SPOOKED THEOSOPHISTS AND SOCIETAL CONSEQUENCES OF INACTION
I hope you do not think I have veered off topic discussing politics and religion. I have combed through some thoughts in an old article challenging the concept of Apoliticism and the history or understanding of Apoliticism in the Theosophical Movement; and two of the intersecting contexts surrounding that history is both (i) the realities of police surveillance of the Theosophical Society in Russia, France, Italy, Austria and Germany (to name a few I know thus far) to make sure the Theos. Soc. was not aiding revolutionary action against governments; and (ii) the main focus of the Theosophical Movement.
We find that no matter the focus, whether Olcott’s adventurous involvement with cultural movements and later “occult scientific” emphasis, Blavatsky’s emphasis on analogetic study of religious literature, or Judge’s emphasis on cultural heritage and expression of Wisdom-traditions of a people — all these still have political and social implications. The theosophists kind of get spooked, and drift from writings that could have social implications or impact. What do you think that did to that Movement and the Theosophical Society after Annie Besant, who though making plenty of mistakes in my opinion, e.g. The Failings of Annie Besant’s Pro-Israel and Jewish Nationalist Advocacy, sought to bring more of the aspect she was knowledgeable of: response to social change and social issues?
The American Minervan 