at d e v el o p e d e arly sh e c all e d

”
.

h e r h u sb an d a plu m e l e ss rav en Fo r th re e m o n ths th e y

”
.

liv e d tog e th er but n o t as husb an d an d wi fe an d th en s h e

, ,

l eft h im Mr Si nn e tt t ells us
,
. .

I f w e wish to study a giv e n religio n s ay Isl am w e mus t , ,

b egi n with a pi c tu re Of t h e Fou n d e r as h e app e are d t o his

discipl es We must st u dy his biog raphy his t eachi n gs
.
, .

We m u st ex ami n e t h e t ext Of his Bibl e an d s ee wh at t h e

apologists h av e to s ay b efo re w e all o w t h e c ritic al
“ ” “

scho o l to cut in F rom Oct o b er 1 8 4 8 to May 1 8 57

”
.
, , , ,

come s a g ap in t he Russi an l ady s e x isten c e Du ri n g th es e ’

.

ye ars sh e is s aid to h av e visit e d Tib et an d l earn t t h e

s ecrets Of t h e M ah atm as .
2 M adame Blavats ky .

Aft er
cou rs e Of occult study c arri e d o n fo r s ev en
a ,

y e ars in a Hi m a l ay an re t re at M a d a m e Bl av a tsky s ay s ,
”

Mr Si nn e tt ( Occult Wo rld p
. re tu rn e d to t h e
“
, .
“

wo rld A s ev en y ears p ro b ati o n h e also t ells us is c o n

.
” ’

, ,

s idere d quit e n e c e ss ary b e fo re an s c re ts are div u lg e d to

y e

t h e ck ela ( Oc c ult Wo rld . p “

M ad am e Bl av atsky ,
”
.

co nfi rm s h im h ere I n t h e j ou rn al c all e d Lig ht ( Au g u st .

9 t h 1 8 8 4) sh e w rot e thus
,
I will t ell him ( a co rre spo n
d en t ) also th at I h av e liv e d in di ffere n t p eriods in Littl e
Tib e t an d G reat Tib et an d th es e combi n ed p eriods fo rm
mo re th an s e v en y ears .

B u t if this g ap Of e ight y e ars is v e ry i m po rtan t it is a ,

littl e u nfo rtu nat e t h at t h e scho o l o f t h e apologists h av e n o t

giv en us v ery cl ear d et ails about it S h e w en t to Egypt .
“
,

G re e c e an d o th er p arts Of E ast ern E u rop e At P aris a

” ‘
.
,

famous m e sm erist still livi n g as I w ri t e s ays Mr Si n n e tt

”
, ,
.
,

though an Old m an n o w discov ere d h er won d erful psy c hi c ,

gi fts an d was v ery eag er t o re t ai n h e r u n d er his c o n t rol as

,

a s en sitiv e But t h e ch ai n s h ad n o t y et b een fo rg e d th at

.

could m ak e h e r a p rison er An d s h e q uitt e d Paris pre .

‘

c ipit at ely to e s cap e this i nfl u en c e S h e w en t ov er to .

L o n do n an d p ass e d som e ti m e in co m p an y with an Old

Russi an l ady Of h er acqu ai n tanc e th e C ou n t ess B at ,

Miv art s Hot el

’ ”
.

Th e visit to P aris is d at e d ac co rdi ng t o c o nj e ctu re at , ,

about a y e ar aft e r h er le avi n g h er husb an d s ho u s e but S h e

’
,

k ept n o di ary an d at this distan c e Of ti m e can giv e n o

,
“

v e ry co nn e ct e d sto ry Of h er complic at e d w an d eri n gs

( p . M r Si nn e tt m o re th an o n c e apologis e s fo r his
.

v agu en ess bu t t h is is u nfo rtu nat e as it giv e s an o p e ni n g t o

, ,

t h e c ritic al s c h o ol S h e w e n t to N e w O rl ean s an d studi e d

.

bl ack m agic with t h e V ood o os I n t h e y ear 1 8 51 sh e w as .

in P aris ( p but this is givi n g h e r v e ry littl e ti m e fo r

.

h er C o u rs e O f occult study c arri e d o n fo r s e v e n y ears in

“

a Him al ay an re t reat .

I n t h e s am e y e ar ( Olcott P e opl e from t h e Oth er Wo rld ,

“
,

p 8 20) s h e p ass e d t h e s um m er at Darat sch i Tch ag an

.
,

A rm en i an pl ac e O f summ e r re so rt in t h e pl ai n Of Mou n t
Ararat H er husb an d b e i n g Vic e Gov e rn o r Of Eriv an
“ ”
-
.
, ,

h ad a bodygu ard Of 50 K h o u rd w arrio rs amo n gst who m ,

o n e o f t h e st ro n g e st an d b rav e st n am e d S afar Ali B ek ,

 Tiéei .
3

w as d e t ail e d as t h e l ady s p erso n al sco rt I n 1 8 7 5 this

’
e .

K h o u rd, h avi n g di e d , c am e t o h e r at a S é an c e in Am e ric a ,

but this littl e an e cdot e s carc e ly h armon is e s with t h e st at e

m e n t m ad e by M r Si n n e tt th at s h e fl e d fro m h e r husb an d
.
,

fo r go o d an d all I n t h e m o n th o f O c tob e r 1 8 4 8 ,
.

An d I n a s h o rt ti m e t h e d at e s giv e n t o u s by Mr Si n nett .

b egi n to p erpl ex us still mo re It I s I e co rd ed th at I n 1 8 55 .

M ad am e B l av atsky w e n t to I n di a an d in t h e mon th o f ,

S ept e mb er 1 8 56 S h e p ass e d i nt o Tib et fo r t h e fi rst ti m e

, , ,

b ei ng s m u ggl e d I n in an app rop ri at e disguis e by a s o litary ”

Sh am an h er s o l e p rot e cto r I n th e s e d reary w ast e s

,
It is .
”

add e d th at S h e c am e o u t ag ai n an d l e ft I n di a a s h O I t ti m e ,

b efo re t h e I n di an Muti n y b rok e o u t in 1 8 57 This m ak e s .

at m ost s e v e n mo n ths i n st e ad o f s e v e n y e ars .

Fo r h e r t ri p to Ti be t S h e s t art e d fro m K ash m i r with

t h e B ro th e rs N an d an e x Luth e ran m i n ist e r M r -
, .

K Th e B ro th e rs N w ere p ro m ptly s en t b ack at

t h e fro n ti er an d t h e ex Luth e ran cl e rgy m an w as arre st e d
,

by fe v e r bu t n o t b efo re h e h ad wi t n ess e d a striki ng

,

mi racl e .

T rav ell e rs from Tib e t h av e told us th at c ertai n Lam as ,

t o b e n e fit hum an ity abst ai n fro m Ni rv an a an d o n th e i r

, ,

d e athb e d ann ou n c e to th e i r discipl e s th at th ey wil l be re

bo rn in such an d such a spot At t h e de ath Of o n e Of .
“

th es e t h e discipl es re p ai r to t h e pl ac e h e h as i ndic at e d an d
,

s earch fo r a n e wly born child which b ears t h e s acre d m arks

-
,

an d is fo r oth er re aso n s t h e m o st p ro b abl e i n c arn atio n O f

t h e d e p art e d s ai n t H avi ng fo u n d t h e child th ey l e av e
.
,

h im with his moth e r till h e is fo u r y e ars Old Th e n th e y .

re tu rn ,
b ri ngi ng wit h th e m a qu an tity o f p rayi ng bo o ks ,

ros ari e s p rayi n g w h eels b ells and oth er p ri e s tly arti cl e s

, , , ,

am o n gst w hich are thos e which b e lo ng e d to t h e l at e in c ar

n atio n . Th en t h e child h as to p rov e th at h e is t he n ew
i n carn ation by recog nisi n g t h e p rop erty th at w as his an d ,

by rel ati ng re m i n is c e nc e s o f his p ast Wh ere Th re e Em ”

pi re s m e e t E E Kn ight 0 vii i)
,
”
. .
,
. .

It is fu rth er add e d th at this i n carn ati n g L am a is c all e d a

s k o o sh o k an d th at o n ly fou r o f th e m e x ist in L ad ak
, B ut .

if w e are to b eli e v e Mad am e Bl av atsky o rdi n ary t rav e ll e rs ,

c an se e th e s e an d g reat e r mi racl e s e v e n wh e re n o L am a ,

h as di e d .
4 M adame Blavatsky .

About fo u r days j o u rn ey fro m Isl am ab ad at an i n sig ni

’
,

fi c an t m u d vill ag e wh o s e o n ly re d ee mi n g fe atu re w as its

,

m ag n ific e n t l ak e w e st o pp e d fo r a fe w d ays re st
”
A
’
, .

n ativ e o f R u ssi a a Sh am an o f Sib e ri a w as o f t h e p arty

, , ,

an d he t o ld th e m th at a l arge p arty o f L am aic s ai n ts “ ”

o n pilg ri m ag e t o v ari o us sh ri n e s h ad t ak e n up t h e i r ab o d e ,

in a c av e t e m pl e n ear Th e Buddhist T ri n ity ( Buddh a

”
.
,

Dh arm a an d S an gh a) w e re t rav elli n g w ith t h e p art y a fac t

, ,

th at g av e t h e Bhiksh u s t h e p o w er o f w o rki ng m i racl e s “

.
”

Th e Luth eran m i n i s t er h ad pl ai n l y a littl e o f t h e Old Ad am

in h im fo r t his st at e m e n t s e e m e d t o h av e fi re d his Old
,

P rot e s tan t h atre d o f m i racl e s H e d e t erm i n e d to ex p os e .

th e s e ch e ats an d in co n s eq u e n c e p aid a v isi t t o t h e P as e

,

Budh u t h e ch i ef o f th e s e L am ai c s ai n t s an d d e m an d e d to
, ,

s ee t h e p ro c e ss o f a re i n c arn at i Buddh a in t h e
“
of
”
on -

bo dy o f a littl e child This d e m an d w as n at u rally re fus e d

.
,

as it is n o t st at e d th at an y o ld L am a had di e d o r t h at in , ,

fact any Old L am a w as w ithi n an h u n d re d m il e s o f t h e

,

pl ac e B u t M ad am e Bl av atsky p ro d u c e d an A y u fro m
.
-

h e r p o ck e t an d t h e L am aic s ai nts at o n c e b e c am e h er d e
,

v o t e d s erv an ts Ah A y u is a t alis m an o f c o rn eli an with a

.
-

t ri an gl e engrav e d u po n it A n i n fan t o f th re e o r fou r

.
“

mon ths w as p rocu re d fro m its mot h er a p o or wo m an ,

n e igh bou rhood m agi c al p ro ce ss e s

”
of the an d t he ,

b eg an
S u dd en ly w e s aw t h e child n o t rais e i t s el f but viol en tly ,

j erk e d as it w ere i n to a S itti ng postu re A fe w m o re j erk s

, ,
.
,

an d th e n lik e an au to m at o n s et in motio n by co n c e al e d
wi re s t h e fo u r m o n ths b aby S t o od up o n its feet Not a
,
’
.

h an d h ad b een outstretch e d n o t a moti o n m ad e n o r a wo rd , ,

sp o k en an d y et h ere was a b aby in arm s st an di n g as fi rm

,

as a m an .

H e re t h e t e sti m o ny o f t h e sc eptic al MI K 1 3 cit e d . .

“
Th e b aby tu rn e d his h e ad an d look e d at m e w ith an
e x pre ssi o n o f i n t e llig e n c e th at w as si m ply aw ful It s en t .

a chill th ro u gh m e Th e m i raculo u s c re atu re , as I fan cied,

.

m aki n g two st eps t o wards m e re sum e d his S itti n g p o stu re, ,

an d with o u t re m o vi n g his e y e s fro m m i n e , re p e at e d s e n t e n c e

by s e n t en c e , in wh at I suppos e d t o be Tib e t an l an gu ag e ,
t h e v e ry w o rds which I h ad b e e n t o ld in adv an ce are
co m mo nly spok en at t h e i n carnati o n s o f B uddh a, b egi n ni n g
 5

with I ,
Buddh a ! I am t h e Old L am a I am his spi rit
am
in a n e w body e t c Isis Un v e il ed ii p ”
. .
, , ,

But if Mr K k n e w n o Tib et an l angu ag e how did h e

.
,

k n ow th at this is wh at t h e b aby s aid ? Als o t o wh at o ld ,

L am a w as t h e i n fan t all u di n g ? Isl am ab ad is in K ashmi r ,

whi ch is p e o pl e d chi efly by H in doos Th e re are n o skoo .

sh o k s withi n at l e ast a six w ee ks j ou rn ey We will m ak e ’

.

som e mo re qu o t atio n s
M any o f t h e l am as eri e s co n t ai n s c hools Of m agic but
“
,

t h e m ost c e l e b rat e d is t h e c o ll egi at e mo n ast e ry o f t h e Shu

t u k t wh e re th e re are o v e r
,
mo nks attach e d to it t h e ,

lam as e ry fo rm i n g quit e a littl e cit y S o m e o f t h e fe m al e .

n u n s poss e ss m arv e ll o us psy chologi cal pow e rs Isis ”

,

vol p
. .

S h e s ays also th at t h e real re ligio n o f B u ddh a is n o t

t o b e j u dg e d by t h e fe tishism o f so m e o f his fo ll o w e rs in
Si am an d Bu rm ah
It is in t h e chi e f l am as eri e s o f Mo ngoli a an d Tib e t th at
“

it h as t ak en re fuge an d h e re Sh am anis m if so w e m ay c all, ,

it is p ra ctis e d t o t h e u t m ost li m its o f i n t erc o u rs e allow e d

,

b e tw e en m an and spi rit Th e re ligi o n o f t h e L am as h as ‘

.
’

fait h fully p re s e rv e d t h e p ri m itiv e sci e n c e o f m ag ic an d ,

p ro d uc e s as g re at fe ats n o w as in t h e d ays o f K u bl ai K h an .

At Buddh a lla o r rath e r FO ht lla ( Buddh a s m o u n t) in

’
- -
, ,

t he most i m p o rt an t o f t h e m an y t h ous an d l am as e ri e s o f t h at
co u n t ry t h e sc e pt re o f t h e B o d h h is at i is s e e n flo ati n g
, g ( )
s c

u n s u ppo rt e d in t h e air an d its m o t io n s reg ul at e t h e ac tio n s

,

o f t h e com m u n ity Wh e n e v e r a L am a is c all e d t o ac c o u n t

.

in t h e p re s en c e o f t h e sup e rio r o f t h e m o n ast e ry h e k n o w s ,

b e fo re h an d it is us el ess fo r h im t o t e ll an u n truth Th e .

regul ato r o f j ustic e sc pt is th its w vi g

( h ) d
’
t
‘
e e re e re a n a n ,

m o t io n e ith er app rob ato ry o r oth erwis e d ecid e s i n stan

, ,

t an eo u s ly an d u n e rri ngly t he qu e stio n o f his guilt

’

I sis ”
,
”

v o l ii . p .
,
.

Th e l iv e s o f th e s e h o ly m en m is calle d idl e v ag ran ts ch eat , ,

ing b eggars who are supp o s e d t o p ass th e i r e xist en c e in p re y

,

ing upo n t h e e asy c re dulity o f th e i r victi m s are mi racl e s in ,

th ems elv e s Mi racl e s b e caus e t h ey S how wh at a d et erm i n e d

.

wil l an d a p erfe ct pu rity o f li fe an d pu rpos e are abl e to

accomplis h an d to wh at d eg re e o f p re t e rn at u ral asc e ticism
,

a h um an body c an be subj e ct e d an d e t liv e an d reach a

y ,
6 M adame Blavatsky .

r ip e o ld ag e At B ras s s P un gs t h e M o n g o li an c o ll eg e
.
- -
, ,

wh ere ov er th ree hu nd re d m agici an s ( s orciers as t h e F ren ch ,

missionari e s c all th e m ) t e ach abou t twic e as m any pup ils ,

fro m tw e lv e to tw e n ty t h e l att er h av e m an y y e ars to w ait

,

fo r th e i r fi nal i n iti atio n N o t o n e in a hu n d re d re ach es t h e

.

high e st g o al ”
Isis vol ii p
,
”
. .
,
.

Th e B u ddhist p ri e sts d an c e at ti m e s :
As in t h e i n st an c es o f Co ryb an tic an d B acch an tic fu ry
am o n g t h e an ci e n t G re eks t h e s p i ritu al c risis o f t he Sh am an
,

e x hib its its e l f in vi o l e n t dan c e s an d wild g e stu re s L ittl e .

by littl e t h e look ers o n fee l t h e spi rit o f i m itati o n aro us e d

-

in th em . S eiz e d with an i rres is t ibl e i m p u ls e th ey d an c e ,

an d b e co m e in th ei r tu rn e cst ati c s Isis v o l ii p ,

. .
, .

H e re is an oth e r m arv el
I f o u r sci e n tists are u n abl e to i m it at e t h e mu m m y e m
b al mi n g o f t h e Egy pti an s how mu c h g reat er w o uld be th e i r
,

su rp ris e to see as w e h av e d ead bodi e s p res erv e d by al

, ,

ch em ic al art so th at aft er t h e l aps e o f c en tu ri e s th ey s e e m

,

as though t h e i n dividu als w e re sl e e pi ng Th e co m pl e x i o n s

-

w e re as fresh t h e ski n as e l asti c t h e e y e s as n atu ral an d

, ,

sp arkli n g as th o ugh th ey w ere in t h e full flush o f h ealth .

Th e bodi e s o f c e rt ai n v e ry e m i n en t p erso n ag e s are l aid upo n

c at afalqu e s in rich m aus o l e ums .
”

We n o w co m e to m o re import an t m att e rs t h e c av e ,

lib rari e s
Mo reo v er ia all t h e l arg e an d w ealthy l am as eri e s th ere
,

are subt e rran e an c rypts an d c av e lib rari e s cut in t h e roc k

w h ere v e r t h e g o n p a an d lhakk an g are S it u at e d in t h e
mou n tai n s B eyon d t h e W e st ern Ts ayd am in t h e s o lit ary
.
,

p ass e s o f K u en lu n th ere are s e v eral such hidi n g pl ace s

-
,
-
.

A lo n g t h e ridge o f Alty n Toga wh o s e s o il n o Eu rop e an fo ot ,

h as e v e r t rodd e n s o far th e re e x ists a c ertai n h a m l e t l o st

, ,

in a d ee p go rg e It is a s m all cl u ste r o f hous es a h aml e t

. ,

rath e r t h an a mo n ast e ry with a poo r lo o ki n g t e m pl e in it

,
-
,

with o n e Old L am a a h e rm it livi n g n ear t o w atch it Pil

, ,
.

g ri m s say t h at t h e subt e rran ean gall eri e s an d h all s u n d er it

c o n t ai n a c o ll e cti o n o f bo o ks t h e n u m b e r o f which acc o rd
, ,

in g t o t h e acc o u n ts giv en is t o o l arg e t o fi n d ro o m e v en in

,

t h e B ritish M u s e u m S e cre t D o ctri n e i ”

.
, ,

B u t this is n o t t h e e n d o f th e s e w o n d e rs It app ears .

th at t h e B rahmi n s an d Buddhists are in l eag u e ( p x x viii ) . .

 8 M adam e B lavaiséy .

s ecrets n o longer I n o n e o f t h e s e co n c eal e d cry pts (whi c h

.

o n e p e rh aps s h e is n o t all o w e d to st at e ) M ad am e Bl av atsky

, , ,

w as allow e d to p e rus e t h e B o ok o f Dz y an o r Dz an It was .

an arch ai c m an usc ript a coll e cti o n o f p al m l e a v e s m ad e

“
,

i m p e rm eabl e t o w ate r fi re an d air by so m e sp e cifi c n u , , , ,

k n o w n p roc ess ( p I t is w ritt e n in a to ngu e abs e n t

”
.

fro m t h e n o m e n cl atu re o f l an gu ag e s an d di al ects with which

philo lo gy is acqu ai n t e d It is n ee dl e ss to s ay t h at it .

an t e d at e s t h e V e d as
”
-
(p x x x v u
) . .

We will quot e a fe w v ers e s o f this great book

Th e l pa
wrapp e in h er e v er n v s
e t e rna re n t e ro e s h ad s u m d i i ibl b l
b e re o nce d or ag ai n f
e v e n E t e rn t e s S ii .

i
T m e was n o t , fo r I t lay as e e p I n t h e I n fi n I t e o s o m o f d u rat l o n l b .

U i
n v e rs a m n l i d
was n o t , fo r t h e re was n o A H -H i t o c o n t a n it i .

Th e s ev en way s t o s s w e re n o t bli .

g
Th e re at c au s e s o f m I s e ry w ere n o t , fo r t h ere was n o o n e t o p ro
d u c e an d g e t e n sn are by t h e m d .

D ar n e s s a o n ek e th e o un l ess all, fo rfill dat h e r, o t h e r, an d b dl F M

S o n w e re o n c e m o re o n e , an d t h e S o n h ad n o t awa e n e y e t fo r t h e k d
N ew W
h e e an d his p lr m a e t h e re o n ilg i g .

i
Th e c au ses o f e x s t e n c e h ad e e n o n e away w t h Th e v s e t h at b d i . i ibl
was , an d t h e n v s i i ibl
e t h at is , re s t e o n e t e rn a n o n - e n , t h e o n e d l b i g
b ei ng .

Al ne t he o n e f m
o ,
f e i t n c e s t t ch d b o u n dl s
or i nfin i t o x s e re e e s, e,

c au l in d am l
s e e ss , l ep an d li f p l at d u n n i
re e ss in u n i
s e , e u s e co sc o us

v al s p ac e
e rs t h u gh t t h at all p e n e wh i ch i
, ro en d by t h at
ou -
r se c s s se

o p e n e d ey f t h e D an g m a
e o .

B t wh e wa t h D an g m a wh n t h A l ay a f t h e U n i v e s e was in
u er s e e e o r

Param a t h a an d t h e g e at wh e l was A up adak a 2

r ,
r e r

Wh ere wa t he il n c e ? Wh thes a s t n e s e e re e r o se s it ? N o , t h e re
wa n i t h e
s il nc n o u n d N augh t s a e cea el s
e r s e e or s . v s es e t e rn a l b
re at h ,

wh i h k n o w i t e l f n o t
c Th e h u h ad n t y t t u k
s s . o r o e s r c .

ld ; h L ano o t he adi ant ch il d f th et wo 1

0

B eh o o , ,
r O I t is Oeao h o o l
H is t h bl a i n g di i n e D ag n f Wi d m
e e z v r o o s o .

Th e On e i F u An d F ur t ak s t i t l f Th e e
s o r o e o se r , an d t h e u n o n i
is S ap t a ( se v en ) .

Th e Dz y u e co m e s b F o h at , th e sw i ft son o f the di v i n e s o ns , wh o s e
s o n s are t h e L ip ik a .

Th e e t ern i ty o f th e P i lg i m i lik r s e a w i nk in t h e ey e o f s e lf e i
-
x s t e n ce .

M ad am e Bl av atsky do e s n o t expl ai n h o w it is t h at if this

po em is in t he arch aic u n kn o w n to ngu e it b ristl es all ov er ,
 Tiéei .
9

w i th S an sk rit an d o th e r l an g uag e s F o h at is n o t S an s k rit . .

In Isis Un v eil e d s h e ann o un c e d th at Fo h t was t h e

“
,
” “

Tib e t an fo r B uddh a How d o es B u ddh a tu rn u p in th es e

.

v ery early MSS ? .

I will g iv e h ere Co lebro ok e s t ran sl ation o f a c el e b rat e d ’

ass ag e in t h e Rig V e d a z
p

1 . Th ere was th en n e i t h er n o nen tity n o r en ti ty ; t h ere

w as n o atmosph e re n o r sky b e y o n d it Wh at c o v ere d ( all) .

Wh e re w as t h e rec ept acl e o f e ach thi ng ? Was it w at e r ,

t h e d e e p abyss
2 D eath was n o t th en n o im m o rtali t y ; th e re w as n o
.
,
.

dis t i n c tio n o f day o r n ight Th at o n e b re ath e d c almly w i t h

.
,

s vad dha ( n atu re ) th ere was n othi ng di ffe ren t from I t (th at
On e ) o r b e yo n d It .

3 D ark n e ss th ere was ; o rigi n ally e nv el o p e d in d ark n es s

.
,

this u n iv ers e w as u n di s ti n g ui s h abl e w at er ; t h e e mpty

( m ass ) whi c h w as c o n c e al e d by a husk ( o r by n othi n g n e ss )
, ,

was p rod u c e d si n gly by t h e p o w e r o f aust e ri t y ( o r h e at ) .

4 D e s ire fi rst aros e in I t whi c h w as t h e fi rst g e rm o f

.
,

mi n d This t h e wis e s ee ki ng in th ei r h e art h av e dis

.
, ,

cov ere d by t he i nt ell e ct to be t he bo nd b e tw ee n n on en tity

an d e n tity .

5 T h a w h ich shot ac oss t h s thi n gs — w a s it fro m

. e r
y r e e ,

abov e o r w as it b elow ?
,
Th ere w e re p rodu ctiv e e n e rgi e s
an d mighty p o we rs N atu re (s v addha) b e n eath an d E n e rgy ,

(p y )
r a a t i abo v e .

6 Wh o k n o ws w h o h e re c an d e cl are wh e n c e h as sp ru n g
.
, ,

wh en ce this c re ati o n Th e gods are subs e q u e n t to its

fo rm atio n who t h e n k n o ws f ro m wh at it aro se
-

7 F ro m wh at sou rc e this c re atio n aros e an d wh e th e r

.
,

( y
a n o n e
) c re at e d it o r n o t H e who in t h e high
. e st h ea v e n
is its ru l er H e k n ows o r H e do e s n o t k n ow
, , .

I f t he Book o f Dz y an w as fi rst in t h e fi eld t he Ve dic

autho r s ee m s to h av e pl agi aris e d from it .

Al re ady w e are m e t w ith a puzzl e Wh en Mr S in n e tt s . .

’

n arrativ e fi rst app e are d t h e I n is be lie v e rs poi n t e d out th at if

M adam e Bl av atsky h ad o n ly b een s e v en m o nths in Tib e t

th ey did n o t s e e h o w s h e c ould h av e g o ne th ro ugh a s e v e n
y e ars t rai ni ng To o n e o f th es e Mad am e Bl av at sky in a
’
.
IO M adam e B lav ats éy .

l e tt er a dd re ss ed to Lig ht ( Ju ly 27 t h ,
1 8 8 9) thus re

pli e d
SIR — I t ,
is perh aps h ardly wo rth w hil e to t ak e up you r
sp ac e in e x posi n g t he c arel e ss an d ig n o ran t bl un d e ri ng o f
C l so a si n g u l arly i n app rop ri at e sig n atu re by t h e
o e n —
,

w ay fo r o n e s o re ckl e ss abo u t his facts

, B u t fo r t his o n c e .
, ,

I will m ak e a st at em e n t th at m ay p u t an en d t o t h e in ce s
s an t carpi n g ov e r t rifl es th at can s erv e but to n eedl e ssly
e mbitt e r c o n t ro v e rsy .

Th e re is n o such t hi n g k n o w n t o o ccultists as a s e v en ‘

y ears i n iti atio n Th e p ro b ati o n s which C o l en so co n fus e s

’
.
’

with i niti ati o n c an be li v e d out an y wh ere an d this C o l en s o

, ,
‘

would h av e kn ow n if h e h ad read Mr S inn e t t s p aragraph .

’

with e v e n o rdi n ary c are si n c e h e s ays th at an y E nglish

,

g en tl em an can p as s th ro ugh it with o ut o bs erv ati o n C ol .

‘

’
e n so s i n ex o rabl e arith m e tic is thus w ast e d t roubl e an d
’

his c areful c alc ul ati o n s o n Hi m al ay an rang es are wholly

b esid e t h e m ark ; si n c e t h e s e v en y e ars i n iti ati o n in o n e ’

pl ac e is an abs u rdity and a s e v en y ears p rob atio n att ach e d

,
’

t o t h e ski rts o f t h e M ast e rs is an o th e r All this is a creati o n .

o f his o w n i m agi natio n an d whil e I re g re t th at my li fe

,
\

d o e s n o t fit i n to t h e fram e w o rk m ad e fo r it by h im an d by ,

o th er si m il ar c riti c s t h e m isfi t is sc arc e ly m fault Bishop

, y .

Co le n s o s wo rk would h av e fall e n v ery fl at if h e h ad b e en

’

as c are l e ss o f h is facts as t h e w ri t e r who n o w u s e s his n am e .

But ap art fro m this l at est att ack why sh o uld spi ritu al
, ,

ist s fee l so i n t e re st e d in m y t rav e ls studi e s an d th e i r , ,

s u pp o s e d d ate s ? Wh y sh o u ld th e y be s o eag er to u nrav e l

i m agi n e d m yst eri es d en o u n ce all eg e d ( o r e v en possibl e)
,

m istak e s in o rd e r t o pi c k h o l e s in e v e ry thi n g th eo s o p h ic al
,

To e v e n my b e st fri e n ds I h av e n e v er giv en but v e ry frag

m en t ary an d su pe rfici al ac c ou n ts o f t h e s aid t rav els n o r do I ,

p rop os e t o g rati fy anyo n e s cu riosity l east o f all th at o f m y

’

en e m i es Th e l att er are q u it e w e l c o m e t o b eli e v e in an d

.

sp re ad as m an y c o ck an d bull st o ri e s ab o u t m e as th e y
- -

c h o o s e an d to i n v e n t n e w o n e s as ti m e ro lls o n an d t h e old
,

sto ri es w ear o u t .
”

But do e s this q uit e m ee t “

Co len so
’
ithm e tical ditfi
s
”
ar
culti c e ? I n Lig ht ( August 9 th ,
1 8 8 4) M ad am e Bl av atsky
 I I

h ers el f h ad disti n ctly an n o un c e d th at s h e h ad liv e d in “

di ffe ren t p eriods in L ittl e Tib e t an d in G reat Tib et an d ,

”
th at th es e c o m bi n e d p eriods fo rm more t h an s ev e n y ears .

Mr Si n ne tt is e qu ally e xplicit
.

N e v er I b eli e v e is l ess th an s e v e n y e ars from t h e tim e

, ,

at which a c an did at e fo r i n iti at io n is acc e pt e d as a p rob a

t io n e r is he e v er ad m itt e d to t h e v e ry fi rst o f t h e o rd e als
”
.
,

Th e s e o rd eals are v e ry s ev ere Mr Si n n e tt t el ls us i n d e e d , .

,

I re m em b e r in t he o ld d ays h e ari ng th at M ad am e Blav at sk y s ’

o rd eals h ad b een by earth air an d fi re an d w at e r But if , ,

.

n o B ro th e rs are by to i n sp e ct how c ould th e s e o rdeals b e ,

quite s atis factory A p rob atio n er m ight t ak e a b ath at

“ ”

Ost en d an d an n o u nc e a t ri al by w at er .
”

A suspici o n h ad fo rm e d its el f in my mi n d an d a p ass ag e ,

from C o lo n e l Olcott h as rath er co n fi rm e d it oth erwi s e I ,

sh o uld n o t h av e lik e d to h av e b ro ught it fo rw ard This .

is th at wh e n Mad am e Bl av atsky t al k s about t h e Bl azi n g

,

Divi n e D rag o n o f Wisd o m an d si m il ar m att ers h er p e n ”

is som e tim es guid e d by h er s pooks o r h er m ast ers “

.
”

S h e w rot e m e s ays C o lo n e l Olc o tt th at it ( Isis Un

” “ ‘

, ,

v eil e d ) was a book o n t h e histo ry an d philosophy o f t h e

’

E ast ern schools and th ei r rel atio n s with th o s e o f o u r o w n

,

tim es S h e s aid s h e w as w ri ti n g about thi n gs s h e h ad

.

n e v e r studi e d an d m aki n g quot atio n s from bo o ks s h e h ad

,

n e v e r re a d in all h er li fe Th h i A p ril
( eo s o
p s t , ,

Th e colon e l g o e s o n
VVh e n c e did H P B d raw t h e m at e ri als which co m pos e
. . .

I sis Fro m t h e Ast ral light— an d by h er s o u l s en s e s from

h er t e ach e rs — t h e B roth e rs Ad e pts S ag es Mast ers ’ ‘ ’ ’ ’

, , , .

H e q u o t e s h e r as s ayi n g
At such ti m e s it is n o mo re I who w rit e but my
“
,
‘
l u m i n o us s el f who thi n ks an d w rite s fo r m e ( Theo
,
’

s o his t Ap ril
p , ,

Pro fe ss o r Max M ull e r and s e v eral n ativ e schol ars h av e

att ack e d t h e S an s k rit o f this good l ady s lumi no us s e l f ’ “ ”
,

an d it is di fficult t o gu e ss fro m wh at oth e r sou rc e s h e h as

o t m uch o f h e r philology M y p o m i t wo ds i h
g an r n e n r
. n er

sy st em are n o n s en s e Ko o t Ho o m i L al Si n gh
. is s aid by
M r Si n n e tt to be t h e Tib e t an b aptism al n am e o f t h e
.
“ ”

g reat A d ept This st at e m en t w as at o nc e tu rne d i n to

.

ridicul e by t h e e dito r o f a n ativ e n e wsp ap er .

I2 M adame B lavaiséy .

L al Si n gh is Hi n d ust an i , an d an e x p ert at t h e B ritish

M u s e u m assu re d m e th at t h e wo rds K o o t an d H o o m i
”

w e re n o t t o be fo u n d in t h e l an gu ag e o f Tib et Th en .

D h y an i Ch o h an s is a m ad e - u p wo rd Ch o h an is n o t t o be .

fo u n d in an y S an sk rit dictio n ary n o r in t h e ad m i rabl e

gl o ss ary o f S an skrit Tib et an an d Chi n e s e Buddhist wo rds
, ,

d rawn up by Mr Eit el .
“
D e v ac h an is a Tib etan w o rd
.
”
,

but i n st ead o f b ei n g an abod e o f p ro b ati o n as M ad am e

Bl av atsky ann o u n c es it c o n t ai n s spi rits t h at can n ot re tu rn
,

to earth ( S c hlag in t weit , Buddhis m in Tib et, p

.
“ ”
.

In “
Isis Un ve il e d ( v o l ii , p 290) s h e s ays t h at
”
. . .

Buddh a in Tib et is call e d Ferh o o r F ah o , o r Fo

” ”
He , .

is really c all e d B oh o m - dan -h das S an gs -r gy as -

.

I n t h e s am e wo rk ( v o l ii , p 5 9 9 ) s h e s ay s th at Buddh a,
. . .

Dh arm a, an d S an gh a are call e d in Tib et Fo fa an d “

, ,

O u r di c t io n ari e s , o n t h e co n t rary , t e ll us t h at
”
S en g h .

Dh arm a is call e d T Tch o s and S an gh a ( 1 G e bdu n We

.
’
.

l earn , t o o th at a m o n k is c al le d a S ham an, t h e go o d l ady

,

b ei ng e vid en tly u n d er an i m p re ssi o n th at C hi ne s e is t h e

l an gu ag e o f Tib e t .

F O h at is ano th er n o n s en sic al w o rd I n Isis Un v eil e d .

( vol. ii
. p
, 6 1 6 ) s
. h e s ays th at Budd h a Ila a n d F o h t lla are - -

Tib e t an w o rds fo r B u dd h a s Mou nt

“ ’
.
”

O n F e b ru ary 20th 1 8 93 a p ap er w as re ad by C apt ai n

, ,

Bow er b efo re t h e G e o g raphic al Soci e ty d e scribi ng a t ip r

i n t o Tib e t fro m S ri N agar in K ashmi r t h e p o i n t o f de ,

p artu re o f t h e Ru s si an l ady .

H e st art e d o n t h e 1 7 t h Ap ril an d took six w e eks to g et ,

to Leh a dis tan c e o f s o m e 1 3 0 m il e s fro m S ri N ag ar as t h e

,

c ro w fli e s B e tw e en I n di a an d Tib et is t h e m o st fo rm id
.

abl e m ou n tai n w all ia t h e w o rld It is e v e rywh e re fro m 7 0 .

to 1 20 m il e s thick — ro ck an d gl aci er an d p re cipic e .

C ap t ai n B o w er h ad b aggag e p o n i e s b ut s o ste e p is t h e ,

Z oj i L a P ass th at an arm y o f c o o l ie s h ad t o c arry his bag

gag e as far as Le h an d t h e p o n i e s h ad to be le d with o u t
,

bu rd e ns Th e t rip fro m K ash m i r t o Lh a S a o cc upi e d s e v en

.

m o n ths B e fo re re ach i n g th at c apit al h e w as s t o pp e d an d

.
,

fo rc e d t o b ran c h o ff t o C h in a Fo r fi v e o f th e s e m o n ths h e
.

n e v er e n c am p e d b e l o w fe e t e l e v ati o n Th e th erm o .

m e t er regist ere d m i n us Als o t h e o fiic ials e v e ry wh e re

co n fe ss ed th at th ey h ad strict o rders fro m t he C hi n es e to
 Tz éet
'

. I 3

mu rd e r all Peling s who t ri e d to e n ter Tib e t from

“

Hi n dustan N o t hi ng bu t t h e go o d English b re e ch l o ad e rs
.
-

o f C aptai n B o we r s littl e arm y s av e d him Chi n a g e ts

’
.

an n u ally a p ro fi t o f e ight m illi o n s st e rli n g fo r h e r b rick t e a -

,

and s h e k n o ws th at t h e E n gli s h could s e ll t h e s am e am ou n t

o f t e a at t h e qu art e r o f t h e p ric e .

Th u s wh en w e re ad th at Mad am e Bl av atsky w as
,

smug gl e d i nto Tib e t in a suit abl e di s guis e an d th at h er “

,
”

“
s o l e p rot ect o r in thos e d re ary d es erts vol ii p ”
. .
, .

6 62) w as a s o lit ary Sh am an w e must ask if this m e an s

,
,

th at s h e succ ee d e d in t rav ersi n g t h e fo rm id abl e ghats with

o u t b agg ag e po ni e s without t e nts wi thout an army o f
, ,

c o o li es a s t o re o f fo o d ? It c ertai n ly do e s s eem s o o n t h e
,

su rfac e fo r s h e t e lls u s th at this Sh am an w as a Russi an

,

s ubj e ct w h o h ad q uit e as much n e e d o f b ei n g s m u ggl e d in

,

as t h e Russi an l ad y H e w an t e d to w o rk ro u n d to his
.

h o m e in Sib eri a ( I s is U n v e il e d
. vol ii “
p Th e n , . .
,
.

C a pt ai n B o w e r st arti n g in Ap ril h ad t h e su m m er m o n ths

, ,

b efo re him wh e reas M ad am e Bl av atsky starti n g in S ep

, ,

t e mb er an d re t u rn i ng to I n di a j ust in ti m e to l e av e th at
,

cou n try sho rtly b e fo re t h e Muti n y t ro u bl e s b eg an must ,

”

h av e t rav ell e d all t h e tim e in t h e m iddle of win ter wh en ,

t h e gh ats are c h ok e d wi t h ice an d s n ow An d y e t s h e t ells .

u s in a l e tt e r to Li ht ( August 9 t h th t h d
g 1 8 8 4 ) a s e h a ,

p en e t rat e d fu rth er t h an an y t rav ell er h ad p en e trat e d be

fo re f
’

On e o r t w o oth e r p ass ag e s are n ot e wo rthy

In “
Isis U n v e il ed vol ii , p 6 09 is this stat em ent
”
, . . .
,

We m e t a g re at m an y n u n s t rav e lli ng from L ha S a to

K an di Th ey t ak e re fug e in c av e s o r v ih aras pre
p are d by th e ir c o re ligio n ists at c alc ul at e d dist an c es
-
.
”

Wh at would be th o ught o f a mod e rn t rav e ll e r who

ann o u n c e d th at alo n g t h e ro ads o f S uss ex h e h ad m e t
n u m b ers o f the Val as o r p ro ph et e ss e s o f Wod en an d
“ ”

th at at t h e st o n e ci rcl e s wh ere th e y stopp e d fo r t h e n ight

, ,

m ead an d t he fl e sh o f t h e bo ar S ee h rim m er we re d o l e d o u t
to th e m Buddhist vih aras an d B uddhist n u n s h av e dis ap
.

p e are d fr om Hi n d u st an quit e a s l o n g as t h e p r i e sts o f

Wo d en from En gl an d .

B esid e s as Mr Sp en c e H ardy t e lls u s th e re are n o

, .
,
"
fe m al e re clus es in C ey l o n ( E ast e rn M o n achis m p .
“
,
.
14 M adam e Blavats ky .

But th ere is more b ey o n d I n t h e sh arp con trov ersi es

.

th at Mad am e B lav atsk y s st at em e n ts p rov o k e d in 1 8 8 4 s h e

’

w as ch all e n g e d to giv e at an y rat e t h e d at e o f h e r t rip t h e

,

n am e o f t h e ship s h e w e n t o u t in o r t h e n am e o f s o m e
,

th re e o r fo u r An gl o I n d ian o ffici als th at sh e h ad c o m e

-

ac ro ss d uri n g h e r p ass ag e th ro ugh I n di a H e r re ply ( Lig ht

.
,

August 9 t h 18 8 4 ) w as a re fus al
,
. As t o t h e n am e s o f
“

th re e o r fo u r En glish ( o r rath er An gl o I n di an s ) w h o co uld

-

certi fy to h avi n g s een m e wh en I p ass e d I am afraid th e i r

,

v igil an c e w o uld n o t be fo u n d at t h e h e ight o f th e i r t ru s t

w o rt hi n ess an d t h en sh e w en t o n to s ay th at s h e e v ad e d
,
”

t h e A n glo I n di an o ffici als

-
. This is all v ery w ell but in
,

st e e ri n g cle ar o f o n e di ffi cu lty w e s o m e ti m es ru n i n to an
o th e r
. S h e s ay s n o w th at in 1 8 56 s h e e n t e re d Tib e t
th ro u gh K ashmi r n o t k n o w i n g th at t h e M aharaj ah at th at
,

d at e all o w e d n o Fering hy in h is d o m i n i o n s with o u t a p as s

po rt d uly sig n e d by an English o ffi ci al .
I 6 [I/ aaam e Blav atsky
’
.

bl e mish will be re mov ed By t h e s eco n d e v en St Paul .

, .

will be y ears o bt ai n i n g p erfecti o n .

Now this m ay be tho ught a littl e e x t rav ag an t but in ,

M ad am e B lav at s k y s fi rst ske t ch o f h er doctri n e s ( Theos o

’

e ach p o i n t is t o be fou n d A d th “
p h is t Oc t ,
1 8 8 1 ) , t e a o r .

b efo re t h e divisi o n o f t he i n dividu al i n to a good and a

,

bad h al f t ak e s pl ac e Th e go o d h al f can n e v er ag ai n sp an “
.

t h e abyss th at s e p arat e s its st at e fro m ou rs All th at can

”
.

c o m e t o t h e s é anc e room o f t h e spi ritu alists are c ert ai n re

liq u iae o f d e c e as e d hu m an b e i n gs sh ells
” ” “
e lem en t arie s
“
, , ,

t he had h al f o f t h e d ead i n dividu al which re cov ers li fe fo r

a tim e an d by an d by di e s out
,
.

I n t ruth s ay t h e articl e m e diumship is a d an g erous

“ ”
, , ,

too ofte n a fatal c ap aci t y an d if we o ppos e spi ritu alism as ,

we h av e e v e r c o n s i s t e n tly do n e it is n o t b e c aus e w e qu e sti o n ,

t h e re ality o f th e i r p h en o m en a but b e c aus e o f t h e ir

re p arabl e spi rit u al i nj u ry which t h e pu rs u it o f S pi ritu alism

i n e vit ably e n t ails o n n i n e t en ths o f t h e m e di ums -

.
”

A l ett e r th at s h e w ro t e wh e n s h e c am e t o E n gl an d in
1 8 8 4 g o e s f u rth er th an this ( Pa ll Mall Gaz ette Ap ril 26t h )
,
.
, .

S h e s ays th at t h e m ai n obj e c t o f th e os o phy w as

1 . To put dow n spi ritu alism .

2 . To c o n v ert t he m at eri alists .

3 . To p rov e t h e exist enc e o f t h e B roth ers .

I n the y ear 18 58 Mad am e Bl av atsky h avi ng l eft Tib et

, ,

re tu rn e d to Eu rop e S h e w as fully imp re ss e d with t h e “

.

m agn itu d e o f h er m issi o n as Mr Si n n e tt t e lls u s S h e ,

”
. .

n o w e m e rg e d fro m a pp re n tic e ship to dut y I n cid en ts

“
,

etc p ,
I n 1 8 58 M ad am e Bl av at s ky re tu rn e d to
.
,

Russi a H e r sist er M ad am e de J eliho ws k y n o w g iv e s a

.
, ,

pictu re o f h er .

This pi c tu re is a littl e aston ishi n g fo r t h e di ary k e pt by ,

M ad am e de J elih o wsk y at l e ast t h e po rti o n s q u o te d by ,

Mr Si nn e tt in his I n ci de n ts e t c d e s c rib e s t h e sist e r as

.
“
.
,

n othi n g m o re o r l e ss th an a m e diu m an d by this n am e ”

,

t h e sist e r t e ll s us th at s h e w as th e n c all e d R aps cam e an d .

qu e stio n s w e re an sw e re d On e o f t h e gu e sts w o uld b e .

“

re citi n g t h e alph ab e t an o th e r putti n g do w n t h e an s we rs

,

re c e iv e d .
 Waaz M aaame ‘ ’
B lavats éy L eaf/ at in Tibet . 1 7

F u rn itu re w as m ov e d about without con t ac t H eavy .

tabl e s w ere m ov e d an d th en re n d ere d immov abl e Ch an ge

,
.

o f w e ight in f u rn itu re an d p e rso n s occu rre d at will Pre .

s cript io n s fo r di ffe re n t dis eas e s w e re giv e n in L ati n .

S h e w as s ays M ad am e de J e lih o w sk y wh at woul d

“ ” “
, ,

be c all e d in o u r d ay s a good w riti n g m e di u m t hat is to

‘ ’
,

sa s h e could w rit e o u t t h e an sw e rs h e rs e l f whil e t alki n g

y,

to thos e aro u n d h er But t h e l ady adds th at t h e an sw ers

.

giv en w ere n o t alw ays in p erfe ct acco rd with t h e facts

“
.
”

Th e spi rits w e re c all e d H e l en s spi rits and also h e r

“ ’ ”
,

p o st mo rt e m visito rs
- .
”

M ad am e de J elih o wsk y s ays a littl e qu ai n tly

“
F ro m l e tt ers re c e i v e d by m e from m y sist er I fou n d
th at sh e h ad b een diss atisfi e d with m uch t h at I h ad s aid
o f h e r in my T ruth about H P Bl av atsky . . .

This s eem s v ery n atu ral fo r it is n o w an n o u n ce d th at

t he p o st mo rt e m visitors w ere n o gh osts o f t h e de
-

c eas e d but o n ly t h e m an i fe st ati o n s o f h er p o w erful fri en d s

,

in th e i r ast ral e n v e lop e s I n cid en ts e t c p ” ”

, , .

On o n e occ asio n t h e all eg e d ghost o f P u shki n t h e po et , ,

c am e an d l abo riously rapp e d out a d reary po em stati n g ,

th at h e h ad o n e d e si re an d th at was to re st o n t h e b o so m
“
,

o f D e ath i n st e ad o f which h e w as su ffe ri n g in g re at d ark

,

n e ss fo r his si n s to rtu re d by d e vils an d h ad lost all h o p e

, ,

o f e v er re achi n g t h e bliss o f b e co m i n g a wi n g e d ch e rub

”
.

Mr Si nn e tt d e sc rib e s all this as a subtl e com e dy M adam e

. .

Bl av atsky f ul l o f t he s e c rets o f Tib e t p ret en d e d to be a

, ,

m e dium and t h e t abl e rappi n g an d t abl e tu rn i ng w ere t h e

,
- -

o rdi n ary p rop erti e s o f t h e pl ay H e fails to s ee how .

d am agi ng all this is to t he Russi an l ady Wh at w ere t h e .

t rem en dous s e cre ts o f t h e M ah atm as ? Simply th at all t h e

app e aran c e s fro m ghostl an d t h e S amu e ls t h e M o s es e s t h e , , ,

Eliase s o f sc riptu re t h e Pitri o f t h e Rig Ve d a t h e spi rits “ ”

, ,

o f Sw e d e n bo rg an d Mr St ai n to n Mos e s w ere d e c e ptio n s. .

I n st ead o f p rovi n g a h ereaft er to m an th e s e spi rits w ere

m alignan t fi en ds and i n t ercou rs e with th e m t h e c ruci al
,

d ang er o f hum anity An d y et sh e go es at o nc e to h er o wn

.

hom e an d m ak es h er fath er an d h er sist er d abbl e with

,

th em day an d n ight Was th ere n o d ang er in this o f h er

.

sist er b e comi n g a m e dium ?

But t h e d ang er with Mad am e Bl av atsky s eems to be th at
B
18 M adame Blavatsky .

sh e u ps ets t h e pl ea o f h er cou ns el b efo re h e h as don e sp eak

ing from his bri ef . C o lon e l Olcott l ets out t h at s h e co n
fe ss e d in Am eric a in a l e tt er which h e q u o t es th at s h e
,

k ne w n othi n g o f spi ritu alism u n til sh e m e t Hom e t h e

m e dium in Paris in 1 8 58 . H o m e co n v ert e d m e to spi ritu
alism T i ugust p But
”
( h eos op h s t,
A ,
1 8 9,
2 . if s h e

kn e w n othi ng o f spi ritu alism u ntil 1 8 58 how did sh e g et a

,

missio n t o put it down in 1 8 56 9

 CH APT ER II I .

i S PI R I T E
TH E s o c m r r
’
f
.

IN Mad am e Bl av atsky s e t
1 8 7 1, up
spi rit u alistic s o ci e ty
a
in C ai ro Mr Si n n ett c alls it
. . a qu asi spi rit u alistic
so ci e ty but Mad am e Bl av atsky c alls it a S o ciete Sp irite
,
’ ’
.

Att ac h e d to o n e o f t h e h o t e ls at this ti m e w as an E n g lish

, ,

w o m an who aft erwards m arri e d a M Co u l o mb The Tim es . .

n e wsp ap e r by an d by p u blish e d a n u m b e r o f l e tt e rs
p ro

fe ssi n g to c o m e fro m M ad am e Bl av at sky t o this l ad y Of .

c ou rs e an l ady th at b e t rays h er fri e n d is n o t t h e b e st o f

y
witn e ss e s but such as it is w e giv e h e r accou n t o f this
,

spi rit u alistic s o ci e ty S h e w as o n i n tim at e t erms wi t h

.

M ad am e Bl av atsky an d l en t h e r m o n ey
, .

I n t h e y e ar 1 8 7 2 o n e day as I w as w alki n g th ro ugh t h e

,

stree t c all e d S e kk e el C h am m a el h arm ar t h e st re e t

o f t h e re d mosq ue —in C ai ro Egypt I w as rous e d from
, ,

my p en siv e m o o d by s o m e thi n g th at b ru sh e d by m e v ery

swi ft ly I l o ok e d up an d s aw a l ady Who is th at l ady ?
. .
‘ ’

I ask e d a p ass er by -
S h e is th at Russi an spi ritist who
.
‘

c alls th e d ead an d m ak e s th e m an s wer you r qu es t ion s .

This n e ws was to m e tidi n gs o f g re at j o y as I w as j u s t ,

mou rn i n g fo r t h e d eath o f my d ear an d o nly b roth er whom ,

I h ad re c en tly lost Th e id ea o f b ei n g abl e to h ear his v o ic e

.

w as fo r m e h e av e n ly d e light I was told th at if I ask e d t h e

.

s e cre t ary o f h er spi ritu alistic soci e ty t o i n tro duc e m e to h er

h e would do so (h e w as a G re e k g e n tl e m an o f m y acq u ai n t
an c e )
. I w as i n t ro duc e d an d fou n d h er v e ry i n t ere sti n g
,

an d v e ry cl e v e r . My fi rst e ss ay at t h e spi rits w as n o t

s u c c ess ful ; I n eith er s aw n o r h eard any thi n g but a few raps .

H avi n g show n m y dis appoi nt m en t to t h e s e c re t ary o f t h e

soci ety I w as told th at t h e spi rits did n o t lik e to app ear in
,

a room which h ad n o t b e en pu rifi e d an d n o t e xclusiv ely

u s e d for t h e pu rpos e but if I would re tu rn in a fe w d ays I
,

I 9
20 M adame Blavats ky .

w o uld s ee w o n d ers as th ey w ere p rep ari ng a cl o s e t wh ere

,

n othi n g e ls e but S ean c e s w e re to be d o n e I we nt t o s e e t he .

clos et an d saw th at it w as li n e d with re d cloth all ov er t h e

, ,

fou r sid e s an d also t h e c eili ng with a sp ac e b e t ween t h e

,

w all an d t h e c loth o f ab o ut th ree i n ch e s I was s o ig n o rant .

o f th e s e thi n gs at t h e tim e th at I fo rm e d n o m ali c i o u s id e a

o f it . I c all e d ag ai n wh e n t h e c los e t was ready but wh at ,

w as my su rp ris e wh en i n st e ad o f fi n di ng t h e ki n d spi rits

,

th ere to an sw er o u r qu esti o n s I fo un d a room full o f p e o p l e

, ,

all aliv e an d usi n g most o ffe n siv e l an g u ag e t o w ards t h e

,

fou n d er o f t h e s o ci ety s ay i n g th at s h e h ad t ak e n th e i r
,

mon e y an d h ad l e ft th em o n l y with this p o i n ti n g at t h e ,

sp ac e b etw een t h e w all an d t h e cl o th wh ere s e v eral pi ec e s

,

o f twi n e w e re still h an gi n g which h ad s erv e d to p u ll th ro ug h

t h e c e ili ng a lo n g gl o v e stu ffe d with cott o n which w as to ,

re p re s e n t t h e m at e ri aliz e d h an d an d arm o f so m e spi rit I .

w e n t aw ay l eavi ng t h e c rowd as re d as fi re ready t o k n ock

, ,

h e r d o w n wh en s h e c am e b ack L at er o n I m e t h er agai n
.
,

an d I ask e d h er how s h e c am e to d o such a thi n g ; to which

s h e an sw e re d th at it w as M ad am e S e bire s doi ngs ( t his w as
’

a l ady who liv e d with M ad am e Bl av atsky ) so I le t this ,

m att e r d ro p I saw th at s h e looke d v ery u n h appy I c all e d

. .

o n h e r t h e n e xt d ay an d o n h e ari ng th at s h e w as re ally in
,

w an t I g av e h er p e cu n i ary h elp an d con ti nu e d doi n g s o fo r

,

s o m e ti m e As s h e could n o t re p ay m e sh e g ran t ed m e re
.
,

c e i t s which I l e ft in m y box e s in Egypt wh e n I c am e aw ay

p , .

O u r acqu ai n t an c e c o n ti n u e d all t h e whil e s h e re m ai n e d in

t h e co u n t ry .

“
This mo n ey w as l en t cash n o bill n o accou n t n o thi ng
, , ,

but c ash To m y k n o w le dg e M ad am e Bl av atsky whil e in

.

C ai ro n ev er liv e d in an hot el I h av e k no w n h er in th re e
.

d i ffe re n t ap art m e n ts Th e fi rst was in S e kk e el C h amm a

.

el h arm ar t h e s econ d at Abd e en an d t h e thi rd at

,
’

,
’

K an tara el dick I n Abd een s h e h ad o p en e d h er

.
’

ap art m en t to t h e public w h o w e n t th e re to c o n sul t h er

,

spi rits an d wh ere t h e fi asco o f t h e m at e ri aliz e d h an d an d

,

arm took pl ac e as I h av e al re ady s aid an d this l n t h e y e a1 ,

18 72 .

l eft C ai ro fo r Russi a and I did no t h ear anythi ng

She ,

more about h er u n til I t rac e d her n am e in an articl e re p ro

duced from an Am eric an n ewsp ap er in which I l earn e d th at ,
 ’

The S oezele
'
’

2 1

sh e had st art e d a soci e ty o f a n ew ki n d ; this was no t a

spi ritu alistic so ci e ty but a th eo s o p h i cal o n e ,
.

We will n o w giv e Mad am e Bl av atsky s sto ry cit e d by Mr ’

.

Si nn ett .

“
Th e S o cieté Sp irit e h as n o t l aste d a fo rt n ight
’
I t is a .

h eap o f rui n s m aj estic but as s ugg estiv e as thos e o f t h e

, ,

Ph araoh s tombs ’
.

To w i n d up this com edy with a d ram a I got n e arly shot ,

by a m adm an who h ad b een p res en t at t h e o n ly two public

,

s e an c e s w e h e l d an d got p o ss e ss e d I s u ppos e by so m e vil e

’

, , ,

sp o ok ( Si n ne tt I n cid en ts e t c p
”
,
“
, ,
”
.

M r Si nn e tt t ells us th at in c o n s e qu e n c e o f all t h is
.

sl an d e rs an d sc an dals w ere s e t o n fo o t P e o pl e e v en .
” “

w e n t t he l e ng th o f m ai nt ai n i n g t h at i n st ead o f p ayi n g t h e
m ediu m s an d t h e e x p e n s e s o f t h e s o ci e ty it w as M ad am e ,

Bl av at s ky who h ad h e rs e l f b e en p aid an d h ad att e m pt e d

,

to p ass o ff j uggl e r t ricks as g e n ui n e ph en om en a ( I n ci “

d en ts e t c
,
p .
,
.

In to this g re at q u e stio n w e c an not en t er O ur m ai n .

i n q ui ry is this — Is th e re an y e vid e n c e th at in th e s e d ays

M ad am e Bl av atsky k ne w an yth in g o f t h e B roth e rs o f Tib e t
an d th ei r c rus ade ag ai n st t h e s pi rit u alists Wh en a l ady
g e ts up e v e n a qu asi spirit ualistic soci e ty w e should s ay ,

th at t h e e vid en c e is rath er t h e o th er w ay .

On e sm all gl eam o f light falls o n t h e p e ri o d w h ich p re c e d e s

t h e fou n d atio n o f t h e C ai ro s o ci e ty P ro fe sso r Gou e s h as .

a l e tt er from Mr Hodgso n an n o u n ci n g th at M ad am e
.
,

Coulo m b had a s e c re t ag ai n st M ad am e Bl av atsky w hi c h

w as in som e w ay co n n e ct e d wi t h o n e Me t ro v it ch whom ,

M ad am e Bl av atsky e v en t ually m arri e d Th ey app e are d I .

,

b eli e v e o n pl at fo rms tog e th er in a so rt o f v ari ety

, ,

e n t ert ai nm e n t to u s e t h e l angu ag e o f t h e music h alls

”
, .
 CH APT ER IV

TH E M I R A LE C C LU B .

IN t h e mo n th o f Jul y 1 8 7 4 a lit e rary g en tl e m an w as s en t

, ,

by t h e e di to r o f t h e N ew Yo rk S u n to w rit e arti cl es up o n
s o m e strang e spi rit u alistic ph en o m en a th at w e re o cc u rri ng
at C hitt en d e n , u n d e r t h e m e di u m ship o f t h e b roth ers
Eddy This g en tl e m an , wh o s e nam e w as Olcott , h ad
.

s erv e d du ri n g t h e great w ar in t h e de t e ctiv e d ep art m e n t o f

t h e m ilit ary p o lic e , an d h ad b e e n re w ard e d with t h e ho n o r
ary ran k o f c ol o n e l. His arti cl es att rac t e d att e n ti o n an d ,

in t h e m o n th o f S e pt e m b e r h e w e n t t o Chitt e n d e n o n c e
mo re , this ti m e wi t h an artist, Mr K app es Th ere h e m e t. .

a st ran g e l ady
“
I re m emb er o u r fi rs t d ay s acqu ai n t an c e as if it w e re
’

y est erd ay ; b e sid e s which I h av e rec o rd e d t h e m ai n facts

,

in my Eddy book ( P e opl e f ro m t h e O th e r W o rld pp 29 3

“ ”
.
,

et s eq ) I t w as a su n n y day an d e v e n t h e gl o o m y o ld
.
,

farm hous e l o o k e d ch e e rfu l

-
It st an ds am id a l o v ely l an d
.

sc ap e in a v all ey bo u n d e d by grassy sl o p es th at ris e i n to

,

m o u n t ai n s cov e re d t o th e i r v e ry c rests with l eafy g ro v e s .

This w as t h e ti m e o f t h e I n di an sum m er wh e n t h e wh o l e ,
’

c o u n try is c o v ere d with a fai n t bluish h az e lik e th at whi ch ,

h as giv en t he N ilgi ri m o u n t ai n s th e i r n am e an d t he ,

fo li ag e o f t h e b e e c h e s e lms an d m apl e s touch e d by e arly

, ,

frosts h as b een t u rn e d fro m g ree n i n to a mottli n g o f g o ld

,

an d c ri m so n th at giv e s t h e l an ds c ap e t h e app e aran c e o f

b ei ng hu ng all ov e r with roy al t ap e st ri e s On e m ust g o t o .

Am eri ca to see this aut u m nal spl e n dou r in its f u ll p er

fe ct io n .

“
Th e di nn er hou r at Eddy s was n oo n , an d it w as fro m
’

t e e n t ra c e doo o t e b
h n r f h are an d co m fo tl ss di i g o om
r e n n -r

th at K app es an d I fi rst s aw H P B S h e h ad arriv e d shortly

. . .

b efo re n o o n with a F re n c h C an adi an l ady an d th e y w ere ,

at t abl e as w e en t ere d My ey e w as fi rs t att ract e d by a

.

23
24 M adame Blavats ky .

‘
I h esit at e d b efo re c omi n g h ere sh e s aid b ec aus e I w as
’
, ,

afraid o f m e e ti n g th at C o l o n e l Olc o tt Why should y o u ’

.

be afraid o f him m ad am e ,
I rej o i n e d Oh b e caus e I fear
.

h e m ight w rit e abo u t m e in his p ap er I told h e r th at sh e

’
.

m ight m ak e h ers el f p e rfe c tly e asy o n th at sco re fo r I fe lt ,

quit e su re C o lo n e l Ol c ott w o uld n o t put h e r in his l e tt e rs

u nl e ss sh e wish e d it An d I i nt ro duc e d m ys e l f We be
. .

c am e fri e n ds at o n c e E ach o f us fe lt as if w e w ere o f t h e

.

s am e s o ci al w o rld c o sm o p o litan s free thi n k e rs an d n o t in

, , ,

cl o s e t o u ch with t h e re st o f t h e comp an y i n t ellig e n t an d ,

v ery w o rthy as s o m e o f th e m w ere It w as t he v o i ce o f .

co m m o n sy m p athy with t h e high e r o cc u lt sid e o f m an an d

n at u re t h e attracti o n o f s o ul t o soul n o t th at o f s ex t o s e x
, .

N e ith er th e n at t h e c o m m en c e m en t n o r e v er aft erw ards

, , ,

h ad e ith er o f us t h e s e n s e o f t h e o th e r b e i n g o f t h e o pp o sit e
s ex . We w ere simply c hu m s ; so reg ard e d e ach o t h e r so ,

c all e d e ach o th er Som e b as e p e o pl e from ti m e t o ti m e

.

d are d to sugg e st th at a c los e r t ie bou n d us t o g e th e r as th e y ,

h ad h e ard th at poor m al fo rm e d p e rs e cut e d H P B h ad b e e n

, ,
. . .

t h e mist re ss o f v arious oth e r m en but n o pu re p e rso n could

,

hold to such an o p i n io n aft er p assi n g an y ti m e in h er

com p an y an d s e ei n g how h er ev ery look wo rd and actio n
, , , ,

p rocl aim e d h er s ex l ess n e ss

“
Strolli n g al o ng with my n e w acqu ai n t an c e we t alk e d ,

tog eth er ab o ut t h e Eddy ph e nom en a an d thos e o f oth er

l an ds I fo u n d sh e h ad b e en a g reat t rav ell er an d had s een
.

m an y occult thi ngs an d ad epts in o c c ult sci en c e but at fi rst ,

s h e did n o t giv e m e an y hi n t as to t h e e x ist e n c e o f t h e

Him al ayan s age s o r o f h er o wn pow ers S h e spo k e o f t h e .

m at eri alistic t en d en cy o f Am eri can spi rit u alis m which was ,

a s o rt o f d e b au c h o f ph en o m en a acco m p an i e d by co m p a1 a
tiv e i n di fferen c e to philos o phy H er m an n er w as g racious
.

an d c aptiv ati n g h e r c rit ic isms up o n m e n an d thi n gs o rigi n al

an d witty . S h e w as p artic u l arly i n t ere st ed in drawi ng m e
out as to my o wn id eas about spi ritu al thi n gs an d ex ,

p re ss e d pl easu re in fi n di ng th at I h ad i n sti n ctiv ely thought

al o n g t h e occult li n e s which s h e h ers el f h ad pu rsu e d It .

w as n o t as an E ast ern mystic but rath e r as a refi n ed ,

sp iritu alis t s h e t alk e d

,
Fo r my p art I k n e w n othi n g o r
.
,

n ex t to n othi n g about E ast ern philosophy an d at fi rst s h e

, ,

k e pt sil en t o n th at subj ect .

 M iracle Glu h
”
The “
. 2
5

Th e sé anc e s o f Willi am Eddy t h e chi ef m e dium o f t h e ,

family w ere h eld e v ery e v en i ng in a l arg e upst ai rs h all in

, ,

a wi n g o f t h e ho u s e ov er t h e di n i n g roo m an d kitch en
,
He - .

an d a broth e r H o ratio w e re h ard wo rki n g farm ers Ho ratio

, ,
-
,

att e n di n g t o t h e out do o r duti e s an d Willi am si n c e visito rs

-
, ,

c am e pou ri n g in upo n th e m from all p arts o f t h e U n it e d

St at es d o i n g t h e co o ki n g fo r t h e hous ehold Th e y w ere

, .

poo r ill e du cat e d an d p rej u dic e d — s o m eti m e s su rly to th e i r

,
-
,

u n bidd e n gu e sts At t h e fu rth e r e n d o f t h e séan c e h all t h e

.

d ee p c hi m n e y fro m t he kit c h en b el o w p ass e d th rough to

t h e ro o f B e t w e en it an d t h e n o rt h w al l w as a n arrow
.

c los e t o f t h e s am e width as t h e d e pth o f t h e c h i m n e y t wo ,

fe e t s e v e n i n ch e s I n whi c h Willi am Eddy would s e at h im

s el f t o w ait fo r t h e ph en o m e na H e h ad n o s e e mi ng c o n t ro l .

ov er th em but m e re ly s at an d w ait e d fo r th em to s po radi

,

c ally o c cu r A bl an k e t b e i n g h u n g ac ross t h e d oo r way t h e

.
,

cl o s e t w o uld be in p e rfe ct d ark n e ss Sh o rtly aft e r Willi am .

h ad e n t e re d t h e c abi n e t t h e bl an k e t would be pull e d asid e

, ,

an d fo rth w o uld st e p som e figu re o f a d e ad m an w o m an o r , ,

child a a im t e st tu e s t o s ay t emp o rarily solid an d

— n n a a o —
,

substan ti al but t h e n e x t m i n u te re s o lv e d b ack in to n o thi n g

,

n e ss o r i n visibility Th ey would occ asio nally diss o lv e

.

aw ay whil e in f u l l vi e w o f t h e sp e ct ato rs .

“
Up to t he ti m e o f H P B s app earan c e o n t h e sc en e . . .
’
,

t h e figu re s whi c h h ad sh o w n th e m s e lv e s w ere e ith e r R e d

I n di ans o r Am eri can s o r E u rop e an s aki n to visitors But .

o n t h e fi rst e v e n i n g o f h e r st ay spooks o f oth e r n atio n

alit ie s c am e b efo re u s
”
.

All this is from t h e Theos o p his t o f M arc h 1 8 9 2 ( pp 3 24 , .

‘
N e will n o w tu rn to Col o n e l O lc o t t s P e opl e from ’ “

t h e Oth e r Wo rld Fo r soo n som e o f M ad am e B lav at sk y s

” ’
.

”
o wn post mort e m visitors app eare d
-

“
On t h e 14 th o f Oct o b er M ad e mois ell e de Bl av atsky
reac h e d C hitt e n d e n an d att e n d e d t he sé an c e th at e v e n i ng
, .

Ho n to as if to giv e t h e ampl est oppo rtu n ity fo r t h e artist

,

an d mys e l f to t e st t h e co rre ct n e ss o f t h e th e o ry o f
‘
p er

so natio n th at t h e i n v estigato r p re vi o usly allu de d to h ad

,
’ ‘

e xpou n d e d to u s stood at t h e right o f t h e c abi n e t motio n

, ,

in g us to obs erv e h er h e ight h er fee t t h e b ead t rimmi n g o n , ,

h e r d re ss an d th en u n pl ait e d h er h ai r an d shook it out

,

ov er h er should ers S ant um c am e too and Wando an d

.
, ,
26 M adam e B lavats hy .

‘
Wasso and th en t h e fi rst o f t he Rus sian l ady s spi rit ’

visit o rs m ad e his app e aran c e .

H e was a p e rso n o f m iddl e h eight w ell sh ap e d d re sse d , ,

in a G eo rgi an ( C a u c asi an ) j ack e t with lo o s e sl e e v e s an d ,

lo ng poi n t e d o v ersl e e v e s an o ut e r lo ng c o at b aggy t re u sers , , ,

l eggi ngs o f y ell o w l eath e r an d whit e sk u ll cap o r fez with ,

-
,

t ass el S h e re cog n is e d him at o nc e as Mich alko G u eg idz e

.
,

l ate o f K u tais G eo rgi a a s erv an t o f M ad am e Witt e a rel a

, , ,

tiv e an d who w ait e d u p o n M ad e m ois ell e de Blav atsky in

,

Kut ais .

H e w as follo we d by t h e spi rit o f Ab rah am Alsb ac h who ,

spok e so m e s e nt e n c e s in G erm an to his sist e r ; an d h e in ,

tu rn by M Z ephi ri n Boud reau l at e o f C anad a t h e fat h er o f

, .
, ,

a l ady w h o ac c o m p an i e d M ad e m o is e ll e d e Bl av atsky to

Chitt en d en an d who o f cou rs e was att en di ng h er fi rst

, , ,

sé an c e S h e add re ss e d h er qu es t i o n s t o h im in F ren ch h e
.
,

re spo n di n g by rappi ng with h is h an d agai n s t t h e doo r

fram e e x c e pt in o n e i n st an c e wh e n h e utt e re d t h e wo rd
, ,
‘
Oui This g e n tl em an st o o d so t h at I s aw him in p rofil e
.
’

ag ai n st t h e whit e w all H e h ad an aq u ili n e n os e rath er .

,

h o ll o w c h ee ks p ro m i n e n t c h e ek b o n es an d an i ro n grey
,
-
,
-

b eard up o n his chi n I t w as a m ark e d fac e in short o f t h e

.
, ,

pu re G allic typ e o n e o f t h e ki n d th at V e rg n e c alls n u m is

,
‘

m atic fac es fo r th ey s e e m as if m ad e e x p re s s ly fo r re p ro
,
’

du ctio n upo n coi n s an d m e d als I n st atu re h e w as t all an d .

,

in figu re sli m an d altog e th er h ad t h e air o f a g e n tl e m an

,
.

‘
A l ittl e gi rl spi rit c am e aft er h im an d co n v e rs e d by ,

raps wi t h h e r m oth e r who sp o k e in t h e G erm an l an gu ag e

,

an d this b rought Willi am s ci rcl e to a clos e

’
.

Aft er th at w e h ad a light c i rcl e— o n e o f t h e ki n d in

which as t h e read er will rem e mb er c ertai n p e rso n s ass ert
, ,

th at t he ph en om ena are all do n e by t he h an d o f t h e m e di um .

Amo n g oth er thi n gs th at occu rre d w as t h e w riti n g o f

M ad e m ois ell e de B lav at sk y s nam e upo n a card by a spi rit ’

h an d in R u ss ian s crip t whi c h it wil l s carc e ly be s aid th at ,

H o rati o co uld w rit e with both h an ds fre e V arious de .

t ach ed h an ds w ere show n th rough t h e ap ertu re in t h e

sh awls an d amo ng t h e n umb er th at o f t h e boy Mich alk o
,

hims el f which t h e l ady re co g n is e d by som e p eculi arity as

, ,

w ell as by a s trin g of am ber beads wou n d aro u n d the

wrist R ec o ll ect th at s h e h ad o nly arriv e d th at aft ern oon
.
,
 “
M iracle Clu b
”
The . 2 7

h ad b arely b ecom e acqu ai nt e d with t h e m edium h ad h ad ,

n o co n v e rs atio n wh at e v e r with an ybody about h e r f o rm e r

li fe and th en say how this Verm on t farm er could h av e
,

k n ow n :
Of t he e xisten c e o f Mich alk o G u cgidz e ( 2) th at h e
had an y rel atio n s o f any ki n d with his visit o r ( 3 ) th at it
is a custom am o ng t h e G e o rgi an p eas an ts to w ear a stri n g
o f am b e r b eads upo n th e i r arm s ; an d th e n t h e sc e pti c will

h av e t o ac c o u n t fo r t h e poss e s si o n o f so u n u su al a thi n g as
this ki n d o f a ro s ary by a fam ily wo rk in g a G ree n M o un
,

t ai n farm
”
( pp 7
2 9 .

I n t h e s am e w o rk C o l o n e l Olcott giv e s fu rth er d e t ails

about his n e w ac q u ai n t an c e
This l ad y — M adam e H e l en P de Bl av atsky — h as led a .

v e ry e v e n t ful li fe t rav e lli n g in mos t o f t h e l an ds o f t h e

,

O ri e n t s earc hi n g fo r an ti q uiti e s at t h e b as e o f t h e Py ramids

, ,

witn e ssi n g t h e m yst e ri e s o f H i ndo o t e m pl e s an d pus h i n g ,

with an arm e d e sco rt far i n to t h e i n t e ri o r o f Afric a The .

adv e n t u re s s h e h as e n cou n t e re d t h e stran g e p e o pl e s h e h as

,

s ee n t he p erils by s ea an d l an d s h e h as p ass e d t hrough

, ,

w o ul d m ak e o n e o f t h e m o st ro m an tic sto ri e s e v e r t o ld by a
biog raph er I n t he whol e c o u rs e o f m y ex p e ri en ce I n e v er
.
,

m e t with so i n t e re sti n g an d if I m ay s ay it without o ffen c e

, ,

e cc en t ric a ch aract e r
”
.

Who p aid fo r t h e arm e d e sco rt I f it w as M ad am e

Bl av atsky why w as s h e oblige d to bo rrow mo n e y from a
,

wo m an w h o ac c o rdi n g to Mr Si n n e tt was a m e re s e rvan t in

, .
,

a C ai ro hot e l ? C o lo n e l Olc o tt in t h e Theo sop his t ( M arch ,

1 8 9 2) adds w o n d er to wo n d er
Whil e s h e w as at Chitt en d en sh e told m e m an y i n cid en ts
o f h e r p ast li fe am o n g oth e rs h er h avi n g b e e n p re s e n t alo n g
, , ,

with a n umb er o f oth er Eu ro p ean l adi es with G arib aldi ,

at t h e bl o ody b attl e at M en tan a I n p roo f o f h e r sto ry s h e

.

s how e d m e wh e re h er l e f t arm h ad b e e n brok en in two

p lac e s by an Au st ri an s abres t ro k e an d m ad e m e fe e l in h er
,

right sh o uld er a m u sk e t bull e t still e mb e dd e d in t h e muscl e

, ,

an d an oth e r in h er le S h e also show e d m e a sc ar j ust

g .

b elow t h e h eart wh ere s h e h ad b e en stabb ed with a stil e tto .

This wou n d re op en e d a litt le whil e s h e was at Chitt en d en

-
,

an d it w as to c o n s u lt m e about it th at s h e w as le d to sho w

it t o m e S h e told me m any most c urious t al e s o f peril an d

.
28 Madame B lavalshy
. .

a dv en tu re amo ng th em t h e sto ry o f t h e ph an tom Afric an

,

so rc erer with t he oryx h o rn co ro n e t wh o m sh e h ad s een in

-
,

li fe d o i ng ph en om en a in Upp er Egypt m any y ears b efo re , .

”

But wh en t h e E ddy B o ys are p res en t w e m u st n o t

“

fo rg e t th at w e h av e co m e to s e e m arv e ls
Th e n ex t e v en i n g a n e w spi rit H ass an Agh a c am e to
’
, , ,

M ad am e de Bl av atsky H e was a w ealthy m erch an t o f .

Ti flis wh o m s h e k n e w w ell H e had a s n eaki n g fan c y fo r

, .

t h e Bl ac k Art as w e ll as o u r o w n m e di u m s an d s o m e ti m e s
, ,

o blig e d his acq u ai n t an c e by divi n i n g fo r th e m with a s e t o f

c o nj u ri n g st o n e s p ro c u re d fro m Arabi a at a g reat p ric e

,
.

His m e thod w as t o th row th em up o n t h e flo o r b e sid e his ,

m at an d th e n by t h e w ay th e y fe ll i n t o g ro ups p ro ph e sy
, , ,

t h e fu t u re an d re ad t h e p ast fo r his w o n d e ri ng visit o rs .

H e cl ai m e d th at t h e st o n e s poss e ss e d s o m e m agic p ro p e rty ,

by w hi c h an d t h e m utt e ri n g o f c ert ai n Arabi c s en t e n c e s t h e ,

i n n er sight o f t h e c o nj u re r was o p e ne d an d all thi ngs h idd e n ,

b e c am e cl e ar H ass an s d re ss w as a lo n g y e ll o wish c o at
.
’

T u rkish t ro us ers a bishm et o r v e st an d a bl ack Astrakh an

, , ,

c ap a ah a c ov e re d with t h e n atio n al bas hlik o r h o o d

p pp
, ,

with its l o n g t ass e ll e d e n ds th rown o v er e ach sh o uld e r

P e opl e fro m t h e Oth er Wo rld p 3 l 0) ,
”
. .

Th e f ri e n dship thick e n s
We b ec am e g re ate r fri e n ds day by day an d by t h e ti m e ,

s h e w as re ady to l e av e Chitt e n d e n s h e h ad acc e pt e d fro m

m e t h e n i c k n am e J ac k an d so sig n e d h e rs el f in h e r l e tt e rs
’
-
,

t o m e fro m N e w Y o rk Y e t n o t a w o rd w as spok e n at th at
.

ti m e th at c o u ld s ugg e st t h e i de a th at sh e h ad an y missi o n
in Am e ri c a o f a spi ritu al c h arac t er in w h ich I m ight o r
m ig h t n o t h av e a p art t o p e rfo rm Wh en w e p art e d it w as .

si m ply as g o o d fri en ds lik e ly t o c o n ti nu e t h e acqu ai n tanc e

th u s pl eas an tly b egu n ( p ”
.

But o n e e v e n t puzzl e d t h e good colo n el an d h e e v en ,

n ot e d it as a s u spici o us c i rcumst an c e H e w an te d to hold

”
.

t h e m ediu m s h an ds but t h e m e di u m p re ferre d M ad am e

’

Bl av atsky
“
It is fai r th at I should s ay th at t h e l ady re po rt e d th at
h e h ad n o t rem ov e d e ith e r h an d from t h e g e n tl e m an s arm
’
.

Mo re ov e r I must add th at M ad am e d e Bl av atsky wh o s at at

, ,

t h e g en tl e m an s right d e cl are d th at s h e fe lt o n e h an d o n
’
,

h er right should er ( t h e o n e farth est from t h e m e diu m) at

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t he s am e i n st an t th at t h e g en tl e m an repo rte d o n e o n each o f

his sho uld ers Th e guitar t wo b e lls an d t ambou ri n e w e re
.
, ,

pl ay e d simult an eously an d h an ds o f v arious siz es w ere

,

show n Amo ng th es e o n e was too p e culi ar to be p ass e d

.
,

ov er It w as a l eft h an d an d upo n t h e low e r bo n e o f th e

.
,

thu m b a bo n y e xc re sc e n c e w as g rowi n g whi ch M m e de , .

Bl av atsky re c o gn iz ed an d s aid w as c aus e d by a g u n shot

,
-

wou n d in o n e o f G aribaldi s b attl e s Th e h an d g rasp e d a ’

.

b ro k en s wo rd th at h ad b een lyi n g up o n a t ab le b e hi n d
t he sh awl I t w as t h e h an d o f a Hu ng ari an o ffic er an old
.
,

fri e n d o f t h e m ad am e s n am e d Dg ian o N allus ( p ag e

’

Th e n c am e a bl ack s pi rit This accou n t is f ro m P e opl e .

fro m t h e Oth e r W o rld (p 3 28 3 3 1 ) .

-

M ad am e de Bl avatsky d id n o t re cog niz e him at fi rst but ,

h e st e pp e d fo rw ard a p ac e o r t wo an d s h e th e n s aw b efo re ,

h e r t h e chi e f o f a p arty o f Afric an j u g gle rs who m s h e e u

c o un t e re d o n c e in Upp e r Egyp t at a c e l e b rati o n o f t h e fe ast ,

o f Th e R am az an Th e m agic al p e rfo rm an c e s o f h is p arty

’
.

upon th at occ asio n m ak e o n e o f t h e mos t i n c re dibl e st o ri e s

in t h e histo ry o f e i t h e r m agic o r spi rit u alis m an d o n e fe at ,

d es e rve s pl ac e in such a b o ok o f w e i rd ex p e ri e n c e s as this .

M ad am e s ays th at in f ull sight o f a m ul t itud e co m p risi n g

, ,

s ev eral h u n d re d Eu rop ean s an d m an y tho u s an d Egypti an s

and Afric an s t h e j uggl e r c am e o u t o n a b are sp ac e o f
,

g ro u n d l eadi ng a sm all boy stark n ak e d by t h e h an d an d

, , , ,

c arry i n g a huge roll o f t ap e th at m ight be tw e lv e o r ,

e igh t een i n ch e s wid e .

“
Aft er c ert ai n c e re mo n i e s h e whi rl e d t h e roll about his ,

h ead s ev eral tim es an d th e n flu ng it straight up i n to t h e

,

air. I nst ead o f falli n g b ac k to e art h aft er it h ad asc en d ed a

sho rt distan c e it k e pt o n upward u nwin di ng an d u n wi n d
, ,

ing i n t ermi n ably fro m t h e stick u n t il it g re w to b e a m ere ,

sp eck an d fi n ally p ass ed out o f sight Th e j uggl er d rov e

, .

t h e p o i n te d e n d o f t h e stick i n to t h e grou n d an d th e n ,

b eck o n e d t h e bo y to app ro ach P o i n ti ng upw ard and t alk .

,

ing in a s t ran g e j argo n h e s e e m e d to be o rd e ri n g t h e littl e

,

fel l ow to asc en d t h e s e l f susp en d e d t ap e which by this tim e

-
,

stood st raight an d sti ff as if it w ere a bo ard whos e en d,

re st e d ag ai n s t s o m e sol id support up in mid air Th e boy -

.

bow e d compli an c e an d b egan climbi ng usi n g his h an ds an d

, ,

fee t as littl e All Right do e s wh en climbi ng S atsum a s

‘ ’ ’
3 0 M adame B lavalshy .

b al an c e pol e Th e boy w en t high e r and high er u n til h e

-
.
,

too s ee m e d to p ass i n to t h e clouds an d dis app ear

, .

Th e j uggler w ait e d fi v e o r t e n mi n ut es an d th en , ,

p ret en di n g t o be i m p ati e n t shout e d up to his assist an t as if ,

t o o rd er h im dow n N 0 answ er w as h eard an d n o boy ap

.
,

are d ; so fi nally as if c arri e d aw ay with rag e t h e j uggl er

p e , , ,

t h rust a n ak e d s wo rd i n to his b re e ch cloth (t h e o n l y g ar -

m en t upo n his p ers o n ) an d c limb e d aft er t h e bo y Up an d , .

up an d h an d o v er h an d an d st e p by st e p h e asc e n d e d
, , , ,

u n til t h e strai n i n g ey es o f t h e multitud e s aw h im n o m o re .

Th ere w as a m o m en t s p aus e an d th en a w ild sh ri e k c am e’

dow n fro m t h e sky an d a bl ee di ng arm as if freshly cut , ,

f ro m t h e b o y s body fe ll with a ho rrid thud upo n t h e

’

g ro u n d Th e n c am e an o th e r th en th e t wo l egs o n e aft er
.
, ,

t h e o th er th en t h e dism e mb ere d t ru n k an d l ast o f all t h e

, , , ,

gh astly h ead e v ery p art streami n g with go re an d cov eri ng

t h e g rou n d .

T h is asto un di n g m arv el w as witn ess e d by Marco Pol o an d ,

also by t h e E m p ero rJ e h an g ir B u t u n til M ad am e Bl av atsky .

_

s aw this st rang e sight n o o n e e ls e h ad s e e n it in mod e rn

tim e s But g reat er m arv els are c o m i ng At o ne séan c e
. .

M ad am e Blav atsky s aw h e r dead u n cl e

“
H e c am e to visit M ad am e d e Bl av atsky an d m ad e h e r a ,

p rofou n d o b eis an c e ; but sh e fail e d t o re c o gn iz e him .

N e v erth e l e ss sh e sho we d n o su c h h esitan cy about an o th er

,

o f h e r visito rs Th e c u rtai n w as li ft e d an d o u t st e pp e d a
.
,

g en tl em an o f so m arke d an app earanc e as t o m ak e it absu rd

t o i m agi ne th at Willi am Eddy c o uld be at t e m pti n g to
p ers o n at e a ch aract er in this i n st an c e H e w as a p o rtly .

p e rs o n ag e wit h an u nm istak abl e air o f high b ree di n g

, ,

d re ss e d in an e v e n i n g suit o f bl ack cloth with a frill e d ,

whit e s hi rt an d f rill e d w ristb ands Ab o ut his n e ck h e .

wo re t h e G re e k c ross o f St An n e att ach e d t o its app ro p ri at e .

,

ribbo n At fi rst M ad am e de Bl av atsky th o ught th at h e r

.

fath er sto o d b efo re h e r but as t h e figu re adv an c e d an oth er , ,

ste p o r t wo towards h e r th u s b ri ng i ng hi m s e l f to withi n ,

fi v e o r six fe e t o f wh ere s h e s at t h e spi rit g ree t e d h er i n t h e ,

Russi an l an gu ag e an d s aid Dj adj a ( u n cl e) S he th en

,
.

re cogn iz e d t h e fam ili ar fe atu re s o f h e r fath e r s b ro t h e r to

’

,
.

whom h e bo re a v e ry s tron g res em bl an ce in li fe This was .

M G ustav e H H ah n l at e P resid ent o f t h e C rimi nal C ou rt

. .
,
3 2 M adam e B laaalshy .

Colo nel Olc o tt is v e ry an gry with M ad am e C o u lomb fo r

dam agi n g t h e s o ci e ty with h er fals e e vid e n c e But it s eem s .

t o m e his o w n re v e l ati o n s are far m o re d am agi n g He .

m ak e s it quit e i m p o ssibl e th at w e c an b e li e v e in t h e
M ah atm as o f Tib et .

M ad am e Bl av atsky com es to Am e ric a a s t e erage pas

s en ger with o u t an y f u n ds H e h e t e lls us suppo rte d h er .
, ,

du ri ng t h e whol e o f h er Am eric an visit ( Theo sop hist vol .

, .

xiii p .
,
. Wh at w as h e r p ro p o s e d m eans o f liv elih o od
wh en s h e c ross e d t h e Atl an ti c
B ut o n e an sw e r s e e m s p o ssibl e S h e p ro pos e d to figu re .

as an o rdi n ary p ro fe ssi o n al m e di u m

”
.

At st arti ng s h e s ee s th at a C ol o n e l Olco t t is t h e g re at
auth o rity in spi ritu alism in t h e Am eri c an n e wsp ap e rs S he .

fli e s o ff t o Chitten d e n wh e re h e is i n v estig ati n g t h e ph en o

m e na o f t h e Eddy Boys S h e th ro ws h ers e l f in his p ath
.
”

w ay with a littl e affe ct e d coy n ess .

“
I h esit at e d b efo re c o m i n g h ere b e c au s e I was afraid o f
m ee ti ng th at C olo n el Olcott H e m ight put m e in t h e .

p ap ers .
’

But why should sh e be afraid o f b ei ng put in an arti cl e

abo u t spi ritu alis t ic m e diums u nl e ss s h e w as a s p i ritu alistic ,

m e dium h e rs el f ?
We re t h e Eddy Boys ch eats “
Mr St ai n t o n Mos e s t o ld .

m e th at th e y h ad s in c e c o n fe ss e d th e i r ro g u e i ies o n public
.

pl at fo rm s M1 C o l e m an con fi rm s this
. . .

“
Th at I am far fro m s atisfi e d with t he results att ai n e d
at C hitt e n d e n is al re ady k n ow n s ays C o lon e l Olc o tt s ig mi ”
,

fi can t ly Th e B o ys h e adds re fus e d h im a fai r c h an c e

“ ’
.
, ,

t o apply t e s t s P pl O h r W o rld p
” “ ’

( eo e f.ro m t h e t e ,
.

But this rais es a d e li c at e qu e stio n I f Wan d o an d .

“
,

Wass o w ere c h eats d re ss e d up wh at ab o ut Dg ian o ,

N allu s an d
,
”
Mich alk o G u eg idz e M ad am e Coul o m b
h o ldy affi rm s th at th ey w e re d re ss e d u p m o rt als lik e wis e -
.

S h e p o i n ts sign ific an tly to t h e R u ssi an d re ss e s m e d als o f ,

h o n o u r t h e Tc h ich arda an d t h e Z o urn a th at figu re d di re ctly

, ,

t h e Russi an l ady arriv e d F amili ar with c ertai n simil ar.

d re ssi n gs up in I n di a th at good l ady is p erh aps ov er ,

sus p ic ious .

C ol o nel Olcott l e ts o u t o n e v e ry g rav e fac t i n d e ed .

M adam e Bl av atsky told h im th at s h e h ad had fo r a famili ar

 The
”
llf iracle Cla b .
33

Joh n Ki ng fo r fou rt ee n y ears . Fou rt ee n fro m 1 8 7 5 giv e s

18 61 .

Mr Si nnett vi e ws all this p re te n c e o f b ei n g a m e dium as

.

a pl e as an t c o m e dy On e d iflicu lty in this i n t e rp re t atio n is

.

t h e qu e stio n o f w ays an d m e an s Man an d wo m an als o .

, ,

m ust eat d ri n k an d sl ee p M o re th an th at th ey must pay

, ,
.
,

fo r th e i r food d ri n k an d lodgi n g
,
A wom an w ith p riv at e
,
.

m ean s m ight i n dulg e in thi s rat h er t hi n c o m e dy A wo m an .

e n ti re ly without m e an s could n o t Th en t o o if s he ac t u .
, ,

ally k n e w all this ti m e t h at n o n e but fi e n ds co u ld c o m

m un icat e wi t h m o rtals it s ee ms st re tchi n g a j o k e a littl e
,

far to s ay th at s h e re cog n is e d h e r fath e r an d u ncl e amo n gst

th e s e fi e n ds Why too di d s h e s en d th e s e filthy hob
.
, ,

gobli n s to p ro fan e t h e tomb o f h er fath e r an d te ar t h e ,

m e d al o f h o n o u r f ro m his co rps e
But t h e qu e sti o n sh o rtly will b e c o m e m u ch mo re c o m p li
c at e d .I n t h e y e ar 1 8 55 a thu n d e rb o lt fe ll fro m t h e blu e .

Th e c e l e b rat e d Rob e rt D al e O w e n h ad t ak e n up spi ritu al

is m an d h ad b e e n m uch i n t e re st e d in t h e ph e n o m e n a
,

p ro d uc e d by Mr an d Mrs N els o n H o lm e s But sudd en ly

. . .

A m e ri can spi rit u alists w e re agh ast M r R o b e rt D al e O we n . .

p ro d uc e d o n e Eliz a Whit e w h o co nfe ss e d th at at t h e H o l m e s ’

S ean c es s h e h ad p e rso n at e d t h e sp irit K ati e Ki n g in a “

t rick c abi n e t ( Olc o tt P eo pl e fro m t h e Oth er W o rld p

“ ” “ ”
.
, ,

Spi ritu alis m as t h e c o lo n el t ells us s ee m e d to h av e

, ,

re c eiv e d a d e ath blow -

.

Wh at was t h e actio n o f M ad am e Bl av atsky w h en s h e

fou n d th at t h e d ream o f t h e M ah at m as o f Tib e t h ad it is ,

t rue without mu c h e x e rti o n o n h er sid e c o m e o n e arth , .

Will it be b eli ev e d th at s h e i m m e di at e ly w ro t e t o t h e
p ap ers t ryi n g t o se t U p t h e re putati o n o f t h e H o lm es es o n ce
m o re C ol o n e l Olcott giv e s ex tracts fro m h e r l e tt er
As it is I h av e o n ly d o n e m y d u ty : fi rs t t o w ards spi rit
,

u alis m th at I h av e d e fe n de d as w e ll as I c o uld fro m t h e

,

att ac k s o f impostu re u n de r t h e t o o t ran sp are n t m ask o f

s ci en c e ; th en tow ards two h elpl ess sl an d ere d m e diu m s , .

But I am o blig e d to co n fe ss th at I re ally do n o t b eli e v e in

h avi ng d o n e an y good to spi ritu alis m its el f It is with .

a p ro fo u n d s ad n e ss in my h e art th at I ac k n owl e dg e this

fac t fo r I b e gi n t o thi n k th e re is n o h e lp fo r it
, Fo r ov er .

fi ft ee n y ears h av e I fought my b attl e fo r t h e bl ess e d t ruth

34 M adame B laaalshy .

h av e t rav ell e d and p reach e d it — th o ugh I n ev er w as bo rn

fo r a l e c tu rer— fro m t h e s n ow c ov ere d tops o f t h e C au ca -

si an M o u n t ai n s as w ell as fro m t h e s an dy v all eys o f t h e

,

Nil e I h av e p rov e d t h e t ruth o f it p rac ti cally an d by pe r

.

su asio n Fo r t he s ake o f spi ri t u alis m I h av e l eft m y h o m e

.
,

an e asy li fe am o ngst a civilis e d so ci e ty an d h av e b e c o m e a ,

w an d e rer up o n t h e fac e o f t h e e arth I h ad al re ady s een .

my hop e s realis e d b ey o n d my m o st s angui n e ex p ec t ati o n s

, ,

wh en m y u n l u c ky st ar b ro ught m e t o Am erica K n owi n g .

this co u n t ry t o be t h e c radl e o f m o d e rn spi rit u alis m I cam e

o v er h e re fro m F ran c e with fe e li n gs n o t u nlik e th o s e o f a

Moh am m e d an app ro ac hi n g t h e bi rthpl ac e o f his p ro ph e t ,

”

e t c e t c ( L e tt e r o f H P B t o t h e S ir itu alis t o f De c 1 3 th
.
, .
p . . . .
,

1 8 7 4)
This is st ran g e l an gu ag e from a l ady w h o h ad re c e iv e d
fro m t h e B roth e rs o f Tib e t a mighty m issio n to put dow n “ ”
,

spi ritu alis m .

Th e n with Colo n e l Olcot t s h e post e d o ff t o t h e s e an c e s o f ’

t h e H o lm e s e s an d J o h n Ki n g an d K ati e Ki n g c am e
,
” “

o u t o f t h e c abi n e t ti m e af t e r ti m e Mr C o l e m an at t h e . .

C hic ag o Co n fe ren c e re ad a p ap er si n c e p ublish e d in t h e ,

R elig io Philo s op hical J o u rn al ( S e pt 1 6th

-
o f which .
,

this is an e x tract z
I t is e vid e n t th at M ad am e Bl av atsky an d t h e H o lm eses
w ere in c o llusio n in t he p ro duction o f sp u rious ph e n o m ena
p al m e d o ff o n Olc o tt as g en ui n e R B We stb ro ok LL D . . .
,
. .
,

o n e o f t h e o rigi n al o ffi c ers o f t h e Th e osophi c al Soci e ty ,

stat e d in t h e R eligio Philosop hical J o u rn al C hi cago S e pt

-
, , .

14 th 1 8 8 9 th at Mrs H o lm e s h ad ad m itt e d as muc h an d

, , .
,

h ad st at e d th at M ad am e Bl av atsky p ro pos e d to h e r a
p artn ership in t h e m at eri alis ati o n s h ow busi n ess w i th
‘
,
’

C o lo n e l Olco t t as m an ag er c l aim i n g t hat s h e h ad already ,

so psych o logis e d h im th at h e did n o t kn ow h is h ead from

his h e e ls .
’

H e re is C o lo n e l Olc o t t s ac cou n t o f it : ’

Th e fi rst e v e n i n g I sp en t in Phil ade lphi a I h ad a v e ry ,

l o n g c o n v e rs ati o n th rough rappi ngs w ith wh at pu rpo rt e d

t o be t h e spi rit who c alls hims el f Jo h n Ki n g W h o e v er ‘
.
’

this p ers o n m ay be wh eth er h e was t h e Bu c can e er M o rgan

,

o r P o n tius Pil at e C o l u mbus o r Z o ro ast e r h e h as b ee n t h e

, ,

busi est an d most p o w e rful spi rit o r wh at you pl eas e to c all ,

 M iracle Clab
”
The “
.
35

it conn e cte d with this whol e mod ern spi ritu alism I n this
,
.

c o u nt ry an d Eu rop e w e read o f his p hysic al fe ats h is ,

au dibl e sp e aki n g his l eg e rd e m ai n h is di re c t w riti n g hi s

, , ,

m at eri alis atio n s H e was with t h e K o o n s family in O hi o

.
,

t h e D av en p o rts in N e w Y o rk t h e Willi ams in Lo n d o n , ,

an d t h e m e diums in F ran c e an d G e rm an y M ad am e de .

Bl av atsky en cou n tered him fo u r teen y ears ago in R u ss ia

an d C i rc assi a t alk e d with an d s aw h im 1 n Egypt an d I n di a
, .

I m et h im I n Lo n do n I n 1 8 7 0 an d h e s e e ms abl e to co n v ers e ,

in any l an gu ag e with e qu al e as e I h av e t alk e d with him .

in En glish F re n c h G e rm an Sp an ish an d L ati n an d h av e

, , , , ,

h eard o t h ers do t h e s am e in G re e k Russi an It ali an G e o rgi an , , ,

( C auc as us
) an d T u rkish
,
his re pli e s b e i n
g alw ays p e rti n en t

an d s atis fac to ry His rap is p e culi ar and easily re co g n is

.

a bl e f ro m oth e rs — a lo u d sh arp c rackli n g re po rt H e , , .

obj e cts t o t h e applic atio n o f t ests but aft er re fusi ng th e m , ,

w ill at t h e most u n e x p e ct e d ti m e s giv e s u ch as are m u c h

, ,

m o re st artli n g an d co n clusiv e th an t h e o n e s p ro pos e d H e .

h as do n e this wi t h m e n o t o n c e m ere l y bu t doz en s o f tim e s ;

,

an d really it b e c am e t h e m o st di ffi c ult t h i n g in t h e w o rld

, ,

fo r m e to h e sit at e a mom e n t lo n g er in givi n g up all re s erv e

an d ack n o wl e dgi n g m ys e l f a S pi ritu alist p u r s an g .

I w en t to Phil ad elphi a without a th e o ry as t o t h e

H o lm e s imb roglio ; t h e n ewsp ap er ac c ou n ts h ad b een so
c o n fusi ng th at I dis m iss e d t h e whol e subj e ct from my
mi n d an d d e t ermi n e d to st art at t h e v e ry bottom an d b u ild
,

up m y b eli e f by d eg re e s B u t at my fi rst i n t ervi e w with .

Joh n Ki n g h e rapp e d o u t t h e wh o l e s e c re t histo ry o f t h e

,
’

affai r t e lli n g m e t h e p arti e s co n c e rn e d in t h e p i e t en d e d

,

e x pos u re th e i r n am e s t h e ag e n ts t h e y e m pl o y e d t h e sums
, , ,

o f m o n e y subs c rib e d who c arri e d t h e pu rs e who disbu rs e d

, ,

t h e f u n ds an d who re c e iv e d t h e spoils
,
I w as am az e d .

b eyon d d e sc riptio n fo r t h e i n fo rm atio n giv en w as t h e

,

farth e st p o ssibl e fro m wh at s e em e d c re dibl e P e opl e

fro m t he O th er Wo rld pp 4 54 ,
.
,

N o w le t us list en t o M ad am e Bl av atsky quot e d by C o lo n e l ,

Olcott in his Di ary L eav e s ( Theo s op hist pp 3 29 3 3 0)

“
,
.
,
“
Y e s I am s o rry to s ay t h at I had to id e n ti fy m y s e l f
, ,

du ri ng th at sh am eful e xposu re o f t h e H o l m e s m ediu m s ,

with t he spi ritu alists I h ad to s av e t he situ a io n fo r I was

.
,

s en t fro m Par is to A m er ica o n p u r ose t o p rai e the h n

p p e o
 3 6 M adame B lac alshy .

m en a an d their reality an d sho w the fallacy of the sp iritu al

,

is tic theo ry of sp irits B u t how could I do it b e st ?

. I did
n o t w an t p e o pl e at l arg e t o k n o w th at I could p r o du ce the
s am e thin g s AT WILL I h ad re c e iv e d o rd ers to t h e co n
.

t rary an d y e t I h ad t o k e e p aliv e t h e re ality, t h e g en ui n en e ss

,

an d p o s sibility o f such ph e n o m e n a, in t h e h e arts o f thos e

w h o , fro m m at e ri alists h ad tu rn e d spi ritu alis ts but n o w
, , ,

o wi n g to t h e e x p o s u re o f s e v e ral m e diu m s fe ll b ac k ag ai n ,

a n d re tu rn e d to t h e i r sc e pticis m This is w hy s el e cti n g a few

.
,

o f t h e fai t h ful I w e n t t o t h e Ho lm e s e s, a n d, h e lp e d by M
, .

an d his o w er, b ro u ght o u t t h e fac e s o f J o hn Ki n g an d

p
K ati e Ki n g fro m t h e ast ral light p ro d u c e d t h e ph en o m en a ,

o f m at eri aliz at io n , an d all o w e d t h e spi rit u alists at l arg e to

beli e v e it w as do n e th ro ugh t he m e di u m ship o f M rs H o l m e s . .

S h e w as t erri bly fright en e d h ers e l f, fo r s h e k n e w th at t his

o n ce t h e app ariti o n w as re al Did I do w ro n g ? Th e .

w o rld is n o t p rep are d y e t to u n d erstan d t h e p hilosophy o f

occul t s c i en c e ; le t th e m fi rst assu re t h e m s el v e s th at th e re
are b ei ngs in an i n visi bl e wo rld , w h e th e r spi rits o f t h e
’ ‘

d e ad o r e l em en t als ; an d t h at t h ere are hidd e n pow e rs in

m an whic h are c ap abl e o f m aki ng a g o d o f him o n
e ar th .

Wh en I am d e ad an d gon e p eo pl e will p erh aps appre ci , ,

at e m
y di s i n t e re st e d m o tiv e s I h av e pl e dg e d my wo rd to
.

h elp p e o pl e o n t o Tru th whil e livi ng an d I will k e ep my ,

w o rd Le t th e m abus e an d revil e m e ; let s o m e c all m e a

.

m e dium an d a s pi ritu alist o th e rs an imp o sto r , Th e day .

will com e wh en post e rity will l earn t o k n o w m e b etter .

Oh p o o r foolish c re dulous wick e d wo rld l

, , , ,
”

Th e s e s e an c e s m u st h av e b e en c ertai n ly v ery c u ri o us At
’
.

o n e mom e n t an ast ral f o rm o f a B ro th er w o u ld issu e “

fro m t h e t ri ck c abi n e t an d c all hi m s el f J o h n Ki ng

“ ” “ ”
,

hus t li n g o n his w ay b ack an o th er J o h n Ki ng in t h e p er “

,

s o n o f M r H o l m e s with bl ac k b e ard an d whit e

.
,
t u rban .

But can w e quit e b eli e v e in t h e b o ast e d t ran sc e n d en tal

wisd o m an d t rut h o f th es e M ah atm as if th ey re s o rt e d to ,

th es e pu eriliti e s Joh n Ki n g an d K ati e Ki ng b ei ng

“ ” “ ”

i m agin ary p ersons an astral p res en tm en t o f th e s e is as

,

m uch a ch eat as a d re ss e d u p p re s en tm e n t -
Th e M ah at m as .

p ropos e accordi ng to Mr Si n n e tt to giv e to t h e wo rld

,
.
,

fo r t h e fi rst tim e a block o f absolut e t ruth an d y et th ey

“ ”
,
 ”
The “
M iracle Clu b .
37

ch o o s e fo r th ei r spok e s wo m an a l ady wh o fo r n early tw en ty

e ai s d e liv e rs t h e g re at m e ss ag e tu rn e d t o psy tu rvy
-
y .

B u t in Lig ht ( August 9 th 1 8 8 4 ) t h e Russi an l ady pub

,

lis h e d an e xpl an ati o n . I must s ay at on c e th at h er th e o ry

o f t h e s e y e ars an d Mr S in n e tt s th e o ry are di am e t ric ally
’
.

Opp o s e d . H e h as ex h aust e d his e loqu e n c e to sho w th at

o n l e avi n g t h e Mast e rs in Tib e t s h e h ad e m e rg e d from
”

Appre n t 1 c es hip to D uty th at a sol em n an d t ran sc en d e n t al

,

Missio n w as n o w h ers t o ov erth row spi ritu alism in t h e

”

c aus e o f absolut e t ruth

“
.
”

S he o n t h e oth e r h an d b o ldly ann ou n c e s th at absolut e

, ,

t ruth was at this ti m e n o t quit e h e r m o st p ro m i n en t mi n d

t arg e t bu t m erry c o m e dy
,

Tru e it is I h ad t o ld C o l o n el Olc o tt an d m an y oth e rs

t h at t h e fo rm o f a m an with a dark p al e fac e bl ack b eard
, , ,

an d whit e fl o wi n g g arm en ts an d fe tt ah th at s o m e o f th e m
,

h ad m e t ab o ut t h e h o us e an d m y ro o m w as th at o f a J o h n
,

Ki n g an d I l augh e d h e artily at t h e e asy w ay t h e ac tu al

,

b o d y o f a livi ng m an could be mist ak e n fo r an d ac ce pt e d

as a spi rit .

Fou rt e e n y e ars is rath er a lo ng ti m e to k ee p up t h e

m e rri e st littl e j e st
.

This en ds t h e fi rst p eriod o f Mad am e B lav at sk y s st ay in ’

Am eric a .
 CHAPT ER V .

TH E B ROTH ERS or L U X OR .

M AD AM E B L AV ATS K Y S att e m pt to g e t up wh at sh e c all e d a

’

“
Mi racle C lub an d p reach pu re spi ritu alism p ro v e d a
”

m is e rabl e failu re C o l o n e l Olcott c o n fe ss e s this ( Theo

. .

so p his t 1 8 9 2 p,
An d so in t h e vi e w o f h er hostil e
,
.

c riti c s sh e h ad to att e m pt som e t hi ng e ls e an d st art e d t h e ,

gosp el o f t h e B roth ers o f Luxo r .

This s ec re t do ct ri n e is di am et ric ally oppos e d to t h e

s e cre t doc t ri n e o f t h e B ro th ers o f Tib e t .

1 The B roth ers o f Lu x o r an n o u n c e d th at all t h e ph en o

.

m ena o f spi rit u ali s m w ere du e n o t to po s t m o rt e m -

visito rs but l ivi ng visito rs in th ei r astral fo rm s sup e r

”

e x c e ll e n t p e opl e who p erso n at e d t h e d ead to sp re ad

,

S pi ritu alis m .

2 Th e B roth e rs o f Ti be t an n ou n c ed o n t h e con t rary th at

.
, ,

th es e ph en om en a w e re d u e to t h e bad h alv e s o f d ead p e o pl e ,

an d th at t h e g re at aim o f t h e B ro th e rho o d w as t o su p p re ss
th e s e sup rem e ly wick e d b ei n gs an d root up spi ritu alis m , .

L e t us list e n t o C olo n e l Olcott P eo pl e fro m t h e O th er

Wo rld p 4 52 4 ,
”
.
-

“
I re ach e d Phil ade lphi a as b efo re obs e rv e d o n t h e 4 t h
, ,

o f J an u ary an d c all e d up o n M r
, L esli e Dr C hild Mr .
, .
,
.

Ow en D I F ellg er an d oth ers I t o o k ro o m s at t h e p riv at e

,
1

. .

hot e l o f Mrs M arti n in Gi rard St re e t wh e re o ur fri en d

'

.
,

M ad am e de Bl av at s ky w as als o q u art e re d My ac q u ai n t .

an c e with M adam e de Bl av atsky b egu n u nd e r s u ch ,

i n t eresti n g c i rcu m stan c e s at C hitte n d e n h as co n ti n u e d an d , ,

re c e n t ly b e com e mo re i n ti m at e in co n s e qu e n c e o f h e r h avi n g

acc e pt e d t h e o ffe r o f M Ak s ak o w t h e e m i n e n t St P e t e rs
.
, .

b u rg publish er fo n n er tuto r t o t h e Cz aro w itch to t ran s

, ,

l ate my Chitt en den l e tt ers i n to t h e Russi an l angu ag e fo r

re publi cati o n l n th e c apit al o f t h e Cz ar .

“
I gradu ally discov ere d th at this l ady whos e brilli ant ,

3 8
4 0 M adame B lao alshy .

this v e ry Am eric an o utb reak o f s pi ritu alistic ph en o m en a

is u n der the co n tro l of an Order which while dep en din g , ,

ex is tence u p o n
f or its r esu lts up o n
”
u n s een a en ts ,
g h as its
E ar th am o n g m en .

It s eem s v ery pl ai n fro m this l ast p arag raph th at t h e

id e a o f t h e O rd e r c am e in t h e fi rst i nstan ce fro m C o l o n e l
“ ”

Ol c o tt hims el f Here is an oth er p ass ag e from his ( Di ary

.
“

L eav e s ) p 6 4 7 9
”
.
-

As al re ady e x p lai n e d t h e s el f adv e rtisi n g att ack o f t h e

,
-

l at e Dr G eo rg e M B eard — an e l e c t ro p athic phy sici an o f

. .

N e w Y o rk C ity— up o n t h e Eddys an d his wild an d fals e ,

ass e rti o n th at h e co u ld i m it at e t h e fo rm app ariti o n s with -

‘
th ree doll ars w o rth o f d rap ery l ash e d H P B i n t o t h e ,
’
. . .

B ers erk e r w riti ng rag e an d m ad e h er s en d t h e Grap hic

-
,

th at c austic re ply c o v eri n g a bet o f 500 d o ll ars th at h e

,

could n o t m ak e g o o d his b o ast which fi rst acqu ai n t e d t h e ,

A m e ric an publi c with h er e x ist e n c e an d n am e N atu rally .

,

p e o pl e t o o k sid e s ; t he fri en ds o f spi rit u alis m an d t h e

m e di u m s sidi n g wit h H P B whil e t h e Oppo n e n ts e sp eci ally
. . .
, ,

t h e m at e ri alisti c ally i n c li n e d sci en tists ran g e d th e m s e lv e s ,

in t h e c o h o rt o f Dr B e ard s s u p po rt ers Th e o n e w h o pro

’
. .

fi t e d by t h e disp u t e w as B e ard wh o s e ruse — w o rthy o f P ears , ,

B ee ch am o r Si ege l — adv ertis e d h im an d his e l e ct ricity be

,

yon d his ex p ect ation s P ro fiti n g by t h e ch an c e h e gav e a

.
,

th o ro ughly w e ll adv ertis e d l e c t ure o n this subj ec t an d

-
,

an o t h e r if I re m e m b er aright u po n m e s m eris m an d
, ,

t h o ught re adi ng at t h e N e w Y o rk Ac ad e m y o f Musi c

-
, .

Th e B an n er of Lig ht t h e R P J o ur nal an d oth er p ap e rs

,
. .
, ,

co m m en ti n g u p o n H P B s an ti B eard l e t ter s h e re pli e d an d

. . .
’
-
, ,

s o v e ry sp e e dily fo u n d h e rs e l f with h e r h an ds full o f c o n

t ro v e rsy As I s aid b efo re s he to o k u p t h e attit u d e o f an

.
,

o u t an d o u t spi ritu alis t w h o n o t o n ly b e li e v e d but kn ew

- -
, , ,

th at t h e pow ers b e hi n d t h e m e di u m s whi c h w ro t e p ro du ce d , ,

p hy si cal ph en om en a t alk e d in air fo rm e d v o ic e s an d e v en

,
-
,

sh o w e d th ei r en ti re fo rms o r disc o nn e ct e d fac e s h an ds fe e t , , ,

o r o t h e r m e m b ers w e re t h e e arth h au n ti n g spi rits o f t h e

,
-

d e ad ; n e ith e r m o re n o r l e ss I n a p re vi o us c hapt e r I .

q u o t e d p a ss ag e s fro m h e r p u blish e d l e tt e rs an d in articl e s ,

g o i ng t o p ro v e this an d in h er v e ry fi rs t l ett er to m e
, ,

w ritt en fro m N e w Yo rk withi n a w eek aft er s h e l eft m e at

Chitt en d en (Octob er 1 8 7 4 ) add ressi n g m e as D ear Fri en d
, ,
’
 The B ro thers o f L ux o r .
4 1

an d sign i n g h ers el f J ack and in h er s e co n d o n e d at e d six

‘
,
’

days l at e r an d sig n e d J ack Bl av atsky s h e e n t re ats m e ‘ ’

, ,

n o t to prais e t h e m e diumisti c music al p e rfo rm an c e o f o n e

J e ss e Sh e pp ard wh o s e p re t en c e t o h av i n g su ng b e fo re t h e
,

Cz ar an d oth er bo asts s h e h ad discov ere d to be absolut e ly

, ,

fals e ; as such a cou rs e o n m y p art w ould i nj u re spi ritu al ‘

ism m o re th an anythi n g els e in t h e world I sp e ak to .

’ ‘

sh e t e l ls m e t ru e fri e n d to you rs elf an d ( as a)

’ ‘
y ou , a s a ,

spi ritu alist anx i o us to s av e spi rit u alism from a d an ger .

’

I n t h e s am e l e tt e r re fe rri n g to a p romis e giv e n h e r by

,
‘
M ayfl o w e r an d G eo rg e Dix two o f t h e all eg e d spi rit
’ ‘
,
’

co n trols o f Ho ratio Ed dy th at t h e y wo uld h e lp h er by in ,

fl u e n cing t h e j udg e b e fo re w h o m w as p en di n g h e r l awsuit

to re cov e r t h e m on ey pu t i n t o t he L o n g Isl an d m ark e t
g ard en co p artn e rship s h e s ays : M ayfl o w er w as right
-
,
‘

j u dg e c am e in with an oth e r d e cisi o n in m

y fa v o ur .

D id s h e b e li e v e th e n th at m e di u m c o n tro lli n g spi rits c ould

, ,
-

an d wo u ld i n flu e n c e j ustic e s ? I f n o t wh at d o e s h er ,

l an gu age imply ? Eith e r s h e w as a spi ritu alist o r s o rep re ,

s e nt e d h e rs e l f fo r t h e ti m e b ei n g with t h e u lt e rior de sign ,

o f g radu ally shi fti n g spi ritu alists fro m t h e W e st e rn t o t h e

East ern pl at fo rm o f b e li e f in re g ard to t h e m e diu m isti c

ph en om e n a I n h er an ti B eard l e t t er ( N Y Daily G rap hic
.
-
. .
,

N OV 1 3 th
.
,
s h e s ays — sp e aki n g o f t h e i n c id e n t o f t h e
,

b ri ngi n g to h er by t h e spi rits o f Ho ratio Eddy o f a de ,

c o rat io n buckl e th at h ad b e e n bu ri e d with h e r fath e r s body

’
-

at St avropol — I d e e m it my d u ty as a spi ritu alist to e t c

‘ ’
.
, ,

et c. L at er 011 s h e told m e th at t he o utbu rst o f m e di u m

,

is t ic ph e n om en a h ad b een c aus e d by t h e B roth e rh o od o f

Ad epts as an e volutio n ary ag e n cy an d I e m bodi e d this id e a ,

in a ph ras e in my book P O p 4 54 top ) s ugg e sti n g . . .

, ,

t h e thi n k abl e hypoth e sis th at such m ight be t h e fact B ut .

th en in th at c as e t h e spi ritu alistic o u tb re ak could n o t be

, ,

re g ard e d as absol u t ely m ale fi c e n t as so m e e xt re m ists h av e ,

d e pi c t e d it ; fo r it is i n co n c e iv abl e at l east to m e who

—
,

kn o w th e m— th at thos e e ld er b roth ers o f hu m an ity would

e v e r e m ploy e v e n fo r t h e ultim at e good o f t h e rac e an
, ,

ag e n cy in its e l f absolut e ly bad Th e J e suit m o tt o Finis .

,

c o r o n at o u s
p is n o t
,
w ritt e n o n t h e t e mpl e w alls o f t h e

F rat ern ity .

I n t h e s am e n umb er o f t h e Daily G rap hic t o which s h e

4 2 M adame B lac atshy .

c t ibut e d h er an ti B eard l ett er was publish e d h er bio

on r -

g raphy fro m n ot e s fu rn ish e d by h ers el f S h e s ay s I n

, .
,
‘

1 8 58 I re tu rn e d t o P aris an d m ad e t h e acqu ai n tan c e o f

,

D an i e l Hom e t h e spi ritu alist ,

Hom e con v erte d m e to
spi ritu alism Af te r this I we n t to Russi a I co nv ert ed .

my fath e r t o spi ritu alism I n an articl e d efe ndi ng t h e .

’

Hol m es m e diums from t h e t reach erous att ack o f t h ei r

ex p art n e r an d sh o w m an ag e r Dr C hild
- -
s h e sp e aks o f, .
,

spi rit ualism as o u r b eli e f an d o u r c au s e ; an d ag ai n

‘ ’ ‘ ’

t h e wh o l e b e li e f o f u s spi ritu alists ; still fu rth e r I f w e

‘ ’ ‘
,

spi ritu alists are to be l augh e d at an d sc o ffe d an d ridicul e d , ,

an d s n e e re d at w e o u ght t o k n ow at l e ast t h e re as o n w hy
, , ,
.

C ertai n ly ; an d so m e o f h e r s u rv ivi n g c o ll e agu es m i g ht p ro

fi tably k e e p it in m i n d I n t h e Sp irit ual S cien tist o f M arch
.

8 th 1 8 7 5 s h e s ays th at a c e rt ai n thi n g w o uld go tow ards

‘
, ,

sh o wi n g th at n o t withst an di ng t h e divi n e t ruth o f o u r faith

( s p i ri t u a lis m ) an d t h e t e,
a chi n gs o f o u r i n visibl e g u ar di an s
( t h e S pi rits o f t h e ci r cl e s ) s o m e spi rit u ali s ts h
,
av e n o t p ro fit e d
by th e m to l earn i m p arti ality an d j u stic e
, .
’

C o l o n e l Olc o tt b e c o m e s a C h el a .

“
Lit t l e by littl e H P B le t m e kn o w o f t h e e xist en c e o f
. . .

East ern ad e pts an d th ei r pow e rs and g av e m e as ab o v e , ,

stat ed t h e p ro o fs o f h er o wn c o n t ro l ov e r t h e occul t fo rc e s
,

o f natu re by a m ultitud e o f ph e n o m en a At fi rst as I h av e .

,

re m ark e d s h e asc rib e d th e m to J o h n Ki ng an d it w as ‘ ’

, ,

th rough his all eg e d fri en dli ne ss th at I fi rst cam e i n to p er

s o n al c o rrespo n d en c e with t h e M as t ers M o st o f th ei r .

l e tters I h av e p re s erv e d wi t h my o wn en do rs e m en t o f t h e
d at e s o f th ei r re ce pti o n Fo r y ears an d u n til sh o rtly be
.
,

fo re I l e ft N e w Yo rk fo r I n di a I w as c o n n e c t e d in pupil ag e ,

with t h e Afric an s e cti o n o f t h e Oc c u lt B roth e rhood ; but

l at er wh en a c ert ai n wo n d e rful thi n g o f a psycho physio
,
-

l o gic al n atu re h app en e d t o H P B t h at I am n o t at lib erty . . .

,

t o sp eak ab o u t an d th at n obody h as up t o t h e p re s e n t sus

,

c t e d although e nj oyi n g h e r i n ti m acy an d c o n fid en c e as

p e , ,

th e y fan cy I was t ran s ferre d to t h e I n di an s ecti o n an d a

,

di ffe re n t g ro u p Of m ast ers Di ary L e av es p ,

”
.

Th e i n iti ati o n was by p re cipit at e d l ett ers as in t h e

“ ”

c ase o f M rs B es an t and Mr Si n n ett But at t his p o i n t we

. . .

are m e t wi t h a di fficulty H e re is o n e o f t h e l e tt ers

.

Th e tim e is co m e to let you k n ow who I am I am n o t .

 The Brothers f
o L ux o r .
43

a dis e mbodi e d spi rit B roth er ; I am a livi ng m an gi ft e d

, ,

w ith s u c h pow e rs by o ur Lod ge as are in sto re fo r you rs el f o

som e day I c ann ot be wit h you oth erwis e t han in spi rit
. ,

fo r th o u s an ds o f m il e s s e p arat e us at p re s en t Be p at i e n t .
,

o f go o d ch eer u n ti ri n g l abo u rer o f t h e S ac re d B roth erhoo d

,
.

W o rk o n an d t o il t o o fo r y o u rs el f fo r s el f reli an c e is t h e ,

m ost po we rfu l fact o r o f succ e ss H elp you r n eedy b roth er .

an d you will be h e lp e d y o u rs el f in v i rtu e o f t h e n e v e r

faili n g an d e v er activ e L aw o f C omp en s ati o n
”
- .

Do e s it n o t s eem from this th at t h e Co m m itt ee Of S e v en

—t h e B roth e rs o f Luxo r at fi rst p re ach e d o e n s i ritu al
p p
is m . Th e ti m e h as com e to le t you k n ow th at I am a
“

livi ng m an Pl ai n ly t h e fi rst p re cipitat e d l e t t ers p ro fe ss e d

.
”

to c o m e from d ead m en .

An d y e t s ays t h e b e wild e re d col o n el in s pi te o f t h e

” “
, ,

ab o v e I was m ad e to b e li e v e th at w e wo rk e d in c oll abo ra

,

tio n with at l e ast o n e disi n c arn at e e n ti ty H e w as a gre at .

Pl at o n is t Pl ai n ly t h e C o m m itt e e o f S e v e n w e re n o t
.
“ ”

v ery cl e ar I n th e i r o w n mi n ds ab o ut t h e S ec re t Do c t ri n e “
.

But a still mo re st rang e e v e n t o c cu rre d Th e bad h al f o f .

P arac els u s c am e ac ross t h e ag e s t o g re e t t h e c o lo n e l .

“
W hil e w e liv e d in W e st Thi rty fo u rth St re et H P B -
,
. . .

an d I w ere st an di n g in t h e p ass ag e b e tw e e n t h e fro n t an d

b ack rooms wh en h er m an n er an d voic e sudd en ly ch ang e d
,
.

S h e t o o k my h an d as if to e xp re ss fri en dship an d ask e d :

, ,

Will you h av e Th eoph rast u s fo r a fri e nd H en ry ,

This shows at an y rat e th at d ead g h osts are n o t too

, ,

c e re m o m o u s .

I o m e to t h e fi rst mi racl e o f t h e B roth ers o f Luxo r

now c ,

t h e famous C o m mitte e o f S e v en It is giv e n by C o l o n e l .

”

Olc o tt in his Di ary L eav e s in t h e Theo sop hist (pp 3 3 0

“ ”
.
,

I wish I could re c all to m em o ry t h e fi rst p h en om en o n

don e by h e r co n fe ss e dly as by an e x e rcis e o f he r o w n w ill
po we r b u t I c an n ot It must h av e b e en j ust aft er s h e
, .

b eg an w riti n g I sis Un v eil ed an d possibly it w as t h e fo llow ,

’

in g : Aft er l e avi ng 1 6 I rvi ng Pl ac e an d m aki n g a visit to h

fri e n ds in t h e c o u n t ry sh e o c c u pi e d ro o m s fo r a ti m e in
,

ano th e r hous e I n I rvi n g Pl ac e a fe w d o o rs from t h e L otus ,

Clu b an d o n t h e s am e sid e o f t h e st ree t It was th ere t h at

, .

l at er t h e i nform al gath eri ng o f fri en ds was h eld at which I ,

44 !Madame B lac ats hy .

p rop o s ed t he fo rm ation o f wh at aft erwards b ecam e t h e

Th eosophic al Soci ety Am o ng h er call e rs was an Itali an .

artist a Sig n o r B
,
f o rm e rly a C arb o n aro
.
,
I was sitti n g .

al o n e with h e r in h er d rawi n g ro o m wh e n h e m ad e his fi rst -

v isit. Th ey t alk e d o f It ali an affai rs an d h e sudd en ly pro ,

n o u n ce d t h e n am e o f o n e o f t h e g re at e st o f t h e ad e pts .

S he st art e d as if s h e h ad re ce iv e d an e l e ct ric sho ck l o o k e d ,

him st raight in t h e ey e s an d s aid ( in It ali an ) Wh at is it , ,

I am re ady H e p ass e d it o ff c are l e ssly but th en c e fo rward

.
’

t h e talk w as all about m agic m agi ci an s an d ad e pts It was , ,

.

a c o ld ,
s no w y wi n t e r e v e n i n g but Sig n o r B w en t an d ,
.

o p e n e d o n e o f t h e F re n ch wi n d o ws m ad e so m e b e ck o n i n g ,

p ass e s t o w ards t h e o ut er air an d p re s en tly a pu re white ,

bu t t erfly c am e i n to t h e room an d w e n t flyi n g ab o ut n ear

t h e c eili n g H P B l augh e d in a c h e e rful w ay an d s aid
. . . .
, ,

Th at is p re tty bu t I can als o do it 1 S h e t o o o pe n e d t h e

, , ,

w i n d o w m ad e si m il ar b e ck o n i ng p ass e s an d p re s e n tl y a
, ,

s e c o n d w hit e butt erfly c a m e fl u tt e ri n g in I t m o u n t e d t o

- .

t h e c e ili n g ch as e d t h e o th e r aro u n d t h e ro o m pl ay e d with

, ,

it n o w an d th e n with it fl e w t o a co rn er an d p re sto 1 b o t h
, , ,

dis ap p eare d at o n c e whil e w e w ere l o o ki n g at th e m . .

Wh at d o e s th at m ean ? I ask e d O n ly this th at Sign o r’

.
,

B can m ak e an e l e m en tal tu rn its el f i n to a butt erfly an d

.
,

so c an I .
’

But h ere co m es a puzzl e A v e ry c o n sci e nti o u s m an an .

,

E n glish b arrist er Mr M ass ey read this an d at on ce s e nt

, .
, ,

t h e fo llowi n g l e tt e r to Lig ht ( July 1 6 th ,

M ADAM E B LAVATS KY AN D TH E B UTTER F L I ES .

S ,
I R — As I
w as (o n an o th e r o cc asio n ) wit n e ss o f t h e
butt erfly ph en o m en o n d e sc rib e d by C o l o n el Olc o tt in h is
n o t e s o n M ad am e Bl av at s k y , it o c c u rs t o m e th at a c o n t e m

o rar re c o rd o f an i n d e p en d e n t O bs e rv ati o n m ay n o t b e
p y
with o u t i nt e rest in p o i nt o f e vid en c e I e x t ract fro m a .

di ary I b eg an o n arriv al at N e w Yo rk S epte m b er 6 t h 1 8 7 5, , ,

s o m uch as re l at e s to t h e i n cid e n t in q u e sti o n C all e d o n

C o l o n e l Ol co tt an d w as t ak e n by h im in t h e e v e n i n g t o
,

M ad am e B lav at s k y s P re s en t : M r S [I s u pp re ss n am e s
’
. . .

as C o lo n e l Ol co tt d o e s so ] an E n glish m an ( e dito r o f t h e ,

A m erican B ibliophilist) , Sig no r B ( an I tali an artist, .

 The Brothers o f L ux o r .
45

fo rm erly s e c re t ary to Mazzi ni ) C olo ne l O M ad am e B lav at ,

.
,

sky an d m ys el f
,
Sig n o r B ask e d m e if I th o u ght
. .

spi rits could m at eri alis e th ems e lv e s i n to butt e rfli e s Th ere .

w ere n o n e visibl e to m e in t h e room th en but t h e wi n d o ws ,

w e re wid e op en Ab o ut a q u art er o f an hou r aft er in c am e

.
,

a butt e rfly fl u tt eri n g abo u t t h e ro o m L et us h av e an o th er “ ”

.
,

s aid M ad am e B an d look e d tow ards t h e wi n dow as if

s um m o n i n g o n e Alm o st d i re ctly an o th e r o n e c am e in
. ,

Th e n th e y w ere re qui re d to dis app ear On e o f th e m did .

,

b u t n o t t h e o th e r fo r s o m e tim e wh e n it g o t b e hi n d t h e ,

v al en c e o f t h e cu rt ai n I thought littl e o f this though

.
,

it imp re ss e d Olcott b e caus e th ey did n o t fly to t he c an dl e s

, ,

aft e r t h e n atu re o f moths (an d th e y we re n o thi n g but l arg e

How e v er I fi nd it adde d th at o n t h e n ext n ight I s aw

,

o n e o f th e s e l arg e moths th e re which did go to t h e c an dl e , ,

s o I thi n k th e y m u st b e fre qu e n t visit o rs an d th at n o

‘
,

m agic is re qui re d to acc o un t fo r th e m Th en fu rth e r .

’

‘
Olc o tt told m e h e h ad s een [Sig n o r] B b ri n g clouds ov er .

t h e mo o n o n a cl e ar cloudl e ss n ight — but tw e n ty m i n ut e s

,

i n t erv e n e d b etw een t h e sum m o n s an d t h e app e aran c e— tim e

e n o ugh fo r a ligh t c l o u d to aris e n atu rally an d in a city t h e ,

h o rizon is n o t s e en T h is g en tl e m an favou re d m e with

.
’

an oth e r slight displ ay o f his p o w e rs o f m y s t ifi cat io n b u t I ,

s e e m t o h av e subj e ct e d t h e p erfo rm an c e to a v ery sc e ptic al

c riticism .
”

This ag ai n m ak e s a complicatio n b ec aus e if a n umb er o f ,

butt erfli e s are flyi n g abo u t it is di fficult to t ell whic h is a

,

B roth er o f Lu x o r an d which o n ly an o rdi nary b u tt erfly

,
”
.

t is s ad t o thi n k th at aft e r all t h e n e w so ci e ty had reaso n

to be diss atisfi e d wi t h t h e It ali an Sig n o r B “
.
”

“
I h ad s ee n h im o n t h e b e st o f t erm s with H P B . . .
,

t alki n g in t h e m o st fri e n dly and u n re s erv e d way about

It aly G arib aldi M azzi n i t h e C arb o nari t h e E ast e rn an d
, , , ,

We st ern ad e pts e t c an d m atchi n g ph e n om en a like t he

, .
, ,

t ri c k o f t h e whit e butt e rfli e s an d I c ert ai nly h ad re ason to

,

be a m az e d w h e n putti n g o n an air o f m yst e ry h e w arn e d

, ,

m e to b re ak o ff my i n ti m acy with h er H e s aid s h e w as a .

v e ry wick e d an d d an g e ro us wo m an an d w o uld b ri n g s o m e ,

terribl e c al amity upo n m e if I all o we d mys el f t o fal l u nd er

4 6 M adame B lavatsky .

h er m align sp e ll This h e s ai d h e w as o rd ere d by t h e

.
, ,

gre at m aster whos e n am e I h ad h eard him p ro no u n c e t o H .

P B t o t ell m e I l o ok e d at t he m an to s ee if I c o u ld
. .
,
.

d e t e c t t h e c o n c e al e d m ean i ng o f this p repost ero u s sp e ech ,

an d fi n ally s aid We ll S ign o r I k n o w th at t h e p erso n ag e

, , ,

o u m e n tio n e x ists I h av e e v e ry re aso n aft er s e e i n g y o u r

y ,

p h en o m en a t o susp ect th at you h av e rel ati o n s with him o r

,

with t h e B ro th erho o d ; I am ready e v en to t he s aCI ifi ce o f ,

‘

m y li fe t o ob e y his b e h e sts ; an d n o w I d e m an d th at y o u
,

giv e m e a c ert ai n sig n by whi ch I sh all k n ow p o si t iv ely ,

an d without roo m fo r t h e l e ast doubt th at M ad am e B lav at ,

sky is t h e d e vil y o u d epi c t an d th at t he M ast e r s w ill is ,

’

th at m y acq u ai n tan c e with h er sh all c eas e Th e Itali an .

’

h esit at ed st am m ere d o u t som e thi n g i n co h eren t an d tu rn e d

, ,

t h e co n v e rs ati o n Though h e could d raw i nky c l o uds o u t

.

o f t h e moo n h e could n o t t h row bl ack d o u bt i n to my h e art

,

about m y n e w fri e n d an d guid e th ro ugh t h e m az y in t ri

c ac i e s o f occult sci en c e Th e n ext tim e I s aw H P B I . . . .

told h er about B s w arni ng wh ereu pon s h e smil e d s aid I

.
’

, ,

h ad n ic ely p ass e d th ro ugh t h at littl e t e st an d w ro t e a n o t e ,

t o Sig n o r B to fo rge t t he way to h e r do o r w hich h e did

‘ ’
.
,

(
‘‘
Di a1 y L eav e s
1

p ,
.

An o th e r m i racl e o f th es e B roth ers w as c all e d in qu e s

ti o n :
H P B ( at a sig n al I supp o s e re c e iv e d by h er p rivately
. . .
, ,

fro m J o h n Ki n g o r som e o t h e r i n visibl e c o wo rk e r) w o uld

’
-

c eas e p ai n ti n g t h e fl o w er s h e w as at wo rk up o n lay d o wn ,

h e r b ru sh c o v e r t h e pic t u re with a c loth an d st e p b ack

, ,

with m e t o t h e o th e r sid e o f t h e room o r go o u t p re s en tly

s h e w o u ld re tu rn re m o v e t h e cloth an d th e re w e wo u ld
, ,

fi n d o n e o f th e s e ex quisite sylph lik e fo rm s o r som e o th er ,

-

d e t ail o f d rawi n g th at w as n o t th ere t h e mom en t b efo re .

Th e s e sylphs w ere n o t draw n in o utli n e as an artist lik e ,

R ets c h s ay who w as a m aster in this b ran ch o f art w o uld

, , ,

h av e sk e tch e d th em but th ey w ere fo rm e d by simp ly ,

o m ittin g the blu e backg ro u n d an d l e t t i n g t h e whit e s ati n

c loth u n d er t h e p ai n ti n g sho w th ro ugh D o e s t h e read e r .

u n d erstan d ? N o b rush O1 p en cil t raci n g fo rm e d t h e fi g u re s 1

’

o utli n e s it w as an obj e ctiv at e d thought t h e visibl e p ro

, ,

j e c t io n o f a p ai n t er s th o ught i m ag e out s id e t h e b o u n d ary

’

li n es o f t h e body roll e d b lue clo u ds an d m ass es o f v apou r ,

 CHAPT ER VI .

TH E TH E OS OPH I C AL S O C I ETY .

WE no w com e to Th eo sophic al Soci e ty

the
“
M adam e .

Bl av atsky in h er C av es an d J u n gles o f Hi n dust an p 21 ,

”
.
,

c alls it L a Société de s M alco n t e n t s da Spi ritism e

“
Will .
”

it be b e li e v e d th at this w as in t h e fi rst i n st an c e as m u ch a
spi ritu alistic s o ci e ty as t h e S ociété Sp irite at C ai ro ! Th e
fi rst p ap e r read b e fo re t he soci e ty w e n t to S how th at in
an ci en t Egy pt c o m m u n io n with t he d e ad w as re duc e d t o

a posi t iv e sci e n c e This p ap e r was read by a Mr F e lt in

”
. .

t h e f parlo u rs o f M ad am e Bl av ats ky
‘
C o l o n e l Olcott in
.
”

t h e B a n n er 0f Lig ht an n o u n c e d th at Occultism d o e s n o t ro b
spi rit u ali s m o f o n e o f its co m fo rti ng fe atu re s n o r ab at e o n e ,

j e t o f it s i m po r t an ce as an a rgu m e n t fo r im m o r t ali t y It .

d e n i es t h e id e n tity o f n o re al hum an spi rit t h at e v e r has o r

e v e r w il l app ro ach an i n q u i re r
”
.

Mrs H ardi n g e B ritt e n an o rigi n al m e mb e r o f t h e so ci e ty

.
, ,

giv e s th e s e d e t ails in h er w o rk Ni n et een th C en tu ry ,

Mi racl e s ( p ”
.The soci e ty was st art e d S e pt emb er 7 t h ,

18 75 .

But this great Th eosophi cal Soci e ty in its early st age s

w as n othi n g at all lik e t h e soci et y th at w e k n o w so w e ll .

It still h ad an ey e o n t h e S e c re t Doct ri n e o f t h e B ro t h e rs
“ ”

o f Lu x o r o r p e rh aps re ally c all e d th e s e 1 m a m ar B t h e rs

, g y ro

i n t o b e i ng Its m ovi n g spi rit w as a Mr F e l t w h o h ad

. .
,

v isit e d Egypt an d st u di e d its an tiquiti e s H e w as a st u d e n t .

als o o f t h e K ab al a ; an d h e h ad a s o m e wh at e cc e n t ri c th e o ry
th at t he do g h e ad e d an d h awk —h e ad e d figu re s p ai n t e d o n th e
-

Egypti an m o n u m e n ts w ere n o t m ere sy m bols bu t accu rat e ,

p o rtraits o f t h e El em en t als H e p ro fe ss e d to b e abl e t o

.
”

e vok e an d c o n t rol th e m H e ann o u n c e d th at h e h ad dis

.

c o v e re d t h e s e cre t fo rm u lari e s o f t h e old Egy pti an

m agici an s Pl ai nly t h e Th eosophic al Soci e ty at st arti n g
.

was an E gyp tian school o f occultism I n d ee d C o lon e l .

48
 The Theos op hical Soc iety .
49

Ol c o t t
, w h o f u rn ish e s th e s e d e t ails ( Di ary L e a v e s in t h e
“

Theosop his t , N o v e m b er to D e c e mb er, l e ts o u t th at

t h e fi rst t itl e sugg e s t e d w as t h e Egyptological Soci e ty .

I n p o i n t o f fac t it is quit e pl ai n fro m t he Di ary L eav e s

“

o f t h e s o m e wh at too c an did c o lo n e l th at th e os o phy i n ste ad ,

o f S pri n g i n g at o n c e lik e Mi n e rv a fro m J o v e s h e ad, w as a

’

g rowth , an e v o lutio n M ad am e Bl av atsky ( o r h er sp o o ks )

.

w as v e ry quick t o t ak e hi n ts C o lo n e l Olc o t t, as w e h av e
.

s ee n, su gg e s te d an O rd er o f S e cre t B roth ers S h e im

“ ”
.

m e di at e ly assi m il at e d it Mr F e lt an n ou n c e d th at h e k n e w
. .

t h e fo rmu lari e s w hich could e vok e an d co n tro l t h e E le

“

m e n t als
”
M ad am e Bl av atsky soon ann o u n c e d a simil ar
.

p o w e r, though at this tim e , acc o rdi n g to t h e colo n e l , sh e h ad

re ad littl e , and h ad a v e ry v agu e id e a wh at an El e m en t al
m ean t .

In p o i n t o f fact b o th o f us us e d to c all t h e spi rits o f t h e

el e m e n ts e le m e n t arie s thus c ausi n g m uch co n fu si o n but
‘ ’
, ,

wh e n Isis was b ei n g w ri tte n I sugg est e d th at w e sh o uld

e mploy t h e dis ti n ctiv e t e rm s e l e m en t al e l e m e n t ary
’
in
‘ ’ ‘
, ,

t h e co nn e ctio n th e y h av e e v er si n c e h ad
”
( Th e o so
p his t ,

A ug u st ,

A ft er w riti n g all this I h av e s u dd e n ly com e ac ro ss a

c hapte r o f t he Di ary Leav e s th at h as fai rly t ak en my
“ ”

bre ath aw ay C o lo n e l Olcott hi m s el f is m u c h ex e rcis e d

.

with t h e am azi n g di ffe re n c e s b e tw e en t h e S e cre t Do ct ri n e

o f t he B roth e rs o f Luxo r an d t h e S ec re t Doctri n e o f t h e
B roth ers o f Tib e t H e giv e s so m e o f t h e di fferen c e s Thus
. .

re i n c arnat io n t h e
-
,
s t ro ng fo un d ati o n sto n e o f t h e an ci en t
o ccult philosophy is ann o un c e d in Isis Un v e il e d to be
,
” ”

as rare as t h e t e rat o logic al ph e n om e n o n Of a two h e ad e d

“ -

i n fan t ”
Isis v o l i p,
”
. .
,
.

“
This s ays C o l o n e l Olc o tt j ustly w as t h e sum an d
, ,

s ubstan c e o f o u r t eachi n g at th at tim e an d shows h o w ,

i n fi n it ely far aw ay fro m b eli e vi n g in re i n c arnatio n H P B -

. . .

an d I w e re th e n ( Th hi t A ugust
e o s o
p s , ,

But a still s tron g er fo un d atio n sto n e w as k ept out o f

“

t h e e arly buildi n g n am e ly t h e ,
S e v e n P ri n cipl e s o f M an .

All k n ow t h e imp o rt an c e att ach e d to this g reat re v e l at io n

in t he S e c re t Do c tri n e an d oth e r th e osophic al t re atis e s
“
,
”
.

Fol k s w rit e o f th em as if a c abm an o r a polic em an in

Picc adilly if h e had th e s e s ev en p ri n cipl e s read out to him
, ,

D
50 M adame B la m z s éy ‘
.

c o uld at o nc e t ran s m ut e m e tals It s ee m s quite c ert ai n th at .

M ad am e Blav atsky copi e d th e m out o f a li fe o f P arac e ls u s

Th e “
S e v en Pi
r nc ip e s l of M an Th e S ev e n P l
rin c ip e s o f M an
( P arac el su s ) .
( B lav at sk y ) .

1 Th e an m a
. i
o y lb d . i lb d
Th e an m a o y ( R upa) .

. i l
2 Th e arc h oe u s ( v t a fo rc e ) . i li J
V t a t y ( iv a) .

3 Th e s e re a
. id l b d
o
y . l b d li g
Th e as t ra i
o y ( n a s ar ra) .

i l l
4 Th e an m a s o u
. . i l k
Th e an m a s o ul ( am a rup a) .

i l l
5 Th e rat o n a s o u
. . I n t el e ct ( m an as)
l .

i i l l
6 Th e s p r t u a s o u
. . i i l l B dd i
Th e s p r t u a s o u ( u h ) .

7 Th e m an o f t h e n e w O y m p u s
. l . S i i
p r t A
( m a)
t - .

B u t if o n c e mo re w e g e t h e r pow er o f assi m il atio n w e g e t

als o h e r c o n fusi o n o f id e as P arac elsus w as a K ab alist, an d
.

h e w as h amp e re d wi t h t h e doct ri n e o f t h e re su rre ctio n o f

t h e b o dy at t h e day o f j udgm e n t
“
Th e n atu ral m an p o ss e ss es t h e e l em en ts o f t h e E arth ,

an d t h e E arth is h is m o th er an d h e re e n t ers i n t o h er an d ,
-

l o s e s his n atu ral fl esh , but t he re al m an will be re -bo rn

at t h e day o f t h e re s u rre c ti o n i n t o a
. n o th e r spi ritu al an d

g l o rifi e d b o dy ( H a rt m an n ,
“
P ara c e ls u s ”
p , .

Th u s h e h e ld th at o n ly fo u r out o f t h e s e v en p ri n cipl e s
w e re immo rt al M ad am e Bl av atsky h ad to ad apt h er s e v en
.

p ri n cipl e s to quite a di fferen t t eachi n g n am e ly t h e I n di an ,

doctri n e o f t he m et e mpsy c hosis I n co n s eq u en c e s h e c o n .

fus e s all th rough t w o disti n ct i de as, s e v en p ri n ci pl e s ( th at

whic h m an h as a p rin cip io ) , an d s e v en stag e s o f spi ritu al
p rog re ss .

B u t h e re agai n t h e B roth ers o f Lux o r di ffe r fro m t h e

B ro th ers o f Tib et C o l o n e l Ol co tt q u o t e s a l e tt er f ro m
.

M ad am e Bl av atsky t o t h e R ev u e S p ir ite o f P aris ( J un e l s t ,

in which s h e an n ou n c e s th at m an h as fo u r p ri n cipl e s ,

n o t s e v en .

“
Y es fo r t h e th e osophists o f N e w Yo rk m an is a t ri n ity
,

an d n o t a du ality fo r by addi n g t h e physic al body m an is

, ,

a Tetraktis o r qu at e rn ary
”
.

Wh en Mah atm as giv e t wo s ec ret doctri n es di am et rically ,

o ppos e d t h e o n e to t h e oth e r wh at is to be s aid ,

 Tee Tkeos ofi é ieal Society ’
.
5 r

C o l o n e l Ol co tt is pl ai n ly puzzl e d giv e s th re e th e o ri e s . He ,

but s eem s littl e e n am o u re d o f an y o n e o f th e m .

1 Th e M ah at m as an d Mad am e Bl av atsky k ne w all ab o ut

.

re i n c arn ati o n an d t h e
-
S e v e n P ri n cipl e s as e arly as 1 8 5 7 ,

but t h e l aws o f o ccul t o bscu ran tism re q u i re d th at th e s e

g reat t ruths should be n o t o n ly o bsc u re d bu t fals ely st at e d
fo r s o m e tw e n ty o n e y e ars S he u s e d co n st an tly to w rit e
- .

an d s a
y th at it w as n o t p e rm is s ibl e to p re m at u re ly giv e o u t

t h e d e t ails o f East e rn o ccultis m an d th at is v e ry re aso nabl e ,

an d e asily g rasp e d B u t I h av e n e v er b e en abl e to fo rmul at e

.

an y th e o ry o f e thics o r ho n ou rabl e p o li c y which re qui re d

t h e o pp o sit e o f t h e t ruth to be t aught as t ru e Sil e n ce I .

c an c h ee rfully c o n c e d e bu t n o t mis re p re s e n t ati o n p

( ,
.

The c o lo n e l e m ph asis e s t h e fac t th at t h e w ro n g d o c tri n e

o f re i n c arn atio n w as giv e n as distin ctl m in f ro m 06
y c o g
-

”
B ro ther .

2 No t . liki ng his fi rst th eo ry t h e col o n el g o e s o ff t o a ,

s e c o n d whi c h was th at t h e Mah at m a hims e l f w as mi si n

,

fo rm e d at fi rs t in fac t th at h e g o t fo r t ran s m issio n wh at

,

Mr Si nn e tt c alls t h e bloc k o f absolut e truth aft er 1 8 56

.
”
.

B u t if a M ah atm a c an giv e us an absolut e t ruth tu rn e d

topsy tu rvy whom can w e t rus t
-
,

3 Th e t h i rd th e o ry o f Col o n e l Olcott s e e m s so astou n di n g

.

th at I thi n k th at w e ought to h an d it ov e r to Mr My e rs .

an d t h e Soci e ty f o r Psychic al R es earch Th ey h av e go n e .

i n to t h e s ubj e ct o f m u ltipl ex p e rso nality I h av e s ays

“
.
,
”

t h e co l o n e l som e tim e s b een t e mpt e d to susp e ct th at n o n e

,
“

o f us h er coll eagu e s k n ow t h e n o rm al H P B at all

, , . . . .

Th e Russi an l ady h e thi n ks w as kill e d at t h e b attl e o f , ,

M en t an a an d a m ighty M ah atm a w h o w an t e d t o giv e a

,

block o f absolut e t ruth to t h e wo rld re viv e d it by a m agic al

p roc e ss .

This suspicio n o f h is in a l at er ch apt e r s eems to hav e

“

b e c o m e mo re d efi n it e in h is mi n d Th e M ah atm as disti n c t ly .

t o ld him at l ast th at t h e body o f H P B was a sh ell . . .

“

occ u pi e d by o n e o f th e m s e lv e s ( Theo sop hist Au g , ,

This feat c all e d Av e s a is o ft en d o n e in I n di a t h e colo n e l

, , ,

t ells us and h e go e s o n to q uot e from t h e Pan ch arat ra

,
“

Padm as am h it a Ch ary apada ( c xxiv v v 1 3 1 1 4 0) full in . .

, .
-

s tru ct io n s fo r p erfo rmi n g this rit e z

I n o w t ell th e e O Lotus bo rn t h e m e thod by wh ich to ,

-
,
52 M adame Blavats ky .

t
e n e r an o t h e r s b o dy Th e c o rps e to be o cc u pi e d sh o u ld be
’
.

fre sh pu re o f middl e ag e e n du e d with all good q u aliti e s

, , ,

an d fre e fro m t h e aw ful dis e as e s re sulti n g fro m s in (v ia ,

syphilis l ep rosy e t c ) Th e b o dy should be th at o f a

, ,
.

B rahmi n o r e v e n o f a Ksh at riy a It sh o uld be l aid out in .

som e s ecl u d e d pl ac e ( wh ere th ere is n o risk o f i n t e rru pti o n

du ri ng t h e c e re m on i al p ro ce ss ) with its fac e tu rn e d tow ards ,

t h e sky an d its l e gs st raight e n e d o u t B esid e its l e gs .

,

sh o u ldst th o u s eat thys el f in a post ure o f y o ga but p re vi o u sly , ,

0 fo u r fac e d o n e sh o u ldst t hou with fi x e d m e n t al co n c e n

-
,

t rat io n h av e lo n g ex e rc is e d this y o g a pow e r

,
Th e j i v a is .

l o c at e d in t h e sol ar pl ex us is o f its el f radi an t as t h e su n an d

,

o f t h e fo rm o f h am s a ( a bi rd ) an d it mov e s al o n g t h e I da ,

an d Pi n g al a n a dis ( two all eg e d ch an ne ls o f psy chic ci rcu la

tio n ) H avi n g b een c on c e nt rat e d as h ams a ( by y o g a) it
.
,

w ill p ass o u t th rough t h e n os t rils an d lik e a bi rd d art , , ,

t h ro ugh sp ac e T hou sh o uldst accustom thys e l f to this

.

e x e rcis e s en di n g out t h e P ra
,
na to t h e h e ight o f a p al m t re e -
,

an d c ausi n g it to t rav e l a mil e o r fi v e m il e s o r m o re an d , ,

th en re att racti ng it i n to thy b o dy which it must re en t er

-
,
-

as it l eft it th ro u gh t h e n ostrils an d re sto re it to its n atu ral

, ,

c en tre in t h e s o lar pl e x u s This mus t be p rac t is e d d aily .

u ntil p e rfe cti o n be re ac h e d .

Th en h avi n g acqui re d t h e re quisite skill t he Yogi m ay

, ,

att e m pt t h e e x p e ri m e n t o f psychic al t ran s fe r an d s e at e d as , ,

abov e d e sc rib e d h e will be abl e t o withd raw his Prd na j t v a

,
-

f ro m h is o w n body an d i n t roduc e it i n t o t h e chos e n co rps e

, ,

by t h e p ath o f t h e n o st rils u n til it re ach e s t h e em pty sol ar,

pl ex us th ere e stablish e s its resid e n c e re an i m at e s t h e de

, ,
-

c eas e d p ers o n an d c aus e s him to be s e en as though ris en

,
‘

from t h e d e ad
’
.

B u t this arran g e m e n t c reat e d difi eu lt ie s t h at co u ld n o t

h av e b een quit e an ticip at e d Th e b o dy o f t h e d e ad Rus si an .

l ady w as s t ill a pow er It app e ars th at wh en this l ady was

.

aliv e s h e h ad a bl e mish — s h e did n o t alw ays sp e ak t h e t ru th .

This bl em ish stuck to h er sh e ll I n spit e o f all t h e t ran s

“
.
”

c e n den t al pow e r o f t h e M ah atm a t h e fi bbing could n o t be ,

qu en ch ed Th e colon e l p rov e s thi

.

I h av e h eard h er t ell t h e most co nflicti n g st o ri es about

h ers el f he s ays in o ne p ass age
,
”
.

H ere is an oth er
 Toe Té eos ofi é zea!
’

Society .
53

So as t o h er ag e sh e told all so rts o f sto ri es m aki n g h er ,

s el f tw e n ty fo rty an d e v en si x ty y ears o ld e r t h an s h e re ally

, ,

was W e h av e in o u r sc rap bo o ks c e rt ai n o f th e s e t al e s re
.
-

po rte d by suc ce ssiv e i n t erv i e w e rs B u t wh e n a l ady s ag e .

” ’

is co nc e rn e d t h e Ru p a migh t be ex p e ct e d to be too st ro n g .

f o r t h e A tm a .

H ere is a g rav e r fi b .

Just b efo re sh e arriv e d in I n di a s h e an n ou n c e d th at t h e

Th e os o phic al Soci e ty cou nts som e th o us an ds o f Eu ro pe an s “

an d Am e ric an s l n its ran ks At this ti m e s ays C o l o n e l

” ”
.
,

Olc o tt it was compos e d o f p erh aps a hu n d re d m em b ers

,
“
,
”

( p 6 4 5)
No mo re di fficult wo rk s ays Mrs B es an t T h e osophy , ,

p )
. 2 could ,
be p re pos e d p e rh aps to a n
y body o f p e opl e
, , ,

th an t h e u n d erstan di n g o f th e o sophy .

I f C o lo n e l Olc o t t s autho ri t ativ e s t at e m e nt b ack e d up as

’

it is by t h e M ah at m as be t ru e I q u ite agree w ith this an d , ,

a sm al l t abl e o f d at e s will m ak e cl e ar its astou n di n g com

pli catio n s
B l a at ky b
v s o rn

Ma i d rr e

Fi tr p to I n a i di
m
rs t

Tib
.

ii
I n t at e by ah at d as in Me t , an d c o m m l s s 1o n e d o ver
i i li
t h ro w sp r t u a s m ,
L i i li
earn s wh at s p r t u a s m 1s fro m H o m e t h e m e di um .

Fi rs t h as J ohn Ki g
n l
fo r a c o n t ro
B ATTLE o r MEN TAN A N v e mb er 3 d ,
o r

S c i ét é S p i i t e Cai
o r ,
ro

Am i a er c

B m bay
o

P ubli hes t h e g reat re ve l at i o n o f t h e Mahat mas

s

1 . Tib etan i n iti at e did n o t com e across t h e Russi an

If an y
l ady u n til Nov e mb e r 3 rd 1 8 6 7 it is pl ai n th at all h er , ,

p re vious occult hist o ry t h e s e v en y ears i n iti atio n in Tib e t ,

’

t h e visit t o t h e u n d e rg rou n d c ryp t s t h e c o pyi n g out o f t h e ,

Book o f Dz y an h e r mighty Missio n to o v e rth ro w spi rit

,

u alis m all th es e thi n gs are simpl e sp e ci m e n s o f h e r g e n ius

,

fo r fi bs .

2 . But h ow t h e t ru th ful Mah at m a com e o u t o f it

do es
all ? In “
Isis an d Th e S e c ret Doctri n e, h e g rav ely
” “ ”

rec ou nts all t h e s e matt ers as if th e w ere t rue H e an y .

54 M adame Blav atsky .

n o un ces in Am eric a th at h e h as a m issi o n to sup po rt S pi rit

u alis m .H e an n o u n ce s in I n di a th at h e h as a m issi o n to
o v e rth row it H e an n o u n c e s th at t h e d e ad re tu rn, an d th at
.

h e hi m s el f is a d e ad m an H e an n o u n c e s th at t h e d e ad can
.

n e v e r re tu rn H e g o e s th ro ugh t h e di ffic u lt p ro c e s s o f
.

Av e s a to o v e rth ro w t h e doct ri n e o f re i n c arn atio n , th e n -

m ak e s it t h e k ey sto n e o f his Th e os o ph y
”
.

Wh en a rep o rt g o t ab ro ad th at Mr F e lt w as goi ng to .

e vok e a qu an tity o f d o h d d h wk h d d l
“
g e a e an d a e a e E e
m e nt als at a c e rt ai n m e e ti n g o f t h e Th e o sophic al Soci e t y ,

folks c ro wd e d to e nro l th e i r n am e s B ut Mr F e lt m ad e . .

hi m s el f sc arce ; an d M ad am e Bl avatsky alth o u g h sh e als o ,

could e vok e an d c o n t ro l el em en t als ( w hich at this d at e w e re

do g -h ead e d ) re fus e d t o do so O rd in ary spi rit ualis t ic .

m e diu m s h ad t o be ch art ere d as t h e n e w soci e ty w as

”
,

ra pidly dyi ng .

To this d earth o f m arv e ls th ere is an e x c epti o n re co rd e d

by Mr Col em an in t h e p ap er al re ady n otic e d th at h e read
.

at C hic ago .

“
A wo m an st ran g e ly atti re d an d v e il e d c am e i n to t h e
, , ,

docto r s ( Dr W e stb ro o k s ) h o us e du ri n g a m e e ti n g th e re
’
.
’

at whi c h t h e Re v W R Alg ar Olcott ; an d H P B lav atsky

. . .
, . .

w ere p re s en t an d h an d e d t h e l att e r a l e tte r pu rpo rti n g t o

,

c o m e from t h e B roth ers t h e m e s s en ge r b ei ng p re s u m e d t o

,
’

b e an El e m e n tary A fe w m o n ths aft er wards Dr W e st

’
. .

b rook discov e re d th at t h e p re su m e d e l e m en t ary w as an

I rish s erv an t gi rl t o wh o m M ad am e Bl av atsky h ad p ro m is e d
t o pay fi v e d o ll ars fo r t h e p ers o n atio n o f t h e m e s s en g e r o f
t h e B ro th e rs H av i n g fail e d t o g e t h er pay s h e con fess e d
‘ ’

,
.

t h e fraud
”
.

But t h e dyi n g so ci e ty sudd e n ly m ad e a b rill ian t rally

”

An e c c e n t ri c B aro n d e P al m who h ad j o i n e d it si ck e n e d , ,

a n d di e d H e w as t h e s e ign io r o f t h e c astl e s o f Old an d

“
.

N e w Wart e n s e e o n L ak e C o n st an c e p resu m abl e ” “

the ,

ow n er o f ac re s o f l an d in Wisc o n si n fo rty tow n l o ts ,

in C hic ago H e w as a K n ight G ran d C ro ss Co m

”
e tc ,
.
,

m an d e r o f t h e Sov e reign O rd er o f t h e Holy S epulch re ,

P ri n c e o f t h e Rom an E m pi re C h am berl ai n t o H M t h e ,
. .

Ki n g o f B av ari a By will h e l eft all his p ro p erty t o

.

C o l o n e l Olc o tt in t rust fo r t h e e x clusiv e b en efi t o f t h e

T h e oso hi cal Soci et
p y ,
56 [ Madam e Blavats ky .

Dr
. Pan co ast si ngi ng ,
an an ci en t Th eb an di rg e ,

I sis an d b gi
N e p t h y s , e n n n an d e n d i g
i i
On e m o re v c t m t o Am e n t we s e n , i d
Pay we t h e fare , an d le t u s n o t t arry ,
S
C ro s s t h e ty x by t h e R o o s ev e t t re e t fe rry l S .

Sl av es in mou rn i n g gow n s c arryi n g t h e o ffe ri ngs an d ,

-

lib ati o n s t o con sist o f e arly potat o es asp aragus ro as t b eef

, , , ,

Fren ch p an cak e s bock b eer an d N ew J e rs e y cid er

, , .

T re as u rer N e wton as chi ef o f t h e musici an s pl ayi ng t h e ,

do u bl e pip e .

Oth er m usici an s p erformi ng o n eight s tri ng e d h arps

,
-
,

t o m to m s et c
-
, .

“
Boys c arryi ng a l arg e lo t u s ( s u n fl o wer) -
.

L ib rari an Fassit who will alte rnat e with music by

,

re p e at i ng t h e li n e s b egi n n i n g :

“
H e re H o ru s co m e s , I s ee the b o at ,

F i nd t ay y u fl o wi ng t a
r e s, s o r e rs

Th e l f m an g es t h u gh a g
so u o o ro o at

I n j u s t t h e t h o us an d y e a s
r e r .

At t h et empl e t h e c eremony will be sho rt and si mpl e .

The ox en will b e l e ft st an di n g o n t h e sid e w alk with a bo y -

,

n ear by to p re v en t th e m g o ri n g t he p ass ers by B e sid e s -

.

t h e Th e u rgic hym n p ri n t e d abov e in f ull t h e C optic

, ,

n atio nal an th e m will be su ng t ran sl at e d an d ad apt e d to t h e ,

occasion as follows
Si t t i ng Cy n l
o c e ph a u s , u p in a t ree ,
I seey o u , an d y o u s e e m e .

i ll
R v e r f u o f c ro c o dil
e , s e e his o n l g s no u t

i d
H o s t u p t h e sh a o o f an d p u h im ll r igh t o ut .

C o lon el Ol c ott m ad e a spl e n did sp e e ch o n t h e occ asio n ,

bu t, as h e s ay s , it co st h im £ 2000a y e ar Th e p ag an fu n eral
“ ”
.

att ract e d a gre at d e al o f at t e n t io n , an d all his cli e n ts d e s e rt e d

him H e w as a s o licito r as w ell as a j ou rnalist , an d t h e

.

y as t fo rtu n e o f t h e B aro n d e P alm tu rn e d o u t to b e quit e

1 m a 1 n ar
g y .

Our fi rst sho ck c am e wh e n w e op e ne d his t ru nk at t h e

 Tee Té eosop /z iccz t Society .
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hospital It co nt ai n e d t wo o f my o wn shi rts from which

.

t h e sti tch e d nam e m ark h ad b e en pick e d out

-
.

It is ass erte d by so m e th at o n e p o rti o n o f t h e b aro n s ’

l egacy w as m o re v alu abl e P ro fe sso r Co u es an d M Papu s

. .
,

t h e l ead e r o f t h e F re n c h o cc u ltists d e cl are th at Isis Un “

,

v eil e d w as fabric at ed o ut o f t h e MSS l eft by t h e e cc e ntric

”
.

but i m p ec u n ious b aro n Mrs Hardi ng e B ritt e n wh o w as

. .
,

an o rigi n al m e m b e r o f t h e Th e o s o p h ic al So ci e ty suppo rts ,

this Vi e w C o lo n e l Ol c ott o n t h e o th er h an d t ells us th at

.
, ,

th at g reat wo rk w as du e p artly to c o ll abo rat e u rs an d

p artly t o autom atic w riti n g with M ad am e Bl av atsky fo r
t h e p ro ph e t e ss
. I do n o t s ee th at t h e qu e stio n at iss u e is
v e 1 y i m p o rt an t .

Th e M iracl e Club h avi n g fail e d an d t h e B roth e rs o f

“
,

L uxo r h avi ng miss e d fi re t h e wo n d erful R u ssi an l ady co n

,

c e iv e d n e w p roj e cts .S h e w rot e to I n di a p ro p o si n g to

com e th ere with C olo ne l Olcott Th e w re ck o f t h e Th e o
.

sophic al Soci ety was to be j oi n e d to t h e Ary a S am aj .

 C H APTER VI I .

1m
2 m S AMAJ .

I n 1 Chro n i cl e s xvn . 1 6, we re a d “
An d D av id s at bef o re the
L o rd .

TH E Old an d NewT e stam en ts are st u di e d v ery c are fu lly in

E n gl an d ,
an d t h e I n di an re ligio n s are sc arc e ly studi e d at
all an d y e t t h e l att e r th ro w much light o n t h e fo rm e r
, .

P al esti n e was an Asi ati c c ivilis atio n I n di a is an Asi atic .

civilis atio n All t rac e s o f t h e P al e sti n e o f Ez ra an d Mos es

.

h av e p ass e d aw ay bu t in I n di a as in t h e d ay s o f Aaro n
, , ,

t h e p ri e st o f Siv a t h rows ash e s in t h e air to b ri n g a m al e

di c tio n o n his fo em en t h e m aid en s o f K rish na w e e p fo r
,

t h e I n di an T am muz t h e d e p art e d god o f s u m m e r

,
In .

I n di a t h e ro bb ers still dig i n to t h e w al ls o f hous es as in t h e

d ays o f Job I n I n di a t h e l o n g h ai re d m an o f go d sits
.
-

u n d e r t h e j un i per t re e o f Eli as Th e o ak o f e n ch an t m en t s
.

( s ee St a n l e y,
Si
“
n ai an d P a l e sti n e p 1 4 1 ) h as n o t y e t ,
”
.

b e en cu t d o w n .

Th e e arly sto n e usi n g m an m an y thous an d y e ars ag o

-

c o n c e iv e d an u n s ee n b e i n g Lik e t h e Tsu i Go ab o f t h e
.

mod ern Aust rali an s his fi rst god w as an an c e sto r an d as

, ,

t h e an c e sto r in li fe l o v e d h u m an fl e sh bu ll s fl e sh a sup e ri o r
’

, ,

wigwam m u ch fl att ery an d m uch h o m ag e re ligi o n beg an

, ,

to c o n sist o f m e at o ffe ri ngs an d d ri n k o fferi n gs a p al ac e fo r

- -
,

t h e g o d an d an e l ab o rat e syst e m o f co u rt c e re m o n i al .

But by an d by o n t h e b an ks o f t h e G ange s a g re at
, ,

adv an c e w as m ad e It w as judg e d th at i n s t ead o f try i n g

.

t o c o n c e iv e God fro m t h e e x t e rn als o f hu m an ity it w o uld ,

be m o re wis e to lo o k fo r hi n ts o f H im i n to m an s so u l
’
An d .

as so m e m e n s ee m e d mo re spi ritu al th an o th e rs an d as this ,

stat e o f spi ritu ality s e e m e d to adv an c e as t h e e n tan gl e m e n ts

o f t h e low e r li fe di m i n is h e d it b eg an to be j udg e d th at by
,

d ead en i ng o r m o rti fyi ng t h e fl esh t h e spi rit would be

“
,

58
 A f y cz S o me]f
.
59

co m e lucid H e nc e yog a in I n di a an d eremit e s (from e re m a

.
, ,

t h e d e s ert ) in C h risti an ity .

As e arly as t h e d at e o f t h e At h arv a V e d a o r s ay ro ug hly , , ,

a th o us an d y e ars b e fo re Ch rist t he Ri hi Au gi ras i n fo rm e d ,

s

t h e w e althy h o u s ehold e r S au n ak a t h at th e re w e re t w o ,

s o rts o f k nowl edg e t h e s u p e ri o r k n o wl e dg e an d t h e

,
“ ”

i n ferio r k n owl e dg e .

“
K n o w B rahm a alo n e ! w as t h e mo tto o f t h e sup e ri o r
k n owl e dg e .

A n e xt rac t fro m t h e M u n dak a Up an i s h ad o f t h e At h arv a

“

V e d a m ay h ere th ro w light o n B rah m a an d u n io n with h im

“
H e is g re at an d i n c o m pre h e n sibl e by t h e s e n s e s an d ,

co n s eq u en tly his n atu re is b ey o n d hu m an co n c e pti o n H e .

,

th o ug h m o re subtl e th an v ac uum its el f s hi n e s in v ari o u s ,

w ays F ro m thos e w h o do n o t k n ow h im h e 1 s at a gre at e r

.

dist an ce th an t h e li m its o f sp ace an d t o thos e w h o ac q u ire ,

a k n o w l e dg e o f him h e i 1 s n e ar \Vh ils t re sidi n g 1n an i m at e .

cre atu re s h e 1 8 p e rc e iv e d alth o ugh o b s cu re ly by th o s e who , ,

apply th e i r th o ughts t o him H e is n o t p erc e ptibl e by t h e .

h u m an sigh t n o r is h e d e s crib abl e by m ean s o f sp ee ch

, ,

n e ith e r c an h e be t h e o bj e ct o f an y o f t h e o rg an s o f s en s e ,

n o r c an h e be co n ce iv e d by t h e h elp o f aust e riti e s an d re

lig io u s rit e s B u t o n e whos e m i n d is pu rifi e d by t h e light

.

o f t ru e k n o wl e dg e th rough i n c e ss an t co n t e m pl ati o n
, p er ,

c e iv es h im t h e m o st pu re god
,
Such is t h e i n visibl e .

Sup re m e B e i ng H e sho u ld be s een in t h e h eart wh e re i n

.

b reath c o n sis ti n g o f fi v e sp eci es re sts Th e mi n d b e i n g

, ,
.

p erfe ctly free d fro m i m p u rity god who sp reads ov er t h e , ,

mi n d an d all t h e s en s e s i m p arts a k n owl e dg e o f hi m s el f t o ,

t h e h e art
”
.

Th e mystics o f all l an ds sought this u n io n by e xt asi a by , ,

co nt e mpl atio n Yog a t h e wo rd fo r I n di an m agic m ean s

.
, ,

si m ply u n i o n “
S angh a t h e t hi rd p e rs o n o f t h e Buddhist
.
,

T ri n ity also m ean s u ni o n

,
”
Th e divi n e m an P urush a w as
“
.

t h e re sult o f an u n io n b e tw e en Buddh a spi rit an d Dh arm a , , ,

m att e r Tho m as a K e mpis in his Solilo q uy o f t h e S o ul ”

.
, ,

h as a c h apt e r h e ad e d On t h e U n i o n o f t h e So u l with
,
“

G o d ( ch ap xii i) St Th ere s a h ad h er o ra is o n d u n io n
” ’
. . . .

St Aug usti ne b as e d all his mysti cism 011 t h e t ex t (J o h n

.

xiv . J e s u s an sw ere d an d s aid u n t o him I f a m an lov e ,

me h e will k eep my wo rds ; an d my F ath er will lov e him ,

60 M adame Blavatsky .

an d we will co m e u n to him an d m ak e o u r abod e with him .

Cl em e n t o f Al ex an d ri a sk etch e s t h e e n d to be k ept in vi e w
by t h e Ch risti an G n ostic
“
D w elli ng with t h e Lo rd h e
“

will c o n ti n u e his fam ili ar fri en d sh ari n g t h e s am e h earth ,

ac c o rdi n g t o t h e spi rit Mis cell an y p Dr V augh an

” ”
, . .
,

in his H o u rs wit h t h e M y sti c s shows th at t he motto o f

“ ”
,

t h e N eo Pl at o n ist w as : Withd raw i n to thys e l f ; an d t h e

-
“

ady t u m o f t h i n e o w n soul will re v e al to t h e e p ro fo u n d e r

-

s e c re t s th an t h e c av e o f Mith ras v ol i p
( . .
,
.

I n t h e I n di a t o whi c h M ad am e Bl av atsky an d C o lon e l

Olc o tt are n o w h ast en i n g th e re was at this d at e a Hi n d o o
, ,

t h e l e ad e r o f a m o v e m e n t t o which t h e Th e o s o phi c al Soci e ty

p ro pos e d a j u n ction Day anan da S arasv ati s e e m e d an old
.

V e dic Ris h i d ro pp e d do w n th rough thi rty c en tu ri e s o n to

t he In di a o f Mr Rudy ard Ki pli n g
. H e h ad t rav ell e d e v e ry .

wh ere an d re ad all t h e S an sk rit bo o ks H e had gon e

,
.

th rough all t h e rigou rs o f t h e g e n u i n e y o ga H e w as a .

m ysti c a religi o us e n th u si ast

,
H e b e li e v e d t h e Ve d as to
.

be t h e o n e i n spi re d sc riptu re an d his aim w as to b ri n g ,

b ack t h e Hi n doo religio n to th at si m pl er faith His .

discipl e s h e call e d t h e A rya S am aj .

But can oil an d w at er m i n gl e Th e t ru e S ecre t Doc “

t ri ne o f t h e Th e osophists accordi n g to Mr Si n n ett w as ,

.
,

k n ow n t o M ad am e Bl av atsky as early as 18 57 Th e m ai n .

t eac hi n g was th at all i n terco urs e with t h e wo rld o f ghosts

was co n fi n e d t o t h e bad h alv e s o f mo rt als who at d eath , , ,

w ere cut in two Th ere w as an oth er p romi n e n t doctri n e

.
,

ath e ism Dr Wy ld at o n e tim e P re sid e n t o f t h e L o n do n

. .
,

L o dg e h as publish e d a book Th eosophy o r Spi ritu al

, ,
“
,

Dyn amics in which h e an n ou n c es th at h e l eft t h e s o ci ety

,
”

wh en Mad am e Bl avatsky p ro cl ai m e d th at th ere is n o g o d

p ers o n al o r i m p erson al S ays M r Si nn e tt Th ey ( t h e
.
”
.
,
“

M ah at m as ) n e v e r o ccupy th e m s e l v es with any con ceptio n

re m o t e ly re s e m bli n g t h e chu rc h e s an d c ree ds
”
od of
g
Es o t eric B u ddhis m p , .

Si nc e t h e d ays o f H e nry C o l eb rook e it is sc arc ely n eces

s ary t o d e sc an t up o n t h e fi ne de is m o f t h e Rig V e d a t h e ,

old e st b o o k in t h e w o rld At a b o u n d it sp rang fro m t h e

.

rud e w o rs h ip o f st o rm s an d fi re an d thu n d er to t h e c o n
, , ,

c e p t io n o f t h e philos o phic al I n di an tri n i ty .

The d e i ti e s i n vok e d app ear o n a cu rso ry i n spectio n o f ,

 A ry a Samaj . 6I

t he V ed a to ,
be as v ari o us
uthors o f t he p ray ers as the a
add re ss e d to th e m bu t ac c o rdi n g to t h e m o st an ci en t
,

a nn ot ati o n s o f t h e I n di an s c riptu re thos e n u m e rous n am e s ,

o f p e rs o n s an d t h i n gs are all re solv abl e i n to d i ffe re n t ti t l e s

o f th re e d e iti e s an d ultim at e ly o f o n e g o d ( C o l e b rook e ,

Ess ays v o l i p
”
. . .
, ,

This t ri nity might be acc e pt e d by P ro fe sso r Hu x l ey o r

Mr H e rb e rt S pe n c e r I t c o n sists o f an i n co n ce i v abl e god
. .
,

THAT ON E ( Tad) o f t h e hym n al ready quot ed an d whi c h ,

m ay be p araph ras e d thus

b
Th e re was n o re at h , n o sk y , bu t wat e r o n y , l
D e at h was n o t y e t u n wo m be d n o r day n o r n ht , ig
i gi d
Th e un m a n e TH AT ON E , v e e an d o n e y , il d l l
Sat e t h ro u h t h e c e nt u r esgevo of ht i d id lig .

Th en fro m his m p u ls e o v e cam e n t o e n , i L i b i g

g
A n d t h ro u h t h e e o n ar n e s s un g h is e am s , b d k fl gl
L i
Th at o v e w h ch , s ay o u r m e n o f m y s t c s e e n , i i g
r B idg
e s t h e wo r o f fac t an d wo r of re am s ld ld d .

ll i
Oh t e u s 11 0W t h s u n ve rs e was fash o n e , i i d
E re s h n n i i gg d
o s app e are t o m an e o w, d b l
k
H e n o ws t h at s h ro u e TH A T ON E , u n m p as s d d i i o ne d ,
Or e v e n h e p e rch an c e can n e v e r n o w k .

This hym n fi nely st at e s t h e c ruci al myst ery th at per

pl ex e s m an with o u t t h e rash n ess to att em pt to s o lv e it H e
,
.

dw e lls in a w o rld e n ci rc l e d by m illio n s o f st ars an d ,

w arm e d by t h e g reat o rb th at giv es light an d li fe Usi n g .

th e s e as sy m b o ls h e adv an c e s a st e p The i n co n c e iv abl e .

g o d m a
y b e p artly tho u ght out L e t u s im agi n e t h at by .

t h e aid o f A diti t h e M oth er t h e I n fi n it e as M ax Mull e r

, , ,

puts it m att e r ( m atra S an sk ) h e p are n t e d an activ e co n

, .

c e iv able god Y am a Mit ra t he G o d m an t h e s u n an d w e

, , , , ,

h av e t h e t ri ad .

This is a v ersio n by S ir Mo n i er Willi ams o f a p ass ag e in

t h e I s a Up an ish ad

Wh at e e r e i st s wi th i n t h i s un i v erse
’
x

I all t o be reg a d e d as e nv e l o p e d
s r

B y t h e g at L d as if w ap p e d w i t h a v es t u re
re or , r .

Th e e i n e o nl y B e i ng wh o
r s o i st s ex

Unmo v e d y et m ov i n g swi ft er t han t h e wi n d

,
62 M adame Blavats ky .

W ho far o ut s t r ip s the s e n se s , tho u h g as g d

o s

i
Th ey s t r v e t o re ac h h im w h o h m s e f at res t i l
Tran s c e n s t h e fl e e t es t d h t o f o t h er e n s flig b i g
Who , lik
e t h e air, s u pp o rt s all t h e v t a ac t o n i l i .

H e m o v e s , y e t m o v e s n o t h e is far, y e t n e ar
i i i
H e is w t h n t h e u n v ers e W h o e e r eh o s
’
. b ld
li i g
All v n c re at u re s as in h im an d h im
i lS i i
Th e u n v e rs a p r t — as in all
,

g d
H e n cefo rt h re ar s n o c re at u re w t h c o n t e m p t i .
”

This do es n o t look lik e ath eis m .

We will n o w s ee if V e dis m p ro cl aim e d th at n o n e bu t

wi ck e d sh e lls could sp an t h e abyss th at s ep arat e s th e i r
”

st at e from o u rs To ig n o re C o l eb ro o k e Max Mull e r

”
.
, ,

B u rn o u f an d to c all this t h e I n di an T e ac hi n g t he E ast e rn

,
“
,
“

Wisd o m must app ear amusi ng to all wh o h av e dipp e d i n t o

,
”

t h e s u bj e ct F ro m an e arly date to m o d e rn ti m e s I ndi a h as

.

h ad a re ligi o n si ngu l arly lik e m o d ern spi ritu ali s m t h e ,

S radd ha o r i n t e rcou rs e with gh o sts

i
C re e d m ak e r aft er .
-

c re e d m ak er h as app eare d an d told t h e H i n d o o th at his

-

de ad re l atio n s are w h i rli n g about in t h e m e t e m psych o sis ,

o r in Moksh a o r in Ni rv a na ,
H e h as b e e n assu re d th at .

th e y are ann ihil at e d H e h as b e e n t o ld th at th e y are in

.

Ch ri ti an o r Mussul man h ells bu t as in Ve dic d ays h e still

s ,

o ffe rs his food t o th e m an d b e li e v e s t h ey are n e ar ,

.

H e re is a sk e t c h o f t h e s e rit e s
“
Th e an c e sto rs h av i n g att en d e d an d t ak e n th ei r s eats ,

t h e y are fu rn i s h e d with w at er t o d ri nk with w at er fo r p uri ,

fi c at io n wi t h w at e r fo r b athi n g
, Th ey are also clo t h ed . .

Th e food is t h e n p re s en t e d ( th rough t h e fi re) an d th ey are ,

th u s add re ss ed
An c e sto rs rej oic e I t ak e you r re sp e ctiv e sh are s an d be
, ,

st ro n g as b u lls .
’

“
N o r w as it fro m an y po rtio n o f t h e h an d th at th ey
would acc ept th e i r fo o d ; it h ad t o be p res e nt e d by t h e p art
b e tw een t h e thu m b an d t h e fo re fi ng e r which aft erw ard s in , ,

C h e i rom an cy was k n o w n as t h e lin e o f li fe an d which

, ,
’
,

co n s equ en tly was d e sig n at e d Pitry a

, .

“
Aft er th ey h av e fe d t h e p erfo rm er o f t h e s acrific e s (i l s
,

miss e s th em with t h e s am e h o n o u rs with whic h th e y had

b een re c e iv e d and thus add ress es th em
,

Fath ers to who m food b el o ngs gu ard o u r food an d t h e

, , ,

oth er t h i ngs o ffe re d by us ; v en e rabl e and im m o rtal as y e

64 M adame B lavats ky .

so n s o f Ang iras O Ki ng m ay t he p ray ers o f t h e Rishis

.
,

att rac t th e e .

We h av e am o ngst u s t h e s o n s o f An g iras ( An g iras es ) t h e

N av ag w as ( a s ecti o n o f t h e Ang iras e s ) t h e At har w an s t h e ,

B h rig u s . May w e obt ai n th ei r ki n d thoughts th e i r h appy ,

p ro t e c tio n .

“
O d e ad m an ( t h e corps e ) com e hith er C o m e by t h e ,
.

an ci e n t p athw ays th at o u r fath e rs h av e t rav e rs e d S ee .

th es e t w o Ki ngs Yam a an d t h e divi n e V arun a w h o rej o ic e ,

in o u r s ac rific e C o m e with t h e Pitris c o m e wi t h Y am a t o

.
,

t h e s e at th at o u r wo rship h as se t up Th o u h as c ast o ff all .

i m p urity E n t er an d do n a body o f b rilli an ce

. .
”

It is pl ai n h ere th at am o n gst t h e Pitris w as a m an wh os e

fu n e ral o bs e qui e s w e re n o t y e t p erfo rm e d
,
.

H ere is an o th er p ass ag e
Bu rn n o t this co rps e O Agn i T e ar n o t his ski n his body
,
.
, ,

O J at av edas I f thou d elight est in o ur o ffe ri n gs with t h e

.

Pit ri h e lp h im
, .

“
I f th o u l o v e st o u r o ffe ri n gs O J at av e das su rrou n d him , ,

with t h e fath e rs H e c om e s to obt ai n t h e body th at sh all

.

t ran sport his s o u l .

G iv e t o h eav e n an d e arth t hat w hich b el o n gs to th e m ;

giv e to t h e w at ers an d pl an ts thos e p o rtion s o f his body th at
are th e i r d u e .

“
But th ere is in him an im m o rtal po rti o n Warm it with .

thy rays Ki n dl e it with thy fi re 0 J at av e das in t h e

. .
,

bl ess e d b o dy form e d by th e e t ran sp o rt him to t h e world o f

t h e s ai n ts Rig V e d a vii 6
”
, .
, .

I h av e g o n e at som e l en gth i n to t h e religio n o f t h e V e d as ,

b ec aus e wh en M ad am e B lav at s ky an d C o l o n e l Olc o tt b ecam e

discipl e s o f Day an an da S arasv ati it is di ffic ult t o co n c e iv e ,

th at t h e Russi an l ady h ad in h er m i n d a t each i n g th at w as

di am e tric ally Op p o s e d to it H ere w as t h e actu al religi o n o f
.

t h e M ah at m a An giras w as a M ah at m a
. B hrigu w as a .

M ah at m a It will be s e en fro m o u r scan ty qu o t ati o n s th at

.

this re ligio n k n e w n othi n g o f t h e m e t e mpsyc hosis an n ihil a ,

ti o n as t h e re ward o f t h e j us t m an m ad e p erfe c t o r ath eism ,

an d sh ells H e re is an e x t rac t from Mad am e B lav at s k y s

.
” ’

C av es an d J u ngles o f Hi n d u stan
Fo r m o re th an t wo y ears b e fo re w e l e ft Am eri ca w e w ere
in c o n stan t co rre spo n d en c e with a c ert ai n l earn ed B rah m an ,
 . 4 ry a
4 Samaj . 65

wh o s e glo ry is g reat at p re s e nt ( 1 8 7 9 ) all ov er I n di a We .

cam e to I n di a to study u n d e r his guid an c e t h e anci en t , ,

c ou n t ry o f t h e Ary as t h e Vedas an d th e i r di fficult l an gu ag e

, ,
.

His n am e is Day an an d S arasw at i S wam i Sw ami is t h e .

nam e o f t h e l e arn e d an ch o rit e s w h o are i n iti at e d i n t o m an y

m yst e ri e s u n attai n abl e by c o m m o n m o rt als Th e y are .

mo n ks w h o n e v er m arry but are quit e di ffe re n t fro m oth e r ,

m e n di can t b rot he rh o o ds t h e s e c all e d S ann y asi an d Hoss e i n

,
- .

This Pandit is c o n sid ere d t h e g reat e st S an sk ritist o f mod ern

I n di a an d is an abs o l u t e e n ig m a t o e v eryo n e (p
,
”
.

It is to be re m ark e d th at t h e Th eosophical Soci e ty c am e

to I n di a to s tu dy n o t to t e ac h .

On t h e 1 6 t h F e b ru ary 1 8 7 9 M ad am e Bl av atsky C o lo n e l , , ,

Ol cott and two oth e r m em b ers o f t h e Th e o s o phi cal Soci e ty

, ,

l an d e d in B o m b ay an d re p ai re d to t h e bu ng al o w th at h ad
,

b ee n p rep are d fo r th e i r re c eptio n .

Th e fi rst thi n g th at w e w e re st ruck with s ays M ad am e ,

Bl avatsky w as t he millio n s o f cre w s an d vultu re s Th e

,
“
.

fi rst are so to sp eak t h e c o u n ty cou n cil o f t h e tow n wh o s e

, , ,

duty it is t o cl ean t h e st re ets an d to kill o ne o f th e m is n o t ,

o n ly fo rbidd en by t he polic e but w o uld be v ery d ang erous ,

.

By killi ng o ne y o u would re use t h e v eng ean c e o f e v e ry

Hi n du .
”

H ere is an oth er p ass ag e :

Wh en s o m e tim e ag o t he wi fe o f t h e M ad ras gov ern o r
, ,

th o ught o f p assi n g a law th at should i ndu ce n ativ e wom en

t o c o v e r th e i r b re asts t h e pl ace w as actu ally th re at e n e d
,

wi t h a re volution A ki n d o f j ack e t is wo rn on ly by d an c
.

in g gi rls Th e Gov e rn m en t re cog n is e d th at it w o uld be

.

u n re as o n abl e t o i rrit at e w o m en who v e ry o ft e n are m o re , , ,

dang e ro us th an th e i r husb an ds an d b roth e rs an d t h e c u sto m , ,

b as e d o n t h e law o f M an u an d s an c ti fi e d by th ree thous an d ,

v e ars o bs e rvanc e re m ai n e d u n c h an g e d
’

, .

This fac t m u st be n e w to most An gl o In di ans Th e wiv es -

.

f Mad ras g o v e rn o rs do n o t g e n erally thi n k o f p assi ng

pw
a s .

S wami b ei n g at t h e oth er en d o f I n di a t h e Am eri

Th e ,
“

c an Missio n as it w as c all e d m ad e tou rist t rips e sco rt e d

”
, , ,

by t h e n ativ e s .

We w ere l ivi ng in I n di a u nlik e English p e opl e who are , ,

o nly su rrou n d e d by I n di a at a c ertai n dist an c e We w ere .

E
66 M adame B lavatséy .

e na bl e d to study h er ch aract er an d custom s h er religi o n , ,

sup ers titio n s an d rit e s to l earn h er l eg en ds— in fact liv e

, ,

am o n g Hi n dus ( p ”
.

But this study was n o t without its di fficulti e s Th ey .

w e re i n vit e d to di n e w ith a Hi n d u g en tl em an
“
A t l ast h avi n g e x am i n e d t h e family ch ap el full o f
, ,

idols flow e rs rich v as e s with b u rn i ng i n cen s e l amps h an g

, , ,

in g from its c e ili n g an d aro m atic h e rbs c ov eri n g its fl o o r

, ,

w e d e cid e d to g e t re ady fo r di n n er We c arefu lly w ash e d .

ou rs el v e s bu t this was n o t e n ough w e w ere req u est e d to

, ,

t ak e o ff o u r sh o e s This was a so m e wh at dis ag reeabl e

.

s u rp ris e bu t a re al B rah m an ical su pp er w as w o rth t he

,

t ro u bl e .

Ho we v er a t ruly am azin g su rp ris e was still in store fo r

,

O t i g
n e n er n di i g o o m w e stopp ed sh o rt at t h e
the n n -r

e n t ra c e
n — both o u r E u ro p ean c o m pan i o n s w e re d re ss e d o r ,

rat h e r u n d re ss e d e x actly lik e Hi n d u s !

,
Fo r t h e s ak e o f
de c e n cy th e y k e pt o n a k in d o f sl e e v e l e ss k n itt e d v e st b u t ,

th ey w e re b are fo o t e d wo re t h e s n o w whit e Hi n d u d/i atis

,
- f

s i
( ) (c a pi e c e o f m u sli n w rapp e d rou n d t o t h e w aist an d
fo rm i n g a p e ttico at ) an d look e d l ik e s o m e thi n g b e t w e en
,

whit e Hi n dus an d C o n st an ti n o pl e g arco n s d e bain s B o th .

w e re u n d esc rib ably fu n n y ; I n e v e r s aw anythi n g fu n n i e r .

To th e great dis co m fi tu re o f t h e m en an d t h e sc an d al o f t h e ,

g rav e l adi es o f t h e h o us e I c o u ld n o t re strai n m ys el f but

, ,

bu rst out l aughi n g Miss X . blush e d viol en tly an d

fo ll o w e d m y e x am pl e (p .

H avi n g e n t ere d t h e refecto ry we i m m e di at ely n otic e d,

’

wh at w e re t h e Hi n d u p recauti o n s ag ai n st th e i r b ei n g p o l
l ut e d by o u r p res e n c e The s t o n e fl o o r o f t h e h all w as
.

d ivid e d i n to t w o e q u al p arts This division co nsist e d o f a

.

li n e t race d in ch alk with K ab alistic sign s at e ith er en d

, .

On e p art w as d esti n e d fo r t h e host s p arty an d t h e gu e sts

’

b el o ngi n g t o t h e s am e c ast e t h e o th er fo r o u rs elv e s O n

,
.

o u r si de o f th e h all th e re w as e t a thi rd s u are to c o n t ai n

y q
H i n dus o f a di ffe ren t c ast e Th e f urn itu re o f t h e two
.

bigge r sq u are s was ex actly si m il ar ( p .

We all s at down t h e Hi n d u s c al m an d stat ely as if pre

, ,

p ari n g fo r so me mysti c c el e b rati o n w e o u rs elv e s fe eli ng ,

awkw ard an d u n easy fe ari n g to p rov e guilty o f som e u n

,
 A ry a Samaj . 67

p ardonabl e blu n d er An i nvisibl e choi r o f wom en s voic es

.
’

ch an t e d a m on oto n ous hy m n c el eb rati ng t h e g l o ry o f th e ,

gods Th e s e w e re h al f a d o z en n autch gi rls from a n eigh

.
- - -

b o u ring p ag o d a To this acc o m p an im en t w e b eg an s atis

.

fy in g o ur app e tit e s Th an ks to t h e B ab u s i n st ructi o n s w e ’

.
,

to o k g reat c are t o eat o n ly with o u r right h an ds This w as .

s o m ewh at diflic ult b e c aus e we w ere hu ng ry an d h asty bu t

, ,

q uit e n e cess ary H ad w e o n ly so mu ch as touch e d t h e ric e

.

with o u r l e f t h an ds wh o l e h o sts o f R aksh as as ( d e m o n s )

wo uld h av e b e en attract e d t o t ak e p art in t h e fe stivity th at
v ery m o m en t which o f co u rs e would s en d all t h e Hi n dus
, , ,

o u t o f t h e ro o m I t is h ardly n e c e s s ary t o s ay th at th e re
.

w ere n o t rac e s o f fo rks k n iv e s o r sp o o ns T hat I m ight , ,

.

ru n n o risk o f b re aki n g t h e rul e I p u t m y l e ft h an d in m y

p o ck e t an d h eld o n t o m y p o ck e t h an dk erchi ef all t h e ti m e -

t h e di nn e r l as t e d ( p .

Th an ks to this s o l e m n sil en c e I was at lib erty to n o tic e ,

e v e ryt h i n g th at w as g o i n g o n with g re at att e n tio n No w .

an d ag ai n wh e n e v e r I c au ght sight o f t h e c ol o n e l o r M r
, .

Y I had all t h e di ffic u lt y in t h e w o rld to p res erv e my

g ravity Fits o f fo o lish l aughte r would t ak e p o ss essio n o f
.

m e w h e n I obs erv e d th e m s itti n g e re ct with such c o mi cal

sol em n ity an d wo rki n g so awkw ardly with t h ei r e lb o w s
an d h an ds Th e l o n g heard o f t h e o n e w as whit e with
.

g rai ns o f ric e as if silv e re d with h e ar f ro s t t h e chi n o f t h e

,
-
,

oth er w as y ell o w with liq u id s affro n B u t u n s atisfi e d .

cu ri o sity h appily c am e t o m y re scu e an d I w en t o n w at c h ,

ing t h e qu ai n t p ro c e e di n gs o f t h e Hi n dus .

E ach o f th e m h avi ng s at d o w n with his l egs twist e d u n d er

,
-

him p o u re d s o m e w at e r with his l eft h an d o u t o f t h e j ug

,

b rought by t h e s erv an t fi rst i n t o his c up th en i n t o t h e p alm , ,

o f his right h an d Th e n h e sl o wly an d c are fu lly sp ri n kl e d

.

t h e w at e r ro u n d t h e dish wi t h all ki n ds o f d ai n ti e s whi c h ,

st o od by its el f an d w as d e s t i n ed as w e le arn e d aft er wards

, , ,

fo r t h e g o d s D uri n g this p ro ce d u re e ac h Hi n du re p eat e d

.

a V e dic m an t ram Filli ng his right h an d with ri ce h e pro

.
,

n o u n c e d a n e w s e ri e s o f coupl e ts t h e n h avi n g st o re d fi v e , ,

pi n ch e s o f ric e o n t h e right sid e o f his o wn pl at e h e o n c e ,

mo re w ash e d his h an ds to av e rt t h e ev il ey e sp ri n kl e d ,

mo re w at er an d pou ri ng a fe w d rops o f it i n to his right

,

p alm slowly d ran k it Aft er this h e sw allo we d six pi nc h e s

, .
 68 M adam e Blavats ky .

of r ic e o ne aft er t h e oth er m u rm u ri ng p ray ers all t h e

, ,

whil e an d w e tt ed b o th his e y e s with t h e m id dl e fi ng er o f

,

his l e ft h an d All this d o n e h e fi n ally hid his l e ft h an d

.
,

b ehi n d his b ack an d b eg an eati ng with t h e right h an d

, .

All this t o ok o n ly a fe w mi n ut e s but w as p erfo rm e d v e ry ,

so le m n ly ( p ”
.

Th e costum e o f t he Eu rop ean b ran ch o f Ary a S am aj

s ee m s to h av e e xcit e d atten tio n at t h e railw ay st ati on s dur
in g th e i r t rav e l
Thi s e v e ni ng w e di n e d at t h e refre shm en t rooms o f t h e
rail way st ati o n O ur arriv al c aus e d an e vid en t s e n s ati o n
. .

O u r p arty oc cu pi e d t h e wh o l e en d o f a t abl e at w h i c h w ere ,

di n i n g m an y fi rs t cl ass p ass en ge rs who all st are d at u s with

-
,

u n disg u is e d asto n ish m en t Eu ro p ean s o n an e qu al fo o ti ng

.

with Hi n du s ! Hi n dus who c o n d e sc en d e d to di n e wit h

Eu ro p ean s ! Th e s e t w o w e re rare an d w o n d erfu l sights
i n d e e d Th e s ubdu e d whisp ers g re w i n t o loud e x cl am a
.

t i o n s Tw o o flic e rs w h o h app e n e d to k n o w t h e Th aku r t o o k

.

h im asid e an d h avi ng sh ak e n h an ds with h im b eg an a v e ry

, ,

an i m at e d c o n v e rs ati o n as if disc u ssi n g s o m e m att e r o f busi

,

n e ss ; bu t as w e l e arn e d aft e rwards th e y si m ply w an t e d t o ,

g rati fy th ei r cu ri o sity about u s .

“
H e re w e l e arn e d fo r t h e fi rst ti m e th at we w ere u n d er
, ,

p o lic e s up ervisio n t h e polic e b ei n g re p re s en t e d by an in

,

dividu al c l ad in a s u it o f whit e cloth es an d p o ss essi n g a ,

f re sh c o m pl ex io n an d a p ai r o f l o n g m o u s t ac h e s H
er
y , e .

w as an ag e n t o f t h e s e c re t p o lic e an d h ad foll o w e d u s from ,

B o m b ay On l earn i n g this fl att eri n g pi e c e o f n e ws t h e

.
,

c o l o n e l b u rst i n to a l o ud l augh ; whi c h o n ly m ad e us still

m o re su s pi c i o us in t h e e y e s o f all th e s e An glo I n di an s e n -
,

j o y i n g a q u i e t an d dign ifi e d m e al As to m e I was v e ry .
,

dis agree ably i m p re ss e d by this bit o f n ews I m us t c o nfe ss , ,

an d wis h e d this u n pl e as an t di n n er w as ov e r ( p .

I pu rp o s ely pass o v e r this i n cid en t Mr Hodgso n an d . .

P ro fe ss o r Co u e s re gard M ad am e Bl av atsky as a Rus s i an

ag e n t w h o us e d h er Th eo s o phy as a si m pl e bli n d This
“
.

s eems t o m e g o i n g t o o far but as t o t h e g e n e ral qu es ti o n

,

n o thi n g bu t s u rm is e is p o ssibl e .

Th e u ni o n b e tw e en t h e Th e osophical S o ci e ty an d t h e
Ary a S am a j did n o t l ast v e ry l o n g C o l o n e l Ol c ott c alls .

t h e I n di an t each er a hu m bug Mr C ol e m an at t h e
“
.
”
.
 Ay ra Samaj . 69

Chic ag o Co n e re nc e ( R elig io Philosop hical J o u rnal, S ept

f -
.

1 6 th , 1 8 9 3 ) ann o u n c e d th at o n his sid e Day an an da S arasv at i

,

d en ou n c e d M ad am e Bl av atsky an d C o l o n el Olcott as
t rickst ers , s ayi n g th at t h e ph e no m en a p ro d u c e d by th e m
in I n di a w e re d ue to m e s m e ris m , p re -
arran g e m e n t an d
l
c ev er co nj u ri n g .
”

P ro fe ss o r Max Mull er giv e s o n e cu ri o us fact ( Bio g raph i “

c al Ess ays p 1 7 7 D ay an an da S arasv ati o n c e tri e d t o fi n d

”
,
.

t h e M ah at m as in U pp er I n di a but fail e d M ad am e Blav at

.

sky to o k a hi n t H er m i n d as w e h av e s h o w n w as adapt a
.
, ,

tiv e rath er th an o rigi n al S h e t o o k spi ritu alism fro m

.

H o m e t he B ro t h ers o f Lu x o r fro m C o l o n e l Olco tt t h e n o tio n

, ,

o f co n t ro lli n g El em en t als fro m Mr F e lt Ah d h eari n g

“ ”
. .

fo r t h e fi 1 s t tim e about th e s e M ah at m as fro m Day an an d a

S a1 as v at 1 s h e p romptly assi m il at e d th e m lik e wis e .
 CHAPTER VI I I .

PI O N EER
“
TH E .

O N E m o re o f M ad am e B lav at sk y s p roj e cts s e em e d to h av e

’

fail e d Th e o s o ph y w as t o all ap pe aran c e s as d e ad as

”
.

t he Mi racl e C l u b ”
An d y e t it w as o n t h e e v e o f an as
.

t o un din g su c ce ss Th e d e liv e re r w as at h an d
. .

F o r at t his ti m e th e re w as publi s h e d at All ah ab ad a n e ws

p ap er c all e d t h e Pio n ee r It w as t h e o rg an o f t h e B en g al
.

C iv i l S erv ic e an d in p o i n t o f fact t h e l e adi n g j o u rn al o f

,

I n di a Its e dito r w as Mr Si n n ett a g en tl e m an w h o h ad

. .
,

d abbl e d a littl e in spi ritu ali sm Th ere w as als o livi n g at .

All ah ab ad a g e n tl e m an w h o h ad an app o i n tm e n t in t h e
B o ard o f R e v e n u e N W P rovi n c es This w as Mr A O
,
. . . . . .

H u m e s o n o f t h e fam o us refo rm er J o s eph Hu m e Th e th e o

, ,
.

sophis t s g o t i n t o c o rre sp o n d en c e wit h t he Pio n eer an d in ,

du e cou rs e M ad am e Bl avatsky re c eiv e d an i n vit ati o n to c om e

an d st ay with t h e S in n e t t s .

Evid en tly th ey w e re a littl e asto n ish e d wh en sh e did

com e an d a ro ugh o ld h ipp o p o tam us o f a w o m an w addle d in
,
“ ”
,

w e ari n g a re d fl an n el d re ssi ng g o w n an d s m o ki n g p erp etu al

-
,

c ig are tt e s H er t an t ru m s at ti m e s w ere aw f u l
. an d if ,

an y t hi n g an n o y e d h e r s h e wo u ld v en t h e r i m p ati e n ce by
v eh e m en t ti rad e di re ct ed in a l o ud v o ic e agai n st Co l Ol co tt
,
. .

H er l an g u ag e als o at ti m e s w as aw fu l i n cludi ng w o rds ,

th at w e s h o u ld all h av e p re fe rre d h e r n o t t o m ak e u se o f ”
.

“
I will n o t s ay , w rit e s M r Si nn e tt th at o u r n e w fri en ds
“
.
,

m ad e a fav o u rabl e i m p re ssi o n all ro un d B u t it w as pl ai n .

t o t h e l en i e n t e dito r o f t h e Pio n eer t h at h er dis re g ard o f

co nv en ti o n aliti e s w as t h e re s ult o f a d elib e rat e re be lli o n
agai n st n o t ig n o ran c e o f, t h e c u s t o m s o f re fi n e d s o ci e ty
,
.

S o m e fo lks t o ok h er u p, an d Mr H u m e p re sid e d at a th eo .

sophic al m ee ti n g an d m ad e a cl e v e r sp e ec h This g en tl e m an .

w as p erh aps t h e m ost abl e o f all t h e co n v e rts th at th eo s o phy

e v er m ad e His abili ti e s earne d fo r h im t he disti nguish ed
.

7 0
7 2 M adame B lavats ky .

f ou n d e d mi racl e s b ut occultis m is n o t a pu rsuit which

on ,

p eo pl e can s afe ly t ak e u p in ob e di e n c e to t h e i m puls e o f

e n thusi as m c re at e d by wit n e ssi n g a displ ay o f e xt rao rdi n ary

p o w er Th ere is n o ab so l ut e rul e t o fo rbid t h e e x h ibitio n

.

o f pow ers in p re s en c e o f t h e outsid e r ; but it 1 s cl e a rly dis

app rov e d o f b t h e high er autho riti e s o f o ccultis m o n

y
1 in c i le an d i t is p ractic ally i m p o ssibl e fo r l e s s e x alt e d
p p ,

ro fi c ie n t s to go ag ai n st this dis a rov al It w as o nly t h e

p pp .

v ery slight e st o f all i m agi n abl e ph en om en a th at du ri n g h er ,

fi rs t visit to my hous e M ad am e Bl av atsky w as thus p er ,

m it t e d t o e xhibit fre e l y S h e w as all o w e d to show th at

.

raps lik e thos e whi c h spi ritu alists attribute t o spi rit
’

ag e n cy could be p ro duc e d at will This was som ethi ng .

,

an d fau t e d e m ieu oo w e p aid g re at att e n ti o n to raps

”
.

As M ad am e Bl av atsky w as an Ad e pt acco rdi n g to Mr “ ”

.
,

Si nn e tt th e s e raps w ere c ert ai n ly disappoi n ti n g Th ey

,
.

o ft en com e aft e r a day o r two t o t h e m ere st t e in t abl e

t u rn i n g .

But gre at er m a1 v e ls are p re p ari ng fo r Mad am e B lav at sky ,

h as b e en j oi n e d by h e r old fri en d M ad am e C o ul o m b I Ne .

will let t hat l ady t e ll h er s t o ry S h e w ro t e to M ad am e .

Bl av atsky fro m C eyl o n an d g o t an an sw er

“
Mad am e Bl av atsky s aid th at s h e liv e d in Od e ss a o n e
y ear an d th e n c e w e n t to I n di a w h ere sh e re m ai n e d fo r
, ,

o v e r e ight m o n t h s th en re tu rn i ng by Od e ss a t o Eu ro p e
, ,

w e n t to P aris an d fro m th e re p ro c ee de d to Am eric a

,
My .
‘

lodg e in I n di a s h e s ays o f w hich I m ay h av e s po k e n t o

,
’

u h ad d e c id e d th at as t h e so c i e ty e s t ablish e d by m ys e l f
y o , ,

an d o ld S eh i re was a failu re I h ad t o g o to Am e ri c a an d ,

e st abli s h o n e o n a l arg e r sc al e I k ow n o thi n g ab o ut

(
’
n .

h e r l o dg e in I n di a ; n o r did s h e e v e r m en ti o n it t o m e ; all
I can affi rm is t h at t h e s o ci e ty sh e t ri e d to e st ablish in
Egypt w as n o thi n g e ls e bu t a spi ritu alisti c s o ci e ty ) This .
,

as you se e is far f ro m b e i n g a fail u re S h e co n clud e s h er

’
.
,

l e tt er with sp eaki ng o f h e r Isis Un v eil e d an d t h e s o ci e ty

s h e h ad fo un d e d an d o f its p ro g re ss givi n g t h e n am e s o f
, ,

som e o f t h e m e m b ers o f it such as Mr Wyld Mr C ro ok e s ,

.
,
.
,

Mr W all ac e an d oth er F e llows o f t h e R o y al S o ci e ty w h o

.
, ,

h ad j o i n e d it an d o f M r H erb ert Sp en c er an d M r Varl ey

,
. .
,

w h o s h e s ays h ad appli e d also

, ,
This w as all v ery fi n e but .
,

did not Op en my way to g et out o f t ro ubl e S O som e tim e .

,
 ”
T/ie P io n ee r .
73

t I w ro t e to h e r agai n an d e xpl ai n e d to h er cl early o u r

af e r, ,

situ atio n an d ask e d h e r to s en d us som e mo n ey To this

,
.

l e tt er sh e an sw ered as follows : Th at sh e w as as poo r as a

ch u rch rat an d h ad i ncu rre d m an y ex p e n s e s in t rav elli n g
, ,

buil di ng a lib rary an d st arti ng a j ou rn al e t c e t c S h e

, ,
.
, .

go e s o n to say th at t h e whol e o f h er i n com e f rom a sum Of

mo n ey (o r rath er t h e rem ai n d er o f it) l eft t o h er by h er
fath e r giv e s h e r s o m e thi n g n o t e x c e e di n g 1 00 rup ee s a mo n t h ,

an d th at with t h e e x c e pti o n o f P re sid e n t Olc o tt who c o uld ,

be rich if h e is n o t n on e o f th e m are ov e rflowi n g w ith

’
, ,

mon ey Kn owi ng this w e j oi n e d s h e s ays Ou r c apit al

.
‘
,
’
,
‘

tog eth er an d pl aci n g it in N e w Yo rk in a s e cu re h o us e d e

, ,

riv e from it e ach o f us about 1 00 ru p ee s mo n thly This .

b elo ngs to t h e c o mmu n ity mo n e y whi ch n o n e o f u s can ,

touch fo r it is fo r t h e exp en s es o f t h e hous e an d it is n o t

, ,

much I can assu re you

,
Th en s h e g o es o n to s ay th at h e r
.
’

n am e as co n ducti n g t h e p ap er app e ars to be su re ! but it ,

is o nly a fi g u re h ead as I am so w ell k n ow n in Eu rop e an d

-
,

Am e ric a ; but t h e p ro p e rty is n o t mi n e n o r t h e co n t rol I ,

.

si n c erely th in k th at it will be to you r adv an t ag e in mo re w ays

th an o n e to id en ti fy you rs elv e s as fe llows Now it so h app en s .

th at P re sid en t Ol cott w h o is t he b est o f m en is a fan atic

, ,

in m att e rs upo n t h e Th e osophic al S o ci e ty H e will t ak e .

o ff his ski n fo r a fe llo w but do n othi n g fo r an outsid er

’
.
,

H avi n g thus b een i n vit e d to j oi n t h e soci ety an d hopi n g ,

by this m ean s to be abl e to s e ttl e dow n an d get a qui e t

livi ng I imm e dia t ely se t to wo rk to rais e t h e mon ey n eces
,

s ary fo r o u r j ou rn ey from G all e ( C eylon ) to Bomb ay This .

to o k a v ery l o n g ti m e an d w e w e re n o t abl e t o l e av e b efo re

,

t h e 24 t h M arch 1 8 8 0 arrivi n g at Bomb ay by a P an d O

, , . .

st eam er o n t h e 28 t h o f t h e s am e mo n th th at is afte r fou r , ,

days s ail I n t h e e v e n i ng as soo n as w e arriv e d w e l an d e d

’
.
, , ,

an d aft er h avi ng t ak e n a room an d o u r di n n er in t h e hot el

, ,

w e d rov e in a t ram c art up to t h e t e rmi n us o f Gi rg aum

-
,

w h ere w e ask e d a g en tl em an w h o w as in t h e s am e c art wi t h

us to sh ow u s th e w ay to Gi rg au m B ack R o ad t o t h e h e ad ,

qu art ers Of t h e Th e osophic al So ci e ty H e did s o an d w e .

,

w en t As so o n as M ad am e Bl av atsky s aw m e s h e g av e a
.

loud cry o f j oy and i n st an tly ask e d us t o t ak e u p o u r abod e

,

at t h e h eadqu art ers I n ee d n o t h ere s ay how th is Offer

.

co nsol ed m y afflict ed h eart I really t h ank ed Provid en c e .

74 M adame B lavatséy .

fo r h avi ng giv en m e t h e Opportu n ity o f doi n g h er som e good

wh en in Egypt which c aus e d m e t o fo rm an acqu ai n t an c e
,

w h i c h no w was so us e fu l to m e Th at e v en i n g w e sl e pt at .

t he hot el an d t h e n e x t day at n o o n w e mov e d i n to t h e

,

h e ad qu art ers o f t h e Th e o sophi cal Soci ety Th e fi rst fe w .

d ays w e w ere v e ry h appy i n d e e d ; t h e co m p an y w as v ery

ag re e abl e an d w e tho u ght o u rs e lv e s in h e av e n
, On t h e 5t h .

o f A p ril o f t h e s am e y e ar th at is s e v e n d ays af t e r o u r , ,

arriv al at t h e h e ad q u art e rs Col o n e l Olc o tt c am e i n t o my ,

ro o m an d ask e d m e if I w o uld u n d e r tak e t o di re ct t h e

d o m es tic affai rs as t h e l ady w h o lo o k e d aft er th e m did n o t

,

wish t o do s o an y m o re I ac ce pt e d wit h g reat pl e as u re

.

this ch arg e as it g av e m e t h e c h an c e o f m aki n g m ys el f u s e

,

fu l . We h ad al ready b e e n i n i t i a te d and h ad j o i n e d t he
so ci e ty Th e pl eas ure w e h ad o f b ei ng in c o m p an y w ith a
.

p e rso n wh o m w e h ad k n ow n in b e tte r d ays t h e g en tl e m an ly ,

an d ki n d b e h avi o u r o f C o l o n e l Olc o tt t o w ards us m ad e us ,

re ally d e si ro u s to d o all th at la in o u p w e r t o sh o w o u r
y r o

g rat i t u de an d c o n t e n t m en t Th e re w as n o t a thi ng th at w e .

w e re ask e d t o do th at w e did n o t d o with t he g reat est

pl e asu re .

“
M ad am e Bl av atsky s eei n g o u r earn es t d e si re to pl eas e
,

h er in e v e rythi ng o n e e v en i n g t aki ng h o ld o f m y arm an d

, ,

w alki n g u p an d d o wn in t h e lib rary c o m po u n d all o f a ,

sudd en s aid : L o o k h ere run an d t ell t h e c o l o ne l th at y o u ,

h av e s een a figu re in t h e g ard en Wh ere is t h e figure ? .

’ ”

I ask e d N e v e r mi nd s h e s aid ru n an d t ell him s o w e

.
,
’
,

s h all h av e som e f un Thi nki n g this t o be a j o k e I ran t o

.
’
,

h im an d t o ld him As th e c o l o n el c am e u p m ad am e b egan
.

to l augh s ayi n g : S ee sh e h as b ee n afraid o f an app ari

,
‘
,

tio n an d s o t h e y b o th w e n t o n l aughi n g an d goi n g up to

,
’
,

t h e oth er b un gal o w rel at e d t h e st o ry t o t h e re st o f t h e

,

p eo pl e who w ere th ere I m ust con s ci e n tiously s ay th at I

.

did n o t k n o w wh at th ey m ean t by this j o k e A littl e l at er .

o n o n e day s h e ask e d m e to e mb roid er som e n am e s o n so m e

,

h an dk erchi efs I e m b ro id ere d th ree n am e s On e h an dk er

. .

chi ef h ad t h e n am e o f H P Bl avatsky t he s ec o n d Wij erat . .

,

n ee an d t h e thi rd Di e s ; in this l ast I m ad e a mist ak e ;

,

i n st ead o f Di as t he real w ay o f sp e lli ng I put Di es at this

, ,

m ad am e s aid I t is all t he b e tt er Th es e nam es w ere

, .
’

work e d in silk o f s e v eral colou rs re d y ellow blu e e tc , , , , .

 ”
T/z e Pioneer .
75

P erh aps Mr Di as I n sp ector o f P o lic e an d Mr l e ratn ee

.
, ,
.
,

D ep u ty C o ro n e r b o th o f G all e ( C eyl o n ) who m I k n o w w ell

, , ,

c o u ld say wh eth e r it is t ru e o r n o t t h at th ey re c eiv e d th rough

M adam e Bl av atsky th es e h an derch ie fs in an occult m ann er .

On an o t h er oc casi o n aft e r w e re m o v e d from t h e ro o m w e

,

occupi e d in t h e lib rary co m p o u n d to a roo m abov e Colo ne l

Olc o tt s b e d roo m M ad am e Bl av atsky c am e upst ai rs an d
’

as k e d m e to t ry an d m ak e a hol e poi n ti n g to t h e pl ac e ,

wh ere it w as to be m ad e F ro m this h o l e by stre tchi ng .

,

t h e arm f u ll l en gth i n to it o n e c ould t o u ch t h e c e ili n g

,

cl o th o f Col o n e l Olco tt s o ffic e which w as adj o i ni ng t o his

’

b ed ro o m S h e gav e m e an en v el o p e c o n tai n i n g a p o rt rait

. .

I m ad e a slit in t h e c eili ng c loth wi th a p e n kn i fe an d aft e r

w ards s lipp e d it th rough .

H ere I re p o rt t h e ph e n o m en o n as d e scrib e d by C o lon e l

Olcott in H i n ts o n Es o t eri c Th eo s o phy No 1 s e c o n d
‘
,
’
.
,

e d iti o n p ag e 8 3 w h i c h ru n s as fo ll o ws
, ,

I h ad stil l an o th e r pict u re th at re m ark abl e p o rtrait o f

‘
,

a Y o gi about which s o m uch w as s aid in t h e p ap ers It .

,

t o o dis app e are d in N e w Y o rk b u t o n e e v e n i n g tu m bl e d

, ,

do wn th rough t h e air b efo re o u r v e ry e y e s as H P B ,

. . .
,

D am o d ar an d I w ere co n v e rsi n g in m y o fi c e at B o m b ay
with ( if I rem e m b er aright) t h e D e wan S an k ariah o f
Cochi n .
’

As C o l o n el Olco t t m e n tio n s this g e n tl em an h ere I must ,

s ay th at a littl e l at e r o n a visiti n g c ard o f M ad am e Blav at

,

sky w as s en t t h ro ugh t h e s am e hol e an d in t h e s am e o cc ult

m ann er as t h e p o rt rait ; as will be s een by re fe rri n g to p ag e
107 o f t h e ab o v e m e n tio n e d b o ok
-
.

My re ad ers will thi n k t h at I did n o t show much grati

tud e t o t h e c o l o n el fo r his ki n d n e ss to m e by h e lpi n g m ad am e
t o p e rfo rm such t ricks an d thus i m pos e o n his bo n a d es
fi .

I n o rd er to j u sti fy m y app are n t bad b e h aviou r I m ust s ay ,

th at m ad am e h ad told m e th at s h e did all th es e thi ngs to

d iv ert t h e c o lo n e l s m i n d from c e rt ai n p ai n ful occu rre n c e s
’

t h at h e h ad e x p eri en c e d whil e in Am eric a an d th at if s h e ,

h ad n o t g o t ov er him by th e s e m e an s h e c ert ai n ly would

h av e d est ro y e d hims e l f an d als o s h e add e d th at s he h ad
,

p re v en t ed him from d o i ng so by climbi ng th rough a w i ndow

i nto his room wh en s h e fo u n d him with a revo lv er in his
h ands ready to commit suicid e
, .
7 6 M adame B tao atséy .

About t h e b egi nn i ng o f S ept em b er 1 8 8 0 s ays Mr , ,

.

Si nn e tt M ad am e Bl av atsky c am e to S iml a as o u r gu est

,
“
,

an d m t h e c o u 1 s e o f t h e fo llowi n g s ix w e eks v ari o us p h e n o

m e na occu rre d which b ecam e t h e t alk o f all Anglo I ndi a fo r -

a ti m e
”
.

H ere is o n e o f th e m
On Su n d ay t h e 3 rd o f O c t o b e r at Mr Hum e s hous e at
“ ’
.
, ,

Si m l a th ere w e re p re s en t at di n n e r Mr an d Mrs Hu m e Mr
, . .
, .

an d Mrs Si n n e tt Mrs Go rd o n Mr F H o gg C apt ain P J

.
, .
,
. .
,
. .

M aitl an d Mi B eatso n Mr D av ids o n C lo n e l Olcott an d

, .
, .
,
o ,

Mad am e Bl av at s k y Mo st o f t h e p ers o n s p re s en t h avi n g

.

1 e c en t l
y s e e n m an y 1 e m ark able o cc u ri e nc es in M ad am e

Blav at s k y s p re s en c e co n v ers atio n t u rn e d o n o cc ult ph e n o

’

m e n a and in t h e c o u rs e o f this M ad am e Bl av at sky ask e d

,

Mrs H u m e if th ere w as an ythi n g s h e p arti c ul arly wish e d

.

fo r ; Mrs H u m e at fi rs t h e sit at e d b u t in a sh o rt ti m e s aid

.
,

th at th ere w as s o m ethi n g sh e w o uld p articul arly lik e to

h av e b rought t o h e r n am ely a s m all arti c l e o f j e w ell ery , ,

th at sh e h ad fo rm e rly p o ss e ss e d bu t h ad giv en aw ay t o a ,

p erso n wh o h ad all o we d it t o p ass o u t o f h e r poss e ssi o n .

M adam e Bl av atsky th en s aid if sh e w o u ld fi x t h e i m ag e

o f t h e articl e in q u e stio n v e ry de fi n it ely in h e r mi n d ,

sh e ,
M ad am e Bl av atsky w o u ld e n d e avou r to p rocu re ,

it Mrs Hu m e th en s aid th at s h e vividly rem em b ere d

. .

t h e articl e an d d es crib e d it as an Old fashi o n e d b re ast

,
-

b ro o ch s et rou n d with p e arls wi th gl ass at t h e fro n t , ,

an d t h e b ack m ad e to co n t ai n h ai r S h e th e n o n b e i n g .
,

ask e d d re w a rough sk e tch o f t h e b rooc h

, M ad am e B la .

v at sk
y th e n w rapp e d up a coi n a tt ach e d to h e r w atch
ch ai n in two cig arett e p ap e1 s an d pu t it in h er d ress , ,

an d s aid th at s h e hop e d t h e bre e c h might be obt ai n e d in

t he cou rs e o f t h e e v en i n g At t h e c los e o f di n n e r s h e s aid .

t o M r Hu m e th at t h e p ap er in which t h e coi n h ad b e en
.

w rapp e d w as g en e A littl e l at er in t h e d rawi n g ro o m sh e

.
-

s aid th at t h e bre e ch would n o t be b rought i n t o t h e hous e ,

but th at it must be lo o k ed fo r in t h e g ard en an d th en as ,

t h e p arty w e n t o u t ac c o m p an yi n g h e r s h e s aid s h e h ad
, ,

c l ai rvoyan tly s ee n t h e b ro o ch fall i n to a st ar sh ap e d b ed o f -

fl o w e rs M r Hu m e le d t h e w ay t o s u ch a be d in a dist an t
. .

p art o f t h e gard en A p rol o nge d an d c areful s earc h w as .

m ade with l an t ern s an d e v entu ally a sm all p ap e r p ack et , ,

 P ioneer
”
T/z e .
77

co n sisti ng o f two c ig are tt e p ape rs was fou n d amon gst t he -

,

l eav e s by Mrs Si n n e tt This b ei n g Op en e d o n t h e S pot was

. .

fo u n d t o c o n t ai n a b ro och e x actly c o rre sp o n di n g t o t h e p re

v io u s d e sc ripti o n an d w hi c h M rs l lu m e id e n tifi e d as th at -

.
,

whi ch s h e h ad o rigi nally lo s t N o n e o f t h e p arty ex cept .

,

Mr an d Mrs H u m e h ad e v e r s ee n o r h eard o f t he b rooch

. . .

M r Hu m e h ad n o t th o u ght o f it fo r y ears
. Mrs Hu m e h ad . .

n e v e r sp o k e n o f it t o an y o n e si n c e s h e p art e d with it n o r ,

h ad s h e fo r lo n g e v e n thought o f it S h e h ers el f st at e d .
,

aft e r it w as fo u n d th at it w as o n ly wh e n M ad am e as k e d
,

h e r wh e th e r th ere w as anythi n g s h e w ould lik e to h av e ,

th at t h e rem e mb ran ce o f this b rooch t h e gi ft o f h er mo th er , ,

fl ash e d ac ro ss h er m i n d .

Mrs H u m e is n o t a spi ritu alist an d up to t h e ti m e o f t h e

.
,

oc cu rre n c e d e sc rib e d was n o b eli e v e r e ith e r in o ccult ph e n o

m e n a o r in M ad am e B la v at sk y s p o wers Th e c o n vi c ti o n o f
’
.

all p re s e n t w as t h at t h e occ u rre n c e w as o f an abs o lut e ly

u n i m p e ach ab le ch aract e r as a n e vid e n c e o f t he t ruth o f t he

p o s s ibility o f o ccult p h e no m en a Th e b ro o ch is u n q u e sti o n .

ably t h e o n e whi c h M rs H um e lost Ev e n supp o si ng whi c h

. .
,

is p rac t ic ally i m possi bl e th at t h e articl e lost mo n ths b e fo re

, ,

Mrs Hu m e e v er h e ard o f M ad am e Bl av atsky an d b eari n g

.
,

n o l e tt e rs o r oth e r i n dic atio n o f o rigi nal ow n e rship could ,

h av e p ass e d in a n atu ral w ay i n to M ad am e B lav at sk y s ’

poss e ssi o n e v e n th e n s h e could n o t possibly h av e fo res ee n

,

th at it w o uld be as k ed fo r as Mrs Hu m e h ers el f h ad n o t , .

giv e n it a t h o u g ht fo r m o n ths .

This n arrativ e read ov er to t h e p arty is sig n e d by

, ,

A O Hum e. . Alic e G o rdo n

. .

M A H um e
. . P G M aitl an d
. . . .

F re d H o gg Wm D av ids o n
. . .

A P Si nn e tt
. . Stu art B eatso n
. .

P ati e nc e Si nn e tt .

I n Mr H o dgso n s R e po rt ( v o l iii , Proc ee di n gs o f t h e “

’
. . .

So ci e ty fo r Psychic al R es e arch , p 26 7 ) w e l e arn th at Mr

”
. .

Hu m e is n o w co n vi n c e d th at this ph en o m en o n w as du e to
m en tal sugg estio n an d ch eati n g Th e b rooch was amon gst .

som e p res en ts o f j ew ell ery, som e o f which are admitt e d by

C o l o n el Olcott t o h av e p ass e d th ro u gh his h an ds M r . .

H o rm usj i, a j e w e ll er, d e pos e s th at h e re c eiv e d from t he ,

7 8 M adame Blavat sky .

h an ds o f M ad am e Bl av atsky , a b roo c h v ery lik e this b rooch

fo r re p ai rs . Th e fi rst re cipi e n t o f t h e bre e ch w as e n c am p e d
in t h e co m pou n d o f M ad am e Blav ats k y s bu ngalow fo r so m e
’

w ee ks b efo re h e l e ft fo r E n gl an d .

I will giv e two oth er m arv els T h ey are cit e d with

.

comm en ts from M ad am e C o ulo mb in My I nt ercou rs e with

“

M ad am e Bl av atsky ( p .

“
Let m e b egi n by an i n sign ific ant ph en om en o n , t h e fi rst
o f t h e th ree m e n tio n e d in t h e articl e H ere is wh at t h e .

Pion eer s ays c o n c e rn i n g it

About t e n d ays o r a fo rt n ight ag o m y wi fe acc o m p an i e d
o u r th e o sophists o n e af t e rn o o n t o t h e t o p o f P rosp e c t Hill .

\ Vh en th ere, M ad am e Bl av atsky as k e d h er in a j o ki n g w ay
wh at was h e r h eart s d e s i re S h e s aid at ran d o m and o n
’
.
,

t h e spu r o f t h e m o m en t, to g e t a n ot e fro m o n e o f t h e
“

“
Th e B roth ers , I should ex pl ai n are t h e ,

su pe rio r ad e pts M ad am e Bl av atsk y t o ok fro m h e r pock e t

.

a pi e c e o f bl an k pi n k p ap e r th at h ad b ee n t o rn O ff a n ot e
s h e h ad re c e iv e d th at d ay Fol di n g this u p i n to a sm all
.

c o m p ass , sh e t o ok it t o t h e edg e o f t h e hil l, h e ld it u p fo r a

m o m en t o r t w o b e tw e e n h e r h an ds , an d re tu rn e d s ayi n g ,

th at it h ad gon e S h e p re s en tl y after co m m u n i cati n g

.
,

m e n t al ly by h e r o w n o cc u lt m ethods with t h e dis tan t

“
B roth e r s aid h e ask e d wh ere m y wi fe w o uld h av e t h e
,
”

l e tter Aft er s o m e c o n v ers ati o n it was d e cid e d t h at s h e

.

sho u ld s e arc h fo r t h e n o t e in a p articul ar t ree G e tti ng up .

a lit t l e w ay i n to this s h e lo o k e d all ab o ut fo r a ti m e an d

,

co u ld n o t fi n d any n ot e, but p res en tly t urni n g b ack h er fac e ,

t o a b ran c h right b e fo re h er at which s h e h ad l o o k e d a fe w

,

m o m e nts b efo re sh e p erc ei v e d a pi n k th re e - co rn ere d n o t e

,

stuck o n a stalk o f a l eaf wh e re n o su ch n o t e h ad p re vi o u sly

b een Th e l eaf th at must h av e b el o ng e d to t h e s t alk, m ust
.
,

h av e b een freshly t o rn o ff b e cau s e t h e st alk w as still g re en

,

an d m o ist — n o t w ith e re d , as it w o u ld n atu rally h av e b e c o m e

if its l e af h ad b e e n re m o v e d fo r an y l e n gth o f ti m e Th e .

n ot e w as f o u n d t o c o n t ai n th e s e fe w wo rd s : I h av e b e e n
“

ask e d t o h av e a n o t e h e re fo r y o u Wh at c an I do fo r y o u
.

sig n e d by so m e Tib e t an ch aract e rs N e ith e r M ad am e .

Bl av atsky n o r Col o n e l Olcott h ad app ro ach e d d uri n g m y

wi fe s s earch fo r t h e n ot e Th e pi n k p ap e r, o n whi c h it
’
.

w as w ritt en , app e are d to b e t h e s am e th at my wi fe h ad

 80 M adam e B /ao atsey .

a fe w fri en ds o n e mo rn i ng o n a littl e pic n ic in t h e dire c -

tion o f t h e w at erfalls T h ere w ere o rigi n ally to h av e b e en

.

s ix p e rs o n s p re s e n t i n cl udi n g mys e l f bu t a s e v e n t h j o i n e d
, ,

t h e p arty j u s t as it w as s tarti n g Wh e n a pl ac e h ad b ee n
.

ch o s e n in t h e wo o d n ear t he upp er wat erfall fo r t h e b re ak

fast t h e thi n g s b ro u ght w ere sp re ad o ut o n t h e g rou n d
,
It .

tu rn e d o u t th at th e re w e re o n ly six cups an d s auc ers fo r

s e v e n p eo pl e Th ro ugh som e j o ki ng abo u t this d efi ci ency ,
.

o r th ro u gh s o m e o n e p ro f e s si ng t o be v e ry thi rsty an d to ,

thi n k t e c ps uld
h u w o b e t o o s m al —
l I c ann ot fe e l su re h o w
t h e id e a a o s
r e b u t it do s
,
e n o t m att e o n e o f t he p arty
r—

l aughi ngly ask e d M ad am e Bl av atsky t o c re at e an o th er cup .

Th ere w as n o s e ri o us id e a in t h e p ro p o s al at fi rst but wh en ,

M ad am e Bl av atsky s aid it w o uld be v e ry di ffi cult b ut th at , ,

if w e lik e d s h e w o u ld t ry t he n o ti o n w as t ak en up in
, ,

e arn e st M ad am e Bl av atsky as u su al h eld m en t al co n

.
, ,

v ers ati o n w ith t h e B ro t h e r an d th en w an d e re d a littl e

“
,

ab o ut in t h e i m m e di at e n e ighb o u rh o o d o f wh e re w e w e re
sitti n g an d ask e d o n e o f t h e g e n tl e m e n with us t o b ri n g a
,

k n i fe S h e m ark e d a sp o t o n t h e g ro u n d , an d ask e d h im
.

to dig with t h e k n i fe Th e pl ac e so c h o s e n w as t h e e dg e o f
.

a littl e sl o p e cov e re d with thi c k w e e ds an d g rass an d ,

,

sh rubby u n d e rg ro w t h Th e g en tl e m an with t he k n i fe t o re
.

up th e s e in t h e fi rst i n st an ce with s o m e diflic ulty as th ei r ,

ro o ts w ere t o ug h an d cl o s ely i n t e rl ac e d C ut t i ng th en .
, ,

i n to t h e m at te d ro o ts an d earth with t h e k n i fe an d pulli n g ,

a w ay t h e debr is with his h an d h e c am e at l ast o n t h e e dg e

,

o f so m e thi n g whit e w hich t u rn e d o u t as it w as co m pl e t e ly

, ,

e x c av at e d t o be t h e re q u i re d cup
,
Th e s auc er w as also
.

fo u n d aft e r a littl e m o re diggi ng Th e c u p an d s au c er both

.

c o rre sp o n d e d ex ac tly as reg ards th ei r p att ern with th o s e

, ,

th at h ad b een b ro ught t o t h e pic n ic an d con stitu t e d a -

,

s e v en th cup an d s auc er wh en b rought b ack to t h e pl ac e

wh e re w e w e re to h av e b re ak fast At fi rst all t h e p arty
.

app e are d t o b e e n ti re ly s atisfi e d with t h e bo n a fi des o f this

p h en om en o n and w e re g re atly s t ru ck by it ; but in t he
,

cou rs e o f t h e m o rn i ng s o m eo n e c o n c e iv e d th at it w as n o t
sci en tific ally p erfe c t b ec aus e it w as th e o re ti cally p o ssibl e
,

t h at by m e an s o f s o m e e x c av ati o n b el o w t h e pl ace wh e re
t h e cups an d s au c ers w e re e x hu m e d th e y might h av e b een ,

th rust up i nt o t h e pl ac e wh ere we fou n d th em by o rdi nary

 ”
The “
Pionee r . 81

m ean s Ev ery o n e k n e w th at t h e su rfac e o f t h e g rou nd

.

wh ere w e dug h ad c ertai n ly n o t b een distu rb e d n o r w ere ,

any sig n s o f e x c av atio n discov e rab le an ywh ere in t h e

n e ighb o u rh o od ; but it w as c o n t e n d e d th at t h e e arth w e

h ad o u rs elv e s th ro w n about in diggi n g fo r t h e c up might
h av e obl ite rat e d t h e t rac e s o f th e s e I m e ntion t h e o bj ec .

tio n rais e d n o t b ecaus e it is oth erwis e th an p repost erous

,

as an hypo t h e sis bu t b e c aus e th ree o f t h e p erso n s who w ere

,

at t h e p ic n ic h av e si n c e co n sid e re d th at t h e fl aw d e sc rib e d
-

sp o ilt t h e ph en o m en o n as a t est ph enom en on .

’

Now fo r M ad am e Coulomb .

As I s aid t h e e xpl an atio n w as al re ady giv en

“
,
I must .

h ere d raw you r att en ti o n to t h e w o rdi ng Of this p arag raph .

At fi rst all t h e p arty app e are d to b e e n ti re ly s atisfi e d with

t h e bo n a fi des o f t his ph e n o m en o n an d w e re g re atly st ruc k ,

by it ; bu t in t h e c ou rs e o f t h e mo rn i ng som eo n e con c e iv e d
th at it w as n o t s ci e n tifi cally p erfe c t becau se it w as theo reti ,

cally
p o that by m ean s of s o m e ex cav atio n belo w th e
ss ible

p lace wh er e t he c up an d s au c er w er e ex hu m ed , they m i ht
g
h ave been thru s t u p in to the p lace w here w e o u n d them by f
o rdin ar m
’
ean s , etc
y .

Th e opi n i o n o f th e s e g e n tl e m e n with reg ard to t h e possi

bility o f t h e cup an d s auc e r b e i ng th rust up i nt o t h e hol e
m ad e fo r t h e p u rpo s e is p erfe c tly c o rre ct becau se this is ,

ex actly the wa in w h ich he w ho u t t h an d t h

y p e c u
p e
”
s au cer t here ex lain ed it t o m e
p .

M ad am e Co ul o mb all ud e s to a boy n am e d B abo ula, who

h ad b e e n t h e c o n fe d e rat e o f a p ro fe ssio n al co nj u rer b efo re
h e e n t ere d t h e Russi an l ady s s e rv ic e
’
.

H ere is an oth er m arv e l re co rd e d by Mr Si n ne tt .

We w ere bou n d o n an oth er pic n ic to t h e t o p o f Pro -

sp e ct Hill Just b efore starti n g I rec e iv e d a sho rt n ot e

.
,

from my co rre spo n d en t It told m e th at som e thi ng would

.

be giv en to my wi fe o n t he hill as a sig n from him Whil e .

w e w ere h avi ng o u r lu n ch M ad am e Bl av atsky s aid th e

,

B roth er d ire ct e d h er to ask wh at was t h e most u n lik e ly

pl ac e w e could thi n k o f in which we would lik e to fi n d a
n ot e from h im an d t h e obj e ct which h e p ropos e d to s e n d
,

us Aft er a littl e t alk o n t h e subj e ct I an d my wi fe

.
,

s el ect e d t h e i n sid e o f h er j amp an cushio n ag ai n st which ,

s h e w as th e n l e an i n g This is a stro ng cushio n o f v elv e t

.

F
82 M adam e B tao atrhy .

an d wo rst e d w o rk th at w e h av e h ad som e y ears We w ere .

sho rtly told th at t h e cushio n would d o My wi fe w as .

di re ct ed to put it u n d er h e r rug fo r a littl e whil e This .

s h e did i n sid e h er j am p an fo r p e rh aps h al f a mi n ut e an d ,

th e n w e w e re di re cte d to cu t t he cushi o n Op e n This w e .

fou n d a t ask o f so m e di ffi c ulty as t h e e dg e s w e re all v e ry

‘

tightly s ew n ; but a p e n k n i fe c o n qu ere d th e m in a littl e

whil e I should add th at while I w as rippi n g a t t h e
.

c ushi o n M ad am e Bl av atsky s aid th ere was n o hu rry th at ,

t h e l e tt er w as o nly th e n b ei n g w ritt e n an d w as n o t quit e

fi nish ed Wh en w e got th e v e lv e t an d t h e wo rste d wo rk
.
-

cov e r cut Op en w e fo u n d t h e i n n er cushio n co nt ai n i n g t h e

,

f eath e rs s e w n up in a c as e o f its o wn This in tu rn h ad t o .

, ,

be c u t o p en ; an d th en bu ri e d in t h e feat h ers j m y wi fe fou n d

,

w hi c h s h e h ad h ad fo r m any y e ars , an d which s h e t ells ,

m e , s h e re m e m b e rs h avi ng pick e d up o ff h e r d re ssi n g -t abl e

th at m o rn i ng whil e g ett ing re ady t o go out , though sh e
t wards put it dow n ag ai n an d chos e an oth er i n stead
af er , .

Th e n o t e t o m e ran as follows My d ear B roth er — This .

,

b ro o ch N O 2 is pl ac e d l n th e v ery strang e pl ac e simply to

,
.
, ,

sh o w to you how v e 1 y e as ily a real ph en om en on is pro

du c e d an d how still e asie 1 it is t o susp e ct its g e n ui n e n e ss
,
.

M ak e o f it wh at you lik e e v e n to cl assi ng m e with co n ,

fe d e rat es Th e di ffic u lty you sp o k e o f l ast n ight with

.

re sp e ct t o t h e i n t e rch ang e o f o u r l e tt e rs I will t ry to ,

re mov e An ad dress will be s en t to you whi ch y o u ,

c an alw ays u se — u nl e ss i n d e e d y o u re ally would p re fe r

, ,

correspon di ng th rough pill o ws Pl eas e t o re m ark th at t h e .

p re s en t is n o t d at e d fro m a L o dg e but from a K ash m i r ‘

,
’

Vall ey Th e allusi o n s in this n ot e h av e re fe re n c e to v ari o us

’
.

re m arks I m ad e in t h e c o u rs e o f co n v e rs atio n du ri n g di nn e r

t h e p re c e di ng e v en i n g .

Mad am e Bl av atsky you will o bs erv e cl ai m s n o m o re in

, ,

conn e ction with this ph en o m en o n th an h avi n g b e e n t h e

occult m ess en ger b e tw een o u rs elv e s an d t h e B roth er in
K ashmi r who you will obs erv e app ears to h av e w ritt en
, , ,

t h e l e tt er in K ash m i r withi n a fe w m o m e n ts o f t h e ti m e at
whi c h w e fou n d it i nsid e o u r cushi o n Th at p erso n s h av .

in g th e s e e x t rao rdi nary p o w e rs c o uld p roduc e e v e n m o re

s en s ational effe cts if th ey chos e you will n atu rally argu e ,
.
 ”
The Pioneer . 83

Why th e n pl ay t ricks w hich how e v er c o n clusiv e fo r t he

, , ,

o n e o r two p e opl e who m ay d efi n e th e i r c o n ditio n s c an ,

h ardly be so reg ard e d by oth e rs whil e t h e p ublic g e n erally ,

will be apt t o s u pp o s e t h e p ers o n s who rel ate th e m li ars o r

lu nati c s rath er th an b eli ev e th at anythi n g can t ak e pl ac e
,

in n atu re e x c e pt w ith t h e p erm issio n an d app ro v al o f t h e

R o yal S o c i e ty W e ll I th i nk I p e rce iv e som e o f t h e
,

re aso n s why th e y re frai n b u t th e s e w o uld t ak e t o o lo n g to

,

t e ll Still lon g er w o u ld it tak e to an sw e r by s eri o us argu

.

m e n t t h e n o n s e n s e which t h e pu blic a t i o n o f t h e bre e c h

i n cid e n t N O 1 h as e v o k e d all ov er I ndi a
. .
”

“
I h av e re p o rt e d this suppos e d ph e n o m en o n s ay s M ad am e ,

C o ul o m b in o rd er th at m y re ad e rs m ay j u dg e fo r th e m
,
“

s e lv e s ; as fo r m e I s e e n o s c i e n c e in i t All I fi n d is t h e
, .

th e o re tic al possi bility o f so m e o n e s e wi n g it in t h e c u shio n

b efo re han d I do n o t ag re e with t h e o pi n i o n o f t h e w rit e r
.

o f this a rt i c l e as t o t h e d i s t an c e o f t h e B ro th e r— v ia K ash ,

m ir ; I thi n k t h e B roth e r th ro ug h wh o m M ad am e Bl av atsky

,

p erfo rm e d t he ph en o m en o n m u st h av e b e en q u ite c lo s e by
, .

On e poi n t h as n o t b ee n n o t ic e d e ith e r by M adam e Co u

l o m b o r Mr H o dgso n an d th at is th at M ad am e Bl av atsky
.
,

h ad agai n m ad e a c h ang e o f fro n t I nspi red by C o l o n e l .

Olcott as w e h av e s ee n s h e an n ou n c e d th at all he r mi racl e s

, ,

w e re d ue to t h e B roth e rs O f Luxo r Th en s e duc e d by t h e .

fasci n ati ng th e o ri e s o f M r F e lt s h e p ro cl ai m e d th at all .

,

th es e mi racl es w ere p e rfo rm e d by t h e dog h eade d an d -

h awk h ead e d arc hit e cts o f t h e u n iv ers e t h e m ighty Ele

-
,
“

m en t als wh o m by p ro p e r i n c an t ati o n s s h e co u ld b en d to
”
,

h er will On e o f th e s e st at e m e n ts might be t ru e but n o t

.
,

both How was it t h at M ad am e Bl av atsky n o w retu rn e d

.

to t h e th e ori es o f Colon el Olcott

This I b eli e v e t o be t he s o lutio n :
M ad am e C oulomb ass erts th at at starti ng Mad am e B la
v at s k fa f ro m b e i n g fl ush o f c ash as Mr Si nn e tt alw ays
y r , , .

d esc rib e s h er to be w as b adly o ff wh en s h e c am e to I n di a

, .

I n a l e tt e r quot e d s h e s ays s h e is as p o o r as a c h u rch rat ,

”

h er s o l e i n co m e b ei n g d eriv e d from t h e re m ai n d er o f a sum o f

mo n ey l eft to h er by h e r fath er S h e stat es f urth er th at s he .

an d Col o n e l Olcott j oi n e d o u r c apit al tog e th e r an d pl ac i n g it

“
,

in N e w Yo rk in a s e cu re hous e d e riv e fro m it each o f us about ,

1 00 Rs mo n thly 1 0s n o w but mo re at th at d at e )
”
. . , .
84 M adame Blavatsky .

M ad am e C o u l o mb shows th at from t h e fi rs t t h e g reat

Th eo sophic al S o ci e t y h ad t o pi n ch Th e cost o f p ri n ti ng .

its o rg an t h e Theosop hist p ress e d upo n it ; an d it soo n h ad

, ,

a l argish st aff o f d u p e s an d co n fe d e rat e s all o f wh o m h ad

to be fe d and lodge d an d it was fou n d th at t he R aj ahs an d
,

w ealthy n ativ e s w ere v e ry t e pid ab o ut Buddhis m tho ugh ,

”

a R aj ah in I n di a h as sp e n t as m uch as t e n th o u s an d p o u n ds
in p re s e n ts t o t h e B rah m i n s du ri n g a h o l y pilg ri m ag e to
c u re a c ro o k e d j o i n t in his s o n o r an absc e ss in t h e liv e r o f
,

h is fav o u rit e wi fe . An d e v en with t h e aid o f t h e mighty

dog h e ad e d arc hit e cts o f t h e u n iv e rs e t h e Rus s i an l ady
-

fo u n d it di ffi c ult t o c o m p e t e with t h e I n di an p e rfo rm e rs o f

b ask e t an d m ang o t ri cks Th u s t h e th eo ry o f C o l o n e l
.
,

Olcott w as re gilt an d 1 e ch 1 is t e n e d an d t h e M ah atm as ,

e m e rg e d f ro m t h e B ro t h e 1 s o f Lu x o i Th e ath e is m w as .
,

p erh aps als o a n e c e ssity fo r t h e g o ds o f B aal h ad to be

, ,

t ak e n aw ay f1 o m t h e p 1 ie s t s o f B aal .

An ad v e n tu re with t h e R aj ah o f Wu dhw an th ro ws a
light o n all this : We arriv e d s afe at Wu dh wan s ays
“
,
”

Mad am e Coul o m b ,
an d fo u n d His Hi g h n e ss t h e R aj ah
“
,

e sc o rt e d by h is bo d
yg u ard at t h e st atio n ,
H e g av e Mad a m e .

a v e ry c o rdi al w e l c o m e ; an d i n d e e d h e was v e ry ki n d to
, ,

us all— I m e an Dr H art m ann Mr M o bi ni an d m ys el f

.
,
.
, .

We d ro v e to a p al ac e which h ad b een fi t t e d up an d d e c o r
,

at e d fo r t h e o cc as io n I m ust say th at His Highn ess was

.

re ally li beral ; h e g av e o rd e rs th at w e should be p ro v id e d

with e v e rythi n g w e m ight req ui re an d i n d ee d w e h ad m o re ,

th an we w an t e d M any d e t ail s o f this visit which wo u ld

.
,

n o t i n t e re st t h e public I sh all n o t d e s crib e

,
But wh at I .

must n o t o m it is t h e ph en o m en o n p erfo rm e d o n this o c c a

si o n His High n e ss re c eiv e d a s m all n ot e which was fo u n d
.
,

i n sid e a m i ni atu re m etal n ee dl e ( Cl e op at ra s n e edl e ) which ’

,

s t o od o n a c o rn e r sh el f ; this n o t e c o n tai n e d h al f a silv er

coi n in t h e sh ap e o f a c re sc en t This ph eno m en on w as .

v ery si m p le i n d ee d M ad am e w ro t e a n o t e wrapp e d t h e
.
,

silv er coi n in it an d put t he s m all p ack e t i n sid e t h e n e e dl e

, ,

which was h o llo w an d th en s e t t h e n e e dl e agai n in its

,

pl ace Wh en His High n e ss cam e w e all s at in t h e ro o m

.
, ,

an d M ad am e Bl av atsky b e g an as u su al t o say th at s h e f e l t
, ,

th at t h e B roth e r was n e ar and fi nally assu re d t h e c o m p an y

,

th at s h e could s ee a p ap er flutt er in t h e sp ac e Oh th ere .

‘
, ,
 “ ”
The Pio neer . 85

th ere ! I am su re it is o n th at co rn er sh el f S h e got up -
.
’

an d lo o k e d o n it O p e n e d e v e ry bo x th at w as o n it
,
an d ,

fi n ally cam e b ack t o h e r s e at p re t en di n g th at sh e did n o t ,

k n ow in whic h o f th e s e Obj e cts th at w e re o n t he w h at n o t -

t h e d e si re d m e ss ag e c o u ld be A g e n tl e m an O f t h e c o m p an y
.

ro s e w e n t t o t h e c o rn e r an d s ai d I th in k I k n o w w h ere ‘
, , ,

it can be S o s ayi ng h e t o ok t h e n ee dl e in his h an d an d

.
’
, ,

g av e it t o m adam e w h o p ass e d it o n t o His High n e ss w h o

, ,

l o o k e d i n si de it but co uld n o t fi n d t h e slip o f p ap er

,
.

‘
B reak it ! b re ak it ! N e v er m i n d w e c an fi n d an o th er ,
’

s aid t h e ge n tl em an to M ad am e Bl av atsky w h o n o w h ad it ,

in h er h an ds ; s h e b ro k e t h e top o f it an d d re w out t h e ,

n o te S h e w as oblig e d t o do so b e caus e s h e h ad i n t roduc e d

.
,

it t h ro ugh t h e p e d e st al up t o t h e n arro w p art o f t h e n ee dl e

s o tightl y th at e v e n by k n o cki n g it it c o uld n o t slip do wn
, ,
.

I am h appy t o s ay th at n e ws c am e th at His High n e ss

h ad n o t l e n t faith t o t h e o c cu rre n ce ab o v e d e sc rib e d I s ay .

h appy b e c au s e t his shows m e t h at h e is a m an o f s e n s e

, .

B u t wh e th e r this i n fo rm atio n w as t he di re ct c aus e o f

m ad am e s ch ang e o f t e m p e r o r som e thi n g e ls e I c an n ot s ay ;
’

, ,

but wh at is ce rtai n s h e did ch ang e an d b egan soliloquisi ng

, ,

as foll o ws : Wh at did h e w an t m e h ere fo r ? I sh all go

aw ay to Bo m b ay t o mo rrow H ere is a lot o f m o ney g o n e
-
.

fo r n o thi n g I sh all n o t h av e en ough to g o to E u rop e

. .
’

An d s o s h e w e n t o n fo r a l o n g tim e ; at l as t aft e r this st o rm ,

c am e a c al m ; s h e b re aki n g i n to o n e o f thos e c h arm i n g

,

m o o ds whi c h oblig e o n e t o do an y thi n g fo r h e r s ai d Try

, , , ,

m y d ear an d sp e ak with Mr Un wala an d t e ll h im t h at y o u

, .
,

k n o w th at I h av e no t e n o ugh m o n ey t o g o t o Eu ro p e an d ,

as k h im if h e c an
g et m e Rs fro m His High n e ss I . .
’

did as I w as t o ld an d M r Un w ala o b tai n e d 500 Rs

, . t h is .

m o n ey His High n e ss g av e hi m s e l f to m ad am e th ro ugh t h e

c arri ag e wi n d o w as t h e t rai n w as l e avi n g fo r V are l wh ere
-
,

w e w e re g o i n g o n a visi t t o M r H u rris inj e e Ru ps inj e e . .

”

It is pl ai n h ere th at M ad am e Bl av atsky s an s m eca n iq u e ,

’

f o u n d h e rs el f u n abl e t o c o mp e t e in Hi n do o e stim ati o n with

h e I n di an j uggl e rs S h e h ad an oth e r dis app o i n t m e n t wi t h
.

t he c e l e b rat e d H e lk ar .

P OON A M ercredi ,
.

MA C H ER E M ARQ U I S E — H o lk ar —fi as c o ,
T an t m i e u x il .
,

m e n v o i e 200 rup e e s p o u r m e s dép e n s e s ; au ra e u p e u r Ole

’

u e l u e s ac ré o ffi ci al bi o t D m h m
”
i

i
'

q q g a n .
,
86 M adame B tao atshy .

H ere is an oth er l e tt er
“
N o w d ear le t us ch an g e t h e p rogramm e Wh eth er s o m e
,
.

thin g succ ee ds o r n o t I must t ry J acob S ass o o n t h e

,
.
,

h appy p rop ri e t o r o f a c ro re o f rup ee s with whos e fam ily I ,

di n e d l ast n ight is an xious to b e c o m e a Th e o sophist H e is

,
.

re ady t o giv e rup e e s to bu y an d re p ai r t h e h e ad ,

qu art ers h e s aid to C ol o n el ( Ez eki el his cousi n arran g e d all

, , ,

this ) if o n ly h e s aw a littl e p h e n om en o n got t h e assu ran c e

, ,

th at t he M ahatm as co uld h ear w h at w as s aid o r gav e him ,

s o m e o ther s ig n of their ex isten ce W e ll this l e tt er ,

wil l re ach y o u t h e 26 t h ( F rid ay ) ; will you go up t o t h e

sh ri n e an d as k K H t o s en d m e a t el eg ram th at wo u ld
. .

re ach m e ab o ut fou r o r fi v e in t h e af t ern o o n s am e day , ,

w o rd e d th u s
Y o u r c o n v ers ation wi t h Mr J acob S assoon re ach e d
‘
.

M aste r j ust n o w We re t h e l att e r e v e n to s atis fy him s t ill

.
,

t h e d o u bt e r wo u ld h ardly fi n d t h e m o ral c o u rag e to c o n n e ct

h i m s el f with t h e s o ci e ty R AM AL I N G A DE B
’
. .

I f this re ach e s m e o n t h e 26t h e v en in t h e e v e n i n g it , ,

will still pi o d uc e a t re m e n d o u s i m p re ssi o n Add re ss c are .

,

of N K an dalaw ala Judg e P O ON A

. J E F ER AI LE RES TE
, ,
! .

C el a co u t e1 a qu at re o u ci n q ro u pi e s Cela n e fait rien . .

“
H P E
. .

K H is o f cou rs e Ko o t H o o m i an d Ram alinga Deb

. .
,

an oth er M ah at m a We h av e an ticip at e d a bit to show why

.

M ah at m as w ere n e c ess ary .

We c o n ti n u e t h e n arrat iv e o f M ad am e C o ulomb
Whil e th e el ite o f t h e soci e ty at Si m l a was th u s amus ed ,

o rd ers f ro m th e re w e re s e n t t o h e adqu art e rs th at a n e w

bu ngal o w should be c h o s en The o rde rs w ere o f cou rs e .

, ,

giv e n by l e tt er H ere is t h e l e tt er w ritt e n by m ad am e to

.

me
MA OH ERE MAD C O U L OM B M Y D E AR MAD C OULOMB
.
,
‘
.
,
“
J e vous p ri e de v e i ll e r a I beg y o u t o t ak e c are o f
‘

to u t dan s n o t re d é m énag e e v e ryt h i n g in t h e re m o v al .

m en t Ch o isiss ez bi en la C h o o s e a good h o us e Let it

. .

m aiso n Q u e ll e s o it u tile be u s eful L et you r ro o m be

’
. .

u e la vost ra c am e ra si t rov a abov th at f c t i M

q e o a e r a n r .

s o p ra la t e sta d u n c e rto P res id en t ’

Si g on re P s
re a — alt ra rob a , Yo u k now t h e re s t .
’

,
’
 88 M adame B tao atshy .

it a littl e b e tte r app earan c e But this was o nly a h ead .

,

without bust an d c o uld n o t v ery w ell be us ed so I m ad e a

, ,

j ack et which I d o ubl e d an d b e tw e en t h e t w o cl o ths I

, ,

pl ac e d st u ffi ng to fo rm t h e sh o u ld e rs an d ch e st ; t h e arm s
,

w ere o nly t o t h e e lb o w b e c aus e wh en t h e thi n g w as t ri e d

, ,

o n w e fo u n d t h e l o n g arm would b e l n t h e w ay o f him w h o

,

h ad to c arry it This b eauty fi n ish e d m ad e m ad am e q u it e

.
,

an oth er p ers o n N o w t h e phil o soph er s st o n e w as fo u n d !

’
.

L e t us s ee wh at I c an do with it thought I t o m ys el f an d , , ,

if it is o n ly this s h e w an ts an d t his is t o as su re us a h o m e
, ,

s h e s h all c e rt ai n ly h av e as m an y as s h e lik e s .

“
How e v e r this w as n o t all A trap was t h e n ex t thi ng
,
.

m ad am e d esi re d to h av e it w as m ad e fi x e d an d re ady fo r , ,

u se. Oh ! a t rap this ti m e wh at can s h e m ean ? T his is ,

n o s aloo n t rick ! An d t h e glo v e busi n e ss in C ai ro c am e

vividly to my mi n d agai n Can this b e a n ew att em pt at .

spi ritu alism ? L et us w atch an d s e e wh at it is b efo re w e

S p e ak ; with this d e cisio n I w e n t o n To this I m u st ad d .

th at my th o ro u gh ig n o ran c e in e v e rythi n g o f this ki n d

k ept b ack e v ery con clusio n I m ight h av e arriv e d at An d .

ag ai n m y c uriosity w as e x cit e d ; I w an t e d t o kn o w t o ,

l earn t o u n d e rst an d I l earn e d ah d u n d erstood m o 1 e th an

.

I c are d fo r .

Now let us s e e fo r wh at pu rpos e t rap an d d o ll h ad b een

m ad e Th e arrival o f Mr A P Si n n e tt ex e dit o r o f t h e
. . . .
,
-

Pio n eer at t h e h e adq u art e rs o f t h e Th e os o phic al S o ci e ty

, ,

m ad e t h e t rap v ery us eful an d it w as i n stru m en t al in aid

,

ing to sp re ad t h e th eos o phic al fam e in B o m b ay This .

o ccu rren c e I re p o rt h ere from t h e Theo sop hist fo r Aug ust ,

1 8 8 1 ( s e e suppl em en t z)
Mr Si n n e tt w as th en re q u e st e d by s o m e o f t h e fe llows
.

p re s en t t o giv e t h e soci ety s o m e p artic u l ars ab o ut h is n e w

Th e Occult W o rld which m an y o f t h e M o fussil
”
b OOk ,

m em b ers w o uld n o t p erh aps h av e a ch an c e to read To this .

h e an sw e re d th at it would t ak e a lo n g tim e to re c apit u l at e

t h e c o n t en ts o f t h e book ; but h e would ex pl ai n how h e
w as led i n to w riti ng it an d g av e a g en eral id ea o f its
,

pu rpo rt H e th en g av e an acc o u n t o f t he m an n er in which

.

his co rre spo nd en c e with o n e o f t h e B roth e rs o f t h e Fi rst

S e ctio n sp rang up h o w it g re w an d d e v e l o p ed an d how h e
, ,

was at l as t struck with t h e i de a o f publishi n g ex t racts fro m

 The “
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his co rrespo n d en t s l e tt e rs fo r t h e b en efit o f t h e wo rld at

’

l arg e H e also st at e d his reaso n s fo r afilrm ing m os t p os i

.

tiv ely t h at th e s e l e tt e rs w ere w ritt en by a p e rs o n q ui t e

di ffe ren t from M adam e B lav at sk y a fo o lish suspicio n m

e n t e rt ai n e d by so m e sc e ptics It w as p hys ically imp o s

.

s ible h e s aid th at this could be t h e c as e ; an d th e re w e re

, ,

oth e r v alid re as o n s fo r ass e rti ng th at n o t o n ly w as s h e n o t

th ei r au tho r but ev e n most o f t h e ti m e k n e w n othi n g o f t h e
,

c o n t e nt s Fo re m o st am o n g th es e stood t he fact th at th e i r
-
.

sty l e w as absol ut e ly di ffe ren t fro m th at in whi c h M adam e

Bl av atsky w ro t e an d fo r any o n e w h o c o u ld ap pre c i at e t h e
,

n i c e ti e s o f lit e rary styl e th e re is as m u c h i n dividu ali t y in

,

styl e as in h an dw riti n g Ap art from this c o n sid e rati o n

.
,

how e v e r Mr Si n n e tt d re w atten ti o n to s o m e i n cid e n ts

, .

m o re fu lly d e sc rib e d in t h e b o o k its e l f whi c h show e d th at ,

a t e l e g ram fo r him w as h an d e d i n to t h e t e l e g raph o ffi c e at

J belu m fo r t ran s m i s sio n to h im at All ah ab ad in t h e h an d ,

w ri t i n g o f t h e c e l e b rat e d l e tt e rs This t e l egram w as an.

an s w e r to a l e tt er fro m him t o t h e B ro th er whi c h h e h ad

”
,

e n c l o s e d t o M ad am e Bl av atsky th e n at Am rit s u r ,
It w as .

d e sp at c h e d withi n an h o u r o r t wo o f t h e ti m e at whi c h t h e
l e tt er w as de liv e re d at Am rit su r ( as t h e p o st m ark o n t h e -

e n v e l o p e which w as aft e rw ards re t u rn e d to h im co n clu

, ,

s i el
v
y show e d ) A. co mpl e t e ch ai n o f p ro o f w as thus
affo rd e d to show th at t h e h an dw riti n g in w hich all t h e

B ro th er s l e tt ers w ere w ritt en w as c e rtai nly t h e p ro ductio n

’

o f som e p e rso n w h o w as n o t M ad am e Bl av atsky H e w ent .

o n t o e x pl ai n th at a fi n al an d absolut e ly co nvi n ci n g p ro o f
,

n o t o n ly o f t h e fac t th at t h e l e tt e rs w e re t h e wo rk o f a

p erson oth er t han Mad am e Bl av atsk y but als o o f t he

wo n d erful c o nt rol o f g en erally u n k n ow n n atu ral l aws .

whi c h th at p e rs o n e x ercis e d h ad b e en affo rd ed to him o n

,

t h e v ery m o rn i ng o f t h e day in which h e w as sp eaki n g .

H e h ad b ee n e xp e cti ng a re ply t o a re c e n t l e tt e r to his

illustrious fri en d Koot H o o m i an d aft e r b reakfast whil e , ,

h e w as sitti ng at a t abl e in t h e fu ll light o f d ay t h e ex ,

p e c t e d a n s we r w as sudd en ly d ropp e d out o f n othi n g o n t h e , ,

t abl e b e fo re him H e e xpl ai n e d all t h e c i rc umst an c e s

.

u n d er which this h ad occu rre d ci rcu m st an c e s which n o t ,

o n ly p reclud e d t h e id ea th at Mad am e Bl av at sky— an d no

o th er p erso n was p re s en t in t h e fl e sh at t he tim e— could
9 0 M adam e Blav ats ky .

h av e b e en i n stru m en t al in c ausi n g t h e l e tt er to app ear but ,

m ad e t h e m e re hypoth e sis o f any fraud in t h e m att e r co n

t e m p t ibly abs urd .

“
M r Si nn e tt th en co n clud e d by s ayi n g th at h e w o uld
‘
.

l eav e fu rth er p ro o fs to thos e w h o would re ad h is book .

’

N o w fo r Mr S in n e tt s c ritic .
’

This ph en o m e n o n is s o m uch mo re i m port an t b ec au s e ,

acc o rdi ng to Mr S in n e t t s d e cl arati o n it l e av e s n o ro o m fo r

’
.
,

d o ub t an d b e c aus e h e d o e s n o t adm it t h e p o ssibili t y o f an y

,

o n e but his ill u st ri o u s fri e n d h avi n g writ t e n t h e s aid l e tt e r .

To this I sh all s ay fo r t h e t ru th t h at M ad am e Bl av atsky

w ro t e b e fo re m e t h e latter p art o f t h e l ett e r th at I s aw it ,

add re ss e d an d giv en i n to t h e h an ds o f Mr C o ul o m b t e lli n g .

him to put it in Astral Po s t Ofi ce C on cerni n g t h e way in .

which t h e l ett er reach e d Mr Si n nett which h e assu m es to .

,

h av e d ropp e d out o f n o t h ing I mus t s ay t h at h e is mis ,

t ak en th ere b ec aus e it w as do ne in t h e followi n g m an n er :

,

An i ng en iously and w e ll c o m bi n e d t rap w as fix e d o n t h e -

fl oo r o f t h e g arre t abov e Mr S inn et t s ro om t h e floo r w as

’
.

a bo ard e d o n e an d b e tw e e n t h e bo ards w as a sp ac e s uffi c i

,

e n tly wid e t o p e rm it a thick l e tt e r to slip th rough e asily .

Th e ap e rt ure o f t h e t rap m e t with th at o f t h e bo ards so ,

th at o n c e t h e l e tt er w as free d from t h e arran g em en t whi c h

re t ai n e d it it slipp e d d o wn an d b e i ng h eavy did n o t
, , , ,

flutt e r in t h e sp ace but fell righ t o n t h e t abl e b e fo re h im

,
.

“
I n o rd er th at you m ay e asily u n d e rs t an d h o w t h e l e tt e r
slip pe d th rough I sh all h av e t o t ell you th at t h e op e n i ng
,

o f t h e t rap w as p e rfo rm e d by t h e pulli n g o f a st ri n g which , ,

aft er ru n n i n g fro m t h e t rap wh e re it was fast en e d all , ,

alo n g t h e g arre t a bov e Mr S in n e tt s room t o th at p art o f t h e

’
.

g arre t ab o v e Mad am e B lav at sk y s b e d ro o m p ass e d th rough ’

,

a hol e an d hu ng dow n b e hi n d t h e doo r an d t h e cu rt ai n o f

h e r ro o m whi ch w as adj o i ni n g to th at o f M r Si n n e tt
,
. .

I f Mr Si nn ett h ad i n v e stig at e d fi rst an d b eli ev e d aft er

.
,

— if h e h ad co n sid e re d t h e p rob abiliti e s an d t h e i m p ro b a

bilit ies — if h e h ad i n sp e c t e d t h e roo m s h e wo u ld n o t h av e ,

b e en t ak en in so e asily I really thi nk th at w e ought t o .

c o n sid er it o u r duty to m ak e su re o f thi n gs b e fo re w e giv e

th e m o u t t o t h e wo rld as t ruth ; an d this in a sp e ci al m an n er
with reg ard to a n ew d o ctri n e fo r if it is wo rth o ur whil e , ,

acc ep t i n g it it is c ert ai n ly wo rth o u r whil e to look i n to it

,
9 2 M adam e B lavatshy .

It I thi n k b etw e en 8 an d 9 a m an d I was foll o w

was , , ,

ing t h e ro ad to th e t o w n o f Sikk im wh e n c e I w as assu re d ,

by t h e p eo pl e I m et o n t h e ro ad I c o uld c ro ss ov e r t o Tib et
e asily in m y pilg ri m s g arb wh en I sudd e n ly s aw a s o lit ary
’

h o rs e m an g all o pi n g t o w ards m e fro m t h e o pp o sit e di re ctio n .

Fro m his t all s t at u re an d t h e ex p ert w ay h e m anage d t h e

,

an i m al I th o u ght h e w as s o m e m ilitary o ffi c e r o f t h e Sikk i m

,

R aj ah N o w I t h ough t am I c au g ht H e w ill ask m e f r

.
, ,
o

my p ass and wh at b u si n e ss I h av e o n t h e i n d ep e nd e n t
,

t e rrito ry o f Sikki m an d p e rh aps h av e m e arre st e d an d

, , ,

s en t b ack if n o t wo rs e bu t as h e re c o g nis e d m e h e re i n e d
, , , ,

t h e st e e d I l o o k e d at an d app ro ach e d him i n st an tly

. .

I w as in t h e aw fu l p re s en ce o f h im o f t h e s am e M ah at m a , ,

m y o w n re v e re d Gu ru who m I h ad s e e n b efo re in his ast ral

b o dy o n t h e b alco ny o f t h e Th e os o phical h ead qu art e rs
,

I t w as h e t h e Hi m al ay an B ro th er O f t h e e v e r m e m o rabl e
,
-

n ight o f D e c e m b e r l ast who h ad s o ki n dly d ropp e d a l e t t e r

,

in an sw er t o o n e I h ad giv e n in a s e al e d e n v el o p e t o
M ad am e B lav at s k v wh o m I h ad n e v e r fo r a m o m en t d u ri n g
t h e i n t erv al l o st s ight o f— bu t an hou r o r s o b e fo re
’
.

“
H e re w e h av e a m ost disti n c t e vid en c e o f wh at th es e
app ariti o ns are Th e h appy C h el a M r Ram as wam ier
’
.
.
, ,

s ays t h at h e l o o k e d u p an d re cog n is e d t h e v ery M ah at m a ,

his o w n re v ere d G u ru wh o m h e h ad s een in t h e astral

,
’

b o dy o n t h e b alc o n y et c I f Mr Ram as w am ier really

, . .

t h e v er y id en tical M ah at m a th en in deed w e m u st s ay f o r ,

t h e truth th at this ph e n o m en o n is a re al o n e B e c aus e t he .

M ah at m a h e s aw in h is ast ral b o dy o n t h e b alc o ny at t h e

h e adq u arters o f t h e Th eos o phi cal Soci e ty in B o m b ay o n ,

t h e m e m o rabl e n ight o f D e c e m b e r 1 8 8 1 w as n o o n e e ls e , ,

th an M o n si eu r C o ul o mb with t h e d o ll s h ead o n his o wn

,
’
.

It w as h e w h o d ro pp e d t h e l ett er in an sw e r to t h e o n e s en t
th ro u gh M ad am e B lav at sky to t h e M ah at m a as al ready ,

m e n ti o n e d an d w h ich l e tt er in an s w er h ad b e en h an d e d to
,

Mr C o ul o m b by M ad am e Bl av at s ky w i t h i n stru c tio n s to
.
,

d rop it as t h e c arri ag e dro v e b ack u n d e r t h e p o rtic o .

Now pl eas e h ear wh at Mr Ram as wam ier s ays in t h e .

articl e u n d e r t h e h e adi n g o f A Ch e l a s R e ply p ag e 7 6 o f

’ ’
,

t h e s am e n u mb e r s e co n d colu m n l ast p aragraph o f t h e

, ,

articl e whi c h ru n s as follows

,
h e s ays Aft er this it , ,

w o uld s eem but n atu ral th at wh e ne v e r I h ear a do ub te r o r

 ”
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Pion eer .
93

a sco ffer d en yi n g t h e e xist en c e o f o ur Him al ayan M ah atm as ,

I sho uld si m ply s m il e in pity an d regard t h e doubt er as a ,

poo r d elud e d sc eptic i n d eed .

’

“
So Mr Ram as wam ie r w as con vi nc e d But wh at c o n
. .

v in c e d him Was it t h e app earan c e Of t h e s am e M ah at m a

who m h e h ad re cog nis e d to be t h e o n e h e h ad s e en in his
ast ral body at t h e h e adqu art e rs o f t h e Th e o s o phic al S o ci e ty ,

Bomb ay ? But t h is w as Mr C o ulomb as I s aid Th en .

, .
,

aft er si fti n g this fam o us ph e n o m e n o n wh at t ruth is th e re ,

l e ft o f it ? Th at Mr Ram asw am ie r m e t a m an o n ho rs e
.

b ack w h o spok e t o him in his m oth er to ngu e Is this all

,
- .

w e h av e I f so I thi n k it is a v e ry poo r fou n d ation

,

wh ere u p o n t o e di fy such a coloss al e nt erp ris e as t h e fo rm a

tio n o f a n e w b eli e f .
”

Of Mr Ram as wam ie r an d o f th e s e app e aran c es o f t h e

.

M ah at m as M ad am e C o u lo m b h as m o re t o t ell S h e i n tro .

d u c es a n ew ch arac ter Mr De b w h o by an d by ch ang e d

,
.
,

his nam e in a myst e rious m ann er to B abaj ee .

”

“
On t h e l 6 th J u n e 1 8 8 2 M ad am e Bl av atsky l e ft t h e
, ,

C row s N e st to go t o B aro d a Ab o ut this ti m e Mr Dh ar

’
. .

bagiri N at h ( an oth er titl e fo r Mr B abaj ee o r D eb) w as s en t .

on a missio n to t he N o rth ern P rovi nc es H e w as to

‘ ’
.

m ak e h is fi rst app earan c e d re ss e d in an e l eg an t Thib et an

c o stu m e— it c o n sist e d o f a p ai r o f blu e t rous ers a blu e ,

figu re d silk j ack e t li n e d an d b o rd ere d with d eerski n f ur a

, ,

w aistco at o f blu e s ati n almon d ch e ck e d with littl e flow ers

, ,

in t h e m iddl e an d all o rn am e n t e d with littl e butt o n s a

, ,

y e llow c otto n s ati n blous e with v e ry wid e sl ee v e s

,
a ll bu t
t o n e d up which h e w o re u n d er t h e j ack e t a sm all rou n d
,
-
,

c ap o f figu re d o ran g e silk bo rdere d with t h e s am e f u r an d

, ,

a p ai r o f boots Hu n g ari an fashio n all l ac e d up

, I n this , .

at t i re Mr Deb start e d fo r his m issio n t o t h e No rth e rn

.

P ro vi n c e s ; h ere I l eav e him an d w ill pick him up agai n ,

by an d by .

Now M ad am e Bl av atsky co nsid e ri n g it n e c e ss ary ( I ,

s u ppos e) to re viv e t h e si n ki n g faith o f h er vot ari e s d e cid e d ,

up o n l eavi n g fo r D arj ee li n g th ere t o t ry to m ak e t h e wo rld ,

‘

t alk as s h e e x p re ss e s h e rs el f som etim e s ; s o aft er s o m e

,
’

p rep aration s sh e st art ed acco m p ani e d by Mr R C as av a ,

. .

Pillai o f N e llo re This g en tl em an w as employ e d in th e

, .

polic e o f N ello re ( I thi n k h e w as an i n sp e cto r) B efo re h e .

94 M adame B tavatshy .

l eft h e h ad h is costum e m ad e c o nsisti n g o f a y ell o w c otto n ,

s ati n blo u s e a c ap o f t he s am e sh ap e as th at o f M r De b a
,
.
,

p ai r o f top b o ots an d a p ai r o f v e ry thick cloth t ro us e rs

-
,

wh en all w as re ady t h e y st art e d v ery qu i e tly an d M ad am e ,

b egge d us n o t t o s ay t o an yo ne th at s h e h ad l e ft this w as
to g iv e t h e thi ng a m yst erious app earan c e as usu al .

Sh o rtly aft er M ad am e h ad l eft B o m b ay Mr Ram as wa ,

.

mi e r t h e h appy Chela who fo u n d his Gu ru an d o f wh o m

, ,

w e h av e al re ady sp o k en at l e ngt h arriv e d at h e adq u art e rs ,

1

h e also h ad his pilg ri m s g arb m ad e by t h e s am e t ail o r an d

’

start e d to j oi n m ad am e Th ere 1s n o t hi ng i n t ere sti n g m all

.

th es e d e t ails bu t I h av e giv en th e m fo r t h e s ak e o f e x ac t i
,

tud e an d b e c aus e s o m e o n e in t h e N o rth ern P rovi n c es m ay

,

at th at v e ry d at e h av e re ce iv e d som e mys t e ri o us visit o r

d re ss ed in bl u e silk et c acco rdi n g t o t h e de s cription an d
, , ,

gi v i n g hi m s el f as a Ch el a c o m e fro m t h e Mast e rs I m e n t io n .

M r R C as av a Pill ai b ecaus e h e is to be t rac e d l at er an d

. .
, ,

M r Ram asw am ie r I m en tion b e c aus e I h o p e to be s o o n abl e

.
,

to sm ell t h e au ra o f t h e M ah at m a h e m et o n ho rs eback o n
t h e t e rrito ry o f Sikki m Bot h o n t h e w ay an d o n h er .
,

ar1 iv al at D arj ee li n g M ad am e Bl av atsk y h ad to m e e t w i t h

,

di fficulti e s an d t ro u bl e an d t h e great e s t o f all w as t h e ill

,

n e ss o f h er faith ful s e rv an t B abo u la ; h ad it n o t b ee n so w e

would h av e h eard mo re asto un di n g feats fro m t h ere ; how
e v e r M r Ram as w am ie r s fi n di n g his Gu ru w as n o s m all
’

, .

th ing .

H ere I thi n k w e m ay pick u p Mr Deb who m aft er his .

,

m issio n w as o v e r t h e bl e ss e d Mah at m as t ran s fo rm e d i n to

,

som ebody els e ; h e st ay e d at D arj eeli n g with t h e c o m p an y

o f pilg rims an d u s e d t o go with Mr C as av a Pill ai t o d ri n k
,
.

t h e w at e r o f t h e st ream at t h e f o o t o f t h e mou n t ai n So .

Mr D e b an d Mr C as av a Pill ai w e re fri e n ds Mr D e b s o o n
. . .

l e ft t h e p arty an d cam e to h ead q u art ers W h en I saw h im .

,

I ch e erfully w en t t o sh ak e h ands as I h ad alw ays d o n e , ,

an d h e withd re w p re t en di n g th at h e did n o t k n o w w h o I
,

w as . Wh at this m ean t I n ee d n o t say ; n e c essity o blig e d

him to be s o m ebody e ls e s o fro m Deb h e h as si n c e b ee n ,

c all e d B ab uj es an d t h e c o m edy which h e h ad pl ay e d m e o f

,

b ei ng so m e body e ls e h e pl ay e d with oth ers aft erw ards

,

both nativ e s an d Eu rop ean s .

Th e b an d o f pilgrims l eft D arj eeli ng accomp an yi n g ,

 C H A PT E R I X .

TH E S H R I NE
“
.

TH E p ropos e d ch ange o f q u art e rs fro m t h e Crow s N est in ’

B o mb ay to t h e bu ngal o w o f Adyar w as d uly c arri e d o u t .

A c ert ai n p re p arati o n o f t h e h o u s e is n e c e ss ary o n th e s e

o c c asio n s as C o lo n el Olcott
, Hi n ts o n Esot eric Th e osophy
N O 1 p 9 6) assu re s us
.
,
.

“
Th e B ro th e rs m ai n ly app e ar wh e re w e are si m ply ,

b e caus e there th ey h av e t h e n e c ess ary con diti o n s O u r .

ho us e s wh ere v er w e m ak e a h ead q u art e rs are c ert ai n ly

, ,

p rep are d n o t with m achi n ery bu t with a sp e ci al m ag n e tis m

, .

Th e fi rst thi n g t h e B ro th e rs d o wh en w e t ak e up a n e w
re sid e n c e is to p re p are it thus an d w e n e v e r t ak e a n e w
,

h o us e witho u t th e i r app ro v al ; th ey e x am i ne all w e thi n k

o f t aki n g an d pi c k o u t t h e o n e most fav o u rabl e
,
So me .

ti m es th e y s e n d e v ery o n e Of us out o f t h e h o us e if th e y
d e si re t o e sp e ci ally m ag n e tis e t h e pl ac e .

M ad am e C o ulomb giv e s an accou n t o f this m ag n e tism

We l e ft Bomb ay on t h e 1 7 t h D e c e mb e r 1 8 8 2 an d , ,

arriv e d h ere in M ad ras o n t h e 1 9 th Th e bu n g al o w an sw e re d

.

m ad am e s d e sc riptio n , t h e riv e r w as th e re , an d t h e fish t o o

’

an i m als w e re g ran t e d m e t o m y g re at s atis facti o n , an d I

,

th o ught I m ight t ry an d be h appy But th ere is n o p eace.

f o r t h e wi ck e d , s ays Is ai ah , n o m o re th e re w as any fo r t h e
C o ulo m bs !
“
Alth o ugh t h e m ai n bu ng al o w was v ery sp acious , y e t
t h e ap art m e n t th at m ad am e h ad chos e n o n t h e upp er sto re y
h ad o n ly o n e l arg e ro o m , a b ath roo m , an d t h e re st abov e
t h e bu ng al o w w as l e ft as t e rrac e .

As m ad am e fou n d this ac co m m od atio n t o o s m all fo r h er,

s h e ask e d Mr M u t t u s w am y Ch e t t ie r s s o n s t o g e t m as o n s to
’
.

build a s m all room, which is at p res en t k n o w n as t h e oc cult

room ; this was built o n p art o f t h e t errac e, which fac e d

9 6
 ”
The Shrine .
97

B abo u la s sl e e pi n g pl ac e ; and whil e this wo rk w as g o i n g

’
'
-

on ,
m ad am e thoug h t o f all t h e c on t rivan c e s th at mi g ht
p ro v e u s e ful fo r t h e occ u ltis m s u ch as h o w to uti lis e t h e
,

wi n dows n o w ren d ere d us el e ss by t h e n e w arran g e m en t

,
.

—
Th e o n e which g av e light to B abo u la s sl e e pi ng pl ac e an d
’

p ass ag e was t o be tu rn e d i n t o a booksh el f which is t h e ,

p res en t o n e with t h e looki n g gl ass d o o r On e o f t h e t w o- .

wi n d o ws o f t h e l arg e ro o m whi c h b efo re look e d o n t h e

,

t errac e was b ri ck e d u p t h e oth e r w as tu rn e d i n t o t h e d o o r

,

th rough which th e y n o w g o fro m m ad am e s di n i ng ro o m ’

-

i nto t h e occ u lt o n e I beg m y re ad e rs to t ak e n o tic e o f t he

.

wi n d o w which h ad b een brick e d up in t h e l arg e ro o m

b ec aus e it is fro m this th at t h e M ah at m as w ere pl e as e d t o
s ho w a g re at m an y i n stanc e s o f th ei r p o w e r This d o n e .
,

m ad am e s e n erg e ti c an d n e v e r re sti n g m i n d b egan t o thi n k

’
-

wh at might be d o n e to e st abli s h a p erm an e n t app aratus fo r

t h e t ran s m issi o n o f t h e occ u lt c o rre sp o n d e n c e m o re e x p e di ,

ti o u s an d less t roubl e som e th an t h e l add e r an d t h e t rap .

At fi rst s h e th o ught o f u tilisi n g a c abi n e t m ad e by Mr .

Wim bridge ; an d i n d e e d fo r a sho rt ti m e s h e did u se it .

S h e li ne d it with y ell o w s ati n put t h e t w o pictu re s o f t h e

,

all eg e d Mah at m as i n sid e it wi t h som e o th e r o rn am e n ts ; bu t

,

as at t h e b ac k o f this th e re w as n o possibility o f m aki n g a

hol e and t h e p an els w ere n o t m ad e to s lid e bu t fi x e d
, , ,

m ad am e d e c id e d upo n m aki n g a n e w o n e an d to h av e it ,

pl ac e d in t h e n e w ro o m at t h e b ack o f t h e wi n d o w w h i c h
h ad b een b rick e d up To carry o u t h er pl ans sh e ask e d
.
,

m e if I w o u ld d riv e i n to tow n to Mr D e s c h am ps an d o rd er .

a n i c e c abi n e t m ad e o f bl ack wo o d o r at l e as t bl ack v ar ,

n is h e d S he gav e m e a pl an o f it whi ch h ad b e e n d raw n

.
,

by h er an d Mr C o ulomb I w e n t to Mr D esc h am ps an d
. . .

o rd ere d t h e c ab in e t which took about e ighteen d ay s to

,

m ak e This was n o t o f bl ack wood

. e bo n y ) but c e dar ,

w o o d bl ack l ack ed -
.

“
M ad am e was in this great hu rry b ec aus e Mr Si nn ett w as .

e x p e c t e d to com e an d sp en d a sho rt tim e at h e adqu art e rs ,

in c o m p an y with his wi fe an d child o n th e i r w ay to E n g lan d , .

As s o o n as Mr D e sch amps s en t t h e c abi n e t which is

.
,

k n ow n u n d er t h e n am e o f sh ri n e it was m easu re d o n t he ,
’

s pot wh e re it w as i n t en d e d to re m ai n Now this sh ri n e .

h ad th re e slidi ng p an els at t h e b ack m ad e o n pu rpos e to be ,

G
 j f adame B lavatshy
l/ .

t ak en out an d slid b ack wh en n ec essity d e m an d e d it ; t h e

middl e o n e o f th e s e p an e ls w as pull e d o u t o f its g roov e an d
s aw n i n to t wo b ecaus e by pulli n g t h e p an e l up all o n e
,

pi ec e it wo u ld h av e sh o wn n o twithst an din g t h e m any fo lds

,

o f musli n which h u n g in f e stoo n s o v e r t h e sh ri n e Aft e r . _

s awi ng this p an el as I s aid t h e lo wer p art w as put b ack ,

i n to its g ro o v e an d to t he top pi e c e was n ail e d a bit o f

,

l eath er by whi c h t h e s e rv an t c o uld h av e a st ro ng hold to

,

pull it up e asily This d o ne it was pl ac ed ag ai n st t h e w all

.
,

o n c e m o re t h e h al f p an e l w as li ft e d up an d t h e m e asu re o f
,
-
,

t h e h o l e i n t o t h e w all was t ak en ; a f e w k n ocks with a

h am m er an d chis el m ad e a s m all b re ac h o f about s e v en o r
e ight i n ch e s in l e n gth an d fi v e o r six in b re adth q u it e s u ffi ,

ci e n t to p e rm it an arm to p ass ; this do n e t h e sh ri n e w as ,

fi n ally fi x e d At t h e b ack o f this c abi n e t agai n st t h e w all

.
,

o f t h e b rick e d wi n do w al re ady m en tio n e d w as pl ace d t h e ,

arm o ire d g lace (gl ass al m i rah ) which m ad am e b rought

with h er fro m B o mb ay I n t his al m i rah slidi n g p an els
.
-

w ere m ad e c o rresp o n d in g with t he hol e so th at wh en t he ,

p an el o f t h e sh ri n e an d th at o f t h e al m i rah w e re both
pull e d Op e n o n e could s ee from m ad am e s p re s en t di n i ng
,
’

ro o m th ro ugh t h e hol e i n to t h e o c cult room — t h e doo rs o f

t h e sh ri n e b e i n g Of cou rs e op e n e d
, , .

I sh all no t t i re my re ad ers by m en tion i n g wh at ki n d o f

co rre sp o n d en c e w as t ran s m it te d th ro ugh this ch an n el at t h e
ti m e o f Mr S inn e t t s st ay at t h e h e adqu arters b ec aus e
.
’

n e ith e r mys e l f n o r my h u s ban d l e n t a h an d in such t ran s

m issio n o n th at oc casi o n but I sh all h av e to sp e ak Of t he
app aritio n which Mr Si n n e tt s aw o n t h e t e rrac e Of C o l o n e l
.

O lco t t s bu n g al o w an d fo r p re cisio n s s ak e it b e hov e s m e to

’ ’

giv e h ere a sh o rt d esc ripti o n o f wh at t o o k p lac e o n t h e

arriv al o f Mr Si nn e tt at h eadqu art e rs
. I do n o t k n o w .

wh at t h e p re vi o us con v e rs at ion can h av e b een b e tw e en t his

g en t l em an an d M ad am e Bl av atsky but t h e result was th at ,

m adam e to ld m e : Wh at are w e t o do n o w ‘
M r Si n n ett .

w an ts to g o an d sl e ep in col o n el s bu n gal o w To this I ’

.
’

an sw ere d th at I w as v e ry s orry b ec aus e I k n e w th at ,

col o n e l did n o t lik e anyo n e to o ccupy his rooms ; but

m ad am e s aid H e w an ts to go th e re b e c aus e h e e x p e cts a
,
‘

v isit from t h e Mah atm a I sh rugg e d my should ers and

’
.
,

t old t h e serv an t t o remov e t he t ru n ks in t h e s aid bu ngalow .

 I OO M adame B lavatshy .

be m ad e in t h e s am e oc cul t ro om Th e wi n do w in t h e .

p ass ag e w as n o w tu rn e d i n to a cupboard t h e gl ass d o o r o f ,

t h e almi rah w as t ak e n away an d pl ac e d as d o o r to it ,

as it can be still s e en I supp o s e an d is t h e v ery id e n ti c al

, ,

o n e th ro u gh whi c h C o l o n e l Ol co tt re ce iv e d t h e two C hi n e s e
v as e s in t h e w ay expl ai n e d l at er o n I m ust h e re s ay t h at .

this cupb o ard h as a doubl e b ac k Th e o n e whi c h is s een in .

t h e p ass ag e i m m e di at e ly at t h e top o f t h e st ai rs fac i ng

B abo u la s sl e epi n g pl ac e whi c h is si m pl e shutt e rs p ai n t e d
’
-
,

g re y Th e i n ne r back o r d o ubl e o n e i n sid e t h e cupbo ard

.
, ,

in t h e o c c u lt roo m is o f t e ak w o od n o t p ai n t e d an d n o t
,
-
,

v arnish e d but pl an e d I n this are t h e slidi n g p an e ls whi ch

, .
,

ad m it n o t o n ly a h an d but e v e n a p e rso n t o g o th ro u gh if
o p e n e d wid e It is v ery c o m plicat e d b e caus e b esid e s slid
.
, ,

in g a littl e in t h e fram e it wo rks o n hi n g e s thus l e avi ng a

, ,

l arg er ap ertu re .

N o w re tu rn i ng t o t h e sh ri n e wh ere so much occult co r

,

re sp o n d e n c e w as goi n g o n I sh all s a th a t a littl e l at e r o n

y ,

M ad am e Bl av atsky feari n g t o be ask e d by s o m e o n e t o h av e

,

t h e al m i rah re m o v e d t o i n sp e ct t h e b ac k o f it d e vis e d m e an s ,

w hi c h s h e s aid would do aw ay wi t h all dan g er o f b e i n g dis

cov ere d S o s h e ask e d m y husb an d t o gi v e o rd ers t o t h e
.

c arp en t ers to m ak e a sh am do o r o f solid bo ards o f t eak

w o od c o m p o s e d o f fou r p an e ls o ne o f whi ch wh en u n
, , ,

fast e n e d c o uld be slid o ff about t en i nch e s th rough whi c h

, ,

t h e h an d an d arm c o uld e asily p ass an d this w as o f cou rs e ,

in a st raight li n e with t h e hol e in t h e w all an d t h e slidi n g

p an el at t h e b ack o f t h e sh ri n e This ap parat u s o f t h e sh am .

d o or s erv e d v ery w e ll fo r so m e ti m e an d m an y astou n di n g ,

ph en o m en a w ere p erfo rm e d th rough it .

“
A bo u t this e poch G e n eral an d Mrs Mo rg an h ad gi v e n
, .

m ad am e an i n vit ati o n t o go t o O o ty as s h e was su ffe ri n g ,

v e ry m u c h fro m t h e h e at in M ad ras B efo re l e avi n g s h e .

,

d e v is e d t h e pl an th at a ph en o m en o n sh o uld t ak e pl ac e in
h er abs en c e This was th at in p re s en c e o f Mr R R D B
. . . . . .

a s auc e r should fal l fro m t h e sh rine an d b re ak an d th at a ,

s e c o n d o n e sh o ul d app ear th ro ugh t h e o c cul t ch ann e l al ready

d esc rib e d S h e t o o k als o t h e p re c auti o n to s ay th at if I
.
,

w rot e to h er o n t he s u bj e ct I w as to be c arefu l o f wh at I ,

s aid S h e starte d fo r Ooty an d wh en th ere sh e s ent t h e

’
.
,

followi n g l e tt e r
 ”
The Shrine . I OI

1 3 J u illet . 1 3 th J u ly .

C H ER M ARQ U I S ,
D EAR M ARQ U I S ,

Mon t rez o u e nv o y ez lu ilo Sh o w o r s en d him [D am o

p api er ou le sl ip ( le p etit s ac dar] t h e p ap er i e t h e s lip , . .
,

ris t i as le ran d car ce d ern ie r

p g (,
t h e s m al l o n e n o t t h e l ar g e ,

doit all er s e couch er p res de o n e fo r this l att er must go ,

s o n aut e u r dan s le t e mpl e an d lie n ear it s auth o r in t h e

m iiral) av e c l o rdre de vous le s mu ral t e mpl e) w i t h o rd er to
’

fou rn i r J ai re qu u n e l e tt re supply you wit h th e m

.
’
I .

qui a fo rce not re m aitre ch eri h av e re c eiv e d a l e tt er which

K H d écri re s es o rd re s aussi h as oblige d o u r d ear m as te r
. .
’

a Mr D amod ar e t autre s K H to w rit e his o rd ers also

. . . .

Q u e la M arquis e les lis e C e l a to M r D amod ar a

.n d t h e o th e rs . .

s u ffi ra j e vous l as su re Ah Le t t h e M arquis e read th e m

’
. .
,

si j e pouv ais avoi r ici m o n Th at will be e n o u gh I assu re

Chris to fo lo ch éri ! you Ah if I could on ly h av e .
,

my d ear Christ o fo lo h ere !

—
Ch M arquis J e v o us
er M —
De ar arq s I le av e t h e
u i
liv re le d e sti n de m es enfan ts . fat e of my children in yo u r
P ren ez en s o i n et fait e s l e u r h ands Tak e c are . of th e m
fai re de s mi rac l e s P e u t étre . an d m ak e th e m wo rk m ir
il s erai t mi e ux d e fai re acl e s P erh aps it would be .

tomb er c elui -ci s ur la t ét e ? b e tt er to m ak e this o n e fal l

H P B
“ ‘
o n his h ead ?
. . . H P B . . .

Caohetez
’
l e nfan t ap res
’
S eal t h e child aft er read“

l av o ir lu in g it
’
. .

E nregistrez vos l e tt res R egist er you r l e tt ers if “ ‘

S l l s y t rouv e qu e lqu e chos e th ere is anythi ng withi n

’

— au t re m en t n o n oth erwis e n e v er m i nd
.
’
.
’
,

Aft e r t h e p erus al o f this l e tt er my read ers will I am su re , ,

co n sid e r an y c o m m en t o n its co n ten ts quit e us el e ss fo r by ,

this it is cl e arly s een how t h e o ccult l ett ers which w ere h er ,

child ren w ere wo n t to be t ran s m itt ed and how s he miss e d

, ,

h e r d ear Ch ris t o fo lo — alias K H . .

“
I sh all p roduc e s e v e ral l e tt e rs all o f which are chi efly to ,

p rov e how t h e p h en o m ena w e re p erfo rm e d an d t h e co rre ,

s o n de n c e t ran s m it t e d Th e re is o n e which re fe rs to t h e
p .

p roj ect e d ph en om en on o f t h e sauc er .

I O2 M adame B tavatshy .

MA BI E N OH ERE M Y V ERY D EAR FR I E ND

AM I E , ,

Vo us n av ez pas b esoi n
’
You n e e d n o t w ait fo r t h e “‘

d at t e n dre l ho m m e P un ch m an Pu n c h P ro vid e d t h e ”
’ ’ “ ”
. .

Pou rvu qu e c el a s o it fait e n t hi n g t ak e s pl ac e in t h e p re

res e n ce d e p e rso n n e s qui s e n c e o f re sp e ct abl e p e rs o n s
p
s o n t re sp e ct abl e s besides o u r bes ides o u r o wn famili ar
o w n famili ar m ufi s J e vous m uffs I beg you t o do it
. .

sup pli e de le fai re a la pre t h e fi rst oppo rtu nity .

”

mi ere o cc asi o n .

T e ll D am o dar pl eas e t h e ,

H o ly whistl e b re ech es an d
”
,

St Poulti ce th at th ey do n o t
.

p erfum e en o ug h w ith i n c en s e
t he inn er sh ri n e I t is v ery .

d amp an d it ought to be w ell

,

i n c en s e d .

H P B L AVATS K Y
. . .
’

This also sp eaks fo r its el f an d it is a di s ti n ct p roo f t hat ,

t h e p h en o m en a did n o t t ak e pl ac e in an occ u lt w ay but by ,

t h e h e lp o f fri e n ds .

Th e fo llowi n g is with re fe ren c e to a slip o f p ap er whi c h

w as to be pl ac e d in t h e s auc e r which w as to app ear as if
re p ai re d by t h e Mah at m a

CH E R M ON S I EUR C OULOM B D E AR M ON S I EU R C OU LOM B ,

“‘
,

C e st j e c ro is c e l a q u e vo u s
’
This is wh at I thi n k y o u “‘

d e v ez avoi r T ach ez do n e S i o u ght to h av e Try if y o u

. .

v o us cro y ez q u e c el a v a reus thi n k th at it is goi ng to be a

s ir d av o ir pl u s d au die n ce su cc e ss to h av e a l arg er audi
’ ’

u e n o s im beciles d o m es ti e n ce th an o u r d o m es tic im
’

q
s s eulem e n t C e l a m e rit o b eciles o n ly It is w e ll w o rth
’

g u e . .

la p e i n e c ar la s o u c o u p e t h e t ro ubl e fo r t h e Ady ar
, ,

d Ady ar pou rrait d e v en i r his s auc e r m ight b e co m e bisto ri

’

t o riq u e c o m m e la t ass e de cal

,
lik e t h e Si m l a c u p , .

Si m l a So nb aya ic i e t j e So nb ay a is p res en t an d I
.
,

n ai gu ere ls t e m ps d ccrire do h av e h ardly t i m e to write at

’ ’ ’

m e n aise A v o us m es h o n . m y eas e My S al aam s and .

n eu rs e t re m e rcim e n t s th anks to y o u . .

Si
( g
‘1
n e d ) H r B .H P B . .
’ “ C
, .
’
.
I o4 M adam e B tavatshy .

o ccasio n , car e ll lov e

e n e s e re pe
God o r o f Fo r t h e of —
t era pl u s J O n e suis. an yo n e you pl e as e— do n o t
p as la ,

e t c e st c e l a q u i e s t b eau
’
J c mi s s this o pportu n ity fo r w e
.
,

m e fi e a v o us e t j e vous sup ,
sh all n e v e r h av e an o th er I .

pli e d e n e pas m e dés ap am n o t th e re an d t h at is t h e ,

poi n te r c ar to u s m e s p roj e t s b eauty o f th e thi n g I rely

, .

e t m o n av e n i r av e c v o us t o u s o n y o u an d beg y o u no t to ,

— car v is voi dis ppoi t m

( j e a a r u n e a n e f o r all m y p ro

m ais o n ici p o ur p ass er les s ix j e ct s an d m y futu re de p en d

m o is d e l an n ée e t e ll e s e ra a o n y o u — (fo r I am g o i n g t o
’

m o i a la sociét é e t v o us n e h av e a hous e h e re wh e re I ,

s o u ffri rez plus de la ch al e u r can sp en d six m on ths o f t h e

c o m m e vous le fait es si j y y ear an d it sh all be m in e fo r
,
’

ré ussi s ) . t he s o ci e ty an d you sh all n o ,

lo ng er su ffer fro m t h e h eat ,

as y o u do n o w but this if I ,

succ ee d ) .

Vo i c i le m o m e n t de fai re This is t h e p ro p e r ti m e to ‘

q u e lq u e ch o s e
-
T o u rn e z lui
. d o s o m ethi ng T u rn t h e G e n .

t a t ét e au g ene ral e t il fe ra e ral s h e ad an d h e will do

’ ’

tout pou r v o us su rt o ut si v o us an ythi ng fo r y o u e sp e ci ally ,

ét e s av e c lu i au m o m e n t d u if y o u are with h im at t h e
C h rist o ph e J e vous e n v o i e s am e ti m e as C h risto ph e I
. .

u n en c a s— e vi s alu t e L e s e n d y o u a possibl e re q u isit e

.

c o l o n e l vi en t ici d u 20 au 25 [lit an in c as e o f —a l e tt er .
“

J c re vi en d rai v e rs le mili e u fro m t h e M ah atm a in c as e ,

d e S e pt e m b re . t h e G e n e ral sh o uld w an t a
A v o u s d e c oeu r re ply ] I w ish y o u go o d b e
, y .
-
.

L UN A M ELAN CON I C A Th e C o lo n e l will be h ere fro m.

t h e 20t h to t h e 25t h I sh all .

re tu rn about t h e m iddl e o f

S ept em b er .

H eartily y o u rs ,

LUNA M ELAN C ON I C A .

J aidi n e ch e z le G o u ve r
’
I h av e di ne d with t h e G o
n e u r e t s o n I Aid e de C am p v e rn o r and his p ri n cip al Aid e
6 - -
.

J e di n e c e s o i r c h ez le s C arm i de C am p T his e v e n i n g I - .

c h aels . Ell e es t fo lle p o u r S h all di n e with t h e C arm i

m oi Q u e ls ci el m aid e c h aels S he is m a d after m e
’
. . .

May h eav en h elp m e

 ”
The Shrine . 1 05

H ere I re po rt t h e en cas m en tion e d at t h e en d o f th is

l e tt e r w hich was m e an t to be p u t in t h e sh ri n e in an s wer
,

to an y l e tt er t h e G en e ral m ight h av e pl ac e d in it :
I can s ay n othi n g n o w — an d will le t y o u k n o w at O o ty .

( Sig n e d) K H . .

G e n eral Mo rg an .

As s o on as t h e ph en o m e n o n took pl ac e G en e ral M o rg an ,

sig n e d his n am e as wit n e ss o n t h e S lip o f p ap e r whi c h w as

, ,

fo u n d in t he s auc er which h ad b e en re pl ac e d t h ro ugh t h e

h o l e th en I follow e d t h e advic e which m ad am e h ad gi v e n
to m e b e fo re l e avi n g — th at is t o be p rud en t as to wh at I ,

w rot e co n c ern i ng t h e m att er H ere is wh at my l etter co n .

fai n e d
ADYAR, 1 3 th A u g u st, 1 8 8 3 .

MY D E AR FR I E ND ,

I v erily b e li e v e I sh all go silly if I S top with you .

Now le t m e t e ll you wh at has h app en ed On my arriv al .

ho m e I fou n d G en eral Mo rg an sitti n g dow n in th at b eau t i

fu l o ffic e o f ou rs t alki ng with D am od ar an d Mr Coulo m b
,
. .

Af t e r e xch an gi ng a fe w wo rds I ask e d wh e th e r h e wo u ld

wish t o s ee t h e Sh ri n e an d o n his an sw e ri ng in t h e
“
,
”
,

affi rm at iv e w e w e n t upst ai rs
,
p ausi n g o n t h e o u tsid e o n
, , ,

ac c ou n t o f t h e fu rn itu re o f yo u r sitti n g ro o m b e i n g h e ap e d -

up t o bl o ck t h e doors an d p rev e n t thi e v e s b re aki n g in Th e .

G e ne ral fo u n d t h e p o rtraits ad m i rabl e bu t I wish e d I h ad ,

n e v e r go n e up b e c aus e o n m y op en i n g t h e Sh ri n e I “
, , , ,

M ad am e Coul o mb who n e v er c are e ith er t o s ee o r to h av e

,

an y thi n g to do in th e s e m att e rs as you w e ll k n o w must , ,

n e e ds go an d o p e n t h e Sh ri n e an d s ee b efo re m y ey e s an d
”
, ,

th ro ugh m y fi ng ers p ass t h e p re tty s auc er y o u so m u ch

,

c are d fo r . It fe ll d o w n and b rok e in tw en ty pi e ce s Dam .

o dar look e d at m e as mu c h as to s ay,

W e ll you are a fi n e , ,

gu ardi an .
”
I tryi ng to c o n c eal m y s o rro w o n ac co u n t o f
, ,

G e n eral M o rgan s p re s en c e to o k t h e debr is o f t h e cup an d

’

put th e m in a pi e c e o f cl o th which I ti e d up an d pl ac e d it
, ,

b e hi n d t h e silve r b o wl On s e c o n d co n s id e rat i o n I thought

.
,

I h ad be tt e r t ak e it d o w n ag ai n an d re d u c e it in p o w de r ,

this ti m e So I ask e d D amod ar t o reach it fo r m e an d to

.
'

, ,

o ur u n utt erabl e su rp ris e t h e cup was as p e rfe ct as though

,
Io6 M adame B lavatshy .

it had n ev er b een b rok en an d more th ere was t he en clos e d

, ,

n ot e

t h e sm all audi en c e p re s en t as wit n e ss e s Now .

Mad am e C o ul o mb h as o c c asi o n t o assu re h ers e l f th at t h e

d evil is n e ith e r as bl ack n o r as w ick e d as h e is g e n e rally
re p re s e n t e d Th e mischi e f is e asily re p ai re d — K H
”
. . .

Rou n d this g roup o f facts th ere h as rag e d a fi e rc e co n

t ro v e rsy b e tw e e n t h e Th e o s o phis ts an d t h e S o ci e ty fo r
Psy c hic al R e s e arch who s en t out to I n di a a ge n tl e m an
,
”
,

n am e d H o dgso n who h as si n c e p ublish e d a re po rt ac c usi n g

,

M ad am e Bl av ats k y o f ch eati n g .

I will d eal fi rst o f all with t h e facts th at are co nc ed e d by

both disputan ts
1 M ad am e Bl av atsky took a larg e hous e in Ady ar with
.
,

a fl at ro o f o n which was an ai ry b e d ch amb er

,
.

2 A dj oi n i n g this s h e h ad an occult room co n st ruct e d

“
.

o n t h e ro o f .

3 A wi n do w co nn ecti n g t h e two was b rick e d up

. .

4 A h an dsom e sh ri n e o f c e d ar w
. ood was bought an d
pl ace d ag ai n st t h e b rick e d u p wi n dow -
.

5 E x actly o n t h e oth er sid e o f this b ric k e d u p wi ndow

.
-

an arm o ire d g lace w as pl ac e d .

N o w h ere w e h av e at l east fi v e si x ths o f t h e app aratus

,
-

o f fraud c o n fe ss e d Wh at w as d en i e d is th at t he b ack o f
.

t h e S h ri n e w as pi erc e d u n til M ad am e Bl av atsky w e n t t o

E n gl an d .

But h o w i nj udicious s eem t h e p roceedi ngs o f t h e Russi an-

l ady if s h e is i nn o cen t .

Th e s o ci e ty w as h ard up Why did s he go to t h e ex p ens e

.

o f an occult ro o m ? I f s u c h a ro o m w as w an t e d s u rely
”

t h e is o l at e d b e d roo m o n t h e top o f t h e h o u s e w o uld h av e

do n e ad m i rably an d M ad am e Bl av atsky wo u ld h av e b e en
,

far m o re c o m fo rt abl e in a sl e e pi n g ap art m e n t b el o w .

B rick e d up wi n d o ws an d co n stan tly cl o s e d c urtai n s are c o n

-

s id e re d o pp re s s iv e by m o st Eu ro p e an s in an I n di an cli m at e .

So m e m ay as k t o o why t h e s h ri n e an d t h e w ard rob e

, ,
“ ”

w ere so ac cu rat ely dos d do s ?

M r H o dgso n s re po rt is giv e n in t h e P roc ee di ngs o f t h e
.
’ “

S o ci e ty fo r Psychic al R e s earch v o l iii pp 21 9 cl seq H e

,
”
. .
, . .

arriv e d in Mad ras D ec e mb er 1 8 th 1 8 8 4

,
H e appli e d to s ee
, .
 1 08 M adame B lavatshy .

t he sh ri ne was d e st ro y e d b ec aus e Mr Judge w as too cu rious .

abo u t it Dr H artm an n ad m itt e d t o Mr Hodgso n th at h e

. . .

h ad discov ere d th at t h e b ac k o f t h e sh ri n e c o u ld be re
m o v e d an d th at h e k e pt b ack t h e disc o v e ry fo r fe ar o f
,
“

i nj u ri ng M ad am e Bl av at sky Ev ery w h e re s ays M .

“
,
1
1.

H o dgs o n was m alobs erv ation e quivoc atio n absolut e dis

,
“
, ,

h o n e sty .
”

A wo rd h ere M rs B e s an t in h er A utobiog raphy

. .

allud e s to th e s e I n di an e x posu re s S h e c o n t rasts t h e .

fran k an d free n at u re o f M ad am e Bl av atsky with t h e

“ ”

fo ul an d l o athso m e d e c eiv e r h er ac cus er Ev erythi ng “ ”

.
,

S h e s ays tu rn s upo n t h e v eracity o f t he C oul o m bs

, .
”

But d o e s this st at e t he c o m pl e t e c as e ? M ad am e C oulomb

h as p roduc e d s e v e ral d o z en l e tt e rs m suppo rt o f h er ch arg e s .

This I S t h e real e vid en c e Th ey are p ro n ou n c e d to be in .

M ad am e Bl av atsky s h an d writi ng by t h e e x p erts Si m s an d

’

N e t h erclift an d n o att em pt has b ee n m ad e o n t h e p art o f

,

t h e th e osophists to p rov e th e m fo rg e ri e s I t is di fficult to .

p roduc e o n e l e tt er which will stan d t h e t e st o f a s ci e n tific

e x am i n ati o n To p roduc e s ay t wo doz en fo rg e d l e tt ers
.

w ould b e quit e i m possibl e .

An oth e r p o i n t st rik e s o n e The m e an i ng o f a fo rg e d .

do c u m en t is g en eral ly q uite o n t h e su rfac e Pay t o t h e ,

“

b eare r th i rty s e v en p o u n ds -
This t e lls its S t o ry But in .
”
.

t h e Bl av atsky l e tt e rs all is hi n t — i n n u en d o — n ick n am e

, .

Mo n s C o ul o m b is The M arquis Mad am e Bl av atsky is

.
“
,
“
Lu na M el an c o ni ca Mad am e C oul o m b Th e M arqu is e
.
“
,
”

C o lo n e l Ol co tt P re s an d t he m e m b ers o f t h e Th eo s o p hi
“
,

c al S o c i e ty o u r o wn fam ili ar mu ffs Sc arc ely any l e tt er ”

.

t ells its st o ry with o ut an i n t e rp re t er .

This is g e ne rally con sid ere d t h e m ost c o m p ro m i s i ng docu

m en t o f all 1

Oh m o n p auv re Ch ris to fo lo I l e s t do nc mo rt e t vous

, ,

l av ez t u é ? Oh m a eh ére am I e S 1 v o us s avi e z c o m m e j e
’

, ,

v o u d rais le v o i r re vi re ! v
“
Ma b en e dictio n a m o n p auv re Ch rl s to fo lo T o uj o u rs
’
.

a vous H P B ”
. . .
,

Ch ris t o fo lo i k nam e b e h i n d t h e sc en e s fo r
w as t h e n c

the d o ll t hat rep res en t e d Koot B oomi Mr C o ulo m b fi rst . .

 ”
The Shrine . 1 09

wo rk e d this dum m y fo r t h e e difi cat io n o f Mr Si n n e tt . .

H en c e p erh aps C oul o mb by a pl ay o f fan cy w o u ld be

“
, ,

ch an g e d t o C h ristoph e C o lo m b an d e v e n tu ally i n t o
“
,
”

C rist o fo l o in M adam e B lav at s k y s p o ly gl o t to n gu e Th e

”
,
’
.

m e an i n g o f t h e l e tt er is th at M ad am e C oul o mb in a fit o f
an g e r h ad dest roy e d t h e du m m y M ah at m a .

But si ngul arly en ough a v e ry impo rtan t arg u m en t h as

b ee n ov erlo o k e d by b o t h disput an ts Th e th e o ry o f t h e .

th e osophists is th at th e 1 e is a real Koot H o o m i an d th at

h is m i rac l e s w e re g en u i n e B u t if so M ad am e Coul o mb
.
,

must h av e th o roughl y b e li e v e d in his p o w ers Would s h e .

h av e d are d t o b rav e t h e might o f this astou n di n g p erson ag e ,

e sp e ci ally as witho u t m i rac l e h e m ight h av e c o m e f o rw ard

as a w i t n e ss an d h ad h e r lock e d up in an I n di an j ail as a
p erj u re r.

O n e l e tt er it s eems to m e c o uld n o t possibly be a fo rg e ry

, , ,

but a fe w w o rds o f expl an ati o n are n ec ess ary

E arly in 1 8 8 4 M adam e Bl av atsky an d Colo n e l Olcott ,

w ith B abo u la an d an oth e r n ativ e n am e d M o bi n i s ail e d fo r ,

E ngl an d . This l ast g entl e m an was b e i n g b ro u ght hom e t o

t es ti fy as an ey e wit ne ss to t h e exist en c e o f t h e M ah at m as
,
-
, .

H e h as si n c e l eft t h e soci e ty an d an n ou n c e d th at t h e
M ah at m as are a myth .

It w as a h az ardous st e p o n t h e p art o f t he Russi an l ady

this English trip , but S h e l eft o rd e rs in writi n g th at h er
be d ro o m an d t h e sh ri n e w ere to be l e f t in t h e sol e c h arg e o f
t h e Coul o mbs an d an e flOrt w as m ad e t o cl o s e up t h e
p ass ag e b e tw een t h e arm o ire d g lace an d t h e sh ri n e in p art .

A Bo ard o f C o n trol w as pompously co n stitut e d It c o n

“
.

siste d o f an En glish t rav ell er an d som e n ativ e s I t w as , .

e vid en tly i n t e n d e d to b e a d u m m y bo ard B u t t h e Russi an .

l ady h ere w as a littl e t o o cl e v er N ativ e s o f t h e low e r cl ass

.

wh e n i n v est e d with a littl e autho ri ty lik e to u se it Mon ey .

w as s h o rt owi n g to t h e s u m t ak en by t he t rav e ll e rs in t h e
,

st e am e r an d p erh aps so m e o f th e s e nativ e s h ad a g ru dg e

, ,

ag ai n st t h e i r old h o u s e k ee p e r Soo n th e y c avill e d at h e r

.

s m all e x p e n s es sold h er p et do gs an d by an d by m ad e h er
, ,
- -

an d h er husb an d e at o ff pl an t ai n l e av e s li k e n ativ e s erv an ts .

I m agi n e a l ady v ex e d with p ri ckly h eat m osquito es an d

, , ,

oth er E astern i rrit ation s an d th en treat ed thus No wo n d er

, .

th at a g reat qu estio n o f re v eng e soo n su rg e d u p .

I 10 M adame B lavatshy .

But a g re at er t ri al was in sto re M ad am e Coul o mb s ee ms .

to h av e n o u rish e d a sp e ci al an i m osity ag ai n st t h e m ask e d

d u m m y Koot H o o mi w hi c h S h e m ad e h e rs el f C o lon e l
, , .

Olc o tt was alw ays p rosi n g ab o u t this M ah at m a an d his ,

p ro si ng us e d t o driv e h e r quit e wild But M ad am e B lav at .

sky h ad rath er fo olishly l e ft t h e ast ral p o st o ffic e as it “

,
”

w as c all e d in ch arg e o f o n e o f t h e Bo ard o f C o n t ro l

,
In .

con s eq u en c e at e v ery c risis l e t ters w ere p rod u c e d fro m t h e

,

M ah at m a o n duty an d it was n atu ral th at th e s e l ett ers

,

sh o uld d ecid e e ach s m all tu rn o f t h e squ abbl e again st t h e

C o u l o mbs Th e worthy l ady who k n e w ac cu rat ely w h o
.

h ad w ritt en th e m n o w b eg an to u s e th re ats o f st ran g e dis

,

closu re s M ad am e Bl avat sky in E u rop e was in con st e rna

.
, ,

tio n Eith er t h e followi n g l ett er is by h er o r M ad am e

.
,

C oulom b is t h e g reat e st m ast er o f refi n e d mock ery th at h as

app eare d si n c e V olt ai re .

P AR I S l s t Ap ril 1 8 8 4
, , ,

46 Ru e Not re D am e des C h amps .

MY D EAR MON S I EUR M AD AM E C OU LOM BAN D ,

I add re ss this l e tter to y o u b o th b ec au s e I thi n k it ,

w ell th at you should lay you r h eads t o g eth er an d thi n k

s eriously abo u t it I h av e n o t b een abl e t o w rit e to y o u
.

b e fo re — I h av e b ee n too ill fo r th at I w il l fi rst t ran sc rib e .

c ertai n p ass ag e s from s e v eral l ett ers which I h av e j ust

re c e iv e d f rom t h e Ady ar Th e s e e x t racts w ill be l e ngthy
. .

I will n o t dw ell u p o n wh at is th e re s aid re sp e cti n g M adam e

Coulom b an d Mr B row n who ( M ad am e C o u lomb ) in his
.
, ,

c as e as s h e did in th at o f
,
t r ies her best t o u n d erm in e
e S o ciet
t he p o w er f
o t h b
y y t a lkin g t o him a s s h e d o es ag a in s t
it
’
. All th t s i s N ith is wh t
a m ay o r m ay n o t b e er o u e er a .

M r L an e Fo x s ays in his l e tt er ; but s ee wh at is add e d !

.
-

S h e opp o s e s every thing th at is i n t en d e d fo r t h e b en e fi t o f

t h e So c i e ty But th es e are p erh aps t rifli n g thi ngs whi c h
.

might be cou n t eract ed More s erious is t h e fact th at s he

.

s ays sh e l en t y o u mon ey in Egypt ( Th at I h av e n e v er .

’

hidd en I h av e told it to e v eryb o dy an d at t h e ti m e o f t h e

,

Wim bridg e B at e s trag e dy I ann ou n c e d publicly th at I w as

-
,

un d er obligatio n to you s i n c e wh en n o o n e would aid m e

, ,

m e a st ran g er in C ai ro — you alone an d M C oulomb h elp ed

, .
 I I2 M adame Blavatsky .

m eet ag ain you sh all se e th e m Th ey add Fu rth ermo re

.
,

w e h av e s uffi ci en t e vid e n c e throu g h herself ,

th at s h e is m ad e ,

u s e o f by bl ack m agici a n s n ot o n ly to in t e rfe re with t h e

,

w e l fare o f t h e Soci e ty but e sp e ci ally to ex ert a pois on o us

,

an d d et ri m e n t al i n flu e n c e o n D am od ar As t o h e r b e i ng an .

e n e m y o f t h e Soci e ty s h e d o e s n o t e v en att e mpt to d e n y it

’
.
,

Fu rth er o n it is s aid th at M Co u lo m b s ays t h e s am e thi ngs

.

as his w i fe I D o N OT B ELI EV E I T Yo u are too ho n e st a

. .

a m an t o o p ro u d t o do such a thi n g
, ,
Y o u are re ady t o kill.

a m an wh en u are in a rag e Y o u will n ev er la a n a

y o y
. o

c u s at io n a ain s t h im ! Y u would n o t accus e him in secret

g o

b efo re his fri en ds An d if M ad am e C o u l o m b w h o would n o t

.
,

d o an i nj u ry t o a fi y — who h as s o much l o v e fo r t h e v e ry
b easts — h as d o n e s o it is becau se she is s ick an d do es n o t
, ,

k n ow wh at s h e s ays and d o es n ot thi n k o f t h e frightful

,

h arm sh e is d o i ng t o th o s e who h av e n ev er do n e an ythi n g

to h er an d t h e h arm th at sh e do es t o h ers el f an d to all
, .

Why do e s sh e h at e m e ? Wh at h av e I do n e t o h er ? I
k n o w th at I am bad t e m p ere d vi o l en t th at w ith o u t i n t en d
-
, ,

in g it I h av e p e rh aps o ffe n d e d h e r m o re th an o n c e But

‘

wh at e vil h av e I e v e r do n e to h e r ? Si n ce o u r arriv al at
A dy ar I h av e t ru ly an d si n c ere ly lov e d h e r an d si n c e m y ,

d ep artu re I h av e th o ught o n ly o f b uyi n g h e r s o m e thi n g at

P aris which sh e n e ed e d an d o f h o w I c o u ld put y o u in t h e
,

p o ss e ssi o n o f or Rs in o rd e r th at sh e m ight g o
.

an d re sid e fo r t h e su m m er a t O o t ac am u n d o r s e ttl e e ls e ,

wh e re an d k e e p a b o ardi ng h o us e o r i n d ee d do any thi ng

-
,

fo r h e rs e l f an d y o u .I h av e n e v e r b e e n u ngrat e fu l n e v e r a ,

t raito r my d e ar M C oul o m b An d y o u Mad am e C o u l o mb

, . .
, ,

d o n o t s ay th at you h av e n e v er s aid this as in t h e c as e o f ,

H u rru sin gj e e fo r se e ag ai n wh at th at p o o r boy D am o d ar

, , ,

s ays w h o h as w ritt en a d e sp ai ri n g l e t t er I copy ag ai n :

, .

I am b e tw een t h e horn s o f a dil em m a M as t er t ells m e ,

th at M ad am e C o u lo m b must be t reat e d with c o n sid e rati o n

an d re sp ec t an d o n t h e o th e r h an d s h e t e lls m e an d h as
, ,

b een s ayi ng t o e v eryo n e that y o u are a frau d— p e rfo rmi ng

,

p h e n om e n a by m e an s o f s e c re t sp ri n g t rap doo rs p rob a bly -

,

con st ru ct e d by M C oul o m b This s h e did n o t ass ert to m e

. .
,

but o nly i n si nu at ed e t c And fu rth er o n

,
. I
e nti re ly ag ree w ith t h e facts i n t roduc e d in s le tt e rs

to you M ad am e C h as b een acco rdi ng to her confession

. .
, ,
 ”
The Sh rine . I I3

e x ercisi ng an i nflu en c e p rej udici al to t h e i n t ere sts o f t h e

Soci ety .
’

“
W ell n o w wh at do you s ay to all th at
, What end do
you e x p e ct to g ai n M ad am e C oulom b by all o wi n g p e opl e
, ,

to b eli e v e o f you that which y o u are in cap a ble of d o in g i e , . .

,

o f ( e mployi n g ) bl ack m agic ag ai n st a Soci e ty which p ro

t e ets you which wo rks fo r y o u if you h av e wo rk e d fo r it

, ,

( a n d God k n o ws t h e oblig atio n s which w e o w e e n ti re ly to

you M Coulomb fo r all th at you h av e do ne fo r us si n c e w e

, .
,

c am e to Adyar) Th at you h av e wo rk e d fo r us I s ay aloud

.
,

and t h at wo rki ng you h av e a right to o u r g ratitud e an d to

, , ,

yo ur clothi ng an d fo od an d to liv e at t h e cost o f t h e S o ci e t y

,

as far as its fu n ds allow — I s ay it ag ai n But wh at pu rpos e .

h av e you in goi ng an d vili fyi n g m e s e cre tly to th o s e who

lov e m e and who b eli e v e in m e
,
Wh at (c aus e o f) v en g e
an c e h av e you ag ai n s t m e Wh at h av e I d o n e to you I ask ,

ag ai n Wh at y o u do will n ever ru in the S o ciety o n ly m e ,

alo n e at t h e most in t h e e stim atio n o f my fri e n ds

, ,
Th e pub .

lic h as alw ays look e d upo n m e as a fr au d an d an imp o s to r .

By t alki ng an d acti n g as yo u do you will o n ly g ai n o n e en d ,

th at is p e opl e will s ay th at you are also a frau d ; an d w o rs e

,
‘ ’

th an th at th at you h av e do n e fo r y o u r o wn in teres ts wh at I
,

h av e n o t don e fo r mys el f si n c e I giv e all t h at I h av e to t h e

,

So ci e ty fo r I sp en d m y li fe fo r it Th e y will s ay th at you
, .

an d M C o ulo m b h av e h elp e d m e n o t fo r the s ake of

.
,

frien dship ( fo r you p rov e by y o u r ac cus ati o ns an d d e n u n ci a

ti o n s th at fo r som e re ason u n kn own to m e you h at e m e) ,

b u t in t h e hop e o f bla ckm ailin g as o n e o f t h e l e tt e rs to

’

Olcott puts it But th at is d re ad ful ! Y o u are t ruly sick ;

.

o u must be so t o do as foolishly as you are d o i n g ! U m

y
d e rs t an d th en th at you c an n o t at this hou r o f day i nj u re
, ,

an yo n e Th at it is too l at e Th at si m il ar p h e n o m en a an d
. .
,

m o re m arv e llous still ( l e tt ers fro m t h e M ah at m a Ko o t

H o o m i an d from o u r M ast e r) h av e h app en e d wh en I w as a ,

thous an d l eagu e s away T h at Mr Hu m e at Si m l a Co l . .

, .

St ran g e in K ash m i r Si nn ett in Lo n d o n Q u e e n sb u ry in

, ,

N e w Yo rk an d Gilb ert in Aust rali a h av e re c e iv e d t h e

, ,

s am e day an d t h e s am e hou r a ci rcul ar l e tt e r in t h e w riti n g

o f t h e M ah atm a w hen a ll w ere a lo n e in t heir r o o m s Wh ere .

th en w ere t h e trap do o rs co n st ruct e d by M C o u l o m b

-
.

Fi nd o n e out really an d it will refl ect at most o n y o u t he

, ,

H
1 14 M adame B lav atsky .

p ri n cip al acto rs an d o n poor m e Pe opl e who h av e s een

,
.

t h e M ah atm a b efo re th e m in Aust rali a an d Lo n do n as at

t h e Ady ar who h av e re c e iv e d from h im l e tt ers in his
,

h an dw riting in re ply t o th ei r le tt ers w ritt e n two hou rs

b e fo re w ill n ot believ e y o u n o r c o uld th e y b eli e v e you ; an d
, ,

re m e m b e r th at if I w as t w en ty thous an d ti m e s exp osed ,

d etected a n d co n v ict ed o f i m postu re lik e t h e m ediu m s all

, , ,

th at w o uld i n d e e d be n o thi n g to t h e c aus e to t ruth So , .

th e n if by acc u si n g m ys el f p u bli cly an d p rocl ai m i n g m ys el f

,

a frau d 1 n all t h e p ap e rs I c an thus do good to t h e So c i e ty

,

k
an d m a e t e h v e n e ratio n f o r t h e M ah at m as still g re at e r— I
sh all do it without a mom en t s h e sitation I wil l sp en d’
.

mys el f fo r th at cau s e which y o u h ate so m uch An d who .

th en h as b e en t h e frau d wh en ( I b e i ng a thous an d l eagu e s

aw ay ) H u rru s in gj e e h as a re p ly t o his l ett e r which h e h ad
u t i n to t h e shr in e an d S rin av as Rao also as th ey h av e
p , ,

w ritt en to m e fro m t h e Ad y ar ? Is it you who h av e

w ritt en l n t h e h an dw riti n g o f t h e M ah atm a an d y o u also ,

who h av e t ak en advan t ag e o f a trap d o o r ? All t h e e vil -

p ro v e d will be th at y o u h av e n e v er w ish e d to b eli e v e th at

th ere w e re tru e M ah atm as b e hi n d t h e cu rtai n Th at y o u .

d o n o t b eli e v e t h e ph en o m ena re al an d th at is why you s e e

,

t r icks in every thin g . Ah w e ll ! ( I c o mmit m ys e l f) t o t h e

,

grac e o f God A ccus e m e d en o un c e m e rui n H P

.
, , . .

Bl av atsky w h o h as n e v er h at e d o r b et ray e d y o u w h o
, ,

al m o st rui n e d t h e Soci e ty at its fi rst app earan c e in B o m b ay ,

in o rd er to sust ai n an d p rot e c t you in o pp o siti o n t o all

e v e n t h e C o lo n e l ; an d th at wh e n s h e w as o t ] abl e to do
[
n

it w i t h o ut dang er to h ers el f Do it m y go o d fri en d But

.
, .

re m e m b e r y o u who sp e ak so m uch o f G o d an d o f C h ris t

, ,

th at if th e re be a G o d H e will assu re dly n o t re ward y o u

,

fo r t h e e v il which you t ry t o do t o th o s e wh o h av e n e v er
d o n e an yth i n g t o y o u . Y o u m ay s ay wh at y o u pl e as e but ,

a livi n g p e rs o n is alw ays m o re th an a d o g o r a b e ast in

t h e e co n o m y o f n at u re . M r L an e Fo x an d t he B o ard o f
.
-

T rust ee s app ear t o h av e m ad e ch an g e s in t h e h o us e— s en d

in g aw ay t h e c o o li e s an d t h e d o gs t o o ! An d it s ee m s to ,

m e th at M ad am e C oul o m b att ribut e s all th at to m e ! Ah

w e ll ! y o u are alt og e th e r w ro n g All that t h e B o ard o f
.
,

T ru s t e e s arran g e d t h e l ast day at Bomb ay wh en h avi n g , ,

re c eiv e d t h e n e ws o f t h e d eath o f my u n cl e I to ok n o a rt
p , .
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a ccept t h e Rs whi ch . Mr
L an e Fox o ffe red y o u an d .
-
,

sp e n d t h e hot mon ths at Ooty an d t h e cool mo n t hs with ,

us as in t he p ast
,
It app ears th at D amod ar h as n o t a c ash
l e ft H e asks mon ey fro m us — fro m us ! An d we who sp en d
.
,

sp en d an d sh all s o o n h av e n o m o re fo r it is n o lo ng er c o m
, ,

in in an d you — u wish to ali n at f o m t h c aus e t h e

g ; y o e e r e

o n ly m an who is abl e t o h elp it t h e o n ly o n e wh o 1 s rich ,

.

I n ste ad o f b e comi n g fri e n ds w ith him you are s et t i n g h im

h o rribly agai n st y o u Ah my d ear fri en d h o w m is erabl e
.
, ,

an d fo o lish is all this ! C o m e I h av e n o ill will agai n st ,

-

y o u . I a m so much acc u stom e d to t erro r an d su ffe ri n g

th at n othi n g ast o n ish e s m e B u t wh at t ruly asto n ish es.

m e is to s e e y o u who are s u ch an i n t ellig en t w o m an d o i n g

, ,

e vil fo r its o w n s ak e an d ru n n i n g t h e risk o f

. b ei n g
sw all o w e d up in t h e pit which y o u h av e digge d — y o u rs el f
t h e fi rst ( victi m ) ! Psh aw ! B e li e v e bo t h o f you th at it , ,

is a fri e n d w h o sp eaks I l o v e M C o ulomb w ell an d u n ti l

. .
,

h e hi m s e l f s ays t o m e th at I am m ist ak e n 1 es pe c t in g him ,

th at h e h as l e ft y o u t o sp eak an d t alk o f t rap d001 s with o ut -

c o nt radicti n g you I will n e v er b e li e v e s u c h t al e s re sp ecti n g

,

h im H e is i n c ap abl e o f it
. Un d o th e n t h e e v il whi c h
.

o u h av e u n witti n gly do n e I am su re o f this — (y o u are )

y .

c arri e d aw ay by y ou r n e rv e s y o u r si ck n e ss you r s n fl erin s

, g , ,

an d t h e an g e r whi c h y o u h av e re u s e d in t h e Bo ard o f

T ru st e es w h o an n o y m e mo re th an th e y an n o y you B ut
, .

if y o u ch o os e t o g o o n disg raci n g m e fo r n o g o o d t o you 1

s el f— do it ; an d m ay y o u r Chri s t an d Go d rep ay y ou ! ’

Aft er all I sign m ys el f wi t h an g uish o f h e a1 t which

, ,

you c an n e v er comp re h e n d — fo r e v er y o ur fri en d ,

H P B LAVATS KY “
. . .

Now it s eems to m e th at Th ack e ray o r D aud e t could n o t

h av e i m agi n e d this spl e n did wh e e dli n g m e n aci n g puzzl e
, , ,

h ead e d p ath e tic con t radict o ry l e tt er

, ,
I am i n n oc en t it .
,
”

s ay s I am guilty You can rui n m e I l augh at y o u

. .

Th ere are t rap do o rs ! Th e re are n o t rap do o rs ! An d

- -
”

th en in t h e m iddl e o f this g rot e sq u e i n con s eq u e n c e sudd en ly

shi n e s out t h e s eeres s ! Wh o els e in 1 8 8 4 would h av e , ,

d are d p roph e sy th at fou r y ears aft er t h e C oulo m b dis

cl o su res t h e Th eosophic al Soci ety would be more fl o urish
in g th an e v er !
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S o m e o f this l e tt er Mad am e C o ulo m b could n o t h av e

w ritt en Th e m o st re ckl e ss fo rg er would sc arc ely sit down
.

an d w rit e out o f h e r o wn h e ad l o n g im agi n ary e x t rac t s

, ,

fro m t he l e tt e rs o f k n o wn p e opl e lik e M r L an e Fo x w h o .

-
,

c o uld at o n c e co m e fo rw ard an d con vict h er An d t h e .

le tt e r d e fe n ds M ad am e B lav atsky i n ste ad o f i n cri m i n ati n g

h e r whi c h is rath e r ag ai n st t h e th e o s o p h ic al th e o ry
,
.

I wil l c o n clud e this ch apt e r with an e xtract from a

st rang e l e tt er which h as b ee n publish e d by P ro fe ss o r
Gou e s o f Am eric a H e an n o u n c es th at h e poss e ss e s t h e
.

o rigi nal
MY D E AR
Wh at I m ean was to k ee p t h e d et ails o f
p h en om ena an d e v e rythi n g c o mi ng from an d co n n e ct e d
,

wi t h t he M ast e r v e ry s e c re t y e t to m ak e n o s e cre t o f t h e
, ,

ph en o m en a as b e fo re g o i n g o n ( els e t he public w o uld s ay

th at si n c e t h e exp o s e by t h e Psy c hic R S w e w e re t am e d
’

. .
,

an d th at t h e h um b u g h as c e as e d which would be fat al to,

us ) .

We are su rrou n d e d by pit falls W h i rlpo o ls an d t raito rs

, , .

We h av e to fight th e m fe arl e ssly an d op en ly with t h e

w e ap o n s o f philos o phy n o t thos e o f ph en o m en a as w e
, ,

w o uld soo n g et w o rst e d ag ai n Let it be k n o w n th at.

p he n o m en a ( s ic) go es o n as b e fo re but do n o t let an yo n e ,

k no w wh at it is an d t h e g reat s e c re cy will be t h e b est

,

pu n ish m e n t fo r t h e howli n g d o ubti n g an d p ro fan e p u blic

, , .

I f Olc o tt h ad n o t cou rt e d e x p o s u re an d sc an d al by his

stup id i nvit atio n o f t h e S P R to c o m e an d s ee th ere
. . .
,

w o u ld be n othi n g o f all th at h app ene d but n o w w e are in , ,

an d h av e to do t h e b e st we can .

H P B L AVATS K Y . . .
 C H APT E R X .

A N N A K I N G S F ORD .

I TH I NK w e h av e n o w e st ablish e d th at t h e M ah atm as o f t h e
Tib e t an m o u n t ai n s are as u n subst an ti al as t h e m ist -sp e ct re s
o f t h e B ro ck e n My t ask s ee m s d o n e ; in re ality it n o w
.

b egi n s Fo r w e h av e to accou n t n o t fo r t h e failu re o f

.

M ad am e Bl av atsky , but fo r h er c o n spicuous s u c c e ss H o w .

is it th at a fi bbing ch e ati n g , v ari e t y p erfo rm er, with h er

,

d re ss e d -u p d o lls an d gu m m e d e n v e l o p e s , obt ai n e d s ubj e e

ti o n o v e r mi n ds lik e th o s e o f Mr M aitl an d Mr H u m e Dr .
, .
,
.

Wyld , Mr Si n n e tt, M r My e rs ? H o w could thi rd -rat e c o n

. .

j u ri n g t ri c ks v an quish Dr An na Ki ngs fo rd and Mrs . .

B es an t ?
P rog re ss it h as b ee n w ell o bs erv ed p ro c e e ds more by
, ,

re acti o n th an by acti o n The e i g ht e en th c en tu ry wi t h o u t

.
,

m u c h e vid en ce b eli e v e d in a spi rit w o rl d I n t h e n i n e

, .

t e e n t h c e n tu ry t h e f ull swi n g o f t h e p e n dulu m h as c arri e d

,

u s far aw ay f ro m this id e a Ou r G o d is D arw i n a n d

.

e v o lutio n But s u dd e n ly o n t h e t o p o f this full fl av o u re d

.
,
-

m at e ri alis m c am e t h e t appi n g t abl e s ; an d fo lks o f t h e

,

h igh e st fashio n wildly co n s u lte d dead g rand m am m as an d

d e ad s po rti ng u n cl e s ab o u t th ei r m atri m o n i al o r th e i r D erby
p roj ec ts B u t o f th e s e i n v estigato rs all w ere n o t e qu ally
.
,

fri v o l o u s To s o m e m i n ds t h e n e w spi ritu alism p re s e n t e d

.

t h e g rav e s t p ro bl e m s s o m e s ci e n tific s o m e re ligious

, ,
.

T his giv e s us t h e t wo g ro ups th at M ad am e Bl av atsk y

w as a bl e to in fl u e n c e— t h e m y sti c s an d t h e sci e n tists It .

m u s t be rem e m b ere d th at at fi rs t v e ry e x agg erat e d ac co u n t s

w e re in ci rc u l ati o n reg ardi ng t h e Bl av atsky m i racl e s .

S o m e o f th e s e st o ri e s w ere v ery asto u n di ng i n d ee d an d wh en ,

fo lks l earn t th at t h e ch ao s o f t h e sé an c e ro oms h ad b e e n

re duc e d to o rd e r an d th at a m ighty ad e pt w as in e xist en ce
,

who c o uld co ntrol t h e tu rbul en t spi rits th e y w ere n atu r ,

ally i n cli n e d to l e arn som e thi ng o f h e r m e thods Dr Wyld . .

,

1 1 8
 I 20 M adam e B lav ats ky .

H er gosp e l w as thus su m m e d up by M r M aitl an d .

“
Th e re is n o e n light e nm e n t fro m without Th e s e c ret .

o f thi n gs is re v e al e d fro m w i t hi n .

F ro m with o ut com e th n o d ivi n e re v el ati o n but t h e s pi rit ,

withi n b e are t h witn e ss .

M r M aitl an d is t h e au tho r o f
. Th e Pilg rim an d t h e
Sh ri n e This w o rk att ract e d t h e att e n ti o n o f Mrs Ki n gs
. .

f o rd an d s h e w rot e t o t h e au th o r
,
I n c o n s e q u e n c e a w arm .

fri e n dship sp ran g u p an d th ey w rot e an el a bo rat e t re ati s e

,

in coll abo rat i o n t h e P erfe ct Way ,

E ac h h ad t ri als in
“
.
”

li fe t ran sc en di n g as each b eli e v e d t he t ri als o f o th ers Mr

,
. .

M aitl an d con sid ers th at this mi nist ry o f p ai n is t h e s ec re t

o f spi ri t g ro wth .

“
By t he b ruisi n g o f t h e out er t h e i nn er is s e t free .

M an is aliv e o n ly s o far as h e h as fe lt .
”

Fo r a l u c id acc o u n t o f A n n a Ki ngs fo rd an d h er visio n s ,

an d p roj e cts s e e Mr M ait lan d s St o ry o f t h e N ew G o sp e l ’

.
,

o f I nt e rp re t ati o n Th at littl e v o lum e giv e s a portrai t o f

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a v e ry re m ark abl e wo m an i nd e e d S h e h ad as m an y vi s io n s .

as S t Th e re s a an d a fo rc e o f ch arac t er t ran s c e n di ng th at
.
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o f t h e Sp an ish s ai n t I h av e h eard Mrs B es an t o n t h e

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p lat fo rm an d I h av e h eard Ann a Ki ngs fo rd as c h ai rm an o f

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a m e e t in g o f t h e H e rm e tic Soci e ty S h e w as an alytic al .

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s ubtl e re ady if s h e l ack ed ( o r av o id e d ) t h e e l o qu en t but

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s o m e wh at artifici al outb ursts o f Mrs B e s an t It is to be . .

re m ai k e d t o o th at w h e n M 1 s Ki ngs fo rd di e d a w rit e r I n
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.
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t h e I llu s tra ted L o n d o n N ew s an n o u n c e d th at at t h e ag e o f

tw e n ty t w o s h e w as t h e m ost b e au ti fu l w o m an h e h ad e v er
-

s e en .

O n e day s h e re ad an ac co u n t o f a c ru e l vi v is ecti o n S he .

w as fi re d w it h i n dig n ati o n It w as s ug ge ste d t o h er th at .

m e dic al sci e n c e al o n e could j u dg e h o w far s u ch o p e rati o n s

w e re n e ce ss ary To n e u tralis e su c h a pl e a fo r t h e futu re
.
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s h e d e t e rm i n e d t o t ak e a m e dic al d eg re e h e rs e l f .

M an y obstacl e s w e re in t h e w ay i n cludi n g h er fe ebl e ,

h ealth B u t a F re n ch w rit e r h as j us t ly rem ark e d

. Oh
s t acles are t h e t o u c hst o n e o f c ap ac ity I n 1 8 7 3 s h e p ass e d
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.

h e r m at ricul ati o n e x am i n ati o n at t h e Ap o th e c ari e s H all

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an d this wi t h a suc cess s o g re at as t o fill h e r with hig h

h o p e s o f a t riu m ph an t p ass ag e th ro ugh t h e co u rs e o f h er
s tud en t li fe B ut imm e di at ely aft er t h is t h e En glish
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.
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or d . I 2I

m e di cal a utho ri t i es cl o s e d t hei r s chools to wom en al to

g e th e r.

Paris w as op en to h er Should s h e go an d stud y th ere

.

Did s h e d are t o b rav e a v iv a v o ce ex ami n atio n in F ren ch

b e fo re t he s nigge ri n g y o u n g G an di n s o f t h e F re n ch cl ass es .

N o thi n g d au n t e d An n a Ki n gsfo rd S h e w en t to P aris . .

S h e w o rk e d h ard s o h ard t h at s h e p e rm an en tly w re c k e d h er

,

h ealth . But sh e c am e out t riumph an tly th rough t h e o rd eal .

This allows us t o u n d e rstan d t h e i n flu en c e b ro u ght to

b ear by M ad am e Bl av atsky o n mi n ds lik e Ann a Ki n gs fo rd .

This l ady w as a m ystic F ro m t h e d ate o f Buddh a o r .

,

i n d ee d t h e Rishi Augi ras to t h e d at e o f S ai n t M arti n an d

,

t h e Illumi nati o f t h e n asc en t F re n c h R e v o l u ti o n certai n ,

s el e ct m i n ds h av e h e ld th at by s u bli m ati ng t h e soul al o n e ,

c an wo rthy dre am s o f God be vouchs afe d This list i n clud e s .

St Paul O rig e n St Cl em e n t o f Al ex an d ri a t h e Catholi c

.
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mystics t h e m e di aev al K ab alists t h e S u fi s t h e Spi n oz as

, , , ,

t h e Ag ripp as t h e B oeh m e s ,
An n a Ki n gs fo rd h ad st u di e d
.

th e s e an d h ad obs erv e d t h e cl o s e si m il arity o f t h e O ri e nt al

,

an d t h e b e st W e st ern m ysticis m an d l e arn i n g th at a ,

fo re ign l ady w as in co n t act with a lo fty sch o ol o f Buddhist

m ysti c s an d th at th e y wish e d to fou n d a U n iv e rs al
,

B ro th erhood sh e was n atu rally an xious to l earn mo re It

, .

is to be c o n fess e d th at in reality this gi ft e d l ady w as mo re

a Buddhist th an a Ch ris t i an S he b as e d all p rog re ss up o n
.

t h e m e t e m psychosis S h e co n sid e re d t h e u s e o f wi n e an d
.

fl esh m eat m o rally as w e ll as phy s ically d e l e t erious S h e

, , .

b e li e v e d with t h e Buddhists th at all Bibl es are si m ply

p arabl e s t h e fo lk l o re o f t h e p e opl e t o be expl ai n e d aw ay
,
-
, ,

mystic ally All th e s e were poi n t s o f co n t ac t b e tw e en h er

.

an d t h e i m agi n ary M ah at m as o f Ti be t An d s h e h ad o n e .

m o re st ro n g sy m p athy Lik e M adam e Bl av atsky sh e

.

h ate d spi ritu alis m ; n o t how e v er fo r t h e s am e motiv e

, , .

Mad am e Bl av atsky d e t e st e d it b e c aus e it p ro nou n ce d h er

m i racl e s u n t ru stw o rthy ; A nn a Ki n gs fo rd co n t e m n e d it
b e c aus e s h e thou g ht it m ad e a m ere pl aythi n g o f m an s ’

sup ern al t re asu re .

It must be poi n t e d out th at M ad am e Bl av atsky h ad an

e mi n e n t c l e v e rn e ss S h e could e xhibit a fe w s e qui ns an d
.
,

g ai n cre dit fo r u n told t re asu re s With a H u sh ! an d .

“ ”

t h e whisp er o f a mystic wo rd su c h as Fou rth Pri ncipl e

“
I 22 M adame Blav atsky .

or P ara B rahm a ! s h e c o uld m ak e you b eli e v e th at sh e

”

h ad all t h e s ec re ts o f C o rn e liu s Ag ripp a We n o w co m e t o .

h e r Mah atm a l e tt ers t o s ee wh at light th e y sh e d in t h e c o n

,

v ersio n o f mysti c s lik e An n a Ki ngs fo rd .

Without d o ubt th e s e sh o w muc h ability S he co n triv e d .

to ch an g e in th e m h er lit e rary s tyl e an d h an d writi ng an d ,

if C o l o n e l Olc o t t s fi bbing R u ssi an l ady is n o t alt o g e th er

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abs en t t h e M ah at m a h al f at ti m e s s e em s re ally th e re
,
-
.

Can a p ers o n h av e i n v en ti o n an d n o o rigi n ality ? Th e

e x t rav agan t id e a o f an ast ral p o st o ffi c e s e e m s t o h av e
“ ”

c o m e fro m Mr Si n n e t t M ad am e Bl av atsky was fo n d o f

. .

b o rro wi n g id e as .

On e d ay th ere fo re I ask e d M ad am e Bl av atsky wh e th er

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if I w ro t e a l e tt e r t o o n e o f t h e B ro th e rs ex pl ai n i n g m y
v i e ws s h e c o uld e t it d e liv e re d fo r m e I h ardly th o ug h t
, g .

this w as p ro b abl e as I k n e w h o w v e ry u n app ro ach abl e t h e

,

B ro th ers g e n e ral ly are ; but as s h e s aid th at at an y rat e “

s h e wo u ld t r I w ro t e a l e tt e r add re ssi n g it t o t he Um
‘

y , ,

k n ow n B ro th e r an d g av e it h e r t o s e e if an y re sult would
,
’

e n su e . I t w as a h appy i n spi rati o n th at i n d uc e d m e t o d o

t h is fo r o u t o f th at s m al l begi n ni ng h as ari s en t h e m o st
,

i n t e re sti ng c o rre sp on d en ce in whi c h I h av e e v e r b e en p rivi

le g e d t o e n g ag e — a c o rre spo n d e n c e whi c h I am h appy to ,

s ay still p ro m is e s to c o n t i n u e an d t h e e x ist e n c e o f which

, , ,

m o re t h an any e x p eri en c e s o f ph en o m en a which I h av e h ad ,

though t h e m o s t w o n d e rfu l o f th es e are y e t t o be d es crib e d ,

is t h e raiso n d etre o f this littl e b o ok

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.

Th e id ea I h ad sp eci al ly in my m i n d wh e n I w rot e t h e
“

l e tt er ab o v e re fe rre d t o w as t h at o f all t est ph e no m e na o ne

,

c o uld wish fo r t h e b e st w o u ld b e t h e p ro d u c ti o n in o u r
,

p re s en c e in I n di a o f a c o py o f t h e L o n do n Tim es o f th at
d ay s d at e With su ch a pi e c e o f e v id e n c e in m y h an d I
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arg u e d I w o uld u n d e rtak e t o c o n v e rt e v e ry body in Si m l a

,

w h o w as c ap abl e o f li n ki n g two id e as t o g e th e r t o a b e li e f ,

in t h e p o ssibility o f ob tai n i n g by o c cu lt ag e n cy physi c al

re s u lts whi c h w e re b e y o n d t h e c o n t ro l o f o rdi n ary s c i e n c e .

I am s o rry th at I h av e n o t k e pt co pi e s o f t h e l e tt er its el f
n o r o f m y o wn subs e q u e n t l e tt e rs as t h e y w o uld h av e ,

h e lp e d to e lucid ate t h e re pli e s in a c o n v e n i en t way bu t I

did n o t at t he ti m e fores ee t he d e v el o p m en ts t o which th ey
would giv e ris e an d aft er all t h e i nt erest o f t h e co rrespo n
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as o n t he h an d sci en c e w o uld fi nd its el f u n abl e in its

one ,

p re s en t state t o acc o u n t fo r t h e wo n d ers giv e n in its

,

n am e an d o n t h e o th er t h e ign o ran t m ass e s would still be

,

l e ft to vi e w t he ph e n o m en o n in t h e li ght o f a m i racl e e v ery ,

o n e w h o wo u ld thus be m ad e a wit n e ss to t h e occu rre n c e

would be th ro w n o ff his b alan c e an d t h e re sult w o uld be ,

d e pl o rabl e B eli e v e m e it would be so e sp eci ally fo r you r

.

s el f who o rigi n ate d t h e id ea an d fo r t h e d e vote d w o m e n

, ,

w ho s o fo o lishly rus h e s i n t o t h e wid e op en d o o r l e adi n g t o

n oto ri e ty This d o o r th o ugh op e ne d by s o fri e n dly a h an d
.
,

as y o u rs would p rov e v e ry so o n a t rap — an d a fatal o n e

, ,

i n d ee d fo r h er An d su c h is n o t su re ly yo u r obj e ct
, .

W ere w e to acc e d e t o y o u r de si res k n o w y o u really w h at ,

c o n s e q u e n c e s wo u ld fo ll o w in t h e t rail o f s u cc e ss Th e in
e x o rabl e sh ad o w which f o llows all h u m an i nn ov ati o n s ,

m ov e s o n y e t fe w are th e y w h o are e v e r c o n sci o us o f its

,

app ro ach an d d an g e rs Wh at are th e n th ey to exp e ct w h o

.
, ,

wo u ld o ffer t h e wo rld an i nn ov ati o n which o wi n g t o h u m an ,

ig n o ran c e if b eli ev e d in will su rely be att ri bu t e d to t hos e

, ,

d ark ag en ci e s t h e t wo thi rds o f hu manity b eli e v e in an d

-

d re ad as y e t ? Th e suc ce ss o f an att e m pt o f such a ki n d

as t h e o n e y o u p ro pos e m u st be c al cul at e d an d b as e d u p o n
a tho ro ugh k n owl e dg e o f t h e p e opl e arou n d y o u It de p en ds .

e n ti re ly up o n t h e s oci al an d m o ral co n diti o n s o f t h e p e o pl e

in th e i r he aring o n th e s e d e e p e st an d m o s t myst e ri o us
qu e sti o n s which c an sti r t h e h u m an m i n d — t h e de ifi c p o w ers
in m an an d t h e p o ssi bil iti e s co n t ai n e d in N atu re How .

m an y e v e n o f you r b e st fri e n ds o f th o s e who su rrou n d y o u

, ,

are m o re th an s u p e rfici ally i n t e re st e d in th e s e abs t rus e p ro

ble m s Y o u c o u ld c o u n t t h e m u po n t h e fi ng ers o f y o u r right
h an d . Yo u r rac e bo asts o f h avi n g li berate d in this
c en tu ry t h e g en i u s so l o n g i m p ris o n e d in t h e n arro w v as e
o f d o g m atis m an d i n t o l e ran c e— t h e g e n ius o f k n o wl e dg e ,

wisd o m an d fre e th o u ght I t s ays t h at in th ei r tu rn

, .
, ,

ig n o ran t p rej udic e an d religi o us big o t ry b o ttl e d up lik e ,

t h e wick e d dj in o f o ld an d s eal e d by t h e S o lo m o n s o f
,

sci en c e re st at t h e bott o m o f t h e s ea an d can n e v er e s cap

, , ,

ing t o t h e su rfac e agai n reig n o v e r t h e w o rld as in t h e d ays

,

o f o ld : th at t h e publi c m in d is q uit e f re e in sho rt an d , ,

re ady to acc e pt an d e mo n st rat e d t ruth A b u t is it

y y .
,

v e rily s o my re sp ect e d fri en d ?

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Exp erim en tal k nowl e dg e
 A nna King sf o rd . I 25

do e s not q u it e d at e from 1 662 wh en B aco n Rob e rt Boyl e

, , ,

an d t h e Bish o p o f Ch e st e r t ran s fo rm e d u n d e r t h e roy al

ch art er th e i r i n visibl e coll eg e i n to a soci e ty fo r t h e pro
“ ”

moti o n o f ex p eri m e n t al sc ien c e Ag e s b efo re t h e R o yal .

S o ci e ty fo u n d its el f b e comi n g a I e ality u p o n t h e pl an o f

t h e P roph e ti c S c h e m e an i n n at e lo n gi n g fo r t h e hidd e n a
”
, ,

assio n at e lov e fo r an d t h e study o f N atu re h ad le d m e n

p , , ,

in e v e ry g en e rati o n t o t r a n d f a tho m h r s e c re ts d e e p e r
y e

th an th ei r n eighbou rs did R o m a ante R om u lu m fu it is .

an axio m t aught u s in you r En glish s c h o ols Th e .

Vril o f t h e Co m in g Race w as t h e c o m m on p rop e rty o f rac e s

n o w e xti n ct . An d as t h e v e ry e xist en c e o f th o s e gigan tic
an c e st o rs o f ou rs is n o w qu e sti o n e d— though in t h e Him a
v ats o n t h e v ery t e rrito ry b elongi n g to y o u w e h av e a c av e
, ,

fu ll o f t h e sk e l e to n s o f th e s e gi an ts — an d th e i r hug e fram e s ,

wh en fou n d are i n v ari ably reg ard e d as isol at e d freaks o f

,

N atu re— s e t h e v ril o r akas as w e c all it is loo k e d upo n as

, ,

an i m p o ssibili t y— a m yth An d w itho u t a tho rough k n o w

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l e dg e o f akas — its c o mbi natio n s an d p rop erti es how can ,

sci e n c e h o p e to acc o u n t fo r such ph en o m en a We d o ubt

n o t but t h e m e n o f y o u r sci e n c e are op e n to c o n vi c ti o n ;

y e t f acts m u st b e fi rst d e m o n st rat e d t o th e m ; th ey must

fi rst h av e b e com e th ei r o w n p rop erty h av e prb v ed am en ,

abl e t o t h e i r m od e s o f i n v e stig ati o n b e fo re you fi n d th e m ,

re ady t o admit th e m as facts I f you but look i n to t h e

.

p refac e t o t h e M icrograp hia y o u w ill fi n d in H o o k es sug ,

’

g e sti o n s th at t h e i n ti m ate rel ation s o f o bj ects w ere o f l e ss

,

acco u n t in his e y e s th an th e i r e xt e rn al op e ratio n o n t h e

s en s es an d N ew t o n s fi n e disc o v e ri e s fou n d in him th e i r
,
’

1 e at e s t o ppo n e n t T h m d rn H o o k e s e s are m an y Lik

g . e o e e .

this l earn e d but ig n o ran t m an o f old you r mod ern m en o f ,

sci e nc e are l e ss an x ious to sugge s t a physic al co n n e ction o f

fac ts which might u n lo c k fo r th e m m an y an occ u lt fo rc e I n
N atu re th an t o p rovid e a c o n v en ie n t cl assific ati o n o f
,

sci en tific ex p erim en ts so th at t h e most e ss en ti al q uality o f

,

a h y poth e sis I s n o t th at it should be tru e but o n l la u ibl

, yp s e , ,

in th e i r o pi n i o n .

So fa r fo r sci e c e as much as w e k n ow o f it As fo r
n — .

hum an n atu re in g en eral it is t h e s am e n o w as it w as a

million o f y ears ag o Prej udic e b as e d upo n s elfish n e ss a
.
, ,

g eneral u n willi ngn ess to giv e up an e st ablish e d o rd er o f

 I 26 M adame B lavats ky .

thi ngs fo r n e w mod es o f li fe an d thought— and occult study

re qui re s a ll th at an d much mo e p rid e an d stubbo rn re sist
r —
an ce to t ruth if it b u t ups e ts th e i r p re vi o us n o tio n s o f
,

thi ngs s u ch are t he ch aract eristi cs o f you r ag e

—

Wh at th e n would be t h e res ul ts o f t h e m o st asto u n di n g

, ,

ph e n o m e n a supp o si n g w e co n s en t e d to h av e th em p rod uce d ?

H o w e v er s u cc e ss fu l d ang e r w o uld b e g rowi n g p rop o rti o n
,

at e ly with su c ce ss No ch o i ce would s o o n rem ai n but t o

.

o 011 e v e r c res cen do o r t o fall in th is e n dl e ss st ru ggl e wi t h

g , ,

p rej u dic e an d ign o ran c e kill e d by y o u r o w n w e ap o n s

,
.

T e s t aft er t e st w o u ld be req u i re d an d w o u ld h av e t o be ,

fu rn ish e d ; e v e ry s u bs e qu e n t ph e n o m e n o n e xp ec t e d t o be
mo re m arv e llous th an t h e p re c e di n g o n e You r d ail y .

re m ark is th at o n e c an n o t be e x p e ct e d t o b e li e v e u n l e ss h e
,

b e co m e s an e y e wit ne ss W o uld t h e life ti m e o f a m an

- .

s u ffi c e to s atis fy t h e wh o l e wo rld o f sc e ptics ? It m ay be an

e asy m att e r t o i n c re as e t h e o rig i n al n umb e r o f b e li e v e rs at

Si m l a to hu n d re d s an d thous an ds B u t wh at o f t h e h u n .

d reds o f m illi o n s o f th o s e who co uld n o t be m ad e ey e w it -

n e ss e s ? Th e i gn o ran t u n abl e t o g rappl e w ith t h e i n visibl e

,

o p e rat o rs m ight s o m e day v e n t th e i r rag e o n t h e visibl e ag e n ts

,

a t w o rk ; t h e high e r an d e duc at e d cl ass e s w o uld g o o n dis

b e li e vi ng as e v e r t eari ng y o u t o sh reds as b efore I n c o m
, ,
.

m o n wit h m an y y o u bl am e u s fo r o u r g re at s e c re cy
,
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w e k n o w s o m e thi ng o f hu m an n atu re fo r t h e e x p e ri e n c e o f ,

l o g c e tu i e s ay ag es h as t aught us An d w e k n o w th at
n n r —
, ,
.

s o lo n g as sci en c e h as an y t hi n g to l e arn an d a sh ad o w o f ,

re ligi o us d o g m atism li n ge rs in t h e h e arts o f t h e m ultitud e s ,

t h e w o rld s p rej udic e s h av e to be c o n q u e re d st e p by st e p n o t

’

at a r ush . As ho ary an tiq u ity h ad m o re th an o n e So crat e s ,

s o t h e dim f u tu re wil l giv e bi rth t o mo re th an o n e m arty r .

E nfran chis e d Sci en c e co n t em ptuo u sly t u rn e d aw ay h e r fac e

f ro m t h e C op e rn ic an O pi n i o n re n e wi n g t h e th eo ri e s o f Aris
t arch u s S am i u s w h o ,
affi rm e t h t h at t h e e art h m o v e t h c ir
c u larl ab o u t h e r o w n c e n t re y a rs b e fo re t h e C hu rc h
y e ,

s o u ght to s ac rific e G alil e o as a ho lo cau s t t o t h e Bibl e Th e .

abl e st m ath e m ati c i an at t h e C o u rt o f Edw ard V I R o b ert

R e c o rd e w as l eft t o st arv e in j ail by his c o ll e agu e s who
, ,

l augh e d at his Cas tle of K n o w ledg e d e cl ari n g his dis c ov eri e s

,

v ai n ph an t asi e s All this is old hist o ry you will thi n k ,

.

Ve rily s o but t h e ch ro n icl e s o f o ur m o dern d ays do n o t

,
I 28 M adame Blavats ky .

c ommu n ic ation s eith er by l ett ers as t h e p res en t o n e o r by

, , ,

audibl e w o rds s o as t o b e guid e d by o n e o f us in t h e

,

m anag e m e n t an d p ri n cip ally in t h e i n st ructio n o f t h e

,

Soci e ty You s e e k all this an d y et as you s ay you rs el f

.
, , ,

hith erto you h av e n o t fou n d su ffici en t reason s to e v en g iv e

up y o u r m o d e s o f li fe di re ctly hostil e to such mod e s o f
,

c o m m u n ic ati o n This is h ardly re ason abl e H e who would

. .

li ft u p high t he b an n er o f mysti cis m an d p ro cl aim its reig n

n e ar at h an d must giv e t h e e x ampl e to oth e rs H e must .

be t h e fi rst t o ch ang e his m o de s o f li fe and reg ardi n g t he , ,

study o f t h e occult myst e ri e s as t h e upp er ste p in t h e l add er

o f k n owl e dg e m ust l o u dly p ro c l ai m it s u ch d e spit e e x act
, ,

sci en c e an d t h e o ppositio n o f so ci e ty Th e ki n gdom o f .

H eav en is obt ai n e d by fo rc e s ay t h e C h risti an m y sti c s It ,

’
.

is but with arm e d h an d an d ready t o e ith er con qu er o r ,

p erish th at t h e mod ern mystic can hop e to achi ev e his

,

obj e ct .

“
My fi rst an s wer cov ered I b eli e v e most o f t h e qu estion s , ,

co ntai n e d in you r s e co n d an d e v en thi rd l ett er H av i ng .

,

th en ex p ress e d th ere i n my o pi n ion th at t h e w o rld in g en eral

,

w as u n rip e fo r an y t o o st agg e ri n g p ro o f o f o ccult p o w er ,

th ere but rem ai n s t o d e al wi t h t h e is o l at e d i n dividu als who

s e ek like yo u rs e l f to p en et rat e b e hi n d t h e v eil o f m atte r
, ,

i n to t h e world o f p ri m al c aus e s w e n e e d o nly c o n sid er

n e w t h e c as e s o f you rs e l f an d M r .

“
I sh o uld h ere expl ai n s ays Mr Si nn ett th at o n e o f ,
”
.
,
” “

my fri e n ds at S im la deeply i n t ere st e d with m e in t h e p ro g re ss

,

o f this i n v e stig ation h ad o n re adi n g Koot H o o m is fi rst l e tt er

’

, ,

to m e add ress e d m y corre spo n d e n t h i m s el f Mo re fav o u rably

,
.

ci rcu m st an c e d th an I fo r such an e nt erp ris e h e h ad ev en

, ,

p ro p o s e d t o m ak e a co m pl e t e s acrifi ce o f his o th er p u rs u its ,

t o p ass aw ay i n t o an y distan t s ec lusi o n which might be

app o i n t e d fo r t h e p u rpos e wh e re h e m i g ht if acc e pt e d as , ,

a p u pil in o cc u ltis m l e arn e n o ugh t o re tu rn to t h e wo rld

,

arm e d with p o w e rs w hi c h w o uld e nabl e h im to d e mo n st rat e

t h e re aliti e s o f spi ritu al de v e l o p m en t an d t h e e rro rs o f

mod e rn m at e ri alis m an d th en d evote his li fe t o t h e t ask o f
,

c o m b ati ng m od ern i n c re d u lity an d l eadi n g m en to a p racti cal

c o m p reh e n sion o f a b etter li fe I resum e Koot H o o m is .
’

l e tt e r
‘
This g en tl em an also h as don e m e t h e great ho nou r to
 A n na King sf o rd . I 29

a dd re s s m e by n am e o fferi n g to m e a fe w qu estio n s an d
, ,

stati n g t h e c o n diti o n s upo n which h e would be willi n g to

wo rk fo r us s e rio u sly But you r m o t iv es an d aspi ratio n s
.

b e i n g o f di am e tri cally Opposit e c h aract er and h en c e l eadi n g

,

t o di ffe re n t re sults I m ust re ply t o e ac h o f you s e p arat e ly

,
.

‘
Th e fi rst an d c hi ef c o n sid e ratio n in d e t ermi n i n g us to
acc e pt o r rej e ct you r o ffer li e s in t h e i n n e r motiv e which
p ro pels you t o s e e k o u r i ns t ructio n an d in a c ert ai n s en s e
, ,

o u r g uid an c e ; t h e l att e r in all c as e s u n d e r re s e r ve as I ,

u n d e rst an d it an d th erefo re re m ai n i ng a qu e stio n i n d e

,

p en d en t o f aught els e Now wh at are you r motiv es ? I

.
,

m ay t ry t o d e fi n e th e m in th e i r g e n e ral asp e cts l e avi n g ,

d e t ail s fo r f u rth er c o n sid e rati o n Th ey are

. Th e d esi re
to s e e p o siti v e an d u n i m p e ach abl e p roo fs th at th e re re ally
are fo rc e s in N atu re o f whi c h sci e n c e k n ows n othi n g ; ( 2)
t h e hop e to app rop ri at e th e m so m e day — t h e soo n er t h e
b ett e r fo r y o u do n o t lik e to w ait— se as to en abl e you rs el f
,

( )
a t o d e m o n st rat e th e i r e x ist e n c e to a fe w c h o s e n W e st e rn

m i n ds ( b) t o co n t e m pl at e f u tu re li fe as an o bj e c tiv e reality
built u pon t h e rock o f k n owl e dg e n o t o f faith ; an d (c) to
,

fi nally l e arn — m o s t i m p o rt an t this amo n g all you r motiv e s

, ,

p e rh aps though t h e most occult an d t h e b est gu ard e d — t h e

,

whol e t ruth about o u r lodg e s an d ou rs elv e s to g e t in ,

sho rt t h e positiv e assu ran c e th at t h e B roth e rs o f whom

,
“
,

e v e ry o n e h e ars so much an d s e e s so littl e are re al e n ti t i e s

, ,

n o t fic t i o n s o f a diso rd e re d h u llu cinat e d b rai n

,
Su ch .
,

v i e w e d in th e i r b e st light app e ar t o us you r m o tiv e s fo r

,

add re ssi n g m e . An d in t h e s am e S pi rit do I an sw e r th e m ,

hopi ng th at my si n c erity will n o t be i n t erp re t e d in a

w rong way o r attribut e d to an ythi n g lik e an u n fri en dly
,

s pI rit .

To o u r m i n ds th en t h es e motiv e s si n c ere an d wo rthy

, , ,

o f e v ery s e rious c o n sid e ratio n from t h e wo rldl st an dpoi n t

y ,

app ear s el fish ( You h av e t o p ardo n m e wh at you might

.

vi e w as c rud eness o f l an g uag e if y o u r d esi re is th at whi ch

,

you r e a r e —
lly p o ss to l e arn t ruth an d ge t i n st ructio n from
f
us who bel o n g t o quit e a di ffe ren t w o rld from t h e o n e you
mov e in ) Th ey are s elfish b e caus e you must be aw are th at
.
,

t h e chi e f obj e ct o f t h e Th e os o p hic al S o ci e ty is n o t so m uch

to grati fy i n dividu al aspi ratio n s as t o s erv e o u r fe l low m en -
,

an d t h e re al v alu e o f this t e rm s elfish which m ay j ar upon

“ ”
,
I 3 0 M adame Blavatsky .

you r ear has a p eculi ar sig nific anc e with us which it c ann ot
,

h av e w ith you t h erefo re to b egi n with you m ust n o t

°

, ,

acc ept it oth erwis e th an in t h e fo rm er s e n s e P erh aps y o u .

will b e tt er app re ci at e o u r m eani n g wh en told th at in o u r

Vi e w t h e high est aspi rati o n s fo r t h e w e l fare o f hum anity
b ecom e tai n t e d with s elfis h n ess if in t h e mi n d o f t h e , ,

phil an th ropist th ere lu rks t h e sh adow o f a d e si re fo r s el f

,

ben e fi t o r a t en de n cy to do i njustic e e v en wh ere th e s e

, ,

e x ist u n co n sciously t o hims e l f Y e t you h av e e v er dis .

c uss e d but to put dow n t h e id e a o f a U n iv e rs al B ro th e r

, ,

hood qu e stion e d its us eful n e s s an d advis e d t o remod e l t h e

, ,

Th e o sophic al Soci e ty o n t he p ri n cipl e o f a c o ll eg e fo r t h e

sp e ci al study o f o ccultis m .

“
H avi ng disp o s e d o f p ers o n al motiv e s le t us analys e
‘
,

you r t erm s fo r h elpi n g us to do public goo d B ro adly .

st at e d th e s e t erms are— fi rs t t h at an i n d e p en d en t An glo

, ,

I n di an Th e os o phical Soci ety sh all be fou n d e d th ro ugh you r

ki n d s ervic es in t h e m anag em en t o f whi c h n eith er o f o u r
,

p re s en t rep re s en t ativ e s sh all h av e an y voic e ; an d s e co n d

1
, ,

th at o n e o f us sh all t ak e t h e n e w body u n d er his p at ron

ag e ,
be in free an d di re c t c o mmu n ic atio n with its l ead e rs ”
,

an d affo rd th e m di re ct p roo f th at h e really poss ess e d th at

“

sup erior k now l e dge o f t h e forces o f N atu re an d t he at t ri

but e s o f t h e hu m an soul which would i n spi re th em with
p rop er con fid enc e in his l ead ership I h av e copi e d you r .
”

o w n wo rds so as to avoid i n accu racy in d efi ni ng t h e

positio n .

“
From y ou r poi n t o f vi ew th erefo re t h e se t erms m ay
‘
, ,

s ee m so v ery reaso nabl e as to p rovok e n o diss en t an d in , ,

d eed a m aj ority o f you r c o un t rym en— if n o t o f Eu rop ean s

,

might sh are th at opi nio n Wh at will you s ay can be

- .
, ,

1 “
b l
I n t h e a s en ce o f m y o wn e t t e r, t o wh ch t h s is a rep y , t h e re a e r i i l d
ig i k i
m h t t h n fro m t h s s en t e n ce t h at I h ad een an m at e by s o m e nu b i d
i dl li g
fr e n y fe e n fo r t h e re p re se n t at v e s re fe rre t o — ia am e av at s y d M d Bl k
l l l
an d Co o n e O c o t t i
Th s is far fro m h av n
. e e n t h e c as e i gb
but , e en y k l
li i k
a v e t o m s t a es wh c h h ad e e n m a e u p t o t h e t m e o f wh ch I am
i b d i i
ii g g
wr t n , in t h e m an a e m e n t o f t h e Th eo s o ph c a i lS i
o c ety, M r an d .

l d i i b bli
m y s e f we re u n er t h e m p ress o n t h at e t t er p u c re s u t s m h t be l ig
b i d
o t a ne i g i ki g
by c o m m e n c n o p e rat o n s de n ovo , an d t a n , o urs e v e s , t h e l
di ire c t o n o f t h e m e as u re s wh c h m i ig l d
h t b e e m p o y e t o re co m m e n t h e d
d li
s t u y o f o ccu t s m t o t h e m o e rn wo r d ld i b li
Th s e ef o n o u r p art was .

i b
c o -e x s t e n t in i
o t h c as e s w t h a warm fr e n sh p i d i b d
as e o n t h e p u re st
b
e s t e e m fo r o t h t h e p e rs o n s m e n t o n e
”
i d .
 I 3 2 M adame Blavats ky .

t w o p e rs o n s , h
onea s a l dy giv th
re a en ree -f
ou rths o f a li fe ,

t h e oth er s ix y e ars o f m an ho o d s p rim e t o us , an d both will

’

so l abou r to t h e cl o s e o f th ei r days ; th o u gh e v e r w o rki n g

fo r th e i r m e rit e d re w ard , y e t n e v er d em an di n g it, n o r m u r
mu ri n g w h en dis ap po i n te d Ev en th o ugh th ey re sp ectiv ely
.

could acco m plish far l ess th an th ey do w o u ld it n o t be a ,

p alp abl e i nj ustic e t o ign o re th em in an i m po rt an t fi e ld o f

Th e o sophi cal e o t ff r ? I n gratitud e is n o t am ong o ur vic es,
n o r do w e i m agi n e you w o u ld wish to advis e it .

“ ‘
N e ith er o f th em h as t h e l east i n cli n ati o n to i n t erfere
wi t h t h e m an ag e m en t o f t h e co n t e mpl at e d An gl o -In di an
B ran ch n o r di c tat e its o ffic e But t h e n e w S o ci e ty if
,
.
,

f o rm e d at all must , th o ugh b eari n g a disti n ctiv e t itl e o f its

,

o wn ,
h e in fac t a b ran c h o f t h e p are n t b o dy as is t h e
, , ,

B ri t ish Th eosophic al S o ci e ty at L o n d o n , an d con trib u t e to

its vitality an d us eful n ess by p ro m o t i n g its l eadi ng id ea o f
a U niv e rs al B roth e rh o od , an d in oth er p ractic abl e w ays .

B adly as t h e ph en o m en a m ay h av e b een show n , th ere

h av e still b een as y o u rs el f ad m i t c ert ai n o n es th at are u n
, ,

i m p each abl e Th e raps o n t h e t abl e wh e n n o o n e t o uch e s

.
“

it, an d t h e b ell so u n ds in t h e air h av e , you s ay al w ays

” “ ”
, ,

b e en regard e d as s atis facto ry et c e t c Fro m this y o u

, .
, .
,

re aso n th at good t e st ph e n o m e n a m ay easily be mul tipli e d

ad infi nitu m
”
. So t h e y can in an y pl ac e wh ere o u r m ag
—

n e tic an d oth e r co n diti o n s are co n st an tl y o ffe re d , an d wh e re

w e do n o t h av e to ac t with an d th ro ugh an e n fe e bl e d
fe m al e body , in which as w e might s ay , a vital cycl o n e is
,

ragi n g much o f t h e ti m e B ut i m p e rfe c t as m ay be o u r

.

v isibl e ag e n t , y e t s h e is t h e b e st av ail abl e at p re s en t , an d

h er ph en o m en a h av e fo r ab o ut h al f a c en tu ry asto n ish e d
an d baflle d s o m e o f t h e c l e v e re st mi n ds o f t h e ag e
All this sh o u ld m ak e us c ry as w e ll as l augh A g all an t .

g en tl e m an an n o u nc e s hi m s el f as ready t o t hro w o ff t h e g o ld
e m b roid e re d co at o f t h e s e c re t ary t o t h e G o v e rn m e n t o f

I n di a an d to d o n t h e di rt an d t h e l eo p ard s ski n o f t h e Y o gi ’
.

An d y e t M ad am e Me tro v it ch , t h e v ari e ty p e rfo rm e r, t e lls

h im c o o lly th at h e is n o t mo rally w o rthy o f such a c aree r
alth o u gh s h e is .

I must d raw att en ti o n to o n e o r t wo oth er poi nts .

Th ere is m uch in th es e l e tt ers th at might i n fl ue n c e a mi n d

lik e Ann a Ki ngs fo rd o r Mr Hum e As a histo rical fact we
. .
 A nna King sf o rd . I 3 3,

k n ow th at both w ere so i n flu en c e d But this would be .

e ffe ct e d n o t by wh at th ey st at e bu t wh at th e y s u gg e st , If .

o u t e ll a S w e d e n bo rg th at a b an d o f wo rk ers are raisi n g

“
y
t h e b an n e r o f mysticism in a c e rt ai n loc ality h e would at
”
,

o n c e d raw a fl att e ri n g m i n d pic t u re o f th e s e wo rk e rs a

-
,

picture th at o n e w h o s e i n t e rio r m an (to u s e t h e Sw e d en

“

bo rg l ang u age ) was n o t d e v elop e d could n o t d raw This .

g iv e s u s t h e s e c re t o f M ad am e B lav at sk y s i n flu en c e ov er ’

g e n ui n e mys t ics lik e A nn a Ki n gs fo rd But th e s e l e tt e rs .

,

i n st ead o f really raisi ng t h e b ann er o f mysticis m pul l it

“
,

dow n M r Hu m e an d Mr Si nn ett m ak e a v ery reason abl e

. . .

re qu e st Th ey ask t o h av e a b ran ch lodg e at Siml a t o

.

rais e t h e b an n e r o f mysticism amo n g st t h e E n glish

“ ”
.

N o w if th e re h ad b ee n an y real M ah at m as this re qu e st
,

would c ert ai n ly n o t h av e b een refus e d fo r thos e ast ut e ,

p ers o n s w o u ld h av e s e e n th at by such m ean s t h e susp icio n s

arous e d in t h e E n glish mi n d by Mad am e Bl av atsky an d
Colo n e l Olc o tt w o u ld h av e b een all ay e d B u t it did n o t .

suit t h e R u ssi an adv en tu re ss to t ell t he wo rld wh at real

yoga w as n am ely an i nn e r g rowth i n d ep en d en t o f an y
, ,

M ah at m as an d c ertai n ly i n d e p en d en t o f any B lav ats k y s .

Th e re fo re sh e d an c e s o n thi n ice all th rough t h e co rre

s po n de n c e an d d an c e s v e ry cl e v e rly
, .

It app ears th at Mr Si n n e tt an d Mr Hum e though t

. .

Si m l a t h e b e st h eadqu art ers fo r a lodg e wh e th er in d e pe n ,

d en t o f M ad am e Bl av atsky o r u nd er h er sup ervisio n But .

th ere are wh e els withi n wh eels :

S I M LA .

M Y D E AR MM E C O U LOM B
.
,
“
I
obl ig e d to re m ai n till t he 25t h o f
am
Octob er as I can m ake 200 ru p e e s o ffere d m e by t h e
, ,

F o reig n O ffic e fo r t ran sl ati n g a book o f Russi an stati s tics .

S ay s o to D am o d ar .

“
Don t giv e y o u rs el f t h e t roubl e o f s e tti n g t h e hous e
’

Wh en I l eav e h e re I will h av e to stop at v ari o u s pl ac e s as

, ,

I p romis e d to pay vi s its to s e v eral p e rs o n s an d h av e t o s ee ,

s o m e fe ll o ws o n my w ay b ack I m ay be d e t ai n e d t ill e n d .

o f N o v e m b er I c an n o t g o to C eylo n n o w I n J an u ary I
. .
,

will go t o C al c u t t a— to Mrs G o rdo n — to e st ablish a b ran ch

.
,

and I w ant Olcott to com e b ack an d go t og e th er to Bo m

,
I 34 M adame Blavatsky .

bay ag ai n from C alcutt a I m ay n o t g o to C ey lo n b efo re

.

t h e sp ri n g .

“
S ay to D am o d ar his id ea o f e st ablishi n g h eadqu art ers
at Si m l a is absu rd H e m ust h av e b e e n i n flu en c e d by Mr
. .

Hu m e (m ag n e ti cally ) , as it is Mr Hum e s hobby I f I .

’
.
“

ch ang e my h eadq uart ers — an d w e h av e to do it, fo r I h at e

Bombay I wil l h av e h eadqu art ers at C alcu tta an d C eylo n
—
,

goi ng to Si m l a e v ery s u mm er fo r two o r th ree m o nths .

Th e ren t h ere fo r a cottag e o f th re e rooms is rup e e s ,

an d e v e rythi n g d ear in p ropo rtio n Hum e an d D amod ar .

are both c ra zy .

Oh m o n p auv re Ch risto
, Oh my p o o r Ch rist o fo lo
,

fo lo ! I l es t d o nc m o rt, e t H e is d e ad th e n an d you ,

v o u s l av e z tué ? Oh , m a
’
h av e kill ed h im ? Oh m y ,

ch ere am i e, si v o us s avi e z d ear fri en d if you o n ly k n e w

,

co m m e j e voud rais le voi r h o w I would lik e to s ee h im

re VI v re ! re viv e !

Ma
\

bé n édic t io n a mon My bles s in g on my poor

p auv re Ch rist o fo lo T o uj ou rs
. Chris t o fo lo . E v e r you rs ,

a vous H P B H P B
”
.
, .
. . . .

H ere is an oth er l e tt er fro m a M ah at m a Th ey do . no t

all s e e m to be up to t h e s am e lo fty mo ral pl an e

M Y D EAR B ROTH E R — This b rooch No 2 is pl ac ed in

,
’
, .
,

this v ery strange pl ac e simply to show you how v ery ,

e asily a real ph e n o m en o n is p rodu c e d an d h o w still e asi er ,

it is to susp ec t its g enu i n en ess M ak e o f it wh at you lik e .

,

e v en to cl as si n g m e with c o n fe d erat e s .

“
Th e difliculty y o u s pok e o f l ast n ight with re sp e ct to
t h e i n t e rch an g e o f o ur l e tt e rs I will t ry to re m ov e On e ,
.

o f o u r p u pils will sho rtly visit L ah o re an d t h e N W P ; - . .

an d an add re ss will be s e n t to you whi c h y o u c an alw ays

u s e ; u nl e ss i n d e e d you re ally would p re fe r co rre spo n di n g
, ,

th rough— pillows ? Pl eas e to rem ark th at t h e p res en t is

n o t d at e d fro m a L odg e but from a K ashm ere v all ey
‘ ’ ”
.
,

This n ex t is b et t er I t is a d ecid e d strok e o f g en ius t o

.

mak e t h e Mah atm a s peak o f h er as t he old l ady but I “ ”

,
 M adame B lavats ky .

ing ov er t h e m arbl e p av e m en t o f th ei r s ac re d t empl e I .

h av e h eard an E n glish sp eaki ng Vakil de cl aim agai n s t Yog

-

Vidy a an d Th e osophy as a d elusio n an d a lie de cl ari n g th at ,

English sci enc e h ad e m an cip ate d th e m fro m su ch d e g radi n g

sup erstitio n s an d s ay i n g th at it w as an i n s u lt to I n di a t o
,

m ai n t ai n th at t h e di rty Yoge e s an d S u nn y asis kn e w an y

thi n g ab o ut t he m yst eri e s Of N atu re o r th at an y livi ng ,

m an c an o r e v er could p e rfo rm an y ph e n o m e n a
, ,
I tu rn .

my face ho m ew ard t o m o rro w - .

I h av e t e l eg raph e d you my th an ks fo r you r

obligi n g c o m pli an c e with m y wish e s in t h e m att er y o u allud e
t o in yo u r l e tt e r o f t h e 24 t h R e c eiv e d at Am rit s u r ,

o n t h e 27 t h at 2 P M
,
. I g o t you r l e tt er about thi rty mil es
b eyo n d B awnl Pin dee fi v e m i n ut e s l at er an d h ad an
, ,

ack n ow le dg m e n t wi re d to you from J h elu m at 4 PM o n t h e 4 .

s am e afte rn o o n O u r m o d e s o f acc el erat ed d eliv ery an d

.

q uick c o m mu n i cati o n s are n o t th en as y o u will s ee to be

, , ,

d e spis e d by t h e W e st e rn w o rld o r e v en t h e Ary an En glish ,

sp eaki ng an d s ce ptic al Vakils .

“
I could n o t as k a m o re j udici al fram e o f mi n d in an
ally th an th at in which y o u are b egi nn i n g t o fi n d y o u rs el f .

My b ro th e r y o u h av e al re ady ch ang e d y o u r attitu de to

,

w ards us in a disti n ct d eg ree Wh at is t o p re v en t a p erfe ct

.

m utu al u n d e rst an di ng o n e day ? It is n o t p o ssibl e

th at th ere sho u ld be much mo re at b e st th an a b en e v o l en t
n e ut ral ity sh o w n by you r p e opl e tow ards o u rs Th ere is s o .

v ery mi n ut e a poi n t o f co n tact b etw e e n t h e t wo civilis a

ti o n s th ey resp ectiv e ly rep res en t th at o n e m ight al m o st s ay ,

t h e y co u ld n o t t o uch at all N o r wo u ld th e y but fo r t h e

.
,

fe w — sh all I s ay e cc en t rics — wh o li k e y o u d re am b ett er , ,

an d b o ld e r d re am s th an t h e re st an d p ro v o ki n g th o u ght , ,

b ri ng t h e two t o g e th er by th ei r o w n ad m i rabl e aud aci ty .

“
Th e l e tt er b efo re m e s ays Mr Si n n e tt is o c cupi e d
,
”
.
,
“

so much with m att e rs p erso n al t o m ys el f th at I c an ,

o nly m ak e quot ation s h ere an d th ere ; but th es e are

sp e ci ally i n t ere sti n g as i n v e sti ng with an air o f reality
,

subj e cts which are g en erally t reat e d in v ag u e an d p o m p o us

l an gu ag e K o ot H o o m i w as an x i o us t o gu ard m e fro m
.

i de alisi n g t h e B roth ers t o o much o n th e st re ngth o f my

ad m i rati o n fo r th e i r m arv e llous p o w e rs .

Are you c e rt ai n h e w rit e s t hat t he pl eas ant impres

’

, ,
 A n na King sf o rd . I 37

sion you n o w m ay h av e from o u r co rre spon d e n ce would n o t

i n st an tly be d est roy e d up o n s e ei ng m e ? An d whi ch o f o u r
holy shaberon s h as h ad t h e b e n efit o f e v en t h e littl e u n i
v e rsity e ducat io n an d i n kli ng o f Eu rop ean m an n ers th at h as
fall e n t o m y sh are ?
’

I n a gu ard e d w ay Koot Hoom 1 s aid th at as o ft en as it

,

was p ractic abl e to co m m u n ic at e with m e w h e th er by ,

l e tt ers ( in o r o u t o f pillows ) o r p ers o nal visits in

ast ral fo rm it will be d o n e
,
.

How did th es e l e tt ers c o m e Mr Si nn e tt sh all t e ll u s : .

I h av e hith erto s aid n othi n g o f t h e ci rc u mst an c e s u n d e r

which th e s e v ari o us l ett e rs re ach e d m y h an ds n o r in co m ,

p ariso n with t h e i n t ri n sic i n t ere st o f t h e id e as t h ey e m b o dy ,

c an t h e ph e n o m e n al co n ditio n s u n d er which so m e o f th e m

w e re d eliv e re d be re g ard e d as oth e rwis e th an o f s e c o n dary

,

i n te re st fo r re ad ers w h o app re ci at e th e i r phil o s o phy B ut .

e v e ry bit o f e vid e n c e whi c h h e lps t o e x hibit t h e natu re o f

t h e pow e rs which t h e ad e pts e x e rcis e is w o rth att en tio n , ,

w hil e t h e rati o n al e o f su c h p o w e rs is still hidd en fro m t h e

w o rld Th e fact o f th e i r ex ist e n c e c an o n ly be e st ablish e d
.

by t h e accu m ul ation o f such e vid en c e as l o n g as w e are u n ,

abl e to p ro v e th e i r possibility by a r io ri analysis o f t h e

p
l at e n t c ap aciti e s in m an .

“
My fri e n d t o wh o m t h e l ast l e tt e r w as add re ss e d w rot e
a l o n g re ply an d subs e qu e n tly an ad diti o n al l e tt e r fo r Ko o t
,

H o o m i w hich h e fo rw ard e d t o m e aski n g m e t o re ad an d

, ,

th en s eal it up an d s e n d o r giv e it to Mad am e Bl av atsky

fo r t ran s m issi o n s h e b e i n g exp e ct e d about th at ti m e at m y
,

h o us e at All ah ab ad o n h er w ay dow n c ou n t ry from Am

rit s u r an d L aho re wh e re as I h av e al re ady i n di c at e d s h e
, , ,

h ad st ay e d fo r so m e littl e tim e aft er o u r h o us e h o ld b ro k e

up fo r t he s easo n at Si m l a I did as d e si re d an d g av e t h e
.
,

l e tt e r to M ad am e Bl av atsky aft er gum m i n g an d s eali n g t h e

,

stout e n v e l o p e I n which it was fo rward ed Th at e v en i ng .

,

a f e w h o u rs aft e rwards o n re t u rn i n g h o m e t o d in n e r I
, ,

fo u n d th at t h e l e tt e r h ad g o n e an d h ad co m e b ack ag ai n
,
.

M ad am e Bl av atsky t o ld m e th at s h e h ad b een t alki n g to a

v isit o r in h e r o wn room an d h ad b e e n fi n g e ri n g a blu e
,

p en cil o n h er w riti n g t abl e without n otici ng wh at s h e w as

doi n g wh en sh e sudd en ly n otic e d th at t h e p ap er o n which
,
138 I ldadame Blavats ky .

sh e w assc ribbli n g was my l e tt er th at t h e add ress ee h ad

duly t ak e n poss essio n o f by h is o wn m e th o ds an h ou r o r , ,

t wo b e fo re S h e fou n d th at s h e h ad whil e t alki n g about

.
,

som e thi n g els e u n co n sciously w ritt en o n t h e e n v elop e t h e

,

wo rds which it th en bore R ead an d re tu rn e d with thanks ,

‘
,

an d a f e w co m m en t ari e s Pl eas e op en I ex ami n e d t h e ’

. .

e n v e lop e c are fully an d it w as a bs ol u t ely i n t act its v ery

, ,

compl et e fast e ni ngs h avi n g rem ai n e d j u st as I arrang e d

th em Sli t ti n g it op en I fou nd t h e l ett e r which it h ad co n
.
,

t ain e d wh e n I s e n t it an d an oth er fro m Koot H o o m i to m e

, ,

c ri t icisi n g t h e fo rm er with t h e h elp o f a succ essi o n o f p en cil

figu res th at referre d to p articul ar p ass ag e s in t h e o rigi n al
l t r an oth er illustratio n o f t h e p ass ag e o f m att er th rough
e t e —
m att er which fo r thous an ds o f p e opl e who h av e h ad per
, ,

so nal e xp eri en c e o f it in spi ritu alism is as c ertai n a fact o f ,

N atu re as t h e risi ng o f t he s u n an d which I h av e n o w n o t ,

o n ly e n cou n t ere d at spi ritu al s ea nces but as this reco rd will ’

, ,

h av e shown o n m any occ asion s wh e n th ere is n o motiv e fo r

,

susp e cti ng an y oth er age n cy th an th at o f livi ng b e i ngs with

faculti e s o f which w e m ay all poss e ss t he u n d e v e lop e d g erm s ,

though it is o nly I n th ei r c as e that k n owl e dg e h as b rought

th es e to ph en o m en al fruitio n .

Sc eptical crit ics puttin g asid e t h e coll at e ral b eari ng o f

,

all t h e p re vious ph e n o m e n a I h av e d e sc rib e d an d d e ali n g ,

wit h this l ett er i ncid en t by its el f alon e will p erh aps s ay ,

Of cou rs e M ad am e Bl av atsky h ad ampl e tim e to op en t h e

,

e n v e lop e by su c h m e an s as t h e m e diums who p ro fe ss to g e t

an sw ers to s e al e d l e tt ers fro m t h e spi rit wo rld are in t h e

h ab it o f e mployi ng .
”

Mr Hodgson ( Proc ee ding s o f t h e Soci ety fo r Psychical

.
“

R es earch vol iii p 258 ) is n o t s atisfi e d with t he g en ui n e

,
”
. . .

n e ss o f this p re cipitatio n ”
.

Th e e n v e lop e h e s ays w as in Mad am e B lav at sk y s

“ ” ’

, ,

p o ss e ssi o n fo r s e v eral hou rs an d wh en it w as retu rn e d to ,

Mr Si nn e tt h e fo u n d it abs o lut ely i n t act its v ery com pl e t e

.
‘
,

fast en i n gs h avi n g rem ai n e d j ust as h e h ad ai ran g ed th e m .

Cutti n g t h e e n v e lop e o p e n Mr Si nn e tt fou n d i n sid e n o t .

o n ly t h e l e tt e r it h ad p re viously co n t ai n e d but also an oth e r ,

f ro m Ko o t H o o m i Mr Si n n e tt show e d m e t h e en v elop e
. . .

The fast en i ngs w ere no t by any means wh at I should c all

I 4 O M adame B lavatsky .

yi eld ed E x c ept by d e cl ari n g th at I c ann ot be d e sc ribi n g

.

it co rrectly t h e m o st re s o lut e p artis an o f t h e c o mmo n pl ac e

,

will b e u n abl e s eriously t o dispute t h e fo rce o f this i n cid en t .

H e m ay t ak e re fug e in idi o tic ridicul e o r h e m ay d e cl are ,

th at I am mis re p res e n ti n g t h e facts As reg ards t h e lat t er .

‘

hypoth esis I c an o n ly pl e dg e m y w o rd as I do h ereby to , ,

t h e e x act accu racy o f t he st at em en t

”
.

An bl e an alysis o f this i ncid e nt is giv en by Mr Hodgs o n

a .

in t h e P ro c e e di n gs o f t h e S o ci e ty fo r Psychic al R e s e arch
”
,

v o l iii
. p 25 7
.
,
It app ears th at Mr Si n n e tt m ad e a de
. . .
“

p o sitio n o u t h e subj e c t wi t h full er d etails b efo re a com m itt e e

o f t h e soci e ty .

F ro m t his accou n t s ays Mr Hodgso n it app ears th at

,
.
,

M ad am e Bl avatsky w as n o t out o f M r S in n e t t s si g ht fo r .
’

t en s eco n ds but in t h e ac c ou n t giv e n in Th e O c cult Wo rld

’
, ,

M r Si nn e tt u n d e rt ak e s to s ay o n ly th at s h e h ad n o t b een
.

aw ay to h e r room thirty s eco n ds ad m itti ng th at s h e w as ,

out o f his sight fo r a m in u te o r tw o in M rs S in n e t t s ro om .

’
.

Aft er this I c an n ot fe e l c e rt ai n th at M ad am e Bl av atsky

m ay n o t h av e b een abs e n t in h e r o w n ro o m co n s id erably
m o re th an thi rty s e co n ds n o r do I fe e l c ert ai n th at M ad am e
,

Bl av atsky m ay n o t h av e re ti re d t o so m e oth er roo m du ri n g

t h e i n t e rv al o f a fe w m i n u t e s whi c h Mr Si n n e tt assig n s
‘
.

to h er c o n v e rs ation with Mrs Si n n e tt in t h e adj o i n i n g .

room .Ev en ap art fro m this u n c ert ai n ty I c ann o t att ac h

an y impo rt an c e to t h e c as e aft e r fi n di n g th at o n m y s e co n d
t ri al I could o p en a fi rm ly cl o s e d o rdi n ary adh e siv e e n v elop e
u n d e r s u ch c o n diti o n s as are d e sc rib e d by Mr Si n n e tt re ad .
,

t h e e n c l o s e d n ot e an d re ply t o it t h e q u esti o n an d t h e re
,

ply b ei n g as l o ng as thos e o f Mr S in n e t t s an d re c l o s e t h e .
’

e n v e l o p e l e avi n g it app are n tly in t h e s am e c o n diti o n as

,

b efo re in o n e m i n ut e An d it app ears t o m e qu it e possibl e

, .

th at M ad am e Bl av atsky w ith h er p ro b abl e sup eri o r skill

,

an d p rac tic e might h av e e asil p rfo rm e d t h e t ask in thi rty

, y e

s e con ds .
”

I n o n e o r t wo c as e s s ays Mr Si n n e tt I h av e got
, .
,

back an sw ers fro m Ko o t H o o m i t o my l e tt e rs in m y o wn

e n v e lop e s th e s e re m ai n i ng i n t ac t as add re ss e d t o h im but
, ,

w ith t h e add re ss c h an g e d an d m y l e tt er go n e fro m t h e in

,

sid e his re ply h avi n g t ake n its pl ac e I n two o r th ree c as es

, .
 A nna K ing sfo rd . I4I

I h av e fo u nd sh o rt m ess ag e s f rom Koot H o o mi w ritt en ac ross

t h e bl an k p arts o f l e tt ers f rom oth er p e rso n s comi n g to m e ,

th rough t h e post t h e w rit ers in th es e c as e s b e i n g assu redly

,

u naware o f t h e additio n s so m ad e to th ei r epistl es .

“
Of cou rs e I h av e ask e d Koot H o o m i fo r an e x pl anatio n
o f th e s e littl e ph en o m en a but it is e asi e r fo r m e to as k th an
,

fo r h im to an sw e r p artly b e c aus e t h e fo rc e s whi c h t h e

,

ad e pts b ri n g to b ear upo n m att er to ac hi e v e ab n o rm al

re s u lts are o f a ki n d w hich o rdi n ary sci e n c e k n ows so littl e
,

about th at w e o f t he out e r wo rld are n o t p re p are d fo r s u ch

e xpl an atio n s ; an d p artly b e c aus e t h e m an ipul atio n o f t h e

fo rc e s e mploy e d h as to do som e tim e s with s e c re ts o f i n iti a

, ,

tio n which an o ccultist must n o t re v eal How e v er in .

,

re fe re n c e to t h e subj e ct b efo re us I re c eiv e d o n o n e occ asio n

,

this hi n t as an ex pl anatio n
B e sid e s b ear in m i n d t h at th e s e my l e tt ers are
,

n o t w ritt en b u t im ressed o r p re cipit at e d an d th e n all

, p , ,

mist ak e s co rre ct e d .
’

Of cou rs e I w an t e d to k n ow mo re about s u ch p re cipit a

,

t i o n w as it a p roc e ss which follow e d thought mo re rapidly

th an an y with which w e w ere famili ar ? An d as regards
l ett e rs re c eiv ed did t h e m ean i ng o f th es e p en e t rat e t h e
,

u n d erst an di n g o f an occult recipi en t at o n c e o r w ere th ey ,

re ad in t h e o rdi n ary w a
y
Of cou rs e I h av e t o re ad e v ery wo rd y o u w rit e Koot
’

H o o m i re pli e d oth e rwis e I would m ak e a fi n e m e ss o f it

, .

An d wh e th e r it be t h rough my physi cal o r spi ritu al e y e s ,

t h e tim e re qui re d fo r it is p ractic ally t h e s am e As much .

m ay be s aid o f my re pli e s ; fo r wh e th er I p re cipit at e o r

dict at e th em o r w rit e my an sw ers m ys el f t he di fferen c e in ,

tim e s av e d is v e ry m i n ut e I h av e to th i n k it ov er to
.
,

photograph e v e ry wo rd an d s e nt en c e c are fully in m y b rai n ,

b efo re it c an be rep eat e d by p re cipit atio n As t h e fixi n g .

o n ch e m i c ally p re p are d su rfac e s o f t h e i m ag e s fo rm e d by t h e

c am e ra req ui re s a p re vious arran g e m en t withi n t h e focus o f

t h e o bj e c t to be re p re s e n t e d fo r o th erwis e
,
— as o ft e n fou n d in
bad photog raphs — t h e l e gs o f t h e sitt er might app e ar out o f
all p ro po rtio n with t h e h e ad an d so o u — s o w e h av e t o fi rst
,

arran g e o u r s e n t e n c e s an d i m p re ss e v e ry l e tt er to app e ar o n
p ap er in o u r mi n ds b e fo re it b e com e s fit to be read Fo r .

t h e p res en t it is all I can t ell you Wh en sci en c e will h av e

.
I 42 M adame Blavatsky .

l earn e d mo re about t h e mys t ery o f t h e lithophyl (o r litho

biblio n) an d how t h e i m p re ss o f l e av e s com e s o rigi n ally to t ak e
,

pl ace o n sto n e s th en I will be abl e to m ak e you b e tt er u n d er

,

stan d t h e p roc ess But y o u must k n ow an d re m e m b er o ne

.

thin g— w e bu t fo llow an d s ervil e ly copy N at u re in h er w o rks .

’

I n an oth er l e tt e r Koot H o o m i e x p ati at e s m o re f ully o n

t h e di ffi c ulty o f m ak i n g occult e xpl an atio n s i n t e lligibl e to
mi nds t rai n e d o n ly in m o d ern s c i en c e .

“
O n ly t h e p rog re ss o n e m ak e s in t h e study o f arc an e
kn owl e dg e from its rudi m en t al e l em en ts b ri ngs him
gradu ally to u n d erst an d o u r m ean i ng O n ly thus and n o t
.
,

o th e rwis e do e s it st re n gth e n i n g an d re fi n i n g thos e m y s t e

, ,

rio u s li n ks o f sy p thy b tw e e i telligen t e

m a e n n m n — th e
t emporarily isol at ed frag m en ts o f t h e u n iv ers al soul an d t he ,

cos m ic soul its elf— b ri ng th em i n to full rapport .

’

Mr Si n n e tt rel at e s an o th er m arv e l
.

Th e v e ry fi rs t i n cid e n t which took p lac e was in t h e

natu re o f a pl e as an t g ree ti n g fro m m f ri e n d Koot H o o m i
y .

I h ad w ritt e n t o him ( per Mad am e B l av atsky o f c o u rs e) ,

shortly b e fo re l eav i n g L o n d o n an d h ad e x p e c t e d to fi n d a
,

l e tt er fro m h im aw ai t i n g m y arrival at B o m b ay But n o .

su c h l e tt er h ad b e en re c e iv e d as I fo u n d wh en I reach e d
,

t h e h e ad q u art e rs o f t h e Th e o sophic al Soci e ty wh ere I h ad ,

arran g e d to st ay fo r a fe w d ays b e fo re goi n g o n t o m y

d e sti n ati o n u p cou n t ry I got in l at e at n ight an d n o thi n g
.
,

re m ark abl e h app e n e d th e n Th e fo ll o wi n g mo rn i ng aft e r

.
,

b reak fast I w as sitti n g talki ng with M ad am e Bl av atsky in

,

t h e room th at h ad b e en allott e d to m e We w e re sitti n g at

.

di ffe ren t sid e s o f a l arg e squ are t abl e I n t h e middl e o f t h e

ro o m an d t h e f u ll d aylight w as shi n i n g
,
Th ere w as n o o n e
.

e ls e in t h e room S u dd en ly down up o n t h e t abl e b efo re

.
,

m e but to m y right h an d M ad am e Bl av atsky b e i n g to my

, ,

l eft th ere fe l l a t h i c k l e t t e r It fe ll o u t o f n othi ng s o

, .
,
’

to sp eak ; it was m at eri alis ed o r rei n t eg rat e d in t h e air

,

b efo re my ey es I t w as Ko o t H o o m is e x p e ct e d re ply a
.
’
—
d e e pl y i n t ere sti ng l etter p artly c o n c ern e d with p riv at e
,

m att ers an d repli es to qu est io n s o f m i n e an d p artly with ,

so m e l arg e though as y e t sh adowy rev e l atio n s o f occult

, ,

philosophy t h e fi rst sk etch o f this th at I h ad re c e iv e d

,
.

Now o f cou rs e I k now wh at som e read ers will s ay to this

, ,
 I 44 M adame Blavatsky .

I m agi ne th e n th at si n c e
, ,
w e a r e a ll co n v in c e d th at t h e
d egrad atio n o f I ndi a is l arg e ly due to t h e s u fl o cat io n o f h er
an ci e n t spi ritu ality , an d th at wh at e v e r h e lps to re sto re th at
high er st an d ard o f thought an d m orals, m ust be a reg en e
rati n g n atio n al f o rc e e v e ryo n e o f us wo u ld n at u rally an d
,

without u rgi ng , be dispos e d t o push fo rward a s o ci e ty whos e

p ropos ed fo rm ation is u n d er d e bat e, e sp e ci ally if it re ally is
m ean t t o b eco m e a soci ety u n t ai n t e d by s elfish m o tiv e , an d
wh o s e o bj ect is t h e re vival o f an ci en t sci en c e an d t e n d e n cy ,

t o re h abilit at e o u r c ou n t ry in t h e w o rld s e sti m at i o n T ak e

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this fo r g ran t e d with o ut f urt h er ass e v e rati o n s But y o u .

k n o w as any m an w h o h as re ad hist o ry, th at p at ri o ts m ay

,

b urst th ei r h earts in v ai n if c i rc u m st an c e s are agai n st th e m .

S o m e ti m es it h as h app en e d th at n o h u m an pow er, n o t e v en

t h e fu ry an d fo rc e o f t h e l o f t i e st p at ri o tis m h as b een abl e
,

t o b en d an i ro n d e s t i n y asid e fro m its fi x e d c o u rs e , an d

n ati o n s h av e go n e o u t lik e t o rch e s d ro pp e d i n to t h e w at er
in t h e e n gulfi n g bl ack n e ss o f rui n Thus , w e w h o h av e t h e
.

s en s e o f o u r co u n t ry s fall, th o ugh n o t t h e p o w er t o li f t h er
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u p at o n ce c an n ot do as w e w o ul d e ith er as t o g e n e ral
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to m ee t you r a dv an c e s m o re th a n h al f-w
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w e are fo rc e d t o s ay th at t h e id e a e n t e rt ai n e d by Mr .

Si n n e tt an d you rs e l f is i m p racti cabl e in p art It is in a .

,

w o rd , imp o ssi bl e fo r m ys e l f o r any B ro t he r, o r e v en an

adv an c e d n e o ph y t e t o be sp e ci ally assign e d an d s e t ap art as
,

t he guidi n g spi rit o r c hi e f o f t h e A n glo -I n di an b ran ch .

We k n ow it w o uld be a g o o d thi n g to h av e y o u an d a fe w
o f you r coll e agu e s re g ul arly i n st ruct e d an d show n t h e
ph e n om en a an d th e i r rati o n al e Fo r though n o n e bu t you
.

f e w would b e c o n vi n c e d still it would be a d e cid e d g ai n to

,

h av e e v en a e w E glish
f n m e n ,
o f fi r s t cl ass ability , e n list e d
-

as stud en ts o f Asi atic psychology We are aw are o f all

.

t his an d m uch m o re ; h en ce w e do n o t refus e to co rre spo n d

,

w ith , an d oth erwis e h e lp y o u in v arious w ays But wh at

.

w e do re fus e is, to t ak e an y o th e r re sp o n sibility upo n o u r

s elv e s th an this p eri o dic al c o rre spo n d enc e an d assistan c e
with o u r advic e, an d, as occ asi o n favou rs , such t angibl e,
possibly visib le p ro o fs as wo uld s atis fy you o f o ur p re s enc e
, ,

an d i nt e re st . To guid e y o u w e will n o t c o n s e n t How .

e v e r much w e m ay be abl e to do , y e t w e c an p romis e o n ly

 A nna K ing j o rd . 145

to giv e you t h e full m easu re o f you r d es erts D e s erv e .

much an d w e wil l p rov e hon est d ebto rs ; littl e an d you

, ,

n ee d o n ly e xp ect a comp en s ati n g re t u rn This is n o t a

. .

m ere t e x t tak en fro m a schoolboy s co pybook though i t ’

sou n ds so bu t o n ly t h e c lumsy st at em en t o f t h e law o f o u r

,

o rd er and we c an n ot t ransc en d it Utt erly u nacqu ai n t e d

,
.

wit h We st ern e sp e ci ally E nglish mod e s o f thought an d

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actio n w e re we to m e dd le in an o rg an is atio n o f such a ki n d

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you wo u ld fi nd all you r fix e d h abits an d t radition s in ces ~

s an t l cl ashi n g if n o t with t h e n e w aspi ratio n s th e ms e lv e s

y , ,

at l e ast with th e i r m od e s o f realis atio n as sugg e st e d by us .

Y o u could n o t g e t u nan imo u s co n s en t to go e v e n t h e l e ng t h

you might you rs el f I h av e ask e d Mr Si n n e tt to d raft a
. .

pl an embodyi n g you r j oi n t id eas fo r subm issio n to o u r

chi e fs this s ee mi ng t h e sh o rte st way t o a m u tu al ag re e
,

me n t Un d er o u r guid an c e y o u r b ran ch c o uld n o t l iv e

.
‘ ’

you n o t b ei n g m e n to be guid e d at all in th at s en s e H en c e .

t h e soci e ty would be a p re m at ure bi rth an d a fail u re l o ok ,

ing as i n co n g ruo u s as a P aris D au mo n t d raw n by a t e am o f

I n di an yaks o r c am els You ask us to t each y o u t ru e
.

sci enc e — t h e occult asp e c t o f t h e k n ow n s id e o f N atu re ;

an d this y o u thi n k c an b e as e asily do n e as ask e d Yo u .

do n o t s eem to realis e t h e t rem en do u s diflicult ies in t h e

w ay o f im parti n g e v e n t h e rudim e n ts o f o u r sci e n c e to
th o s e who h av e be en t rai n e d in t h e famili ar m e thods o f
yo u rs You do n o t se e th at t h e mo re you h av e o f t h e o n e
.

t he l e ss c ap abl e you are o f i n sti n c tiv ely comp re h e n di n g t h e

oth er fo r a m an can o nly thi nk in his wo rn g roov e s an d
, ,

u n l e ss h e h as t h e cou rag e to fi ll up th e s e an d m ak e n e w ,

o ne s fo r hims el f h e m ust p erfo rce t rav e l o n t h e o ld li n es

, .

Allow m e a fe w i n st an c e s I n co n fo rmity with e x act

.

sci en c e you would d e fi ne but o n e c o s m ic e n ergy an d s ee n o ,

di fferen c e b etw ee n t he en e rg y e xp en d e d by t h e t rav ell er

w h o push e s asid e t h e bush th at obst ru c ts his p ath an d t h e ,

sci enti fi c e xp erim en ter who e xp en ds an e qu al amou n t o f

e n e rgy in s e tti ng a p e n dulum in motio n We do ; fo r we .

k no w th ere is a wo rld o f di fferen c e b e tw een t h e two Th e .

o n e us el e ssly dissip at e s an d sc att e rs fo rc e t h e oth e r co n cen ,

t rate s an d s t ore s it An d h e re pl ease u n d erstan d th at I do

.

n o t re fe r to t he rel at iv e utili t y o f t h e two as o n e might

'

im agi n e but on ly t o t he fact th at in t h e o n e c as e th ere is

,

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1 46 M adame Blav atsky .

but b rut e force flu n g out witho u t any t ran smut ation o f

th at b rut e e n ergy i n to t h e high er p o t en ti al fo rm o f spi ritu al
dy n am i cs an d in t h e o th er th e re is j u st th at Pl eas e do
,
.

n o t c o n sid e r m e v agu e ly m e t aphysic al Th e id e a I wish to .

con v ey is t h at t h e re s u lt o f t he high e st i n t ell e ct io n in t h e

sci e n tific ally occ u pi e d b rai n is t h e e v o luti o n o f a sublim at e d
fo rm o f spi rit u al e n e rgy whi c h in t h e cos m i c ac t io n is p ro
, , ,

du c tiv e o f illi m it abl e re s u lts whil e t h e aut o m ati cally act

in g b rai n holds o r st o re s up in its e l f o n ly a c e rt ai n qu an
, ,

t u m o f b rut e fo rc e th at is u n fru it ful o f b en efit fo r t h e

i n divid u al o r hu m an ity Th e hu m an b rai n is an ex h austl ess
.

g en erato r o f t h e m ost refi n e d q u alit y o f c os m ic fo rc e o u t o f

t h e low b rut e e n e rgy o f N atu re ; an d t h e c o m pl e t e ad e pt
,

h as m ad e hi m s el f a c e n t re fro m which i rradi at e p o t e n t iali

ti e s th at b eg e t co rrel atio n s upo n c o rrel atio n s th rough
aeo n s o f ti m e to c o m e This is t h e k ey t o t h e myst ery o f
.

his b ei n g abl e to p roj e ct i n t o an d m at eri alis e in t h e visibl e

w o rld t he fo rm s th at his i m ag i n ati o n h as con stru ct e d o u t
o f i n ert c o smic m att e r in t h e in visibl e wo rld Th e ad ept .

d o es n o t c reat e an y th in g n ew but o n ly utilis e s an d m an ip

,

u lat es m at e ri als which N atu re h as in st o re arou n d h im ,

an d m at eri al which th ro ughout e t ern iti es h as p ass e d

, ,

th rough all t h e fo rm s H e h as but t o ch o os e t h e o n e h e

.

w an ts an d rec all it i n to obj e ctiv e e x ist en c e W o u ld n o t

,
.

this s o u n d to o n e o f you r l e arn e d biologists lik e a m ad

‘

m an s d ream
’

Y o u s ay th ere are fe w b ran ch e s o f sci en c e w ith which

o u d o n o t poss e ss mo re o r l ess acqu ai n t an c e an d th at y o u
y ,

b e li e v e y o u are d o i ng a c ertai n am o u n t o f g o od h avi n g ,

acqui re d t h e positi o n to d o this by l o n g y e ars o f st u dy .

D o ubtl e ss y o u do ; bu t will you p erm it m e t o sk e t c h fo r

you still m o re cl early t h e di ffere n ce b e tw e en t he mod e s o f
physic al ( c all e d e x act o ft en o u t o f m ere c o mpli m en t) an d
m e taphysic al sci en c e s Th e l att e r as you k n o w b ei n g
.
, ,

i n capabl e o f v e rificatio n b efo re m i x e d au di en c es is cl ass e d ,

by Mr Tyn d all with t h e ficti o n s o f po e t ry Th e realistic

. .

sci en c e o f fact o n t h e o th e r h an d is u tt erly p ro s ai c N o w .

,

f o r us p o o r u nk n o w n phil an th ropists n o fact o f e ith er o f

, ,

th e s e sci e n c e s is i n t ere sti n g ex c e pt in t h e deg re e o f its

pot en ti ality o f mo ral res u lts an d in t h e ratio o f its u s efu l
,

n e ss to m an ki n d And wh at in its p roud isol atio n can be

.
, ,
 1 48 M adam e Blavatsky .

generat e d it Thus a good thought is p erp etuate d as an

.
,

activ e be n e fi c en t pow e r an e vil o n e as a m ale fi c en t d emo n

, , .

A n d s o m an is co n ti n u ally p e o pli n g his cu rre n t in sp ac e

with a wo rld o f his o w n c ro wd e d with t h e o fl s pring s o f his
'

fan ci e s d e si re s i m puls e s an d p assio n s ; a cu rre n t whi c h re

, , ,

acts u p o n an y s e n si t iv e o r n e rvous o rg an is ati o n whi c h

c o m e s in c o nt ac t with it in p ro po rti o n to its dy n am ic in ,

t e nsity Th e B u ddhist c alls this his S h an dba t h e Hi n d u

.
‘

giv e s it t h e n am e o f Karm a Th e ad ept i n volv e s th es e ‘

.
’

sh ap e s co nsci o usly ; oth e r m en th ro w th e m o ff u nco n s ci

o u sly Th e ade pt to be s ucc e ss ful an d p re s e rv e his p o w e r
.
, ,

m us t dw e ll in s o lit u d e an d m o re o r l e ss withi n his o wn so u l

, .

Still l ess d o e s ex act sci e n c e p e rc eiv e th at whil e t he buildi n g

an t t h e busy be e t h e n idifacie n t bi rd accumul at e s e ach in
, , ,

it s o w n hu m bl e w ay as much cos mic e n ergy in it s p o t e n ti al

fo rm as a H ayd n a Pl at o o r a pl o ugh m an tu rn i n g his, ,

fu rrow in th e i rs ; t h e h u n t e r wh o kills g am e fo r his

,

pl easu re o r p rofit o r t h e p o sitivist w h o ap pli e s his i n te ll e ct

,

t o p ro vi n g t hat x are w as t i n g an d s cat t e ri n g

e n e rgy n o l e ss th an t h e tig e r whi c h sp ri n g s upo n its p re y .

Th ey all ro b N atu re i n st ead o f e n ri chi ng h e r an d will ,

all in t h e d eg ree o f th e i r i n t e llig e n c e fi n d th e m s e lv e s ac

, ,

cou n tabl e .

“
E ac t exp erim en tal sci en c e h as n othi ng to do with
x

m o rality vi rtu e phil an th ropy th e re fo re can m ak e n o cl aim

, , ,

up o n o ur h elp u n til it bl en ds its e l f with m e t aphysics .

B e i ng b u t a c o ld c l assific ation o f facts outsid e m an an d ,

e x isti ng b e fo re an d aft e r him h er dom ai n o f u s e ful n e ss ,

c e as e s fo r u s at t h e o ut er bou n d ary o f th es e facts an d ,

w h at e v e r t h e i n fere n c e s an d re sults fo r hu m an ity fro m t he

m at eri als acqui re d by h e r m e th o d s h e littl e c are s Th ere , .

fo re as o u r sph e re li e s e n ti re ly o utsid e h e rs — as far as t h e

,

p ath o f Uran u s is o utsid e t h e E arth s — w e disti n ctly re fus e ’

t o be b ro k en o n an y wh e e l o f h e r co n stru c ti o n H eat is .

but a m od e o f m o ti o n to h er an d motio n d e v e lops h eat but , ,

why t h e m ech an ic al motio n o f t h e re vo lvi n g wh ee l should

be m e t ap h ysi c ally o f a hig h er v alu e th an t h e h eat i n to
w hich it is g rad u ally t ran s fo rm e d s h e h as y e t to discov e r .

Th e phil o s o phi cal an d t ran sc en d e n t al ( h en c e abs urd ) n otio n

o f t h e m e di a e v al t h eo s o phists th at t h e fi n al p rog re ss o f

hum an l abou r aid e d by t h e i nc ess an t di s c o v eri es o f m an

, ,
 A nna K ing sfo rd . 149

mus t o n e day culmi nat e in a p roces s which in imitation o f ,

t h e Su n s e n ergy— in its c ap ac ity as a di re ct moto r— sh all

’

re sul t in t h e e v o l u tio n o f n u t riti o us f ood out o f i n o rg an ic

m att er is u n thi n k ab le fo r m en o f sci en c e Were t h e s u n

,
.
,

t h e g re at n o u rishi n g fath er o f o u r pl an e t ary syst em t o h atch ,

g ran it e chick en s out o f a bould er u n d e r t est co n diti o n s ‘ ’

to m o rro w th ey ( t h e m en o f sci en c e) would ac ce pt it as a

-
,

sci entific fact with o ut w asti ng a reg re t th at t h e fowls w ere

n o t aliv e so as to fee d t h e hu n g ry and t h e st arvi n g But .

le t a shabero n c ross t h e Hi m al ay as in a tim e o f fam i n e an d

m ultiply s acks o f ric e fo r t h e p eris h i n g multit u d e s — as h e
c o u ld an d you r m agist rat e s an d co ll ec t o rs wo u ld p rob ably
—

lodg e h im in j ail to m ak e h im co n fess wh at g ran ary h e h ad

rob be d This is ex act sci en c e an d you r realistic w o rl d
. .

An d though as you s ay you are i m p re ss e d by t h e v ast ex

, ,

t en t o f t h e w o rld s ig n o ran c e o n e v e ry subj e ct which you

’

e rt in at e ly de sig n at e as a fe w p alp abl e facts coll e c t e d an d

p
ro ughly g en e ralis e d an d a t e c h n i cal j arg o n i n v e n t e d t o
,

hid e m an s ign oran c e o f all th at li e s b e hi n d th es e facts an d

’

,
’

though you sp eak o f you r faith in t h e i nfi n it e pos sibiliti e s

o f N atu re y e t you are co n t en t to s pe n d you r li fe in a wo rk
,

which aids o n ly th at s am e ex act sc ien c e .

“
O f you r s e v eral qu e sti o n s w e will fi rst discuss if you ,

pl e as e t h e o n e rel ati n g to t h e p re s u m ed fail ure o f t h e

,

F rat ern ity to l e av e an y m ark upo n t h e history o f t h e

’ ‘

wo rld Th ey ought y o u thi nk to h av e b e en abl e with

.
’
, , ,

th e i r extrao rdi n ary adv an t ag e s to h av e g ath ere d i n to th e i r

,
‘

schools a co n sid erabl e po rtio n o f t h e mo re en light en e d

mi n ds o f e v ery rac e H o w do you k n ow t h e y h av e m ad e
.
’

n o such m ark ? Are you acqu ai n t e d with th e i r effo rts suc ,

ce ss e s an d failu re s ?
, H av e you an y dock upon whi ch to
arraign th em ? H o w could you r wo rld coll e ct p roo fs o f t h e
doi ngs o f m en who h av e s e dulously k ept clos e d e v ery
possibl e doo r o f app ro ach by whi c h t h e i n quisitiv e could
spy upo n th em Th e p rim e co n ditio n o f th e i r s u cc ess was
th at th ey should n e v er be sup ervis e d o r obstructe d W hat .

th ey h av e don e th ey k n ow ; all th at thos e outsid e th e i r

ci rcl e could p erc eiv e w as re s ults t h e c aus e s o f which w ere ,

m ask e d fro m vi e w To accou n t fo r th es e re sults m en h av e

.
, ,

in di fferen t ag es i nv en t e d th e o ri e s o f t h e i nt erpositio n o f
,

g ods , sp e ci al p rovid en c e s fat e s t h e b en i gn o,r h o s,

til e in
I 50 M adame B lavats ky .

fl ue n c e o f t h e st ars Th ere . v er was a tim e withi n o rne

b efo re t h e s e c all e d histo ric al
-
p e ri o d wh e n o u r p red e c essors
w ere n o t m o uldi n g e v en ts an d m aki n g h ist o ry t h e facts ‘
,
’

o f which w ere s u bs e qu e n tly an d i n v ari ably disto rt e d by

histo ri an s t o s uit c o n t e m porary p rej udic es Are you qu it e .

su re th at t h e visibl e h ero i c figu re s in t h e suc cessiv e d ram as

w ere n o t o ft en but th e i r pupp e ts We n e v er p ret end e d to
be abl e t o d raw n ati o n s in t h e m ass t o this o r th at c risis in
spit e o f t h e g e n eral d ri ft o f t h e world s cos m ic rel ati o n s ’
.

Th e c y cl e s m ust ru n th e i r ro u n d s P e ri o ds o f m en t al an d .

m e i al light an d d ark n e ss su cc e e d e ach o t h e I as day do e s

n ight . Th e m ajo r an d m i n o r yug as must be acc o m plish e d
acc o rdi n g to t h e e st ablish e d o rd e r o f thi n gs An d w e .
,

bo rn e alon g o n t h e m ighty tid e c an o n ly m odi fy an d di re ct ,

som e o f its m i n o r cu1 ren t s I f w e h ad t h e p o w ers o f t h e

.

i m agi n ary P ers o nal G o d an d t h e u n iv ers al an d i mm u t abl e

l aws we1 e but toys t o pl ay with th en i n d ee d might w e
,

, , ,

h av e c reat e d co n diti o n s th at wo u ld h av e t urn e d thi s e arth

i n to an arcadi a fo r l o fty so uls B u t h avi n g to d eal with an .

im m u t abl e law b e i n g o u rs e lv e s its c reatu re s w e h av e h ad

, ,

t o do w h at we c o u ld an d re st th an k fu l
, Th e re h av e b ee n .

tim es wh en a co n sid erabl e po rti o n o f e n light e n e d m i n ds

w e re t aught in o ur sch o o ls S u c h ti m e s th ere w ere in .

I n di a Pe rsi a Egypt G re e ce an d Ro m e But as I re

, , , , .
,
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m ark e d in a l e tt er t o M r Si n n e tt t h e ad e pt is t h e effl o r
.
,

e s ce nc e o f his ag e an d co m p arativ e ly f e w e v e r app e ar in a

,

singl e c en t u ry E arth is t h e b attl e grou n d o f mo ral n o

.
-

l e ss th an o f physi cal fo rc es an d t h e b o ist erous n ess o f ,

an i m al p assio n u n d er t h e sti m ul u s o f t h e ru d e e n ergi e s o f

,

t h e l o w e r g ro u p o f e th eri c ag en t s alw ays t e n ds to q u e n c h ,

spi rit u ality Wh at e ls e could o n e ex p e c t o f m e n s o n early

.

re l at e d to t h e l o w er k i n gd o m fro m which th e y e v o lv e d ?

T ru e als o o u r n u m b ers are j u s t n o w di m i nishi ng bu t this

, ,

is b e c au s e as I h av e s ai d w e are o f t h e h u m an race subj ect

, , ,

t o its c y c li c i m puls e an d p o w e rl e ss t o t urn th at b ack upo n

,

i ts el f Can you tu rn t h e Gu nga o r t h e B ram ap u t ra back

.

to its sou rc e s ; c an y o u e v en d am it s o t h at it s pil e d u p -

w at ers wil l n o t ov e rflo w t h e b an ks ? N o ; bu t y o u m ay

d raw t h e stream p artly i n to c anals an d u tilis e its h yd rau lic ,

pow er fo r t h e good o f m an ki nd S o we who c an not stop .

,

t h e wo rld from g o i ng in its d e sti n ed di re ctio n are y et abl e ,

I 52 M adame Blavatsky .

a bo u t to be imit at e d at th ree oth er poi n ts in th at isl an d .

I f t h e Th eosophic al Soci e ty as at p re s e nt co n stitut e d

‘ ’

, ,

h as i n d ee d n o real vit ality an d y et in its mod e st w ay h as

‘ ’
,

do n e so much p ractic al good how m u ch great er re sults ,

might n o t be an ticip at e d from a body o rg an is ed up o n t h e

b ett er pl a you could suggest
n ?

Th e s am e c aus e s th at are m at e ri alisi ng t h e Hi n d u mi n d

are e qu ally affe cti n g all W e st e rn thought Educ atio n e u .

th ro n e s sc epticis m but i m p rison s spi rit uality You can do

, .

imm en s e good by h elpi n g to giv e t h e W e stern n atio n s a

s ecu re b asis upo n w hich to reco n struc t th e i r c ru mbli n g
faith . An d wh at th e y n e e d is t h e e vid en c e th at Asi atic
psych o logy al o n e supp li e s G iv e this an d you will co n fe r
.
,

h appi n e ss o f m i n d o n th o us an ds Th e era o f bli n d faith is .

e n e ; th at o f i n q ui ry is h e re I n q u i ry th at o n ly u n m asks
g .

e rro r w ithout discov e ri n g an ythi n g up o n which t h e so u l

,

c an buil d will but m ak e ico n ocl asts

,
Ico n o cl asm from its .
,

v ery d est ructiv en ess c an giv e n othi ng it c an o nly raz e

, .

But m an c ann ot rest s atisfi e d with b are n egati o n Ag n o s .

t icis m is bu t a t e m p o rary h alt This is t he mom en t to .

guid e t h e re c u rre nt i m puls e which must soo n co m e an d ,

which will push t h e ag e t o w ards e xt rem e ath eis m o r d rag ,

.

it b ack to e xt rem e s ac erdotalis m if it is n o t le d to t h e ,

p rimitiv e s o ul s atis fyi n g philosophy o f t he Aryan s H e

-
.

who obs erv e s wh at is goi ng o n t o day o n t h e o n e h an d -

,

amon g t h e C at h o lics who are b re edi n g mi racl e s as fast as

,

t h e whit e an ts do th e i r you n g o n t h e o th er amo n g t h e f re e

,

thi n k ers who are con v erti ng by m ass e s i nt o Agn ostics

,

will s ee t h e d ri ft o f thi ngs Th e ag e is re v e lli n g at a de

.

b auch o f ph en om en a Th e s am e m arv els th at t h e spi ritu al

.

is t s quot e in opp o sitio n to t he d o g m as o f e t ernal p erditi o n

an d ato n em e n t t h e C atholics sw arm to wit n e ss as p roo f o f
,

th ei r faith in mi racl e s Th e sc eptics m ak e g am e o f both

. .

All are bli n d an d th e re is n o o n e to l ead th e m

, You and .

you r coll eagu e s m ay h elp t o fu rn ish t h e m at eri als fo r a

n ee d e d u n iv e rs al religi o us phil o s o phy ; o n e i m p re g n abl e to
sci en tific ass au lt b e cau s e its el f t h e fi n ality o f abs o l u te
,

s ci enc e an d a re ligion th at is i n d ee d w o rthy o f t h e nam e

,

si n c e it i nclud es t h e rel ation s o f m an physical to m an

psychical and o f t h e two to all t h at is abov e an d b elow
,

th em Is no t this wo rth a sli ght s ac rific e And if aft er

.
?
,
 A n na King sf o rd . I 53

re fl e ctio n you sh all d e cid e to en t er this n ew c are er let it

, ,

be k n ow n th at you r soci e ty is n o mi racl e mo n g eri ng o r -

b an qu eti ng club n o r sp eci ally giv en to t h e study o f ph en o

,

m e n alism . I ts chi e f aim is to e xti rp at e cu rren t s u pers t i

tio n s an d sc e pticism and fro m lo ng s eal e d an ci en t fo un t ai n s
,
-

to d raw t h e p roo f th at m an m ay sh ap e his o wn fut u re

de sti n y an d k n ow fo r a c e rt ai n ty th at h e can liv e h e re aft e r ,

if h e o nly wills an d th at all ph e n o m en a are but m an i ‘ ’

,

fest at io ns o f n atu ral law to t ry to comp re h e nd which is t h e

,

duty o f e v ery i n t ellig en t b ei n g .

All this is v e ry fi n e but it sugg e sts a doubt w h e th e r

,

M ad am e Bl av atsky k n e w an ythi n g h ers el f about t h e sou l

g rowth o f Bo eh m e an d B u ddh a With h er t h e anci en t .
“

I ndi an spi ritu alis m s eems to m ean ph en om ena sci en c e

” “
,
”
,
”

p roof o f a n ex t wo rld .

An abl e an alysis o f t h e Ko o t H o o m i l ett ers is giv e n by

Mr Ho dgs o n in t h e R e po rt th at I h av e fre qu en tly quot e d
. .

Mr Sims an d Mr N et h erclif t t h e l eadi n g ex p erts in h and

. .
,

w riti ng p ron ou n c e d t h e l ett e rs t o be in t h e h an dwriti ng o f

,

M ad am e B lav atsky u n ski lfully disguis e d at fi rst mo re

, ,

skil fully disguis e d l at er o n Mr Hodgson s aw m an y o f . .

t h es e l e tt e rs in m an u sc ript a g reat adv an t ag e as h e s ays

, ,

th at in p ri n t th e y h av e b een much e dit e d H e thi nks th at .

in styl e Koot H o o m i an d Mad am e Bl av atsky h av e m an y

poi n ts o f simil arity e sp e ci ally in t h e cumb ro u s an d wo rdy
,

f o rm o f s en t en c e which so o ft en app ears in t h e abu n d an c e ,

o f p are n th e tic al ph ras es an d in t h e occ asio n al u s e o f o u tre

’

m e t apho rs .
”

Also both at tim e s w rot e cu rious En glish

K OOT H o o M I . MAD AM E B LAVATS KY .

you r s h er s
’

,
’
you r s ’

f ulfill disp e ll
, e x p e ll

thi e fs thi efs

l easu re de ce av e d bes e ach e d,

qu arreli n g m arsh ali ng

, qu arreli ng q u arrel e d ,

all o t e d c o o ly f r coolly
( o
)
in t o tto laz z y , laz z in es s
d efen s e d e fen s e
Oth er mistak es s ays Mr Hodgso n su gg esti ng th at
, .
, the
I 54 M adame B lav ats ky .

w rit er was accustom e d to F ren ch m ay be fou n d in di fferent

,

K o ot H o o m i docum en ts ; fo r i n st an c e m o n tain fo r m o u n ,

t ain p rofo n d fo r p rofo u n d v au ted fo r v au n ted

, ,
Yo u .

hav e to beat y o u r iro n while it is y et ho t .

Also both s ee m e d to h av e t h e s am e id eas b ut dividi ng

a o
wo rds at t h e en d o f a li n e
Ko or H OOM I . M AD AME B LAVATS KY .

in c e s s a t ly ,
n -
direc t ly
-
c
re e n -t l
y ,
ho ne s t ly -
, p e ec t ly
rf -

u na- c q u ain t e d c h a-
n ed
g
fun e tio n s
-
corre e t u e ss
-

o -
w e rle s s -
w
p p o e rs

d es pit e m is un ders —
-
,
tood B eaco n -
s fi elds

B o th also s e em e d to m en t ally co n struct th e i r s en t en c e s

fi rs t in F ren ch an d th en t o t rans fer th em to E n glish Mr . .

H o dgs o n giv es s e v eral sp ecim en s o f t h es e Amo ngst o th ers .

t h e fo llowi n g

Ko or H O OM I . M AD AM E B LAV ATS KY .

So m o re t h e pity fo r him . S o m o re t h e pity fo r him .

You fe lt i m p at i en t an d Th ere is n o t a t ittl e o f

b e li e v e d h avi n g reas o n s to do ubt fo r it b ei n g so .

co m pl ai n . Ol c o tt s ays you sp eak v ery

On e w h o u n d e r s t an d s w ell E n glish .

tol erably w ell E nglish . Th e m e diums re p ro ac h e d

Th e i r activ e m e nt ality p re m e with p re v en ti n g by m y
v e n ti n g th em to re c eiv e cl ear p re s en c e t h e spi rits t o
outsid e imp re ssi o n s . com e .

Th en t o o th ere w e re s pe cim en s o f Am eric an sp elli n g

, , ,
fo r
i n st an c e Koot H o o m i sp elt sk e pticis m thus
,
“
.
I 56 M adam e Blavats ky .

Th e an sw e r w as in t h e n eg ativ e .

At lu n ch t h e dis c ussio n w as re viv e d an d M ad am e B la ,

v at s k
y w as mo re p o si t iv e th an e v e r S he affe c t e d to los e
.

h e r t emp er .

“
M I must h av e th at copy m eani ng th at it must
,

be at o n c e b ro ugh t by o ccult m e an s .

Th e re it is s aid M p rod u ci n g it fro m his pock e t ,

but Mrs Ki n gs fo rd fail e d t o c re dit this p recipit at i o n
.
”
.

Mrs Ki n gs fo rd us e d to n arrat e an oth er amusi n g ane cdot e

. .

On e day s h e c ross e x am i n e d t h e n ativ e

-
.

M t e ll m e t ruly, h av e y o u e v er s een th ese Mah at

m as
“
S e en ! Wh at do y o u m ean by s een ? Th e wo rd is
‘ ’

v agu e .
”

H av e y s ou
e e n an y o f th e m in t h e fl e sh
I n t h e fl e sh No I h av e s e e n th ei r ast ral bodi e s .

A sho rt ti m e aft erw ards Mrs Ki n gs fo rd l earn t from

.

an oth e r l ady th at s h e h ad put t h e s am e qu e stio n an d e lic ,

it e d quit e a di fferen t an sw e r .

“
l\/I w h at is this ? You told Mrs D ash th at you .

h ad s ee n t h e M ah atm as in t h e fl esh .

Y es I did so p rocl ai m s aid t h e n ativ e

, , .

An d y o u t o ld m e j ust t h e co n trary
”
.

Th at is so .
”

But is n o t o n e st at e m en t a fals e hood

N o it is occ u ltis m
,

Th e n o ccultism p ermits
An y lie as lo ng as it is n o t quit e i m possibl e .

Dr An n a Ki n gs fo rd told m e an o th er fu n n y an ecdot e
. .

M adam e Bl av atsky w as at an e v en i n g p arty con v en e d in

h e r h o n ou r an d M ,
t h e n ativ e w as th ere als o
,
Sud .

de nly in t h e m i ddl e o f a co m mo n pl ac e c o n v e rs ati o n t h e ,

Russi an l ady th re w h e rs el f sp rawli n g o n h e r k n e es an d ,

M imit at e d h er B o th l o o k e d with an ex p re ssi o n o f

.

re v e re n c e an d aw e in t h e d i re cti o n o f an im agi n ary Ma

h atm a whom th ey p ret e n d e d to s ee .

B u t in t rut h t h e alli an c e b e t w e en M ad am e Bl av atsky

an d An n a Ki n gs fo rd could n o t l ast v ery l o n g Th e mi n d .

o f o n e was s at u rat e d with t h e t e achi ngs o f Bo e h m e an d

t h e fi ne old mysti c s w h e re as t h e th e osophy o f t h e oth er

,

was a compl et e ant ago n ism to this .

 P rof esso r Kiddie . I 57

Th e motto o f t h e n eo pl ato nist w as simpl e -

Withd raw
i nt o thys el f an d t h e adytum o f thi ne o w n soul will re v eal
,

to th ee p ro fo u n d er s e c rets th an t h e C av e o f Mith ras .

Th e philosophy o f Mrs Ki ngs fo rd w as si m il ar . Th ere

is n o en ligh t en m en t from without Th e s ec re t o f thi ngs is .

re v e al e d from withi n
”
.

S h e h ad an o rigi n al m i nd but s h e n e v er lik e d to b reak

,

c ompl e t ely aw ay from t h e old o rt hodoxi es S h e po n d ere d .

ov er t h e s ayi ng o f M at th e w Arn old :

At t h e p re s en t mom e n t th e re are two thi ngs about t h e
Ch risti an religio n which must be obvious to e v ery p ercipi en t
p erson o ne th at m en c an n ot do wi t hout it t h e oth er th at
, ,

th e y c an n ot do with it as it is .
”

But C h risti an ity w as c ert ai n ly n o t an ath eism In d e e d .

t h e Ch risti an mys t ics as Mrs Ki n gs fo rd w e ll k n e w b as e d

,
.
,

th e i r e n ti re syst e m o n t he t ext (J o h n x iv J esus an .

“

s w e re d an d s aid u n to him I f a m an l o v e m e h e will k ee p

,

my w o rds an d my F ath er wil l lov e h im an d we will com e

, ,

u n to him an d m ak e o u r abod e with him .

”

But h o w c ould th ere be u n i o n with G o d in a syst e m

which d en i e d G o d alt o g e th er ? Th e an sw er w as th at by
“
li v i ng t h e li fe a th e oso phist lik e M
,
”
w as re w ard e d
by visits from t h e Mah atm as in th ei r astral bodi e s But .

th en wh at g uaran tee w as th ere fo r t h e ge n ui n en ess o f th e se

visits ? Th e Mah atm a m ight be a wick e d sh ell p e rso nati ng
a M ah at m a B e sid e s a v isit fro m a Mah at m a h as n othi n g
.

to do with t h e n e xt w o rld at all A M ah atm a is as much a .

mo rtal as M hims el f But aft e r li fe th e ori es are

.

th e o ri e s an d folks can difl e r abou t th e s e th e o ri e s and still

,

re m ai n fas t fri e n ds But Mad am e Bl av atsky w as v e ry

.

i rrit abl e an d v ery agg re ssiv e Mrs Ki ngs fo rd in alli an c e . .

,

w ith Mr M aitl an d w ro t e a p am phl e t p ro t e sti n g agai n st h e r

.
,

ath e is m . Th ey p ro pos e d th at a s ectio n o f t he L o n do n

L o dg e sh o uld be all o w e d i n d ep en d e n t sp e cul ati o n s But a .

l etter from Ko o t H o o m i at o n c e th re at en ed imm e di at e

e xpulsio n .An d a s till l e ss s atis facto ry e v en t n o w
oc cu rred .

I n Mr Hodgso n s arti c l e (p 3 9 7 o f t h e P roc e e di n gs is

’
. .

a copy o f a lett e r w ri t t en by Mad am e Bl av atsky to a

m edium X exho rti ng him to dec eiv e Mr M ass ey by t he
,
“
, .

aid o f a sh am mi racl e .
1 58 M adame Blavats ky .

MY D EAR G OOD F R I END ,

Do y o u re m e m b er wh at Z ( t h e m e dium s co n t rol ) t o ld
’

o r rath e r pro m is e d to m e Th at wh en e ve r th e re is n ee d fo r
it h e will alw ays be ready to c arry an y m ess ag e l eav e it ,

e ith e r o n M as s e y s t abl e his pock e t o r so m e oth e r m y s t e ri

’

, ,

ous plac e W ell n o w th ere is t h e m ost im p ortan t n eed fo r

.
,

such a show o f his pow e rs Pl e as e ask him t o t ak e t h e .

en clos e d l e tt e r an d put it i n to M s pock e t o r in s o m e oth er

’
.
,

still m o re myst e rious pl ac e But h e mus t n o t k n ow it is Z . .

Let him thi n k wh at h e lik e s but h e must n o t susp e ct you ,

h ad b een n e ar him w ith Z at you r o rd ers H e do e s n o t .

dist rust you but h e do es Z ,

.
”

M ad am e Bl av atsky t ax e d with this l ett er admitt e d th at

, ,

this p ortio n w as g en ui n e
EN G H E I N , Friday .

A l l I h av e t h e ho n ou r n o w o f t e lli n g you is — ou m
y
theos op hical w or d of h o n o u r, — 1 T h at I am t h e autho r o f .

b u t t h e fi rst p art o f t h e l e tt e r you quot e i e , a fe w hu rri e d , . .

l in e s t o X aft er re c e ivi n g t h e l e tt er add re ss e d to y o u an d

,

re c e iv e d by m e at Gi rg au m B o m b ay — aski n g X to re m i n d ,

Z o f h is p ro m is e an d c o n v ey t h e l e tt er t o y o u by an y m ean s
p ro v ided they w ere o ccu lt M y autho rship b egi n s w ith My
.

d ear good fri en d an d en ds with H e d o e s n o t dist rust y o u

’
, ,

b ut h e do e s Z Wh at follows aft er h as n e v er b een w ritt en

’
.

by m e .

But Mr H o dgso n d raws att en tio n to t h e fact th at th e re

.

w as n othi n g in h e r l e tt er about s e n di n g t h e l e tt e r to Mr .

M ass ey o n ly by occult m ean s and th at in t h e oth er p art ,

”

o f t h e l e tt e r a c e rt ai n w as to be t reat e d to o c cult
l e tt ers by pu re ch e ati n g It will be re m em b ere d th at Mrs
. .

B e s an t h as u rg e d in h er bi o g raphy th at M ad am e C o u lo m b
is t h e sol e witn ess agai n st M ad am e Bl av atsky This is n o t .

q uit e c o rre c t fo r in C ai ro in A m e ri ca an d h ere in Lo n d o n

, , , ,

t h e s am e qu e er sto ri e s o f c o n fe d e racy crop up An d t h e .

d efe n c e n am ely th at p art o f t he l ett er is fo rg e d is u n i n

, , ,

t ellig ible .H o w c o uld a pi e ce o f p ap er be fo u n d with wat er

m arks et c correspon di ng ex actly with thos e o f t he l et t er
,
.
,
1 60 M adame B lavatsky .

to sol v e this littl e p robl em ; but t h e fact that t h e existen c e

o f t h e b ro th e rho o d h as n o t y e t b ee n p rov e d m ay i n duc e
s o m e t o rai s e t h e qu estio n sugge st e d by G W M D Is ‘
. .
, . .
’

t here any su ch s e c re t o rd er ? On this qu esti o n whic h is ,

n o t i n t e n d e d t o i m ply an ythi n g o ffe n siv e t o Mr S in n e tt .

,

th at o th er still m o re i m p o rt an t qu e stio n m ay d e p en d Is .

M r S in ne t t s re c e n tly p ublish e d b o o k an e x po n en t o f
’
.

Es o te ric B u ddhis m ? It is doubtl e ss a work o f g re at , ,

ability an d its st at e m e n ts are wo rthy o f d ee p thought ; bu t

,

t h e m ai n q u e sti o n is are th ey t ru e o r h o w c an th e y be
, ,

v erifi e d ? As this c an n ot be acc o m plish ed e x c ept by t h e

e x e rc is e o f ab n o rm al o r t ran s ce n d e n tal fac ulti es th e y m ust ,

be ac c e pt e d if at all up o n t h e ip se dix it o f t h e aec om

, ,

l i h e d ad e pt w h h a b e n so k in d as to s ac rifi c e his
p s ,
o s e

e s o t e ric ch aract e r o r v o w an d m ak e Mr Si n n e tt his c h an n e l

, .

o f c o mm u n i c ati o n w ith t h e o u t e r wo rld thus re n d e ri n g his ,

s ac re d k n owl e dg e e x ot eri c H en c e if this p u blicati o n with

.
, ,

it s w o n d e rf u l d o c t ri n e o f Sh e lls ov e rtu rn i n g t h e c o n s o l a
‘ ’

to ry c o n clusion s o f Spi ritu alists is to be ac ce pt e d t h e , ,

autho rity m ust be e st ablish e d an d t h e e x ist en c e o f t h e

,
\

d
a e pt o r a d e pts — i n d e e d t h e f ac ts o,
f ad e ptship — m u st be
p rov e d Th e fi rst st e p in affo rdi n g this p ro o f h as h ardly
.

y e t
,
I thi n k b,
e e n t ak e n I t rust t his bo o k will be v e ry
.

c arefully an alys e d an d t h e n atu re o f its i n culcati o n s ex

,

pos e d wh eth er th ey are Esot eric Buddhism o r n o t

, .
”

Th e foll o wi n g are t h e p ass ag e s referre d to p ri nt e d sid e

,

by sid e fo r t he s ak e o f ready referen c e

E x tract fr o m M r K id dle s E x tract fr o m K o o t H oo m i 8
’
.

dis co u rs e en titled The Pre letter t o M r S inn ett, in th e

“
~
.
,

sen t Ou t lo o k of Sp iritu al Occu lt Wo rld,

”
3 rd E d i
“

is m , d elivered at Lake tio n , p 1 02 The firs t edi

. .

Pleas an t Camp M eetin g o n t io n w as p u blished in J u n e,

S u n day, A u gu st 1 5th, 1 8 8 0 . 18 8 1 .

My fri en ds ideas ru l e th e
, Id eas rul e t h e world an d
world ; an d as m en s m i n ds as m en s m i n ds re c e iv e n e w
’ ’

re c e iv e n ew id e as l ayi n g id eas l ayi n g asid e t h e o ld

, ,

asid e t h e o ld an d e ffe t e t h e an d efl et e t h e w o rld will

, ,

w o rld adv an c es S ociety res ts advan c e m ighty re volutio ns

.
,
 Prof ss o r
e
161

u po n th e m ; mi ghty re v o lu w ill
sp ri n g fro m th e m c re e ds ,

tio n s sp ri ng fro m th e m ; in an d e v e n pow e rs w ill c ru m bl e

s t it u t io ns c rumb le b e fo re b e fo re th ei r o n w ard m arc h ,

th ei r o nw ard m arch It is . c rush e d by th e i r i rresis t ibl e

j ust as imp o ssibl e t o re sis t fo rc e It will be j us t as im
.

th e i r i n fl ux wh e n t h e ti m e
,
possi bl e to re sis t th e i r ia
co m es as to st ay t h e pro
,
“
fl u e n ce wh en t h e tim e
g re ss o f t h e tid e . com e s as to st ay t h e pro
g re ss o f t h e tid e But all .

this will com e g radu ally o n ,

an d b e fo re it com e s w e h av e
a d u ty s e t b e fo re us : th at o f
s w e e pi n g aw ay as much as
po s sibl e t h e d ross l eft to
us by o u r pious fo refath e rs .

N e w id e as h av e to be pl an t e d
on cl ean pl ac es fo r th es e ,

id eas t o uch up o n t h e m o st
An d t h e ag e n cy c all e d m o m en t o u s subj e c ts It is .

Spi ritu alism is b ri n gi n g a n o t physic al ph e n o m ena but ,

n e w s e t o f id e as i n to t h e th e s e u n iv ers al id e as th at w e
—
wo ld id eas o n t he m ost study as to comp re h e n d t h e
r
,

mom entous subj ects touch fo rm er w e h av e fi rst to u m

, ,

ing m an s t ru e positio n in de rs t an d t h e l att e r T he y

’
.

t h e u n iv e rs e ; his o rigi n an d t o uch m an s t rue positio n in

’

d esti ny ; t h e rel atio n o f t h e t h e u n iv e rs e in rel atio n t o

m o rtal to t h e i m m o rtal ; o f his p re vious an d futu re
t h e t e mpo rary to t he E t e rn al ; bi rths his o rigi n an d ul t i
,

o f t h e fi n it e to t h e I n fi nit e m a t e d e sti n y t h e rel atio n o f

; ;
o f m an s d e athl e ss soul t o t h e t h e mo rtal to t h e imm o rt al o f
’

m at e ri al u n iv ers e in which t h e t e mpo rary to t h e Et ern al ,

it n o w dw ells — id eas l arg er o f t h e fi n it e t o t h e I n fi ni t e

,

mo re g en eral mo re comp re id eas l arg er g ran d er m o re

, , ,

h en s iv e , re cog n isi n g mo re co m p reh en siv e recog n isi ng ,

f ully t h e u n iv e rs al re ig n o f t h e e t ern al rei g n o f im m u t

law as t h e e xp re ssio n o f t he abl e law u n c han gi n g an d ,

Divi ne will u n ch angi ng an d u nch ang e abl e in regard to

, ,

u n c h ang eabl e in regard t o w hich th ere is o n ly an E TER

,

which th ere is o nly an E ter N AL N o w : whil e to u ni n i

n al N o w whil e to mo rt als
, t iat e d mo rt als tim e is p ast
tim e is p ast o r futu re as re o r futu re as rel at e d to
, ,
I 62 M adame B lavatsky .

l at e d to th ei r fi nit e e x isten c e th ei r fi n it e e x isten c e o n this

o n this m at e ri al pl an e ; & c m at eri al sp e ck o f di rt ; 8 m
.
, ,

&c . 8m,
. 8 m, 850
N EW Y ORK , A u g 1 1 , 1 8 8 3 . H E N RY K I DD LE . .

This l ett e r c reat e d an imm ens e e x cit em en t in oc cul t -

ci rcl es An d an e xpl an ato ry l ett er from Tib e t if an ythi n g

.
, ,

m ad e m att ers wors e I n it Koot H o o m i an n ou n c e d t h at h e

.

h ad go n e o ff t o Mou n t Pl e as an t in his ast ral o r S pi rit body an d ,

th e re had h eard P ro fesso r Kiddl e s i nspi ratio n al add re ss ’

.

Fo r t h e fi rst ti m e in m y li fe I p aid s erious att en tio n to

t h e utt eran ce s o f t h e p o e tic al m e di a ( Am eric an fo r m e diums ) ,

o f t h e se c all e d i n spi ratio n al o rato ry o f t h e E nglish

‘ ’
-

Am e ric an l e c t urers its qu ality an d li m it ati o n s

,
I w as .

s t ruck with all this b rilli an t but e m pty v e rbi ag e an d re ,

c og n is e d fo r t h e fi rst tim e fu lly its m at eri alism

-
”
.

R etu rn i ng to t h e fl e sh in Tib e t with this i n spi ration al ,

“

discou rs e j i ngli ng in his e ar, t h e M ah at m a p ropos e d n o t

to pl agi aris e fro m it but to attack it in a l e tt er s en t
to M ad am e Bl av atsky th ro ugh t h e spi ritu al t el eg raph .

“
P ro o fs it app ears are struck o ff in this p ro c ess but t h e
,
”
, ,

Mah atm a b e i ng ti re d aft er a lo n g rid e fail e d to c o rre ct

,

th e m o n this o ccasion Th es e p roo fs are all carefully .

“

k e pt ; and a n ew v ersio n o f t h e l e tt er co rre ct e d from t h e

p roo fs w as s en t .

But t he t erribl e Pro fesso r Kiddl e was ag ai n o n t h e

w atch I n Lig ht ( S e pt 20
. h e p o i n t e d o u t th at if
.
,

t h e M ah atm a w en t in his astral body to Mou n t Pl eas an t h e

could sc arc ely h av e h eard t h e discou rs e fo r it was d e liv ere d ,

at L ak e Pl eas an t .

Also if t h e m ai n obj e ct o f his ast ral flight was to wit

,

n e ss a m e di um discou rsi ng u n d er t h e o bs e ssio n o f a spi rit

“ ”

it is diflicult to u n d erst an d his s atis fac ti o n at his succ e ss ,

fo r t h e p ro fe sso r is n o m e dium an d h e read t h e l e ctu re

”
,

from a m an usc ript .

Th e cup w as full An na Ki n gs fo rd re ti re d t o g et h er
.
,

w ith Mr M aitl an d Mr Stai n to n M o s e s Mr M ass e y I n fact

.
,
.
,
.
,

t h e g re at er portio n o f t h e i n t e llig en t m e m b ers o f t h e

s o c i e ty Th ey h ad lon g argue d th at wh e th er th ere w ere
.

Mah at m as o r n o it was d es i rabl e to suppo rt a soci ety in

t ou ch with t h e real occultism o f I ndi a To thi s impo rtant .

q u e stio n we must n o w tu rn .
 1 64 M adame Blavatsky .

of the bi rth o f t h e P urush a t h e d ivi n e m an o f B rahmi nis m

, ,

t h e High er Ego t h e Hig h er Ad am o f Ch risti an ity

,
.

At t h e bi rth o f t h e littl e p ri n c e s o oths ay ers w ere c o n

s u lt e d by t h e ki n g Th ey p ro n ou n c e d t h e fo llowi ng
.

The you n g boy w ill without d o ubt be e ith er a ki n g o f

, ,

ki n gs o r a g reat Buddh a I f h e is d e sti n e d to be a great

,
.

Buddh a fou r p res agi ng tok ens will m ak e his mission pl ai n

,
.

H e will s e e
1 An old m an
. .

2 A si c k m an
. .

3 A c o rps e
. .

4 A holy re clus e
. .

I f h e fails to se e th es e fou r p res agi n g tok en s o f an

av at a ra h e will be S i m ply a Ch ak rav arti n
, ( k i n g o f e arthly
ki n gs )
Ki n g S u ddh o dan a who was a t rifl e wo rldly was v ery
, ,

m u c h com fo rt e d by t h e l ast pre dictio n o f t h e sooths ay ers .

H e th o ught in his h e art I t wil l be an e asy thi n g to k ee p

,

th es e fo u r p re s agi n g tok en s fro m t h e you n g p ri n c e So h e .

g av e ord ers t h at th ree m ag n ific en t p al ac e s should at o n c e he

built t h e P al ac e o f Sp ri ng t h e P al ac e o f Sum m er t h e
—
, ,

P al ac e o f Wi n t er Th e s e p al ac es as w e l earn from t h e
.
,

L alit a Vist ara w ere t h e most b eauti ful p al ac e s e v er co n

,
”

c e iv e d o n e arth I n d ee d th ey w ere qu it e abl e to c e p e in

.
,

spl en dou r with Vaij ay an t a t h e i m mortal p al ac e o f I n d ra,

hi m s elf Costly p avilion s were built out in all di re cti o n s

.
,

with o rnam en t e d po rtico e s an d fu rbish e d doors Tu rre ts .

an d pi nn acl e s so are d i n to t h e S k y D ai n ty littl e wi n dows .

gav e light t o t h e rich ap artm en ts G all eri es balustrad e s .

, ,

an d d elic at e t re llis wo rk w e re abu n dan t e v e rywh e re

-
A .

th o us an d b ells ti nkl e d o n each roo f We s ee m t o h av e t h e .

l acqu ered C hi nes e e dific e s o f t h e p att e rn which archit e cts

b eli e v e to h av e flou rish e d in early In di a T he gard en s o f .

th es e fi ne p al ace s rivall e d t h e ch ess b o ard in t h e re ctangu lar -

e x actitud e of th ei r p art e rre s an d t re llis wo rk b o we rs -

.

Co o l l ak e s n u rs e d o n th e i r calm bosoms storks an d c ran e s ,

wild g ees e an d t am e swan s ; ducks also as p arti col o u re d , ,

-

as t h e whit e re d and blu e lotus e s amo n gs t which th e y

, ,

s w am . B en di ng to th e s e l ak e s w ere bow ery t re e s— t h e

ch amp ak t h e acaci a s e rish a an d t h e b eauti ful asok a t ree
, ,
-

with it s o range sc arl e t flow ers

- Abov e rustl e d t he mimo sa .
,
 Bu ddh is m ,
E s o teric a nd Genu ine . 16 5

t h e fan -p al m , an d t h e fe ath e ry pippala, Buddh a s t re e

’
.

Th e air w as h e avy with t h e sc e n t o f t h e tub e -ro s e an d t h e

I n di an j as m i n e Th e s e p al ac e s wh en t h e p ri n c e w as o ld
.
,

e n o u gh , w e re p eo pl e d with b e au ti ful wiv e s an d co n cubi n e s .

Th e chi e f wi fe w as l o v e ly Y aSo d h ara .

P e rh aps , at this ti m e, t h e go o d Ki n g S u ddh o dan a w as

m o re h appy t h an e v e n t h e p ri n c e in t h e e cst asy o f his
hon ey m o o n H e h ad fo u n d fo r th at p ri n c e t h e m o st b eauti
.

f u l wi fe in t h e w o rld H e h ad built him p al ac e s th at w e re

.

t h e t alk o f t h e wh o l e o f H in do o s t an N 0 In di an m ah araj a .

b e fo re h ad had such b eauti ful p al ac es such lov e ly wiv e s ,

and h an dm aid en s such d an ci n g gi rls , si n g e rs, j e we ls ,

,

lu x u ri e s I n his bow ers o f c ampho r ci nnam o n, amid t h e

.

e n ch an ti n g p e rf u m e s o f t h e tub e -ros e an d t h e s an t al -t ree ,

his li fe must su rely be o n e long bliss , a d ream th at h as n o

a w ak eni ng .

But s u dd en ly this exultatio n w as d ash e d with a n ot e o f

wo e. Th e ki n g d re amt th at h e s aw his s o n in t h e russ e t
cowl o f t h e b eggar h ermit Aw aki ng in a fright h e c all e d
-
.
,

an e u n uch .

Is my s o n in t h e p al ac e h e ask e d ab ruptly .

H e is O ki n g
”
.
,

Th e d ream fri g ht en e d t h e ki n g v ery much and h e ,

o rd ere d fi v e hu n d re d g u ards to be pl ace d at e v e ry corn er

o f t h e w alls o f t h e P al ac e o f Sum m e r An d t h e sooths ay e rs .

h avi ng ann ou n c e d th at a B u ddh a if he esc ap e s at all , ,

alw ays e sc ap e s by t he G at e o f B en e dictio n fo ldi n g do o rs o f ,

im m e n s e siz e w ere h ere e re ct e d Th e sou nd o f th ei r swi ng .

o n th e i r hi n g e s re s o u n d e d to a dist an c e o f h al f a yog an a

( th ree an d a h al f mil e s ) Fiv e h u n d re d m e n w. e re re qui re d

to sti r e i t h er g at e Th e s e p re c aution s compl e t e ly qui e t e d
.

t h e ki ng s mi n d u n til o n e day h e re c e iv e d a t e rribl e pi e c e

’

o f n e ws . His s o n h ad s een t h e fi rst o f t h e fou r p re s agi n g

tok e ns H e h ad s een an old m an
. .

This is h o w t h e m att er c am e about The ki ng h ad pre .

p are d a gard en e v en m o re b eauti ful th an t h e gard en o f t h e

P al ac e o f Summ er A s o oths ay e r h ad t o ld him th at if h e
.

could succ e e d in showi n g t h e p ri n c e this g ard en t h e p ri n c e ,

would be co n t en t to re m ai n in it with his wiv e s fo r e v er .

No t ask s eem e d easi er t h an this so it w as arran g e d th at o n

'

a c ert ai n day t h e p ri nc e sho uld be d riv en thith er in his

1 66 M adame Blavatsky .

ch ariot But o f cou rs e imm en s e p re cau ti o n s h ad to be

.
, ,

t ak en to k eep all old m en an d sick m en an d co rps es fro m

his sight Q uit e an army o f soldi ers was t o ld o ff fo r this
.

d u ty an d t h e city w as d e ck e d with fl ags Th e p ath o f t h e

,
.

p ri nc e was strew n with flow ers an d sc en ts an d ado rn e d ,

with v as e s o f t h e rich k adali pl an t Abov e w ere costly .

h angi ngs an d g arl ands an d p agodas o f b ells ,

.

B ut 10 an d b e hold
,
as t h e p ri n c e was d rivi n g al o ng ,

plu m p u n d er th e wh eels o f his ch ari o t an d b efore t h e v ery ,

n os e s o f t h e silk e n n obl e s an d t h e w arrio rs with j av e li n s

an d shi e lds h e s aw an u n usu al S ight

,
This was an old .

m an v e ry d e cre pit an d v e ry b rok e n

,
Th e v e i n s and n e rv e s .

o f his body w e re swoll e n an d p romi n en t ; his t e e th ch at

t e red h e w as wri n kl e d b ald an d his fe w re m ai n i n g h ai rs , ,

w ere o f d azzli n g whit e ness ; h e w as b en t v ery n early doubl e ,

an d tott ere d fe ebly alo n g supp o rt e d by a stick , .

Wh at is this O co ach m an s aid t h e p ri n c e

, A m an .

with his blood all d ri e d u p an d his m uscl e s glu ed to his ,

b o dy His h ead is whit e his t e e th k n ock t o g e th er ; h e is

s c arc ely abl e to mov e alon g e v en with t h e aid o f th at ,

stick ! ”

P ri n c e s aid t he coachm an this is Old Ag e This

, ,
“
.

m an s s en s e s are dull e d su fferi n g h as de st ro y e d his sp irit

’

h e is co n t e m n e d by his n e ighb o u rs Unabl e to h elp h im .

s el f h e h as b een ab an don e d in this fo re st

,
.
”

Is this a p e culi arity o f his fam ily d em an d e d t h e

p ri n c e o r is it t h e law o f t h e w o rld T e ll m e quickly
,
“
.
”

“
Pri n c e s aid t h e co achm an it is n e ith e r a law o f his
,
”
,
“

fam ily n o r a law o f t h e ki n gdom

,
I n e v e ry b e i n g youth is .

con qu ere d by ag e Yo u r o wn fath er an d moth e r an d all

.

y o u r rel atio n s will end in old age Th ere is no oth er issu e .

t o h u m an ity
”
.

Th en yo uth is b li n d an d ign o ran t s aid t h e p ri n c e and , ,

s ee s n o t t h e futu re I f this b o dy is t o be t h e ab o d e o f o ld
.

ag e wh at h av e I to do with pl e as u re an d its i n t o x ic ati o n s ?

,

T u rn rou n d t h e ch ariot an d d riv e m e b ack to t h e p al ac e ,

C o n stern atio n w as in t h e m i n ds o f all t h e co u rti e rs at

this u n t o w ard o cc u rren c e bu t t h e o dd c i rcu m s tan ce o f all
w as th at n o o n e w as e v e r abl e to b ri n g t o c o n dig n p u n ish
m e n t t h e m i s e rabl e autho r o f t h e mischi e f Th e old m an .

co uld nev er be fou n d .

 1 68 [ Madam e B lavatsky .

in m any p ass ag es Th e an sw ers o f t h e co achm an w ere due

.

to th ei r i n spi ratio n .

It w o uld almost s e em as if som e i n flu en c e m alefi c o r ,

oth e rwis e w as sti rri n g t h e good Ki ng S u ddh o dana Un

,
.

m o v e d by fail u re h e u rg e d t h e p ri n c e t o a thi rd e fl o rt
’

.
,

Th e ch ariot this ti m e w as to s e t o u t by t h e w e st ern g at e .

G reat er p re cau ti o n s th an e v er w e re ad o pt ed Th e ch ai n o f .

g u ards w as p o s t e d at l e ast t w elv e m i le s o ff from t h e P al ac e

o f S u m m er B u t t h e B u ddh as o f t h e P as t ag ai n arre st e d
.

t h e p ri n c e His c h ari o t w as sudd e nly c ro ss e d by a ph an

.

t o m f u n e ral p ro ce ssi o n A ph an to m c o rps e s m e are d w ith .

,

t h e o rt hod o x m u d an d sp read wi t h a sh e e t w as c arri e d o n

, ,

a bi e r Ph an to m w o m e n w ail e d an d ph an t o m m u sici an s
.
,

pl ay e d o n t h e d ru m an d t h e I n di an fl ut e N o doubt also .
,

ph an t o m B rahmi n s ch an t e d hy m n s to J at av edas t o b ear ,

aw ay t h e immo rt al p art o f t h e d e ad m an to t h e hom e o f t h e

Pit ris .

Wh at is t his s aid t h e p ri n c e Wh y do th es e .

wom e n b e at th ei r b re asts an d t ear th e i r h ai r ? Why do th es e

g o o d fo lks c ov er th ei r h eads with t h e d ust o f t h e gro u n d .

An d th at st ran g e fo rm u p o n its litt e r w h e re fo re is it s o rigid ?

”
,

P ri n c e s aid t h e ch ari o t ee r this is D e ath Y o n fo rm

,
”
,
“
,

p al e an d sti ffen e d c an n e v er ag ai n w al k an d mov e Its

, .

o w n e r h as go n e t o t h e u n k n o w n c av e rn s o f Y am a His .

fath e r his m oth e r his chil d his wi fe c ry out t o him but h e

, , , ,

c an n o t h ear .
”

Buddh a w as s ad .

Wo e be to y o uth which is t h e sp o rt o f age ! Wo e be ,

t o h e alth w h i c h is t h e sp o rt o f m an y m al adi e s ! Wo e be
,

t o li fe w hich is as a b re ath
,
Wo e be to t h e idl e pl e as u re s
w hich d eb auch hu m an ity But fo r t h e fi v e aggreg ati o n s
th ere would be n o ag e si ck n ess n o r d eath G o b ac k to t h e , ,
.

city I m u st com p ass t h e d eliv e ran ce

. .
”

A fou rth ti m e t h e p ri n c e w as u rg e d by his fath e r to visit

t h e G ard en o f H appi n e ss Th e c h ai n o f g u ards this ti m e .

w as si x t ee n m il e s aw ay Th e e x it w as by t h e n o rth e rn .

g at e But s u dd e nly a c alm m an o f g e ntl e mi en w eari n g

.
,

an o ch re re d cowl w as s e e n in t h e ro adw ay
-
, .

“
W h o is this s aid t h e p ri n ce rapt g en tl e p eac eful in
,
”
, , ,

m ien H e l o oks as if his m i n d w ere far aw ay e ls e wh ere .

H e c arri e s a bowl in his h and

”
.
 “ ”
Bu ddh is m ,
E s oteric and Genuine . 1 69

P ri n c e this is t h e N e w Li fe s aid t h e ch arioteer

, , .

Th at m an is o f th o s e whos e thoughts are fix e d o n t h e

e t e rn al B rahm a [B rah m acharin ] H e s ee ks t h e divi ne .

v o ic e H e s e e ks t h e divi n e v isio n
. H e c arri e s t h e al m s .

b o wl o f t h e h o ly b eg gar [bh ikshu ] His m i n d is cal m be .

,

c aus e t h e g ro ss lu re s o f t h e low er li fe can v e x it n o mo re .

”

“
S u c h a li fe I c o v e t s aid t h e p ri n c e Th e l u sts o f m an
,
.

are lik e t he se a w at e r— th e y m o c k m an s t hi rst i n st ead o f

’
-

qu en chi n g it I will s eek t h e divi n e v isio n an d giv e im

.

mo rt ality t o m an
Ki ng S u ddho dan a w as b esid e hims el f H e pl ac ed fi v e .

hu n d re d cors el e t e d S ak y as at e v ery g at e o f t h e Pal ac e o f

Su m m er Ch ai n s o f s en t ri e s w ere ro u n d t h e w alls w hich
.
,

w e re rai s e d an d streng t h en ed A ph al an x o f lovi ng wiv e s .

,

arm e d with j av e li n s w as p o st e d ro u n d t h e p ri n c e s be d to
’

n arrowly w atch him Th e ki n g o rd ere d also all t h e

”
.

all ure m e n ts o f s en s e to be co n st an tly p re s en t e d to t h e

rI n ce
p .

wom e n o f t h e z en an a ce as e n o t fo r an i n st an t
Let t h e
th e i r co n c erts an d mi rth an d spo rt Let th em shi ne in silks .

an d S p arkl e in di amo n ds an d e m eralds

”
.

Th e all ego ry is in re ality a g re at b at t l e b e tw e en two

c am ps— t h e de n iz en s o f t h e K am al o k a o r t h e D o m ai n s o f ,

Ap p e t it e an d t h e d e n iz e n s o f t h e B rah m alo k a o r t h e D o m ai n s
, ,

o f Pu re Spi rit Th e l at ter are u n s e e n but n o t u n fe lt

.
, .

Fo r o n e day wh e n t h e p ri n c e re cli n e d o n a silk e n couch

,

list e ni n g t o t h e sw e e t c ro o n i n g o f fo u r o r fi v e b ro w n ski n n e d -
,

l arg e ey e d I n di an gi rls his ey e s sudd en ly assu m e d a d az e d

-
,

an d abs o rbe d look an d t h e ri c h h an gi n gs an d g aI Ian ds an d

,

i n t ricat e t rellis wo rk o f t h e g o ld e n ap art m en t w ere still

p res en t bu t dim to his mi n d An d mus ic an d voic e s m 01 e
,
.
,

sw e e t th an he h ad e v e r l ist en e d to s ee m e d fai ntly to reac h ,

h im .I will w rit e dow n som e o f t h e v ers es :

M igh ty p h um an t y
ro p o f i
Marc h in t h e p at h way o f t h e R s h s o f o ld
,
i i
G o fo rt h fro m t h s c t y i i
U i d
p o n t h s e s o at e e art h , l
W q i d
h e n t h o u h as t ac u re t h e p r c e e ss n o w i l k l e dg e o f t h e J m as
W b
h e n t h o u h as t e c o m e a p e 1 fe et u h a, B dd
i fl
G ve t o all esh t h e ap t s m ( r v e r) o f t h e b i i K i ngd om of R igh t e o u s
n es s ,
I 70 M adame Blavatsky .

Th o u wh o o n ce did s t s acrifi ce t h y fe et , t hy h an ds, t h y pre c i o us b o dy

an d all t h y ri ch es fo r t h e wo rld
,
Th o u wh o s e li fe is p u re , s av e fl e sh fro m it s m i s eri e s
I n t h e p re s e n c e o f rev ili n g b e pat i e n t , 0 c o n qu ero r o f s e l f
L o rd o f t h o s e wh o
p o s s es s t wo fe e t , g o fo rth o n t h y m i ss i o n
Co nq uer t h e e v il o n e an d h is arm y .

Thus ru n som e mo re of th es e g at h as

L igh t of ld [l amp d u m n d e—F u cau ]

t h e wo r o o x ,

I n f m er k al p a t h i s v o w was m ad by t h e e
or s e
F o t h e wo ld s t h at a e a p y t o d e at h an d s i ck n ess I will be a
r r r re

re fug e

L i o n f m en m ast er o f t h se t h at walk n t wo fe et t h e t i m e f r t h y
o , o o ,
o
m i si o n ha c m
s s o e

Un de t h e ac e d B t ee acqu ire immo rtal dign i ty an d gi v e Am

r s r o- r ,
ri t a ( i m m t ali t y ) t o all
or

R ev ili n g and m any p ri s n s

s o ,
D e at h an d m u d r er,
Th es e h as t t h u s uff e d wi t h l o v e an d p at i en ce
o er ,
F gi i ng t h i n e e u t i n e
or v x ec o rs .

K i ngl m en s k t h e e f a ki ng
ess , ee or
’
S t abli h t h m in t h e way f B ah m a an d o f t h t n v i t u e
s e o r e e r s,

Th at wh n t h y p a away f m am ng t t h e i fe ll o w m en t h ey may
e e ss ro o s r -
,

all g o t o t h e ab o d e o f B rah m a
”
.

But the good Ki ng S u ddho dana oppos e d th e b right

s pirit s .

I t is re co rd e d th at h e o ffere d to re sign h is roy al umb re ll a

in favou r o f his so n His u rgen t en treaty th at t h e p ri n c e
.

should ab an do n all thoughts o f a religious li fe was an sw ere d

thus
“
Si re I d e si re fou r gi fts G rant m e th es e an d I will
, .
,

re m ai n in t h e P al ac e o f Summ e r
”
.

“
Wh at are th e y s aid Ki ng S u ddh o dan a .

G ran t t h at ag e m ay n e v er s e iz e m e G rant th at I m ay .

re t ai n t h e b ri
ght hu e s o f youth G ran t th at si c kne ss m ay .

h av e n o pow er ov e r m e G ran t th at my li fe m ay be with .

o ut end .

Th e Buddh as o f t h e P ast p re v ail an d Buddh a d e t ermi ne s ,

t o e s cap e H o w is t h e G at e o f B en e dictio n t o b e op en e d
.

Buddh a p rays to Dasas at a N ay an a (h e o f t h e t en h und re d

ey es h s ds his g e ls t o o p e n it H e e xch an g e s t h e
) w,
o e n an .

ra s from t h e rav e ard fo r a ki ng s j e w e ls and si l k s I

’

g g y ,
 1 7 2 M adam e B lavats ky .

mo rt als rou n d Buddh a t h e B rahmi n s t he ki n g e t c s eem , , ,

.
,

t o hold t h e b ri e f o f M ara t h e t e m pt er T h ey all s ee k to .

dissu ad e t h e p ri n c e fro m his lo ft y missio n All good th o ught .

an d e ffo r t co m e t o him fro m t h e d e ad Buddh as c all e d als o ,

Rishis t h e d ead s ai n ts w h o c ertai n ly k n o w n othi n g o f an y

, ,
-

law o f divisio n at d e ath I n t h e W h i t e L o t u s o f Dh arm a

.
,

Bu ddh a lik e C h rist c alls fro m t he g rav e two o f th e s e

, ,

m i g hty p roph e ts to att es t his m is sio n .

P ro p o siti o n N o 3 I t so h app en s th at Buddh a fo r a

. .
,

s h o rt ti m e w as u n d er an actu al M ah at m a
,
B ut h e fo u n d .

th at h e c ould l earn n o thi ng bu t fo rm alis m fro m him S o .

h e l e ft h im an d s at u n d er t h e h o t ree s eeki n g i n te rio r light -

.

On his d e ath be d h e utt e re d th e s e wo rds

-

“
B e t o y o u rs e lv e s An an d a yo u r o w n light S eek n o ,
.

oth er refug e L e t Dh arm a ( i nt eri o r k n o wl e dge) be you r

.

light and refug e Wh o s o e v er n o w An an d a o r aft e r m y de

.
,

p art u re sh all be his o wn light his o wn re fug e an d sh all

, , ,

s eek n o oth e r ref ug e w ill h e n ce fo rth be m y t ru e discipl e

, .
”

P ro position N o 4 A m an who p rays to Das asata N ayan a

. .

t o bu rst o p e n t h e b arri e rs th at k e e p h im fro m t h e spi ritu al

‘

li fe c an sc arc ely be c all ed an ath eist But w e will le t

,
.

Buddh a sp eak fo r h i m s el f .

Wh en t he t e ach e r w as dw elli ng at Manas ak at a in t h e

m an g o g rov e s o m e B rah m i n s l e arn e d in t h e th re e V e d as
, , ,

c o m e t o c o n s u lt him o n t h e qu e stio n o f u n i o n with t h e

e t e rn al B rah m a Th ey ask if th ey are in t h e right p ath
.

w ay t o w ards th at u n i o n Buddh a repli e s at g reat l en g th

. .

H e sugg e sts an id eal c as e H e s u pp o s e s th at a m an h as .

fall e n in l o v e with t h e m o st b e au t i fu l w o m an in t h e l an d
”
.

Day an d n i g ht h e d re am s o f h e r but h as n e v e r s e en h e r , .

H e d o e s n o t k n ow wh e th er sh e is t all o r sh o rt o f B rah m i n ,

o r S u d ra c ast e o f d ark o r fai r c o m pl e x i o n ; h e do e s n o t

,

e v e n k n ow h e r n am e Th e B rah m i n s are ask e d if t h e t alk

.

o f th at m an about th a t w o m an be w is e o r foolish Th e y .

co n fe ss th at it is fo o lish t alk “
B uddh a th en appli e s t h e .
”

s am e t rai n o f reas o n i n g t o th e m Th e B rah m i n s v ers e d in .

t h e th re e V e d as are m ad e t o c o n fe ss th at th e y h av e n e v e r
s e en B rah m a t h at th e y do n o t k n o w w h e th e r h e is t all o r
,

sh o rt o r an ythi ng ab o ut h im an d th at all th ei r t alk ab o ut

, ,

u n i o n with him is also f o o lish t alk Th ey are m o u nti n g .

a c rook e d st ai rc as e an d do n o t k now wh e th er it l e ads to a

,
 ”
Buddh ism, “
E s oteric and Genu ine . 1 73

m an sio n or ap recipic e Th ey are st an di n g o n t h e b an k o f

.

a riv e r an d c alli n g to t h e oth er b an k to c o m e to th e m .

N o w it s ee m s to m e th at if Buddh a w ere t h e u n co m
p ro m isi n g te ach er o f ath eism th at S ir Mon i er Willi ams
pictu re s him h e h as at this p o i n t an adm i rabl e o pportu n ity
,

o f u rgi n g his vi e ws Th e B rahmi n s h e would o f cou rs e

.
,

con t en d k n e w n othi ng about B rah m a fo r t h e simpl e reas o n

, ,

th at n o s u ch b ei ng as B rah m a e xists .

But this is e x actly t h e li n e th at Budd h a do e s n o t t ak e .

His argu m en t is th at t h e B rahmi n s k ne w n othi ng o f

B rahm a b ec aus e B rahm a is pu rely spi ritu al an d th ey are
, ,

pu rely m at eri alistic .

F iv e Veils h e S hows hid e B rahm a from mo rt al k en

“
,
”
, .

Th e s e are
1 Th e Ve il o f Lust f ul D esi re
. .

2 Th e V e il o f M alic e
. .

3 Th e V e il o f Sl o th an d Idl e n e ss
. .

4 The V e il o f Prid e an d S e l f right e ous n e ss

.
-
.

5 The V e i l o f Do u bt
. .

B uddh a th e n go es o n with his qu e stio ni ngs

Is B rah m a in p o ss e ssi o n o f w iv e s an d w ealth ?
H e is n o t G aut am a,
an sw e rs Vas e t t h a t h e B rahmi n .

I s his mi n d ful l o f an g e r o r fre e from an g er ,

F re e from an g er G au t am a ,

Is his m i n d full o f m alic e o r free from m alic e ,

F re e from m alic e G aut am a ,

Is his mi n d d ep rav e d o r pu re
I t is pu re G au t am a !
,

H as h e s e l f m ast e ry o r h as h e n o t
-
,

H e h as G aut am a
”
.
,

Th e B rah m i n s are th e n qu e stio n e d about th ems e lv e s .

Are t h e B rahmi n s v ers e d in t h e th re e Ve d as in poss e s

sio n o f wiv e s an d w ealth o r are th ey n o t ,
“
Th ey are G autam a,

H av e th ey ang er in th e i r h earts o r h av e th e y n o t ,

Th e y h av e G aut am a , .

Do th ey b ear m alice o r do th ey n o t ,

Th e y do G aut am a
, .
”

Are th e y pu re in h e art o r are th ey n o t ,

Th ey are n o t G aut am a , .
”

H av e th ey s el f m ast ery o r h av e th ey no t
-
,
 1 74 M adame B lavatsky .

Th ey h av e n o t G aut am a ,
.

Th es e re pli e s p ro v ok e o f c o u rs e t h e v ery obvious re to rt , ,

th at n o poi n t o f u n io n can be fo u n d b etw e en such dissi m il ar

e n titi e s B rahm a is free fro m m alic e si n l e ss s e l f co n tai n ed
.
, ,
-
,

s o o f cou rs e it is o n ly t h e si n l e ss th at c an hop e to be in
, ,

h arm on y wi t h him .

Vas e t t h a th en puts this qu e sti o n : It h as b een told m e ,

G au tam a th at S ram ana G aut am a k n ows t h e w ay to t h e

,

st at e o f u n ion with B rah m a ? ”

“
B rah m a I kn ow Vas e t t h a s ays Buddh a in reply
,
.
,

an d t h e wo rld o f B rahm a an d t h e p ath l e adi n g to it , .

Th e humbl e d B rahmi n s l e arn e d in t h e th ree Ve d as th en

ask Buddh a to S how th e m t h e w ay to a st at e o f u n io n
“

with B rahm a .

Buddh a repli e s at con sid erabl e l ength d rawi ng a sh arp ,

co n t rast b e tw e en t h e l o w er B rahmi n ism an d t h e high er

B rahmi n is m t he hous eh o ld er an d t h e hous e l e ss o n e
,
“ ” “
.
”

Th e hous e hold er B rahmi n s are g i e ss s e n su al av arici o us , , ,

i n si n c ere Th ey p rac tis e fo r l u c re bl ack m agic fo rtu n e

.
,

t elli ng coz en ag e Th e y g ai n t h e e ar o f ki ngs bre e d w ars

, .
, ,

p re dict victori e s s acrifi ce li fe spoil t h e po o r As a foil to

, , .

this h e p ai n ts t h e re clus e who h as re n o u n c e d all wo rldly ,

thi n gs an d is pu re s el f poss ess ed h appy

, ,
-
,
.

To t each this high er li fe a Buddh a from tim e t o tim e

“
,
”

is born i nt o t h e wo rld bl ess ed an d wo rthy abou n di ng in , ,

wisdom a guid e to erri ng mort als

,
H e s e e s t he u n iv e rs e .

fac e to fac e t h e spi rit wo rld o f B rah m a an d th at o f Mara

,

t h e t e mpt e r H e m ak e s his k n owl edg e k n ow n t o o th e rs

. .

Th e h o us el e ss o n e i n st ruct e d by him l e ts his mi n d p er

, ,
“

v ad e o ne q u arter o f t h e world with th o ughts o f pity ,

sy m p athy an d e qu an imity ; an d so t h e s e con d an d s o t h e

, ,

thi rd and s o t h e fou rth An d thus t h e wh o le wid e worl d

, .
,

abov e b e low arou n d an d e v e rywh e re d o e s h e co n ti n u e t o

, , , ,

p ervad e with h e art o f pity symp athy an d e qu an i m ity , , ,

far re ac hi ng g ro w n g re at an d b ey o n d m easu re 1 ”
-
.
, ,

V erily t h is Vaset t h a is t h e way t o a stat e o f u n i o n with

, ,

B rahm a an d h e p roc ee ds t o an n ou n c e th at t h e Bhikshu

, ,

o r B u ddhist b e gg ar w h o is fl ee from an g e r fre e fro m

“
, ,

m ali c e pu re in mi n d m ast eI o f hims e l f will aft er death

, , , ,

wh en t h e body 1 s dissolv e d b e co m e u n ite d with B rahm a ,

.

“
B uddh i st S ut tas p 201 1
, . .
 M adame Blavats ky .

ig l
On e n h t t h e c o u p e wh en t h e m o o n
id
H e s fo r t wo we e s h e r k lig
h t in un e J
( T h e o n l
y fo rt n ig
h t in t h e y e ar

W h e n m an c an m a e re d o k g ld
ap p e ar) ,
S g
o u h t o u t a c av e rn , wh e re a r ill
D as h e o wn a c h as m in t h e h
dd ill
Th e m an t ras n o w w e re p ro m p t y t o , l ld
An d u B dd d g
h a s p re a t h e ro u n w t h o , d i g ld
d i
S ix t h o u s an p e c e s t h e am o un t ,
A ro bb e r s aw t h e B i
rah m n c o un t .

Th en B dd
u l
h a h u r e d it in t h e fo am ,
i g j
R e p e at n as h e o u rn e y e h o m e d
l
H is s o e m n c au t o n i b
S o n , e ware
i k l dg
Use n o t t h s n o w e e , h av e a c are
dg d
B ut as t h ey t ru e , at rea o f day , b k
Fi v e h u n re d d bb b
ro e rs arre d
t h e way
l
011 h o y m as t e rs , w e are t o , ld”

Th ey sa , id t h at y o u h av e c o u n t es s o l g ld .

S id B dd
a u h a, Go ld d
s h e s h u m an bl d
oo ,
fl g
An d s o w e u n it in t h e o o fl d ”
.

Th e C h e ft a n s a ,
i i id S d
u c h wo r s are v a n i
,
g
An d o n e as h o s t a e m u s t re m a n i
g
Th e y o un e r o n e . l
S o p ro m p t y h ie
g ld
An d fe t c h t h e o , o r h e m u s t die ,
Wi it h n a we e khe w ill
be s a n l i
Wi i t h n a we e kI com e a a n, g i ”

S id B dd
a u h a, Fe ar n o t , B
rah m n
yio u t h ,

B dd g
A u h a s t o n u e is s m p e t ru t h
’
i l .

i l
G r m t e rro r p a e s t h e y o un m an s ro w,g b ’

Will g
t h e re at B dd k
u h a e e p his v o w ?
Fi d
ve ay s h av e p ass e daway t o o s o o n ,
ig
To -n h t w ille n d t h e we e s in k J
un e
W ll
h en s p e s c an w o r k an d if h e wa t , i
To -m o rro w w illb e all t o o at e l .

k
0 t a e m e t o t h e ro c y e , k d ll
To -n h t I
ig llwo r a m y s t c S p e
k i ll
’
.

Th e o g ld was m a e d . i k d
Q u c s p rea it s fam e,
i lb d
A r v a an o f ro bbe rs c am e
D v e o r fi ht
i id g l dl i d
t h ey o u y cr e ,
b d i
W h en t h e ro a p e ce s t h ey e s p e i d .

d i g ld ”
H e m a e t h s o , t h e rs t c an s a , fi l id
gi
W e v e h im u p t o y o u n s t e a i ”
d .

i B
O p ty n o w t h e rah m n s fat e , i’

i k B dd
H e t h n s o f u h a s wo r t o o at e
’
d l .

g fi i
Th o u h all un t t h e t m e o f y e ar,
g d bb
Th e re e y ro ll
e rs wi n o t h e ar,

Th ey c ut h is t h ro at an d t h e n assai l
i i l i l i g l
Th e r r v a s fo r t h e r y n t a e .

S d l ll
wo r s f ash an d fa o n s o un n c re st , di g
l g ik b
On c o v en t ar e , an d s t r c e n reast ,
 ”
B u ddh ism ,
“
E s ot eric and Genu ine . 1 77

S harp c i es o f ang u i h
r all s o ver

O u t o a t h an g y wat e fall
r r e r r ,

W h s n wy t am is s o n a fl o o d
ose o s re o

Of dy i n g m n an d h u m an bl d
e oo ,

B n ff t Yama s al m f d at h
or e o o
’
re o e

Tw bb s n al n d aw b at h
o ro er so o o e r re .

E hau t d w i t h t h e d ay
x s e f fas t re s o ,
Th y wat h t h g ld
e c S ay n at l a t
e o . s o e s ,

Y u g u a d t h e c a e bu t w e m u t e at
o r v s .

I ll t t h e t wn f d i n k an d m at
’
o o or r e .

On h i d him t a l hs t k
’
e e o eec s oc ,

On e n u e d a d agg
rs by a k er ro c

E a h m utt
c d S n t is all m i n e wn
e re ,
oo
’
o

On p i h d t abb d wi t h o u t a g an
e er s e , s e ro

Th t h e s e i e d hi d i nk an d m e at
e o r z s r

An d s n was w i t h i ng at h is fe e t
oo r .
 CH APTE R X I II .

A C H AN G E O F F R ON T .

I N t h e mo n th o f F eb ru ary 18 9 4 at t h e re qu est o f a fri en d

, , ,

I g av e a sho rt l e ct ure at T o y n b e e H all i nt en di n g to ex ,

pl ai n th e os o phy in a popul ar w ay to t h e w o rki ng m an ,

o f wh o m I w as t o ld t h e audi e n c e would be chi e fly c o m p o s e d .

I n st e ad o f th e m I fo u n d t h at a l arge d e t ach m en t o f th e o
sophists h ad i n v ad e d Whit e ch ap el Th ey c o n tradict e d e v ery
.

w o rd t h at I h ad s aid an d w e re e sp eci ally an gry w ith m e

,

fo r re p re s e n ti n g M ad am e Blav at s k y s t e ac hin g t o be ath eistic

’

an d fo r an n o u n ci n g th at s h e h ad e v er ass e rt e d th at o n ly t h e
bad h alv e s o f m e n c o uld e v er c o m mu n ic at e with t h e livi n g .

I was puzzl e d Th es e th e o sophists w ere pl ai nly en

.

t h u s ias t s . Also th e y s e e m e d ho n e st e n thusi asts An d .

th e y cit e d ch apte r an d v ers e ag ai n st m e As I ro ll e d .

ho m e in t h e u n d e rg rou n d railw ay I b egan to thi nk th at t h e

th eo ry o f Sh e lls h ad c o m e t o m e in s o m e tu rbid d ream
“ ”
.

E age rly I con sulte d h er w riti n gs wh en I re ach e d h o m e .

C ertai n ly in t h e Theo sop hist fo r Octob er 1 8 8 1 app eare d , ,

th e s e wo rds At d eath o r b efo re t h e Spi rit t h e high e r

, ,
”
,
”

E go ,
“
b e co m e s a n ew p ers o n th at can n e v e r sp an t h e
,
” “

ab y ss t h at s e p arat e s it s st at e f rom o u rs Pl ai n ly I h ad ”
.

n o t d ream t all this An d in Esot eric B u ddhism p 1 7 7 I

”
.
, .
,

re ad : T h ey ( t h e M ah at m as ) n e v er o ccupy th em s elv e s with

“

a ny co n c e ptio n re m o t e ly re s e m bli n g t h e god o f ch u rch e s

an d c re e ds .

But m y th e o s o phi cal ass ail an ts c ould n o t be quite m ad ;

so I m ad e a c arefu l ex ami n ati o n o f t h e m o re re c en t utt er
an ce s o f M ad am e Bl av atsky an d I fo u n d th at t h e c h arg e
,

m ad e ag ai n st m e w as p erfe ctly j ust Th e o s o phy h ad

.
”

m ad e a co m pl e t e ch an g e o f fro n t I pl ace a few o f its

.

s tat e m en ts sid e by sid e .

 M adam e B lam iséy .

G oon S PI RI TS .

Th e good h alv e s o f mo rt als, good h alv e s can sp an Th e

s e p arat e d from th e bad h alv e s t h e abyss bu t it is by d raw ,

at d e ath c an n e v e r ag ai n
,
“
ing t h e livi n g s e er to t h e “ ”

sp an t h e aby ss which s e p a dis e m b o di e d spi it ~

r .

rat e s th e i r st at e fro m ou rs M ad am e Bl av atsky cit e d

”
,

( Th e o s o his t
p Octob er ,
by M rs B e s an t ( D e ath an d
,
.
“

All th at c an co m e t o e arth Aft er p

”
.
,

are t h e sh ells t h e wick e d The s o uls o r ast ral e g o s

,

h alv es o f mo rt als of pu re livi n g s en sitiv e s ,

l abou ri n g u n d er t h e s am e
d elusio n thi n k th ei r lov e d ,

o n e s c am e d o w n to th e m o n
e arth whil e it is th ei r o wn ,

spi rits th at are rais e d to

w ards th e s e in t h e De
v ach an ( Mrs B e s an t p .
, .

Th e gu ardi an an g els
of t h e C h risti an are t h e
s am e as t h e Dhy an Ch o h an s,
t h e Fl ago e o f P arac e lsus , t h e
Pitri o r an c est o rs o f t h e
Hi n d o o s ( S ec ret Doct ri n e “
,
”

i p 222)
. .

D H YAN CH OH AN S .

Th e Dhyan d epts m en liv

Ch o han s are T he y are a ,

s pi rits t h e archite cts o f t h e ing o n e arth at tim e s Th e

,
“
.

visibl e wo rlds t h e s am e as ad e pt hi m s elf

,
”
no m att e r “
,

t h e arch an g e ls an d s e raphs how high d o e s re tu rn to in

“
,

o f C h risti an ity S e cre t Doc c arn atio n e v en tu ally aft er

t ri n e i p
,
”
. . t h e re st o f m an ki n d h av e
Th e y are t h e s am e as pl an p ass e d across t h e g reat divid
e t ary spi rits th e y are m en in g p e ri o d in t h e m iddl e o f
,

wh o h av e b ec o m e g o ds t h e fi fth rou n d ( Esot eric ” “

(
“
S e c re t Doct ri n e i p B uddhis m ,
p”
,
,
”
.
 A Ch ng e o
a f F nont . 181

FLES H MEAT— W I N E— M ARR I AG E .

Dr
. Wyld w rit es to m e Madam e B lav at sk y m arried
th at wh en h e was p resid en t twic e aft e r receiv ing t h is do c
o f t h e E nglish b ran ch o f t he t ri n e Acco rdi ng to M ad am e
.

Th e osophic al Soci ety H P , . . C o ulo m b s he was M ad am e “

B an d Olcott alw ays taught

. Me t ro v it ch an d P ro fe sso r
,

u s th at t h e high est t h eo Co u es t ells us th at s h e

sophy could n o t be reach e d m arri e d o n e B e t an e lly in
e xc e pt by abst ai n i n g fro m 1 8 7 5 in Am eric a
,
.

wi n e m arri age an d fl esh

, , C o lo n el Olcott t ells us
m eats an d th e y us e d t o
, th at h er weight w as ov er
re ply t o o u r co m pl ai n ts th at 1 7 sto n e an d th at h e r c o r
,

n o t e ach e rs o f t h e E ast c am e l rg e ly d u e to
“
p u le n c e w as a
to us t h at it w as b e c aus e w e
, t h e m ann er o f li fe s h e le d ,

d id n o t l iv e t h e L i fe as t aki n g n ext to n o physical

‘ ’

abov e e x ercis e wh at e v e r an d e at
”
.
,

in g mu c h u n l e ss s eriously
o u t o f h ealth E v en th en .

s h e p artook l arg ely o f fatty

m e ats an d us e d to pou r
,

m e lt e d butt er by t h e qu an
tity ov er h er fri e d e ggs at
b reak fast Wi ne s an d spi rits.

s h e n e v e r touch e d h e r b e v e r ,

ag e s b e i n g t e a an d co ffe e t h e ,

l att er b ei n g her sp eci al fav

o u rit e .

“
H erap pet it e w h ile I k n e w ,

h er w as e xt re m e ly c ap ricious
, ,

an d s h e w as mos t re b e llious
t o all fi x e d hou rs fo r m eals ,
h en c e a t erro r to all cooks
an d t h e d e sp ai r o f h er col
l e agu es .

“
Wh en w e re mov e d to
Ady ar I d e t e rmi n e d to put
,

a st o p to this both e r an d I ,

built a kitch e n o n t h e t errace

n e ar H P B s b e d roo m g av e
’
. . .
,

h er a s e t o f s erv ants to h er
1 82 M adame Blavatséy .

s el f an d let h er eat o r go
,

with o u t as s h e pl eas ed .

h e w as n e v e r a v e ge
t ari an whil e I k n e w h e r ,

fl e sh di e t s eem i ng to b e in
‘

disp en s abl e fo r h e r h ealth

an d c o m fo rt as it is to s o
,

m an y oth ers in o ur so ci e ty ,

i n cl u di ng m ys el f .
”

I h av e fully n otic e d oth e r disc re p an ci e s , t h e m et e m psy

ch o s is , t h e s e v e n an d t h e fou r p ri n c ipl e s e t c ,
.

Wh at w as t h e m eani ng o f this c o m pl et e c h an g e o f fron t ?

S o on I d e t ec t e d a log ic in it M ad am e Blav at s k y s th e o
.
’

s phy ad o n e con sisten t p ri n cipl e opportu n is m

o h — H er .

“
Es o t eric B u ddhism was d e sig n e d to win ov er t h e rich
”

Hi n doos, an d to do this s h e was oblig e d to d eth ron e B rah m a,

V i s h n u , an d R am a, an d to p u t in th ei r pl ac e s t he Mah atm as ,
t h e Dhy an Ch o h an s . Th es e Dhy an Ch o h an s m ad e t h e
Kos m os as Mr Si nn ett t e lls us But as th e y are still aliv e
. .

in T ib e t th ey c o n fro n t us with a di ffic ulty Wi th o u t a .

w o rld t h e re could be n o Dhyan Ch o h an s, an d without

Dhyan Ch o h ans th ere c o uld be n o world Th en M ad am e .

Bl av atsky h ad to g e t rid o f t he I n di an ghost wo rship H e r .

mi n d , as I h av e oft en state d , l acks o rigi nality But a bo o k .

by an e cc en tric F ren ch m an gav e h er a hi n t .

Th e Abb e L ouis C o n st an t, u n d e r t h e ps e ud o n ym o f Eliph as

’

L ev i , h ad w ritten s ev e ral wo rks o n m agic H e was a K ab .

alis t an d h e p ro fe ss e d to be an ad e pt hi m s e l f M ag u s
“
, , .

B u t Mr Ho m e c am e t o P aris an d q u ite e c lips e d t his

.

m agi c i an with his m arv e ls . Eliph as L evi re t ali at e d with a

d o ctri n e t h at h e p ro fe ss e d to fi nd in t h e K ab al a, t h e
d o c t ri n e o f sh e lls .

“
Nothi n g c an en t er h eav e n bu t t h at whi ch c o m e s fro m
h eav e n A ft e r d e ath , th ere fo re t h e di v i n e spi rit which
.
,

an i m at e d m an re tu rn s alo n e t o h e av e n , an d l e av e s o n e arth
an d in t h e at m o sph ere t w o co rps e s o n e t e rre st ri al an d
,

e l e m e n t ary t h e o th e r ai ry an d ast ral o n e i n e rt al ready t h e

, , ,

o th er still qui c k e n e d by t h e u n iv e rs al m ov em e n t o f t h e soul

o f t h e wo rl d, bu t d e sti n e d t o die s lowly , abso rb e d by t h e

a stral pow ers th at p roduc e d it .

 1 84 fl [aaame B lavazsféy
/
’ ‘
.

a ed pt who g av e m e th e i n fo rm ati o n w ro t e to m e d e cl ari n g

e xplicitly th at it co n stit u t e d a co rre c t e x p o s iti o n o f his

t eachi n g His w o rds w e re

. B e c e rtai n th at w ith t he ,

fe w u n d e t e ct abl e mist ak e s an d o m issi o n s n otwi t hst an di n g ,

you r Es o t eric Bu d dhis m is t h e o n ly right e x p o siti o n how

“ ”
,

e v e r i n compl e t e o f o u r oc c u lt doct ri n e s
,
Y o u h av e m ad e .

n o c ardi n al fu n d am e n t al m ist ak e s an d wh at e v e r m ay be ,

giv en to y o u h ere aft er will n o t c l ash with a si ngl e s en t en c e

in you r b o o k but o n t h e co n trary will e x pl ai n aw ay any
,

s ee m i n g co n tradi c ti o n .

Mr Si n n e tt ann o u n c e s th at n o w M ad am e Bl av atsky is
.
,

dead h e is all o w e d t o re v e al t h e fact th at h e h as h ad

,

s e v e ral l e tt ers o f t h e M ah at m as fo rw ard e d to h im with o ut

t h e k n owl e dg e o f M ad am e Bl av atsky at all .

H e also s t at e s th at wh e n t h e d o c u m e n ts w e re pre c ipi

,

t at e d from Tib et M ad am e Bl av atsky e ag erly p erus e d t h e

,

l e tt ers I rec eiv e d in re p ly to my e l abo rat e q u e sti o n s ass ur ,

in g m e co n st an tly th at t h e i n fo rm atio n th ey c o n t ai n e d w as
al m ost as n e w t o h e r as it w as to m e D ecid edly th ere ”
.

w as an e l e m en t o f com e dy in Madam e Blav at s k y x

.

But a con spic u ous illust ratio n o f this ch ange o f fro n t is

to be fo un d in t h e T alki ng I m ag e o f U ru r
“
This cl e v er .
”

littl e work is at o n c e a far e an d a di rg e t h e di rg e o f

c —

d e lud e d y ears Its au thor Dr H artm an n was i ndu ce d by

.
, .
,

his th eosophic al st u di e s to t rav e l from Am eric a to I n di a ;

an d h e w as o n e o f t h e co m m itt e e at Ady ar du ri n g t h e
Coulo m b t roubl e s Dr Hart m an n is t h e m o s t abl e c h am
. .

pi o n o f Mad am e Blav at sk y s t eachi n g n o t e x c e pti n g Mr ’

, .

Si nn e tt H e h as p u bli sh e d w o rks o n Bo e h m e P arac els u s

.
, ,

t h e Rosic ru ci an s an d o th e r m y stics
,
I n all th e s e w o rks .

th e re is p erh aps too st rai ne d an att e mpt t o S h o w t hat

, ,

m edi aev al K ab alis m w as d eriv e d fro m t h e ad e pts o f Tib e t ,

an d too lit t l e att en tio n t o t h e co n v ers e p ro p o siti o n W h at .

m ust h av e b e e n t h e su rp ris e o f t h e Esot e ric Lodg e w h e n

t h e p roph e t sudd en ly e xch an g e d ferv e n t e u l o g y fo r ferv en t
d en u n ci ation .

Pan cho is a you ng m an livi ng in S an F ran cis c o H e is .

m arri e d t o t he be auti ful C o n chit a Fro m his youth h e had .

th o s e i n d efi n it e y e arn i n gs aft er m ystic al k n o wl e dge th at

distu rb e d t h e early days o f Bo e hm e an d M ad am e G uyo n .

Dr H artm an n s sto ry is in p art biog raphic al Sudd e nly a

’
. .
 A Cnang e of F ranz . 185

Mr P uffe r c om e s to S an F ran cis c o an d h e re v eals to P an c ho

.
,

a m ighty m yst e ry I n t h e c e n t re o f Afric a at a pl ac e

. ,

c all e d Uru r is t h e h ead qu art ers o f a S o ci e ty fo r t h e

,
-
“

Distributi o n o f Wisdo m This soci e ty is u n d er t he guid

.
”

”
an c e o f c ert ai n g re at ad e pts c all e d t h e L u n ar B roth e rs “
.

Dr H art m an n p o i n ts o u t th at all his dram atis p ers o n oe are

.

“
co m posite photog raphs o f S till livi n g p e opl e Th e eloqu en c e .
”

o f the stil l livi ng Mr Pu ffer fi re s t h e im ag i natio n o f t he

“
.

s u sc e ptibl e P an cho .

I sh o uld con sid er mys el f e xt re m ely fo rtu n at e to b e com e

a m e mb e r o f you r so ci e ty an d to att ract t h e att e n tio n o f
t he ad e pts s aid P an ch o
”
, .

Th at is e asy e no u gh repli e d Mr Pu ffer

“
,
All you . .

h av e to do is t o g et a di plom a from C aptai n Bu m pki n s I .

will m anag e t h e m att er fo r you .

”

I am i n fi n it ely o blig e d to you s aid P an cho But to ,

.
“
,

t ell y o u t h e t ruth I should lik e to l o o k a lit t l e d ee p e r i n t o

,

this busi n e ss I am v e ry m u c h i n t ere ste d in occultism an d

.
,

I sh o u ld lik e to b eco m e a C h el a lik e you rs e l f .

”

“
A h 1 s aid Mr P u ffe r T hat is quit e an oth er affai r
. .
“
,

an d rath er di ffi cult Y o u will h av e to g et a M ast e r wh o s e

.
,

o rd ers y o u must implicitly ob ey wh at e v e r th e s e o rd e rs m a

y ,

be an d y o u m ay n o t e v e n k n ow who th at M ast e r is ; fo r
,

h is o rd e rs will be co m m u n i cat e d to you th rou g h Ch el as o r

t h rough t h e T alki n g I m ag e
”
.

“
It is j u st this myst e riou s w ay o f d o i ng thi n gs t h at is
m ost att rac tiv e to m e re pli e d P an cho I do n o t thi n k
” “
.
,

th at th ey will as k an ythi ng u n reas o nabl e .

Th en y o u will h av e to sw e ar a sol emn o ath con ti n u e d ,

Mr P uffer alw ays to ob e y i m pli c itly all t h e i n st ructi o n s

.
,
“

giv en to you by a Ch e l a as supp o s e d to be comi n g fro m an

u n k n ow n sup e ri o r Wh at e v er you r p riv at e Opi ni o n s m ay
.

be you mus t h o ld up o u r vi e ws b e fo re t h e wo rld an d giv e

,

all y o u r ti m e m o n e y an d l ab o u r g ratuitously to t h e suppo rt

,

o f t he S D W You will s we ar th at if any o ne sho u ld

. . .

obj e c t to any opi n i o n o ffere d by C aptai n Bumpki n s o r any ,

oth er m e mb er o f o u r s o c i e ty you will n o t list en to it but , ,

suppo rt o u r vi e ws o n e v ery occ asio n .

”

I am willi ng to s wear to any thi ng you lik e an sw ere d ,

Pan ch o if I can g ai n m y obj e ct ; b ec aus e I h av e full co n

,
“

fi denc e in you r ho n esty .

”
1 86 M adame B lae az séy ‘
.

Mr Pu ffe r accomp an i e d P an ch o t o t h e doo r an d as th ey

.
,

w ere biddi n g each oth er g o o d by e Pan cho s aid -

,

B y t h e by I alm o st fo rgot t o ask y o u a q u e stio n which

- -
, ,

you m ay p erh aps con sid er absu rd Do t h e ad epts b eli e v e

, , .

in God
I n o u r soci e ty an sw ere d Mr Puffer e v e ry m an s
’
.
, ,

b eli ef is re sp ect ed I f you choos e to im agi n e th at t h e m o on

.

is m ad e o f g reen ch ees e th ere is n o o n e t o p re v en t you from ,

b eli evi n g it any m o re th an in God No th ey do n o t be

, .
,

li e v e in su c h n on s en s e .

P an cho how e v er h as o n e t erribl e w ren ch I t is expl ai n e d

, , .

t o him th at t h e C h el a must giv e up fl e sh m e at an d wi n e .

Also h e must l eav e t h e b e au t i ful C o n chit a b ehi n d h im .

A d e pts c an n o t h av e wiv e s Aft er a g re at struggl e h e s en ds .

a l e tt e r to M r P u ffe r . .

“
I h av e n o doubt h e s aid re c e ivi n g t h e l etter th at , , ,
“

you will be ac c epte d o n p ro b atio n an d n o w as y o u h av e , ,

e n t e re d up o n t he p ath I advis e y o u to c eas e sh avi n g o r ,

cutti n g you r h ai r b e caus e in d o i ng so a g reat deal o f , , ,

m agn e tis m is lost Do n o t e at an y m e at . Eggs are pe r .

m it t e d b u t you m u st alw ays fi rst re m o v e t h e do t from t h e

,

yolk Th e dot is t h e s eat o f li fe an d m u st n o t be d e stroy ed

.
,
.
”

Soon P an cho is o n t h e d e ck o f a l arg e steam er which by ,

an d by t o uc h e s at M ad ag asc ar I n t h e di s t an ce are blu e .

misty hills whi c h m ay h e thi n ks be n ear K ak o du m bo la

, , ,

w h e re t h e B roth ers dw e ll Th e S t e am er e n t e re d a h arbo u r ; .

an d a b o at with a fl a b e ari n g t h e l e tt ers S D W ( So c i e ty

g . . .

fo r t h e Dist ributio n o f Wisd o m ) c am e out to t h e ship .

The p e o pl e fro m t h e b o at o f t h e S D W c am e o n bo ard . . . .

Th ey w ere m e m b ers o f th at so c i ety v e n erabl e Hott en t o ts , ,

K affi rs an d Z u lus w h o g av e a h ea ty w e lc o m e to o u r
, ,
r

fri en ds an d i n vite d th e m i n t o th e i r b o at t o g o ash o re wh e re

, ,

c arri ag e s w e re aw aitin g t o t ak e th e m fu rth e r o n t o U rur .

T he y l an d e d an d P ancho en t ere d a c arri ag e with o n e o f

,

t h e Zul u s .

I am e x c ee di n gly an x i o us to m ak e t h e acq u ai n t an c e o f
C apt ai n Bu m pki n s s aid P an ch o as t h ey d ro v e alo n g t h e
, ,

b each o n t h e ro ad t o U ru r .

“
We h o p e s aid t h e Zulu aft er s o m e h esit atio n th at
,
”
, ,
“

y o u will h a v e so m e i n fl u e n ce ov e r h im .
”

How could I a m ere b egin n er h av e any i nflu en c e ov er

, ,
188 M aaame B lavats ky
’
.

of the wisd o m o f t h e ad e pts ? A Hi ero ph an t p aradi ng t h e

st ree ts with a littl e fl ag in his h an d a T alki ng I m ag e ,

att e n d e d by spooks C h el as who c an n ot o p en th ei r m o uths

without t e lli ng a fi b Yes is it fo r this th at I h av e l e ft
.
,

my h o m e
Thus t alki n g with hims el f P anc ho w an d ere d aw ay from
,

t h e m ai n buildi n g an d c am e in t h e vici n i ty o f a h o us e o f
,

s m all e r dim e n sio n s A light shi n i n g fro m an op en wi n d o w

.

attrac t e d his att e n tio n an d h e b e h e ld a m an in t h e room

,

wh ere t h e light w as b rightly bu rn i n g H e s eem e d t o be .

about fi fty y e ars o f ag e ; but his fac e co u ld n o t be c l e arly

s een as it w as bou n d u p with a h an dk e rchi e f H e h eld a .

p ap er in his h an d looki ng at it an d m aki n g ge sti c ul ati o n s

,
.

P res en tly how e v er h e look e d u p and m ust h av e s e en

, , ,

Pan ch o st an di n g am o n g t h e t re e s fo r h e d ro pp e d his p ap er
,

an d st are d at h im with su rp ris e .

Th e n som e thi n g c uri o us h app en e d The m an m aki n g a .

,

re v e re n ti al bow an d c rossi n g his h an ds in O ri e n t al fashio n

ov er his breast add re ss e d P an ch o in t h e followi n g wo rds

,
“
O g reat Krash ibas h i H av e I th en at l ast fou n d \

favou r in you r e y e s ? Fo r m an y y e ars h av e I wish e d to

s ee y ou At l ast m y p ray er n o w s e e m s g ran t e d an d y o u
.
,

h av e c o n s en t e d to app ear in b o dily fo rm b efo re y o u r

ob e di en t s ervan t May I ask y o u t o en t e r this hu m bl e
.

roo m an d acc e pt a ch ai r ? I sh all imm e di at ely op en t h e

do o r .
”

C apt ai n Bu m pki n s h ad mist ak en Pan cho fo r t h e ast ral

fo rm o f t h e g reat ad e pt K rashibas hi ,
.

As t h e s t o ry g o es o n t h e pictu re g iv en o f t h e m em b e rs
'

o f t h e Th e os o p hic al S o ci e ty all co posit p ot g phs

“ ”
( m e h o ra ,

obs erv e) is by n o m ean s fl att eri n g .

Th e Soci e ty fo r t h e D O W h ad als o am o n g its m e m b ers

. . .

som e p erso n s o f c o n sid e rabl e spi ritu al u n fo ldi n g an d i n t el

l ectu al p o w e r bu t t h e v ast m aj o ri ty o f its m e m b ers w e re
att rac t e d by a d e si re to g rati fy th e i r cu riosity an d to ,

obt ai n favou rs fro m t h e Myste rious B ro th e rh o o d .

”

Thus o n e o ldish y o u ng l ady w an ts t h e e li x i r o f y o u th ,

an o th er C h el a t h e phil o s o ph er s st o n e
’
.
,

“
On this o cc asi o n P an cho s i n t e ri o r e y e s w e re als o o p e n t o
’

an e xt en t Ev en with o u t t h e aid o f a m agi c m i rro r h e

.

could see th at t h e Soci e ty fo r t h e Dist ribution o f Wisdom was

 A Cnang e of F ron t . 1 89

no t e x actly wh at h e h ad im agi n e d it to be H e could s ee .

th at th ere w ere fe w p erson s if any who c are d anythi n g , ,

fo r t ru th fo r its o w n s ak e but o nly fo r t h e b e n efits th at

,

would aris e fro m its p o ss essi o n H e k n e w th at it w as n o t .

o n ly t h e d e si re o f b en e fiti ng hum an ity th at h ad c aus e d him

to co m e to Urur but th at h e h o p e d to o btai n kn owl edg e in
,

re g ard t o c e rt ai n myst erious thi n gs whi c h might be us e fu l

t o him and h e w as aware th at n e ith e r Mr G ree n n o r M rs

,
. .

H o n eyc o m b would h av e com e to Afric a if th ey h ad n o t ex

e c t e d t o p rofit by t h e visit
”

p .

H e re is an oth er p ass ag e
Whil e t h e e n em i e s o f t h e Soci e ty fo r t h e Dist ribution o f
Wisd o m thus did th e i r v ery b e st t o m ak e its nam e k n ow n
all ov er t h e wo rld thos e who b elo n g e d to it sp e n t all t h e
,

pow e r at th ei r comm an d to rui n still mo re effe c tu ally its

re put atio n Th ere w ere m an y who lik e Pancho Mr G reen
.
, ,
.
,

an d Mrs Ho ne yc o m b h ad n o t t h e fai n t est c o n c e ptio n o f

.
,

wh at s el f k n owl e dg e m ean s an d who n e v erth ele ss im agi n e d

-
, , ,

it to be th ei r duty t o e n ligh t e n t h e wo rld about thi n gs

which w e re en ti rely u n kn own t o th ems elv e s Th e y mis .

to o k wisdom fo r a b e li ef in certai n S t at e m en ts supp o s e d

‘

t o com e from t h e Myst erio u s B roth e rhood an d t h e rubbish

publis he d by th em w as o ft en s uffici en tly i n tol erabl e to
fright e n aw ay fo r e v e r an y ho n e st i n v e stig at o r I n fact .

t h e S D W assum e d an e n ti re ly s e ct ari an c h aract e r an d

. . .
,

di ffere d from o th er s ects o n ly in so far as it advocat e d mo re

sup erstitio n s th an t h e rest .
”

All this is v e ry j ust n o doubt but wh o p romulgat e d t h e ,

doct ri n e th at i n n er wisdom an d t h e dog m atism o f t h e

M ah atm as w ere o n e an d t h e s am e thi n g ? Th e discipli n e
o f t h e Ch e l a is sk e tch e d o ff by o n e who h as b ee n a Ch e l a

hi m s e l f .

Mr G reen s aid Mrs Ho n e ycomb

.
, . M ast er s ays y o u ,
“

must n o t le t an y id ea com e i n to you r h ead .

”

N e v er s o l e m nly acqui esc e d Mr G reen . .

Now go ! S he o rd ere d him o ff an d Mr G reen dis

”
, .

app e are d dow n st ai rs .

Wh at is h e goi n g to do i n qui red P an cho .

We alw ays m ak e him sit e v ery day fo r an hou r o r two

an d look at an
y fly sp e ck o n t h e w a ll re pli e d Mrs Ho n e y ,
”
.
1 90 M aaame Blavatsky
’
.

comb so th at t h e M aster can wo rk his b rai n an d g et it i n to

,

good sh ap e to m ak e it re c eptiv e Th e poor fellow is v ery .

an xious to b e com e cl ai rvoy an t

”
.

“
H e s ee m s to be v ery o b e di en t .

Oh y es H e is e asily m an ag e d I f w e w o uld t ell him

,
'
.

to j u m p ov e rbo ard h e w o uld do so u n h e sit ati n gly H e is

, .

us e d to o b edi en c e H e was e d u c at e d by a Ch risti an cl ergy

.

m an w h o m ad e h im d o l o ts o f n o n s e nsi c al thi n gs t o t rai n

,

h im t o o b ey Fo r two y e ars Mr G re e n h ad e v e ry day c are

. .

f ul ly to w at e r a w alki n g c an e stuck i n t o a fl o w e r p o t
- -
,

alth o ugh h e k n e w w e l l e n o ugh th at it wo u ld n e v e r g ro w .

It w as m erely d o n e to g e t him i nto t h e h abit o f n o t usi ng

his re as o n .
”

“
But why did you t ell him n o t to let any id ea get i nto
his h ead
B ec aus e was t h e an sw er th e re is n othi n g mo re
, ,
“

d ang e ro us fo r a Ch el a th an if h e do e s his o wn t hi n ki n g .

H e should n e v er thi n k but alw ays b eli e v e wh at w e t ell h im

, .
”

H e s e em s to h av e e x c ell en t qu alific atio n s fo r C h e l aship ,

s aid Pan cho .

Oh y es an sw ere d Mrs H o n ey comb

, . H e is re ady to .

b eli e v e any thi ng e sp e ci ally if it com es in a l e tt er th at is

,

d ro pp e d o n his h ead .

But o n o n e occasion ev e n Mr G reen w as b e wild ere d . .

Co n t radicto ry t eachi n gs cam e from t he M ast ers .

”

But was n o t t h e d o cum en t signe d by o ne o f t h e

B roth e rs ask e d Mr G reen . .

“
Th at do e s n o t m ak e any di fferen c e s aid Bumpki n s , .

Ac cept e d Ch e l as are autho ris e d t o sig n t h e n am e s o f

th ei r M ast ers to any d o cu m en t th ey lik e .
”

I h av e poi n t e d o ut th at t h e ath e is m o f Mad am e B lav at

sky w as p alp ably opp o rtu nism S h e wish e d to m ak e t h e .

R aj ahs thi n k th at t h e Mah at m as m ad e t h e w o rld an d rul e d

t h e fo rc e s o f n atu re Dr H art m ann f ully c o n fi rms m e h e re
. . .

Fo r th o us an d s o f y ears t h e h eads o f t he sci e n tists h av e

b een puzzl e d to fi n d out what cau ses the world to m o v e .

S o m e thought th at it was t he law o f g ravitati o n an d oth ers ,

i m agi n e d t hat it w as m ag n e tism but it is e vid en t th at such

abs u rd th e o ri e s o ffer n o e x pl an atio n o f t h e myst e ry Mr . .

P u ffer n o w ass ure s us th at t he m otion o f t h e earth arou n d

its axis is du e to t h e s u p ern atu ral an d mi raculous po wers
 192 M aaame Blavats ky
’
.

t h e ab an do n e d wi fe, g e ts i n to t h e clutch e s o f an u nprin

c i le d m e sm eris e r S h th ow h s l f out f t h e wi n dow
p e r
. s e r e o
o f a hous e o f ill -fam e to e sc ap e a wo rs e fat e, an d di e s .

Th e h ero o f t h e sto ry at l ast d e t ermi n e s to do his o wn

thi nki ng
P an cho in cons equ en c e o f his exp eri en c es h ad b ecom e
, ,

fully co n vi n ce d th at pu re an d u nadult erat e d t ruth c an n ot

be f o u n d in an y thi n g in this mu n d an e sph e re ; but th at
th ere is lik ewis e n othi n g which do es n o t co nt ain a c ertai n
sp ark o f truth o f God o r e t ernal li fe an d th at w ithi n t h e
, ,

hu m an o rg anism this sp ark m ay be blow n i n to a fl am e

wh o s e h e at c au s e s t h e h eart to glow with divi n e lov e an d ,

whos e light ill umi nat e s t h e m i n d with divi n e wis dom H e .

was p e rfe ctly su re th at this co u ld n o t be acco m plish e d by

an y e x t ernal m e an s o r c e re m o n i e s n e ith e r by h o ldi n g o n e s
’

b reath no r by b eli e vi n g in c ertai n do c t ri n es n o r by l e arn

, ,

in g by h eart all t h e books in t h e wo rl d t o g e th er with all ,

t h e s ayi n gs o f t h e s ag e s but th at it must be acc o mplish e d

by i n t ern al m ean s .
”

Th e xt p ass ag e also is a littl e rem ark abl e c on sid eri n g

ne ,

th at it com es fro m t h e Holy o f Holi e s o f Th e os o phy an d is ,

w ritten by a g en tl em an who still w rit es F T S aft er his . . .

n am e .

Pan cho m ai ned at t h e hous e o f his fri en d H e studi e d

re .

t h e Bibl e an d t h e w o rks o f Th e oph rastus P arac elsus an d

J acob Bo ehm e— n o t m erely by m ean s o f his ratio nal in
t ellec t but by e n t e ri n g i n to t h e spi rit in which th e s e books
,

w ere w ritt en ; an d t h e d e e p er h e e nt ere d i n to th at spi rit ,

t h e mo re did his mi n d b eco m e cl e ar o f m e t aphysi c al ph an

t as m s ; an d t h e c o bw ebs whi ch t h e African s u n could n o t
remov e from P an c h o s b rai n b e c am e re m ov e d by t h e light
’

th at b egan to d aw n at t h e v ery c en t re o f his o wn soul .

”

On e p res en ti n g p erson ifi e d e t ernal t ruth is re

o f o ld, re ,

po rt e d to h av e s aid I am t h e ligh t o f t h e w o rld H e who

,
.

fo ll o ws m e w ill fi n d e t e rn al li fe H e d o e s n o t s ay Go to
’ ‘
.
, ,

t h e Myst erious B ro th erho o d an d le arn wh at ki n d o f a de

sc riptio n th ey giv e about t h e light .
’
 CH APT E R XIV .

TH EOS OPH Y TR UE AND F AL S E .

TH E titl e o f t his ch apter Th eosophy T ru e and F als e is

,
“
,

n o t i n t e nd e d to s e t fo rth t h e absolut e t ruth o f e ith er

th e osophy but o nly to i n fe r th at wh en a g ro up o f thi n k e rs

,

s el e cts a c ert ai n titl e fo r th ei r t e achi n gs an d a s e c o n d g roup ,

borrows t h e titl e fo r t eachi ngs th at s e e m di am et ric ally o p

pos e d to th e s e t h e earli er g roup m ay be c all e d t h e t ru e
,

th eoso phists Th es e w ere s e c re t so ci e ti e s Th e y can be

. .

t rac e d from early tim es c ertai n ly fro m t h e app earan c e o f

,

B uddhis m in P e rsi a 3 00 B C an d I p ropos e t o S how th at

,
. .
,

th e s e t eachi ngs are e mi n en tly B uddhist Th es e s e c re t .

soci e ti e s em erg e d mo re o r l e ss i n to t h e light about o n e

hu nd re d y ears b e fore t h e C h risti an Era in P al e sti n e Egypt , , ,

G re ec e Persi a As Ess en es th e y i n ocul at e d Mos ais m as

, .
,

Mith raists th e y s ec retly p erv ad e d t h e g re at R o m an e m pi re .

Exp erts h av e discov e re d t h e re co rds o f Mith rais m in

Arthu r s Oo n an d oth e r B ritis h c av e s
’

,
C h risti an ity w as .

l arg e ly d ue to th e s e Ess en es and th es e Mith raists Ch rist .

c all e d his follow ers Child ren o f Wisdom as Buddh a c all e d ,

his fo llo wers So n s o f Dh arm a .

“
But w e sp eak t h e Wisdom o f God in a myst ery e v en ,

t h e hidd e n wisd o m whi c h G o d o rd ai n e d b efo re t h e w o rld

t o o u r glo ry H
”
( dh.h fi Aa/
u qt
o la 9 ‘
i
t ov
ja a ev o o ere v 60 ) €V v

( 1 C o r.ii 7 ).S t P aul actu ally .c a lls C h risti a n ity th e os o phy .

T h ere is a doubt about wh en t h e n am e w as fi rst us e d ,

but w e will t ak e up o u r th eosophists in t h e hug e d ark n es s

o f t h e Middl e Ag e s wh en t h e Ch u rch h ad b e c o m e c o rrupt .

To t h e J ews an d also t o t h e Mussul m an s w e o w e a d ebt o f

g ratitud e fo r e ach h arbo ure d a g roup o f s ec re t soci e ti e s
,

which p res erv e d a hi g h id ea o f God an d a spi rit o f ih ,

dep en d en t thoug h t amid st ro n g p ers e cutio n

, Mo re th an .

t h at th es e s e c ret soci e ti e s i n ocul ate d C h risti an ity w ith

,

I
9S
19 4 M aaam e Blav ats ky
’
.

g roups s e c re t i n d e p en d e n t thi n k ers and th e R eform atio n

of ,

w as o n e g re at o utbu rst o f th e s e .

Two gre at st ream s o f th e osophists c am e dow n both ,

cu riously i m p re g n at e d with t h e high e r Buddhism Th es e ‘

w ere t he Kab alists an d t h e S u fi s .

Wh at was t h e K ab al a
Th e K ab al a is a b o ok o f m agic a bo o k o f lo fty m y s t i
,

c is m a bo o k o f q ui t e asto un di n g p re t e n sio n s
, .

It is s aid to h av e b ee n dictat e d by G o d Hims el f to a

s el ec t comp an y o f angels who fo rm ed a th eo sophic s c hool
in P aradis e It w as re v eal e d t o Ad am an d th e n to N o ah
.
, ,

to Ab rah am to Mos e s It w as t he s ec re t wisdom o f Is rael

, .

h an d e d o rally dow n with im m en s e p re caution s .

With great er pl ausibility it is ass ert e d t o h av e b een a

s e cre t bo o k o f t h e Ess en e s an d Th e rap e utae t h e s ectio n o f ,

Is rael th at deriv e d th ei r m ysti cis m fro m c o n tac t wit h t h e

B u ddhist m issi o n ari es It is s aid to h av e b een in t h e
.

h an ds o f J esus an d his discipl es .

St P aul w as a K ab alist O rig en and Cl em en t o f

. .

Al ex an d ri a w ere imp reg n at e d With K ab alisti c t e achi n gs .

An d Philo an d Jos e phus als o pl ai n ly b e l o ng e d to t h e s c ho o l

o f J e wish m y stics But o rth o dox I s rael w ere sl av e s o f
.

l e tter t h e most abj e ct o f bibli o l at ers

, .

How could t h ey h av e ch erish e d a work whos e m ai n

t eachi n g is th at t h e l e tt er o f t h e Old T e st am en t must all
be e x pl ai n e d away ?
Le t u s list en t o t h e K ab al a .

Wo e be to t h e s o n o f m an who says th at t h e T o ra co n
t ai n s co m m on s ayi n gs an d o rdi n ary n arrativ es Fo r if this .

w ere t h e c as e we might at t h e p re s en t day c o m p o s e a cod e

o f do c t ri n e s from p ro fan e w riti n gs w h ich sho u ld e x c it e

great er re sp ect I f t h e To ra co n tai n s o rdi nary m at t er th en

.
,

th e re are n obl er s en tim en ts in p rofan e od e s B u t e v ery .

w o rd o f t h e law h as a subli m e s e n s e an d a h e av en ly m y stery .

N o w t he S pi ritu al an g els h ad to put o n a h eav en ly g arm en t

wh e n th ey d e sc en de d to e arth I f th ey h ad n o t put o n
.

s u c h a g arm e n t th e y could n e ith er h av e re m ai n e d n o r b een

u n d e rstood o n t h e e arth .

It is fo r this reason th at D avid p ray ed Op en thou mi n e ,

ey e s th at I m ay se e t h e wo n d rous thi ngs o f thy law

’
.

Th e K ab al a is e ss en ti all y a book o f hi g h m ysticism .

1 96 [Madame Blavatsky .

cit e d by Hodgso n Lit o f N e p al p N irv rit ti is t h e

.
, .

B u t h o s o f t h e G n osti c s an d Prav rit t i t h e Pl erom a .

The s e co n d an d thi rd S ephi1 o t h are I n t e llig en c e an d “

“
Wisdom c all e d als o in t he K abal a t h e Fath er and
”
,
“

Moth er Th e s e m Buddhism are Up aya an d Praj n a

.
” “
,

an d m t h e two syst e ms th ey symbolis e t h e activ e bi s e xu al

G od .

“
Th e An oi n t e d th ey c all m al e fe m al e
-
, s ays Cyril of

J erus al e m .

I n o w com e to an oth er poi n t t h e Sh ells Man is o ft en ,

.

c omp are d to a w o rm Is it an ywh ere stat e d in t h e K ab a

.

la th at at d eath this wo rm is cut in h al f an d th at two ,

h alv e s ru n ab o ut i n d e p en den tly F o llowi ng in t h e w ak e o f .

M ad am e Bl av atsky an d Elip has L evi t he th eosophists ,

l o v e d to re p eat this st at em en t u n ti l t h e ex t rem e immo rality ,

o f t h e t e achi n g w as e xpos e d An i n t e re sti n g p ap er by a .

g en tl em an n am e d L ei n i n g en w as re ad in 1 8 8 7 be fo re t h e
Psy c h o logic al Soci e ty o f M u n ic h H e shows th at acco rdi ng .
,

t o t h e K ab al a t h e i n dividu al at d eath is s ep arat e d n o t

,

i n to two bu t fou r po rtio n s whi c h m ay ( o r m ay n o t ) be

, ,

c all e d disti n ct b ei n gs .

1 N e s ch am ah ( spi rit ) which go e s to t h e B riat ic Wo rl d

.
, ,

t h e abod e o f pu re S pi rits .

2 Ru ach ( soul ) which g o e s to t h e Wo rld o f Fo rm atio n

.
,

( J e t s irah) .

3 N e ph e sch ( t h e low e r p ri n cipl e) which fo r a l o n g tim e

.
,

re m ai n s in t h e Wo rld o f M att e r ( Asi ah ) an d s o m e ti m e s ,

h ov ers about n o t v ery far from t h e c o rp s e .

4
. Th e Spi rit o f t h e Bo n e s
“
which rem ai n s in t h e ,

s ep u l ch re u n til t h e re su rrecti o n .

This s eems to giv e a c ol o u r t o t h e n o ns en s e o f Eliph as

L e vi at fi rst sight bu t t h e autho r p o i n ts o u t t h at wh e n this
a ,

l att er Spi rit o f t h e Bon e s is e vok e d N e ph e sch R u ach

“ ”
, , ,

an d N e s c h am ah are e v o k e d lik e wis e Th e i n divid u al is .

p ractically stil l an i n dividu al in spit e o f t h e s e paratio n .

How did such a th eo ry aris e ? I thi n k it is a si m pl e

p erv ersi o n o f t h e Buddhist doct ri n e o f t h e fi v e Skan dh as .

This word m ay m ean t h e fi v e bodi e s t he fi v e d etach “

,

m ents o f an army t h e fi v e agg regation s S o m e Buddhists

,
” “
.

hold th at t h e Skan dh as are wh at t h e i n dividu al t ak es with

h im to each n ew bi rth Som e thi n k th ey are th at which
.
 Theosophy True and F alse . 197

h e le av e s b e hi n d him c alls th e m i n t ell e ctu al

. B u rn o u f
attribut e s ; G o lds tiick er m e an s o f co n c e pti o n ; Judso n in
“
, ,

his Bi rm an Di c tio nary t h e livi ng an i m al S ch rot er in ,

” °

his B h o t an t a Dictio nary t h e fi v e bodi e s ,

.

C hild ers giv e s a n ot e w o rth y fac t It is h eld by t h e .

Buddhists th at e v e n aft er N i rv ana fo u r o f t h e fi v e Sk an dh as

stil l ex ist N o w if w e t ak e up t h e S an sk rit word S k andh a
.
,

in its lit e ral m e an i n g we s ee t h e clos e s t an al o gy b e tw e e n

,

t h e Buddhist an d t h e K ab alist id eas A livi n g m an m ay .

be d e sc rib e d as an arm y o f fi v e d e t achm e nts At d e ath .

,

o n e o f th e s e t h e mat eri al body is d e st roy e d an d t h e re

, , ,

m ai n i ng fou r det achm en ts m arch o ff to ghostl an d We m ay .

c all any o n e o f th es e wh at w e lik e N eph esch o r t he , ,

”

Buddhist Vin n an a t he v agu en e ss o f t h e Buddhis t

,
”

S k an dh a id ea is in its favou r But t h e J ew was h amp ere d .

by a t eachi ng rec eiv e d fro m Persi a th at t h e s o ul re m ai n e d

w ith t h e g ro ss atomic body in t h e s e pulch re u n til th at body ,

re viv e d at t h e re su rre ctio n H en c e t h e absu rdity o f t h e .

J e wish v ersio n but it is by n o m ean s as absu rd as Eliphas

,

L evi would m ak e it .

We n o w com e to t h e S u fi s Wh en I sl am attack e d t h e .

Buddhists a cu riou s re sult took pl ac e Asi a Mi n o r an d

, .

Egypt had lo n g b e en t h e hom e o f s e c re t soci e ti e s t h e re m ,

n an ts o f t h e G n ostics t h e N e o pl ato n ists t h e M an ich a

, e an s -
, ,

an d e v e n o f t h e Ess en e s o r discipl e s o f John ; s e c re t

s oci e ti e s du e to Buddhist p rop ag an dism By t h e aid o f .

th e s e h al f o f I sl am b ec am e Buddhists Ad v an t ag e was
, .

t ak en o f t h e qu arrel ragi n g b etw een t h e S h eahs an d

S o o n ees On e s e ct o f t h e l att er t h e G h o o llat m ad e a so rt
.
, ,

o f Buddh a o f Ali whos e ran k amo n gst t h e p roph e ts w as t he

,

chi ef bo n e o f con ten tio n b e t ween t he riv al c amps Som e o f .

t he G h o o llat affi rm e d t h at by t ran smigratio n t h e high er , ,

n atu re o f A li re tu rn e d t o e arth Oth ers h e ld th at h e s at .

e n th ro n e d in t h e c l o uds an d th at t h e thu n d e r was his voic e

, .

This w as t he e arli est scho o l o f mystics in I sl am s aid by ,

som e to go b ack to t h e actu al d at e o f Ali Th e S ebiin .

’

an oth e r s e ct o f mystics p rocl ai m e d t h e S e v e n G re at I m ams

, ,

s e v en s ucc essiv e i n c arnati o n s o f t h e Sup re m e in m o rt al

sh ap e This is pl ai n ly t h e Buddhist d o ctri n e o f t h e
.

S e v en Mo rtal Buddh as The rite s o f i niti atio n were .

s ev ere,
v er
y
1 96 . Maaame Blavatsky
’
.

cit e d by Hodgson L it o f N e p al p N irv rit ti is t h e

.
, .

B u t h o s o f t h e G n o sti c s an d Prav rit t i t h e Pl erom a .

The s e con d an d thi rd S e phi roth are I n t e llig e n c e an d

“
Wisdom c all e d also in t he K ab al a t h e F ath e r and
”
,
“

Moth er Th e s e l n Buddhism are Up aya an d Praj n a

.
”
,

a d m t h e two syst e ms th e y symbolis e t he activ e bi s e xu al

épd c .

“
Th e An oi n t e d th ey c all m al e fem al e ,
s ays Cyril of
J erus al em .

I n o w c om e to anoth er poi nt t h e Sh ells Man is o ft en ,

.

c omp are d t o a w o rm Is it an ywh ere stat e d in t h e K aba

.

la th at at d eath this wo rm is cut in h al f an d th at two ,

h alv e s ru n ab o ut i n d e p en den tly F o ll o wi ng in t he w ak e o f .

M ad am e Bl avatsky an d Elip has L evi t he th eosophists ,

l o v e d to re p eat this st at e m e n t u n ti l t h e ex t re m e immo rality ,

o f t h e t e achi n g w as e xpos e d An i n t e re sti n g p ap er by a .

g en tl e m an n am e d L ei n i n g en was re ad in 1 8 8 7 b efo re t h e
Psy chologic al Soci e ty o f M u n ich H e shows th at accm ding .
,

t o t h e K ab al a t h e i n dividu al at d eath is s e p arat e d n o t

,

i n to t wo bu t fo u r po rtion s whi c h m ay ( o r m ay n o t ) be
, ,

c all e d disti n ct b ei n gs .

1 N e s ch am ah ( spi rit ) which go e s to t h e B riat ic lVo rld

.
, ,

t h e abod e o f pu re spi rits .

2 Ru ach ( soul ) which go e s to t h e Wo rld o f Fo rm atio n

.
,

( J e t s irah) .

3 N e ph e sch ( t h e low er p ri n cipl e) which fo r a l o n g ti m e

.
,

re m ai n s in t h e Wo rld o f M att e r ( Asi ah d som tim s

) an e e ,

h ov e rs ab o ut n o t v ery far fro m t h e c o rp s e .

4 . Th e Spi rit o f t h e Bo n e s
“
which rem ai n s in t h e ,

s ep u l ch re u n til t h e re s urre cti o n .

This s e ems to giv e a co lou r to t h e n o n s en s e o f Eliph as

L evi at fi rst sight bu t t h e auth o r poi n ts o u t t h at w h e n this
a ,

l att er Spi rit o f t h e Bon e s is e v o k e d N eph e sch R u ach

“ ”
, , ,

an d N es ch am ah are e v o k e d lik e wis e Th e i n di v id u al is .

p ractic ally stil l an i n dividu al in spit e o f t h e s e paratio n .

How did such a th eo ry aris e ? I thi n k it is a simpl e

p e rv ersi o n o f t h e Buddhist doctri n e o f t h e fi v e Skan dh as .

This word m ay m ean t h e fi v e bodi e s t he fi v e d etach “

,

m ents o f an army t h e fi v e agg regations S o m e Buddhists

,
” “
.

hold th at t h e Skandh as are wh at t h e i n dividu al t ak es with

h im to each ne w bi rth Som e thi n k th ey are th at whic h
.
198 M adame B lavatsky .

Ac c ordi ng to his p rog ress in t h e w ay s ays M , .

N apol eo n N ey ( L e Soci e “
te s S e c ret e s M u s u l m an e s
’
p ,
”
.

di ffe re n t n am e s w e re giv e n to t h e n e o p h yt e H e w as fi rst

”
.

Talam id ( discipl e o r s e rv an t ) th en M o u rid (aspi ran t ) , He .

w as th en i n iti at e d an d b e c am e Faki r ( b eggar Ebi o nit e t h e

, , ,

Buddhist Bhiksh u ) H e was th e n Sufi ( s e er acco rdi n g to

.
,

M N ey b u t som e t rac e t h e wo rd t o S o phi a) th e n

.
, ,

S al ek w alki ng in t he w ay ) th en Medj e do u b ( d raw n

”
,
“

to God Each o f th e s e deg re e s c an o n ly be g ai n e d aft er

succ e ssiv e o rd eals .

Th ere are t wo high er d egree s reach e d by few — Moh am

m edi (full o f t h e spi rit o f t he p roph e t ) an d To u hidi m erg e d ,
“

in t h e Divi n i ty Sup re m e B e atitud e

”
, .

M N ey go es o n to s ay th at this is pl ai n ly t h e Ni rv an a o f
.

Buddhism .

Each s e ct h ad a ch ai n o f gold n am ely a c at alogu e o f , ,

s ai nts reachi n g to t h e An g e l G abri e l This c atalogu e v ari e d .

wi t h each I t w as reco rd e d in t h e Gold e n L eg en d

. M “
.
”
.

N e y shows th at t h e Rosic ruci an s o f t h e F ree m aso n s co m e

fro m Isl am I h av e poi n t e d out th at t h e L otus o f I n di a
.

b e c am e t h e ros e o f W e st ern mysticis m .

Wh at ros e do you w ear ? is t h e Shibbol eth o f t h e ”

Sufi .

“
I w ear t h e ros e o f Mo uley T ai eb is t h e p roud an sw er ,

b ut t h e u ni niti at e d are oblig e d to s ay I w ear n o ros e at ,

all ; I am simply a s e rv an t o f God I niti ation is c all e d ”

.

t aki ng t h e ros e .
”

I n so m e soci e ti es s ays M N ey to rece ive t h e ros e

“ ‘ ’
.
, , ,

a n ovici at e o f a thous an d an d o n e d ays is re qui re d d u ri n g ,

which t h e aspi rant is con d em n e d to t h e m ean e st duti es o f

t h e hous ehold and to p ai n ful an d d eg radi n g o rd e als
,
In .

t h e h an ds o f thy Sh e ikh th o u sh alt be as a co rps e in ,

t h e h an ds o f th o s e who w ash d ead b o di e s Go d s o wn ’

.

voic e c o m m an ds this This re mi n ds M N ey o f t h e

.
”
.

erin ole ac cadav er o f t h e J e s u its

p .

I t is di ffi c u lt t o d e t ac h t h e K ab alists from t h e S u fi s in
histo ry Th e wo rd To l e d o ! w as t h e gre at p ass w o rd in
.
”
-

t h e wit c h e s S abb aths in F ran c e Mich e l e t e x pl ai n s this by

’
.

t h e fac t th at Tol e d o in S pai n w as t h e h e ad q u art e rs o f t h e

J e wish an d als o t h e Arabi an schools o f m agic It is pl ai n .

t h at th es e th eosophists di ffere d in toto from t h e mo dern

 Theosophy Tru e and F alse .

sch o ol Th ey h el d th at t h e m agn u m op u s t h e g reat

.
,

soul aw ak e n i n g m ust c o m e from withi n n o t fro m M ah at

, ,

m as an d B lav at sk y s. Th rough M arti nez P asqu al e s an d

Kol m e r th ey o rgan is e d t h e I llu m in a ti o f t he F ren ch re
volutio n .
 CHAPT ER XV

CEREM O N I AL M AG I C .

IN P aris a fi erc e war is

gi n g b etw een t h e sp iritistes an d t h e
ra

o ccu ltist es The sp iritis tes are o ccu ltistes in o n e s en s e o f

.

t h e wo rd fo r th e i r study is t h e occult wo rld

, But t he cc .

cu ltis tes hold th at t h e t e rm occultism appli e s to c e rtai n s e c re ts

o f m agic th at th e y al o n e poss e ss Thus o ccultism with o n e
.
, ,

p arty m ean s t h e s e cre ts o f t he n ext world an d occultism

, ,

with t he oth er p arty m ean s c ertai n s ecre ts exis ti ng in this

wo rld .

Th e b attl e s ee ms du e to a wo rk by M Papu s
“

I t is en . .

titl e d T raité Méthodiqu e de Sci e n c e Occu lt e This .

g e n tl em an is t h e Pre sid en t o f t h e I nde p en d en t G roup o f

“

Es o t eric Studi e s an d also t he h ead I b e li e v e o f t h e

, , ,

m artin istes a K ab alisti c soci e ty whi c h go e s b ack as far

, ,

as M arti n e z P as q u al e s an d is an n ou n c e d t o h av e h ad S ai n t
,

Marti n E liph as L evi an d al s o t h e fi rst L o rd Lytto n am o n gst

, ,

its m e mb ers .

M Pap us in this volum e attacks t he sp iritistes The

. .

m ai n bl o t o f th ei r system is th at by n egl e cti ng t h e t radi ,

tio n s o f c ere mon i al m agic th ey rend er th ems elv e s li abl e to

,

b ec o m e a p rey to t h e elem en taires an d t h e co gu es astra les .

This s eems at fi rst sight a pl agi arism fro m M ad am e B lav at

sky who also d ealt in th eo ri e s about co gu cs astrales But
, .

M Papu s is m o re hostil e to th e th eo s o p h ists th an h e is to

.

w ards t h e ho n e st but m ist ak en sp iritis tes

, H e c alls t h e
, .

Eliph as L evi is
”
fo rm er B o u d dhistes d Op era Co m igu e
“ ’
.

t h e high p ri e st o f o ccu ltism e ; an d a so m e wh at gh astly

ph o t ograph o f le Gran d Occu ltiste Fran gais as be ap ,

e are d aft e r d e ath is giv e n as a fro n tispi ec e Th e g re at

p , .

o c cultist looks a littl e lik e Fagi n t h e J e w aft er ex e c utio n .

M Papu s g iv e s an ac cou n t o f a sé an c e o f t he sp iritis tes o f

.

M ars e ill e s On e l ady w as co nt ro ll e d by G en eral M arc eau

.
,

an d g av e a h ist rio n ic re p re s en t ati o n o f his d e ath St Joh n . .

z oo
202 M adame B lavatshy .

Th e m ethod occ u ltists is radically opp o s e d to t h e

of the
m e thod o f t h e spi ritists T his l ast is t h e e xp e ri m ent al p ro
.

c ess as w e h av e S how n Occultis m pl ac es au tho rity ab o v e

,
.

Ill ag ister dimit .

“
Th e re w as a tim e n o t v ery remot e wh en t h e occultists
, ,

e xpl ai n e d all t h e ph e n om en a n ot e d by C rook e s an d wa ll ac e

an d Gu rn e y by t h e i n t erv e n tio n o f c ert ai n b e i n gs c all e d by
t h e m e le m e n t aries an d e le m e n t als to t h e absolut e e xclusi o n ,

o f spi rits o f t h e d e ad Now th e y ad m it t h at th e s e l att er

.

m ay com e som e tim es Thus th e i r auth o ri t y is c ert ai n ly

.

ch an geabl e .
”

An oth e r an sw er to M Papu s com e s fro m I t aly . M . .

P al azzi h as w ritt en a littl e work which in its F ren ch

tran sl atio n is c all e d Les Occultist e s C o n t emporai ns As .
”

M Papu s t ak es excl u siv e ly fo r an autho rity Eliph as L evi

.
,

M Pal azz i giv es quotatio n s from his w riti ngs to S how h o w

"

co nt radicto ry th es e w riti ngs are

“
T h ro ugh t h e v e i l o f all all ego ri e s hi eratic an d mystic ,

th rough t h e d ark n ess an d t h e g ro t e sq u e o rd eals o f all t h e

i ni ti ation s th rough t h e sy mbolis m o f an cien t scriptu re s in
, \ ,

t h e rui n s o f N i n e v e h o r Th e b e s o n t h e c ru m bli n g t abl e ts o f

,

old t em pl e s an d o n t h e bl ack e n e d fac e s o f t h e sphi n x e s o f

,

Assy ri a an d Egypt o n t h e m o n st ro us an d als o m arv e llous

,

p ai n ti n gs th at i n t e rp re t t h e Ve d as to t h e b e li e vers in I n di a ,

in t h e stran g e e mbl e m s o f o u r old books o f alch e my in t h e ,

c erem o n i e s o f rec epti o n p ractis e d by all mys tic soci e ti e s w e

d h races o f a doct ri n e alw ay s t h e s am e an d alw ay s
fi n t e t
studi o usly hidd en ( Eliph as Levi Dogm e e t Ritu el de la
”
,

H au te Magi e p ,
”
.

On t h e s eco n d p ag e o f t h e s am e book we read s ays M , .

P alazz i:
Th e disco v ery o f t h e gre at s ec rets o f t h e re ligio n an d
“

rim itiv e s cien ce o f t h e Magi giv e s us t h xpl ana tio n

p e e
o f th e i r mi rac l e s an d p rodigi e s .

g reat est g en ius o f t he C atholics in mod ern tim es

Th e ,

C o u n t Jos eph de M aistre fores aw this great e v en t , .

N e wt o n h e s aid bri ngs 11s b ac k to Pyth ago ras ; t h e

,
’
,

an al o g y which e xists b e tw e en sci en c e an d faith must soo n er

o r l at e r b ri n g th e m tog e th e r
’
.

Sh ari ng with t h e g reat man both his faith and h e p e ,

 Ce remonial M ag ie . 203

we h av e d are d to ran s ack t h e rubbish h eaps o f t h e old

s an ct u ari e s o f occultism ; w e h av e ask e d o f t h e s ec re t
d o ctri n e s o f t h e Ch ald e an s o f t h e Egyp t i an s o f t h e , ,

H e b re w s t h e s e c rets o f t he t ran s fi g u rat io n o f dog m as

,
.

I n his Hist o i re de la M agi e p 5 Eliph as L evi w rit e s

”
, .
,

also : The k ey o f k n owl e dg e h as b e en ab an do n e d to chil

“

d re n and as w as to be e xp e ct ed this key is m is laid an d as

, ,
”
o o d as lo s t
g .

“
H ere al ready s ays M Pal azzi comm enti ng o n th es e
, .
,

p ass ag es in this c o nfe ssi o n o f E liph as L evi is a co m pl e t e

,
“

p ro o f th at t h e occultists are n o t by an u n i n t errupt e d affi lia

tio n n o r e v e n by c o n ti n uous t raditio n t h e exclusiv e re
, ,

t ain e rs o f t h e s e c re t k n o wl e dg e o f t h e an ci e n t i n iti atio n s ,

an d o f t h e doctri n e o f t h e M agi Th e i r p re t en sion s h av e .

n o b asis E liph as L evi an n ou n c e s th at h e h as d are d to ‘ ’

.

pl ac e hims el f o n t h e lost t rack s e eki n g in t h e d ark n e ss o f ,

i n iti ati o n s am o ngst t h e rui n s o f t h e old citi es o f t h e E as t a

d o ct ri n e which h e c o nfe ss e s was alw ays con cealed w ith the
”
reat es t o ss ible c are
g p .

This s e e m s u n an sw erabl e an d t h e g re at F ren ch oc cultist

s eem s to cut hims e l f aw ay s till m ore compl et ely from t he
p ast in an oth er p ass ag e
“
Th e Ch u rc h alw ays i n s pi re d by t h e spi rit o f t ruth
,

fou n d it n e c e ss ary t o p ros c rib e u n d e r t h e t e rm s m agic ‘

,

m an ich ae ism il lu m i n is m m as o n ry all t hat w as in any

,
’

,
’

,
’

w ay c o n n e c te d with t h e p rimitiv e p ro fan atio n o f t h e

myst e ri e s .
”

Th e u n p ro fan e d myst eri e s t h e F ren c h w rit e r e xpl ai n s , ,

c am e fi rs t from t h e t rue as disti nguish e d fro m t h e fals e

Z o ro ast er an d th en w ere h an d e d dow n fi rst by t h e Eg y p
,

ti an s in th e i r h i e ro glyphic alph ab e t th en by Mos e s th en , ,

by t h e Zi ngari in th e i r T arot Th e soci e ty to w h ich h e .

b el o n g e d was c all e d t h e Martinis t e s t h e c hi ef F ren c h s e c ,

ti o n o f t h e Illumi nati Th e m y s ticis m o f t h is l att e r com

.

pl ex m o v e m e n t s eems to h av e b e en m ai nly du e to t h re e
i n dividu als Th e fi rst was M arti n e z P asq u al e s a m ystic
.
,

fro m Sp ai n w h o t aught S ai n t M arti n to e vok e t h e d ead

, .

His foll o w ers c all e d th ems elv es Ph ilalét h es an d K nights “

,
” “

o f t h e H o ly C ity At Avig n o n an d Ly o n s th ey p erfo rm e d

”
.

m any m arv els i n cludi n g it is s ai d m uch i n t erco u rs e with

, , ,

t he d ead The s e co n d fo un d er was Sch roe fer who s e ev oc a

.

p
2 04 M adame B lavatshy .

tion s w ere famous in G erm an y and so w ere thos e o f t h e ,

C o u n t St G erm ai n his pu pil who sh ow e d L ouis X V his

.
, , .

d ec apit at e d s o n in a m ag ic m i rro r The thi rd w as Kolm er .

,

w h o l e arn t his m ag ic al k n owl e dg e in t h e E ast H e is s u p .

p o s ed to be Alt o t as fro m who m C agli o stro d eriv ed as h e , ,

t ells us his m agic al k n owl edg e But Kolm er h ad a m o re

,
.

i m p o rt an t pu pil Wie s hau pt t h e g re at c apt ai n o f t h e

, ,

Illu m i n ati I f Eliph as L evi re pudi at e s

. ill u mi nis m “
,
”

m an ich aeism an d so o n h e cuts hi m s e l f co m pl e t e ly fro m

, ,

t h e p ast f o r ill u mi n is m
,
w as Sufis m An d wh e re did he .

e t his doct ri n e o f sh e lls fo r t h e Ma is t s o f t h e F re n ch

g g ,

R e volution s ee m e d quit e to liv e with t he d ead ? Th ere is

a re co rd o f a famous b an qu e t o f tw e lv e o f who m six w e re ,

to be ghosts It was a s01 t o f t est ban qu e t to which t h e

.
,

Po d m o res o f t h e I llu m in ati s en t chos en d el egat es Th e .

d ead gu e sts w ere t he Duk e o f Ch o is eul V olt ai re d Alem ’

‘

, ,

b ert Did ero t t h e Abbe de Vois en on an d Mo n t esqui e u

, , , .

Th ey t alke d s ays M de C an t el e u Sociétés S e c retes

,
”
.
,

p. with a rare i m pud en c e an d sp ared n o o n e n o t

“
, ,

e v e n t h e i r o wn p e rso n ality
”
.

But m agic h as its s e c re ts Th is 1 s quit e t ru e but it g ets .

,

t h es e s ec re ts from books op en to t h e public fro m t h e ,

K ab al a an d such works as Th e Magus o f F ran c e s

,
“ ”

B arre tt This g e n tl em an was o n e o f t h e real I llumi n ati

.
,

an d t h e re al Mart in is t e s His wo rk which app eare d in .

,

1 8 01 giv e s t h e s e c re ts o f K ab alistic m agic

,
.

M any p eo pl e h av e ask e d m e why a good spi rit is c all e d

ast ral spi rit an d its body an astral body and so “ ”
an , ,

on . I h av e b ee n u n abl e to answ er bu t by t h e aid o f Mr ,

.

B arre tt I c an do so n o w C e re m o n i al m agic pl ai n ly d at es .

f ro m t h e ti me wh e n t h e an ci en ts b e li e v e d th at e ach star
w as a god t h e pl an e ts v e ry g re at gods t h e fi x e d st ars v ery
, ,

small go ds An d t h e m ai n obj e ct o f c ere m o n i al m agic w as

.

t o e vok e an d w in t h e i n flu en c e o f th e s e astral spi rits “ ”

,

e v e n in t h e K ab alis m o f t h e e arly c en tu ry Mr B arre tt . .

S ho ws th at an adv an c e h ad b ee n m ad e o n t h e Pe rip at e tic s

w h o h e ld th at th e re w as o n ly o n e s pi rit in e ach s t ar E ach .

h ad its hi e rarchy but t h e i n t ellig en t p resid e n t al o n e

,
“

could be su m m o n e d t h e p re sid e nts o f t h e s ev en pl an ets ,

b e i ng t h e m o st p o t en t o f all Th e s e are t he S ev en spi rits .

s ay s Mr B arre tt
”
rou n d t he th ro n e o f G o d , . .
2 06 M adame B lavatshy .

b rass o r vi rgi n wax p rop erly sc en t e d tw o ci rcl es fro m t h e

,

s am e c e n tre l eavi ng a sp ac e l arg e en o u gh t o w rit e t h e t e n

,

n am e s o f G o d in H e b re w El E lo s h im E lo b e Z e b ao th Eli o n , , , , , ,

et c b e tw e en th e m I n t h e ce n t i e o f t h e l am en d raw a
.
, .

six p o i n t e d star an d pl ac e m it t h e n am e o f t h e i n t e llig e n t

p re sid e n t Oriph ael in this c as e R o u n d t h e s ix p o i nt e d
, .
-

st ar th ere m u s t be fo u r fi v e p o i n t e d st ars i rreg u l arly d raw n ,

if o n ly o n e spi rit is su m m o n e d but a st ar fo r e ach o f t h e ,

mi no r spi rits if s e v eral are i n v o k e d D o e s n o t this b u si .

n e ss o f a b adly d raw n st ar fo r e ac h spi rit go b ac k t o t h e

tim e s wh en s av age s th o ught t h e stars g o ds an d d re w b adly

an d co u ld n t w rit e at all
’

Th e e vo c ati o n o f K ab alistic m agic h as b e e n comp are d o n

o n e sid e t o t h e Ess en e an d Ch ris ti an S ac ram e n t u m an d o n ,

t h e o th er to t h e rit e s o f t h e bo n a fi de B u ddhist m agi c i an .

Mr B arre t t t e lls us th at in t h e K ab al a a p re li m i n ary fast

.

O f fo rty d ay s is p ro n ou n c e d n e c e ss ary Th e e vok er m ust -

w ear w h it e li n en an d a whit e v e il Th e t abl e o r altar .

“

m u st be c o v e re d wi t h a cl ean whit e li n en cl o th an d s et ,

t o w ards t h e E ast Th ere must be wax lights an d i n c en s e

. .

R o u n d all y o u must h av e a m agic ci rcl e I n t h e m iddl e .

“

o f t h e alt ar y o u must pl ac e l am e n s c ov e re d with fi n e whit e

li n en whi ch is n o t to be Op en u n til t h e d ays o f con s e c rati o n

,

(
“
T h e K ab al a p O n t h e f o re h
, e
”
a d o f t h e e
. v o k e r

th ere m ust b e a gold l am en Eliph as L év i adds a d e t ail .

which Mr B arret t h as pl ai n ly om itt e d th rough in adv ert

.

en ce B read an d wi n e is pl ac e d o n t h e alt ar fo r t h e spi rit

.

D o g m e vol ii p ,
”
Th e Bud dhist n e c ro m an c e r
. . .

e vok e s V aj ra p a ni t h e Wi eld er o f t h e thu n d erb o lt with ”

, ,

si m il ar rit e s .

All t his re qui re s som e c o mm e n t E ach o f t h e s ev en .

pl an e ts h as a v ast hi erarchy Of ang e ls as Mr B arre tt t ells ,

.

u s u n d er t h e i n t e llig en t gov e rn o r ( p
,
The dist an c e o f .

S atu rn fro m t h e s un acco 1 din g t o o u r ast ro n o m ers is , ,

8 9 3 9 5 5 000 m il e s
, ,
.

It fo ll o w s th at wh en t h e two pl ane ts are wh irli n g rou n d

o n o pp o sit e S id e s t o t h e s u n th e re is a v ast sp ac e b e tw ee n

th e m .

Do e s it n o t s ee m a p riori a rath er strange arrange m en t

th at a rul er o f a v ast l egio n o f an g e ls sh o uld be oblig e d to
leav e his s up eri n t e n d enc e o f th em an d trav el s ay o n e , , ,
 Ceremonial M ag ic . 20 7

bi llio n two hu d d fo rty th re e milli o n s o f m il e s e v e ry

n re an d -

ti m e th at a ban v iv an t lik e Eliph as L evi , su ffe ri ng fro m t h e

g o ut sco res a fe w H e b reww o rds o n a l am en o f v i rgi n w ax
,

This m agic to t h e u n i n iti at e is pl ai nly a su rviv al o f e arly

ast ro n o m i c al ig n o ran c e wh en p e opl e thought th at t h e e arth
w as a l arg e fl at pl an e t h e pl an e ts s e v e n l arg e l am ps t h e
, ,

oth er stars sm all l am ps , all fi x e d o n to a s o lid dom e w h en

th e y thought also th at t h e st ars w ere t h e ast ral bodi e s ,
e ac h o f a god Ev e n Mr B arre tt Oft en con fus e s st ars an d
. .

an g els in a h o p el e ss m ann e r .

But supp o si n g th at w e h av e p ro p erly p rep are d o u r m agic

l am e n s and t h e real Oriph ael c o m e s to us , w hat h av e w e
g ai n e d ? How can w e be c e rt ai n th at h e is n o t a wi c k e d
sh e l l p e rs o nati n g t h e i n t ellig e n t g o v ern o r o f S atu rn ?
On e t re m en d o us an sw e r is o p e n to t h e o ccultists but I do ,

not k n ow wh e th er th ey w o uld lik e to u s e it Th es e rit e s .

are t h e rit e s o f bla ck m ag ic A thi n v e n eeri ng o f o rthodoxy

.

is us e d in som e o f t h e i n voc atio n s .

”

“
I n t h e n am e o f t h e bl e ss e d T ri n ity I do d es ire th ee ,

st ro ng an d m ighty an g e l nam e d Orip hael th at if it be t h e

, ,

divi ne will o f h im who is c all e d Tebrag ram m at o n e t c thou , .

,

t ak e upon th e e som e sh ap e as b est b ecom e th thy c el esti al

n atu re an d app ear to us v isibly in this pl ac e an d so o n ,

Th e K ab al a p But Mr B arre tt c o n fe ss e s th at ex
, . .

act ly t h e s am e l am e n is us e d fo r t h e i n vo cati n g o f all “

spi rits wh at e v er ( p By this hocus pocus a d em o n

.
, ,

wh e th e r good o r bad m ay be d raw n out ( p , He .

e sp e c i ally c autio n s us to go th rough t h e p rop er c e re mo n y

of
“
licen cing t h e good ang e ls t o d e p art aft e r th e y h av e
ob ey e d us in comi ng ( p Th e c i rc l e is a p riso n t h e
.
,

H e bre w words b ars t h e food an d d ri n k a b ai t fo r t h e good

,
”
an g e l t h e s wo rd is th ere to fright en him
, Im agi n e o n e .

of the s e v en g reat an ge ls th at stan d by t h e th ro n e o f

“

G o d al arm e d at t h e asp e ct o f t he fat littl e Abbé Eliph as

L evi holdi n g in his h an d a s eco n d h an d swo rd bought o f
,
-

an o ld cl o th e s m an .

We com e upo n an oth er di ffi culty Th e e voc atio n o f th es e .

ast ral spi rits th e s e i n t e lli g en t gov ern o rs o f t he pl an e ts w as

, ,

t h e c rux o f c e re mo n i al m agic in Mr B arre tt s da w h e n ’

y .
,

M arti n ez t h e fou n d er o f t h e Fren ch K ab alists was stil l

, ,

aliv e .M Papu e is no w th ei r chi ef and lo and b ehold !

.
,
20 8 M adame B lavatshy .

th es e v ast l egion s starry gods h av e disapp eare d Ele

of .

m e n t als an d e le m e n t aries h e t e lls us ( T raité Me t h o diq u e p

,
“
, .

are t h e o n ly spi rits th at occu ltism e re cog n is e s Can .

it be th at o ccu lt ism e is l earni ng l e ss o n s f1 o m sp iritis m e .

But t he El e m en t als o f M Papu s d e s erv e a w o rd as Mr

“
.
,
.

B arrett b eli e v e d in th e m lik ewis e Th ere are fo u r sp e ci e s .

of
“
i nvisibl e po wers S o m e are fi ery s o m e w at ery som e
.
, ,

aeri al som e t erre st ri al B rre tt C mo i l M gic p ”

, ( a er e n a a , ,
.

H e add u c e s as sp e cim e n s o f th e s e e l e m e n t als t h e

N e re ides th at t h e old G re e k s ailo rs p ropiti at e d with milk ,

h o n ey an d t h e fl esh o f g o ats fo r c al m voy ag e s ; t h e D ryad e s

, ,

o r spi rits o f t ree s t h e spi rits o f t h e air th at h o ld t h e fou r ,

wi n ds in t h e fou r co rn ers o f t he earth ; t h e boili n g spi rits ”

,
”

e t c et c ( p
.
, .Pl ai n ly in Mr B arre tt s day t h e e l e m en t als
. .
’

w ere wh at th ey w ere in t h e d ay s o f H o m er i n t ellig e n t ,

b ei ngs th at cou ld gi v e to t h e wo rld rai n w armth p recious

, , ,

m et als p rosp erou s voy ag es But M Papus has b ac k e d out

,
. .

o f all this li k e wis e H e c alls t h e e l e m e n tals e sp rits in c o n

.

s cien t s M ad am e Bl av atsky goe s fu rth er S h e t ells us

. .

Th eosophic al Glo ss ary p t h at t h e y are rath e r fo rc e s

,
” “

o f n atu re th an e th e re al m e n an d wom e n This puzzl e s m e ”

. .

I doz e o n t h e s eashore A so ft air fan s my fo re h ead I

. .

look up I m ay p erh aps se e a p ret t y N ere id b reathi n g

.

upo n m e I m ay d et e ct o nly a so ft b reez e B ut I do n t

. .
’

s ee h o w it c an be rath e r mo re o n e th an t h e oth er M ad am e .

Blav atsky at o n e tim e p ro fess e d to be t h e soli tary p ers o n

outsid e o f Tib et wh o by m agic al p roc ess es could co n t rol
, ,

th e s e b ei n gs Su re ly if any o ne s he c an t ell us wh e th er
.
, ,

a c e rt ai n e le m en t al th at S h e w as o rd e ri n g about was a so f t
N e reid o r on ly a so ft b re ez e .

But w e h av e o n e p ro o f m o re th at occultis m is n o t t radi

tion bu t shi ft i ng gu e ss w o rk t h e Ele m e nt aries -
This
, .
”

word is u n k n own t o Mr B arre t t an d s e ems to h av e b ee n

.
,

c o i n e d by Eliph as L evi to d e s crib e t h e bad h al ve s o f d ead

mo rt als Co gu es as trales M Papus affi rms th at t h e incu bi
,
. .

an d s u ccu bi are e le m e n t aries .

This co ntradicts t h e Old er th eoso phists fo r th e s e spi rits , ,

acco rdi n g to P arac elsus are n o t d e ad mo rt als at all

,
An .

in cu bus is t h e s am e as an Um bratilis a f ull g row n you n g ,

-

wom an h an ds o m e an d abomi nably wick ed th at can be

, ,

creat e d by t h e m al e wi thout t he aid o f t h e fe m al e in h al f

 C HAP TER X VI .

A L AST CH APTER .

T H REE y ears ag o I rea d this fu nn y l etter in a ne wsp ap er

“
S I R,— I
must ap o logis e fo r t resp assi ng o n t he v alu abl e
sp ac e in y o u r p ap er ; bu t b ei n g d ee ply i n t ere st e d in t h e
subj e c t I should lik e t o ask e ith er you o r any o f y ou r
,

re ad e rs an d e sp e c i ally R C ; F T w h e th e r it is a
‘
. . . .
,

fact th at two l adi e s drov e th rough o r about o r rou n d , ,

Lon do n in a h ansom cab with t h e c re m ate d re m ai n s o f ,

M adam e Bl av atsky in an u rn upo n th ei r k n ees An d if .

th ey did s o th en why ?
,
G I LD ED C OAC H .
”

An oth er wsp ap er report w as t h at th e s e c rem at e d re

ne
m ai n s w ere to be pl ac ed in fou r stu p as o f t he p att ern
e re ct e d to Buddh a Th e s e stup as w ere to be in E urop e
.
,

Asi a Afric a an d Am eric a resp e ctiv e ly

, ,
Th e d eath took .

pl ac e o n May 8 t h 1 8 7 1 n o w c al l e d White Lotus Day

, ,
.

Whilst t h e ash es Of this n ot e wo rthy Old l ady are w aiti ng

fo r th e i r stup as le t us s ay a l ast wo rd ov e r th em an d m ak e ,

it as ki ndly as w e can Th e fi rst poi n t to be con sid ere d is

.

this an d it is a v ery i m po rt an t o ne F rom about t h e d at e

, .

o f t h e Société Spi rit e in C ai ro s h e s e e ms to h av e b ee n quit e

without m eans B eck y Sh arp tho ught th at with t en

.

thous an d a y ear s h e could h av e liv e d quit e a re sp ec t abl e ”

li fe P erh aps with so m e such sum at h er dispos al Mad am e

.

Bl av atsky m ight h av e b een a M adam e Guyon B u t wh en .

s h e ado p t e d spi ritism e as a m ean s O f liv e lih o o d s h e st art e d o n

an i n cli n e o f polish e d ice Mi racl e C lub Ary a S am a

. j ,
”
,
”

th e osoph y t h e occult busi n e ss t h e m at eri alisi n g

, ,
“

S how busi n e ss e ach w as busi n e ss S h e h ad to liv e an d

“ ”
.
,

h elp C o lon el Olc ot t who th rough h er h ad lost a luc rativ e

, , ,

p ractic e .

Fibs by a Russi an o r a Pol e are n o t by an y m ean s vi ew e d

as fi bs are vi e w e d by a F re n ch m an who in h is tu rn adm it s ,

21
 A L as t Chapter . 211

th at t he Englishm an quit e b eats him in t h e m at t er Of

t ruth ful n e ss .

Ye s s ir l s ays o n e o f B alzac s h e ro e s usi ng En glish to

’
, ,

e m ph asis e a p artic u l arly sol e m n assu ran c e .

I f t h e c are e r o f a M ad am e Guyo n h ad b e e n op en to
M ad am e Blav atsky it is p rob abl e th at e v en th en s h e might
,

h av e a littl e e m b ellish e d t h e n arrativ e o f h er ex p eri en c es ,

both i n n er an d o ut e r I t must be s aid in h er fav o u r too

.

th at s h e w as n o t t h e o rigi nat o r o f t h e t eachi ng o f occultis m ,

th at t h e m ai n duty o f m an is to i n v en t i n g en i o us fi bs to
k e e p co n c e al e d cert ai n p ass wo rds an d rit e s -
.

I n t h e fo ll o wi n g p ass ag e M ad am e Coulomb s eems to

reco rd a g e n ui n e co n v e rs atio n

At this p erio d h avi n g s atisfi e d m y s e l f th at n eith er ph en o

,

m en a n o r app aritio n s w e re g e n u ine I be g an to thi n k m o re s eri ,

o u sl o n t h e m att e r an d fi n ally o n e da I ask e d h e r why s h e

y y,

did th e s e thi n gs to whi c h s h e an s we re d as fo llo w s

,
B u t do
o u k n ow th at re a g re at Wh t “ ”
u a S c a t u ra ? a a
y y o e c
bigot y o u are I Do n o t be afraid I do n o h arm bu t o n t h e ,

con t rary a g reat d e al o f good S ee sh e add e d Mr So me

, .
,
’
,
.

body who fo r eight y ears w as c arel e ss o f his wi fe an d child

, ,

by this m e an s h as b e e n b ro ught b ack to t h e fol d an d ,

n o w as you se e him h e c are s fo r both

, ,
an d mo re ov e r t h e , ,

s am e g en tl e m an who b efo re j oin i n g t he soci e ty w as so

, , ,

p ro ud an d so h ard with t he n ativ e s n o w sh ak e s h an ds wit h ,

th e m an d e v en re m ai n s in th ei r c o m p an y
, An d s h e re l at e d .
’

t o m e m an y i n st an c e s o f good re s u lts from such f oolish

p ractic e s .
”

No doubt t h e relation s b etw een t h e bl ack fac e s and t he

whit e in I n di a are by n o m ean s s atis facto ry Two rival .

B rah m i n is m s are fac e t o fac e Mad am e Bl av ats k y really .

t ri e d t o m ak e m att ers b e tt er bu t s h e plu n g ed i n to a v ast

,

di fficulty lik e a g ri ff S h e did an im m e n s e d e al o f h arm

“
.
”
,

but we must credit h er with good i n t en tio n s An d wh e n .

t h e m em b e rs o f t h e Th eos o phic al Soci e ty fre e ly subsc rib e d

th ei r gui n eas t h e good old l ady w as g e n erous S h e wo re an .

old d ressi ng gown an d suppo rt e d quit e an army o f poo r

-
,

n ativ e s .

S he did a su rp risi ng amou n t of wo rk .

212 M adame B lavatshy .

Whil e sh e was w riti n g Isis U nv e il e d at N e w Yo rk

‘

sh e w o uld n o t l e av e h e r ap art m e n t fo r six m o n ths at a

st retch F ro m e arly m o rn i n g u n ti l v ery l at e at night s h e

.

w o uld sit at h e r t abl e wo rki n g It was n o t an u n co m m on

.

thi ng fo r h er to be s e ven t e en hou rs o u t o f t h e tw e n ty fo u r -

at h er w riti n g . H e r o n ly e x e rcis e w as to go to t h e d i nin g

roo m o r b ath room an d b ack ag ai n to h er t abl e
-
As s h e .

w as th e n a l arg e e at e r t h e fat acc u m m u lat e d in g re at

,

m ass e s o n h e r body .

“
Wh en Isis w as fi n ish e d an d w e b egan to s ee ah ead t h e
‘

c ertai n ty Of o u r d e partu re sh e w en t o n e day with m y sist er

,

an d g o t h e rs e l f w e igh e d ; s h e tu rn e d t h e sc al e s at 24 5 lbs .

( 1 7 st one a n d th e n ann o u n c e d th at s h e m e an t to r e d u c e

h ers e l f to t h e p rop er w e ight fo r t rav e lli ng w h ich s h e fix e d ,

at 1 5 6 lbs ( 1 1 sto n e
.

On e poi n t I h av e k e pt pu rpos ely in t h e b ackg ro u n d but ,

I h e ar t h at t h e Psychi c al R es earch S o ci e ty are ab o ut t o

b ri ng it p romi n en t ly fo rw ard L e tt ers h av e al re ady b e en
.

p rod u c e d by th at body in which s he s eems t o co n fe ss th at at

,

o n e p eriod s h e le d an imm o ral li fe But as Mr St ead h as .

,
.

t ruly rem ark e d if M ess ali n a ris es fro m h e r d ead s el f t h e

, ,

poi nt is in h er favou r .

“
We mi g ht as w e ll re fus e to recog nis e wh at th e ps alms
h av e do n e fo r m an ki n d b e c aus e o f D av id s t reach ero us
’

mu rd e r o f Uri ah .
”

Was s h e really a physic al m ediu m Th e Psyc h ic

R e s earch Soci e ty h as an sw ered N o ! w ith s o m e e m ph asis .

O n t h e o th er h an d st o ri e s lik e this are goi n g abo u t

,
.

Col o n e l Olc o tt as s e rts positiv e ly in his Di ary L eave s ,

“
,

th at o n e day in Am e ric a h e an d M adam e Bl av atsky an d

an o th e r l ady w e re in a ro o m t o g e th e r This s e c o n d l ady .

w as w e ari ng a pl ai n go ld ri ng M ad am e Bl av at sky p ress e d

.

h e r h an d a mo m e n t an d t h e pl ai n g o ld ri n g w as co v e re d
,

with di am o n ds an d o th er pre c ious st o n e s A c u ri o us sto ry .

this I f s h e c o u ld p ro duc e di am on ds thus e asily why did ,

s h e d e sc en d t o Ady ar sh ri n e s an d Si m l a pic n i c s
“ -

S h e h ad t h e gi ft o f s ugg e stio n an d hyp n otis m b eyo n d

“

a d o ubt . I c o py from Light an acc o u n t o f t he con v ersion

o f M rs B e s an t
.

“
Fro m 1 8 8 6 o nw ards Mrs B e s an t b e i ng o f an ac tiv e
,
.
,

natu re h ad n otic e d t h e cu rren t which was s etti n g in t h e

,
2 14 M adame B lavatshy .

subj e ct but b ran ch e d o ff to h er e xp eri en c es in m any

,

l an ds .

“
I borrow e d a copy o f t h e R epo rt read and re read it ,
- .

Q ui c kly I s aw h o w sl e n d e r w as t h e fou n d ati o n o n which

t h e i m posi ng st ructu re w as b u ilt ; t h e c o n ti n u al assumptio n s
o n which co n clusio n s w e re b as e d t h e i n c re dibl e ch aract er
o f t h e all eg atio n s an d— m o st d am n i n g fact o f all— t h e foul
sou rc e from which t h e e vid e n c e w as d eriv e d Ev e rythi n g .

tu rn e d o n t he v eracity o f t h e C o ulombs an d th ey w ere s el f ,

s t am p e d as p art n e rs in t h e all e g e d frauds

”
.

H ere foll o w s o n e o f t h e m ost am azi ng p assage s e v er

w ritt en an d re m e m b er th at it is w ritt e n by a wom an who
,

h ad fought fo r y e ars fo r t h e right o f p rivat e j udg m en t

C o u ld I put s u ch ag ai n st t h e frank t t h at I
,
fearl e ss n a ure

h ad c aught a gli m ps e Of agai n st t h e p roud fi e ry t ruth ful n e ss

,

th at sho n e at m e fro m th e cl ear blu e ey e s hon est and fear ,

l e ss as th o s e o f a n o bl e child
No re as o n i n g h ere— simpl e su rrend er th at is ,
all . But
t h e accou n t go e s o n

Was w rit er o f Th e S e c re t Doctri n e this mis erabl e

the
imposto r this acc o m pli ce o f t ricksters this fo ul an d l o ath
, ,

som e d e c eiv er this c o nj u rer with t rap door an d slidi n g

,
-

p an e ls ? I l augh e d al o ud at t h e abs u rdity an d flu ng t h e

R e p o rt asid e with t he right e o us sco rn o f an ho n est n atu re
th at k n e w its o w n k in wh en it m et th e m and sh ran k fro m ,

t h e fo ul n e ss o f a lie
”
.

It is h ardly n e c ess ary to say th at Mrs B es an t im m edi .

at e ly j o i n e d t h e Th eo s o p hic al So ci e ty H P B s o o n aft er
. . . .

w ards pu t h e r h an d o n Mrs B es an t s h ead an d s aid Yo u

.
’

are a n o bl e w o m an May M ast er bl e ss you

. This occ urre d .

on t h e l 0t h o f M ay 1 8 8 9 , .

As in t h e c as e o f D r An n a Ki n gs fo rd w e h av e h e re a
.
,

compl et e p ro o f th at t h e m ysti c d e v el o ps fro m withi n .

Fo r y ears Mrs B e s an t h ad b ee n an u n c o n sci o u s Ch e l a an d

.

t h e crop o f lo fty mysti c is m th at sh e c arri e d aw ay with h e r

aft e r h e r fi rst i n t e rvi e w with M ad am e Bl av atsky h ad in
reality b een c arri e d th ere Th e Russi an l ady h ad littl e
.
 A L ast Chap t or . 21 5

m o re to do with h er l au n ch th an t h e ad m i ral s littl e ’

d aught er who tou ch e s a butto n and s en ds a po n d erous

, .
,

fab ric lik e H M b attl e ship R o dney slidi n g dow n t h e

. .

g roov e s .

It is to be rem emb ere d also th at accordi ng to C o lo n e l ,

Ol cott th e re w ere t wo disti n ct b ei ng s in t h e re d d re ssi ng

,

gow n o f Mad am e Bl av atsky — a fi bbing Russi an l ady and a

mighty M ah atm a Pl ai n ly this l att er was chi efly ex hibit e d
.

in t h e p re s en c e o f Mrs B e s an t S h e c ert ai n ly s ee m e d to
. .

psy cho lo gis e p e opl e .

H P B s ays C o l o n el Olcott m ad e n umb erl ess fri en ds

. . .
”
, ,

but o ft en lost th e m agai n an d s aw th em tu rn e d i n to per ,

so nal e n emi es N o o n e c o uld be more fasci n ati n g th an s h e

.

wh e n s h e chos e an d s he chos e it wh en sh e w an te d to draw

,

p e rs o n s to h er public w o rk S h e w ou ld be c are ssi n g in .

to n e an d m an n er an d m ak e t h e p erso n fe e l th at s h e re
,

garde d h im as h er b e st if n o t h er o n ly fri en d S he wo u ld
,
.

e v e n w rit e in th e s am e to n e an d I thi n k I could n am e at ,

l east a doz en wom en who hold h e r l e t t e rs s ayi n g th at t h e y

are to be h e r succ e sso rs in t h e T S an d twic e as m an y . .
,

m e n wh o m S h e de cl are d h e r o n ly r eal fri e n ds

,
I h av e a .

bush e l o f such c ertific at e s an d us e d to thi n k th em p re ci o us ,

t re as u re s un til aft er co m p ari ng n o t e s with thi rd p arti e s I

, ,

fou n d t h at th ey h ad b e e n si m il arly e n c o u rag e d With o rdi n .

ary p e rso n s lik e m y s elf an d h e r ot h e r associ at e s I should n o t ,

s ay s h e w as e ith e r l o y al o r st au n ch We w ere t o h er I .
,

b eli e v e n o thi n g m o re th an t h e p aw n s in t h e g am e o f ch e ss
, ,

fo r whom s h e h ad n o h e art d e e p lov e

”
-
.

Th e fo llowi n g e x p e ri en c e o f an e n th u si astic th e osophist

m ay th ro w s o m e light h e re R S w rit e s a l ett er to .
“
. .
”

Mad am e Wac htm e ist e r publish e d in th at l ady s , Re

’

m 1 n 1 s ce n c es
“
I w as at a g re at dist an c e from H . P B . . Mad am e B lav
at s k y di e d b e fo re I e v e r m e t h e r cc ept e d as a . I w as a
pupil n o rul e s w e re l aid dow n n o pl an fo rm ul at e d I
-
, .

c o n ti n u e d my d aily routi n e an d at n igh t aft er I fell i n t o a , ,

d e ep sl e e p t h e n e w li fe b eg an On w aki ng in t h e mo rn i n g
, .

I wo u ld vividly rem em b er t h at I h ad gon e as it w e re , ,

to H P B I h ad b e en rec eiv e d in ro o ms th at I h ad de
. . .

sc rib e d to thos e w h o liv e d with h er d escrib ed e v en to t h e

'

w o rn pl ac e s an d hol e s in t h e c arp e t .
216 M adame B lavatshy .

Fro m this ast ral H P B R S d e riv e d m ighty t ru t hs . . .

,
“
. . .

S h e w as t aught t h e m e thods o f m o tio n o f vib ratio n o f

“ ”
, ,

t h e fo rm ati o n o f t h e w o rld from t h e fi rst n u cl e olus o f

spi rit mo uldin g m att er S he l earn t th at motion was .
” “

c o n s cious n e s s an d so o n ,
”
.

“
A fe w d ays af t er Mad am e Bl av atsky di e d H P B , . . .

aw o k e m e at mid n ight S h e h eld my e y e s with h e r .

le o ni n e g az e Th en s h e g re w thi nn er t all er h er sh ap e be
.
, ,

c am e m as c uli n e Slowly th en h er featu re s ch ang ed u n til

.

a m an o f h e ight an d rugg e d p o w ers stood b efo re m e .

N o w wh at e v e r R S
, m ay be it is e vid en t th at h e ( o r
. .
,

s h e ) is n o t an o rthod o x th eo s o phis t o r h e w o uld h av e

“ ”
,

k n ow n th at t h e d e ad M ad am e Bl av atsky b ei ng a wick e d ,

sh ell co uld n o t h av e p reach ed mighty t ruths ab o u t

,
”

m o ti o n e t c B u t t h e l e tt e r sh o ws t h e i n fl u en c e s at wo rk
, .

in th e o s o phic al ci rc l e s .

We must re m e mb er t o o t h at o n a public pl at fo rm Mrs , , ,

.

B es an t ann o u n ce d sol e m n ly as a p ro o f o f t h e e x ist e n ce o f ,

t h e Mah at m as th at s h e h ad s ee n l e tt e rs w ritt e n in t h e i r
,

w ell k no wn h an dwriti n g so m e ti me afte r M ad am e B lav at

-

sky s d e ath But this u tte ranc e le d t o a q u ai nt e pis o d e in

’
.

t h e hist o ry o f t h e Soci e ty .

M1 8 B e s an t discov e re d th at a Mr Ju dge m Am e ric a h ad

. .

si mul at e d t h e h an dw ri ti n g o f t h e M ah at m as l n th e s e l e tt e rs ,

an d th at all e xc e pt t h e m en t al i m pre ssi o n w e re fro m h im “ ”

.
, ,

Mrs B es an t at o n c e as h e ad o f t he S o ci e ty su m mo n e d a
.
, ,

g reat J u dici al C o m m itt e e to t ry Mr Judg e who was

“
.
,

ch arg e d with h avi ng p rac t is ed d e c eption in s e n di ng fals e

m e ss ages o rd ers an d l e tt ers as if s e n t an d w ritte n by t h e
, , ,

M ah atm as Th e Judi c i al C o m m it t ee m e t in Lo n d o n o n
.
”

t h e 20t h Jul y 1 8 9 4 Ac c o rdi n g t o o n e n e wsp ap er Mrs

, .
,
.

B e s an t p re sid e d d re ss e d as a M ah at m a o r at an y rat e
,
“
,
”
, ,

as a nativ e o f I n di a w ith w hit e d re ss an d whit e tu rb an

”
, ,

alth o ugh in wh at p art Of I n di a fe m al e s w e ar whit e tu rb an s

w as n o t sp e cifi e d Mr J u dg e rais e d a q u estio n o f j uris
.
“
.

dic tion an d t h e C ou n ci l o f t h e Soci ety h as sustai n e d his

,

pl ea th at even if gu iltg o f t he mi sus e o f t h e M ah at m as

,
’

n am e s an d h an dw ri t i n g h e w as n o t am e n abl e to an i n q ui ry ,

by t h e Judici al C o m m itt ee as t h e Offe n c e would h av e b e en ,

c ommitt e d by him as a p i iv at e m e m b e r an d n o t in his

o ffi ci al cap acity Th e Cou n cil h ad als o p ass e d a re sol u tio n
.
21 8 M adame B lavatshy .

add to th at m ess age an y e xt ran e o us ci rcu m stan c e s whi ch

wil l add w eight t o it in t h e re cipi en t s e y es I b eli e v e th at ’
.

Mr Ju dg e w rot e with his o wn h an d c o n scio u sly o r auto

.
,

m at ically I do n o t k n o w in t h e s cript ad o pt e d as th at o f
,

t h e M ast er m e s s ag e s which h e re c eiv e d from t h e M ast er o r

,

from C h el as an d I k n ow th at in my o w n c as e I b eli e v e d , ,

th at t he m e ss ag e s h e gav e m e in t h e w e ll k n ow n sc ript -

w e re m e ss age s di re c t ly p recipit at e d o r di re ctly w ritten by

t he M ast e r Wh en I publicly s aid th at I h ad re c e iv e d
.

af t e r H P B lav at s k y s d e ath l e tt e rs in t h e w riti n g H P

’
. . . .

Bl av atsky h ad b ee n acc u s e d o f fo rgi ng I re fe rre d t o l e tt e rs ,

giv e n to m e by Mr Judg e an d as th e y w ere in t h e w ell

.
,

k no w n script I n e v er d ream t o f ch all en gi n g th e i r sou rc e .

I kn ow n o w th at th e y w ere n o t w ritt en o r p re cipit ate d by

t h e M as t e r an d th at t h e y w e re do n e by Mr Judg e but I
,
.
,

als o b e li e v e th at t h e gis t o f th e s e m e ss ag e s w as psychic ally

re c e iv e d an d th at M r J u dg e s e rro r la i givi g th m to
’
, .
y n n e

m e in a sc ript w ritten by hi m s el f an d n o t s ayi n g th at h e

h ad d o n e S O I fe el b o u n d to re fer t o th e s e l e tt e rs th u s
.

e x plicitly b e c au s e h avi ng b e en m s e l f m ist ak e n I in tu rn

, , y ,

mi s l e d t h e p u blic .
”

No w all t his m ay be s atis facto ry to Mr Jud g e but is it .

,

s atis fac to ry t o t h e Th e o sophi c al S o ci ety Th e s ati re th at w e

h av e qu o te d Talki ng I m ag e o f Uru r s ee an t e p 1 9 0) from ,
.
, .

t h e p e n o f a g e n tl em an th at k n ows p erh aps m o re ab o u t th at

s o ci e ty th an an y livi n g b ei n g m ad e o n e sp e ci al hit This ,
.

w as th at it w as a l e adi n g m ax i m th at a C h e l a m u s t re c e iv e
as a g e n ui n e d o cu m e n t o f t h e M ah at m as an y thi n g th at an y
sup e ri o r c h o s e to w rit e An d w e k n o w th at t h e re d p e n c ils
.

an d Tib e t an e n v e lop e s fo u n d am o ngst M ad am e B lav at s k y s

’

p rop e rti e s w e re s o us e d by D am o d ar an d o th ers B u t s ati re .

h as n o w b e c o m e s o b e r fact if t h e m e n t al i m p ressi o n o f
,

A an d o f B is t o be re ce iv e d as a g en u i n e d o cu m e n t o f t h e
. .

M ah atm as But th e s e m en t al i m p re ssi o n s di ffer co n sid e rably

.
,

as w e h av e s e en in t h e c as e s o f Mr J u dg e an d M r Si nn e t t . . .

H o w c an w e be c e rt ai n whi c h o f t h e two giv e s u s t h e bl o ck

o f abs o lut e t ru t h

T h e s e M ah at m as h av e stran gl e d t h e co nsci en c e an d
tho ught o f th eo s o phy P erh aps t h e Judg e t ri al was an
.

e ffo rt to c ast O ff t h e i n cubus .

List en to this astou ndi n g p ass ag e in t h e Di ary L eav e s “

o f C olo n e l Ol c ott
 A L ast Chapter . 2 19

I h av e b een oblige d to t rac e its e volution ( th at o f t h e

re i n c arn atio n th e o ry ) withi n o u r li ne s at t h e risk o f a sm al l ,

dig ressio n as it w as n ec ess ary fo r t h e futu re w el fare o f t h e

,

so ci e ty t o show t h e app aren t b as el e ss n e ss o f t h e th e o ry th at

o u r p re s e n t g ran d block o f t e achi n g h as b e e n in H P B S
’
. . .

p ro fe ssion si n c e t h e b egi n n i ng To admit th at w o uld in.

v o lv e t h e n e c essity o f c o n c e di n g th at sh e h ad k n owi n gly

an d willi n gly l e n t h ers el f to d e c e p t io n an d t h e t e achi n g o f ,

u n truth in I sis , ( Theo so his t A ugust

p , ,

This is t he p ass ag e an d at on c e t h e spl en did fab ric o f

,

th e osophy t h e astral post o ffic e s an d t h e hug e u n d ergro u n d

, ,

c rypt lib rari e s s ee m to dissolv e lik e a p al ac e o f ice in

,

R u ssi a b efo re t h e fi rst su n b eam o f sp ri n g Th e th eo ry o f .

M r Si n n e tt is lo g ic al en ough
. M ad am e Bl av atsky w as
.

e n t ru st e d with t h e s e c re t doct ri n e o f t h e M ah at m as du ri n g

h e r visit to Tib e t in t h e y e ar 1 8 56 b u t a wi se an d far ,

s eei ng obscu ran tism m ad e it n e c ess ary th at h er m issio n

should at fi rst be co n c eal e d by e x pedi en ts s o m e ho n est and , ,

som e disho n est On n o oth e r hypoth es is i n d ee d could h e r

.
, ,

visit to Tib et an d t h e exist en c e o f t h e M ah at m as be e st ab

, ,

lish e d . But C o lo n e l Ol c o tt h as n o w dissip at e d all this .

Th e colo n el though c re dul o us is b e li e v e d by all to be

, ,

tho rou ghly hon est H e h as giv en up a luc rativ e p rofe ssio n
.

in t h e q u e st o f high e r id e als I n h o t clim at e s h e h as

.

w o rk ed without re st p reac h i n g lik e Bu ddh a his Dh arm a

, , ,

in t h e b az aar I f an y k n o w t h e s e c re ts o f M ad am e Blav at
.

sky it o u ght to be t h e c ol o n el and n o w h e assu re s us th at

, ,

s h e k n e w n ot h i n g o f t h e Tib e t an s e c re t d o c t ri n e till s h e

w e n t wi t h him to I n di a Th en wh e n did t h e Tib e t an

.
,

M ah atm a c o m e in The colo n e l wo u ld p erh aps re ply : At

t h e d at e o f t h e b attl e O f M e n t an a wh e n t h e Tib e t an M a ,

h atm a t o ok poss essi o n o f t h e b o dy o f a fi bbin g Russi an l ady .

This is all v ery w e ll but this M ah at m a fi rst o f all s aid th at

,

h e w as a spi rit from t h e gh o st wo rl d H e th en an n ou n c e d .

th at h e was a B roth e r o f Lu x or Th at h e w as a Tib e t an .

M ah at m a w as o n ly his thi rd stat em en t Ac co rdi n g to t h e .

col o n e l w e h av e a Tib e tan M ah atm a fobbi ng Off his id e as

,

o n a fi bbin
g Russi an l ady But m a
y . n o t t h e fi bbin
g
Russi an l ady h av e b een o n e too m an y fo r him an d fobb ed ,

O ff her id e as o n h im

TH E E ND .
222 Appendix .

Sp eaking in t h e H all o f S c i ence o n August 3 0, 18 9 1 , t h ree m o nt h s

aft er M
ad am e Blav at sk y s d eat h , s h e s aid
’

“
Yo u h av e k n o wn m e in t h i s h all fo r s ix t e en an d a h al f y e ars .

Y o u h av e n ev er k n o wn m e t e ll a lie N o , n ev e r, an d l o u d ch eers )
’
. .

I t e ll y o u t h at s i nce ad am e l av at sky l eft I h av e h ad l et t ers in t h e

M B
s am e h an wr t l ett ers wh i ch sh e e ce i e d Un l ess y o u t h i n k
d i i ng a s th e r v .

d e ad p e s n s c an w i te su e l y t h at is a em a k abl e fact Yo u are

r o r ,
r r r .

s urp ri s e d I do n o t ask y o u t o b e li ev e m e b u t I t e ll y o u it i s o s .

All t h e e v id e n ce I h ad o f t h e e i s t e n ce o f Madam e Blav at sk y s

’
x

t e ach er o f t h e s o call e d ab n o m al p o wers cam e t h o u gh h e

s - I t is
r r r
.

n t so n o w
o Unl ess ev en s ense can at t h e s am e t i m e d ece i v e m e un
.
,

l ss a p e o n c an at t h e s am e t i m e be san e an d in an e I h av e ex act ly
e rs s ,

t h e s am e c e t ai n t y fo t h e t u t h o f t h st at e m e n t I h av e m ad e as I
r r r e s

kn w t hat y o u a e h ere I efus e t o be fal s e t o t h e kn o wl e dg e o f m y

o r . r

i nt ll e ct an d t h e p e c ept i o ns f m y re aso n i n g fa u l t i
e r o c es .
”

B u t t h e w k f t h e M ah at m a was o n l y h al f fi n i sh ed
or o P act i cally . r

M J u dg e an d M s B an t u l e d t h e s o c i t y b u t C l n l Ol c t t was
r . r . es r e ,
o o e o

st ill th n m i nal h e ad
e o I was n c e ss a y t fo rc e h im t o ret i e
. s Th e e r o r .

m t h d ad p t e d was s o as t o un di ng t h at u n l ess a s o b er m em b e o f t h e
e o o ,
r

E t e i c S e ct i o n
so r h ad c o n firm e d t h e s t at e m ent I h o u ld h av e
”
\ , s

h s i t at e d t o e co d it
e M r B esant was i nfo m d t hat g o o d o ld
r . rs . r e

C l o n e l Ol co tt want ed t o p o ison h r
o I t is al so p o s i t i v e ly a s ert e d t h at e . s

sh e p u t o ff a j u rn e y th o u gh fe a o f s u ch a catas t o p h e
o r r r .

B ut a M ah at m a m ay b e t o o c l ev e A “
p e c i p i t at ed l e tt er was r . r
”

s e nt t o Co l o n e l Ol co t t w i t h a v e ry c l ar i m p res s i n o f t h e
, C y pt o e o r

g aph M Th c o l o n e l p en e d h i ey s H e eco gn i se d t h e i m p s
r .
”
e o s e . r re

s i on f a b ass s e al wh i ch h e h i m se l f h ad h ad m ad e in t h P un j ab a
o r e s
“
a p l ay fu l p e f r M ad am Bl av at k y F u th e i nv e t igat i n
”
nt r se o e s . r r s o

di cl e d t hat t h e p ap er o f so m e f t h m i s i v e s was t h e s t o f t i u e
s os o e s or ss

wh i ch is u e d t s ep arat e t h e sh e t s o f t y p w i t i n g t an fe p ap
”
s o e e r r s r er .

At t h e t i m s e t ai n P un j ab p ap r b u gh t by C l o n l Ol c t t wa
o r e c r e ,
”
o o e o ,
s

d et e t d Th i s an d t h e b a s eal we k no wn t o b am ngst t h e
c e .
“
r s s
”
re e o

l at R u s i an l ady s e ffe ct s an d t o t h e M r J udg had h ad ac e s

e s
’
,
se . e c s .

H e e wa a di s co v ery ! Th e p o M ah at m a bafll d p l ann e d a g e at

f
r s o r ,
e ,
r

c up
o A l t t e e ach e d Co l o n l Ol co t t f o m
. e r r a M Abb t t Cl a k f
e r
“
r . o r o

O an g e C i t y Cal ifo rn i a a g en t l m an wh
r , wa u n d e ,
no s t f e o s r or o

su p i i on
s f h av i n g any t h i ng t d wi t h M ah at m as
c o I n th i s l e tt e r
o o .
”

was an addi t i o nal s li p co n t ai n i n g t h e e wo rd s s

“
J u dg e is n o t t h e fo g e y o u t h i nk an d did no t w i t e Ann i er r ,
r .
’

M y s al is w i t h m e an d h e h as n o t s e e n it but wo u ld lik e t
e ,
B o th ,
o .

a e d o i n g righ t e ach in h is o wn fi e ld
r Y e s I h av e b e en t ai n i n g him .
,
r

an d c an u s e h im wh en h e d o e s n t k n o w but h e is s o n ew it fad es
,
o ,
 App enduc . 2 23

but o ft e n as it m ay in t h i s l et t e r fro m an e n t h u s as t i it it fo r
y o u to kn ow .
”

Th e as t e r s i ks re p re s e n t a bl u r . Th e p rec p t at e e t t e r was in i i d l re d

ch a lk . ign d wi t h t h e
I t was s g e l dg e d Cry p t o rap h ,
”
p u rp o s e y s m u M .

An d a s it in bl a k
cro s a b n w e th w d c c r o er e or s

F ac i t p ali u m app li s t t h e L ah e b as M I t i n t p nc il
er e o or r s
‘
.
’
s o e .

B ut t h b e t l aid ch m s f m i c an d M ah at m a o ft g an g agl y
e s s e e o e s
“
e .

Co l o n l Ol o t t h ad n t b o u gh t t h e b ass s eal at L ah e at all b u t at

e c o r or ,

q u i t e an t h er p l ace and w i t i ng t o M Cl a k h e di co v d t h at M r
o ,
“
r r . r ,
s e re .

J udg e h ad s p n t t w d ay s in O an g o un ty at t h e v e y d at e wh en
e o r e c r

t h M a t e av ail e d h m lf o f M Cl a k s e n v l p e
’ ”
e s r l se r . r e o .

W e n e d n o t g v y fa i n t o t h e qu e st i n wh t h er t h e re d p e n c il
e o er r o e

l et t s wer all y w i t t n by a M ah at m a
e re re I t is n o u g h t h at M
r e . e rs .

B ant C l o n l Ol t t an d t h er l adi n g t h e s ph i t s b li e v e d t h at
es ,
o e co ,
o e o o s ,
e

t h y h ad c o m p l t e v id n e f a f au d
e e e e c o r .

S ay Th W tm in t Ga tt o m m ent i ng o n t h es e re v e l at i n
s e es s er ze e, c o s
“
I n g n al if n t y t in d et ail t h e p ec li a e i es m i si ves
’
e er ,
o fe ,
u r s r o s

wh i h h a e b e n
c v p d u e d an d in o m e c a es fac i m il e d in Th
e re ro c , s s s ,
e

W tmin t Ga tt a ad m i t t d it is ad m i tt d t
es s er ze e, re t h at t h i e e ,
oo, s

f n d at i n f t h Th eo p h i al S i e t y i n n fab i c d u i ng t h l a t ’
ou o o e so c oc s er r r e s

f w y a h as s m wh ab u t it m t h i ng o t t e n C l n l Olco t t s
’
e e rs o e e re o so e r . o o e

v ei w p o i nt i ng at M J u dg is r c o d e d in hi w i t t n v id en
,
r. e, e r s r e e ce ,

wh i h affo d e d t h e m ai n g av am n f t h art i cl es M s B s an t V i e w
’
c r r e o e r . e s ,

p o i n t i n g s o fa a it is i n t lligibl e in t h e am e di e c t i n is e
r s e d e d in s r o ,
r co r

h e ad p t i o n f t h at e id n
r o at t h e p ubli h e d
o en qui yv It i a
e ce s r .
’
s

q ue e en o ugh p ect acl e t o s e e M s B e ant wh o eg r t t e d t h at h er

r s r . s ,
r e

s t i ct i n t ll
r t co u ld n o t ac p t m i ac l es o n t h e Ch i t i an e v id e n ce
e ec ce r r s ,

g edily s wall o wi ng t h e p ec i p i t at e d re ve l at i o ns Of t h e Mah at m a

re
‘
r
’
.

B u t it i a q u e e r an d a m u ch s add
s res p e c t ac l e t o fi n d h er 01 t h e er ,
1

t a dy di
r v y t h at s h e h ad b e n d ce i e d l adi n g t h e way in a co n
sco er e e v , e

d nat i n o f t h e d c p t i o n wh i h m ak e s h e wh l e Ch u ch as it were
o o e e c r o r , ,

a p a ty t r it An d t h at e n m o e fl ag an t l y h a b e n t h li n e f
o .
, ve r r , s e e o

m o t o f h e f ll o w
s wh o h av e y t p o k n u p n fu ll
r o e rs k n o wl e dg e s e o er e .

H re i a
e si e t y wh i h c l ai m t b t h ec i p i en t f a v e l at i o n f m
so c c s o e e r o re ro

go d lik
-
e b i n g an d t h t ach t t h e w ld o f a t an nd en t ly h igh
e s, e e er o or r sc e

sy t m
s e f eth i o Y t w i t h n a o d we n w h av t h m p l adi n g
cs . e o e cc r o e e e

t h at t h y d n t
e ar t w p e n c
o h al f p n n y wh t h e t h d m i g o d by
o c e o e -
e e r e e -
s,

wh o m t h ey h av e l e m n ly w n do d n o t e i t so i s t n l y as
s or ,
or o x s
,
o r ex o

j uggl e e qual n i t h in c u l t u n in h o n ty t s ay t h e av ag e
rs , e er re or es o, ,
er

Ch eap J a k : wh il e t h e q u es t i o n as t wh t h
-
c t h e i o wn p i n i p al o e er r r c

o ffi c i al s a e o r a e n o t u t t erl
r
y unt rus t wo t hy p erso ns is di s m i s se d as a
r r

m at t er o f n o m ral i m p o rtan ce W e a e n o t ig n o ri ng t he fact wh i ch

o . r ,
2 24 Appendix .

h as b e en ma d e l
c e ar d e nt s b es id e M r
by m any o t h e r c o rre sp o n s .

B u w t h at t h i
rro s, l l s h a e d by all
m e n t a an d m o ra fl abbin e s s is
n t o s r

m mb e f th ee rs oc i e ty F a f m it soB t as t h e ffi i al an d t h e m t
. r ro . u o c os

o s t n t at i o u s li n
e t ak e n it is a n t abl e fe at u e
e I t ill u t at s h w in
,
o r . s r e o

ev it ably t h e m i a l ki n g i n t i n t f t h i s an d all i m il ar p o ch is
r c e -s e e s c o s e s

lin k d w i t h t h m al
e k dn e f t h e o p h i t ry
or cro o e e ss o so s .
’

I t i d iffi l t t s gai n ay t h icu I nd e d t h e l w s t at e o f m ali ty f

o s s . e , o or o

th th e p h i t i ev i n d a it s e m s t m e l s by t h
e o so s s s ce t an act i n s
,
s e o ,
e s ese r s o

t h an by t h m m n t s 0 t h m wi t h wh i h in m an y l t t
e co e 11 t h y h av e
e ,
c ,
e e rs , e

s i n fl d d t h n e w pap e
ce oo e A d e m n t is w i t t n in e d h alk
s rs . o cu e r e r c ,

it i i m m at i al w h t h
s t h e n am e
er f the w it e b Bl av at s ky r
er o r er e o

Dam o da I t is f au d u l en t l y ann o n ce d t h at t h i d u m e n t i w i t
r . r u s oc s r

t e n by a M ah atm a B u t if I e p at t h e s t at m e n t
. k n wi ng it t
,
r e e ,
o o

b fal
e I am j u t as g u il t y a t h w i t
se, s I m ay g e t h at wi t h o u t s e r er . ur
"

t h gl am
e f t h M ah at m a an d t h e i m i a l
our o e a a t ap p a at u s f r s r r c es , v s r o

th p i t i n f t h fi n e m y t i i m o f B h m e an d S ai n t M a t i n w uld
e ex os o o e s c s oe r o

c ll ap
o Th se .
p yh i a C h i n e
eo so ag e w h b a s as e l ab ll d se c o se r r e e
“
Sl a y ver G b m u h i ,
” “
oH u p u e o H h up !
c Th i w ill
er e ,
” “
oc s -
oc s,
” “
us
”
s

al Rul an d P l dg f t h e P b at i n e “ ” “
be n by a p
see f th e ru s o e es e es o ro o r.

I gi e t h e m s lig h t ly co n d e n e d
v n t h e au t h o i t y o f P o fe s o r Co ne s s ,
o r r s .

[C OPY ] .

S trictly p rivat e and co nfi d ential .

“
TH E E S OTE R C E CT I S I ON OF TH E T . S .

[S eal ] .

D E AR I
fo rward y o u h e rew t h i a py co of t h e Ru l es an d P ed l g es

fo r t h e Pro b i at o n ers o f t h e E so t e r c ec t i S inT S o . . Sh ou ld y ou be un abl e

t o accep t , t h e n I re q u es t t h at y o u w ill t n t hi
re u r s t o m e w it h o u t d l ay
e .

H P . . BLAV ATS K Y .

Ru l es of t he E s o t eric S e ct o n i (Prob at i o nary ) of t he Th e o so ph ic a l

S i o c et .
y
96 96 it 96 it it

2 . App li c at o ni fo r m e m b hip e rs in t h e E s o t e ric S ec t on i m u st be aec o m

p an ie d by a c o py o f t h e e e ere u n t o
p l d g h app en dd e ,
writt en o u t an d s e a e ld
by t h e Can d id at e , w h o t h e re u p o n e n t e rs u p o n a sp e c a i l p e rio d of p ro ba
i
t on , wh i c h c o mm e n c e s fro m t h e dat e of the p l dge e.

4 . H e who e n t e rs t h e Eso t e r i S c e c t io n is as o n e n ew ly bo rn ; his p as t

l
u n e s s c o nn e c t e d w th i cr im e, s o c i al orpo t li i al i wh i hc ,
n c c ase he c ann o t

be acc e p t e d— sh a ll be g ard e
re d as n ev e r h av i g h ad i t n e x s en c e in re s p ec t

of bl am e fo r ac t io n s co m m t t ed i .

7 . To p re s erv e t h e un ity of th e S i
e c t o n , an y p ers on j o n in g it e x pres s y i l
ag re e s t h at h e s h a b e ll ex
p ll e e d , an d the fac t o f h is ex p u s io n m a e p u c l d bli
to all m em b ers o f t he S o ciet y , sh o u ld h l
e v io at e an y o n e o f t h e t h re e fo ll wo

ing co n di t i n o s
2 26 Appendioc .

t he
“
P h il o so p hy o f M agi c ,
”
by S alv ert e S o d, t h e S o n o f M an, by S ”
.

F D un l p and
. o ,
”
o v er a h u n re
”
d d o t h e r b o o k s I n a s eri e s o f .

a t i l s w i t t e n in
r c e r The G o lden Way M r Co lem an p o i n t s o ut t h e s e
.

p l ag i a i m s r s .

A di n g t th
cc o r Wach t m e i s t M ad am Bl a at ky
o e Co u nt es s of e r, e v s ,
011

on cca i n b i n g
e o n abl e t
s o b t ai n a m at h l ngat d h l f t w
e u o o c ,
e o e ers e o or

th f t an d t e t h e d up t t h g a c h an d li
re e ee s r t lig h t a iga tt e
c o e s e er o c re .

Th m an M i h alk (
e an t p 26) wa ali e wh n a a d ad m an
c o s ee e, . s v e ,
s e ,

h wae pp s su d t o c o m e t t h e E
ose dd y e an e o S c .

H m th
o m di u m in a l t t
e, e f m G n a d at d J u n 1 2 1 8 8 2
e
,
e er ro e ev ,
e e , ,

s ay t h at M ad am e Bl a at k y was in Pa i in 1 8 58
s I t k n i nt
v t s r s .
“
oo o e re s

in h e r,
p t i n g a
ex ce i n g l a i m p e s i n I h ad t h e fi t tsi m I aw a u r r s o rs e s

y o un g g n t l m an wh h as e
e sin
e b e n a a b th t m H did o v er ce e s ro er o e . e

n t f ll w m y ad v i
o o o H e was at t h at t i m e h l v an d it wa m t
ce . er o e r, s os

re p u l i e t m t h at in
s v d e t o at t a t at t n t i o n sh e p e t n d d t b
o e or r r c e r e e o e

a m di m e M y f i n d s t ill t h i nk sh is m di u m i t i c b u t h e is al o
u . r e s e e s ,
s

j u t a fully c nv i n c d t h at h e is a ch at
s s o e s e .
”

In I i s U nv il d
“
s M adam e Bl av at ky t alk s f Ch i tna
e e ,
s o r s ,

B h u dda an d f t w S an k i t b o o k call d t e B h agav ad G i t a

,
”
o o s r s e h

”
an d th e H arip u rana .

S ch m i e h n t h e G m an a t i t f m k et h e by Mad am Bl avat ky
c e ,
er r s ,
ro s c s e s ,

p rod u ce d t w l a g e il p ai n t i n g s f o K t H r m i an d oM y a o
“
oo oo
” “
or .
”

L ik t h well kn wn p en t m en t o f J h n K i ng t h y h ad bl a k
e e - o re s
“
o ,
”
e c

b ea d and wh i t t u ban an d wh i te r b e — at h a h illy t u m

r s, e r s o s r er c co s e

for Tib e t .

E p t h av e p o n o u n ce d t h at t h e l t t e
x er s f t h t wo M ah at m as and
r e rs o e

th s o f M ad am e Bl av at ky a
e o w i t t n in t h s am h an d w i t i ng s re r e e e r .

I n Th G ap hic ( Am e i can )
e f N v em b
r 1 3 th 1 8 7 4 M ad am r o o er , ,
e

Bl a at ky publi h e d ix s t at em n t ab u t h a l y li f wh i h i
v s s
“
s e s
”
o er e r e, c s x

s t at e m n t in t h e B ann
e of L igh t F b 1 7 1 8 77
s h fl at ly c n t adi t d er ,
e .
, , s e o r c e :

I wa n o t b n in 18 3 4 E kat e i n o l av an n t l ai m t h ill us t i u s
s or r s c o c e r o

hon o o f b i n g m y bi t h p l ace
ur eM Bl a at ky wa n t s nty t h e e r -
. . v s s o ev e - r

wh en h e ap p e d t h e li m a o f m y t
c e t i al f li c i t y an d s
c on Was x e rr s r e ,
”
o .

th an
e re l e m n t f m ad n in t h e R u i an l ady
e e o e ss ss

S h e n e s aw C l Olco t t a t al b o dy
o c o i ng t h ugh th e wall o f
o .
’
s s r
“
oz ro
”

h er b d m e ro o .

On an t h e o cc as i o n as t h e o l n l t ll s u s sh e creat e d a p i p
o r o ut
,
c o e e ,
e

o f n t h i ng
”
o .

M ah at m a m u t b f ll w d f m di tan e t di t an c e a t h y k l
s s e o o e ro s c o s s e o e

f ll w t h
o o ai n b w
s Th e i h m was fi t an no u n d t o be E gypt
e r o . r o e rs ce ,

t h en M al t a t h en Kash m i r t h e n Tib e t
, , .

C l Olco t t fi s t g uru wa all e d S e rap i

’
o . s r s c s .
 Appen diac . 227

Th i s is t h e l
l l ett er t o Dayanan da S arasv ati
co o ne s
’

V e n e at e d Teach er — A n u m b r o f Am eri can an d o t h er s t ud en t s

r ,
e
,

wh e a n e t l y e e k aft
o r s p i i t ual k n o wl e dg e p l ac e t h e m s e l v es at y o u r
s er s r ,

fe e t an d p ray y o u t o e n ligh t n t h e m
”
,
e .

All t h e An gl o I n di an ffi c i als t h at I h av e sp o k en t o fu ll y b e li ev e
- o

t h at in I n di a M ad am e Bl av at sk y was in t h e s ecret s e rv i c e o f R u ss i a .

Th e refug ees o f t h at n at i o n in L o n d o n t ll t h e s am e s t o ry Th ey e .

aflirm t h at t h e lCo ulo mb s can d al cau s e d h er t o b e di s m i s e d an d t h at s , ,

t o e co v e h e r p o s i t i o n sh e c o u t e d M s B e s an t wh was k n o wn t o
r r “ ,
r r .
,
o

b e in t o u ch wi t h S t e p n i ak an d K rap o t ki n
"
M r N ewt o n t h e fi rst . .
,

t e as ure r o f t h e Th e s o p h i c al S c i e t y aflirm s t h at t h e j o u n e y t
r o o , r o

I n di a was d ec id e d u p n aft er an i n t e v i e w at t h e R uss i an L g at i o n

o r e .

A
DEN O UM E N T .

Th e g reat d rama o f t h e o so phy h as m any s u pri ses M r W Q r . . . .

J u dg e has d et h o ne d M s B e sant I t h ad b een a ang e d it e em s

r r . . rr ,
s ,

t h at sh e was t ru l e t h e I n di an an d E n gli h s e t i n s o f t h e Th eo s p h i
o s c o o

c al S o c i et y ; an d n o w t h e s e t re m e n d o u s w rd s h a e c m e acr ss t h e o v o o

At l an t i “
I d ec l a e M
c, B ant s h ead h i p at an end
r rs . es
’
s .
”

Th e e ea o n s a gi ve n by t h e V i c e P e id n t f
r r s re t h i g rav e s t ep - r s e or s

1 M s B e an t h a p ac t i s e d wi t ch c aft an d t ri e d h e we i d sp e ll
. r . s s r r r r s,

h er p y s c h i c e p e i m e n t s o n Mx J u dg e an d o t h e
r ,
”
r. rs .

2 M s B e an t h as p o n o un ce d n e o f t h l e t t e
. r . s Of t h
r Mahat m a o e rs e ,

wh i h was p
c i p i tat e d in an t h d o x m an n e an d p ass e d t o M
re c or o r 011 r.

Si nn et t a f au d by H P B h ers e l f m ad e u p e nt i e ly an d n o t f o m
“
,
r . . .
, r r

the Ma t s er .

S ay s M r Ju dg e wi t h . so me ac u t e n es s : I f t h at l ett e r be a frau d ,

t hen all t he rest s e n t t h ro u h g o u r Old t e ac h e r are the s am e .

”

3 . B an t in l eag u e wi t h a H i n d u n am e d Chak av art i an d

M rs . es , r

o t h e s h as q u i t e fl
r , d e d t h e s c i e ty wi t h d o cum ent s f o m p han t a m al
oo o r s

Mah at m as and bl ack m agi ci ans

“
.
”

Th ey h ad all s o t s f l e t t ers s en t m e f o m I n di a wi t h p re t e n d e d
r o r
,

m essag e s fro m t h e Mas t er .

”

Agai n
Th e p l o t e x i st s amo ng t h e bl ack m agi c i ans wh o e v e r war ag ain s t ,

t h e wh i t e
”
.

All t h i s is sad bu t was n o t al s o s o m e 0 it i n ev i t abl e ? L e t us

,

s up p o s e t h at t h e re are re ally c ert ai n D h y an Ch o h an s in Tib e t wh o

m ad e t h e K o sm o s ru l e it an d p ro p o se t o i n st ru c t i n di v id u al v o t ari e s
, ,

by ast ral app e a an c es an d d eam m e ssag e s all o f wh i ch a e t o be re

r r , r

c e iv e d as i nfallibl e Was it no t q u i t e certai n t h at e v ery o n e wo uld

'

.
2 28 Appendix .

so o n h av e h is pri vat e Mah at m a , and t h at A wo ul d co n s id er B

’
s
“
Ma t s er
”
bl ack n o t wh i t ? Wa it n o t al so p ro babl e t hat a
“ ”
,
“
e
”
s

B aph o m e t S abb at h wo uld re u l t wi th it accu sat i n s o f p o i s o n i ng

s ,
s o s,

s p e lls wi t c h c aft bl ack m agi ?

,
r ,
M J udg e p p o s es t o d e t h ro n e t h e
c r . ro

fi ne ld wi s d o m
O ligi o n o f I n dia a we ll a M B an t it h i f
re
”
s s rs . es ,
s c e

e p o un d e
x r I n Am e i ca a g e at W t e n s h o l f m agi c is t o be
. r ,
r es r c o o

fo un d e d un d er t h e M ah at m as Th ey n o l o ng e
. li v e in I n di a r
“
.

Prin ted by Cowan 6 ° Cc . , L imited, Perth .